Orders for skipping ropes

following on from Wednesday’s

workshop must be returned to the

school office by Tuesday, 22nd

March. Unfortunately we will be

unable to accept orders after this

date.

Newsletter No 24

Friday 18th March 2016

Dear Parents and Carers, Well here we are at the end of another successful and busy term which finishes next Thursday (24th). As you

know we have had a huge focus on progress over the past 3 months and all children and staff have been

working so hard, and you will be able to see this in the children’s progress reports which will be coming home

next week (for all children in Years 1 – 6). We are really pleased to be offering you this information as this

year we have moved to providing you with 3 reports instead of 2 (one per term), with the aim of keeping you

informed on a more regular basis. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that you do not

need to wait until reports come home – you are very welcome to ask to meet your child’s teacher should you

wish to discuss progress at any time.

I hope you have a wonderful Easter holiday and lots of fun and relaxation with your family, and I look

forward to welcoming you back to school on Monday 11th April when we will begin the new Summer term

with an exciting visit from an author!! A full diary dates list is attached for your convenience.

Happy Easter and Best wishes,

Claire Fortey

Executive Headteacher

SPORTS RELIEF We have enjoyed a wonderfully sporty

week this week with KS1 loving their Zumba

workshops and KS2 really enjoying their skipping workshops.

Thank you for all your kind donations too – we are delighted to let you know that you raised

£122.25.

Messy Church takes place this Sunday, 4-6pm in the

School Hall

The theme is “Loving Easter”. Activities will include Egg

Painting and Junk Angels. We conclude with a meal and

table chat. All families welcome.

St Francis C of E (VA) School

LONGFIELD FALMOUTH TR11 4SU CORNWALL Telephone: 01326 211910

Fax: 01326 211020 Email: enquiries@st-francis.cornwall.sch.uk

www.st-francis.cornwall.sch.uk Executive Headteacher: Mrs Claire Fortey

Head of School: Miss Vanessa Farnell

Please look out for the new school menus which will be sent out next week.

The new menu will commence on Monday, 11th April when we return from the Easter break.

Luke Temple, famous children’s author will be visiting us on Monday 11th April and will give presentations and workshops to all children in Years 1 through to 6. Our children are already very keen readers but we hope that this experience will enthuse them even further. Luke’s books will be available for purchase after school on the day.

Preparing for a new poly tunnel

In the near future we are looking forward to developing our school allotment even

further by installing a new polytunnel. Therefore we were delighted to have

apprentices from Pendennis Shipyard come along this week to do all the digging and

levelling of the ground for us. The apprentices worked very hard all day and we are

so pleased with the end result.

School Development plan priorities Spring update – a letter from the Governors is accompanying the newsletter today.

ALL SCHOOL CLUBS HAVE NOW

FINISHED FOR THIS TERM

Except Gardening Club which will still take

place on Monday

The week ahead … Smiling Faces - We will be completing our sensory garden Reception - We are looking forward to doing some science experiments Year 1 - Starting our seed diaries Year 2 - Learning about the Easter story Year 3 - Looking forward to our RE day on Monday. Please could all children bring in a hand sized flat stone on Monday Year 4 - Focusing on the Easter Story in RE Year 5 - Looking at the significance of the Easter story Year 6 - Looking forward to continuing our science work on light

I can talk confidently

about by progress…

Hollie M A

Congratulations to Bethany D who competed in the semi-final of the

Truro High School Bake-Off Competition.

Unfortunately Bethany did not proceed to the final, however, we

are very proud of her and thank her for representing our school.

Year 6 perform Shakespeare

Over the last 2 days Year 6 have enjoyed

“Shakespeare in a day” when they have learnt a

whole play and then performed it to their parents.

This was a very special experience for the children

who enjoyed learning a play and turning it into a

performance in just one day.

A huge well done to Jocelyn E who

competed at the Cornwall Cross Country

Finals yesterday. Jocelyn came 13th in the

Year 4 girls’ race.

We are so proud of your achievement

Jocelyn!

Please note: dates are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change. Where change is necessary we

will endeavour to give you as much notice as possible.

*This list replaces all previous.

DATES EVENTS Thurs 24th March Last day of term

Mon 28th March – Fri 8th April EASTER HOLIDAYS

Mon 11th April Back to school Mon 11th April Author visit by Luke Temple

Tues 12th April Class E trip to Helston Tesco Tues 12th April KS2 Beach Safety Talks

Wed 13th April Class F trip to Helston Tesco

Mon 25th April Class & Team Photos Wed 27th April Football Area Finals at Pool School

Mon 2nd May BANK HOLIDAY – SCHOOL CLOSED Mon 9th May – Fri 13th May SATS week for Y6

Fri 20th May Y6 Surfing day Thurs 26th May Last day of half term

Fri 27th May SCHOOL CLOSED – staff training

Mon 30th May – Fri 3rd June HALF TERM Mon 6th June Back to school

Tues 14th June KS1 Sports Day Wed 15th June KS2 Sports Day

Tues 21st June Reserve KS1 Sports Day

Wed 22nd June Reserve KS2 Sports Day Thur 23rd June SCHOOL CLOSED – building being used as Polling Station

Thurs 30th June Y6 day at Falmouth School Thurs 21st July LAST DAY OF TERM

Fri 22nd July SCHOOL CLOSED – staff training