From Mrs Irwin— The last couple of weeks have really flown by and I can’t believe that we are nearly at the end of the first half term! There has been the usual busy buzz for learning around school and lots of exciting opportunities taking place. Class 1 were treated to a very special visit from the Gruffalo last week, who was very timid indeed! The children took good care of him though and he felt very much at ease. Class 3 have been making their own volcanoes and enjoying watching them ‘erupt’ on the playground. The quality of the homework across school is superb and I would really like to thank parents / carers for their support with this. Many thanks to all of the parents / carers who came along to the Early Reading and Phonics workshop this week. Your positive feedback is very much appreciated. Finally, I am sure that you will join me in wishing Mr West a speedy recovery from his recent illness and we all look forward to seeing him soon when he feels better. Wishing you a very enjoyable and hopefully dry weekend!

M A C M I L L A N C O F F E E MORNING— Huge thanks to everyone

who came along and supported this extremely worthy cause. Thank you also to the people who did not attend but who also made a very kind

donation. We are delighted to announce that we managed to raise £157.89 for the Macmillan Charity.

PRE-SCHOOL SESSIONS REMINDER- Further to the letter and

leaflet that was sent out a few weeks ago, can we please remind you about the planned pre-school sessions which are due to start next week. The sessions are aimed at

children aged 2 to 5 years to come along with a parent / carer and take part in hands on learning and fun, engaging and practical activities. The key aim of the sessions is to support language development through a range of exciting themes and topics linked to the early years areas of learning. The sessions will be led by Mrs Becci Wright-Philips who is an experienced teacher and pre-school leader. If there is enough interest, the first session will be held on Wednesday 16th October from 9.20am to 10.20am in the school hall. The cost of each session will be £7 per child and £3 for siblings. With regards to contact details, anyone wishing to book a place or requiring more information needs to contact Becci via the details on the leaflet: email: littlemenow2018@gmail.com ; Facebook Page - Little Me or she has a closed group page that has lots of images and updates specifically for the group and that is called Bright Beginnings -Little Me or via mobile - 07951 218751. Please spread the word with friends and family.

NATIONAL POETRY DAY— As part of this year’s

National Poetry Day celebrations, every class performed a range of poems in a whole school assembly. The children delivered their poems with confidence, expression and enjoyment and it was lovely to see the wide range of topics chosen. Please see the back page for photographs and an excellent example of a poem written by Leah in Class 5 which we are delighted to share with you!

EXCELLENT LEARNERS - Please see the excellent learners

and super spellers from the last 2 weeks. We are very proud of all of the

children for their attitudes towards learning and the progress that they are

making! Well done everyone!

Class 1: Alfie—For super independent writing! Elayna— For excellent

progress in phonics! (SS); Luca—For using phonics skills so well in his

writing! (SS); Charlie— For excellent counting! ; Class 2: Henry—For a

fantastic attitude to his learning! ; Greta—For wonderful application of her

spelling skills in her written work (SS) Ché—For a brilliant attitude towards

his reading! ; Sophie— For full marks in her spelling quizzes so far! (SS) ;

Class 3: Harvey—For amazing maths learning; Nina and Beau—For great

efforts to learn spellings at home! (SS); Emma—For excellent enthusiasm in

all her learning! ; Phoebe— For her excellent learning and application of

their, there and they’re! (SS) ; Class 4: Samuel—For his excellent recall of

the story of Krishna; Elise—For her perseverance in computing; Jack—For

his excellent achievement in spelling (SS) Freya— For super spelling in her

work! (SS) ; Class 5: Ollie—For superb mathematical reasoning; Jemima —

For excellent application of spelling skills (SS); Scarlett—For fabulous ideas

in her autumn poem; Harley— For fantastic perseverance using spelling

shed to correctly spell ‘able’ suffix word (SS)

Congratulations to Class 3 who have won our brand new weekly class

attendance cup, which has very kindly been donated by Wentworth Pewter! Thank you to Eliza for receiving the

trophy on Class 3’s behalf!

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ATTENDANCE— Class attendance for last

week is as follows: Class 1 - 98.5%, Class 2—99%; Class

3—99.6%; Class 4—96.4%; Class 5—97%. Well done and

thank you Class 3 for the best attendance—it was very

close!

ROVING REPORTERS - Class 1 - Whilst doing literacy,

Class 1 have been writing sentences about scarecrows. During topic

they have also written invitations to a scarecrow wedding! The

children have been practising their great song ‘The farmer plants its

seeds’. In maths, Class 1 have been exploring numbers and number

sentences. The children had the most exciting visitor last week—The

Gruffalo. Everyone said that they looked after him and made him

feel at home! (By Sam and Lucas) ; Class 2 -In Class 2, they have

been adding two digit numbers and partitioning one digit numbers

during their maths learning. The children have also been studying

the story ‘Superworm’ and have been learning about nouns and

verbs. Class 2 have been inspired by Andy Warhol’s Pop Art and are

making self - portraits with bright colours! During topic, Class 2 have

been making some Jewish Torah in Hebrew. Finally in PE, Class 2

have been extending their ball skills. (By Jemima and Amy).

