Issue No: 23 15th March 2019

“Within the love of God together we live, learn, care and celebrate.

For each other and for ourselves we aim for the best.”

Our school Value for this term is:

SCHOOL DIARY 2018 - 2019 March

Monday 18th Key Stage 2 SATs meeting for parents, 3.45 – 4.15pm with Mrs Rayner Tuesday 19th Kingdown parents meeting for current Year 6 children

Wednesday 20th Swimming Gala – Sorry no spectators!

Friday 22nd Spring Games at Dauntsy – details to follow

Wednesday 27th Hi 5 Netball tournament – details to follow

Thursday 28th Parents Evening - Booking sheets are up

Friday 29th Mothers Day Celebrations & Charity Cake Sale, please donate cakes!

Saturday 30th Musical Extravaganza at The Minster Church - Cancelled April

Tuesday 2nd Tag Rugby Tournament at Trowbridge – details to follow

Wednesday 3rd Salvation Day – details to follow

Friday 5th Last day of Term 4 – Easter Egg Raffle & Cake Sale

Tuesday 23rd TD Day – School closed to children

Wednesday 24th First Day of Term 5

Tuesday 30th Longbridge Deverill Care Home visit – group 2 May

Wednesday 1st Friends Sponsored Walk

Monday 6th May Day Bank Holiday

Monday 13th SATs week

Friday 24th Last Day of Term June

Monday 3rd First Day of Term 6

Friday 14th Fathers Day Football at school

Tuesday 18th Longbridge Deverill Care Home visit – group 3 July

Monday 1st Kingdown Induction Day

Tuesday 2nd Kingdown Induction Day

Wednesday 3rd Kingdown Induction Day

Friday 24th Last Day Of Term September

Monday 2nd TD Day – School Closed

Tuesday 3rd First Day of Term 1

CROCKERTON CE PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Crockerton CE Primary School, Potters Hill, Crockerton, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 8AB Telephone: 01985 212168 Mail:Web: www.crockerton.wilts.sch.uk

Governors Email Address. If you wish to make contact with the governors please feel free to email them at:

gov@crockerton.wilts.sch.uk

Friends Email Address. If you wish to make contact with the Friends Committee please feel free to email them at:

friends@crockerton.wilts.sch.uk

Dear Parents,

I wanted to start my newsletter this week by thanking my staff that work here at school. For some reason this term has

been particularly busy, yet every day it is a joy to come to work and hear how all staff are willing to muck in and always go

above what is asked of them. Reports have all gone home and these detailed accounts of every child’s progress and

attainment have been professionally, personally and thoughtfully written. Please do return pupil and parent comments

asap.

This week as part of continued professional development, our support staff, TAs, have been working together to share

practice which has been so beneficial to all. Mrs Muir, who is Deputy Designated Safe guard Lead, has attended further

Safeguard training. She has also been busy contacting organisations to visit during Science Week. Miss Sides has

attended the Religious Education Cluster meeting with other Warminster Schools, alongside our RE Governor, Mrs Speller.

As our English lead and Year 6 teacher, Mrs Rayner has organised our Book Day activities – please do see last week’s

photos as well as attending a meeting at Kingdown School. Miss Porch is organising a huge amount in preparation for the

Science Week, as well as dealing with a broken car! I have been on two courses this week, Valuing God’s Children and a

Head Teacher’s Conference so I have also been out of school so reliant on staff to lead Worships and sort any issues that

arise… thanks to Mrs Bawden in the office who has been at the heart of this! Miss Porch, Mrs Rayner and Miss Sides also

continue to support our PGCE students, who have also been an asset to our school since arriving. Unfortunately, Mr

Margetson will not be with us in Weavers, but may be back in the future.

I hope you can all take a moment, in your own very busy lives, to appreciate our adults.

As for our children, they have continued to work hard and we are all very proud of them.

Some children in Year 5 and 6 visited the Longbridge Deveril Care Home and Mrs A was in awe of how you behave and

react while visiting these residents. What an amazing example you set! Thank you too to the parents who are able to help

transport children as we could not do it without you.

