‘Newsletters’ Category
Posted on Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Dear Parents/Carers
TOMORROW - NON-UNIFORM DAY
Just a reminder that tomorrow is non-uniform day – wearing red, green or something Christmassy! There will be the usual 50p donation. Donation will be made to the Children’s Hospice in Milton.
Christmas Hampers
Congratulations to the following Christmas hamper winners:
- 1st Prize – yellow 58 – Doreen Taylor
- 2nd Prize – white 485 – Jo Jordan
- 3rd Prize – orange 46 – Maggie Dennington
- 4th Prize – yellow 9 – Hazel Szembel
Christmas Colouring Competition
Congratulations to the following Christmas colouring winners:
- Reception: Paul Pallen
- Year 1: Becky Swanser
- Year 2: Maisie Wesson
- Year 3 : Laura Sharplin
- Year 4: Chessie Sharman
- Year 5: Erin Szembel
- Year 6: Aisha Stockton & Priyanka Tonape
Camil’s Christmas Café
Many thanks to all of you who supported the Year 6 citizenship’s Christmas café yesterday. They raised £163 which will go towards a village project with our senior citizens and also to their future projects.
Vacancy
Little Acorns pre-school is looking for a qualified Early Years Practitioner (level 2 / 3) to start spring 2009. Hours are negotiable but will be between 10 and 25 per week. Term time only. The hourly rate for this position is between £7 and £8 depending on qualifications and experience. If you are interested in applying or would like more information please phone Sally on 07982-238-658. The closing date for applications is January 9th 2009.
Christmas Concerts
I’m sure you will agree with me that all the concerts this Christmas were just lovely. I want to thank all our staff, children, PTA and governors for all their hard work and support this term.
Drop & Shop Fun Day
On Monday 22nd December, Premier Sport will be running a special Christmas sports fun day at the school. This day is open to children of all school years and will run from 9am until 3pm. There will be skill sessions, quizzes and competitions based inside and outside, and the children will have a taster of sports such as football, athletics, hockey, tennis and basketball.
End of Term Disco
This will be held tomorrow, Friday, 19th December. Tickets are now available from the school office and cost £2.00.
OFSTED
By now you should have received your copy of our recent inspection and once again thank you for your help and support.
Finally, on behalf of myself and all the staff I would like to wish you and your families a lovely Christmas and a happy New Year.
I look forward to seeing all the children again on Wednesday, 7th January 2009.
Best wishes
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Friday, December 5th, 2008
Dear Parents/Carers
Christmas Hampers & Christmas Colouring Competition
Raffle tickets for the hampers are available from the school office. Cost is £1.00 per strip.
Colouring sheets are also available from the school office at 50p per sheet.
Plant Delivery
If you ordered one of the Christmas plant bowls, they will be delivered to the school on Thursday, 11th December. Please collect at the end of the school day.
Presents For Teachers/Oxfam Send A Camel Collection
Over the past three years we have talked to the children about those less fortunate than themselves at Christmas. The teachers have said that instead of presents to them, they encourage the children to make a small donation to Oxfam’s Christmas Appeal, if you would prefer to do this.
Cheques should be made out to ‘Oxfam’ and sent in an envelope marked ‘Oxfam’s Send A Camel’.
Also, many thanks to all those who brought in shoeboxes for Operation Christmas child.
Reminder
Please ensure that no photographs are taken during your child’s Christmas performance. There will be opportunities for photos after the concert.
Videos can be taken during the performance but parents must stand on the left hand side of the church only. Reception parents will need to stand at the back of the school hall, but be aware that the children will need to be able to walk up the sides of the hall and along the back.
Parents will need to sign a permission form from the school office in order to video.
End of Term Disco
This will be held on Friday, 19th December. Tickets are now available from the school office and cost £2.00.
Drop & Shop Fun Day
On Monday 22nd December, Premier Sport will be running a special Christmas sports fun day at the school. This day is open to children of all school years and will run from 9am until 3pm, There will be skill sessions, quizzes and competitions based inside and outside, and the children will have a taster of sports such as football, athletics, hockey, tennis and basketball.
The cost for the day will be £12.50 (a percentage of this will go to the school). So, if you have last minute Christmas Shopping to do why not take advantage of this opportunity. Children will need a packed lunch and to be dressed appropriately for the weather. Forms will be sent home early next week.
Christmas Cards
The red Christmas posting box is now in the school foyer. Can we remind you to make sure that every card has the friend’s first name, surname and what class they are in. If this information is not one the card, it may have to be thrown out.
