A huge thank you to everyone who came to see the show.  It was wonderful and we're very proud of our talented cast! Thank you to all those who helped with costumes, set design, teas and coffees and general encouragement.  It's meant a lot to all of us.

We look forward to seeing you all again next year!

The Performing Arts Club

Miss Crabb and Mr Hoare.

Please have a look at the photos of our wonderful cast.  Don't forget to come see the show on Wednesday 26th May!

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Class 6

26^th April 2010

Dear Parents and Carers

 We hope you all enjoyed a sunny Easter break.  We’re looking forward to working with your children for their last term with us, a very important time.

   Firstly, we need to let you know that the SATS tests will take place from Monday 10^th to Thursday 13^th May, in English and Maths.  Until this time, the homework routine will be more or less as it has been, with English and Maths tasks set on Tuesday and Friday, but spelling won’t be set on Mondays. After half term, homework will be researching and preparing for the Year Six public speaking competition at the end of term. The children will give their presentation in class and the final ten will then speak to the judges, who will award first, second and third place.  They should aim to speak for three to five minutes on a topic of their choice, using cue cards but no props.

    After half term, we will be covering sex education in class, which is taught sensitively and in line with Catholic thinking on the importance of family life and positive relationships.  If you have any questions, you are welcome to call in and ask us about it. We use some BBC video material “Growing up” and there are opportunities for the children to ask questions.

     Our RE topics this term will be: Easter, Freedom and Responsibility, and Special Places.

     In Geography, we will be studying Mountains and Coasts

     Art will encompass People in Action, and we’ll be making Vehicles in Design and technology.

     In Science, our topics will be Habitats and Interpendence, Microorganisms and Keeping Healthy, which will tie in with our PSHE work on Relationships and Changes. 

     We’re reading a non-fiction text in French, about Space.

    We want to make this term as much fun as we can, and we’re busy organising a Big Day Out to Woodlands, as well as a bowling trip before we arrive at PGL; dates and costs to follow as soon as possible.

    Some dates for your diary (more to follow)

• ECC Welcome evenings  – Monday 5^th and Tuesday 7^th July
• ECC Welcome days for the children – Monday 12^th and Tuesday 13^th July
• Public Speaking Final for year 6 and the winners from classes 3,4 and 5 – Wednesday 14^th July

        Our door is always open and you are very welcome to come and discuss any concerns you may have about your child’s progress at this important time.

On Thursday 24th September the whole school were treated to a performance from the amazing Maasai Warriors.  We were told all about their lives back in Kenya and how hard life is for their families in Africa.  Here are just a few photos taken on the day!

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Thank you to all the children, staff and parents who helped to make Art Week a great success.  The school looks wonderful, and it was an enjoyable experience for all.  We even had a two page mention in the Express and Echo on Wednesday 25th February.  Click on the link below to see what they said.

Thanks again, Miss Crabb.

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Art-masters-inspire-work-school-s-youngsters/article-726929-detail/article.html

Harvest Mass & Market

A Harvest Mass will take place at 9.30 a.m. in the school hall on Friday 3rd October.  The children are invited to bring contributions of fruit and vegetables for the Harvest Market at 3.00 p.m. on that day.

Staffing for September 2008 Teaching staff for the coming year will be as follows:

Congratulations

Moving on

Congratulations to my Deputy, Mrs. Sally McCloskey who last week was appointed as Headteacher at Woodbury Salterton school starting in September 2008.