OUNDLE CE PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER No. 5

WELCOME … to Amy, Lydia, Reuben and Alisa. We know you will all welcome them to OPS and make them feel part of our school community.

Nut Allergies in OPS - All

We are aware of several children in school who have potentially dangerous allergies to ‘nuts’. Please can you NOT send any nut based products to school for your child. This includes both packed lunches and any snacks. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Love to Lunch - FS

We would like to invite all parents/carers in Foundation Stage to take part in our Love to Lunch initiative. This is an opportunity for your child to invite a loved one to have lunch with them at school. This will allow the chosen loved one to experience Kingswood Catering’s great food as well as becoming familiar with our lunchtime environment. Love to Lunch will take place over four different lunchtimes: 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th November 2019. The cost will be £2.30 per adult meal. A letter will follow shortly with your allocated date and details of how to order and pay for your school lunch. Here at OPS we believe that shared experiences are a very important part of your child's school life, so we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on those dates.

Fruit at School - All

Children in Reception and Years 1/2 are provided with a piece of fruit each day as part of the national Fruit in School Scheme. Children in

Years 3,4,5 & 6 should bring fruit from home if they wish to have a morning snack.

Poppy Appeal - All THANK YOU for your support in buying poppies in school this week. We will let you know how much we were able to raise for the Poppy Appeal as soon as we have the details.

Anti-Bullying Week 11th

– 16th

November We take bullying very seriously at Oundle Primary School. During Anti-bullying week we will be reinforcing our S.T.O.P system in school. This is used to support children to identify bullying as something which happens Several Times On Purpose. We also teach children to know when to Start Telling Other People. Please discuss this with your child during the special week.

Flu Vaccination - All

Flu vaccinations will take place on Tuesday 26

th November for children in Reception to

Year 6. If your child is absent from school, you will have to arrange to take your child

to a flu clinic.

School Photographs - All The photos taken recently have now been issued to the children. Orders should be returned to class teachers by Monday, 11th November for collection by Van Cols or order online.

Thrive - All Parents are invited into school on Tuesday 12th November at 9:15am to learn more about Thrive. Mrs Hipwell and Mrs Ryder will be providing some additional information about Thrive, there will also be the opportunity to try out some activities.

Residential Meeting – Y3, 4 & 5

On Wednesday 13th

November at 6.15pm, Year 3, 4 and 5 staff would like to invite all parents to an initial residential meeting. This will be to inform you of a brief outline of where the trips will be held this year, and the educational purpose of these trips. We look forward to seeing many of you there.

Children in Need Day - All

Children in Need this year falls on Friday 15th

November. To support this worthwhile cause, we are asking the children to follow the national theme and come dressed wearing something spotty and to bring in a silver donation as well as money to spend.

Wrap Around Care & OPIE Holiday Club

Contact details: If you need to contact Wrap Around Care please do so by calling 01832 741905. They are open from 7.45am till 8.45am and 3.30pm till 6.00pm. They can be contacted by emailing outofschoolclub@oundleceprimary.co.uk Holiday Club: The OPIE Holiday Club is open for bookings for October half term. We will be open from 8am till 6pm. Our theme for half term is going to be autumn. If you wish to book a place, please do so as soon as possible as space is limited. Please can you then email outofschoolclub@oundleceprimary.co.uk to confirm the dates and hours of attendance for your child(ren) so that we can adjust staffing as required.

Christmas opening Times: Wrap Around Care will be closing for Christmas at 6pm on 20th December 2019. We will be reopening for Holiday Club on 2nd January 2020.

Fire Evacuation Procedure - Parents

If the fire alarm is to sound whilst you are in assembly in the school hall, please be aware of our evacuation protocol:

Children will be evacuated immediately and looked after by their class teacher and support staff.

Parents are to remain seated whilst children are evacuated, please allow us to take care of your children ensuring we can account for all children as quick as possible.

The Headteacher or one of the Senior Leadership Team will then give you clear instructions on what you are to do to next.

Road Safety Week - All

Road Safety Week begins November 18th. A big thank you to our Year 6 Road Safety Heroes who are working hard to support this initiative. A key reminder for this time of year is to be visible when walking home as the nights are getting much darker. Please stay safe.