Reminders
Children are not to come via the school office in the mornings. They are to go to their classrooms via the appropriate outside class door.
Also, just a reminder that no pushchairs are allowed beyond the school foyer.
Camhill’s Café
We will be having a Christmas fayre on Wednesday, 17th December in the school hall at 3.10pm. All Welcome.
We would appreciate cakes, biscuits etc on the day. Please bring them to the school office. We are also hoping to sell any second hand toys or book. Please bring these over the next week to the school office if you have any to donate.
Best wishes
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Friday, November 21st, 2008
Dear Parents/Carers
Multi-Agency Coffee Morning - Thursday, 4th December
From 9.00am to 10.30am, our next multi-agency coffee morning will be held in the community lounge. This was a great success last time with approximately 20 parents came and met with our school nurse, parent support adviser and our educational welfare officer. This time we will also be joined by the locality team manager who has access to many different services you as a parent may want to call upon. Younger siblings are very welcome.
Dates For December
- Tuesday, 9th December
Year 5/6 Christmas Concert, in the church, with performances at 2.00pm and 6.30pm.
- Wednesday, 10th December
Year 3/4 Christmas Concert, in the church, with performances at 2.00pm and 6.30pm.
- Thursday, 11th December
Now - Monday, 8th December
Year 1/2 Christmas Concert, in the church, with a performance at 6.30pm.
- Friday, 12th December
Reception Christmas Concert, in the school hall, with a performance at 10.00am.
- Wednesday, 17th December
Camhill’s Christmas Café after school in the hall. We hope to have Father Christmas coming to visit and there will be various Christmas items, cakes, and toys for sale. We have a few parents making cakes, please could we have a few more volunteers.
Pudsey Bear Winner
Congratulations to Liam Flack in reception. He was the winner of our Pudsey Bear competition on Children In Need day.
Dramawise
A Part Time Performing Arts School
As promised, here is further information on the exciting new drama club we are hosting at the school come January (letter to follow shortly).
Message From The Director - We will be opening up a new branch of Dramawise in Bar Hill Primary in January. There will be two session. The first will be for those aged 7 to 10 years from 4.45pm to 6.45pm and for 11 to 16 years from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
These sessions will be based on acting, mime, improvisation, interview techniques, audition techniques and all aspects of theatre production.
There will be a chance for those who wish to enter Festivals of Speech and Drama and to be in musical productions at The Junction and Corn Exchange in Cambridge. There can also be one to one training for those wishing to apply to drama school entrance.
Dramawise also has its own professional Agency, so that those who wish may have professional auditions for Theatre, Television and Commercial advertising. The emphasis is on fun with learning. All our tutors have been trained in theatre and are CRB checked, several being licensed chaperones.
These sessions are led by Frances Brownlie LGSM, LRAM, ADB. For more information please phone Frances on 01223-832288 or email me at frances.wyse@btinternet.com
Christmas Hampers
We are hoping to raffle Christmas hampers again this Christmas. We would be most grateful for donation of items for the hampers. Please can they be in by Monday, 1st December.
Many thanks
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Friday, November 7th, 2008
Dear Parents/Carers
Children In Need - Next Friday, 14th November
We will be fundraising for this worthwhile cause next Friday. The theme will be ‘back to front’ clothes and/or ‘spotty’ clothes. The cost to come dressed up is 50p.
Also, we hope you will be able to donate cakes/biscuits, etc which we will sell to the children at breaktime. The cakes will be 10p to 20p.
We will also be filling a big pudsy bear with coppers to try and make him fat!
We hope you will be able to make this day a big success.
Free Netball Coaching
Free netball coaching for children in Years 5 and 6 at Swavesey Village College netball courts starting this Wednesday, 12th November from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. It will meet weekly until up to the Christmas holidays and will be run by Helen Stepney the netball community coach.
Just turn up next Wednesday if you are interested. The netball courts are at the back of Swavesey near the sports centre.
Lost Property
Lost property will no longer be kept in a large box at the end of the hall. It will now be kept for the week and on the Friday it will be displayed just outside the front door of the school office.
Items that are not claimed will be donated to charity.
It is vital that all items that come to school with your child are named. If names are sewed in or marked with permanent marker or biro, we can get those items back to the child’s classroom.
