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Bayards Hill Primary School
Newsletter Number 5
Friday, 22th November 2010
IMPORTANT DATES:The Christmas Bazaar will be on Wednesday 8th December at 3.00pm – everyone welcome
Bingo evening – 9th December – more details will be revealed soon
Christmas Performance Dates:
Early Years will be on Tuesday 14th December at 9.30am
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Years 1 & 2 will be on 10th December

Years 3, 4 5 and 6 will be on Monday 13th December
School Christmas Dinner will be held on Wednesday 15th December – the forms for
ordering your meal MUST be returned by 6th December to allow for ordering
The Bayards Got Talent Show will be held on Wednesday 15th December
The school will break for the Christmas holiday on Friday 17th December at 2.00pm
Children In Need and Anti-Bullying
A big thank you to all the parents and carers who came to our Children in Need
and
Anti-Bullying Assembly. It was wonderful to see so many of you supporting the
pupils.
Thank you to everyone who dressed up spotty and gave a donation to Children in
Need.
With your help we raised £210.15 for the charity.
Year 5 and 6 Homework Reminder
From this term onwards, pupils in Years 5 and 6 will receive at
least one piece of maths and literacy homework each week. Topic
homework may also be sent home on occasions.
It is a statutory requirement for pupils in Key Stage 2 to
complete homework in order to further their knowledge and
understanding and consolidate the week’s work, up to 2.5hrs per
week by Year 6. Therefore, we would appreciate parental support
with the completion of homework and returning it to school on
time.
If pupils fail to complete their homework, they will be required
to do it during their break and/or lunch time. Having difficulty
with homework will not be an acceptable reason for failing to
complete it as teachers are available during lunch times for
further explanation and support.
We thank you in advance for your support with this.
The Year 5/6 Team
Hijab and Dupatta
Please be aware that pupils wearing these items to school should wear the
colours of
the school uniform, that is dark blue, white, grey or black.
We thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
Wanted! Someone like you!!
Do you make a difference? Are you a decision maker? Have you got
the odd day to spare? People like you are needed to sit on the
school appeals and exclusions panel. So if you are interested
please call 01865 810 180 or email
schoolappeals@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Coffee Morning
We would like to warmly invite you to our coffee mornings
which take place every Friday from 9.10am to 10.30am in the
Early Years building. Please feel free to bring your
younger children with you. Everyone is welcome. Entrance
is through the main gate next to Early Years. Come in, turn
right through big gate & wait under cover
It is your chance to ask any questions you may
have, chat to other parents/carers and find out what else is
going on in the community.
Playground
Please can we ask you to not allow your children to use the playground
climbing equipment
before school, especially during the wintery weather. When the climbing
equipment is
frosty or damp, it is a major health and safety concern and we do not want a
child to injure
themselves.
Arrival At School
Although we welcome the children coming to school we do not
want them to arrive too early as staff are not available to
supervise them before the start of the official school day,
unless they attend the Breakfast Club. Children in Years 1
to 6 should arrive and be in their classroom for 8.50am.
Children in Early Years should arrive at their classroom for
9.00am.
Cycle Theft
A postcode marked bicycle is more difficult for a thief to sell on and is much
less likely to
get stolen. If a marked bike does get stolen, the police are then able to
return the bike
to its owner. Thames Valley Police provide a free bicycle marking service.
For more
information contact your local neighbourhood team on 0845 8 505 505 or e-mail
them
BartonNHPT@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Bayards Hill through to the Athletics Final!
A great afternoon for Bayards Hill year 5 pupils last Thursday as they won
event after event at the Athletics Competition, held at Cheney School.
Beating Windmill School and St. Michael's, Bayards Hill pupils came first and
are through to the Athletics Final. The year 5 pupils participated with 100%
effort and support for their peers. They were all excellent representatives
for the school.
