Tel: 01983 293261 www.cowesprimary.co.uk 22nd January 2015

Right to Learn
Tel: 01983 293261
House Points
Totals
Cowes
127
Compton
155
Right to be Safe
Right to be Respected
www.cowesprimary.co.uk
22nd January 2015
Attendance: Whole School Target 96.7% Last Week: 97.7% Class: Cormorant & Penguin 100%
This Week’s Successes & News
Community Sports Coaching Sponsor New Football Kit
Isle of Wight Community Sports Coaching have been delivering sports activities
to primary schools and communities over the last year. It has been a privilege
for Cowes Primary School to allow Community Sports Coaching to run regular
holiday clubs and be involved with the delivery of our PE and Quest sessions.
As a school we organise many sporting opportunities for the children across all
ages and constantly provide sports teams to compete in competitions on both the mainland and
here on the Island. Therefore, we are delighted to announce that Community Sports Coaching
have sponsored our new football kit and training tops as a reward for our dedication and effort in
giving our pupils wonderful opportunities.
We very much look forward to continuing our relationship with Community Sports Coaching.
Basketball Tournament
Congratulations to the Year 5/6 Basketball Team who on Monday competed in the
Cowes Cluster Basketball Tournament. After a shaky start against a very strong
Northwood team, Cowes went on to win three out of their four games.
Unfortunately, this was not enough to earn Cowes a place in the final and we
finished in 3rd place. Mrs King would like to say a huge well done to the team for
their efforts in what was a very tough tournament. The team was Gabrielle Sellier, Frankie Bailey,
Charlotte Despard, Chloe Duggan, Hannah Pallant, Aiden Kirkham, Vincent Morgan, Joel Bunce,
Jude Bunce, Joshua Wilson, Max Harper and Mitchell Cox.
Friends of Cowes Primary Thank you!
The Friends of Cowes Primary kindly agreed to donate £100 per class to put together
‘wet weather boxes’. Seagull class are the first class to purchase an exciting array of
puzzles and games such as dominoes, bingo, lotto and playdoh to keep the children
entertained when it is too wet to play outside. We would like to say a big ‘Thank You’
to them for such a super idea.
Ryde
250
Blackgang
308
Pitter Patter of Tiny Feet!
Congratulations to Mrs Wilkinson who is expecting her second baby in July this year.
Mrs Wilkinson will be taking maternity leave just before the end of the Summer term
and Mrs Evans will kindly be stepping up to full time until the end of the Summer term.
Details of the longer term arrangements will be shared with you all as soon as possible.
Road Safety Awareness
Please would drivers avoid driving along Edinburgh Close at 8.40-8.50am and
2.55-3.10pm and also stopping/turning around outside the school gates.
Unfortunately, some children WILL run across the road or take short cuts across
pavements no matter how much road safety advice we give them in lessons and
assemblies.
‘Close shaves’ do occur and in the past, children have been knocked over by cars.
As Adults, we all have a duty to ensure the safety of our children which should take priority
over our ’rights’ as drivers.
I know that this may be inconvenient to some parents but please arrive a little earlier in order to
park and walk your child to school if they are not old enough to walk along Edinburgh Close
unsupervised. A very small number of parents for medical reasons do have passes to drive into
the school car park at these times.
To report pupil absence by 9.30am each day: Tel: 293261 or Email: admin@cowespri.iow.sch.uk
For bookings
and full
details,
please call
Club Cool,
on: 07511 709 744.
Letters home w/c 19th Jan 2015
Costumes Letter - Year 4 only
Athletics Letter - Selected Pupils only
Year 5 Football Letter - Selected pupils only
Sportshall Athletics letter - Selected pupils only
If you have not received any of these letters,
please check our website or collect from the
office.
Awards
Headteacher Awards
Thomas Bevan - for fantastic computer
code writing.
Fri 23rd Jan - Osprey Class - Parkhurst Forest Trip
Mon 26th Jan - Sportshall Athletics Final
Weds 28th Jan - Robin Hood Pantomime
Thurs 29th Jan - KS2 Praise Assembly (Years 5-6)
Fri 30th Jan - Heron Class Assembly
Thurs 5th Feb - KS1 Praise Assembly
Fri 6th Feb - Osprey Assembly
Mon 9th Feb - Safer Internet Day for Parents at 2.00-2.45pm
Hand Knitted Easter Chick
We will be selling these
beautiful hand knitted
Easter chicks filled with a
Cadbury’s Cream Egg for
£1.50 each.
These will be on sale from the office from
3pm on a first come first serve basis
from next week.
Literacy Awards
Bethany Woolston & Will Lewis - for their
creative character descriptions of the ‘Wild
Things’.
Toby Longford, Theo Hamer-Legind,
Holly Glasse, Harry Dollery, Oliver
Blanchard, Harrison Crickmore, Jacob
Hempstead - for constructing and writing
their own rhyming couplet poem, entitled
’Where Teachers Keep Their Pets’.
Maddie Rick - for her thoughtful descriptive
writing.
Rebecca Fletcher - for excellent
vocabulary choices to hook her reader.
Scarlett Bennett - for her wonderful poetry
writing.
Sam Thomas - for making a great effort
with his Literacy work.
Numeracy Awards
Alexis Ricafort & Christos Vlachopoulos
- for partitioning 3 digit numbers.
Tyrese Bryan & Mia Swift - for excellent
equivalent fractions work.
Grace Ward - for making a great effort with
her Numeracy work.
Hooke Court Parent
Information EveningReminder
If your child is attending the Year 4 Hooke
Court trip, the Parent Information Evening
will be held on Tuesday 27th January at
6.00pm
Isle of Wight Archaeology Club
The club meets once a month
on the last Wednesday of the month in
Newport 5pm—6.30pm.
Membership is £5.00 for the year.
Email: joy.verrinder@iow.gov.uk
Harry Potter Party at Cowes
Library
Friday 6th February
4.00pm—6.00pm
Free Family Event - Island Life in WW1
Sat 24th January
10am - 4pm
The George Street Centre, Ryde, PO33 2JF
Carisbrooke Castle Museum in conjunction
with Ryde Social Heritage Group, Historic
Ryde Society and the Vectis Military Historical
Association are hosting a free First World War
Roadshow. Find out more about Island Life
during the First World War, discover stories of
local soldiers, try on replica uniforms and
handle original artefacts. Bring your own First
World War objects, photographs, letters and
stories and talk to experts in militaria, medals.
Huxley Magic, Games, Crafts, Live Owl,
Harry Potter–inspired refreshments and
much, much more..
Please wear your best fancy dress!
Lost Property
We have a lot of unnamed lost
property left from last term.
Items include school jumpers,
polo shirts, coats, hats,
scarves, gloves, shoes and football boots.
Please can you check if your child is missing any clothing items and check our lost
property box. Any remaining items will be
taken to the local charity shop on Friday
23rd January. Thank you.
Drop-In Sessions
Class Drop-In Times after School
Monday: Year 4 and Year 6
Tuesday: Early Years
Wednesday: Year 3 and Year 5
Thursday: Year 1 and Year 2
Headteacher’s Drop-In Times
Wednesday 2.30-3.00pm
in the Reception Area/Meeting Room.
Please use the front entrance and
sign in at the office.
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please email the office: admin@cowespri.iow.sch.uk