Working together for a successful future

Issue 30 of 2016 - 2017

Enjoy Your Trips Year 4 and Year 6

Beatrice Avenue,

East Cowes,

IOW,

PO32 6PA.

Tel 292872

queensgateprimary.co.uk

Friday 12th May 2017

Dear Parents and Carers,

SATs Week

Well done to all our Year 6 children who have done their SATs this week. They have worked hard and shown good perseverance. Next week Year 2 will be doing their SATs.

Trips Out

We wish our Year 6 well as some of them go off to JCA on the mainland and others attend day trips around the Island. We also wish Year 4 a happy time at In2Action at Thorness Bay.

Walk the Wight

Best wishes to everyone who is taking part in Walk the Wight on Sunday in aid of The Earl Mountbatten Hospice.

Visitors in School Next Week

Next week is another busy week in school.

On Monday Todd Miller, the Ryde Beach Manager, will be leading our assembly about beach safety.

We have a Health and Safety audit on Tuesday. Also, on Tuesday Dr Richard Wills, Mr David Blades, Mrs Margaret Lloyd and Mrs Liz Jackson will be joining me to short list our candidates for the new Deputy Head post starting in January.

1PT Class Assembly

A huge well done to 2JC for leading our assembly yesterday. We thoroughly enjoyed it and it was good to see so many families joining us. Next Wednesday 17th May, 1PT will be leading our assembly at 2.30 pm. Parents and carers are welcome to arrive at 2.20 pm; please wait in the foyer and we will invite you down to the hall when we have your chairs set up. Thank you.

Top Ten Tips for Good Sleep Patterns

This week I am including the second five of the Top Ten Sleep Story Books. Do see page 2 and

remember that last week’s newsletter had the first five.

Secret Beach

Please be aware that we have been told about some dangerous litter on a “secret beach” behind the

cemetery in Kingston Road. The dangerous items have now been completely cleared up and the area

is going to be monitored. However, this is not a safe place for children to be - the only way to it is by

climbing over a wall, it is not supposed to be open to the

public. Meanwhile, please talk to your children about staying

safe and if they see anything they are unsure of, not to pick it

up but to tell a grown up. The police are aware. We have also

told the children they should not visit anywhere without telling

their parents where they are going.

Look inside this issue for

The second five of the Top Ten Sleep Story Books

Out and About

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What’s for lunch next week?

All YR, Y1 & Y2 children are entitled to a free school lunch.

Monday: Margarita pizza with wedges/meatless balls in tomato sauce with rice (v), peas

and sweetcorn. Strawberry frozen yoghurt.

Tuesday: bangers and mash/ vegetarian bangers and mash (v) with gravy, broccoli and

carrots. Pineapple upside down cake with custard.

Wednesday: roast beef and gravy/bean and chive frittata (v) with roast potatoes, carrot

and swede mash and green beans. Mini brownie with banana slice.

Thursday: pasta bolognaise/cheese whirl with new potatoes, carrots

and roasted vegetables. Flapjack.

Friday: fish fingers with chips/vegetable lasagne with chips, baked

beans and sweetcorn. Ginger Cake.

The cooks do their best to keep to plan but all menus are subject

to change.

Have a look at this website - www.loveschoolmeals.co.uk/isle-of-wight

Five of the Top Ten Sleep Story Books (first five were in last week)

‘We’re Not Tired’ by Selina Young.

(Ness and Hamish create lots of play adventures to stop them going to

sleep.)

‘I Don’t Want to Go to Bed’ by Tony Ross.

(The Little Princess doesn’t want to go to bed.)

‘Get Into Bed!’ by Virginia Miller.

(Bartholomew doesn’t want to go to bed.)

‘One Kiss, One Hug!’ by Jason Chapman.

(Ben cannot sleep - one kiss and one hug aren’t quite enough.)

‘I Don’t Want to Go to Bed’ by Julie Sykes.

(Little Tiger doesn’t want to go to bed and refuses to go every

night.)

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OUT AND ABOUT NEXT WEEK - REMEMBER THE YEAR GROUPS HAVE CHANGED!

If your child goes Out & About they will need a waterproof coat and wellies if wet.

Tuesday morning - Year R. Please wear your Out & About clothes and bring uniform

in a named bag. (Jaymie S, Leah, Olivia, Lottie, Heidi, Harry M, Jaylen, Jack D, Malix,

Jayden P-F, Emma, Owen S)

Tuesday morning - Year 1AM. Please wear your uniform. 1AM are visiting the RNLI factory in East Cowes. Please wear a coat and school shoes. (The children will be back in

school for normal lunchtime arrangements.)

Tuesday afternoon - Year 4. Year 4 children are at In2Action at Thorness.

We will share some of the activities they tackled in a future newsletter!

Wednesday morning - Year 2. Please wear your Out & About clothes and bring

uniform in a named bag. (Latia C, Nicole F, Henley S, Michael H, Olivia G, Brooke M,

William H, Ellie W, Jayden D-S, Olivia H, Crystal L, Elizabeth T-C, Teddy H, Tyler N)

Wednesday afternoon - Year 6. Please wear your Out & About clothes all day.

Meet at the front door at 1pm with coats and wellies, ready to go.

(Peter A, David B, Jack B, Molly C, Denna H, Ruben H-J, Jenson L, Molly-May L,

Phoenix N, Ebony P, Owen P, Crissi-Lee W, Leah D)

Thursday afternoon - Year 3. Please bring your Out & About clothes in a named

bag. Meet at the front door at 1pm ready to go!

(Kirsten, Hannah A, James K, Holly, Isabel, Callum T-S, Jimmy W, Finley, Jim A,

George H, Jack L, Isaac, Tom)

Year R at the Donkey Sanctuary

Year 2 at Newtown

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Currently our whole school

attendance stands at 96.57%.

Remember that good attendance will help

your child to succeed at school.

This week 2JC achieved 100%

attendance! Wow! Well done!

Thank you for your support.

QUEENSGATE SPORT

ROUNDUP

Well done to the Swimathon team who took part in the

Sandown/Shanklin Lions Charity

event; a huge £234 was raised –

thanks to all who contributed.

The Year 5 Waterborne group

had their third session at UKSA; this time it was paddle boarding.

There were some great skills being demonstrated in near

perfect weather conditions.

The cricket season has started; the U-11 Girls took on Dover Park twice, as one school did not turn up. In the first game, Dover Park scored 233 for 3 and in reply,

Queensgate scored 237 - 2, so a narrow 4 run win. In the second game, Dover Park

scored 245 - 2 whilst Queensgate scored 275 - 0 to win by 30 runs. Well done team!

Please keep collecting Sainsbury’s active vouchers. Thank you very much.

Best wishes,

Samantha Sillito

Headteacher

French word of the week

la trousse

(la trooce)

pencil case

Year 6 at Yarmouth.