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Newsletter
No. 24: 13th March 2020
YEAR 1 VISIT NOWER WOOD Year 1 had a fantastic time at Nower
Wood on Wednesday! The children got up close and personal with all
kinds of creepy crawlies such as centipedes, spiders and Rove
beetles. They were astonished to discover that woodlice have 14
legs! They also had the chance to be tree detectives by hunting for
clues in the woods, such as the silver bark from a silver birch
tree and the prickly case of a sweet chestnut seed. Well done to
the Year 1 Woodland Warriors!
AY CARAMBA! WE CAN ZUMBA! Sport Relief week was kicked off by a
flash mob during the whole school assembly on Monday morning. The
Zumba moves continued throughout the day — we even had children
dancing through lunch time, impressing everybody with their
enthusiasm, perseverance and skill! Well done everybody and a huge
thank you to Mr Martin who led the dancing throughout the whole
day. Phew! Thank you for all your donations — so far we have raised
£222.26 for the cause! We hope to update you with a final figure
next week.
“On Wednesday, we went on our school trip to Nower Wood with our
school friends. We went there in a coach and it was so exciting!
When we got there we went on a train and sat on a seat that had
space for 3 people! We arrived at Nower Wood and went on a little
walk and met one of the teachers that works there. She took us into
a classroom where we sat down and she told us all about trees. We
felt some of the trees and their leaves. Some of us said “ouch”
because they were prickly! We found leaves at the top that were not
so prickly. Outside, we went on a bug trail. We looked under logs
and used a bug pot and a stick to poke around. We found spiders,
woodlice and a water scorpion! We also learnt how to use our hands
like antennae to feel our way around. We loved learning about the
different trees, such as the beech tree. The conker tree was our
favourite. The best part of our day was when we sat outside to eat
our packed lunches! “ - Holly F and Isaac G, 1S
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SPORTING NEWS
CROSS COUNTRY RACE We are so proud of our runners who took part
in the District Sports Cross Country Race in Reigate Priory Park on
Wednesday: we saw fantastic individual performances from all of our
pupils and the girls’ team came in second overall!
NETBALL “On Wednesday, a group of Year 5 children took part in a
netball rally at Reigate Grammar School. We got certificates as we
were awarded Team of the Day! Sami M and Hannah S also got best
players of the court. At the end, we had cheesy pasta, biscuits and
chocolate brownies to celebrate. YUM!!!” - Mel H and Hayley B, 5BU
Thank you, Mrs Peach and Mrs Flint, for accompanying them!
BOOK DRAW To encourage our daily reading at Wray Common, we have
been running our Library Competition. All those children who read 4
or more times a week were able to receive a ticket and enter the
lucky book draw. The winners this time were: Imogen B 1S, Eleanor M
1W, Molly S 2V, Askira O 4P, Thora O 4P, Henry D 6E. Well done
everybody. Keep reading!
YEAR 6 As part of our 'Human Being' topic, we have been looking
at the effects of suspense and tension on our bodies. Year 6 have
then incorporated these feelings and ideas into their writing. Have
a read... “Running. Running. Running. I ripped through the
shrubbery; thorns and brambles grasping for my ripped clothes like
skeletal, bony hands. Eyes darting left and right, I searched for
any signs of that she might have passed by here. Anything. Alacrity
surged through my veins - the only thing keeping me going.
Everything was blurry. I continued sprinting rapidly, branches
whipping my face and tree bark grazing my arms as they pumped back
and forth like a machine. The only sound I could hear was my own
heavy breath-ing and the only thing I could feel were the thick
beads of sweat running down my face before being blown away by the
wind. Run-ning. Running. Running. Suddenly, my body lurched
forwards, trip-ping over a thick tree root, before my chest slammed
onto the dirt, knocking the breath out of my lungs and my head
whacked into the ground, exploding a wave of pain inside my skull.
Then eve-rything went black.” - Lucas D, 6E
HOCKEY “On Thursday, the Wray Common hockey team travelled to
Surbiton to play in the Quik Stix Surrey County Finals against five
other, mostly private, schools who came top in their areas. The
tournament was very eventful as lots of matches were played. We had
fun and Zachary’s tooth fell out! Before we started our first
match, we warmed up and then it started to hail. Luckily, it
stopped just in time for our first match which we won 2-0. We drew
the next match 2-2 in which we were saved by Ben scoring in the
last few seconds. After a series of matches, we ended up with 3
wins 2 losses and 1 draw. Unfortunately, Wray Common did not get
through despite our best attempts. However, all of us worked very
hard and played
great hockey.” - Victor B and Luc L, 6E
RANGERS REPORT The Rangers this week have been taking part in
egg and spoon races, playdough projects and parachute games galore!