"I really enjoyed
"First there was a warm up race
"I really
enjoyed the 2
all of it. St.
to get us started. I really
1/2 relay
Michael's came 3rd,
enjoyed the over under relay
Windmill came 2nd
race. Even
race. Suddenly the man was about
and Bayards Hill
though
to announce the results...3rd
Windmill had
came 1st. I am
place St.Michael's, 2nd place
a fast
looking forward to
Windmill Primary and last but not
runner, I
the finals." Chelsea
least 1st place Bayards Hill!"
and Hsupport the year 5 pupils in the Athletics
still beat
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Ricola
Final which will be held at Iffley Road Sports Centre on the 7th December
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him!" Jay
1pm.
Good luck to the year 5 pupils from all the staff and pupils at Bayards Hill
Primary School.
Finally, I have some sad news to share with you concerning Roy Whittingham
Roy Whittingham, who was Headteacher of Bayswater Middle School when it was on
our current on our site, has sadly passed away. Mr Whittingham was an
inspiring and influential Headteacher who guided the school during the change
from a Secondary School to a Middle School in the early 1970’s, and then as a
Middle School into the 1980’s. Mr Whittingham was warmly and highly regarded
by all who knew him and his contribution to education enormous. Our thoughts
and condolences go to his family.
Yours sincerely
Keith Ponsford
Headteacher
HEADINGTON PARTNERSHIP EXTENDED SERVICES
CHRISTMAS LIGHT NIGHT
Friday 26 November
all around central Oxford
wrap up warm to come and celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season in Oxford with a buzzing evening
of processions, lights, dance, art, live music and street performance, all thrown together with a generous
helping of festive cheer!
it starts with the children’s lantern procession through the streets from Bonn Square at 6.15 pm via
Queen Street, Cornmarket, Market Street, Broad Street, Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket, Queen
Street and back to Bonn Square. All four of our primary schools and Cheney will be in the procession!
There will be late opening in museums and galleries and lots to enjoy on the street including at 8.15pm,
from Radcliffe Square : Unsilent Night promenade procession – a walking sound sculpture!
See posters on the notice board and www.oxfordinspires.org
ALICE IN WONDERLAND with Oxfordshire Theatre Company
Thursday 16 December 6.00 pm
St Andrew’s School, London Road, OX3 9ED
sponsored by Headington Partnership
booking now open : booking forms available at your school office,
on the Partnership website www.headingtonpartnership.org.uk
or e-email lesley.williams@oxfordshire.gov.uk
ticket prices : adults £7.50; children/concessions £4; family £20
If you qualify for the Go4it! subsidy you could apply for free tickets
Contact Lesley Williams 01865 428 059
SCIENCE OXFORD 1-5 London Place Oxford OX4 1BD
Oxford's new Cultural Centre for Science and Enterprise - Public Consultation
Science Oxford has recently announced a plan to open a major cultural centre for science and enterprise
next to the Castle Mound.
We want to find out what you think about having this sort of centre in the heart of Oxford. What should be
in it? What excites you? What worries you? What are you confused about? Come along and let us know!
Tuesday 7 December, 7pm, Consultation Workshop,
Science Oxford Live
Wednesday 8 December, 2pm, Consultation Workshop,
Science Oxford Live
Thursday 9 December, 5pm, Consultation Workshop,
Science Oxford Live
If you are unable to make any of these consultation workshops, you can still put your views across:
- online at www.scienceoxford.com/our-future
- at Science Oxford Live by filling in a questionnaire
- by e-mail to future@scienceoxford.com
And also : An ABC of life
Thursday 2 December 7:30pm
A back-to-basics interactive introduction in the science of life
What defines whether things live or not? What conditions are needed for life to exist?
What are the 5 kingdoms of living things? And how did life begin?
Take part in our back-to-basics interactive introduction as we explore the science of life.
Cost : SO Live Friend : FREE
Per person : £5.00
Family/group (up to 5 people) : £16.00
Booking essential : tel : 1865 728953
www.scienceoxfordlive.com