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FOSS - LATEST UPDATE - PAGE THREE
FOSS - LATEST UPDATE - PAGE THREE
DATES AND REMINDERS
DATES AND REMINDERS
(THESE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Friday 12th July - FOSS BBQ
Tuesday 16th July - Open Afternoon - 3.45pm
Tuesday 16th July - Year Six Leavers’ service - St Stephen’s Church
Tuesday 16th July - Autumn Stars bookings open
Thursday 18th July - Kamkwamba - Food Technology lesson with Mrs Cox
Thursday 18th July Mandela class assembly 9am
Thursday 18th July Year 3 strings concert 10am
Friday 19th July - Obama - Food Technology lesson with Mrs Cox
Monday 22nd July - orchestra concert
Wednesday 24th July - End of term. School closes at 2.15pm
Monday 2nd September - Inset Day
Tuesday 3rd September - Inset Day
Wednesday 4th September - First day of Autumn term - children return
Wednesday 4th September - Reception home visits commence
Wednesday 11th September - Reception staggered start commences
Tuesday 17th September - International World Peace Day
Tuesday 17th – Friday 20th September - Year Six Hooke Court
Monday 30th September - Friday 4th October - Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday 1st October - Cultural Awareness Month
Thursday 3rd October - Year Six Junior Citizenship
Wednesday 9th October - Harvest Festival
Monday 7th October – Year Six Talking Hands Workshop
Wednesday 23rd October - Individual school photographs (to be confirmed)
Monday 28th - Friday 1st November - Half term holiday
Monday 4th November - Children return to school
... please ensure you scroll to the bottom of the page, as we have a some important messages this week ...
MESSAGE FROM MRS BACHOUR
MESSAGE FROM MRS BACHOUR
Dear Parents/carers,
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the continued support you so kindly give me on a daily basis. In the recent celebration of my twenty years at St Stephen's, I was particularly grateful for your generosity and kind words - you certainly built me up in love! I was genuinely touched and again you made me reflect on how lucky and privileged I am to be part of this wonderful community.
Thank you.
SCHOOL REPORTS - IMPORTANT MESSAGE
SCHOOL REPORTS - IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Our end of school year reports will go out on Monday afternoon 15th July.
This year parents and carers will receive the report by email to their main email address registered with us. The email will appear in your inbox from 'St Stephen's C E Primary School' <system@insighttracking.com> and will be titled '2023/24 End of Year School Report'.
You will receive separate emails for each child in school. Once you open the email, the child's name will be displayed as well as a link to 'Download report', click on the link and then enter your child's date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) for verification.
When you have entered the date correctly and clicked 'download report' the report will automatically open.
If you have any questions about your child's end of year report, you are invited to discuss these with your child's class teacher at our open afternoon on Tuesday 16th July.
⭐ STARS - AUTUMN TERM BOOKINGS ⭐
⭐ STARS - AUTUMN TERM BOOKINGS ⭐
Our breakfast and after-school club bookings will open on Tuesday 16th July, following feedback from this week's club bookings, we have moved the bookings opening time from 6pm to 7pm.
You will be able to book a full term or half a term of preferred sessions, as previously communicated; full term bookings are non-refundable. The full and half term bookings will be available at the same time on Tuesday evening.
On ParentPay, the 'breakfast club' and 'after school club' sessions will now be titled 'breakfast club - FULL TERM' or 'breakfast club - HALF TERM' etc. please select the relevant bookings for you.
Thank you
YOUR SCHOOL ORCHESTRA NEEDS YOU...
YOUR SCHOOL ORCHESTRA NEEDS YOU...
As a primary school, we always feel so incredibly blessed to have a school orchestra. Under the leadership of renowned local music teacher, Tim Wilford, our fabulous orchestra has treated us to many fine performances over the years. It is an absolute joy to hear the orchestra accompany our children singing at our special assemblies at St Stephen's Church and long may it continue!
