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The Ashlands and Misterton Federation
Dates for your Diary
Tuesday 1st October
Oak Class Expectation Evening 3.15-4 pm
Wednesday 2nd October
Cedar Class Expectation Evening 3.15-4pm
Wednesday 2nd October
Cross Country Event at Ninesprings Monday 7th October
Bag2School Clothing Collection
Bags to be at school by 9am
Wednesday 9th October
Misterton PTA AGM
6pm in the Middle Room
Friday11th October
Cedar Class Forest School
Thursday 10th October 2019
Misterton Harvest Service at St Leonard’s
Church at 2pm
Friday 18th October
Non-Uniform Day—Bottle Donations
Friday 25th October
Non-uniform Day—Gifts or Smellies Donations
Cedar Class Forest School
Monday 28th—Friday 1st October 2019
Half Term
Monday 4th November 2019
INSET Day
Friday 9th November
Non-Uniform Day—Chocolate Donations
Thursday 7th November 2019
Flu Immunisations—whole school
Sunday 10th November 2019
Church Remembrance Service
Monday 18th November
School Cinema Trip—details to follow
Monday 25th November
Misterton PTA Christmas Bingo
Friday 22nd November
Christmas at the Church - St Leonards Church
5-8 pm
Tuesday 10th December 2019
PANTO at the Octagon Theatre
Tuesday 17th December 2019
Christmas Nativity 2pm and 6pm at St
Leonard’s Church
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends,
It has been a fantastic start to the new academic year. The
children have settled back into their routines quickly and they are
already amazing us with their super attitude to learning. An extra
special welcome goes to our new starter Willow, who has made a
great start to her school journey and Mrs Goodison, who is our new
Administration Assistant. We hope they will be very happy here at
Misterton C of E First School. Over the Summer break, the school
was completely rewired and our heating system was updated. Staff
worked hard to put the finishing touches to each learning area
before the end of the holidays and the school feels warm and
welcoming. There are interesting displays to be shared
everywhere.
The year has started with many fabulous activities. We are being
‘Environmental Heroes’ this term and all enjoyed our first' WOW'
day designing, making and evaluating something made from upcycling
materials which the children had collected and brought in from
home. Children and staff all wore Hi-Viz jackets and took on the
role as a 'Junk Rescuer' with great enthusiasm. We all celebrated
the end of our second week back by sharing blackberries, apples and
pears that had been grown on our school grounds. What an exciting
year ahead it is going to be too! Over the holidays, we had
confirmation that Misterton has been awarded our Bronze School
Games Mark. It is a wonderful achievement for our children. This
year, we will be working towards the Silver School Games Mark.
Already, coming up this term, we have a whole school trip to the
Cinema in November and the Harvest Festival on the 10th October at
2pm in St Leonard’s Church. If you have any time to spare time and
have a skill or hobby to share please pop in and see Mrs Goodison
in the office to share this. We look forward to continuing to work
in partnership with you.
Love of learning, love of life, love of one another
“Life in all its fullness” John 10:10
This Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share
this commitment.
Misterton News September 2019
Teachers Roles and Responsibilities Across our Federation
Miss Ball – Executive Headteacher
Designated Safeguarding Leader / Worship Leader / Assessment
Joint Leader /
Educational Visits Leader / Pupil Premium Leader
Mr William Pearse – Ashlands Deputy Head (with additional
responsibilities for
Misterton)
EYFS Leader / Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader / English
Leader
Mrs Melanie Hooper - SLT
Mathematics Leader/Geography Leader/Forest School
Leader/Assessment Joint Lead
Mrs Kay Dawson - SLT
SENDco / RE Leader / Nurture Leader / PSHE Leader / Key Skills
Champion
Miss Alice Wines
Science Leader/ Online Safety and Computing Leader / School
Council Leader for
Misterton / Aspiration Leader
Ms Tara Jones – School Council Leader
Miss Sara Bailey - PE Leader
Mrs Jessica Craig - Art and DT Leader
We have a joint responsibility for Music, History and MfL
We will always welcome a conversation if you have any concerns.
Please always see your
child’s class teacher in the first instance who will be very
happy to help. If you need
further assistance, please come and see me, or any member of our
SLT team.
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Yeovil Area Cross Country Event - Year 2, 3 & 4 Race
Two amazing races! With a few newcomers to Team MASH all nerves
and butterflies were
soon quashed as the first race got underway!
Parents scrambled to the side lines of the course around the
Yeovil Rugby Club grounds to
“shout it out” for Team MASH. In the distance, through the
drizzle (rain without fail) it was
clear to see that the effort was immense as our purple T-shirts
pulled away to close the gaps.
Results have yet to be confirmed but it is estimated that there
were at least 200 girls and 200
boys in each of our races! Taking this into consideration and
that some of the runners could
be up to three years older than some of our team members, an
11th place for Poppy Conroy
and a 33rd place for Lucus Dawe both in Yr3 were no mean feat!