Polite reminders - All

School uniform - Please check that your child’s uniform is named so that we can return it to them when it arrives in lost property. Clubs - If your child is unable to attend their after school club, please send in a note or call the school office to notify us of their planned absence so that club leaders do not spend time looking for their group at the end of the day. Coats - As the weather is starting to turn please can we remind you to ensure your child comes to school in a coat every day. Many aspects of our learning take place outdoors and children are much more comfortable and able to concentrate if they are warm. Thank you P.E Kit - We also still continue to do P.E outdoors if weather is dry so some warm outdoor P.E kit is recommended i.e- tracksuit top and tracksuit bottoms. Thank you

Christingle Service – All

This year’s Christingle service is at St Peter’s Church on Sunday 1st December at 4pm. The Christingle is a lovely

service which raises money for the Children’s Society to help extremely vulnerable children in England and Wales and in order to raise this money we ask if the children will take home a

special Children’s society money box and fill it with some coins. The children can then bring their filled up boxes to the service at St Peter’s. The boxes will be available from the 25th November in school.

Christmas @ Oundle Primary - All

Christmas Post starts on Monday 2nd December AND NOT BEFORE!

All Christmas cards will need a stamp on, which can be purchased from Y6 children in the D.T area and our Christmas postal

team will distribute cards throughout the school. The money raised will go to a

charity chosen by the School Council. Can parents please ensure that the address on the front of the envelope gives as much detail as possible, with the child’s full name, class and teacher written clearly on the front. “Lucy in Year 3” is not guaranteed to get to the right person, I’m afraid!

Nativity Services for FS – Y3

Our Nativity Service is to be held in St. Peter’s Church, Oundle on Monday 2nd December at 2.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. After the rehearsal on Friday 29

th November and the

performance on the afternoon of Monday 2nd

December, please collect your child from St. Peter’s Church. If you have older siblings, please collect them afterwards and staff will keep hold of them until you get to Cotterstock Road.

Upper KS2 Readings/ Carol Service All families of children in year 4, 5 & 6 are invited to attend St. Peter’s Church at 7pm on Tuesday, 10

th

December where children will be performing in their Christmas Service. We are expecting that all children will be present so we can plan for all to take part. Please let us know by 16

th November if your child is unable to attend with a

reason so we can plan accordingly.

Christmas Lunch - All

All children will have the opportunity to enjoy a Christmas lunch on Friday, 13

th December. Christmas dinner menus

are available online and orders can be placed now. If your child is bringing a packed lunch into school on that day, it would be great if you could decorate it in a Christmas

theme with tinsel, wrapping paper etc. to make it more festive!

Wear a Christmas Jumper for Charity Day - All

On Friday, 13th

December we will be supporting the ‘Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day’ at OPS. The day will be a non-uniform day and children can wear a Christmas themed jumper ... perhaps in Christmas colours or decorated with some tinsel. We do NOT expect anyone to go out to buy something special for the occasion. Just use your initiative and decorate a jumper you already have. We would be grateful for any silver donations on the day.

Christmas Show - All

All children will be seeing a performance of Peter Pan on Monday, 17

th December in the school hall.

Health and Safety - All

For health and safety reasons and due to the large numbers of staff cars and buses on the school grounds, can we kindly remind parents not to park on the school premises. There have been recent concerns for children who are running between cars and buses across the car park. The children’s safety is paramount. We are issuing permits for those parents / carers, who for medical reasons, are allowed onto site. Please see Mrs Chance if you believe you need one.

Road Safety - All

Now that the evenings are getting darker and street lighting is reduced, can we remind parents that simple reflector arm bands are a useful way of making sure

your children are seen by road users on the way home.

Parentview - All

Thank you to the parents who have registered on Parentview and given their opinion of our school. This feedback is invaluable to us and we would urge as many of you as possible to register and make use of the site. You can do this by entering “Ofsted Parentview” into a search engine or, to make it even easier by following this link: https://www.oundleceprimary.org/parent-feedback Please remember that Parentview is only one way to express your feelings about the school. Please continue to feel free to come in and discuss any issues directly.