Our netballers were also amazing this week. We came 4th in the competition only losing 2-0 to the eventual winners

Minster, 3-0 to Sutton Veny who were second and Avenue 2-1 who were third. Safe to say, unofficially first in the Small

Schools!

Thank you to everyone who has donated to Red Nose Day – if you have not contributed yet please do pop a donation into

our Compassion Box, however small, asap.

Please enjoy your weekend.

Mrs Ilic

Staff Car Park & side lane – Could we please remind parents NOT to park in the staff car park &

side lane under any circumstances, at any time, as we need to have emergency access.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

The Friends of Crockerton School – We are currently looking for someone to join the committee as either a

Vice Chair or joint Secretary, no experience needed! If we are unable to appoint an extra person to the

committee we will be breaching the Charity Commission rules and we may need to close the Friends down.

Please let the school office know if you are able to help out in any way.

Lost property – As always any lost property that is named will be returned to the owner. If lost property is

not named or claimed by the end of each half term, it will be disposed of.

Dear Parents,

Plans are underway for our school Science Week. It has been rescheduled for the week beginning Monday 24th June

to Friday 28th June 2019. Last year we had some wonderful visits from parents sharing how Science is part of

their occupation. This really inspired the children. This year we would like to do the same.

If you have an occupation or hobby which involves Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths and would be available

to come in please get in touch.

Kindest regards

Miss Porch (Science Coordinator)

Headteachers Award

Potters Class – Willow & Alfie

Thatchers Class – Anna

Weavers Class – Yasmine & Harry

Foresters Class – Euan & Harry

Presentation Award Potters – Jacob

Thatchers – Olly

Weavers – Wregan

Foresters – Belle

Congratulations - To the whole of the Foresters Class for their work on mental health

and well-being work this week

Congratulations - To the Netballers who came 4th in the Warminster Schools Competition

House Winners of the Week – Wylye!

Sophie R & Ethan

Happy Birthday!

Red Nose Day – Thank you to everyone who donated, you raised a very impressive £107.00!

This April I am pulling on my cycling Lycra for charity and stepping out of my comfort zone, by taking on an epic cycling challenge.

Myself, with five good hockey-playing friends, (named The Chicks with Sticks) are stepping off the hockey pitch and picking up our bicycles to raise money

for the new Cancer Centre at the RHU, part of the Forever Friends Appeal. Our aim is to raise £6,000 by challenging ourselves on two wheels, riding the

width of the UK, from St David’s in Pembrokeshire, to Lowestoft in Suffolk. We are aiming to complete this 420 mile cycle over the course of 8 days, setting

off on the 4th April.

As a group of working mothers, on the other side of 40, we all have our fair share of day-to-day challenges. However, none is as big as the cancer battle

one of our six is currently facing. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in November 2016, Sally was treated at the RUH and has nothing but praise for the

treatment, care and support she received, Sally successfully fought this disease with the most amazing courage and a great sense of humour. Despite this, it

has returned and she once again turns to the RUH to help.

The RUH are creating what they believe will be the best cancer centre for a district general hospital in the UK and it would be a great privilege to support to

this cause. Why have we chosen cycling? None of us are cyclists, with one of us having barely ridden a bike for 25 years! However, we wanted a challenge,

something that we would have to work really hard at. This West to East cycle challenge was something that we felt would be tough, but one we could

achieve. We were inspired by the Four Mums in a Boat, four amazing women who showed that with determination, planning and team work, you really can

achieve anything.

If anyone would like to sponsor us!

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sixchickswithsticks

Fundraising – CAKES VS CANCER, GET BAKING! We are holding a cake sale to raise money for the charity

Cancer Research after school on Friday 29th March. We would like as many cakes as possible to sell, baked

by you at home! Please bring them into school either on Thursday or the Friday morning.

You will also be able to buy cakes on the day, please remind your parents to bring their pennies!

PLEASE HELP RAISE SOME MONEY AND START BAKING!