They were followed across
the finish line (in no particular order – tbc) by first time
runners including Summer Cole Yr2,
Emma Astall Yr2, Samuel Tucker Yr4 and Patryk Gawrys Yr2 who all
looked to our more experi-
ence runners Will Kirton yr4, Sayer Pilton Yr3, Sophie Synakova
Yr3 and Chloe Willis Yr4 for
technique, determination and staying power. A tremendous effort
well Done EVERYONE!
Great team spirit!
Coach Carter J
Children’s Roles and Responsibilities
Safeguarding
Keeping our children safe is our highest priority. From
September 2019 the
following staff hold key areas of responsibility; :
Designated Safeguarding Lead - Miss Nicola Ball
Deputy Safeguarding Lead - Mr William Pearse (Ashlands)
Deputy Safeguarding Lead - Mrs Lisa Carter (Misterton)
(Mrs Kay Dawson is in training)
Online Safety Leader – Miss Alice Wines
Governor responsible for Safeguarding –Mrs Elizabeth Popham
If you have any concerns about a child, please see one of the
staff above. Other helpful contacts:
Children's Social Care: 0300 123 2224
Local Authority Designated Officer: Anthony Goble: c/o above
Childline: 0800 1111
NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
Please remember to refer to our website for details on
online safety.
Welcome to Misterton C of E First School.
A very warm welcome to Willow, she has settled in brilliantly to
Oak Class.
New Starter
Congratulations to the following children who were voted by
their class to be
our School Council Representatives
Oak Class – Willow, Chloe, Matthew, Ruby and Reuben
Cedar Class – Lily, George, Eliza and Mia
Congratulations to the following children who were voted by
their class to be
our Online Safety Champions.
Oak Class – Marlie and Korbin
Cedar Class – Ashton and Mackenzie
The first run of the Cross Country Club up at Bincombe was great
fun! Mr Pearse joined me to support the group of 15 runners.
Everyone had bags of energy and the September sunshine kept us all
smiling. We will have to watch out for some of our group as they
are already racing ahead of us!
Cross Country Club
Sports News Over the next term, we are looking forward to
some exciting sporting events. In a few weeks we
are playing some friendly football matches against
Hinton St George. We will also be taking part in
the Boccia tournament at Westfield Academy on
the 27th November and look forward to three
cross country events during the term. We are also
hoping to participate in a Rugby tournament with
schools in our CISP later
on in the term. Lots of
exciting sporting
opportunities to be had!
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Please can you ensure that you use the following codes for
making BACS pay-ments: Pre-fix with 122 71502—Clubs 71505—Swimming
75004—Breakfast Club 71300—Donation 71504—Trips 73109—Meals
Followed by your Surname
Music Tuition
Green leaves and Silver Certificates Congratulations to the
following children who have achieved a green leaf this month:- Oak
Class Genevieve Long Willow Cole Reuben Palmer Ruby Melvin Matthew
Hodder Korbin Rodford Kahlan Corthine Christopher Clarke Harvey
Craven Summer Darch Marlie Denslow Holly Goodison x 2 Seren Gower x
2 Oliver Hodder Shania Langdon x 2 Chloe Masterman Ruby Melvin
Emily Newton Sky Parkinson Jesse Strawbridge Finley Swinnerton
Cedar Class George Vernon Mackenzie Ball Eliza Sugar Summer Cole
Deven Shurvinton Lily Heathman Hugo Hellier Teegan Marsh Presley
Vincent
Our whole school attendance this month is just above our
expected standard at 96.4% Lateness—Please be mindful on the time
you get into school. Thank you for your continued support.
September Oak Cedar
Late arrivals 3 2
Attendance
We are really excited to introduce our new Collective Worship
Leaders for 2019 2020.
Teegan, Presley, Giulio, Summer, Eliza, Aston and Mia are
already being helping hands to
the teachers and visitors who are leading the school in
Collective Worship.
This term they will be starting to support other children with
their understanding of the
values that we are focusing on each term. They will also be
working as a team to plan their
own Collective Worship sessions across the year.
In the Autumn term our Leaders are working towards achieving
their Bronze Award.
We will keep you updated on their progress!
Miss Ball
Collective Worship Leader Coordinator
Collective Worship Leaders
Music tuition available for Classical
Guitar, Keyboard and Piano. Individual
lessons are 15 or 20 minutes. Lessons will
start after half term
for 5 weeks and are
taught at school
during the school
day. For more
information please
visit the school office.
BACS Payments
Welcome to the School Office. Mrs Carter and Mrs Lawrence/ Mrs
Goodison are always happy to help with any queries or concerns
you
may have.
Head bumps – If your child bumps their head a call will be made
to inform you. Your child will stay at school and be monitored by
their
class teacher, another call will be made if necessary. Your
child will be given a head bump sticker to wear so that all staff
are aware of
the bump.
Medicines – Only prescribed medicines can be administered in
school. These must be brought to the office where a medicines
form
must be completed.
Accident records- If your child has an accident at school an
accident record will be completed. Your child’s class teacher will
hand you
this at the end of the day and share the details with you.
