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Dear Parents and Friends,

In Term Five we will be welcoming Bath Spa

trainee teacher Ms Barton who is starting her

Final PGCE Experience in Class Two on April

27th.

We are saying goodbye to Ben Knight and his

parents Jo and Paul at the end of this term. We

wish them all the best in their new

surroundings. Ben is looking forward to

welcoming a new arrival in the family later this

summer!

The Olympic Torch

We are looking forward to the arrival of the

Olympic torch in Bath on May 22nd. The torch

will be arriving in Bath after the end of the

school day and we are aware that many parents

will be keen to get into position earlier.

We will follow the official recommendation that

children be registered at 1.30 as usual, and

then any parent who wishes to take their child

to prepare for the arrival will be free to collect

them after that.

This should be a memorable event and worth

attending if possible! Some children will be

participating in an Olympic Morning at St Marks

prior to this event. More details later!

Please note that we are offering children the

opportunity to get creative and design a

Olympic banner for the school. The design can

reflect the spirit of Bathampton and the

Olympics. More details in this newsletter!

School Families & The Olympics

To help children feel more involved in the

Olympics and to broaden our geographical

understanding each of the school families

(houses) now has an additional country to

follow in the Olympics. At a special assembly a

representative from each house picked one of

five countries; Kenya, Australia, China, Canada

and Germany. On Friday 9th March each family

had a special morning during which they learnt

more about their adopted country. Some

children made national flags. The Easter Service

will include some of details of Easter or spring

traditions in these countries.

Anglo-Saxon Invasion Report by Ms Ovigne

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On Friday 15th March Class Three were visited

by an Anglo-Saxon warrior. The children had

an amazing morning learning about Anglo-

Saxon times. They also found out about rune

stones and made some of their own. During the

break time the children had fun dressing up as

Anglo-Saxon warriors.

For those of you who would like to learn more

about Anglo-Saxon times, Dyrham Park will be

having Anglo-Saxon days on the 2nd and 3rd

June and 14th and 15th July, which I am sure will

prove to be a fun and educational day for all

the family.

Community Police Visit

One Wednesday afternoon Year Five and Six

had a visit from two policemen from Bath Police

Station. They talked about what happens when

they catch a criminal and what they do to them.

They showed us their jackets (and what was

inside them). It was a very exciting visit! Report

by Lottie and Josephine.

Cats’ and Dogs’ Home

Class One have been learning about cats and

dogs. Sheila Reed and her rescue dog

"Louis" came to visit from Bath Cats and Dogs

Home. The children found out about all the

animals they have, how the staff looked after

them and how they can take good care of their

own pets. The class then decided to help out by

donating food for the animals ....(many thanks

for all donations ).

As part of the topic the children have also been

doing some research at home finding out about

the history of pets in their own families. We

have seen some delightful photographs of

favourite pets. Lawrence and his family

produced an elaborate time line going back

three generations with stories included!

Coloured Filters

We are currently involved in research by

Professor John Stein and Roger Hall in which we

hope to trial coloured lenses. Research has

found that some children find it significantly

easier to read when using a coloured lens or a

coloured overlay. If it is possible that certain

children might benefit Mrs Wood will have a

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chat and offer the opportunity to borrow a lens

for use when reading.

Class Two Year Twos

The Learning Zone allows us to have smaller

teaching groups at times. It’s a perfect space

for teaching and learning! Here the Class Two

Year 2 children are hard at work during a Friday

morning writing lesson.

Class Two goes ‘Underwater!’

On Monday 26th March Class Two travelled to

Bristol Aquarium as part of their topic

‘Underwater’. They had a fantastic visit and

found the experience engaging and rewarding.

Seeing electric eels, tropic fish, and a whole

range of underwater creatures was amazing.

They got to feed turtles and fish with broccoli!

The guide was really impressed by the

children’s knowledge about underwater life!

