Dear Parents/Guardians
26 June 2015
Newsletter No.35
Sports Week
This week all the children have enjoyed taking part in various sports activities:Monday - KS2 took part in house matches, involving netball and hockey. KS1 had great fun with athletics, learning new
skills and having competitions with each other.
Tuesday – We had great weather for our whole schools sports event which was a great success, mainly due to the
excellent behaviour and sporting nature the children displayed. All children enjoyed both competitive and team sporting
activities. Winners will be announced in Monday’s assembly.
Wednesday – Involved a whole school football tournament. The children from Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
played in one tournament whilst KS2 children played in the other. We had a total of 24 teams with great team spirit
being displayed by children.
Thursday - Foundation and Key Stage 1 showed great skills in a “dance” competition, whilst children from KS2 played in
the Midsummer Football and Netball Tournament which we host each year.
Friday – Multi sport activities and head-hunters took place in the afternoon for all children.
Midsummer Fair / Football & Netball Tournament
Thank you for all your donations towards our Midsummer Fair and for coming along to support the Tournament and the
Fair yesterday. Thank you to our PTFA for all their hard work in organising our Fair – you helped raise a grand total of
£350 – thank you again!
Tournament Results
Football – Another good tournament with great sportsmanship from all teams. A very competitive event which was won
by Longridge Cof E with Goosnargh Oliverson’s as runners-up. A very spirited performance by Barnacre, narrowly
missing out on the semi-finals by goals scored. Well done to all involved.
Netball – We were very proud with how the Netball teams performed. B team took part in their 1 st competition and
showed a lot of potential. The A team have massively progressed this year, winning 3 out of 6 games, drew 2 and lost 1
(only by 1 goal)!. This resulted in narrowly missing out on the semi-finals, coming 3rd in our group. Thank you to all the
children who have attended Netball Club this year.
A big thank you to Miss Shorrock and Mr Walton for organising the tournament and to Mr Howarth and Mrs Berry for
refereeing, along with staff from the Cluster schools.
After School Clubs
Please note that all after school Clubs (with the exception of Barn Owl) have now finished.
Year 4 and 5 children are invited to join a new ‘Ultimate Frisby’ Club which will run on Mondays 3.30pm to 4.30pm from
Monday, 29 June to Monday, 20 July inclusive. This is a trial club to see whether we can enter into competitions next
year. Please complete the slip overleaf if your child would like to join – places are limited to 21 children.
Year 5 Trip
Year 5 children visited Cobble Hey today as part of an extended schools visit arranged with Longridge High School. We
hope they had an enjoyable day.
Induction Meetings – Reception & Nursery Classes for September 2015
Just a reminder to parents that we are holding Induction Meetings on Wednesday, 1 July to give parents the opportunity
to meet school staff and obtain information about their child starting in Reception and Nursery classes in September.
The meeting for parents of children starting in Reception Class in September is at 1.30pm and for Nursery
Class at 2.30pm on Wednesday, 1 July.
Fire Service Visit
Next Wednesday Year 2 and 6 children will be visited by Blackburn Fire Station personnel with a safety presentation.
Maths Team Challenge
Some of our Year 5 and 6 children will be taking part in a Maths Team Challenge at Longridge High School on
Thursday, 2 July competing with other local primary schools – we wish them the best of luck!
Hindu Temple Visit – Year 1 & 2
Just a reminder children from Year 1 and 2 will be visiting the Hindu Temple in Preston on Friday, 3 July. Please could
any outstanding consent forms/payments be sent in on Monday. Children will need to bring a packed lunch for this day
unless they have ordered a grab bag from school as we will be eating late on our return.
Nursery Committee
We have vacancies for interested parents on our Nursery Committee which meets on Monday mornings for three
Committee Meetings and one AGM each school year with the next meeting being held in October. The Committee
values the input from parents/grandparents on the running of our school Nursery. Please contact me if you would like
more information or wish to join us.
Junior Production
Performances for this year’s Junior production of Treasure Island will be held on Tuesday, 14 July at 7.00pm and on
Wednesday, 15 July at 2.00pm and 7.00pm. Tickets can be obtained by filling in the slip overleaf – you are entitled to 2
tickets for each family per performance on a first come first served basis. Applications for tickets should be in by Friday,
26 June. If you require more than 2 tickets and we have a surplus available, these requests will be issued by Friday, 3
July. As usual, our junior production will be recorded and will be available on DVD at a cost of £10.00.
Walking Bus – 3 July
Please note the Walking Bus will not be running on Friday, 3 July. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Spare Clothing
We occasionally need change of uniform and underwear for children – if you have any you no longer need, we would be
very grateful if you could send them in. If your child comes home in a change of clothing, we would appreciate you
washing and returning it. Many thanks.
Dinners
Next week, Wednesday’s roast dinner day will be roast pork or tomato pasta bake, homemade garlic bread and salad,
followed by homemade cupcakes and the Friday Favourite will be Harry Ramsden’s fish, chips and peas or all day
brunch with gammon, omelette, hash brown and beans, followed by choc ices.
Ribchester Roman Museum
Roman Centenary Festival 11 & 12 July. Displays open at 11.00am with the first performance at 12.00pm. Admission
Charge includes entrance to Ribchester Roman Museum.
Yours faithfully
SIMON WALLIS
HEADTEACHER
JUNIOR PRODUCTION TICKETS
‘TREASURE ISLAND’
I would like to order the following tickets for the junior production :-
Tuesday, 14 July @ 7.00 pm
_______
Wednesday, 15 July @ 2.00 pm _______
Wednesday, 15 July @ 7.00 pm ___________
Please enter number of tickets
Parent’s Signature …………………………………………………………………………
Child’s Name ………………………………………………………………….. Year …………………..
ULTIMATE FRISBY AFTER SCHOOL CLUB – YEARS 4 & 5
My child would like to join ‘Ultimate Frisby’ after school club for Year 4 & 5 children on Mondays from 3.30 to
4.30pm from Monday, 29 June to Monday, 20 July.
Child’s Name…………………………………………………………
Year ……………………….