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Se tiver algum problema em comprender esta carta faz se favor de ver

me entre 8.45 e 9.00 de manha em frente do escritorio. ROSA

Tumkam kitem kollnam hea chitten( letter) tumi mhaka pollounk

anink ullounk ieta offichachem fudem 8.45 e 9.00 a.m sovkachem

(morning) ROSA

Thursday 25th January 2018

www.evenswindon.co.uk

2018 DATES

Half Term

12th—16th February

Parents Evenings

27th and 28th February and 1st March

School Disco

Thursday 22nd March

Thursday 29th March

Finish at 1.30pm for Easter

Holidays

Easter Holidays

30th March —13th April

Bank Holiday

Monday 7th May

Bank Holiday

Monday 28th May

Half Term

29th May —1st June

Summer Fete

Saturday 23rd June

Last day of Summer term

Thursday 26th July, Finish at 1.30pm

Training Days—2018

School will be closed for staff training

on the following days:

Monday 4th June/Friday 6th July

Dear Parents/Guardians, Last week we said goodbye to two

people that have been an

important part of our school family.

Maureen Coram who has been our school cook for 25 years and

Reverend Harvey Gibbons who has been our Priest in Charge for

St Augustine’s Church.

We held a tea party where the children said their thank yous and

goodbye’s. We wish Reverend Harvey all the very best with his

new Parish in Oswestry and Maureen much happiness and

relaxation in her retirement.

Mrs Lowe

Headteacher

NUMBER DAY

This year we will be taking

part with ‘Number Day’ on

Friday 2nd

February.

We would like to invite all children to

come to school dressed as a Rock Star or to

wear something with a number on—all for

a donation of £1 for the NSPCC.

We have a week of maths fun planned and

will be launching Times Tables Rockstar—

more details to follow.

Thank you for your support with this

event.

Reception

We will be holding a

parents and carers maths

workshop on Thursday 1st

February at 1.30pm

combined with a Maths

Stay and Play session in

the classroom.

We hope you will be able

to attend.

COLLECTION AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY

We would like to remind all parents that staff are not available at the end of the day so

please ensure your child is collected on time at 3pm daily or at 4pm if attending an

after school club. Emergencies do occur and you may be delayed but it can be

upsetting for children to be left at school when everyone else has left if an

alternative collection arrangement has not been made. Should this happen, please

telephone the school at the earliest opportunity.

Many Thanks

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St Erth

We will be holding a parents and carers maths work-

shop on Monday 29th January combined with a

Maths Stay and Play session.

AM—9am—10am PM—12.30pm—1.30pm

We hope to see you there.

National Young Carers Awareness Day—25th January

On Thursday 25th January it is Young Carers Awareness Day. We

currently work with 20 young carers at Even Swindon, who all help (in

varying capacities) to look after a family member who is disabled,

physically or mentally ill.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our young carers for

the wonderful jobs they do, and for the hard work they continue to put

into their school work in addition to their caring role. Some of the

staff at Even Swindon will be wearing an item of purple or green

clothing on Thursday 25th January (the colours of Swindon Carers) to draw attention to the

fact that we recognise this and are here to offer support – on Young Carers Awareness Day

and always.

Being a carer could happen to anyone, so pupils who are not carers now could be in

the future – temporarily or permanently. If you would like to talk to someone

more about this, please talk to your child’s class teacher, Miss Sly or Carol. You

could also look on our school website. Thank you.

RODBOURNE ROCKS—SWINDON

‘Rodbourne Rocks’ is an idea created to encourage children to be creative and to get outside. Take a stroll

around Rodbourne and if you find a rock, photograph it and post to the

‘Rodbourne Rocks’ Facebook page. You can keep it or re-hide the rock

for someone else to find.

Decorate your own rock or pebble with paint, sharpies or nail polish in

any way you like and then hide it around Rodbourne. Don’t forget to

write on the back ‘Post a photo on Facebook @Rodbourne Rocks—Swindon. Keep me or re-hide me.’

Good Luck

Bag 2 School

Bag 2 School is a company

that specialises in good

quality second hand clothing

that can be re-used. We will shortly be

sending home bags and asking for your

donations of adults and children’s

clothing, shoes, hats, belts, handbags, ties

and soft toys.

Thank you for your support

BABYBELS—PACKED LUNCH

Can we please ask that children do not bring

Babybels into school for packed lunch as the red wax

is causing damage to our wooden floors.

