Barnham Primary
Newsletter
Our whole school attendance
figure for this week is:
98.2%
9th October 2015
Our new best ever!!!
Sports Leaders
We have a very exciting lunchtime programme launching next week! Each week on a Monday,
Wednesday and Friday we will have Sports Coaches from All Star coaching coming in to lead
sports activity stations on the front playground at lunchtimes. The coaches will be working
alongside and training up our school sports leaders. There will be six stations, one for each
class, and activities will be run to develop ‘a skill a week’.
Our Sports Leaders are:
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Joe, Lennon, Louis, Holly, Rachel and Archie
We are busy planning and equpping new play zones for the field areas to make lunchtimes
more exciting and to give children a greater choice of play activities. Look out for more details
coming soon!
Tremendous Attendance
This week’s attendance percentage of 98.2% is the best we have ever had!! Thank you so much for trying hard to
schedule your child’s appointments for times after school or times which allow you to collect them from school or bring
them1 back, every half day really does matter to their learning.
Parent Consultations
We will be holding our parent consultations on the following days:
Monday 19th October Hedgehog Class Only
2pm and 6.30pm
Wednesday 21st October All classes including Hedgehog
3.30pm – 5.30pm
Thursday 22nd October Moles, Badgers, Foxes, Squirrels & Otters
3.30pm – 6.30pm
If you wish to make an appointment with your child’s class teacher sign-up sheets will be available on the
front playground from Monday afternoon. If you do not bring or collect your child from school you can of
course, telephone the school office to make an appointment.
We are really delighted to see Miss Rogers return back to work this week, following her recent operation.
Unfortunately, Mrs Dowds has run into complications following her operation and as yet is not fit enough to
return to work. She is desperate to come back to work and is e-mailing each day, with all of her plans for
Squirrel class and seeking updates on their progress and well-being. Mrs Nicholas will be with Squirrel Class
on Monday and Tuesday this week, we are taking it two days at a time whilst Mrs Dowds health is reviewed.
Over the last few months Mr Holman has been very busy at the weekends training to be a Level 3
Forest Schools Leader. Mr Holman has identified and visited a small copse of woods within
walking distance of school that is perfect for use as a Forest School site. Mr Holman will be
starting to take Badger Class, half the class at a time, to visit the woods and engage in a wide
variety outdoor learning experiences. On some of the sessions an assessor will visit to quality
assure Mr Holman’s skills and expertise. We are very much hoping that over the coming months
we will be able to schedule forest school sessions for all of the classes.
Please keep an eye on the Forest Schools page of our website, more information will be coming
soon!
E-Safety for Parents
We are delighted to have e-safer Suffolk coming in to work with children, staff and parents on Tuesday 20th
October. Ensuring that children and adults are aware of how to stay safe online is crucial in the technology
rich 21st century we live in.
We are happy to provide childcare for your children if you wish to attend the e-safety session for parents on
Tuesday 20th October from 3.45 – 4.45pm. Please just return the reply slip or call the office to let us know if
you will be attending.
FOBs AGM – Tuesday 13th October 7pm
Have a wonderful weekend 