Newsletter 22nd September 2017

25th September—Individual photos 25th September—Extra-curricular clubs week 2

25th September—Extended clubs week 1 29th September—Macmillan coffee morning (see flyer)

2nd October—Year 6 Mock SATs

2nd October—Extra-curricular clubs week 3 2nd October—Extended clubs week 2

9th October—Extra-curricular clubs week 4 9th October—Extended clubs week 3 16th October—No extra-curricular clubs due to parents evening. However, extended clubs are still running.

16th October—Extended clubs week 4 16th, 17th and 19th October—Parents evenings

17th October—Harvest festival assembly

18th October—Year 6 Kidzania visit

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Dear Parents/ Carers,

I can’t quite believe that we are already three weeks into the Autumn term!

We have had our student council elections this week for Year 4, 5 and 6 and we look forward to our Year 3 children taking part next week. I have been amazed at the quality of presentations from the children as they present their manifestos. Each child presented to their whole year group of 170 children, explaining why they would make a great student council representative for their year group. That alone is an amazing achievement and I want to say a huge well done to those children. Look out for the results of the elections in our next newsletter where we will run a report on the individuals who make up the student council!

Could I also take this opportunity to remind everyone about the safety of all children when dropping off and picking up at the end of the day. As the evenings become darker, it is vital that children are fully aware of ‘road safety’ and keeping themselves safe.

Our Macmillan Coffee Morning last year was a wonderful success and we are hoping for the same this year. I look forward to seeing many of you at our event on 29th September!

With very best wishes,

Kelly Cursley

Acting Head of School

Recognition Express is delighted to have teamed up with the road safety charity Brake for the ninth year running to help promote Road Safety

Week to schools across the UK.

We are inviting all children to enter this competition by creating a banner design to help raise awareness about road safety. Children will bring

home an entry form. Please complete and return this to school no later than

Friday 6th October 2017. There will be twelve prize-winners, each of whom will have a large-scale

banner featuring their winning design printed for display outside their school during Road Safety Week (20th - 26th November 2017)

to raise awareness about the importance of driving slowly

In addition, winning schools will receive a high-visibility drawstring bag for each child and the pupil behind the winning design will receive a

special personalised award.

This year’s official Road Safety Week theme is Speed Down Save Lives which gives your budding artists plenty of scope to come up with a great

design.

We are looking for bold, eye catching designs. Remember your road safety banner could be displayed outside school premises, so make sure

it attracts attention!

Good luck and we look forward to seeing your entries.

COMPETITION TIME!

MEET THE

TEAM

Adam Shirley

Head of Enrichment

Emily Marshall

Head of Music

Jamie O’Grady

Head of PE

Boppy Wilmshurst

French Teacher Phillipa Murrell

PE Specialist

Everybody’s Business

If you are worried about a child, please speak to Hayley Cook, Assistant Head and Safeguarding

Lead or contact the MASH

01908 253169 or 253170

Our school designated safeguarding staff are:-

Year 6 have had an amazing start to the new school year studying World at War. They have found out about the causes of WW1 and how the war

changed the map of Europe. Last week the focus was on the war itself and what it would be like to be a soldier in the trenches. Using their knowledge

and empathy skills, Year 6 were asked to write a letter home from the trenches to their loved ones.

Take a look at some of the amazing letters they produced.

Inspired by our Year 6 topic World At War, Oliver from 6JG bought in some of his military collection. We have been discussing what life was like for soldiers in the trenches and how the government used to recruit people in to the military using propaganda and conscription. Oliver was able to explain the differences between the modern military and the military of WW1. He explained how these replicas are much easier to move in than the heavy, itchy uniforms they would have worn in World War one.

His friend Archie helped to model his beret.

4TR

99.7%

5SM

100%

8th September

15th September

4TR

99% 5SM

and 5CG

99.4%

Mrs Blackhurst and Mr Thomas set a science summer challenge! As some of you may be aware, the ingredients for making slime involved a detergent only found in Aldi. Unfortunately, Aldi has changed the ingredients in this detergent and therefore the slime recipe no longer works. Many of the recipes found online require an ingredient known as Borax. This is dangerous and has been banned from many products in the UK. Mrs Blackhurst and Mr Thomas were desperate to find a new way to make slime, using safe ingredients and thought that the TMA children would be up for the challenge. Fortunately, we have some new recipes and some competition winners.