Visit to Swindon Railway Museum

On Tuesday the 13th of March Class Four went

to the Steam Museum in Swindon dressed as

Evacuees. The first work shop that the class

went to was called ‘Evacuation’ where children

learnt what it felt like to be an evacuee. For the

second workshop they went into a public Air

Raid Shelter and learnt what happened inside

the shelter. Then they had a wartime rationed

lunch.

Next they did a ‘Make do and Mend’ workshop

and a drama workshop; after that they did a

workshop where they played with toys and

asked former evacuees questions. A fun day

was had by all the tired evacuees.

Reported by: Rowan, Robin and Louis

Class Four also acted out a story from World

War 2. Everyone took part, even Ms Johnson

played the part of a headmistress.

It was about a family that was happy before the

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war began. Suddenly their lives were turned

upside down. The sons were sent to war so the

three daughters went to work; one went to

work on a farm, one worked as a typist and the

last one became a pilot in the Royal Air Force.

The mum stayed at home and did house work

like; cleaning, washing, dusting and ironing.

Their dad (Bill) stayed as a train driver to help

evacuate children.

In the end Class Four had a great time doing

the drama workshop, furthermore, they learnt

how hard it was to live in the war.

Reported by Enya Maylor, Louis Bush & Misha

Dew

Sing- long

On Tuesday 20th Class Four walked to

Bathampton Manor dressed as evacuees to sing

WW2 songs to residents. Ellie described

receiving a ‘warm welcome’ from the staff, and

how they were shown to a ‘bright sunny room’

to sing. The Chair of the Home wrote to

compliment the children in their diction both in

speaking and listening. She wrote that the

residents would remember the visit for a long

time to come. Sylvia Perry, who helped organise

the visit, also wrote a thank you letter praising

the children singing and including a kind

donation from the Home for the School.

Dance Umbrella

Congratulations to the Dance group who took

part in Dance Umbrella at the Forum on

Thursday 22nd March. The six children created

their own dance and despite the small size of

the group their sincerity, hard work and skill

was apparent to the enthusiastic crowd. Thanks

to Mrs Lake for her support with this project!

Table Tennis

For the first time we took part in a competitive

table tennis tournament. This was at St.

Saviour’s. Of the three matches played St.

Saviour’s won two and Bathampton won one.

Thomas Morgan and Dillon Pike were joint ‘Men

of the Match’, and Ben Franks did very well

being unbeaten in his games.

KES Skills Day Report by Anya Gordon.

‘On Monday 5th March Class Five arrived at King

Edward’s School to attend a skills’ day. Boys

had a go at hockey, and the girls tried netball.

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It was a memorable day. In the morning the

training was useful as we had a breath taking

tournament in the afternoon! After an

exhausting day everyone couldn’t wait to relax!

An email from Mrs Edmund says it all! Sent: 05

March 2012 20:48 Subject: KES Sports Day

‘Just to let you know the children were all

fantastic today at the hockey and netball skills

day at KES. They listened carefully to the

coaches and participated with real enthusiasm.

Elise, Lottie and Oliver were all nominated as

players who stood out in their teams from the

tournament this afternoon and won themselves

a medal’. Well done Class Five!

Long Distance Running

On Friday 24th February Class Five took part in

a new initiative; a Year 5 ‘cross-country’ event

at St Mark’s. It was hard work but we did very

well. Heidi White, Jim Nankivell and Elise Maylor

were all in the top ten. An impressive result as

there were a lot of schools taking part.

Football

There have been some great football matches

this term with the main team playing and

beating Bathford. Some took part in a

tournament at St Marks where we lost one,

drew one and won one. The younger mainly Y3

& 4 team also beat Bathford. Thanks to

manager David Howard for his help and

expertise!

Good luck to Edward Cook and Josephine Lye

who will be appearing in this production at the

Wroughton Theatre in Alice in Wonderland

between the 11th and 14th April. Josephine

recently took part in a three hour Zumba-

Marathon!

Collecting younger children

Do you collect younger children from school?

Could you please ensure you are able to see the

member of staff letting your child go at the end

of the day. We need to make eye contact in

order to be able to let the child go. Thanks for

this!

