W/c 30th October

2023

FOSS UPDATE - PAGE THREE - FOSS GETS £5,000 GRANT FROM TESCO FOR WELLNESS ACTIVITIES! HOORAY!

DATES AND REMINDERS

DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday 5th November - OPS Fireworks Night

Thursday 9th November – New parent tours

Thursday 9th November - Governors' Vision Evening

Friday 10th November - Remembrance Day Assembly - two minutes silence

Monday 13th - Friday 17th November - Anti-Bullying Week

Monday 13th November - NSPCC 'Speak Out, Stay Safe' Assembly - whole school

Tuesday 14th November – Year One - trip to Strawberry Hill House

Wednesday 15th November – New parent tours

Wednesday 21st November – New parent tours

Thursday 23rd November - Thunberg class assembly

Thursday 23rd November - NSPCC 'Speak Out, Stay Safe' workshop/assembly - Years Two, Five, Six

Monday 27th November - Flu Immunisations - whole school

Wednesday 29th November - Year Five - Lau - trip to National Archives

Saturday 2nd December - Christmas Fair

Monday 4th December - Year Three - trip to Museum of Richmond (further details to follow)

Monday 11th December - FOSS Christmas Market

Wednesday 13th December - Carol Service - St Stephen's Church - Year Two Nativity within the service 10am

Wednesday 13th December - Reception Nativity 2.30pm (tbc)

Thursday 14th December - Reception Nativity 9.30am (tbc)

Thursday 14th December - Year Four - Poetry Workshop with Harry Baker

Friday 15th December - Christmas lunch

Thursday 21st December - End of term. School closes 2.15pm

Monday 8th January - INSET day

Tuesday 9th January - Spring Term - Children return

SCHOOL VISION NIGHT - THURSDAY 9TH NOVEMBER - 7PM

We will present our vision for St Stephen's CofE School for the coming years on Thursday November 9th at 7pm in the school hall.

Please RSVP by completing this Google form - https://forms.gle/6oNRcLbLr8xqb3Mz8

If you cannot attend on this occasion but would be interested in possible future dates, please do fill in the form to express your interest.

Friendly win for Year Five footy boys

Just before half-term, a team of Year Five boys played a friendly match against Springfield Primary School in Sunbury. According to our Sports Coach, Danny Cain, the 2-1 final score line did not reflect the fact the boys dominated the ball throughout the contest. "We were in control from start to finish, despite gifting our opponents a one goal! Overall, our performance with the ball was fantastic and our ball retention was magnificent at times. We will keep working on our skills but this a great opportunity for some of the Year Five boys to showcase themselves to earn a spot in the Year 5/6 school fixtures in the coming weeks," said Mr Cain.

Welcome back Cherese

This week we were delighted to welcome back from maternity leave the Richmond Music Trust's Cherese Flanagan. Here she is with her lovely eight-month old twin girls, Violet and Lorelei, sisters for Reuban and Aria. It has been a busy year for Cherese, who has not only had her lovely girls but also got married! Our Year One and Two children were thrilled to see her again, as they love her recorder and young music maker lessons. Great to have you back Cherese.

FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS

From the minute they join our ranks in Reception, we are trying to imbue a love of books in our children. Encouraging them to enjoy reading underpins all our academic learning and helps their written work flourish, as well as firing their imaginations. Each week, every class gets a session in our well stocked library. There, they can curl up with a good tome and peruse the shelves for a book to check out and read at home. We give our children lots of opportunities to read in school, including the chance for a play time read in our outdoor reading shed.