Knights Templar Church School
Newsletter No. 9
22nd January 2016
email:office@knightstemplar.somerset.sch.uk
www.knightstemplarfirst.co.uk
JANUARY
Tuesday 26th ~ Supporting your Early Years child with writing: all Nursery, Sycamore and
Willow parents welcome from 9 to 10am in the school hall
~ Jim Jam Jamboree from 3.30 to 5pm
Wednesday 27th ~ Supporting your Early Years child with writing: all Nursery, Sycamore
and Willow parents welcome from 2.30 to 3.30 in the ICT suite
Friday 29th ~ Celebration Assembly with Willow class sharing (2.45 start)
FEBRUARY
Thursday 4th ~ Year 3 and Year 4 trip to SS Great Britain, Bristol
Friday 5th ~ Year 4 overnight stay in Bristol and visit to @Bristol museum and Sikh Temple
~ Family Reading 9 to 9.30am
~ Celebration Assembly with Silver Birch class sharing (2.45 start) CHANGED
Wednesday 10th ~ Chinese New Year Celebration with dance group workshops
~ Open assembly to share the children’s performances at 3pm
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Thursday 11 ~ Puppetcraft performances for Early Years (in the school hall)
Friday 12th ~ Celebration Assembly with Ash class sharing (start at 2.45)
HALF TERM: MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY TO FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
Thursday 25th ~ Mid year reports out - Parents and carers can pick these up from 3.15 in the
foyer (available from the office from Friday 26th)
~ Indoor Football starts for Y3s from 3.30 to 4.15pm
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Friday 26 ~ Celebration Assembly with Oak class sharing (from 2.45pm)
Saturday 27th ~ Family Film at 2pm: a chance to enjoy popcorn and family entertainment.
MARCH
Tuesday 1st March ~ supporting the Early Years child with maths for reception and nursery
parents and carers from 9.10 to 10am
~ parent and teacher meetings from 4 to 6pm
Thursday 3rd March ~ World Book Day – dress up as a book character
~ parent and teacher meetings from 4 to 6pm
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Friday 4 March ~ Mothers’ Day Secret Room from 9 to 11.30
~ Family reading from 9 to 9.30pm
~ Celebration Assembly with Maple class sharing (from 2.45pm)
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Wednesday 9 March ~ supporting the Early Years child with maths for reception and
nursery parents and carers from 2.30 to 3.30pm
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Friday 11 March ~ Peace Day – a focus on sharing peace around the world
~ Celebration Assembly with Cherry class sharing (from 2.45pm)
Friday 18th March ~ Sport Relief Day: dress up as your sporting hero
~ Celebration Assembly (Sycamore sharing) CHANGED
~ School disco 5.30 to 7pm
Monday 21st ~ Diversity week: Pete Stevenson in for poetry and drama workshops
Wednesday 23rd ~ Gloria Lawrence with storytelling
~ Safari around the world 3.30 to 4.30pm: come in and enjoy food from
around the world prepared and cooked by the children (PTFA)
Thursday 24th ~ Easter hats and Easter activities from 9am
Three Stars and a Wish
We are always very grateful to parents who bring along clothes and uniform that are
no longer needed. At the moment, we need spare girls pants, swimming costumes
and trunks, and any school uniform that is now too small for your children. Please
bring them to the office if you have anything to donate.
Special stars over these last two weeks have been the children who have written
stories about the resilient rat. It is great that they have come up with their own ideas
and written them in their own time to share with the rest of the school. Congratulations to
Esther S, Kaelyn C,Otis J,Ruby S, Lloyd H,Honey-Mai E, Holly H,Chelsey L, Frank J-K, Alana B
and Rose G
Many thanks to all those of you who have wished me a speedy recovery. The
children have been so kind and quick to help with opening doors, picking things up
and generally asking after me. Hopefully, I’ll be back on my feet soon but until then, I am
always on the end of the phone or in my room so do pop in if you want to see me.
If your child is chosen as the Pupil of the Week and you get a text message to
invite you in, please can you contact the school office and let them know. We
are spending precious money following these messages up when we don’t
hear. Also, please tell the office and not the class teacher as sometimes the
messages are overheard or seen when they are delivered!