Olympic Banner Design Competition

We are taking part in the Primary Schools Arts

Festival 2012 and the first of this year’s events

is Olympic Banner Making. The idea is that

schools make a banner reflecting the Olympics

which can be carried at various summer

celebrations. We are encouraging children to

create a design that captures the spirit of

Bathampton and of the Olympics.

The closing date for entries is Monday 16th

April so children will have the Easter holidays to

perfect their designs. Children can work alone

or in a team with friends or siblings. The

children with the best designs will get to help

make the banner next term.

Bath City FC Easter Holiday club

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The clubs are on 10-12th April, 9.30-3.00.

10th & 11th at Culverhay and on 12th at

Twerton Park stadium. They are keen to

increase participation from girls and have

recruited some female coaches from Bath

University to support this year’s Easter

School. All children will have the opportunity

to play and train with professional players from

Bath City FC and everyone will receive a medal.

Message from the friends

Thank you to everyone who supported our school quiz in March at which we raised £450 that will go towards improvements to our school. Special thanks go to our quizmaster, Mr Johnny Branston, who kindly gave up his Friday evening, and to Sunita and Raj (grandparents to Dillon and Lucas Pike) for supplying us with authentic Indian snacks during the interval. They were delicious!

This year we shall be joining forces with the local community for an extra special Summer Fair to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. It will be held on Saturday 16th June and will be a day to remember, so please put it in your diary, and join us in the festivities.

If you think you can spare a little time to help us with the organisation, or have any ideas or suggestions for the event, please come along to our planning meeting on Monday 23rd April at school, or contact Sue Christley or Hannah Isaac. We would love to hear from you.

MarchMarchMarchMarch

Friday 30Friday 30Friday 30Friday 30thththth End of Term 4

& Easter Service 9.30 a.m.

AprilAprilAprilApril

Monday 16Monday 16Monday 16Monday 16thththth Start of Term 5

Friday 19Friday 19Friday 19Friday 19thththth Tag to Twichenham @ Stothert & Pitt

& Football v St Saviours

Wednesday 25th Ironbridge Meeting for Year Five

and Six parents 6.00 p.m.

MayMayMayMay

Monday 7Monday 7Monday 7Monday 7thththth Spring Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday

Wednesday 9Wednesday 9Wednesday 9Wednesday 9thththth Y3 & 4 leave for Greatwood 8.30 a.m.

Thursday 10Thursday 10Thursday 10Thursday 10thththth Return from Greatwood

Monday 14Monday 14Monday 14Monday 14thththth Year 6 SATs week.

Tuesday 22Tuesday 22Tuesday 22Tuesday 22ndndndnd Olympic Flame near Bath. Children

may leave for this following the afternoon

registration at 1.25 p.m.

Wednesday 23Wednesday 23Wednesday 23Wednesday 23rdrdrdrd Year 5 & 6 to Ironbridge

Friday 25Friday 25Friday 25Friday 25thththth Return from Ironbridge

Monday 28Monday 28Monday 28Monday 28thththth Jubilee Week in School

JuneJuneJuneJune

Friday 1Friday 1Friday 1Friday 1stststst End of Term 5

Monday 11Monday 11Monday 11Monday 11thththth INSET Day 5 INSET Day 5 INSET Day 5 INSET Day 5

TuTuTuTuesday 12esday 12esday 12esday 12thththth Children start Term 6

Saturday 16Saturday 16Saturday 16Saturday 16thththth Jubilee themed Summer Fair

JulyJulyJulyJuly

Thursday 5Thursday 5Thursday 5Thursday 5thththth Secondary Invasion Day/ Induction Day

Thursday 19Thursday 19Thursday 19Thursday 19thththth End of Term 6

Monday Monday Monday Monday 14141414thththth May is KS2 SATs Week 2012

Year Six children mustmustmustmust be in school this week.

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Please do not book any sleepovers during this

week or in the week before as these tend to

affect children’s concentration and morale.

School dates online at

www.bathampton.bathnes.sch.uk/calendar

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