; Class 3 - Class 3 have been doing some amazing learning this

week! Starting with literacy, they have been writing a story based on

the book ‘Emma’s Lamb’ using conjunctions. During maths, the class

have been doing lots of excellent adding and subtracting 10s from 3

digit numbers. In science, the children have been making amazing

volcanoes to match their topic and making them erupt in the

playground. Class 3 have been doing some incredible reading

comprehension about the book ‘The Tunnel.’ Finally in RE, the class

have done Diwali cards. (By Eddie And Alfred); Class 4 - During

literacy, Class 4 have been writing a persuasive letter for the

International Space Station. Whilst calculating maths, they have

been working on column addition – they said that it was very

challenging but they love a challenge! Class 4 have been working

scientifically on the day and night cycle! In RE, they have been

exploring Hinduism and learning about the birth of Krishna .Class 4

are reading ‘Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator’, Henry explained,

“I love it!” (By Rhea and Lily); Class 5 - For Class 5’s English, they

wrote autumn poems to read out in assembly. For their maths, they

learnt about multiples and factors. In RE, Class 5 wrote a character

description about King Kansa. Their art involved painting pictures

using pointillism; they could choose between painting a leaf or a

tree. With Mr Stratford they played basketball with 4 different

teams and 2 pitches. (By Poppy and Archie)

PUPIL PARLIAMENT - We are delighted to introduce our new MPs for 2019—20 who have been elected by the children. The children who were interested in the role wrote anonymous

manifesto statements. All the pupils then voted for their preferred candidates in a secret ballot. Eddie and Louie are joint Leaders of the House; Daisy S and Louie / Eddie represent Class 1; Leah and Lily M—Class 2; Scarlett and Lily T- Class 3; Henry and Sam—Class 4 and Jemima and Lucas—Class 5. Rhea is the Secretary of the Pupil Parliament. The focus this year is on our drive towards achieving Investors in Pupils status and further details will follow for parents / carers.

PTA—

It's almost disco time!

Everyone is invited to our first disco of the school year on Thursday 24th October at 6.30pm.

This is a fun event run by the PTA and school. Reception children, and siblings, are invited to attend from 6pm onwards to allow them to settle in while the lights are still on and as the DJ sets up. We would appreciate parents/carers staying

for this additional time too please. All other children are welcome from 6.30pm. Parents are welcome to stay if they wish.

The cost of the disco is £2.50 per child which includes a snack and unlimited drink.

Fancy dress is welcome but not compulsory, we do ask no masks or face paint please.

If anyone would like to volunteer to help us out at this disco please do let us know! Comment or message via Facebook, email oxspringpta@gmail.com or catch one of us at school. Volunteers would please need to arrive at 6.00pm to help with the set up.

PTA REMINDER— The first draw of the school lottery will take place on Saturday 19th October, so please buy your tickets now!www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/oxspring-primary-school-pta Many thanks for your support.

CHANGE OF DATE—SAVE THE DATE - CHRISTMAS FAIR— Please note that this year’s Christmas Fair and will now be on Friday 29th November at 5.30pm. (Class 4 bun day will also be on this day)

GET MUCKY at PGS yesterday—see next week for an update of the event!

Dates for your diary:

Individual & family photos on Monday 14th October

Book fair Tuesday 15th—Thursday 17th October

Harvest festival is on Thursday 17th October at 2pm, followed by PTA refreshments and the auction. Please bring any food donations and produce to the hall on Thursday morning. Many thanks. The children are choosing a local charity to donate the funds to.

Wednesday 23rd October is Oxspring Bake Off—details to follow next week

Thursday 24th October is the half term mile on the trail (details to follow ) and Class 5 bun day. Please bring buns/biscuits to be sold for 20p to the children. Remember allergies please, so no nuts of any type or nut based products and no sesame seeds.

Thursday 24th October is also the first disco—details above

School closes for half term on Friday 25th October (end of day) and re-opens on Monday 4th November.

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NATIONAL POETRY DAY

Autumn Leaves fall from trees so tall,

Colours of red, orange, brown.

The ginger fox gives out a wintery call.

And the sunflower petals tumbled down.

Squirrels find some food to store,

Conkers, chestnuts and much, much more.

Shrews trot along the golden, dusty moor.

Hedgehogs sleep and peacefully snore.

Children play in leaves of red,

And others pick them up.

Badgers snuggle in their bed,

Underneath the warm muck.

Silver frost upon the leaves,

Dew of crystal clear.

The spider has a web it weaves,

A comfy home so dear.

Rivers glitter like sequins.

The harvest moon in the sky.

Winter will be coming soon,

Good bye autumn, goodbye.

By Leah, Year 5

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