Congratulations

Burghfield St Mary’s Primary School

Berkshire School Girl Football ChampionsBerkshire School Girl Football ChampionsBerkshire School Girl Football ChampionsBerkshire School Girl Football Champions On Friday 20th January, our girls football team took part in the Berkshire Finals at

Henwick Sports Field in Thatcham. It was a nail-bi$ng a%ernoon. Our first game was

against Manor Primary school. Our girls spent most of the game in the opposi$on half

of the pitch but just didn’t manage to score. The game finished 0-0. In the next game

Manor Primary beat Robert Piggo- Primary School 2-0. This meant our girls had to beat

Robert Piggo- by three goals. At the end of the first half it was s$ll 0-0, but with 3

minutes to go we scored, with two minutes to go we scored again and finally with thirty

seconds to go we scored the third goal. Yes, the crowd did go wild!!

They are now in the Finals for the South/ South West of England. On Saturday 25th

March we will take part in the finals in Bath/ Bristol, playing against the county winners

from Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and many more.

On Wednesday 1st February we will have a formal presenta$on for becoming Berkshire

Champions. The girls will receive individual trophies, presented to them by members of

Reading Ladies FC . We are also expec$ng BBC Radio Berkshire to join us from 7:00am.

Make sure you tune in on Wednesday morning, our girls will be on BBC Radio

Berkshire.

Yesterday a%ernoon, the girls team took part in the quarter finals of the West

Berkshire Girls tournament (The Tony Mosson Cup).

They beat Long Lane Primary School 8-0.

Well done to all our girls in the team and good luck in the next round. I would also like

to say a huge thanks to Jerry Bray, their volunteer coach. Jerry regularly gives up his

$me to train the girls. Thank You.

The team: Molly Walden, Ella Strapp, Maddie Ward, Fern Harris,

Robyn Cullen, Harrio� Bray, Jess Gumley, Lola Purser, Sophie Hall

and Gracie Hunt.

Spring Term Newsletter

Friday 27th January 2017

Spring 2 2017

Headteacher

Antony Gallagher

Tel: 0118 9836387

Fax: 0118 9832957

Email:

office@burghfield.

w-berks.sch.uk

www.burghfield.

w-berks.sch.uk

Twitter: @BSMPrimary

ELSAs (Emo'onal Literacy Support Assistants) at Burghfield St Mary’s Primary School

This academic year both Mrs Tracy Li�le (year 6 teaching assistant) and Mrs Emma Warkup (year 4 teaching assis-

tant) will undertaking training to become qualified ELSAs. They are teaching assistants who have had special training

from educa(onal psychologists to support the emo(onal development of children and young people in school. ELSAs

have regular professional supervision from educa(onal psychologists to help them in their work. ELSAs help children

and young people learn to understand their emo(ons and respect the feelings of those around them. They provide

the (me and space for pupils to think about their personal circumstances and how they manage them. Both Emma

and Tracy will spend (me with children in school, suppor(ng their emo(onal needs to ensure that they are able to

learn effec(vely in class. This Pastoral support will ensure all our children achieve at school. The ELSA training has

specific training on ‘Self-Esteem’, ‘Anger Management’, ‘Social Skills’, ‘Friendship Skills’, ‘Therapeu(c Stories’,

‘Bereavement and Loss’ and ‘Separa(on and Divorce’. You may find that if your child is involved with the ELSA they

may have some targets to help them learn new skills or coping strategies. Parents will be involved as part of the pro-

cess. The children will work with both Tracy and Emma during the school day, we will ensure parents are kept fully

informed.

Both Mr Gallagher and Mrs Carmichael are available if you’d like to discuss any aspect of the ELSA programme fur-

ther.

Curriculum Evening– Tuesday 31st January 6:00—7:30pm

Next Tuesday we will be hos$ng our Curriculum Evening. This is a great opportunity for parents to explore

some of the Art and Design/ Technology work that the children have been doing in school.

Year 5 & 6– designing and making a model chair for ‘James and the Giant Peach’. ‘Jinx’ frames using 1 cm

square wood batons, enjoy sawing and gluing your own chair.

Year 3 & 4– make your own hand puppet for your favourite Roald Dahl character, a chance to show off

your sewing skills.

Year 1 & 2– test your art skills, making characters from ‘Enormous Crocodile’ and ‘Twits’

FS2– design and make your own clay BFG

There will also be short presenta$ons in the school hall, these will inform parents about English and

maths teaching, assessment procedures and homework expecta$ons.

Our School Governors

Jo Lambdon - Co-opted Governor (Chair of Governors)

Colin Thompson - Co-opted Governor (Vice Chair of Governors)

Dave Godwin - Co-opted Governor

Carol Jackson-Doerge - Local Authority Governor

Geri Briggs - Co-opted Governor

Steve Dunham - Co-opted Governor

Anthony Dench - Parent Governor

Ruth Leuille-e - Parent Governor

Craig Hudson-Peacock - Parent Governor

Lenice Prosser - Founda$on Governor

Deborah Marsden - Founda$on Governor

Karen Carmichael - Staff Governor

Antony Gallagher - Head Teacher

Susan Cherry - Clerk to Governors

Dates for Diaries

Monday 30th January—Full Governors Meeting 7:30pm+

Tuesday 31st January—Curriculum Evening at School 6:00 to 7:30pm

Wednesday 1st February—Junior Music Festival Rehearsal at Calcot Junior School (am)

Wednesday 1st February—Girls 5 a-side Football Tournament at Trinity School, 4-6pm

Friday 3rd February—Tadley Rugby Club working with the Reception Class, morning

Friday 3rd February—SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ‘RACE NIGHT’, in the School from 7:00pm

Wednesday 8th February— Netball Match against Birch copse Primary School, at BSM

(3:30pm)

Friday 10th February—Tadley Rugby Club working with the Reception Class, morning

Monday 13th to Friday 17th February—Half Term Holidays

FUNTASTIC KIDS HOLIDAY CAMP AT BURGHFIELD ST MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

Monday 20th February—Pupils return to school

Tuesday 21st February—Gardening Club re-starts

Friday 24th February—Year 4 Bake Off

Mnday 27th February—7:30 p.m. School Association Meeting

Thursday 2nd March—World Book Day—Dress Up as Book Characters (Roald Dahl)

Friday 3rd March Years 3 & 4 Tag Rugby @ Crosfields

Monday 13th March—Parents Evening

Tuesday 14th March—Parents Evening

Wednesday 15th March—School Photographer Informal Class Photos

Thursday 16th March—School Association Cinema Night

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Parking Please can we ask that all parents and carers be mindful of careful driving outside the school

gates and also remind everyone that the lay-by (by the car park) is for dropping off only in the

mornings. If you need to park please can you move further down the road. School Lane needs

to be kept free of school traffic, it's one of our 'Safe' crossing points for the children.

Help keep our children safe, please use the entrance to Green Farm to turn around. Those

parents that perform U-turns outside the school risk hiPng our children.

Park Safe - Drive Smart