National Anti-Bullying Week 17th – 21st November
During this week we will be exploring many ideas under the theme
“Being Different – Belonging Together”
As part of this week, the school will be selling official Anti-Bullying Week multi-coloured blue silicone bracelets for the cost of £1.00 per bracelet.
We will also be participating in the national ‘Blue Wednesday’ on the 19th November. This is a free non-uniform day when the children are encouraged to wear/be in blue – the wackier the better – to symbolise unity (belonging together).
Dates For December
- Tuesday, 9th December
Year 5/6 Christmas Concert, in the church, with performances at 2.00pm and 6.30pm.
- Wednesday, 10th December
Year 3/4 Christmas Concert, in the church, with performances at 2.00pm and 6.30pm.
- Thursday, 11th December
Year 1/2 Christmas Concert, in the church, with a performance at 6.30pm.
- Friday, 12th December
Reception Christmas Concert, in the school hall, with a performance at 10.00am.
- Wednesday, 17th December
Camhill’s Christmas Café after school in the hall. We hope to have Father Christmas coming to visit and there will be various Christmas items, cakes, and toys for sale.
- Friday, 19th December
School Christmas Lunch and end of term discos.
Yours sincerely
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Monday, October 20th, 2008
Dear Parents/Carers
Harvest Festival
All grandparents and senior citizens are warmly invited to attend our Harvest Celebration.
It will be held this Monday, 20th October at 9.30am in the school hall.
We will be collecting food items for the Cambridge Food Bank. They distribute food that has been collected to: elderly people, people with learning difficulties and disabilities, homeless shelters and women and children in refuge centres.
Types of food that can be effectively distributed include tinned and packet foods, sugar, tea, coffee, pasta, rice and cereals. Thank you for your support. Also, any flowers brought will be given as a posy of flowers to any grandparent and senior citizen who come to the assembly.
Raffle
Would you like to win 4 tickets to watch Cambridge United in November, a £10 voucher to Fish n Chick or a bottle of wine?
The office will be selling raffle tickets until Wednesday, 12th November. Tickets 20p a ticket or £1.00 a strip.
School Photos
Just a reminder that all photo orders need to be in by Monday lunchtime, the photographers will be collecting orders on Monday afternoon.
Camils’ Café
Our citizenship group will be holding their termly toy and cake stall this Tuesday 21st October after school in either the hall or the studio.
Do come along after school and support them if you can.
Lost Property
Lost property will no longer be kept in a large box at the end of the hall. It will now be kept for the week and on the Friday it will be displayed just outside the front door of the school office.
Items that are not claimed will be donated to charity.
It is vital that all items that come to school with your child are named. If names are sewed in or marked with permanent marker or biro, we can those items back to the child’s classroom.
Thank You
Firstly, I want to thank everyone who supported our 40th birthday celebrations last week. The Friday evening gathering of past staff was wonderful. It was lovely to see many past staff after so many years. I found Saturday to be a joyous celebration about everything that is good about our school and community.
On that note I want to thank all my staff for all their hard work over the past few weeks for making these two events so terrific.
But I must also say a big thank you to our wonderful PTA who work tirelessly for all our children all year long. They did a superb job in organising everything to make the day such a success.
With money raised at this and other PTA events they have donated a tremendous £5,000 worth of computer equipment for the our school and just yesterday paid for the children to see a live theatre performance of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. It was an excellent production and we are grateful for the PTA supporting this event.
Yours sincerely
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Dear Parents/Carers
Next Saturday School’s 40th Birthday Bash
We hope that next Saturday everyone will be able to come to Bar Hill School’s 40th Birthday Celebration.
Starting at 12.00 noon the festivities will be opened up by Bill Norton, the school’s first headteacher
There will be a barbecue, bar, various games, homemade cakes, cookies, lucky dips, tombola stalls, unwanted adult and children gifts, a chocolate stall and more. All donations towards stalls gratefully accepted.
Do come along on what should be a lovely celebration of our school!
Parent Consultations
- Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 consultations will take place on Wednesday, 15th October and Tuesday, 4th November.
- Year 3 and 4 consultations will take place on Tuesday, 21st Oct and Tuesday, 11th Nov.
- Year 5 and 6 consultations will take place on Wednesday, 15th Oct and Wednesday, 12th Nov.
Your child will bring home a sign up sheet in a few weeks time.
Operation Christmas Child
We will be supporting this worthwhile charity again this Christmas. We have two representatives from this charity coming in to speak to the children on Monday morning.
Leaflets about what to collect and how to do it will come out shortly afterwards.
