Friday, 25th May 2018

Headteacher: Mr Darren Jones

No. 6

Headteacher Message

This term seems to have passed by very quickly but has been filled with a

plethora of exciting and creative events. We have enjoyed many delightful class

assemblies replete with great acting and singing! Poetry and drama have been

a key focus this term and children have been studying great works, writing

their own poems and performing in

a poetry slam in front of the whole

school. We have been fortunate to

have had a number of poet visits

and workshops which the children

have enjoyed tremendously.

We are extremely proud of our Year 6 children who worked extremely hard to

complete their SATs tests last week. They enjoyed a lovely afternoon

swimming at Brentford Leisure Centre and have lots of exciting things in the

pipeline. I know we are all looking forward to watching their end of year

production Peter Pan which will be spectacular! Year 2 children have also been

working hard with their SATs too – very well done and I know they are soon off

to Legoland to celebrate their endeavours.

Many trips and visits have taken place this term.

Year 3 have been exploring nature and team

building in Perivale and Year 4 have been to Go

Ape. Earlier in the term Nursery, Reception and

Key Stage 1 enjoyed the visit from the ’Nite

Owls’ and learnt a lot about owls and wildlife!

We all enjoyed Grove Park’s Got Talent

this afternoon, where children excelled in

a variety of areas and great fun was had

by all! Congratulations to the winners and

well done to all who took part.

I wish you all a happy and restful half term.

Mr Darren Jones

Monday, 4th June

Children return to school

Tickets go on sale for Music

Celebration Evening at 8:30

am.

Wednesday, 6th June - Nursery

trip to Battersea Zoo

Friday, 8th June - Sports Day

Wednesday, 13th June - Music

Celebration Evening

Monday, 18th June - Hounslow

Summer Singing Festival

Thursday, 28th June - Year 2

trip to Legoland

Friday, 29th June - PTA Barn

Dance

11th & 12th July - Production

Tuesday, 17th July - Year 6 trip

to Chessington

Thursday, 19th July

Class Parties

Year 6 End of Year Party

Friday, 20th July -

Staff Leaving Assembly

Last day of Term finish at 1:30

pm.

Hooray!!

So, after much hard-work and sweat., Oak Class have completed their SATs tests that they have been preparing

for since September. It has to be said that they made us extremely proud and took their chance to demonstrate

how wonderfully talented they are. They were calm, they were determined, and they were overjoyed once the

week had finished. As a treat for their hard work, Oak Class went swimming at Brentford Leisure Centre, which

was fantastic as they had full use of the water slide and pool.

Now it is time for us to focus on our next big milestone - the Year 6 production, which this year is Peter

Pan. Auditions have already begun. Again, they have demonstrated not only how talented our Year 6 are

academically, but also how many other skills they possess, such as singing and acting. They have certainly made

it a tough choice for the Year 6 staff to choose roles.

We are looking forward to our final half-term here at Grove Park,

with lots of important things to look forward to. I am sure the

class will make the most of their final few weeks at primary

school, and make lasting memories that they will take with them

into the future and carry for a lifetime.

Mr Hibbert - Year 6 Class Teacher

The School Council Welcome Lucy, Our Kitchen Manager!

On Tuesday 22nd May the School Council headed to our Outdoor Classroom in the

playground for a lovely, sunny meeting with Lucy. Lucy has the huge task of

providing the school lunches for the whole school and had kindly taken time out

of her busy day to hear the School Council’s comments and suggestions. What a

lot of fabulous suggestions and ideas there were! We talked about having Taco

Tuesdays, Fajita and Fruity Fridays and Pizza Days. We also discussed having

more theme days, for example to recognise the upcoming World Cup in Russia or

even significant Star Wars Days (Mr Charlesworth and Mr Hardman will be very

pleased!). The team were very excited to hear that, after half term, Lucy is

hoping to organise a big, outdoor Picnic Party with music. Look out for the date!

