7th October 2022
It has been another busy week in school. Hazel and Birch Classes (Year 1 and 2) have been learning all about the Great Fire of London and they have been fascinated by this historical event. They have taken what they have learnt and used their busy time to demonstrate and cement this knowledge through their independent play. They have built fire engines out of large scrap objects, created amazing pictures and dug a trench in the mud pit to represent the River Thames. It has been wonderful to see their love for learning.
School Council Elections
Key Stage 2 School Council elections will be taking place next week 10th – 14th October. If your child would like to represent their class and work with Miss James they could:
- Make a poster
- Create a PowerPoint presentation
Or
- Create a speech
They are to identify why they should be chosen, think about maybe some personal goals they would like to achieve e.g. speaking in assembly, thinking about small steps the school can take to become more eco friendly (we love the big ideas but try and think of smaller things that are achievable), how we could make healthier choices when eating and any other ideas that they think a School Councillor could do!
We look forward to holding the elections in class next week!
Forest School Next Week – Hazel (Year 1) and Rowan (Year 5)
Next Wednesday, 12th October 2022, Rowan Class will spend the afternoon in the forest. This is a one off this term. Please come to school in Forest School clothing on Wednesday.
There will be no Forest School for Hazel Class next week or the following week.
Hazel and Birch Classes Reading Workshop
Parents of children in Hazel and Birch Classes are invited to join a reading workshop on Thursday 13th October at 8:45am. The workshop will take place in the hall after morning drop off and is anticipated to finish by 9:30am.
Secondary School Applications
Children who will be moving up to secondary school in September 2023 need to make their application via the Wiltshire Council website (or the relevant Council if you live outside of Wiltshire) by 31st October 2022. Please see the attached flyer for further details. For younger siblings, the primary school application deadline is 15th January 2023.
Harvest Festival
Please note, there will be no celebration assembly next week as parents are invited to join our Harvest Festival at 11am in the church on Friday 14th October.
As last year, we will be collecting produce for Swindon Food Collective and we will be accepting donations at both entrances of school. We have been advised that at the moment, they have plentiful supplies of cereal, pasta and tinned soup and beans but they would really love the following items:
tinned Potatoes tinned fruit tinned Puddings
small jars of coffee small bags of sugar biscuits
cleaning products male & female toiletries
Sponsored Welly Walk
In the afternoon of 14th October, following the Harvest Festival, children will take part in a sponsored Welly Walk, which is run by the PTA. Following the message from the PTA on Weduc, we have attached the sponsorship form but would like to encourage sponsorship via Just Giving.
House Day
As a reminder, our first House Day this year will take place on Wednesday 19th October. This House Day we will be welcoming new children into their houses. Children are invited to come to school in non-uniform, wearing their house colours, this can be as simple as a hair band or socks, or head to toe in their house colours. Please do not go out and buy something especially for this.
Message from the PTA:
PTA AGM – Tuesday 11th October at 7.30pm
As a reminder, join us for the PTA Annual General Meeting. We will be discussing the previous fundraising year 2021/22, the accounts and the committee. We will be aiming for the meeting to last no longer than 40 minutes.
If you’d like to join the PTA committee, please let us know in advance of the meeting by emailing aldbournepta@gmail.com.
Message from St Michael’s Church:
St Michael’s Church is again running a children’s quiz trail around The Green 5-7pm on Monday 31st October with plenty of pumpkins and fairy lights! Marshmallow toasting is back by popular demand and this year there will also be a few crafts and activities inside the church to keep even the youngest family members entertained. Bring a responsible adult and come and join in the fun!
Term 1
| Date | Details | Class |
| Tuesday 11th October | PTA AGM – 7:30pm | All Parents Welcome |
| Wednesday 12th October | Forest School
(No Forest School for Hazel Class) |
Rowan |
| Fire of Aldbourne Village Walk | Hazel & Birch | |
| Thursday 13th October | Reading Workshop – 8:45am | Hazel & Birch Parents |
| Trip to Ramsbury Estate – More Detail to follow | Acorn | |
| Friday 14th October | Harvest Festival – 11am in the Church
No Celebration Assembly |
Whole School Community |
| Sponsored Welly Walk | Whole School | |
| Wednesday 19th October | House Day – Wear a splash of your house colour | Whole School |
| End of term 1 – 3:15pm finish | Whole School |
Term 2
| Monday 31st October
|
Term 2 | Whole School |
| TD Day – School closed | Whole School | |
| Friday 4th November | Brass Lessons (rearranged following the TD day) | Brass Players |
| Ultimate Band After School Club Starts | Ultimate Band | |
| Tuesday 8th November | Parents Evening | Whole School |
| Thursday 10th November | Parents Evening | Whole School |
| Friday 18th November | Individual and sibling school photographs being taken | Whole School |
TD days
Monday 31st October 2022
Monday 20th February 2023
Monday 26th June 2023
Monday 24th July 2023
