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The Tidcombe Times
Newsletter
Available online at www.tidcombe.devon.sch.uk and via subscription
Tel: 01884 252973 Email: [email protected] 16th March 2018
Year 3 & 4 at Rosemoor Gardens
The children (and staff) had an amazing time at this lovely
venue on Wednesday and brought home some fantastic
weaving and leaf prints.
They collected bugs in jars, completed a treasure trail and
even had a play on the fun outdoor equipment! Despite the
weather, they all had a brilliant time. Thank you to our
teachers for organising this amazing day out.
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you directly. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please contact: [email protected] (if
you or someone you know needs a paper copy, please let the office know).
Nursery
It’s a jungle!
Things have been getting wild and wonderful in our Nursery this term with children working on
their topic which is “Once Upon A Time”. The children will be looking at all kinds of stories but
they particularly chose to look at animal themed books and have been enjoying their story time
with Mrs Smith (and her friend the crocodile!)
The children continue to use their cutting, sticking and creative skills and our older children will be
well prepared for school in September. We’re very proud of them all.
Nursery contract hours forms will be coming home next week which will be for hours required after
Easter. If you do need to change hours, please speak to Mrs Southcott in the office (she works from
9am-1pm) as we cannot guarantee the hours will be available now that the government has
brought in 30 hour funding and spaces are limited.
Monday 19th March Year 3 Parents’ Evening
Tuesday 20th & Weds 21st Nursery, Reception, Year 1, 2, 5 & 6 Parents’
Evening
Weds 21st & Thurs 22nd March Year 4 Parents’ Evening
Weds 21st—Fri 23rd March Year 3 Heatree Residential
Wednesday 28th March Easter Service at St Andrew’s Church 2pm
(forms will be available at Parents’ Evening if your child is to be collected from the
church rather than walk back to school—or if older children are allowed to walk home
but we MUST have pre consent).
Thursday 29th March Last Day of Term
Monday 16th April Non Pupil Day
Wednesday 18th April Class photographs (black / grey socks please)
Parents’ Evenings
Booking forms are now available on your child’s classroom doors and the last few slots remaining
will be booked so if you have not yet completed the form, please have a look.
A reminder:
Nursery, Reception, Year 1, 2, 5 & 6 Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st March
Year 3 & 4 Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th March
Please remember...you never have to wait for Parents’ Evening to speak to a teacher. If you have
concerns about your child, please don’t hesitate to contact the office to make an appointment with
your child’s class teacher.
Reports have gone home with the parent who has full residency however if you require additional
copies, please contact the office and we’ll happily run off a copy.
***Year 6***
We are pleased to let you know that the Transition Worker from THS, Mrs Fasey will be available
for appointments on Tuesday 20th March from 3-4.30pm. If you would like to have a chat with her
or have any questions about life in Year 7, please let the office know and we’ll book you in a time.
Easter Egg Hunt
Thursday 29th March from 3.30pm
Tickets are available from the school office at just £2 per child. Please note,
these will need to be purchased by Friday 23rd March to enable the “Easter Bunny” to buy enough
eggs! Siblings and adults are welcome to participate.
Our next PTA Meeting
This will take place on Monday 23rd April at 7.30pm and is held at The Tiverton Hotel. Everyone
welcome...come and celebrate St George’s Day at the same time!
Donations for the fete
Further to our meeting this week (thank you to everyone for coming along) we are looking for a
few donations for our forthcoming Summer Fete which will take place on Saturday 12th May
Plant Stall:
Seeds and plants, please bring donations along to the fete on the day.
Good condition second hand books and toys.
Soft Toys for tombola.
Bottles of wine and other raffle prizes.
Please bring your donations into the office after Easter.
Choir Club
We are extremely grateful to Mrs Hagley and Mrs Bowler
who both volunteer each week to run our amazing choir
club.
Please may we ask that if your child is to be collected by
someone other than their parent, please let the office or
club leaders know.
This is the same for any after school club as we need to
ensure the safety of all our children. Thank you for your
cooperation in this matter.
If you have any concerns at all about anything to do with school please do come in to discuss it with us as most problems can be solved
easily and quickly if we work together. This newsletter can also viewed on our website www.tidcombe.devon.sch.uk
Child Protection—if you have any concerns about any child, then please contact Simon Green (Headteacher) or Helen Edwards (Deputy
Headteacher). Further contact details are on our website.
Year 6 Leo and Ruby H
Year 5 Kit and Amber
Year 4 Zander and Carly
Year 3 Jackson and Jezimae
Year 2 Freya and Chloe
Year 1 Lucy and Madison
Reception Archie and Jaxon
Nursery Bradley, James,
Lacey and Ellis
App of Concern
The Bigo website / app was originally brought to the attention of the police as
some pupils at a Plymouth secondary school were using it. Please be aware, this
app is prolific for grooming and for sexual preditors. Bigo is a live streaming app
where users can livestream themselves in real time to potentially the world. Any
user can watch you and view what you are saying or doing at that precise time.
Users can also communicate on the live chat in the live feed and call you live on
camera like facetiming but its not private as anyone can watch and say or show
you anything they want or private message you via your app inbox.
Please follow this link for a really helpful website: http://safebook.me.uk/
Attendance
Due to lots of seasonal bugs, our overall attendance has slipped slightly and
we will be monitoring this closely over the rest of the year. Please may we
remind you that good attendance goes hand in hand with good attainment.
Snow Weather Warning
You may be aware that a yellow weather warning is in place for Sunday and there is the chance of
snow. Please assume that we are OPEN on Monday, however a decision will be made by 8pm on
Sunday so please check our Facebook page and also our website for updates. Thank you.