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10 October 2014
Clipston School Gazette
Dear Parents
School Website Address: www.clipstonprimaryschool.org Parent information about keeping your child safe online is available at: www.thinkyouknow.co.uk
The Designated Person for Child Protection is Mrs Emma Mercer (or in her absence, Mrs Geri Morrison). The named
Governor for Child Protection is Ms Dewinder Birk
Dates
OCT:
Mon 13th 4-6 Football Tournament
Elizabeth Woodville
Mon 13th Owl Class Parent Consultation
Tues 14th Owl Class Parent Consultation
Tues 14th Bags 2 School Collection
Wed 15th Guilsborough Academy
Open Evening
Tues 21st Resources Governors Meeting
Fri 24th School Association: Curry Night
Fri 24th Last Day of Term 1
Fri 31st 5pm deadline for applications to
Secondary School
NOV:
Mon 3RD Training Day
Tues 4th First Day of Term 2
Weds 5th Gold Awards
Thurs 6th Woodpecker Class Assembly
Mon 10th Parents Consultation (Y1-6)
Thurs 13th Parents Consultation (Y1-6)
DEC:
Thurs 4th Gold Awards
Mon 15th Whole school pantomime visit
Extra - Curricular Clubs
Here is a list of clubs which are running
currently. For more information please
contact the school office.
Name of
Club
Day Time Year
Group
Premier
Sports
Multi-Sport
Monday 3.30-4.30 YR-3
Tag Rugby Monday 3.30-5.00 Y4-6
Cross-
Country
Tuesday Lunchtime Y3-6
Netball
Club
Tuesday 3.30-4.30 Y5-6
Football
Club
Wednesday 3.30-4.30 Y5-6
Hotshots
Basket Ball
Friday 3.30-4.15 Y2-6
Street Dance Club
We are pleased to announce that a Street
Dance Club will be starting after school on
Thursday 6th November (3.30-4.30). More
details to follow next week.
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Welcome!
We were delighted to welcome special visitors
from Kenya to Clipston School on Thursday.
Mildred and Wycliffe were visiting with Rev
Mary Garbutt from the Faxton Family of
Churches which has longstanding links with
Bungoma in Kenya. The children in Years 1 to
6 all enjoyed being taught songs with actions
in English. Mildred and Wycliffe also sang
songs to us in Swahili and told us what life
was like for them as school children in
Bungoma. Education is highly valued in most
parts of Africa. Mildred and Wycliffe would
walk 11 miles to school in bare feet each
day...even during the rainy season and they
have 100 children in a class with only one
teacher! They don't eat breakfast and there
are no school meals or snacks at school. After
morning lessons the children sleep in the
fields and after afternoon lessons they walk
back home, another 11 miles. The only meal
they eat is at home in the evening. Most
villagers don't have electricity and only
source of light is from the fire. We all
enjoyed learning about life in another part of
our world.
Thank you for coming Mildred and Wycliffe
Harvest Festival
Our annual Harvest Festival service was held in
All Saints Church on Monday morning. Family
and friends joined us to celebrate Harvest in
our traditional way with Reverend Angela
Hughes.
A big thank you for all the donations of tins,
dried packets of food and other items. We
were able to send 3 boxes of food to the
Jubilee Food Bank, which they were very
grateful for.
We also made a grand total of £ 358.39 to send
to the children's home in Karisalpatti, which we
regularly support.
Thank you for filling your envelopes with
donations. We had some fantastic drawings!
Bags2School
We would just like to remind you all that our
Bags2School collection will be taking place at
9.00 am on Tuesday 14th October. If you would
like to donate any of the items listed on the
blue bag please leave the bag on the paved area
to the left of the school driveway. You may also
use black plastic sacks if you have any extra
items.
Thank you.
The rice
would fill up
to the green
line!
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School Association News
The next School Association Meeting is next
Monday 13th, 8pm at the Bulls Head. All
welcome to come along
Our first School Association Newsletter
detailing information of our aims and
fundraising ideas for the year is attached.
Finally just a reminder that our first fund-
raising and social event is our
“Welcome/Welcome back” Curry Night on
Friday 24th October at Clipston Village Hall.
