EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL Week 27 Whilst the weather is still unsettled, please remember to send your child in a coat. Acre Heads Primary School “A place to nourish thinking minds” NEWSLETTER 17th April 2015 This week’s Platform Count Sugarloaf - 1 Drewton - 1 Sandholme - 0 Barmby – 10 Smeaton - 9 Drax - 5 Hensall - 7 Upton - 35 Hemsworth - 14 Cudworth - 15 Gowdall - 10 Carlton – 18 Great! Well done Upton! We’re very proud! This week’s best……. Smilers Barmby 13 Hemsworth 27 Attendance Dairycoates & Cudworth had 100%. Well done! 6 smilers Whole school attendance 98% - good Punctuality Drewton, Sugarloaf, Barmby, Sandholme, Drax and Cudworth all had 100% punctuality. This week Weekly Website Reminder anlabyacreheads.org. uk If there are any photos or videos on the website that you object to, please send a note to Mrs Robinson. Foundation Stage In FS, Mr Metters, the new caretaker, has visited to crack open the coconuts on their desert island. Year 1 The children have started learning all about the Royal family and are hoping that the new member will arrive during this topic. Year 2 The children are fascinated this week as the frogspawn is in the process of producing tadpoles. Year 3 The children have begun their Robot topic. They have designed and made an advert for him / her. Year 4 The classes have started their new science topic of ‘sound’ and have done some extra PE training this week, as well as looking at stories about the past. Year 5 Some of the children have been bread tasting this week. Year 6 It’s all been about reading comprehension and persuasive writing in Y6 this week. Other news Our new Milk Tuck Shop has been an instant success, with children enjoying their milk – setting them up for the rest of the day. Mr Sheard came in to do an assembly on Jesus. Mrs Robinson and the children practised singing ‘rounds’ in assembly. The new Head Boys and Girls were chosen – see over the page for more. The new caretaker, Mr Metters has been working hard to improve the building and the grounds. The children have played on the school field and finally, Mrs Crossley and her team did a fabulous training session for all the other staff about what it’s like to work in Foundation Stage – and now EVERYONE wants to work in there!!! Phew! What a busy ‘getting back into the swing of it’ kind of school! Costello Sports Competition Mrs Robinson is trying to decide whether to enter our school for this or not this year. Other schools have very keen parent volunteers running training sessions all year round but with so many demands on staff time and children and parents who lead busy lifestyles, it gets harder each year to get children to commit to coming and is very stressful. What do you think? Please drop her a line to let her know. Last week’s Mrs Robinson’s Pop Feedback We asked you: It will soon be St George’s Day and the children will be allowed to wear the uniform of their Uniformed Group on that day. (Not sporting groups or teams I’m afraid.) Does your child belong to Rainbows, Brownies, Cubs, or Boys’ Brigade etc? If so, can you please tell me, what do you / your child feel is the best thing about belonging to such clubs? We had 14 replies. Thank you so much to those people for taking the time to respond. Our children seem to belong to Girls’ Brigade, Boys’ Brigade, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and Rainbows. The benefits of belonging to these clubs seem to be similar, in that they have varied activities, camping, socialising, craft, games, helping others, learning about responsibility and community, leadership, working towards badges, discipline, independence, a sense of belonging / pride in the uniform and teamwork. Finally – this is our favourite answer - as one parent put it – “Anything that gets them out from in front of the TV or Ipad, running around, letting off steam and keeping fit through sports / activity without having to play out on the street is worth every penny of the subs we pay.” Remember - St George’s Day – Thursday 23rd April – children may come in the uniform of these groups if they so wish. Friends of Acre Heads Thanks and praise must go to the ladies and gentlemen of FOAH for organising such a smooth and enjoyable Family Bingo night recently. If you would like to be involved in the work of the FOAH, don’t delay – speak to Mrs Kelsey at the welcome desk as soon as possible. D.R.E Desmond Robinson & Co (Electrical) Ltd Electrical Installation & Maintenance Engineers All domestic & commercial work undertaken to high standard. Tel 01482 847612 NEXT FOAH MEETING rd Thursday 23 April 3:30pm All welcome Free teatime club place for any children of parents attending the meeting. 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Congratulations to our new Head Girls and Boys Head Girl – Isobel Mathers Head Boy – Alex Jacob Deputy Head Girl – Jada Maforimbo Deputy Head Boy – Reece Smith Mrs Redfearn’s Parents’ Evenings - 3:45 – 6:10 st Tuesday 21 April nd Wednesday 22 April Foundation Stage Prince and Princess Ball th Monday 27 April – look out for details Spelling Bee Finals - participants by invitation only th KS1 Tuesday 28 April th KS2 Wednesday 29 April We are officially full to capacity We have a couple of children joining us soon from local schools. When they do so, we will be completely full or over in every year group. We are well over numbers for September with an additional 20 children on the waiting list hoping for a place. CONTACT US Tel: 01482 308380 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://anlabyacreheads.org.uk Absence reporting by text: 07927 652299 Have we got your mobile number and email address?