St Christophers C E School

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Newsletter
No 21: Friday 8th July 2011

Dear Parents
You will be receiving your childs end of term report this afternoon which I hope you will find useful. Please do contact the class teacher should you want to discuss this further. You will also find out which class your child will be in next year. We are having another swap around next year and the classes for September will be; Cherry Foundation Stage and Year 1 with Mrs Clements Maple Years 2 and 3 with Mrs Cookson Ginkgo Years 3 and 4 with Ms Hill Oak Year 5 with Mrs Wargent Willow Year 6 with Mr Cornish Once again the classes will move to give the slightly larger classes a bit more space! As during this year, teaching assistants will be working across the school to support various groups of children. Mrs Watt will be based in Cherry Class to support our youngest children. Next week on Thursday 14th July children will have their shuffle up day when they will spend the day with their new teacher and classmates. We will also be welcoming the new Foundation Stage and year 3 children from St Peters. Next week will be our end of year performances; Cherry class and KS1 will be singing their review of the year on Wednesday morning at 9am and KS2 will be sharing their Humorous Histories on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm. Please do contact the school office if you require a ticket.

Sarah Nisbett Headteacher

Tuesday 12th July 2011 Cherry & Year 2 Maple Children swimming dont forget your kit! Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th July 2011 KS2 Performance. Wednesday 13th July 2011 Foundation & KS1 Assembly Wednesday 13th July 2011 Mobile Library please return all books. Please ensure that dinners are paid in advance at the beginning of the week or at the latest, on the day - thank you. Please make cheques payable to Oxfordshire County Council. SCHOOL UNIFORM St Christophers uniform can be ordered from: www.simplyschoolwear.co.uk Tel: 0800 404 6644

Quick Reminders

TO ALL THE CHILDREN FOR THEIR SUCCESSES AND ACHIEVEMENTS DURING HEALTHY LIVING WEEK! PARENTS OF THE WEEK A BIG THANK YOU TO all the parents, friends and families who
attended Sports Day last week and the Burford Partnership Schools Swimming Gala on Monday to support the children and to those who helped transport them back to school.

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School Lunch Menus!

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Week Commencing 11 July 2011 Spaghetti Bolognaise Sweetcorn & Peas Strawberry Dessert Pizza Baked Beans/Coleslaw Jacket/New Potatoes Apple Crumble & Custard Roast Pork with Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes Carrots & Cabbage Jelly & Cream Turkey Meatballs in curry sauce, Naan Bread, Sweetcorn and Broccoli Fruit Cookie with Milk Salmon Fish Fingers, Chunky Chips, Baked Beans and Peas Chocolate Crispy Cake

Week Commencing 18th July 2011 Macaroni Cheese Sweetcorn & Green Beans Ice Cream with Fruit Sauce Ham & Pineapple, New Potatoes, Peas and Baked Beans Feathered Iced Sponge Roast Chicken with Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes, Carrots & Cauliflower Chocolate Mousse with orange wedge Tomato Pasta Bake with Carrot & Swede Batons and Broccoli Fruit slice Sausages Chunky Chips, Baked Beans and Peas Oat Cookie with milk

Also available every day: Yoghurt, Fresh Fruit & Water - 2.05 per meal. Any cheques for dinners please make payable to Oxfordshire

County Council.

We have been advised by Food with Thought that with effect from the 1 st September 2011 that the cost of a primary school meal will increase by 5p to 2.10 per meal.

Diary Dates
11 July Year 5 Burford School Breakfast Meeting Broadshires Sports Day 18th July
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12 July 9.30am Toddlers F/S & KS1 Fun Swim 3.15pm Computer Xplorers 6pm KS2 Performance 19th July 9.30am Toddlers 3.15pm Computer Xplorers

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13th July
Library Van Books to be returned today 9am F & KS1 Music Performance 6pm KS2 Performance

14th July Shuffle Up Day Year 6 at Burford 3.15pm Football

15th July Year 6 at Burford 2.45pm Celebration Assembly 22nd July LAST DAY OF TERM NON-UNIFORM DAY for 50p DONATION 1.30PM FINISH

20th July
9am Yr6 Leavers Service at Church

21st July 2pm Assembly Farewell to Ms Nisbett Everyone Welcome

3.30pm Yr 6 Leavers Rounders match

BREAKFAST CLUB
DAILY FROM 7.45AM (PRE BOOKED) 3.00 8.15AM (DROP IN) 2.00

Booking forms for July & September now available from Mrs Norton-White or the School Office

A big THANK YOU to our footsteps volunteers

Lately on Thursday afternoons Cherry Class and the Year 2 children in Maple Class have had 3 lovely ladies come in to school to implement the Footsteps programme. This is an Oxfordshire County Council child pedestrian programme that all children in Foundation Stage and KS1 take part. The children have learnt: Safe practices, stop, look and listen. Crossing Be safe be seen Vehicle light and parked cars Fast and slow Pedestrian crossings and road signs The children and staff in Cherry and Maple would like to say a very big THANK YOU Mrs Brindle, Mrs Cross Mrs Cutmore and Mrs MacDonald for giving up their time for us.

for sending in the vouchers for these schemes. We are delighted to have placed an order and now awaiting delivery of 2 Crazy Catch games, tennis balls, skipping ropes, obstacle gates in addition to some calculators which should arrive ready for the start of the new term.

PRESBY A/ GHANA UPDATE

Annabel Skidmore (Y5, Oak class) ran her own jewellery stall at our Festival on The Field. Her jewellery was a big success and she sold all the items she had made! Annabel has very kindly handed me an envelope containing 32.75, which is half of her takings from Saturday. She wants the money to go to help our link school in Ghana, Presby A Primary. I would like to say a huge thank you to Annabel for her hard work and kind hearted gesture. I know that Presby A very grateful for her compassion too. Carol Phillips Deputy Headteacher

to Jessica Andrade, Eleanor Daft, Lee Hird, Felicity Holder, Chloe Rodger, Paige Rodger & Libby Shaw for passing their violin/cello exams

COTSWOLD VOICES This popular local choir based at St Christophers will be performing at All Saints Church, Faringdon at 3pm on Sunday 10th July 2011 as part of the Faringdon Arts Festival.

Circus Stars is coming to a library near you from 9th July until 17th September 2011. Ask at your local library and youll be given your own membership card and 3D Circus Stars stage, along with further details, and lots of other activities. Check out the website for further details:-

THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

www.circus-stars.org.uk

At the Burford Partnership Annual Swimming Gala on Monday, there were lots of races. Out of 30 races we won 23 of them and we came 2 nd in 4 of them, 3rd in 2 races and 4th in 1 race. But best of all we came 1st for the 5th time running and we all enjoyed it !!!! Joe Turberville & Lee Hird

ST CHRISTOPHERS WINNERS 2011!

Mrs Cross, Chae Cole, Oriana Joynson, Jack Romanek, Taylor Cowling, Felicity Holder, Scarlet Clements, Joe Turberville, Joe Booth, Lee Hird, Mrs Brownjohn, Felix Gilroy, Eleanor Daft, Ella Charles, Henry Findlay-Wilson, Charlotte Holder, Jules Hird, Laura Turberville, Poppy Charles, Jake Romanek, William Daft & Alice Lawton-White.