Further details are attached to this
newsletter.
Hope to see you there!
Robert Smyth Geography Quiz
On Monday 6th October, three Year 6
children visited Robert Smyth Academy, in
Market Harborough, to take part in a
Geography Quiz called 'Around the World',
run by Mr Jonathon Davies. This involved 10
primary school teams answering questions
involving maps, places and basic geographical
concepts.
Chandon, Caleb and William all had a great
time and really enjoyed the event, coming 9th
overall and being awarded certificates for
participation. Well done team
Breakfast Club
Bookings are now being taken for next term.
The booking forms have been sent to existing
users.
If you wish to use this facility, please contact
the school office for the relevant forms.
On the 2nd of October Clipston school went to
Guilsborough high school to play 5 aside small
schools football tournament.
The small school teams we played where
Creaton, Spratton and WSSES.
Pool 1-Pitch 1 Pool 1-Pitch 2
Clipston vs Spratton
0-4
Creaton vs WSSES
Wsses vs Clipston
1-2
Spratton vs Creaton
Spratton vs WSSES Clipston vs Creaton
4-0
Players:
Dominic (striker), Zac (centre defender), Jake
(centre defence midfield), William (striker),
Jamie (midfield), Barney (midfield), Thomas
(striker), Sam (centre defence midfield), Harry
(goalkeeper)
At the end of the games all the teams met in
the field to find out who had won the overall
tournament. In 4th was Creaton, 3rd was
Welford, 2nd was Clipston and 1st was
Spratton.
We were very proud of ourselves but we
wouldn't of made it without our coach Tom :-)
Thanks!
By William and Sam
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Saturday October 18th is the NMPAT
Open Day for Saturday Centres!
Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts
Trust are inviting every school child and their
families to go along to their nearest Saturday
Centre to join in the activities and find out
what’s on offer at their local centre. No
experience is needed, and you don’t need to
be able to play an instrument to go along.
Check out the ‘Hot News’ page at
www.NMPAT.co.uk to find out where the
nearest centre is, and what goes on there!
Over 3000 young people already take part in
NMPAT Saturday activities, why not go along
and find out why!?
School Uniform
Any parents/carers placing uniform orders
online by Wednesday 15th October will be
delivered free charge to the school on
Wednesday 5th November. The website is
www.yourschooluniform.com
You can also order by phone on 0844 272
1888.
We hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Best Wishes
Emma Mercer
Headteacher
School Association News
Hello all! This is the first of my regular updates to keep you all informed of the School Association’s aims
and fundraising ideas for the year.
At the start of each school year at the AGM, the teachers provide us with a wish list that they would like
the school association to help support financially. There are regular events which have been supported
year on year: the Life Education Bus, coaches for school trips, pantomime refreshments, discos etc.
There are also a number of larger items the School Association has helped with: playground markings,
maypole, lockers for year 6.
All of these ‘wishes’ have been made possible by the wonderful support from the parents and children
at Clipston School. It is through the fundraising efforts of the School Association that we are able to
provide the support needed for these events.
This year’s wish list has included a request to help improve the technology facilities within the school
and once again we will be holding a number of fundraising events throughout the year in order to fulfil
this request. With your help we would like to make this year as successful as previous ones and help the
school continue to provide improved facilities for our children.
With that in mind, I am aware that many of you are unable to join the School Association as you can’t
commit to meetings and every event. We would like to create an email list of helpers who are willing
to assist at events or offer support through the year. Please could you send me your contact details to
the address below if you are willing to be on an email list to request helpers on an event-by-event basis
(no commitment necessary!).
We would also like to hear of any fundraising ideas you may wish to share or any support you could
provide on a corporate level, i.e money to sponsor an event. For example, we have had a very generous
offer from the dad of Kira-Lei Gavin in Robin class. He is the owner of Harborough Mobile Mechanic and
Recovery and he is donating any money his business makes from scrap metal between now and the
Christmas disco to help pay for the disco.
The first event is the curry night on Friday 24th October. A letter was sent out in book bags last week and
it would be great to get as much support as possible for this first event to start our fundraising year off
with a bang!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries or would like to offer any help to the School
Association for the coming year.
Emma Stevens [email protected]