RACER and this week’s challenge
RACER stands for resilient,
adventurous, curious,
empathetic and reflective.
This next fortnight’s focus is
‘being adventurous’. It might be
trying new foods, challenging
yourself on a new sport, being
brave and paying for something
in the shop, trying a new game.
This fortnight, we’re asking
children to keep a note of things
that were a challenge – when they maybe felt a little nervous or unsure but they
overcame those feelings and ‘had a go’! We’ll share the challenges in assemblies and
encourage everyone to be brave!
FREE Triple P Positive Parenting Programme
 Developing Positive Relationships
 Encouraging Desirable Behaviour
 Teaching New Skills and Behaviours
 Managing Behaviour
Has your family life become a bit chaotic? Are your children ruling the roost?
Do you want to turn things around? Maybe we can help you find the solutions.
A new group is starting on Mondays for 8 weeks starting 29th February 2016
TIME 10am till 12 noon
VENUE Williton Children Centre (next to GP Surgery)
PRESENTERS Tracey Bland & Sue Burt
Each session lasts for 2 hours and includes refreshments. To book your place, please
contact Sue by phone or text using 07807015236, or Tracey 07585983357 or 01984 635980.
Sainsbury’s Active Kids
Do you, your family, your neighbours or friends shop at Sainsbury’s? Each year, we get
fabulous PE and cooking equipment as a result of the vouchers that are collected and
donated to the school. Please let people know that we really appreciate the vouchers
that are being given out from 27th January to 3rd May.
Top Marks in Dance Exams for Dreams
Pupils from D.r.e.a.m.s School of Dancing and Performing Arts, run by principal Dianne
Turner, gained top marks in their dance exams taken recently with the International Dance
Teacher’s Association with an examiner from London.
Pre-Juvenile Ballet Award was taken by Sophie Payton who received top marks of Highly
Commended. She also gained her Rosette Award in Theatre Craft joined by Peggy Bishop
and Rose Gee. Primary Ballet was taken by Peggy Bishop, Kaelyn Cross, Rose Gee and
Sizhu Chen and all receiving top marks of Honours and Distinction.
Ruby Sowden, Sizhu Chen, Sophie Sefton, Abigail Pentland and Kaelyn Cross all gained
Highly Commended for their Musical Theatre Exam with Singing, Dance and Drama.
Bronze Medals for Musical Theatre were awarded to Abigail Pentland, Ruby Sowden and
Sophie Sefton. They recited a poem of their choice and performed a song and dance solo
from a Musical.
Dance Principal Dianne Turner said the results were outstanding and she was very proud of
her pupils who all worked so hard, they really deserved the great marks they received.
There are free taster sessions running for the Theatre Craft classes on Mondays, Tuesdays
and Wednesdays for all ages. If you are interested to join a class, then please contact
Dianne on 01984 633599.
Community notices
Mr Thomas rang to say he has a netball post surplus to requirements which will be free to a
good home – please phone him on 01984 640194. (It’s not suitable for school as it has to be
pushed into the ground).
DANCE
Manda Clarke’s School of Dancing
invite you to help them raise funds for St
Margaret’s Hospice Care.
They are holding a Coffee Morning (with
bric-a-brac and raffle) on 29 January
from 10.30 to 1pm at Manda Clarke’s
School of Dancing, 36 Irnham Road,
Minehead. Free entry.
Also they are rehearsing for a show
‘Let’s Dance’ to be held at the Regal
Theatre, Minehead on 13 February,
7.30pm. Adult tickets £6.50, Friends of
the Regal £6.00, Children under 14 £3
PUPILS OF THE WEEK
Sycamore ~ Tristan Young Maggie-May Hudson
Willow ~ Caiden Pope Breagh Lambert
Ash ~ Emma Palmer Ned Ellwood
Silver Birch ~ John Cooke Amy Burnett
Maple ~ Millie Johnson Alana Bulpin
Cherry ~ Harvey Kingdon Brooklyn Short
Oak ~ Abigail Pentland Ethan Shlusar
Kindness Cup ~ Chelsey Liddell
Zak Watson