Belle, Libby, Lily and Mia

TUESDAY AFTER SCHOOL PRODUCTION REHEARSAL

START LEARNING YOUR WORDS!

TUESDAY 19TH MARCH 3.20-4.15pm.

CHILDREN TO ATTEND:

Narrators Auntie Em Uncle Henry Dorothy Glinda

Wicked Witch Scarecrow Tin Man Lion

PRODUCTION PERMISSION SLIP: ALL WEAVERS AND FORESTERS

At some time over the next few months, your child will be asked to attend the ‘After School

Production Club’. These will take place on Tuesdays 3.20-4.15pm.

Dates will be put on the Newsletters informing who will be rehearsing each week.

Please can you send in a Permission Slip now so that we don’t have to chase up in the future.

Also permission for the rehearsal and performance is required.

Many thanks. Janet Aylesbury

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PERMISSION SLIP

CHILD’S NAME…… …………..

I give permission to attend the ‘After School Production Club’.

I give permission to attend Horningsham Village Hall on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th July (all

day) for rehearsal and performance.

SIGNED………………………………………….NAME…………………………………..

DATE………………………….

2019 May Mile New Website & Special Medals for an auspicious

year.. Entries now open!

View this email in your browser

A one-mile race for children

aged 16 and under in a

safe, off-road environment.

2019 May Mile™

Entries Open CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF THE MAY MILE with

us!

Be part of an auspicious year for a unique event.

You are a huge part of having helped over 4000

young athletes run up to a mile and raise over

£12,000 for charity. We are hoping for a RECORD--

BREAKING year so forward this email to as many

people as you can... come and be part of another

incredible year!

NEW WEBSITE illustrates how professional

the May Mile has become. It reflects the

effort of all the poeple involved - this includes

everyone's participation, whether running,

watching or supporting.

Kindly funding the 10th

Anniversary Limited Edition

Medals

Event Branding Sponsor

May Mile sister event on

Sunday 17 July 2019.

Sprinting, Jumping & Throwing.

Interview Feature with Founder & Organiser

Zöe Rucker about why the May Mile is what it

is! (on the homepage)

SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION MEDAL for

every young runner to mark this fantastic mile

stone and your part in it.

The May Mile™ is for all young runners and each of

you deserve the shiny medal you receive at the

finish together with a winning smile. Your time is

your own to beat!

On line entries are open until Saturday 11 May -

see www.maymile.co.uk. Entry Central offer a

simple, clear registration process. To sign up a

group of 5, add their details in the same registration

and your discount is given before you pay. Or just

visit www.maymile.co.uk where you can either print

off a registration form and post it or enter on the

day. £4.50 earlybird/£5 on the day.

Don't forget...

Ask your parents and anyone over 16 to run with

you if you need support. You'll need them to give

their consent anyway!

And remember...

You get all the glory. No-one over 16 receives a time

or a medal!

Please also join the May Mile™ organising team in

thanking the sponsors without whom it just wouldn't

be possible.

Crockerton – Term 4

PH Sports Breakfast Club Please visit our website for all relevant policies and procedures, www.phsports.co.uk

PH Sports are delivering the breakfast clubs at your school. Below is information regarding the club and how to book.

Day Year Groups Times Start Date Session Cost

Mon - Fri All Years 07:45 – 08:45 25/02/2019 £3.50

Dates excluded:

Bank Holidays

TD Days

THIS IS NOT A BOOKING FORM!

To book, go to https://phsports.childcare-online-booking.co.uk/ where you can register yourself and your children which will

then allow to book all of our clubs and holiday camps from one place with ease in the future.

BOOKINGS MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE THE CLUB BEGINS

Payments can be made at the time of the booking or via BACS, childcare vouchers or cash/cheque.

BACS Transfer Details: PH Sports Coaching Ltd – 20030345 (09-01-28)

Club Booking Ref: CRWB

Why not come and Join us on our PH Camps and book onto one of our Half Term Camps?

For more info, click onto our website www.phcamps.co.uk or www.facebook.com/PHCampsUK or contact us on 01225 701830