Well done to Emilie 6DI, Julia 6RE and Shaan 6RE

This is Emilie’s winning recipe.

You will need: 235ml PVA glue 1 Teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda Gel food colouring 1 tablespoon of contact lens solution—must contain boric acid (for example Alcon opti-free express solution from Tesco) Method 1. Fill a clean bowl with the PVA glue. 2. Add 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda 3. Add a dollop of the gel food colouring. 4. Mix together really well 5. Next add 1 tablespoon of the contact lens solution. 6. Mix with a spoon until it starts becoming sticky. 7. Now remove from the bowl and knead it with your hands. Really

sticky at first but will become less sticky the more you knead it. 8. If it is still sticky add a few drops of

contact lens solution and knead a bit more

9. Be careful as too much will make it brittle

10. Have fun!

In Year 3, the children have been busy writing ‘What Am I?’ poems in our English lessons. We have looked at including lots of rhyme, adjectives and even some similes! Here are

some examples

A letter will be sent home with your child if they have been selected to represent the school in any of the fixtures

below.

Sports Corner Upcoming Fixtures

Jay in 5CG completed his first

triathlon at Woburn Abbey.

September

21/9/17

Year 5/6 Hockey induction night 3:45pm

28/9/17

Year 5/6 Hockey league 3:45pm

October

2/10/17 Year 5/6 Badminton 5/10/17

Year 5/6 Hockey League 3:45pm

12/10/17

Year 5/6 Hockey League 3:45pm

19/10/17

Year 5/6 Hockey League 3:45pm

Evie (6SB/RC) recently won 2

awards from her cheerleading group

MK Elite.

Lillie (5SM) won a medal for swimming. She swam 50M front

crawl and 50M back stroke!

Alexandra participated in the #MK50 Get On Your Bike 2017 on Sunday 17th

September, which took place in aid of Cancer Research UK. Alexandra

completed the 20 mile route and not only that, Alexandra cycled there and back.

Well done, Alexandra!

Jack (5SM) won the Man of the Match trophy at the weekend. Jack plays for

Newport Town FC.

Well done Sofia (3SB) and Anya (3JJ) for becoming

Mighty Monkey Taekwondo Black belts

last weekend!

You must arrange a meeting with the school if you want to take your child out of school during term time.

You can only do this if:

you make an application to the school in advance

there are exceptional circumstances

An appointment must be made to discuss the reason for taking your child out of school during term time. The school will inform you of the outcome of the meeting.

You can be fined for taking your child on holiday during term time without the school’s permission.

HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME

Sophie in class 3MC has been growing her hair for just over 2 years now to cut it off and give it to The Little Princess Trust to

make a wig for children with cancer. She is also raising money for Cancer Research.

Sophie said the reason she wanted to do this is " I want to help all the poorly children

feel a little better, it’s sad that they are poorly and I want to put a smile

on their faces again".

Sophie has a just giving page if you would like to donate visit

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sophie-sartain

Has your child done anything outside of school?

Maybe they have won a trophy, performed at the theatre, gymnastics, football, dancing?

Please send in a small write-up and picture to nhanshaw@tma.bucks.sch.uk for inclusion in our fortnightly newsletter.

Two Mile Ash School Speech and Language Therapy Service are pleased to be offering a block of taster evening sessions later this term which will develop your knowledge and skills in this area.

The course will provide:

Teaching from a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.

Opportunities to discuss ideas to help develop children’s listening, understanding and speaking.

Information about typical development as well as communication difficulties children can experience.

Handouts with tips and strategies to support children’s speech and language skills.

Opportunities to have a cup of tea and meet other parents and carers.

Speech, language and communication skills are critical for the classroom environment as they underpin the skills needed for reading, spelling and writing.

Please look out for more information on the upcoming course in future newsletters. To register your interest, please email:

nhanshaw@tma.bucks.sch.uk

Are you interested in developing your skills and

knowledge about your child’s speech and

language development?

