Week ahead ~ 4th June to 8th June 2018

Okehampton Primary

School Weekly Newsletter

Word of the Week: RELAXATION Volume 5, Issue 6

Mon 4th June All children return to school

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Reception Summer Sports Club (pre ~ booked)

Tues 5th June

9am to 3pm ~ Reception Eye Tests

1.10pm to 3.25pm ~ Year 3 Family Learning ~ Waste Free Lunches

1pm to 3.30pm ~ Yr 4 Swimming Lessons ~ Kes and Kitty Tor

3.30pn to 4.30pm ~ Acting Club Okehampton ~ Youth Theatre Yrs 4 / 5 / 6

(pre ~ booked and chargeable)

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Yr 1 Summer Sports Club (pre ~ booked)

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Yr 5 / 6 after school Plymouth Argyle Football Club

(pre ~ booked and chargeable)

3.30pm to 3.50pm ~ Yr 1 Phonics Sessions (see overleaf)

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Yr 3 / 4 Table Tennis

6.30pm to 7.30pm ~ Yr 6 College Transition Meeting in Main Hall

Wednesday 6th

June

9am to 3pm ~ Reception Eye Tests

1pm to 3.30pm ~ Yr 3 Swimming Lessons ~ Hare and Hart Tor

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Yrs 1 to 4 after school Plymouth Argyle Football Club

(pre ~ booked and chargeable)

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Ukulele after school club (pre ~ booked)

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Yr 5 / 6 Summer Sports Club (pre ~ booked)

Thursday 7th

June

9.00am to 3.30pm ~ Year 1 trip to Pennywell Farm

9.00am to 3.30pm ~ Food for Life Trip ~ Mrs Rickwood

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Yr 2 Summer Sports Club (pre ~ booked)

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ KS2 Break-dance club ~ (pre ~ booked and chargeable)

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Earth Science Club ~ (pre ~ booked)

3.30pm to 5.00pm ~ Field Gun Club (pre~booked)

Friday 8th June 9.00am to 12.00pm ~ PTFA Father’s Day Sale

9.00am to 9.30am ~ Open Morning

3.30pm to 4.30pm ~ Yr 3 / 4 Summer Sports Club (pre ~ booked)

3.30pm ~ Elodie Stott Dance Classes (pre~booked)

3.30pm to 4.20pm ~ Year 1 / 2 Creative Club (pre ~ booked)

TOP CLASSES FOR BEST ATTENDANCE:

The top 3 classes this week are:

HARE TOR

FUR TOR

KITTY TOR

WELL DONE TO EVERYONE!

WHY NOT TRY AND HELP YOUR CLASS REACH THE TOP THREE?

Saturday 26th May ~ Charter Hall ~ 9.00am

to 12pm ~ Okehampton Elf Outpost are

running a coffee morning to raise

funds for 2018 to have another lot

of workshops. They are asking

for cake donations and offering free activities

with the elves. Have you been good so far

this year.

Future Events ~ Monday 4th June ~ Year 6 parents and children are invited to come along to an information meeting regarding their child’s transition to Okehampton College. It is an invaluable meeting, giving parents the

opportunity to ask questions to the College staff. We hope that Year 1 have a fabulous time on their trip to Pennywell Farm on Thursday 7th June. Let’s pray for glorious sunshine! Enjoy the animals children!

Kwik Cricket Results ~ well done to our teams who had a fantastic time at the event

earlier this week. Everyone played brilliantly. The results were: ‘A’ team won the

tournament, losing only to our ‘B’ team who finished runners up. The ‘C’ were

equally as competitive and represented the school with pride!

Star Learners ~ Well done to: Jaxon Knight,

Courtney Warman, Thomas Scott, Dania Heba,

Lily-Grace Cawthorne, Annie Medland

and Francisco Martins Learning Leaves ~

Well done to: Alesha Jutson, Jamie Bennett, Jada

Bird, Evie Mindova-Sharp, Maya Tucker, Rhys

Findlay-Thayre, Jakub Demel, Freddie Farrimond,

Euan East, Noah Stevens and Mischa Vallance

Burcombe

Update for Nursery Sports Day ~ Friday

22nd June ~ 9.30am to 10.00am ~ all

Nursery children are invited and we are asking

parents to stay with their child throughout the

event as we will be at our maximum capacity.

Please meet on the school 3G pitch at 9.20am. For

parents of children who attend a Friday session,

we would be grateful for your support in helping

us to supervise the activities.

W ell done to James W onnacott and Alfie Kemp who were presented with the Exeter

and Distr ict Memor ial Cup for their football effor ts for Nor th Tawton Football Club.