In the meantime we can look forward to a delicious Russian themed lunch on Thursday 14th June to mark the

beginning of the Football World Cup. We were very proud to see that, even with all this excitement, the School

Council were particularly keen to make sure we reduce our use of plastic packaging. Lucy will make sure to

explore this thoroughly. A very big thank you to Lucy for joining this

special meeting and for all her wonderful enthusiasm! Also a big thank

you must go to Deborah and Mr Hardman for taking the time to join

us as well. Our next task will be to agree a date for our fabulous Picnic

Party and to make sure we create some wonderful posters to

advertise the event. Your School Council will be back in touch with

more detail soon!

Mrs Hiscocks - School Council Co-ordinator

Go Ape

Year 4 have been swinging from the treetops on our teambuilding visit to Go Ape in Battersea Park. The

children were all incredibly brave and supportive of one another, coaxing each other on and celebrating

achievements! Erik in Birch Class exclaimed, “The zip wire is EPIC!” as he flew like superman through the air.

“This is the best trip I have ever been on,” declared Winter while some exhausted children snoozed all the

way back to school. What a day!

Mrs Willis & Miss Gallagher - Year 4 Class Teachers

Library

At Grove Park we love literature, stories, books and reading. In addition to each

class having an inviting and engaging reading area, we are lucky enough to have a

simply stunning library. Our wonderful Miss Elena is our Librarian and we can’t

thank her enough for her hard work in keeping the library so immaculate and

eye-catching.

Miss Elena creates different themes for the library throughout the year and this

half-term it has been all about ‘Pirates’!

The children have once again loved their visits to the library and visitors to our

school always leave saying it is a feature of Grove Park that they will remember!

Some of the children are also librarians and they help their peers choose,

take and return books.

We wonder what the theme will be next half-term?...

Miss Davies -

Deputy Head

Walk, Scoot or Ride

With Healthy Schools week coming up (4-8th June) why not think

about how you can be more active outside school and getting to

school. If you normally go by car could you come on your bike,

scooter, walk or run to school? We have lots of cycle and scooter

parking and a pump you can use at the front of the school.

Please remember that children are only allowed to have healthy

snacks for morning playtime e.g. fruit, vegetables or healthy (no

chocolate) NUT FREE cereal bars. We have noticed that some children

are bringing in crisps, cookies and sweets.

Yum yum in my tum!!

School lunches for the Summer Term are now available to be paid on Parent-

mail (PMX).

Unless you’re Free School Meals everyone in Years 3-6 is required to pay

for school meals. If you have changed your child’s lunch provision to a

packed lunch then let the office know promptly.

Please ensure that school lunches are paid up-to date and remember that payment is due in advance of meals

being taken.

Important reminder!

Please be reminded that because

of children's severe allergies, this

school is a Nut and Kiwi free

zone. This includes in your child’s lunchbox, boxes of

chocolates and birthday cake.

Thank you.

A Tweet from this week!

Another great example from Sally in #Year6: “Mum and Dad came back from the hospital, their torn faces said everything; my heart was per-plexed and yet I knew. I knew that my sister would never play or race me, or laugh, or even... cry.” #CreativeWriting #Perfect

Medical Information

Please ensure if your child has a Wart or a Verruca that they are covered whilst at school as they are highly

contagious.

KS2 Lunches are £2.30 per day, which is £11.50 per week

First half of term: £66.70

Second half of term: £80.50

Safety First!

Please be reminded that the yellow zig zag lines outside of the school entrance are there for a purpose. They

are there to ensure that the school entrance is clear and everyone can arrive to school safely. If there is no

parking on St. Thomas Road please park a few streets away and walk the last part of your journey.

Being late to school is not an excuse to park on the yellow zig zag lines.