Start finding those shoeboxes!
Harvest Festival
All grandparents and senior citizens are warmly invited to attend our Harvest Celebration.
It will be held on Monday, 13th October at 9.30am in the school hall.
We will be collecting food items for the Cambridge Food Bank. They distribute food that has been collected to: elderly people, people with learning difficulties and disabilities, homeless shelters and women and children in refuge centres.
Types of food that can be effectively distributed include tinned and packet foods, sugar, tea, coffee, pasta, rice and cereals. Thank you for your support. Also, any flowers brought will be given as a posy of flowers to any grandparent and senior citizen who comes to the assembly.
Stop Press
Miss Higgins and Mrs Mayer will be shortly starting their drama club after school which will run until Christmas. After Christmas we are investigating hosting a well known drama company, Dramawise for children and teenager aged 6-18 years. Further information to follow.
Year 3 Football After School
In order for the Year 3 children to play football on the astro turf after school on Tuesdays, we need some parents to volunteer to supervise the children.
Could you help? If so, contact Julie Marin on 781838.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Katie Waldron in Miss Higgins’ class. Having submitted her stamped meal ticket to the national competition for ‘High School Musical 3’ she was the winner of and ipod. Well done Katie!
May you all have an enjoyable weekend.
Regards
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Dear Parents
Individual and Family Photographs
Individual and family photos will be taken on Thursday, 2nd October. Your child should be bringing home a letter today with further information.
40th Birthday Celebrations
This autumn sees the 40th birthday of Bar Hill School. We are hoping as many as possible will come out to join us for our celebration/barbecue/fun day on Saturday, 11th October from 12.00noon to 4.00pm.
The children have spent time talking about the 1960s and what life was like when the school first opened. There will be a display of children’s work and photographs up in the school. The children’s stalls and other stalls will be situated in the school so whatever the weather, the fete will go ahead!
Mr Bill Norton, who will be familiar to some of you, has kindly agreed to come and open our fete as well as taking an assembly on the Friday. Mr Norton was the first headteacher of Bar Hill school and he was also my headteacher as I started my teaching career here at Bar Hill School in 1974!
School Dinners
School dinners now cost £1.90 per day. It would be helpful if you could pay either with the correct change or a cheque.
If you have more than one child in the school, they can go on the same cheque. Just put their names on the back and how much each child should receive.
Also, if you pay more than is needed (a £2.00 coin for a £1.90 lunch), this will be put into the dinner programme. The computer keeps track of how much is paid and how many lunches are eaten. At the end of half-term the office will let you know if you are in credit and for how much.
End Of The Day
Please note that parents of Year 3, 4, 5, and 6 children should not be waiting for their children by the all-weather court as this causes congestion and makes it difficult for others to pass, particularly parents with buggies.
All parents should wait in the playground for their children. Years 1 and 2 have designated places and the teacher will wait with the children until they have been collected. If a parent is late then the child will be taken into the school to wait in the entrance foyer.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Musical Theatre
There will be a taster session for the musical theatre group this Wednesday, 24th September after school in the studio and is open for all children from Years 1 to 6.
The new teacher Hollie will be pleased to meet old students as well as new.
If your child likes to sing and act then have them come along this Wednesday and have a go.
After-School Clubs
The following clubs are held on the days listed below. If you are interested in you child joining any of the clubs please see Mrs Lewney in the office.
Mon: Gym club 4-7 years – 3.15pm
Gym club 7-11 years – 4.15pm
Wed: Hockey - All Ages – 3.15pm
Football – Rec, Year 1 & 2 – 3.15pm
Street Jazz – All Ages – 3.15pm
Cheerleading – All Ages – 4.00pm
Thurs: Musical Theatre – 6-11 years – 3.15pm
I wish you an enjoyable weekend with your family.
Best wishes
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Friday, September 12th, 2008
Dear Parents
Welcome back! I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday with your family.
The children have all settled in very well and we welcome several new families who have returned to Bar Hill. We also extend a warm welcome to all our new reception children and their parents.
We also welcome our new deputy headteacher, Sanjay Mistry.
Celebration And A Thank You
I am sure you would like to join me in congratulating Claire Poulton (now Claire Mayer) on her marriage this summer.
Also, Judith Dickson asked me to thank the parents, children, PTA, governors and staff for all her wonderful leaving gifts. She was very touched by everyone’s kindness.
