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Bolnore Village Primary School ‘It takes a village to learn survival skills.’

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Sports Corner Governors Sports Bursary

Every year, the Governors use part of the Sports Premium Funding to support our talented children in their chosen sport. If your child is at county/national level in a

sport and you feel that they would benefit from a financial bursary to help them

develop further, please write to Mrs Taylor to request that your child is considered. Tell

us about your child's sport and how you would use any funding by 11 November.

Congratulations go to Apple, Cherry, Hazel,

Mulberry, Cedar, Juniper, Hornbeam and

Silver Birch classes for achieving 97%

attendance this week, our target!

Volume 105 Issue 319, 18 October 2019 – I Will Survive!

ON THE HORIZON Monday 21 October o Cauliflower Christmas Cards must be ordered

by today and returned to class teachers o Year 1 Medieval Dance Performance to Parents

9.00 am – 10.00 am o Year 1 Medieval Dress-Up Day and Banquet o EYFS Parent/Teacher Meetings Tuesday 22 October o Year 3 Stone Age Workshop o EYFS Parent/Teacher Meetings Wednesday 23 October o Year 6 Residential to PGL Hindhead o EYFS Parent/Teacher Meetings Thursday 24 October o Year 6 Residential to PGL Hindhead o Positive Thinking Workshop 9.00 am

o Year 2 Local Author Visit and Afternoon Workshop and Assembly followed by Whole School Book Signing from 3.20 pm

o EYFS Parent/Teacher Meetings Friday 25 October o Year 6 Residential to PGL Hindhead o Last day of Half Term Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November o Half Term Holiday Monday 4 November o Inset Day – No school for children Tuesday 5 November o First day back after half term for the Whole

School o Year 1 Making Weather Instruments Wednesday 6 November o Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics at Warden Park

Secondary Academy Thursday 7 November o Year 3 Nightwalk Friday 8 November o Year 2 Trip to Brooklands o Year 5 Attending Schools Remembrance Service

at St Wilfrid’s Church

Year 3 had an exciting afternoon following maps around the village! We looked for

physical (natural) and human (man-made) features along our route. We had to use our

resilience while we were walking because we realised that following a map was quite tricky! Mr Scott (These are the maps that children were inspired to draw at home!)

Just the Job Early Years classes have been investigating different jobs this week. We have had visits

from doctors, firefighters, police officers, yoga teachers and civil engineers, who have told us how they help us in our community.

We have also had fun dressing up and discussing our future careers! Mrs Beasley

We were so pleased that the children responded so calmly and sensibly to our recent fire drill,

with all children and staff evacuated in 3 minutes 30 seconds. Amazing! Mrs Taylor

Safeguarding Reminder- To keep all children safe, please do not park in the Plaza

before or after school

Bolnore families are invited to a Halloween

Party at Cuckfield Golf Course on Friday 1

November.

Pop to the Shops The children from Early Years went on their first school trip this week, we have

talked about making healthy choices and this was developed throughout the trip

when selecting food for their smoothies. The children did very well at listening to adults and there has been a buzz in the classroom following on from the trip.

Well done and thank you to our parent helpers. Miss Hespin

Countdown Challenge Four children from Year 6 represented

Bolnore at the locality Countdown Competition against seven schools. They

enjoyed the number and letters round and were stretched by the challenges.

Number Fun Year 5 had great fun tackling Roman

Numerals this week. The children blew me away with their understanding of this

topic from Year 4 and then challenged themselves with numbers into the

thousands! Can you figure out any of the numbers in these pictures? Mrs Munday

Education is about far more than learning English and Maths skills. At Bolnore, we try to promote the other skills that will help children become independent, and this can range from teaching Early Years children to put on their own coats, to managing nights away from home.

Just this week, Year 4 survived their Survival Expert Day! They spent the morning out in the woods cracking First Aid code-breakers, orienteering, creating Endurance replicas and building

waterproof dens! They then linked all of these survival skills to our five Core Values and discussed how they can use them more in everyday life.

We watched Bear Grylls and he shared some survival tips. I

want to be on his show! Jack, Year 4

Message from the Friends of BVPS: Don’t

forget to order your Cauliflower Christmas

Cards online by Monday 21 October and

return the original design to school by

Monday too.

Positive Thinking Workshop

Come and have a cuppa and a chat with Mrs

Moden and Mrs Coats, Thursday 24 October

at 9.00 am in the Orchard Room