If your child receives musical instrument lessons with Richmond Music Trust or another provider and would like to be considered for the Orchestra club, which meets for weekly practice with maestro Tim, please email the school office at info@st-stephens.richmond.sch.uk
There is a weekly fee for Orchestra Club – please see our club schedule here for more information.
WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR CHILD'S GROUP PHOTO?
TO QUALIFY FOR FREE DELIVERY, ORDER BY 14TH JULY
Dear Parents,
Have you ordered your school Group photo yet? A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is Sunday 14th July 2024. Order through the Tempest website using your unique link or visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk
If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest on 01736 751555.
Many thanks,
Tempest
WELCOME TO ST STEPHEN'S
WELCOME TO ST STEPHEN'S
At this week's transition day, our children got to meet their new teachers for next year. Now, they have met them, we thought we would introduce you to our four new teachers.
At this week's transition day, our children got to meet their new teachers for next year. Now, they have met them, we thought we would introduce you to our four new teachers.
SHARA SICHON
Shara Sichon joins us as the teacher of Reception's King class. Shara has been teaching the Reception Class in a school in Roehampton. At University she was awarded the Honorary Research Fellows Prize in Quantitative Psychology for her research into the impact of memory strategies on short-term recognition.
Charlotte Schmidt
Welcome to Charlotte, who is the new teacher of Rashford class. Like all our new staff, she was delighted to meet her new class this week. Charlotte joins us after working as a middle school teacher in her native Australia.
ASHLEY LESCH
Ashley is the new teacher in Year Two's Yousafzai class.
Originally from Mauritius, she is fluent in French and, in her spare time, enjoys crossfit. Newly qualified from St Mary's University, she formerly worked at a Teaching Assistant at Darrell School in Richmond.
Emily Scoffield
After a career break to spend time with her daughter Mattie, who moves up to Year Two in September, Emily joins us as the teacher of Year Three's Thunberg class. In her free time she loves to play tennis.
WOULD YOUR CHILD LIKE MUSIC LESSONS NEXT YEAR? IF SO, PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK https://www.richmondmusictrust.org.uk/site/tuition/learn-with-us/apply-now/
WOULD YOUR CHILD LIKE MUSIC LESSONS NEXT YEAR? IF SO, PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK https://www.richmondmusictrust.org.uk/site/tuition/learn-with-us/apply-now/
IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT STATIONERY
IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT STATIONERY
As I’m sure you are aware, school budgets are very tight at the moment. Currently, we budget £9,000 per year on stationery. Therefore, one way you could support the school is through providing your child with the necessary stationery they require to complete their learning tasks. We ask that all children in Year 2 upwards bring to school a pencil case including the items listed below. Please prepare or replenish your child’s pencil case over the summer holidays and bring them in on the first day of term in September.
1. Pencil case - plain and small
2. 3 x HB pencils
3. Pencil sharpener
4. Rubber
5. 30cm ruler
6. Small set of colouring pencils
7. Protractor (Year 5 and 6)
8. 3 x Blue handwriting pens
9. 3 x Dry wipe black whiteboard pens
10. Glue stick
· It would really support us if these items are labelled if possible.
· There is no need for expensive or overly fancy items (ie. not from Smiggle). Please do not buy glittery/smelly pens or pencils with toppers as these can be very distracting in lessons and don’t support children to produce neat handwriting.
· All stationery (apart from the ruler) should fit inside the pencil case and the pencil case should be small enough to fit inside children’s trays.
· From our experience, not all stationery is created equally so we have suggested some brands in the links that are better quality and will last for longer. We suggest buying packs so that you can restock your child’s pencil case when items run out. We get through a lot!
We understand that this will not be possible for all families and we will ensure we have stationery for those that need it. If you would like to donate towards additional stationery, please contribute to the stationery pot on Parent Pay.
If your child is in Reception or Year 1, we ask that you donate packs of whiteboard pens and glue sticks and/or donate to the stationery pot on Parent Pay.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
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