ISSUE 9
The price of greatness is
‘Responsibility’ (Winston Churchill)
Value of the month
Our value of the month is Responsibility. We have explored this through looking at pets
and I introduced the children to Derek, my British Shorthair cat. Following on from this, we
looked at responsibilities we have around school and at home. Jean Garner will be coming
in after half term to do an assembly on the anniversary of the Queen’s 60th Coronation
and will link this to the Queen’s specific responsibilities.
| May 2013
Upcoming events
Thur 6th June
Reception Assembly
Tues 11th June
Y4 trip to Hidnall Park and Maths
workshop (from 5pm)
Fri 14th June
Y3 trip to Boxmoor Trust
Martin Smith, Headteacher
Mon 17th June
Reception trip to Boxmoor Trust
and open classrooms (3.30pm)
Meet the Leadership Team!
Tues 18th June
Parent/Teacher Consultations
3.30-6pm
This month I’d like to introduce you to Stephen
Atkins who you may know as a former parent.
Stephen is highly skilled on many fronts, and I
value his financial eye on school accounts!
Wed 18th June | 5-8pm
Parent/Teacher Consultations
Thurs 20th June
Year 5 Assembly
Stephen says, ‘I chair the Resources committee
for the Governing Body. We deal with money
coming into and going out of the school,
buildings, grounds, security and polices and
procedures. We plan for the future. We support
but also challenge the Headteacher about the
running of Pixies.
The best part is visiting the classrooms, which is
year 3 for me. I have enjoyed seeing all of them
grow up since year R!’
Wed 26th June
Sports day
Thurs 27th June
Year 3 Assembly
Mathletics/Spellodrome
Stephen Atkins | Community Governor
Year 6 at the Frontier Centre
We have really missed the Year 6s
this week but they haven’t had much
time to miss us! Daily reports from
Mrs Axford tell of the wonderful time
they are having with mountain
biking, archery, abseiling, etc. The
class are early risers (on Tuesday
they were up at 6.45am) but I’m sure
by the time you receive this
newsletter that might have changed
due to an action packed week. Well
done Year 6 and a big thank you to
Mrs Axford, Mr Franklin and
Mrs Smiles for making it such a fun
time.
Thank you to all those who
attended the workshop we ran on
Mathletics and Spellodrome. This
software is very exciting and is
proven to raise standards in
maths and spelling. If your child
has not yet received a username
or password then please see
their class teacher for further
details and a demonstration of
how this is being used in school.
Fundraising thank you
A big thank you for raising £218
for St Rose’s School which will
help school mum, Natalie.
£106 was also raised for The
Peace Hospice in memory of
Avril Mitchell.
Stars of
the week
All rise for the Mayor!
We were all very pleased to welcome the
Mayor of Dacorum to the school after we had to
abandon plans for the first visit due to traffic
issues.
Week of 03/05/13
The Mayor opened our new courtyard garden
area and was shown around the garden by the
school council whilst live pictures were beamed
back to the hall courtesy of my iPad to very
excited but respectful children.
Reception: Jayden Harry
Year 1: Bhavan Walia
Year 2: Adam Steel
Year 3: Sophie Wiles
Year 4: Millie Kelly
Year 5: Oliver Hogan
Year 6: Hannah Scrivener
When the Mayor returned to the hall, he was
asked questions about his role. He explained
how his job is never the same from day to day,
why he dresses in specific regalia, what a mace
is and why there is a different mayor each year.
Week of 10/05/13
We were joined on the day by the local
newspaper (The Hemel Gazette) who published
a story of the special occasion.
New Behaviour Policy
Insert days
A new Behaviour Policy has been uploaded to
our school website under the ‘policies’ tab. Within
the policy, we hope all members of the school
community will find the rewards clear, the
sanctions appropriately structured and a positive
ethos running throughout the document which
now links to our Values Education Policy.
As we come towards the end of this
academic year, our attention is
already turning towards next year’s
plans. We do our best to tag Inset
days on to the beginning or end of a
holiday to make child care
arrangements more straight forward
rather than having odd days in the
middle of a regular term time week.
As part of the appendix, there is now a ‘guide to
the law’ section which clearly details out what
schools can and cannot do within this area of
school life.
I have agreed with the governors that the policy
be piloted this term and fully implemented by
September 2013.
Each academic year gives a five day
Inset entitlement and Monday 2nd
and Tuesday 3rd September will be
the first of those Inset days. We will
be looking at children’s thinking
skills, teaming up with Micklem
school to host the event. We will
also be training staff to use software
for educational visits and reviewing
this school year.
Safety in the school grounds
I am appalled to find several cases of irresponsible dog owners who have allowed their
dogs to foul in the school grounds. On one occasion, a young child picked up a soiled bag
at the end of the field and had a member of staff not been near by, it could’ve posed a
serious health issue. Please can I ask all parents and children to remain vigilant and if you
see anything untoward please contact the school office.
Can I also remind all parents that whilst we encourage your child to ride a bikes or
scooters to school, children should not be using them in the confined space of the school
playground.
Reception: Louie Rayment
Year 1: Verity Fay
Year 2: Aron Belson
Year 3: Libbe Houlihan
Year 4: Charlie Hyder
Year 5: Oliver Marchant
Year 6: Joel Amos
Week of 17/05/13
Reception: Dorian
Scamardella
Year 1: Francesco Oliver
Year 2: Matthew Conlon
Year 3: Sophie Wiles
Year 4: Tristan Flury
Year 5: Oliver Pleece
Year 6: Year 6
Week of 24/05/13
Reception:
Year 1: x
Year 2: x
Year 3: x
Year 4: x
Year 5: x
Year 6: x
Well done
to everyone!