Pupil Details – Please inform the office staff of any change in
personal details, such as change of address, telephone numbers
or
contacts, allergies or any other information you feel we should
have. Please make sure we have at least 3 contact numbers in case
of
Important Message from the Office
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Rainbow Olympic Certificates
Congratulations to the following children who have achieved
their next Rainbow Olympic Certificates in June: Oak Class Willow
Cole x 3 Christopher Clarke x 2 Oliver Hodder x 2 Matthew Hodder x
2 Seren Gower x 2 Chloe Masterman x 2 Sky Parkinson x 2 Genevieve
Long x 2 Marlie Denslow x 3 Jesse Strawbridge x 2 Finley Swinnerton
x 4 Emily Newton x 2 Reuben Palmer x 4 Summer Darch x 2 Holly
Goodison Korbin Rodford x 3 Ruby Melvin x 2 Shania Langdon Harvey
Craven Kahlan Corthine x 2 Cedar Class Joseph Djeebet x 4 Summer
Cole x 3 Giulio Palmer x 2 Eliza Sugar Ashton Langdon Teegan Marsh
Mackenzie Ball Hugo Hellier Chloe Newton x 2 George Vernon
Ashlands & Misterton Rainbow Maths
Miss Ball’s Proud Wall Congratulations to all the children who
have made it on to my
proud wall this month!
Reuben amazed his parents with his knowledge of
a plate his mum had brought from an antique
shop. He was able to tell them it was a Puja plate
and explained how Hindus use it during their reli-
gious festivals. Super Learning Reuben!
Summer has been starting every day with a great
attitude. Today her presentation was beautiful
and she made me really proud. Keep this up
Summer! #aspiration, respect
Emily impressed me with her excellent role
modelling. She was focused and approached
every task with a smile on her face and a ‘I’m
going to give this my best effort’. Great work
Emily #aspiration, friendship
Ruby was a superstar when she was
working on her early task today. She
thought carefully about the correct
phonemes in her labelling words and her
drawings had super detail. What a good
role model she was for the children in her
class. Well done young lady! #aspiration,
friendship
Lily has started this term simply sparkling!
We are all super proud of her positive atti-
tude to her learning both in and out of
school. She is whizzing along with her home
reading challenge and has already achieved
the first certificate. Well done young lady!
#aspiration, respect
Korbin impressed us all with his super vocabu-
lary choices in English. He loves words and he
is actively expanding his word choice every
day! B Keep this up Korbin, it is great to hear!
#aspiration, trust
Matthew made me very proud when he was
working with a Year Two child and editing their
work. Matthew confidently shared his
thoughts on his friends writing and came up
with a target. Great work Matthew!
#aspiration, friendship, compassion
Star Readers Well done to all the children who have achieved
their Star Reader certificates this month. Oak Class 10 Reads 20
Reads Genevieve Long Chloe Masterman Oliver Hodder Ruby Melvin
Holly Goodison Matthew Hodder Kahlan Corthine Oliver Hodder
Christopher Clarke Sky Parkinson Seren Gower Sky Parkinson Matthew
Hodder Christopher Clarke Seren Gower Joseph Djeebet Presley
Vincent Ashton Langdon Sienna Madgin Hugo Hellier Eliza Sugar
George Vernon 30 Reads Giulio Palmer Lily Heathman Christopher
Deven Shurvinton Mia Hawes Clarke Ashton Langdon Mackenzie Ball
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May Bank Holiday Change
Open Days
The admissions process for school place
applications in September 2020 will soon begin and the website
will
be live for parents/carers to make their on-line application
from
Monday 16th September.
For children due to start school for the first time or transfer
to a
junior or middle school the closing date for applications is
15th
January 2020 and the national offer day is 16 April 2020.
Further information can be found on the website
www.somerset.gov.uk/admissions
Parent and carers are advised to read
the guide thoroughly before making
an online application.
Admissions
Next year the Year 4 residential trip to Kilve will be from
23rd
March to 25th March.
Further information and payment details will be sent out later
this
half term.
Yr 4 Residential— Kilve Court
If your child is unwell or unable to come to school for any
reason please ring the school office on 01460
73437 before 9.30am stating the reason that they will be
absent.
Good attendance at school is vital in ensuring your child
achieves their very best. The Persistent Absence threshold
currently stands at
90% . This means that any pupil whose attendance is lower than
90%, at any point in the school year, will be classed as
Persistently Ab-
sent.
The table below shows the impact of whole days absent and lost
learning hours in one school year.
Description Attendance Whole Days Absent Lost Hours of
Learning
Excellent 100% - 99% 0 - 2 0 - 10
Good 98% - 96% 4 - 7.5 20 – 37.5
Requires improvement 95% - 91% 9.5 - 17 47.5 - 85
Persistent Absentee 90% - 86% 19 - 27 95 - 135
Critical 85% - 80% 28.5 - 38 142.5 - 190
School Absence
Date for Diary:
In case you missed the news, the govern-
ment have moved the date for the May Day
Bank holiday in 2020 from the 4th May to
Friday 8th May to celebrate VE day.
