Right to Learn Tel: 01983 293261 House Points Totals Right to be Safe Right to be Respected www.cowesprimary.co.uk 29th January 2015 Attendance: Whole School Target 96.7% Last Week: 97.7% Class: Penguin 99.2% This Week’s Successes & News Robin Hood Pantomime Yesterday, all the children enjoyed a fantastic morning watching M&M Productions - Robin Hood Pantomime. The staging and the characters were amazing and the children all enjoyed the excitement of the show! We look forward to seeing them again next year for ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Cowes 128 Friends of Cowes Primary Thank you! The Friends of Cowes Primary kindly agreed to donate £100 per class to put together ‘wet weather boxes’. Seagull class (seen here on the left) are the first class to purchase an exciting array of puzzles and games such as dominoes, bingo, lotto and playdoh to keep the children entertained when it is too wet to play outside. We would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to them for such a super idea. Keystage 2 Arts and Crafts Workshop Compton 185 On Saturday 7th February we will be holding an Arts and Crafts Workshop at Cowes Primary for Years 3-6. The time will be 10am - 12pm and the cost is £5.00 per child. There are limited spaces. Please contact Ms Novak to book a space for your child . Island Sportshall Athletics Final We took part in the above tournament at Medina College on Monday. We did extremely well and came in third place. More details to follow next week. Ryde 195 St Catherine’s School - Open Day There will be an open day at St Catherine’s School on Friday 6th March. This is for children aged 7-19, with speech language and communication needs. Parent Consultations - Dates for your Diary We will be holding Parent Consultations for two weeks, from Monday 2nd March until Friday 13th March. Letters and timings will be coming home shortly. Children’s Services - New Telephone Number Blackgang 223 If you are worried about a child, being harmed or at risk, please contact the Children’s Reception Team Tel: 0300 300 0117 anytime, day or night (24hrs). In an emergency ring 999. To report pupil absence by 9.30am each day: Tel: 293261 or Email: [email protected] For bookings and full details, please call Club Cool, on: 07511 709 744. Letters home w/c 26th Jan 2015 Winchester Science Trip - Year 1 only Hooke Court Information Leaflet - Year 4 only Hooke Court Schedule - Year 4 only Snow and Bad Weather Procedures - All pupils If you have not received any of these letters, please check our website or collect from the office. Awards Headteacher Awards Lily Creed - for always trying her best and working on her targets. James Leek - for effort and improvement in spellings and being a great tidier. George Tilling - for great participation and attitude on Viking Day. Fri 30th Jan - Heron Class Assembly Thurs 5th Feb - KS1 Praise Assembly Fri 6th Feb - Osprey Assembly Mon 9th Feb - Safer Internet Day for Parents at 2.00-2.45pm Weds 11th Feb - Fri 13th Feb - Year 4 Hooke Court Trip Thurs 12th Feb - KS2 Praise Assembly (Years 3-4) Fri 13th Feb - Seagull Assembly Mon 16th Feb - Fri 20th Feb - Half Term Hand Knitted Easter Chick We will be selling these beautiful hand knitted Easter chicks made by Mrs Minshull. These are filled with either a Cadbury’s Cream Egg or a Galaxy Cream Egg for £1.50 each. These will be on sale from the office from 3pm each day on a first come first served basis. Proceeds will go towards our school. Literacy Awards Ruby Day - for starting to show great independent writing skills. Lillie-Mae Lockyer - writing a detailed play script. Joseph Tombleson - for trying hard to extend his writing and improved effort. Charlie Goodman - for trying hard to extend his writing and improved effort. Numeracy Awards Finn Swift and Ella Young - for excellent concentration and effort in adding. Jacob Hempstead - fantastic approach to adding 2 digit numbers. Rosie Adams - fantastic approach to adding 2 digit numbers. Ellie Butcher, Summer Price, Lucy Calloway and Abbie Faulkner - for working hard at performing long multiplication. Star Time George Perkins - Duck Imogen Waitt - Kittiwake Isle Drive Safely We are supporting a local charity called ‘Isle Drive Safely’ in memory of Evey Staley. If you would like to support this charity and donate some money, the collection box will be located by the office for the next couple of weeks. You will also receive an ‘Isle Drive Safely’ sticker to place on to your car. Back to Netball Club For ladies living in the Cowes, Gurnard, Northwood areas. For more information, please speak to Mrs Pascoe at school. Rotary Club - Ryde Charity Quiz at Wootton Community Centre. Fri 13th March - 7pm start. Entry £8 per team member. Phone: Mike Turner - 201023/07919603626 Lost Property We have a lot of unnamed lost property left from last term. Items include school jumpers, polo shirts, coats, hats, scarves, gloves, shoes and football boots. Please can you check if your child is missing any clothing items and check our lost property box. Any remaining items will be taken to the local charity shop on Friday 30th January. Thank you. Drop-In Sessions Class Drop-In Times after School Monday: Year 4 and Year 6 Tuesday: Early Years Wednesday: Year 3 and Year 5 Thursday: Year 1 and Year 2 Headteacher’s Drop-In Times Wednesday 2.30-3.00pm in the Reception Area/Meeting Room. Please use the front entrance and sign in at the office. If you would like to add your name to the newsletter emailing list, please email the office: [email protected]