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NEWSLETTER
#6 - October 2013
Fun at Georgeham for Year 6
Dear Diary
Waking early, I yawned and
rose from my bunk. We tidied
our rooms and got dressed,
then went down for breakfast.
We had toast, cereal and
also tea and orange juice,
which was a dream.
Then we went rock
scrambling and we were with
Odd Job (aka Chris). At first
it was dry but funny because
we kept slipping. Slipping,
sliding and screaming, my
tummy rumbled. I had
butterflies. We went down a
little cave hole thing and I
felt a bit claustrophobic. Next
we had our lunch and I had
a tuna and salad
sandwich with a banana, taxi
bar and some crisps.
After lunch we got on our
swimsuits but I forgot mine
so I had to wear my shorts,
underwear and a vest top.
Then we to the coach house
to put our wet suits on. It was
very hard and kept getting
stuck. I finally got it on and I
couldn’t move. Waddling like
a penguin, me and Hannah
struggled to sit normally.
At the beach we got in to
partners that are about the
same size as we were. I was
with Demi. Then we decided
who was doing what first. I
did body boarding and Demi
did surfing. Ollie said he was
a pro but he wasn’t. It was
funny because I kept rolling
off the front of my board.
After that we went back. It
was time for dinner and we
had chicken and mushroom
pie and for pudding we had
ice cream and Mars Bar
sauce. After that me, Libby,
Demi, Ella, Chloe and Meg
had a shower, got dressed
and went to the coach house.
After playing battle ships we
went to the living room and
listened to a story.
Next we went to our
bedrooms and got our PJs on
and brushed our teeth.
Walking like a zombie, we
all got into our beds and me
and Jess had three pillows.
Finally at about 11.30pm we
all fell asleep.
AMBER BRADLEY 6RP
‘It's really hard for me to pick
a favourite moment as it
was all great!’
MACKENZIE CLARKE 6AB
‘Surfing for me was great as
it was the first time I stood
on a surfboard.’
JOSIE ADAMS 6AB
Re-enactment of Battle of Marathon
To celebrate the start of our
Greek topic, Year 6 held a
re-enactment of the Battle of
Marathon - fought between
the armies of Persia and
Greece in 490 BC. Complete
with cardboard spears,
swords and shields, the two
armies faced each other in
formation and experienced
how the battle was won and
lost. You'll have to ask the
pupils of Year 6 which the
victorious army was!
Emergency Contact
Details
Phone: 01271 863 463
Fax: 01271 863 997
admin@ilfracombe-jun.devon.sch.uk
Term Dates
Upcoming Dates
Half Term: Monday 28th October
Non-Pupil Day: Friday 25th October
Christmas Holidays:
Christmas Carol Service:
Monday 23rd December- Friday 3rd January Wednesday 18th December - 2pm and 5pm
Over £400 Raised for Macmillan!
RUNNING
TOTALS
House Points
Challenger:
Discovery: Endeavour: Enterprise: 73
69
67
70
We would like to say a very
big thank you for another
successful Macmillan Coffee
Morning which we held at
our school on Friday 27th
September.
The children, staff and
parents were once again
extremely generous in
providing wonderful cakes,
supporting the open coffee
morning and donating
money towards this
valuable cause.
It was lovely to have the
opportunity to meet and chat
to parents, grandparents
and great grandparents over
a cup of coffee and cake.
Book To Be Published
At the beginning of this year,
Jamie Petrie introduced a
group of 11 dyslexic children
from Year 3 to Year 6 to a
local author, Sue Boyd.
The children and Sue formed
a writing group, meeting
once a week for 7 months.
During that time and with
Sue's help, the children
planned and crafted
individual stories. Using her
writing skills, Sue linked
the stories together and ex
pupil, Katy McCarten skilfully
illustrated them to create
a children's book. The book,
'The Bridge' is currently being
published and will be on
sale very shortly.
Everyone involved in the
project is very proud of the
children's achievements and
we are sure you will enjoy
reading their stories.
BEV LEE
Road Safety Week
The children, as usual, were
amazing with their
enthusiasm - dressed in
green and waiting patiently
in queues to choose their
cakes for break time.
Everyone gave so generously
that once again we were
able to hold another cake
sale after school which
helped increase the funds
raised.
The final sum we raised for
Macmillan was £406.29.
Thank you!
MAGGIE FOSTER
New Parent Choir
‘The only thing better than
singing is more singing’
– Ella Fitzerald
Starting after half term,
our new Parent Choir will
run every Tuesday from
2.45pm-3.15pm in the Music
Room at school.
Come along and join in
– absolutely no previous
experience needed at all.
If you have any questions
see Maggie Foster – or just
turn up!
Harvest
Thank you to everyone who
contributed food to our
harvest festival collection.
Congratulations to
Endeavour, the house that
collected the most tins
and food items.
New Library Open
The library is now open
every day after school for
parents and children to drop
into if they wish.
Governor Needed
Got an interesting
story or event you’d
like featured?
Submit it to
newsletter@
ilfracombe-jun.devon.sch.uk
for the chance
to be included in
our newsletter.
Thank you to everyone who
need to ensure the roads are
supported this project; please also kept clear for emergency
continue to park safely, walk
vehicles. Please remember
to school if possible or use
– this was not a ‘one off
the free facility at Oxford
project’ but it must be
Grove Car Park at the start
sustained good practice.
and end of the school day.
Beware!
The children’s safety is of the
Take care!
utmost importance and we
Children crossing over there!
We currently have a
vacancy for a parent
governor at our school. If you
are interested in applying or
would just like some more
information, please contact
the Clerk to Governors, Lisa
Edwards, on 01271 863463.
MTA’s Wanted
If you are interested in
becoming a Mealtime
Assistant please contact
Dawn Moore or Jamie Petrie
on 01271 863463.