22nd March 2013
Newsletter No 24
William Fletcher School
Dear Parents and Carers,
Many of you will be aware that we had an Ofsted inspection this
week, thank you to all parent and carers who completed the questionnaire
and spoke to the inspectors. Thank you also to the whole staff team, school
governors and of course our wonderful children.
We will be able to share the outcome of the inspection after the Easter
holidays, when we receive the formal report.
Thank you to all the children who participated in Red Nose Day. Everyone
made a great effort dressing up and the school managed to raise £163.
Last Thursday Mrs Phillips took a team of girls from Year 3, 4 & 6 to
represent our school at The Headington Girls Cross Country race. Well
done to all the girls who ran fantastically well and were great ambassadors
for our school. Thank you to Mrs Phillips, Mrs Morris and Mrs BridgesMartin for transporting and supporting the children.
On Tuesday some pupils from Years 5 and 6 went to represent our school
at the Oxfordshire Indoor Athletics Finals. The children performed to a
really high standard and achieved a well deserved 6th place. Well done to all
children who took part and thank you to Mr Lister and Mr Pring for taking
the children to this event.
Year 1 & Year 2 are holding a cake sale on Monday 25th March in the hall
after school. Please can children remember to bring in some loose change
so they can buy a cake if they wish.
Best wishes
Deborah Nind & the William Fletcher team
This week Rohese Mitchell, Charlotte Wilkes, Courtney Barnett and Matthew
Pring have been awarded their silver merit arrows and Marielle Lee has been
awarded her gold merit arrows. Well done to them for successfully
completing a range of tasks and activities to a high standard to be awarded
their arrow badges.
Below are the names of the children who were awarded certificates in last
week’s Friday assembly:
Writer of the week – Lizzy Blake
Reader of the week – Heather Gray
Mathematician of the week – Emma Collett
School Value person of the week – Molliemae Cox
Our assembly theme for the month of March is trust.
Mrs Phillips – Running the London Marathon!
Mrs Phillips is running the London Marathon on 21st April 2013 (26.2 miles!)
and is raising money for the NSPCC. If you would like to sponsor her,
please go to www.virginmoneygiving.com/CaeronPhillips or speak to Mrs
Phillips direct. Every donation or message of support would be very
gratefully received!
Sickness or Diarrhoea
There have been cases of sickness and diarrhoea within the school recently.
Please note the recommended period for your child to be kept away from
school is 48 hours after the last episode of sickness or diarrhoea. This will
help stop the spread of infection to other children.
Raising Concerns
If you have any concerns regarding your child at school please do come and
talk to your child’s teacher so that we can solve issues before they become
problems. If you are unable to speak to your child’s class teacher do please
speak to Mrs Nind.
Sainsbury’s and Tesco Vouchers
The Sainsbury’s voucher scheme has just started and the Tesco voucher
scheme will be starting soon. We will be collecting the vouchers which we
use to purchase equipment for the school. When you have any of these
vouchers please hand them into the office where they will be counted!
PTA News
William Fletcher Easter Letter Hunt
WIN A GREAT EASTER HAMPER
The PTA have organised a ‘Letter Hunt’ around Yarnton village. Your child
will have been given an entry form yesterday. The letters will be displayed
this weekend from Friday 22nd March until Monday 25th March. There are 10
letters to find. Simply find all the letters and arrange them to make an
Easter object. To be entered in the prize draw please return your
completed form and £1.00 entry to the office by Tuesday 26th March.
Happy hunting!!!
Chocolate Square
The PTA have organised a chocolate square board, from today and every
day next week after school, you are invited to give £1 and put your name
on a square. At the next of week squares will be drawn and the lucky
winners will win an Easter egg.
Chess Club
Today will be the last chess club this term and we will finish the school
tournament which decides who qualifies for the Mega final on 4th May. The
best boy and girl in each year will automatically qualify. There is also
another chance to qualify through the “last chance” tournament on 13 th
April. This will be at Magdalen College School from 9.30am to
approximately 3.30pm. All those who have played team chess this year
would have a good chance to qualify. Last year several children did well
enough in the Mega final to qualify for the Giga final later in the year. Well
done to Marielle Lee who played for Oxfordshire last weekend, helping the
team that qualified for the national county championship.
Yarnton Blues Football Club
There will be a free football taster session for 5 & 6 year olds at Rutten Lane
playing fields on Thursday 18th April from 5.30pm – 6.30pm. Training is
every Thursday. For more information please call Will on 07816944401 or
Alun on 07775651096.
Breakfast Club
Breakfast club runs every day from 07:30 – 08:45. The children enjoy a
range of breakfast cereals, fruit juices, yoghurts and toast, followed by the
opportunity to play indoor games. The cost is £3.50 per child starting at
07.30 and £3.00 per child starting at 08:00. If you would like your
children to take part in breakfast club please see Mrs Morris in the office.
Email Newsletter
If you would like the newsletter emailed to you every week, can you please
email Mrs Morris at office.2354@william-fletcher.oxon.sch.uk and your
details will be added to the email list. Our newsletters can also be viewed
online at http://www.william-fletcher.oxon.sch.uk/William_Fletcher
School Website:
http://www.william-fletcher.oxon.sch.uk
MAGPIES AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
Magpies collect the children and take them to North Kidlington School
where the children are supervised and take part in a range of activities.
Parents and Carers collect their child at the end of the day. If you are
interested in your child attending Magpies either now or possibly in the
future you can get further information about Magpies at
www.kidlingtonmagpies.co.uk or by emailing
theteam@kidlingtonmagpies.co.uk or calling 07726051044.
March 2013
Monday 25th March
Tuesday 26th March
Wednesday 27th March
Thursday 28th March
Parents Evening
Parents Evening
Year 5 & 6 Aylesbury Theatre
School finishes at 3pm for Easter break
April 2013
Monday 15th April
Monday 15th April
Tuesday 16th April
Wednesday 17th April
Term 4 Starts
Year 4 Hooke Court
Year 4 Hooke Court
Year 4 Hooke Court
May 2013
Wednesday 1st May
Thursday 2nd May
Friday 3rd May
WC Monday 13th May
Tuesday 21st May
Thursday 23rd May
May Morning Celebrations
Library
PTA Quiz Night
Sats Week
Class Photos
Year 6 Marlborough Introduction Day 1
William Fletcher School Term Dates 2012/2013
Term 5
Monday 15th April to Friday 24th May
Term 6
Tuesday 4th June to Friday 19th July
Monday 3rd June INSET Day
Please note the additional Bank Holiday date of:Good Friday 29th March
May Day Monday 6th May
William Fletcher School Term Dates 2013/2014
Term 1
Tuesday 3rd September to Friday 25th October
Monday 2nd September INSET Day
Term 2
Monday 4th November to Friday 20th December
Term 3
Tuesday 7th January to Friday 14th February
Monday 6th January INSET Day
Term 4
Monday 24th February to Friday 4th April
Term 5
Tuesday 22nd April to Friday 23rd May
Term 6
Tuesday 3rd June to Friday 18th July
Monday 2nd June INSET Day
Please note the Bank Holiday dates of:Easter Monday 21st April
May Day 5th May
These dates may be subject to change due to INSET but we will always give
you as much notice as possible.