Data Protection News ~ You have most probably

heard in the national news about the update for

GDPR (General Data Protection

Regulations). Okehampton Primary School, and

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust take your privacy

seriously. Our newly updated privacy policies explain how we

store your data and keep it safe, you can read them here:

https://www.dartmoormat.org.uk/gdpr.html

Don’t worry - there’s nothing you need to do and we’ll continue

to keep you updated with our latest news and important

school/home information.

This week’s school dinner menu: NEW MENU

School Lunch News…

MONDAY Choose a main meal ... Mozzarella and Tomato Pizza with Pasta Salad Mediterranean Summer Beans with Rice (V)

On the side ... Crunchy Salad Peas For dessert ... Wedges of Melon and Orange

TUESDAY Choose a main meal ... Chicken Mayo Burger with Jacket Wedges Vegetable Biryani (V)

On the side ... House Coleslaw Sweetcorn For dessert ... Mini Chocolate Brownie with Banana and Custard

WEDNESDAY Choose a main meal ... Roast Pork with Roast Potatoes and Gravy Quorn Roast with Roast Potatoes and Gravy (V)

On the side ... Seasonal Cabbage Carrots For dessert ... Blueberry Fro Yoghurt

THURSDAY Choose a main meal ... Beef Chilli with Rice Macaroni, Sweetcorn and Cheese Bake (V)

On the side ... Broccoli Cauliflower For dessert ... Berry Flapjack

FRIDAY ~ BAG MEAL Choose a main meal ... Crispy Fish and Chips Veggie Hot Dog with Chips

On the side ...

Vegetable Sticks For dessert ... Orange Shortbread with Yoghurt Dipper

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Choice 1 Tuna mayo Cheese Tuna Sweet-

corn

Ham Cheese

Choice 2 Cheese Ham Cheese Cheese Tuna mayo

This week’s school packed lunch menu:

Vacancies: Please follow the below link advertising the two posts for Grade C Admin

Assistant in the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.

https://www.dartmoormat.org.uk/job-vacancies.html

Year 3 Family Learning Course -

starting on Tuesday 5th

June and running for 4

weeks ~ To book on the

‘Waste Free Lunches’

course please speak to

Cindy Squire who is based

in Kings Tor.

NURSERY PARENTS ~ If

your child is due to start with

us in Reception in September

and you have yet to do so, please

can you return your acceptance to the

Induction Meetings which are being held

on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th

June by Monday 4th June. Many

thanks

Administrator for St James Church of England

Primary School : 39 weeks per year - Term Time Only;

NJC Grade C : Closing Date: Noon, 5 June 2018

Monday to Friday ~ 8.30am – 3.30pm Interview Date: 11 June

2018 : Permanent : Please return your completed application

to charlotte.weston@exeter.anglican.org or post to Charlotte

Weston, Diocese of Exeter, The Old Deanery, Exeter, Devon EX1

1HS. Please see devonjobs.gov.uk for an application form.

PTFA News ~ Thank you to everyone who supported the Year 3 Cake Sale held today. We will let you know of the monies raised in our next newsletter.

£43 was raised for the second-hand uniform sale; we hope you got some great bargains—your support is appreciated.

Future events ~ Father’s Day Sale ~ 8th June, morning only, gifts will cost up to £4, from cards to mugs, socks, plants.

Small change appreciated! Coffee Morning ~ Charter Hall ~ Saturday 9th June, 9.30am

to 12pm ~ stalls, raffle and refreshments will be available. If you would like to donate a raffle prize, can you deliver it to the school

office—please go along and support. Year 6 Hoodies ~ orders received by Friday 25th May will be processed

and will hopefully be returned before the France and Bristol trips. Any orders received after that date will not be guaranteed delivery in time for both trips.

If you are stuck for something to do over half term - here is an idea!

Tavistock Children's Theatre Company presents THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

The Musical The Wharf - Tavistock

Saturday 2nd June 3pm and 7.30pm Sunday 3rd June 2.30pm and 7pm

Tickets £8.50 and £5.00 (U16s) Box Office 01822 611166

OCRA News ~ Our online booking for half

term activities is now open

(https://ocrasport.org.uk/get-

involved/holidays/). We have some great new

camps this half term: including archery,

athletics, taster trampoline and mini ball and

racket skills, as well as our fun multi-activity

Sport & Art days.

Happy Holidays and we hope that you have a fantastic time filled with

fun and laughter, and hopefully lots of sunshine!

MISSING BIKE HELMET FROM

YEAR 6 AREA ~ IF FOUND

PLEASE CAN YOU HAND INTO

THE SCHOOL OFFICE. MANY

THANKS!