Grove Park Primary School Calendar of Events – Summer Term 2018

Monday, 4th June - Friday, 8th June Healthy Schools Week

Wednesday, 6th June Nursery Trip to Battersea Park Zoo

Friday, 8th June Sports Day

Monday, 11th June - Friday, 15th June Phonics Screening Week

Wednesday, 13th June Music Celebration Evening 18:30

Wednesday, 13th June Year 4 Trip to Wetland Centre

Friday, 15th June Year 2 Maple Class Assembly

Monday, 18th June Summer Singing Festival for KS2 Choir

Friday, 22nd June Year 2 Cedar Class Assembly

Thursday, 28th June Year 2 trip to Legoland

Thursday, 28th June Computing Exhibition 15:15

Friday, 29th June PTA Barn Dance 17:00

Monday, 2nd July - Tuesday 3rd July Year 5 Camping Trip to Thames Young Mariners

Thursday, 5th July Meet the Teacher

Wednesday, 11th July Key Stage 2 Performance 18:00

Thursday, 12th July Key Stage 2 Performance 18:00

Monday, 16th July Reports to Parents

Tuesday, 17th July Year 6 Trip to Chessington

Thursday, 19th July Year 6 Leaving Assembly & End of Year Party

Thursday, 19th July Class Parties & Year 6 Leavers Lunch

Friday, 20th July Staff Leaving Assembly

Friday, 20th July Toy Day & 13:30 finish

Term Dates 2018/2019

Autumn Term 2018

TERM DATES Monday, 3rd September – Friday, 21st December 2018

HALF TERM Monday, 22nd October – Friday, 26th October 2018

* Inset Day Monday, 3rd September 2018

* Inset Day Tuesday, 4th September 2018

* Inset Day Friday, 9th November 2018

Spring Term 2019

TERM DATES Monday, 7th January – Friday, 5th April 2019

HALF TERM Monday, 18th February – Friday, 22nd February 2019

Summer Term 2019

TERM DATES Tuesday, 23rd April - Tuesday, 23rd July 2019

HALF TERM Monday, 27th May – Friday, 31st May 2019

* Bank Holiday Monday, 6th May 2019

* Inset Day Monday, 22nd July 2019

* Inset Day Tuesday, 23rd July 2019

*children do not attend school

Grove Park Primary PTA News May 2018

FUNDRAISING UPDATE

Our Bag2School effort earlier this month raised more than £250 for the school. Thank you so much to all of those who contributed! Hope you are enjoying the extra space in your homes :) We will try this again in the autumn.

CAKE SALES

Thank you for continuing to bring and buy so many delicious treats in our

after school cake sales. Please look out for more goodies yet this term!

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

Please look out for posters, emails and Facebook updates with more event information and volunteering opportunities.

CASH BACK CODES

If you are about to make a purchase for your children why not see if it can earn cash back for the school as well…

MicroScooters: www.micro-scooters.co.uk (enter code 102485 at checkout and 10% of what you spend goes to our school)

Scholastic Books: www.scholastic.co.uk (select Grove Park Primary School at checkout and 20% of what you spend goes to our school towards new books for the library)

Stamptastic Name Stamps: www.stamptastic.co.uk (enter code MARVELLOUS at checkout and 20% of what you spend goes to our school)

Name Tags: http://www.nametag-it.co.uk (enter code GPP at checkout)

Yellow Moon Craft Supplies: www.yellowmoon.org.uk (enter code GRO40001 at checkout)

15th June - Year 4

22nd June - Year 5/6

6th July - Reception/Nursery

Summer Barn Dance + Summer Fair – Friday 29th June, 5 – 8

pm

An early evening event with summer fun for all the family: live music, dancing, barbecue, bar, bucking bronco, bouncy castle, games, face painting, tattoos, sweets, cakes, tombola and more…!

Advance tickets will be on sale in the office from Thursday 7th June:

ADULTS £2, CHILDREN FREE

Any prizes for the raffle/silent auction, plus any donations – such as food and drink – for the fair will be very gratefully received. Please contact your class rep or email ptagroveparkprimary@gmail.com if you would like to get involved or contribute.

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