Whole School Newsletter 2024
Dear Parent / Carer, 22 February 2024
World Book Day
This year, we will be celebrating World Book Day on the Thursday 7th March. On that day, children are invited to dress up as a favourite book character.
On World Book Day, we have a visitor - a local actor and award-winning story teller, Michele O'Brien - coming to school to work with the children. She will be 'performing' as different characters and involving the children in some drama as she takes them back in time through some history of the local area.
Book Charity Challenge
We are also supporting a local Children’s Book Bank (run by one of our Year 3 parents) which distributes ‘like new’ or ‘gently used’ books to children in the local area via the Christchurch Food Bank. They are keen to support all children in having access to books and as a Rights Respecting School, we would like to support them and Article 31: Children have a right to relax, play and take part in a range of cultural and artistic activities. If you have a book at home that you can donate to help support this great cause then please send this in with your child on World Book Day. We are setting a challenge for Year 3 and 4 combined and Year 5 and 6 combined to each build a tower of books that is as tall as Mr Partridge! There will be a prize of extra playtime if the challenge is completed.
Visiting book Fair
The Scholastic Travelling Book Fair will be visiting school from Tuesday 19th March until Friday 22nd March. We will be issuing the children with a £1 World Book token which can be used towards the price of a book at the Fair or can be exchanged in some local shops (Sainsbury's, The Works, Bookends) for a free book (please check with your local store before you visit).
Visiting teacher
Welcome to Miss Cook who will be teaching 3TN alongside Miss Touchin over the next 12 weeks.
Sports Day for all year Groups
All parents welcome to attend Sports Day on Tuesday 21st May - 10:30 - 12:15. The event will last approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Dates for your Diary and INSET day
4th March – 8 March – Global Awareness Week
Thursday 7th March World Book Day – Visiting author to work with all classes - Children will be invited to dress up as their favourite book character
Tuesday 19th March - Book Fair visits the school – an opportunity to purchase your favourite reading book
Monday 25th March – Final payment due for Year 6 trip to Osmington Bay - £75
Wednesday 27th March – School Disco for all year groups
Thursday 28th March – End of term for all children
Monday 15th April – Return to school for all children
Monday 13th May 2024 – Year 6 SATs week
Friday 17th May – Class Photographs
Tuesday 21st May – Sports Day for all Year Groups (all parents and grandparents invited to attend)
Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May – Half term
Friday 7th – Monday 10th June 2024 – Year 6 Residential trip to Osmington Bay
Friday 21st June 2024 – Year 4 Historical Study Trip (Cranborne Ancient Technology Centre)
Friday 28th June 2024 – Year 6 children Secondary school transfer day
Thursday 18th July – Leavers Disco
INSET days
INSET days are as follows:
Friday 14th June 2024
Yours sincerely
M Partridge
Headteacher