Good afternoon,

 

Our week started with great excitement for Chaffinch as they enjoyed a Newbury Showground Breakfast workshop.  Seeing the photos on the website, I can see the fun they had.  The learning, I hope will help them now and, in the future, to make healthy choices and consider the wider issues around animal welfare and sustainability.  As I was in the hall, I heard one of our Year 3 boys say that it was the best day ever and that was at 10.30am!  Thank you, Mrs Dodds, for organising it, the photos on the class page are wonderful.

 

On Thursday, the whole school experienced a day of First Aid.  It was great to see the learning and to see how much the children enjoyed it and also to see their understanding of its value and importance.

I hope the children have shared lots of their learning with you but I wanted to highlight two key points which staff felt would be good to point out.

1. For the children to know their postcode so they can call for help clearly.

2. Consider downloading the what three words app for precise locations in all sorts of areas.

I would like to thank Mrs Wirth for organising such a valuable day.

 

Today, Mr O'Reilly was proud of the Year 3 and 4 children who represented the school in a County Cup knockout match.  They didn't win but they worked hard and kept smiling.  Next week we have a Year 5 and 6 playoff on Monday with a 2pm Home kick off.  Good luck!

 

I have a few messages from Mrs Gan: 

If your child is continuing with Fife club, please return the permission slip and payment.  If they do not wish to continue, please return the Fife to Mrs Gan or to the office.

Wasma t-shirt orders need returning please by the deadline so these can be sent off and processed.

 

Early in the week, you hopefully received a FOFSA newsletter.  I am amazed by the amount raised in just one term.  A huge thank you to the committee and to you all for your support.

 

Finally (and on the topic of money!) I wanted to let you know that we have problems with our boiler.  We have sourced heaters and half of the school is on a different system and is working normally.  I am pleased we have been able to continue our week as normal and thank the staff for their resilience and smiles! School certainly feels colder once the children have gone home!

 

I wish you a lovely weekend

With kind regards

Jacquie Vanstone