Milverton News

Friday February 7th 2020

Diary Dates 2020 Spring term 1

Mon 17th - Fri 21st Feb Half Term Break

Tue 25th Feb Learning Review Meetings

Wed 26th Feb EYFS Dino Day

Thur 27th Feb Learning Review Meetings

Mon 2nd Mar Unique Speak

Tue 3rd Mar Y1/2 Fire Station

Tue 3rd Mar Y5/6 Coombe Abbey Trip

Thur 5th Mar World Book Day

Thur 5th Mar Y6 Parent SATS Meeting

Fri 6th Mar Ash Class Assembly

Fri 6th Mar Year 1 Family Lunch

Mon 9th Mar Parent Forum

Mon 9th Mar Science Week competition

Tue 10th Mar Football vs St Pauls home

Fri 13th Mar Sport Relief Day

Fri 20th Mar Willow Class Assembly

Wed 25th Mar Spring Music Evening

Fri 27th Mar Hazel Class Family Lunch

Mon 30th Mar Y3/4 Smoothie Making

Tue 31st Mar Y1/2 Weather Forcast

Tue 31st Mar Y3/4 Performance

Wed 1st Apr Y3/4 Performance

Fri 3rd April Easter Eggstravanza

Fri 3rd April Term Ends

Next Week Monday FOMPS Cinema

Tuesday Internet Safety Day

Pear Class Forest Schools

Wednesday Year 5 Swimming

Thursday

Friday Celebration Assembly

Hazel Class Assembly

We still have a few places left for the Milverton FOMPS Cinema on

Monday. It is £5.50 for the children to enjoy a film together. Juniors

can watch the new Lion King film and Infants can watch Toy Story

4. They will also get some popcorn to enjoy with the film! We hope

to see you there. Please bring in slips and payment to the school

office.

FOMPS Cinema Fun!

Sporting Superstars

On Tuesday morning 10 of our

children from Year 1 attended a

Team Challenge competition at

Newbold Comyn.

Nine other schools competed in the

event which included some testing

challenges such as an obstacle

race, balancing the ball, target

practice and running.

The team showed such great spirit and supported each other.

Reports came back from the organisers that Milverton were the

an exemplary sporting team – showing all of the School Games

Values – honesty, teamwork, self belief, determination and

passion.

Well done to Arjun, Freddie, Sean, Henry, Abdullah, Mina, Aarna,

Kate, Seren and Tharunya – we are very proud of you all!

Serious Foul play

Some members of our school community have noticed an

increase in dog fouling in the streets surrounding our school.

All we can ask is that our families who bring dogs ensure any mess

is cleared up.

If any parents see any other people with dogs who are not

cleaning up after themselves, we need to challenge them in

order to keep our playground safe for children to play in.

Also, for families to keep an eye out during your walk into the

school playground to ensure we don’t bring in any unwanted

additions into our playground space.

Thank you for your continued support!

Easy like Sunday morning...

The FOMPS are seeking some people who could help with Marshalling the Leamington Round Table Regency

10k Running race on Sunday March 26th. For every 5 Marshalls we can get to the event, they will donate £250 to

the FOMPS. Would you be able to help? Please contact the FOMPS via their email address

FOMPS@outlook.com to let them know you can help! Thank you!

Milverton governors are looking for a new clerk.

Joanna Bloomfield has been our efficient and friendly clerk for a number of years, but she has sadly (for us!)

decided to retire and spend her spare time doing other things. This means we are looking for a new person to

support us in our meetings and other activities.

Joanna was a Milverton parent when she became our clerk in 2009. Looking back, we realise that we have

been very lucky in always finding our clerks from amongst our Milverton families. We would love to be able to do

this again as we look for a successor for Joanna.

The clerk role is a paid one. It might suit someone who is interested in working with the school, and perhaps

looking to extend their CV, or to “keep their hand in” while they are caring for young children or other family

members.

The role requires

The ability to write clear, comprehensive minutes

The ability to liaise with the chair of governors and possibly the chairs of the committees in preparation for

meetings

The ability to attend at least one evening meeting each half term (with the possibility of attending more

sub-committee meetings)

The willingness to attend training and briefing sessions run by the Local Authority

Awareness of the need for absolute confidentiality about governor and school matters

The willingness to undergo safeguarding checks

We have already had one expression of interest – the grapevine works fast! – so if you think you might be

interested, or would simply like to find out more about what being a clerk to the governors involves, please

contact me by Friday 14 February at robbins.c52@welearn365.com, and I’ll get back to you.

Catherine Robbins

Chair of Governors

We’re searching for somebody special!

Well done to our Star Learners this week!

Oak Ceren

Chestnut Mason

Ash Zach

Maple Alex

Elm Suchit

Pine Sid

Apple Harry

Pear Jack

Cherry Ben

Willow Sandeep

Hazel Emiola

Sports Performer

Hollie

Learner of the Month

Laurie Making a Difference

Poppie

Creative Chipmunk

Charis

THE “FRIENDS OF MILVERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL” NEW TEAM:

LIBBY ESLER is your new CHAIR

JO MARTIN is your new SECRETARY

SAM McCLEMONT is your new TREASURER

YOUR PTA NEEDS YOU!!

The FOMPS team is looking to take a new direction and we really need

help from parents. Not only do the FOMPS events provide essential funding

for the school but they also help build a wider school community.

Without your support the events simply won’t run.

We would like each year group to be represented by at least two parents.

This is a liaison role between the school, the FOMPS and the class. Each

class will be responsible for planning and delivering one event during the

school calendar. If you are interested in being a parent rep or have any

questions please contact FOMPS@Outlook.com

Please get in touch if you want to help: FOMPS@Outlook.com

REMINDERS:

FOMPS CINEMA MONDAY 10th FEB, 3.00 - 5.00pm: There is still the opportunity to

book a place. Cost: £5.50. The films to watch will be Lion King (juniors) and Toy

Story 4 for the (infants). Please send payment in an envelope with your child’s

name and class to the school office or hand to class teacher.

DECORATIVE PLANKS: There is still the opportunity to purchase a plank for your

family to design. If you would like to purchase for £5, please send an email to

FOMPS@Outlook.com. Please return your painted planks back to the school

before the Easter holidays. You can drop the planks under the shelter each

Friday afternoon.

Visit our FOMPS information page on school website:

https://www.milvertonprimaryschool.co.uk/fomps.html

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The Milverton Ball

The Ball Committee are on the hunt for donations to

the auction at this year's FOMPS Ball. This can be

anything from an 'experience' to a signed shirt, a

weekend in a holiday home to membership of a club.

If there is anything that you or your organisation can

donate to be auctioned to help us raise money for

the school, we would love to hear from you. In the first

instance, please contact the team at

milvertonball@gmail.com.

Tickets will be on sale from next week, available to

purchase either online or in the playground. More

details to follow. We hope to see you there!

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