Notices and Reminders

Blue check gingham dress

Grey skirt

White blouse

TMA white or navy polo shirt with logo* (Claret for Year 6 pupils)

TMA school navy sweatshirt* or cardigan* (Claret for Year 6 pupils)

White socks

Black school shoes (no sandals)

Grey trousers or grey tailored shorts

White shirt

TMA white or navy polo shirt with logo* (Claret for Year 6 pupils)

TMA school navy sweatshirt* (Claret for Year 6 pupils)

Navy, grey or white socks

Black school shoes (no trainers)

SUMMER SCHOOL UNIFORM

GIRLS

Grey skirt or tailored trousers (not cropped/ no leggings with skirts)

White blouse

TMA white or navy polo shirt with logo* (Claret for Year 6 pupils)

TMA school navy sweatshirt* or cardigan* (Claret for Year 6 pupils)

Navy or black tights or white socks

BOYS

Grey trousers

White shirt

TMA white or navy polo shirt with logo* (Claret for Year 6 pupils)

TMA school navy sweatshirt* (Claret for Year 6 pupils)

Navy, grey or white socks

Black school shoes, No trainers

WINTER SCHOOL UNIFORM

Please be reminded of the correct TMA school uniform. Class teachers will be contacting parents if the correct uniform is not being worn.

www.facebook.com/TwoMileAsh

Our Facebook page is up to 411 likes.

Please keep liking and sharing our page.

Have you finished the latest children’s bestseller? Have some books you’ll never read again or it’s just

time for a clear out? You can donate these children’s books to our school.

We are looking for book donations for all ages from fiction to non-fiction. If you can help, please bring

your unwanted books into reception for the attention of Mrs Williams, School librarian.

School Day

7.30 Breakfast club (Kidz Club)

8.30-8.40 School gates open

8.40 –8.50 Registration

15.30 End of school day

16.30 End of extra-curricular clubs

18.00 End of after school care (Kidz Club)

PARKING AROUND TWO MILE ASH SCHOOL

We have recently received complaints regarding parents’ parking and the way parents are driving around Two Mile

Ash School. Please be respectful and consider our neighbours. It is not acceptable to park over residents’

driveways or to park on double yellow lines. The ’kiss and drop’ area behind the car parking spaces is for dropping and picking up only. Please do not leave cars unattended here.

Please remember to activate your ParentPay account.

If you require any assistance with this, please contact our finance team.

We now use ParentPay as our main form of communication with parents.

Please check your child’s hair regularly. If any live head lice are

seen, it’s school policy to send the child home for treatment.

AUTUMN TERM - 2017

Friday 1st September Inset Day 2017/2018 - Children not in School

Monday 4th September Term starts

Friday 20th October Term ends

Monday 30th October Inset Day 2017/2018 - Children not in School

Tuesday 31st October Term starts

Friday 15th December Term ends

SPRING TERM - 2018

Tuesday 2nd January Inset Day 2018 - Children not in School

Wednesday 3rd January Term starts

Friday 9th February Term ends

Monday 19th February Term starts

Friday 23rd March Term ends

29th September 2016

9.30-10.30 am

On the morning of Friday 29th September,

we will be hosting a community

coffee morning in aid of Macmillan cancer

support http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/

This national event has been running since

1991, and we are delighted to be hosting it

again this year at TMA.

Further information about getting involved will

follow soon.

Year 3 EM- Agimsan

JJ- Riley SB- Akhil MC- Lydia

CR- Waleed

Year 4

4TR– Sienna

4WJ– Thanush

4FW– Saatchi 4LN/PM– Hakan

4ES/MS– Ross

Year 5

AS-Imran 5SR/LG– Louisa

5SM– Indigo

5SP/RJ– Tysel 5CG– Aaron

8th September

15th September Year 3

EM- Summer-

Louise

JJ- Muhammad

SB- Annabella

MC- Abhijay CR- Faye

Year 4

4TR– Ravjot

4WJ– Safaa

4FW– Duke 4LN/PM– Tommy

4ES/MS– Muhammad

Year 5

AS-Aartika 5SR/LG- Haris 5SM– Adrian 5SP/RJ– Raj

5CG– Jay

15th September

JG- Ujaval CT – Fummi

DI – Abdullrahim JS – Katie

SBRC – Bailey RE – Owen

8th September DI- Bethany JG- Ashley

CT- Meshach SB/RC- Finlay

JS- Jude RE- Reva

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Key holder Fixed 5 hours per week plus overtime as required (5.30pm – 6.30pm weekdays)

In addition, support across 51 weeks per year for lettings. £8.50 per hour

Fairfields Primary School is a brand new school in the heart of the growing Fairfields

community. Fairfields opened in September 2017.

