Friday Flier 5.6.15 - Beer C of E Primary School

Beer C of E Primary School
Mare Lane
Beer, Seaton,
Devon EX12 3NB
Tel and Fax 01297 20077
Headteacher: Mr Martin O’Mahony
Email:admin@beer-ce-primary.devon.sch.uk
www.beer-ce-primary.devon.sch.uk
Chair of Governors: Mrs Jean Smith
Friday 5th June 2015
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Dear Parents,
I hope you all had a great half term and feel refreshed and ready for the final half term of this academic year. The
Year 5/6 children have certainly been blessed with the weather for their residential and activity days (please see the
Rockley diary at the end of the flier for a full report).
As you are aware we have a very proactive PTFA which organises events like the Beer Blazer and PTFA
BBQ. They are holding a meeting on Wednesday 1st July to reflect upon the Blazer and finalise plans for the
leavers’ BBQ. We urgently need support with the organising of refreshments for Sports Day on Friday July 10th and
to sell raffle tickets for the £30 worth of Tony Pryce sports shop vouchers that were kindly donated. At the meeting,
it will be an opportunity for any new ideas to be generated for the year ahead. I have spoken to a number of mums at
the school gate that have some great ideas for the Christmas period, so please attend and share these.
The leavers’ BBQ takes place on Friday 17th July and will have a Wild West theme. We will have a bucking
bronco, an assault course style bouncy castle and music provided by Rock and Roll Steve. All these activities will be
free and are being funded by the PTFA, so please show your support and dig out those check shirts!
Key Dates for the rest of this half term
W/C 15th June
KS1 SATs Week and Yr 1 phonics screening
W/C 22rd June
Big Arts Week
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Monday 29 June
Big Arts Week Public Gallery Evening
Tuesday 30th June
Open Morning 9.30 – 11.50am
Wednesday 1 July
PTFA meeting – new members very welcome
W/C 6th July
Parent Consultations – FS through to Y5 children (not Y6)
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Monday 6 July
Whole School Maths Day
Friday 10th July
Sports Day 1pm
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Thursday 16 July
Sports Day backup date 1pm
Friday 17th July
PTFA BBQ
Tuesday 21 July
Leavers’ Rounders 3.15pm
Wednesday 22nd July
Y6 Leavers’ Service - 2.30pm
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Thursday 23 July
Last Day of the school term
Friday 24th July
Occasional Day
Next week I will be in school on Monday and Friday.
Year 5 Clip and Climb
On Thursday a very excited group of Y5 children joined All Saints School in Exeter to take part in a Clip and Climb
activity. The children showed great ability and stamina, climbing quickly and skilfully up the different types of
walls. The children from both schools are to be congratulated for their determination and also for their great sense of
team spirit and their impeccable behaviour.
"It was fun and I hope that we can go again"- Millie
"Even though I had a fear about the height, I made it to the top"- Adam
"We had a great time and everyone completed what they wanted to do" – Sam
PC Steve Speariett retiring
Next Friday PC Steve Speariett will be joining us for our Friday Celebration Assembly as he is retiring from the
force. He has been a loyal supporter of the school and regularly assists the school crossing at the beginning of the
day and pops into classes. I have asked him to present the certificates from the week and wondered if any of the
children had police costumes or accessories they could bring in and then change into ready for the assembly. As part
of the send-off, Mrs Timmins has prepared a special song that the children will sing. Parents are invited to attend the
assembly which will commence at 2.45pm.
Thank You Certificates
Congratulations to the following children:
Class 1: Isabelle Langham for her hardworking attitude and resilience in all tasks, Maisie Clist for her enthusiastic
approach to learning, Laila Hosking for her beautiful presentation, Thomas Llewellyn for lovely smiles at morning
time, Theo Davis for his independent story writing and Taylor Heddington for his work on repeated addition.
Class 2: Lily Bowker for trying hard and really making progress with understanding 2 digit numbers, Jacob
Banfield for working independently in Maths, Fahim Bhuiyan for being fantastic at 10 more than 3 digit numbers,
Year 2 for their work on statements, questions, exclamations and commands and All of Class 2 for making a forest
grow in the classroom in an afternoon!
Class 3: Cerys Young for working hard to present your writing beautifully, Jamie Douglas for being so creative
during guided writing, Sammy Banfield for achieving the most rungs and All of class 3 for listening and working
hard during the dentist visit.
Class 4: Lexie Dack for helping clear away in the hall when the MTA’s needed help, Lily Chapple, Harriet
Wigham and Mollie Wilkins for expert climbing, Ben Banfield for dedication to the Maths task and All of Year 5
for excellent behaviour and resilience at Clip and Climb.
Kind regards,
Martin O’Mahony
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Puffins at Beer Preschool – Family Bingo Fundraiser
Saturday 6th June in the Beer Social Club, Berry Hill. Doors open at 7pm, eyes down at 8pm. Family fun and lots of
prizes. The proceeds will go towards new ipads and developing the outdoor play area.
Pebbles After School Childcare
Pebbles After School Club will be opening its doors on the 29th June, registration packs are available now so you can get your
child / children booked in. Please contact Ali on 07989855636 (just a text is fine with your name) pop over to the website
www.pebbleschildcare.blogspot.co.uk and fill in the contact form or email pebblesasc@yahoo.co.uk and I’ll get one to you
asap.
Wednesday 3rd June 2015
The kids have had a great first day at Rockley. After sorting out who was in each room they got ready for their water
sports activity. They had a fantastic time sailing Wayfarers around Poole harbour and admiring the views.
Fortunately no one fell in and they all got a chance at the helm. To finish off the afternoon the children tucked into
Southern fried chicken before heading out for several fun beach activities.
We are now looking forward to a good nights sleep!
Thursday 4th June 2015
After tucking into a good breakfast, kayaking and windsurfing were first on the agenda today. There was lots of fun
and games with both - children had to swap seats in the kayaks and tried to paddle backwards which was easier said
than done! As well as trying to master some of the basic windsurfing skills,
the children had to catwalk across the boards with a jump into the water for the finale! After lunch, the children
sailed Pico's. To start with, we were towed to another beach as it was a little more sheltered before being taught the
skills needed. Off shore there was a good amount of wind to allow for some
super sailing and we saw some great tacking when changing direction. There were definitely some naturally talented
sailors out there today! Tonight's BBQ was demolished quickly and refuelled the children ready for the climbing
wall. Everyone gave it a go and it was lovely to see such super encouragement and praise for each other. Back at
the centre, as the sun set on another enjoyable day, all children showered (some were hoping to get away without a
wash until they got back home) before lights out.
Friday 5th June 2015
After a little encouragement, the children woke to a delicious cooked breakfast today. They quickly packed their
bags and headed off to their final activities. Paddle boarding was first on the agenda. The children got to utilise
some of the skills they were developing yesterday as they had used the boards for windsurfing yesterday. Again,
there were lots of wet bodies but many smiles too. A final tasty lunch was enjoyed and they will certainly need the
boost it provides to tackle the fast but fun Hobi Cat sailing that is on the agenda for this afternoon. They have had
some great experiences and some have conquered their fears and given activities their all. It has been a pleasure for
all staff involved to have accompanied the children on the residential although sleep beckons!!