All the latest news from School!

• GOLD @ Chelsea Flower Show - Latest photos!

  Thu 25 May 2017

  Latest update .. we have arrived!

   

  Well done to our amazing gardening club and Mrs Barton - we found out early today we had been awarded a GOLD award and 'Best Discovery Exhibit' at Chelsea Flower Show!

  More details to follow after we have visited tomorrow :-)

  

• Growth Mindset

  Fri 19 May 2017

  As you know, we have developing a growth mindset with our children this year. This is where the children develop ‘can do’ attitudes based on the fact that making mistake is all part of learning, not giving up leads to success and there are times we need to be very resilient in order to achieve our goals.

  What we say to our children – and what they say to themselves – is a crucial part of helping them develop a growth mindset. We have shown what children could be saying to themselves when they are ‘stuck’- either because they are finding things a challenge or because they are not willing to put effort in in order to achieve their best.

   

  

• Y6 - Mini-enterprise afternoon - 19th May

  Fri 19 May 2017
  Year 6 are holding their mini-enterprise afternoon. They have already begun working hard in groups to develop a simple business, work out costs, materials, advertising and charges. They will be providing activities and products for the rest of the school to enjoy and any profit they make will pay for their trip to Cotswold Wild Life Park on Wednesday 19^th July. To that end, please send in UP TO £5.00 in a named purse or wallet next Friday for your child to spend at the Year 6 stalls

• Walk to School - Happy Shoe Day 15th May!

  Fri 05 May 2017

  To participate in the ‘Walk to school week’ which is 15^th May to 19^th May, we are holding a ‘Happy Shoe Day’ on 15^th May. This is where the children can dress up their shoes. They can decorate them colourfully, glittery, shiny, make them cartoony or gorilla feet - whatever brings that smile on their walk to school. One person out of each class will win a prize for the best decorated shoes, so get decorating. There are also shoe capes available to decorate which attach to the shoe. Please download from the attachment on the newsletter if you would like to use them.

  We will keep you updated with other events but in the meantime happy decorating.

• Footsteps Volunteers Needed!

  Fri 05 May 2017
  • Footsteps is Buckinghamshire County Council’s child pedestrian training scheme.
  • Adult volunteers (parents!), take the children out into the local area to learn road safety.
  • Every year we run this for year 2 at Holtspur School.

  BUT WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS!!

  Training is provided by Bucks CC and is FREE! This takes 1 ½ hours and is held in various locations in Bucks.

  You will need to also follow the school’s volunteer policy (application form, DBS check and short interview). This will also cover for ANY assisting in school.

  We take the children out twice per term, usually at the start of the school day. Roughly 08:45 – 09:45.

  You don’t have to commit to every session! Days vary depending on availability of our volunteers.

  Please fill in the form if you are interested and return to the school office (See Parents - Letters.) Please note that you must be DSB checked. Feel free to contact the school office, Sharon Meyer (school bursar) for DBS details, or Debbie (Footsteps co-ordinator 07740 604449) for more details. Thank you!

  Harinder Kaler and Debbie Gill

   

  Please see Parents/Letters for a volunteer form, we look forward to hearing from you!

• A sad goodbye to Narinder ...

  Fri 28 Apr 2017
  We were sad to say goodbye to Narinder Tegally last Friday. She has been the local vicar and has made a positive contribution to the life of the school over this period, both in her role as governor and through visiting and working with the children. We wish her every success as she moves to Bath to take up a new role

• Writer & Hand writer of the month!

  Fri 28 Apr 2017

  Congratulations to Keeley in Year 3 for winning Writer of the Month and Keya in Year 6 for winning Hand writer of the Month. Well done to you both!

   

  It’s raining frogs and dogs,

  It’s pouring cats and hats,

  Eggs and elephants dropping from the sky,

  It’s drizzling rubies and rugs,

  It’s spitting Oreo’s and olives

  It’s chucking down fish and chips

  Cotton candy and coco bars,

  It’s dripping dogs in kennels,

  Rain and hail,

  It’s raining pizza and cheetahs,

  It’s chucking down teddies and flowers

  It’s chucking down volcanoes and rocks,

  It’s raining Lords and swords,

  It’s spitting bands and hands.

  By Keeley Year 3

  Based on the poem “Its raining pigs and noodles” by Jack Prelutsky

• Have we got up-to-date contact numbers?

  Fri 21 Apr 2017

  Please can you ensure that the office has up-to-date contact telephone numbers for your child/ren. We encountered a problem earlier this week when we were unable to contact several parents. Luckily these were not emergency matters, but should this be the case then we need to contact parents/family members as soon as possible.

• Summer Term Class newsletters

  Fri 21 Apr 2017

  This term’s class newsletters have been sent home in your child’s book bag. They will also be added to the school website along with a list of diary dates.

• Arts Evening

  Fri 31 Mar 2017
  We hope you enjoyed our annual Arts Evening. We were delighted to showcase our talented children, we are so proud of their achievements and the confidence they showed displaying their many skills. Well done to those who took part in a very enjoyable evening.