Newsletter 15: 23/03/10

Dear Parents/Carers

Class Photos
Your child will be having their class photo taken this Monday, 26th April.  Please ensure your child comes in school colours.

Congratulations
The following were winners of the PTA’s Easter competitions:

• Guess How Many Eggs In The Jar Winner – Anna Bennett (Year 6)  -  225
• Easter Hamper Raffle – Large Hamper – Sam Stevens (Year 4)
• Small Prizes - Jamie Bladen (Year 5) – Matthew Stewart (Year 1) -  Jack Knight (Year 1)

Esperanto/Usborne Books & CDs
The office now has a supply of Esperanto Books which are produced by Usborne books at a reduced rate of £5.00 per book.  We also have a CD and words of the songs the children learn which cost £2.00.

These will be a great tool in helping your child learn Esperanto.

Some of our children and their families have had a lovely trip over the Easter holidays to Herzburg in Germany were they met with our link school there and our other link school from Hungary.

Year 3/4 Football On The Astro
Football on the astro turf for Year 3/4 will take place after school on Mondays.  It will finish at 4.00pm.  Parents must stay with their children.

School Reports
We are trialling new school reports this year and would very much appreciate your feedback at the end of the summer on them.

The first report will be sent out next week.

Dates For The Summer Term

• Year 5 and 6 – Bike To School Week
• Monday, 26th April to Friday, 30th April
• KS2 SATS – Monday, 10th to Friday, 14th May
• Year 6 Residential – Monday, 21st June to Wednesday, 23rd June
• Open Evening – Tuesday, 6th July – 6.00pm to 7:30pm
• Change Over Afternoons – Tuesday, 6th July and Monday, 12th July

Sports Day – Both start at 1.30pm

• Reception, Year 1 and 2  -  Friday, 18th June
• Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 – Monday, 28th June

The After School Club has reported to us that many of our children have been playing on the roof of The Farmhouse over the Easter holidays.

They, as well as us, are concerned for their safety and would appreciate you speaking to your children about the dangers of playing on a roof and trespassing on other people’s property.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Yours sincerely

Sanjay Mistry
Deputy Headteacher

Trip to Herzberg: a great success!

A few hours ago, a group of nine children from Year 2 to Year 6 arrived home from a five-day trip to Herzberg-am-Harz, the self-proclaimed “Esperanto-Town”. This was the last of three visits that were part of the Springboard to Languages Comenius project, funded by the European Commission.

The visit was a great success, and was thoroughly enjoyed by children and parents alike. Families from the third partner school, Komlostetői Általános in Miskolc, Hungary, were visiting at the same time, and many of the German host families took in both a Hungarian and a British family at the same time, making for some very international households.

Kaz said that his favourite part was the day at school, where he met some nice pupils. Anna enjoyed the climbing web in the school playground, while Callum’s favourite was the mini-Olympics.

Mr Mistry, who went on the trip, said, “We are proud to be able to offer this opportunity to the children of Bar Hill, and I’m very pleased indeed with this, the final visit of the two year collaboration. I would like to think that some of the friendships formed and renewed this week will last a lifetime.”

If the tears that went with the goodbyes at the station are anything to go by, Mr Mistry may well get his wish.

Caitlin (centre) with her friends Emily (7, from Germany)
and Csenge (10, from Hungary)