Friday 17th October 2014 Chilton Primary School Weekly Newsletter “Together we make a difference” Dear Parents & Carers A book for every family – ‘Their Name Is Today.’ This week I am delighted to share with parents the paperback book, written by Johann Christoph Arnold; ‘Their Name Is Today – Reclaiming Childhood in a Hostile World’. It is captivating reading, I've read it twice - once as a parent, and again, as a teacher. The book has been acclaimed by Tricia David of Canterbury Christ Church University as being, ‘…a beacon of hope calling us to grow a world in which all children are truly loved’. I believe that it is a book that should be read by all of us who have the good fortune to touch children’s lives. I hope you enjoy reading it and I would be interested to hear your views on it. Community Playthings has sponsored free copies of this book for the school and I am grateful for this. We have had another fantastic week of learning at Chilton Primary School. Year 1 Children have visited the Ramsgate Tunnels and the ‘Home Front’ bus showing them what life was like during the war. Year two made some fantastic cakes as part of their Insects topic – which they also enjoyed eating! Year 5 as part of the outcomes of Diversity week will also be writing a report for the Governors, which also ties into their learning in English. I would also like to Thank You so much for your very generous donations to our Harvest Collection this week. We received so many tins and packets and donation boxes to help support the vulnerable, needy and homeless of Ramsgate and Thanet. We have passed all your donations onto Porchlight. Yours sincerely Christopher Dale Headteacher Is your child due to start school in September 2015? If you, or anyone you know, have a child due to start school next year, we have a series of Open Mornings for prospective parents to meet with the Headteacher and be provided with a tour of the school and see us at work. Open sessions are due to take place on: Wednesday 19th November 2014, Wednesday 3rd December 2014 and Wednesday 7th January 2015 – all starting at 9:30am in the Main School Hall – no appointments are needed, just come along. Social Media Don’t forget you can keep up-to-date with what is happening inside and outside the classroom, by following us on Twitter. You can find out more by following us @ChiltonRamsgate Dates for your diary Mon 20th Oct Year 6 to Swattenden Tues 21st Oct Full GB meeting 6.30pm Fri 24th Oct PTFA Disco Fri 7th Nov PTFA Fireworks display Wk begin Mon 17th Nov Open classes for parents – see class newsletters Wk begin Mon 24th Nov Parent Teacher Consultations this week Thurs 4th Dec Rotary Father Christmas Visit TERM DATES Fri 24th Oct End of term Mon 3rd Nov Aspiration – Challenge – Collaboration – Diversity – Engagement – Enquiry – Autonomy Children return to school Thurs 18th Dec Thanet Schools Tournament Winners Last weekend Chilton’s football team won the Thanet Schools John Curran Cup for the first time. Having topped the qualifying group the previous week, scoring 14 goals and conceding only 1, they faced the 3 other group winners to decide the best school in Thanet. Mr Hales said ‘it was a Brilliant all-round performance and every player in every game played their part in clinching Chilton’s first football trophy!’ Home Learning – Love to Learn Books Love to Learn books are given out every Friday at Chilton and need to be returned to school every Wednesday to be reviewed. They are designed to be a reflective journal for the child to record their knowledge and understanding in whichever way they feel is helpful. Children can use pictures, writing, diagrams, labels, bullet points, mind maps or whatever style they wish to choose to present their work. But they must aim to keep the work on 1 page in the most creative way possible. Pupils are given time at school to review and discuss their work, they are given a high profile in school and we regularly celebrate children’s good work and effort. Below are some examples of the different ways in which children have recorded their love to Learn activities. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @ChiltonRamsgate We now have 65 followers Our Value this term is Challenge is an attempt to prove something Challenge is to allow our ability or thoughts to be tested How have you Parking and Dropping off your child been challenged Please DO NOT park on the zig-zag markings or double park outside the school. If youtoday? are dropping your children at school please DO NOT let them out on the road side of the car. We appreciate the roads around the school are busy when you are bringing your children or collecting them at the end of the school day, but please consider the safety of our children and the convenience of our neighbours. Thank you This week’s Awards Walk on Wednesday – 264 pupils walked at least part of the way to school on Wednesday this week. 5GS were this week’s ‘Walk on Wednesday’ winners with 26 out of the 28 pupils present walking to school. With a class attendance this term of 99% our Top Class attenders are 3CI, 4JW & 6BL Closely followed by RGD, 1JJ & 5GS all with 98% - Lets reach our school target of 97% Aspiration – Challenge – Collaboration – Diversity – Engagement – Enquiry – Autonomy Aspiration – Challenge – Collaboration – Diversity – Engagement – Enquiry – Autonomy