Many Thanks

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Dear Parents and Carers,

We are pleased to share with you some photos from our Winter Welly Walk. It was a great success.

Children loved the outdoor learning and we will definitely do it again!

We have welcomed two new members of staff in St Erth’s room, Mr Midwinter and Miss Hughes. They

have made a great start this term and settled in well.

Here are some dates for your diaries:

Monday, 29/1/18 Maths workshop for parents combined with Maths Stay and Play session

AM 9am - 10am

PM 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Thursday, 8/2/18 Story Time

Reception children come to listen to our story at 11am

Penzance Class comes to listen to the story at 2.30pm

Our current talking tip is:

Don’t let your child speak with the dummy in their mouth.

The dummy will get in the way of talking.

Our talking tips are up on the parent’s board in our room. If you would like to know more about talking

tips, please ask St Erth’s members of staff for details.

If your child has done something special, exciting or amazing at home and you are very proud of their

achievement, please share their WOW moments with us. We would love to hear all about them!

Kind regards,

Nursery Team.

ST ERTH NEWSLETTER

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Well done Bethany,

Tansy, Eden, Maisie,

Isabelle and Imogen

on achieving the next

stage in swimming

Evie, Aksel, Skyler, Emilia, Sorrel,

Daisy-Skye, Millie, Maisey, Bruna,

Rudra, Daisy, Hermione, Mia, Oliver,

Louie, Ollie, Grayson, Lily, Amelia,

Hannah, Amelia, Mollie, Keziah,

Jessica, Felix, Suneal, Callum and

Isabella with their Golden Mile

certificates

Anish proudly

shows his football

medal

Amelia very

kindly donated

some of her

toys to

children who

do not have

any toys of

their own

Congratulations Bethany, a Bronze Award for

being very kind and considerate. Bethany also

read 3 books over the Christmas holidays as part

of a Winter Mini Challenge

Jamie has worked hard to

gain his Chief Scouts

Bronze award Maria has received a Bronze

award for amazing handwriting—

well done

Emily with her Bronze award for

perseverance when making a model

robot out of lego

Y3/4 boys with their certificates

after taking part in a Futsal

competition—Tom, Jake, Bentley,

Jamie, Litton and Zac

Well done to Alicia who

has been awarded a medal

for gymnastics

Ellie has worked

hard in dance and

been awarded a

medal and a trophy

Congratulations

Hermione on

writing a poem

and winning a

Blue Peter Badge

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Holocaust Memorial Day in Swindon – Saturday 27 January

2018

Holocaust Memorial Day was first marked in the UK in January

2001, and is now established as an annual day of remembrance

on 27th January each year.

The aim of this day is to mark not only the Holocaust (Auschwitz

concentration camps were liberated on 27 January 1945) but also

numerous other human rights tragedies around the world,

including persecution and wars, past and present.

Its aim is also to help raise awareness in young people.

This day also provides an opportunity for all of us to renew our

commitment to building a strong and caring community in

Swindon, which embraces people of all faiths, beliefs,

backgrounds, languages, and nations.

This year, Holocaust Memorial Day in Swindon will be marked

with a brief ceremony at 12 noon on Saturday 27th January by

the Cenotaph in the town centre followed by readings and

personal testimonies at 12.30pm in the nearby Friends Meeting

House.

Further information, and a more national perspective, about

Holocaust Memorial Day can be found on the internet, at

www.hmd.org.uk or by telephoning the Holocaust Educational

Trust on 0207 222 6822.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY MON T U E WE D T H U F R I

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Celebration Assembly

KS1

29 Maths Week

St Erth Maths Stay And

Play Workshop For

Parents, AM 9-10am,

PM 12.30—1.30pm

30

10am—12pm Parent

Support Advisor Drop In

Sessions

3-4pm and 6pm Y2 SATs

Meeting For Parents

31 1 Feb

Reading Difficulties Parent

Workshop

1.30pm Reception Maths

Stay And Play Workshop

For Parents

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No Celebration

Assembly This Week

NSPCC Number Day

Y5 and Y6 Girls Futsal

Competition

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Celebration Assembly

KS2

12

Half Term Holiday

School Closed

13

Half Term Holiday

School Closed

14

Half Term Holiday

School Closed

15

Half Term Holiday

School Closed

16

Half Term Holiday

School Closed

19 Engineers Week 20 21 22 23

Celebration Assembly

KS1