Celebration Assembly - All

One of the great traditions at OPS is the weekly Friday celebration assembly which parents are welcome to attend when their child is receiving an award. We notify

parents on the Wednesday of the week of the assembly so arrangements can be made to attend. In order to support your planning, please find the dates relating to the assemblies for different areas of the school below. I am sure we will have lots of opportunities to share with you the great work your children are doing.

Date Focus

15th

November Years 3 - 5

22nd

November FS & Years 1 - 2

29th

November Years 3 - 5

6th

December FS & Years 1 - 2

13th

December Y6 celebration at 3:00pm

Starting school in 2020?

If your child is due to start school in September 2020 now is the time to register them with NCC. Applications can be made from 10

th September and the closing date is 15

th

January 2020. You should make your application online at www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/admissions. Please see further details attached. Also, if you have not yet registered with OPS, please ask one of the admin team for a form.

Friday afternoon Headteacher drop-ins - All

A reminder that Mrs McMurdo is available on Friday afternoons for parents to discuss any aspects of the OPS education process and its impact on their child. It would be really lovely if we could continue to work with the OPS staff phrase “If you like what we do, tell your friends, if you have concerns please share with us!” Please make appointments via admin@oundleceprimary.co.uk or by calling the office number. Please do come and TALK TO US!

Contacting the School

By email admin@oundleceprimary.co.uk We check this frequently and forward messages as appropriate.

By phone 01832 272392

Diary Dates - All

A list of diary dates for next year is attached for your

information. Further details of events will follow shortly.

Diary Dates

Date Year Group

Event

Wed 13th

Nov Y5 National Space Centre

Tues 26th

Nov All Flu Vaccinations

Sun 1st

Dec All Christmas Fair (1-3pm)

Mon 2nd

Dec FS-3 Nativity

Tues 3rd

Dec Y2 Peterborough Football Stadium

Fri 6th

Dec 3 - 6 Last day of clubs

Tues 10th

Dec 4 - 6 Carol Service

Fri 13th

Dec All Christmas Jumper Day

Fri 13th

Dec All Christmas Lunch

Fri 20th

Dec All Last Day of Term

Fri 3rd

Jan All Teacher Training Day

Mon 6th

Jan All Teacher Training Day

Tues 7th

Jan All First Day of Spring Term

Fri 14th

Feb All Last Day of Term

Mon 24th

Feb All First Day of Term

Fri 3rd

Apr All Last Day of Spring Term

Mon 20th

Apr All Teacher Training Day

Tues 21st

Apr All First Day of Summer Term

Fri 8th

May All Bank Holiday

Mon 11th

to Thurs 14

th May

Y6 SATS

Fri 22nd

May All Last Day of Term

Mon 1st

June All First Day of Term

Fri 17th

July All Last Day of term

Residential Dates 2020

Date Year Group

Event

Weds 25th to Fri 27th March

3 Derbyshire - Hartington

Tues 2nd to Thurs 4th June

4 York - Stableside

Weds 13th to Fri 15th May

5 Norfolk - Kingswood

Tues 16th to Fri 19th June

6 Kettering - Bushcraft

OUT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

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Contacting the Afterschool Club Telephone - 01832 741905

Email - outofschoolclub@oundleceprimary.co.uk

(Family service at St. Peter’s Church)

Sunday 22nd December 2019 Worship for all God’s Family

Service begins at 9.45am

All welcome!

Junior Scott Society – Y4-Y6

Junior Scott Society Tuesday 12th November, 7:30 pm The Great Hall, Oundle School, PE8 4GH For: Any interested Adults, and Children in Year 4 and older (children must be accompanied by a responsible adult) Dr Jonathan Allday (physicist and author of ‘Apollo in Perspective’) will talk about the science behind the Moon missions. Apollo in Perspective: In this 50th anniversary year, we can look back on the amazing achievements of the Apollo program and those few moonwalkers who are still with us. However, to fully understand what happened in that period, it is important to look also at the wider technical achievements both in terms of design, civil engineering and rocketry. This talk will cover these aspects, show some rarely seen images and tell stories about what actually happened on some of the missions.