We are seeking an individual who will be the key holder carrying out site security checks and

locking the school each weekday as well as being flexible and acting as the key holder for

lettings. Previous experience would be desirable.

Lettings will take place Monday to Friday from the end of the school day to 10 pm and

Saturday 8 am to 8 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm, the key holder will be responsible for

letting in the hirer and locking the school after the hirer ensuring the school

is safe, clean and secure. Duties will include;

Unlocking the school and locking the school Alarm operation

Some porter duties, moving tables and chairs

Security of the site

Some cleaning and waste management in the event of the school not having been left in an appropriate condition

The role will require the person to work alone, therefore, the individual must be self-assured, positive and self-reliant.

As part of the ‘Inspiring Futures through Learning’ Multi Academy Trust (MAT), our objective is to build a school worthy of an outstanding reputation.

We can offer you the opportunity to work in a friendly, hardworking and supportive team within a happy and caring school community.

Closing date for applications is Friday 29th September 2017. If you would like to join our dynamic team, please download an application pack below, complete the form in full and return by email to hr@fairfieldsprimary.co.uk ahead of the closing date. Alternatively, completed application forms can be posted to Kate Carter, Fairfields Primary School, Apollo Avenue, Fairfields, Milton Keynes, MK11 4BA.

Application Pack

IFTL ARE COMMITTED TO SAFER RECRUITMENT PRACTICE AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BEFORE ANY APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. ALL VACANCIES ARE SUBJECT TO ENHANCED DBS DISCLOSURES. WE ARE AN EQUAL

OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.

Two Mile Ash School Lead Cook

7:00am – 15:30hrs – 7.5 hours daily, plus a 1-hour unpaid break

(start and finish times may be negotiated) Term time plus inset days

Actual Salary: £16,605 (including holiday pay) FTE: £19,500 (£10.00 per hour)

Inspiring Futures Through Learning is a Multi Academy Trust whose vision is to develop a family of schools whose purpose is to inspire the futures of children through learning. Where independent, articulate thinkers and learners have the confidence to achieve their ambitions; where the team is constantly in the pursuit of development and excellence every day; where teachers of the future come to learn and develop their careers and contribute to a vibrant and dynamic community; and where the development of a child is not only about achieving good results, it is about creating amazing people.

We wish to appoint a Lead Cook to join our dedicated team at Two Mile Ash School, who will be able to oversee the running of our busy Catering function.

The department is responsible for the provision of meals to our children at TMA as well as other Schools within the Milton Keynes area.

As Lead Cook you will be responsible for the catering of up to 600 meals daily. You will manage, train and develop an established catering team and you will be accustomed to liaising with Senior Management.

To be considered for this new and exciting opportunity you will:

be an experienced Chef who has worked in a high volume, quality catering establishment.

Have experience of menu planning and stock management

Have excellent communication skills

be financially astute and able to manage costs and budgets

be able to motivate and train a team

have a positive, outgoing disposition with a ‘can do’ approach

be passionate about good fresh food and ingredients

be up-to-date with current trends and concepts

be qualified to NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery or equivalent

have a proven track record of continually improving standards and achieving set targets.

Be able to build good working relationships

If you are interested in applying for this exciting opportunity, please request a Job Description and Application form from: recruitment@tma.bucks.sch.uk. Closing date for applications: Monday 9th October 2017.

Interviews to be held week commencing 16th October 2017.

TMA SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO SAFER RECRUITMENT PRACTICE AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BEFORE ANY APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. ALL VACANCIES ARE SUBJECT TO ENHANCED DBS DISCLOSURES. “TMA……………NURTURING THE BEST IN EACH OTHER”