School’s 40th Birthday Celebrations
We will be celebrating the schools 40th birthday on the weekend of Friday, 26th September after school and the school fete on Saturday, 27th September. Do pop these dates in your diary. It should be a lovely two days of celebrations.
The children will all be involved during the next two weeks working on this for their creativity project. More details to follow.
Office Hours
The school office is open from 8.35 to 9.10am in the mornings and 3.00 to 3.30pm in the afternoons. Other than an emergency, could parents please refrain from coming at other times to the office.
Uniform and water bottles are only sold on Wednesdays during the above times.
Healthy Eating Tuck Shop
The tuck shop will start up again this Wednesday, 17th September during morning break. Fruit and drinks are 25p.
Healthy Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club runs every morning Monday to Friday. Parents can drop their children off at the school from 7.45am. The cost of breakfast and childcare is £2.50 per day. Parents can use it on a regular basis or a one off basis.
Parent Mail
If you would like to receive letters and school information by email, please pass on your email address to the school office and we will add you to the list.
Reminder
During the first three weeks of May children in all year groups [except reception and year 1] throughout England take assessment tests. Year 2 and 6 children are also taking their national SATs tests.
Gate
You may have noticed over the summer holidays that the side gate (near the path going up to the Playstation building) has been removed.
We have found that it is safer for the children to use the larger double gates in the playground to access the school playing field.
Volunteer Parent Helper’s Accredited Course
‘Helping In Schools’ is a 45 hour accredited course through the Open College Network.
The course will be held at Mayfield School in Cambridge for 10 Wednesdays, 9.30am to 3.20pm starting on 24th September.
Interested parents must have their Heads backing and be prepared to do two hours volunteer work per week in the school. For more information, contact Sue Young on syoung@wea.org.uk or 01480-455080.
Yours sincerely
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Friday, July 11th, 2008
Dear Parents/Guardians
School Open Evening
It was lovely to see so many of you last night for our open evening. I am sure that you appreciated the children’s wonderful art work which was displayed in the classes.
School Fun Day – Cancelled
Just a reminder that there is no fun day tomorrow but we hope in either September or October to have a family fun day/school 40th birthday celebration. The PTA and I did not want a repeat of last years ‘wet’ fair and therefore the decision had to be made early in order to cancel the bouncy castles, food, etc.
However, I promise you the family fun day and 40th birthday celebrations in September will be worth waiting for!
We will let you know more details in September.
Holidays
Parents are reminded that holidays should not be taken in school time. In line with the government’s guidance, all absences will be marked as “unauthorised”. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
School Meals
From September school meals will increase by 5 pence to £1.90. We have held the original price since April 2007, but unfortunately due to the increased cost of food we have had to make the extra 5p charge.
Memorial Service
Tomorrow, Saturday, 12th July, there will be a memorial service for Jelena Obradovich at 10.30am. It will be held at Great St Mary’s Church which is the large church next to market square in the centre of Cambridge. All are welcome.
Non-Uniform Day
Next Friday, 18th July will be a non-uniform day. Children can come non-uniform for 50p. This can be given to the class teacher.
Summer Concerts
- Reception - Monday, 14th July at 2.00pm in the School Hall
- Years 1 and 2 - Wednesday, 16th July at 6.30pm in the Church Centre
- Years 3 and 4 - Tuesday, 15th July at 2.00pm and 6.30pm in the Church Centre
End Of Term Discos
These will be held on the last day of term, Tuesday, 22nd July in the school hall. Tickets are now on sale from the office from 8.45am to 9.05am and 3.00pm to 3.15pm.
- Reception/Year 1/2 Disco - 6.00pm to 7.15pm.
- Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Disco - 7.30pm to 9.00pm.
- Year 6 Leaver’s Party - Saturday, 19th July from 7.00pm to 9.00pm
Year 6 Leaver’s Assembly - Tuesday, 22nd July starting at 10.00am in the school hall
I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Yours sincerely
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Monday, June 30th, 2008
Dear Parents/Guardians
Sports Days
The Key Stage 2 sports day went very well last Friday with a little help from the weather.
Unfortunately, the weather is not predicted to be too good for the Key Stage 1 sports day today. I am sure it won’t detract from everyone’s enjoyment!
School Open Evening
The school will hold its annual open evening on Thursday, 10th July from 6.00pm to 7.30pm. Parents, grandparents and other siblings are welcome to come and look around their child’s class to celebrate their wonderful achievements. I am sure you will be as proud of your children as I am.
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