Author: The Headteacher

“Friday fortnightly”
Friday May 8th

Your Friday fortnightly contains—
Term dates for 09/10
Kenya visit report
Friends of School thanks
Breakfast club—year 6
Daylight Theatre visit

School grounds—This term will see the beginning of our ‘wildlife area’ at the top of the field. We are planning a pond and wish to plant lots of different flowers around the school. If you are splitting flowers or clearing out we would be delighted to relieve you of any spare greenery. Just pop them into the office. Thank you.

School term dates—2009 /2010
The school term dates calendar for 2009 / 2010 is attached to the back of your Friday Fortnightly. Please note the 5 INSET days. On these days children do not come to school although staff will do so.

Year 6 breakfast club— All year 6 children are invited to share breakfast at school in SATs week. Please remember to bring in your permission slip along with your two pounds donation. Breakfast will start at 8:00 a.m. and will consist of cereal, juice and toast. Mr Webb and Mrs Geary will be ‘waiters’ each day.

Tel: 01386 438393
head@mickleton.gloucs.sch.uk
www.mickleton.gloucs.sch.uk
If you have a talent or skill which you would be willing to share with us, please contact school. We’d love to hear from you. Thank you.

Mickleton Primary
School

Miriam & Lucy go home— on Tuesday 5th May we said a fond farewell to our Kenyan partner teachers, Miriam & Lucy. Over the last ten days our Kenyan friends have taken part in many school activities, including teaching, talking in assemblies, visiting Chipping Campden High School and attending the village fun day. Thank you to everyone who has made them so welcome, and thanks to the parent who bought their tea and cake at the fun day—it was very much appreciated. We are delighted with the hard work that has gone into collecting money and gifts for Siron school. There is so much to send back with our love that we all feel very proud of our children. Thanks to everyone who has donated money and gifts. Miriam has taken some back and the rest will follow in a container. Watch out for the next step of the partnership—maybe you will be able to visit Kenya too!

STOP PRESS—WINNERS! We are delighted to report that Georgia Morse, Jordan Ellis and Matthew Webb represented Mickleton in the local public speaking competition last week. All three of them spoke extremely well and were praised by the judges. Matthew Webb was surprised and delighted to win third prize. Well done Matthew, Georgia and Jordan. We are also very proud of our nature quiz team who won their match against Northleach school yesterday and so progress to the local area final shortly. Well done to Milly Flambert, Peter Coldicott, Ella Davis, Matthew Webb and Toby Coldicott. Good luck for the final!

Friends of school— many thanks to everyone from the friends of school for all their hard work organising fun events for our children. The bunny bounce raised an incredible amount—£695.00, well done to everyone. Our friends also raised £174.50 at the village fun day selling tea and cakes. We are delighted with the response to these events and look forward to the Strawberry Fayre on the 27th June. Children from all classes will be performing so it should be a great event.

YEAR 6 SATs—The Key Stage 2 assessment tests will take place next week—11th—15th May. Our year 6 children have worked very hard all year, especially so in the last six weeks. We wish them all the best of luck and know that they will do their very best.

SHARE LESSON —Class 3.
Many thanks to all parents and helpers who came ‘back to school’ on Tuesday 5th May to take part in our science lesson. The
children were very well behaved and everyone enjoyed their practical science lesson. I’m sure that all members of class 3 and their adult helpers would be able to explain the parts of a flower to you. Watch out for the next ’Share’ lesson—English in Class 2.

DAYLIGHT THEATRE— We are delighted to announce that
‘The Daylight Theatre Company’ will be visiting school on the afternoon of June 4th to perform ‘ Arthur’s Magic Sword’ for all of our children. The Friends of the school are part funding this marvellous opportunity and we will be asking for a very small donation of £1.50 per child to cover the costs involved. Further details will follow shortly. I have used this company many times before and they are well worth watching. I’m sure everyone will have a fantastic time.