Please note that Camp Glide will be continuing as normal. We will
be acting on advice from local and national governments and health
experts. We are already promoting good hygiene in our settings.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO WRAY COMMON’S FAMILY DAY ASSEMBLIES
THURSDAY 19TH MARCH 2020
Assembly Time Reception and Year 4 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Years
1, 3 and 5 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Years 2 and 6 10:30 a.m. - 11:00
a.m.
All parents, carers and other family members are very welcome to
attend this celebration. For those of you who have children in
different year groups, there will be coffee available in the Small
Hall between the assemblies. We are looking forward to welcoming
you to our Family Day, but please could we suggest that you walk or
park away from Kendal Close to reduce congestion and to allow
access for emergency vehicles. Unfortunately, we are unable to
offer the use of our playground for parking during school time.
Please ensure you do not come into school if you have a temperature
above 37.8C or a new and persistent cough.
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DATES FOR W/C 16th MARCH Mon 16th Year 3 RHS Wisley trip Tues
17th Friends’ Mother’s Day Sale Football match v Earlswood at
3:50p.m. Wed 18th Hi5 Netball Tournament at 12:45p.m. Friends’
Mother’s Day Sale Thu 19th Family Day Assemblies starting 9:00a.m.
Friends’ Mother’s Day Sale Fri 20th Year 5 Sparkfish Easter Journey
at 9:30a.m. Geography Quiz at Caterham School at 4:00p.m.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE The Department for Education and the Local
Authority are encouraging schools to follow the Public Health
England guidance regarding Coronavirus and to remain open. PHE
advise that in most cases, even if there is a confirmed case within
the school community, closure of the school is unnecessary. We can
assure you that in this situation we would take further advice from
PHE to ensure the right proportionate local decision is made for
our children, staff, parents and local community. On a daily basis,
we are checking for updated guidance from the Government and PHE,
which will continue as long as necessary and we will continue to
update parents through Newsletter on Fridays, and other times as
appropriate. It is important that we all do our best to ensure that
our children’s education is disrupted as little as possible and as
always, everyone should continue to promote good hand and
respiratory hygiene. At Wray Common, we: educate the children as to
why they should wash their
hands and avoid touching your (or anyone else’s!) eyes, nose and
mouth with unwashed hands,
ensure that all adults and children wash their hands upon
arrival within the building,
strongly promote and encourage all adults and children to wash
their hands often with soap and water during the day, particularly
before eating,
strongly encourage adults and children who may be prone to
sneeze to carry tissues and use them to catch sneeze, then bin the
tissue and wash hands,
strongly encourage adults and children to cough into arm or
tissue,
do not, for now, shake hands, ensure, from next week, that
children wash their hands
at the beginning of any after-school club. There are no plans to
cancel or curtail anything, for example, Family Day Assembly, which
is a hugely valued part of what we are about at Wray Common. Of
course, as the context and advice changes, so might plans – but we
will keep you up-to-date. Latest PHE advice is that if your child
has a temperature above 37.8 or a new and persistent cough, your
child should stay at home for 7 days. We ask you to follow this
advice and inform us if this becomes the case. This advice,
obviously, also applies to staff; any absence will be managed as
best we can with the safety and education of your children as our
top priorities. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
PIANO FOR SALE We are selling one of our pianos if any of you
are interested. It is a Danemann, has been tuned regularly but is
missing a castor. If you would like to come and have a look at it,
please ring the office to arrange a suitable time.
LOST PROPERTY COME AND CLAIM YOURS!
We will be putting out Lost Property on Thursday 19th March so
please do come and retrieve your child’s missing kit before/after
you come into school for the family day assembly. Any items not
collected by the end of this day will be sent for recycling.
COMPUTER ACCESS On Monday, we will be sending a question via
Survey Monkey asking whether your child has access to a computer,
laptop or tablet on a daily basis. We ask all parents to respond.
This is part of our contingency planning in the event that we have
to close the school because of Coronavirus.
Please also ensure that we have your up-to-date email
address
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Online safety support Children are using smart devices from a
much younger age than ever before. It’s why it’s essential we talk
to our children about how to use them safely. Here are 9 tips to
get smart with children's devices. This poster is also avail-able
to view in the Safeguarding section of our website. Click here to
go to the website version.
http://wray-common.surrey.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9-tips-to-get-smart-with-childrens-devices.pdf
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FRIENDS’ FUNDRAISING
QUIZ NIGHT The annual Wray Common School Quiz Night is back and
tickets are now on sale! Arguably the highlight on the Wray Common
calendar and a
guaranteed great night out, with all proceeds going to the
school. Fiendish questions, amazing raffle prizes, and even the
opportunity to win big – a £50 cash prize with our very own version
of Play Your Cards Right! Make up a team of six and be rewarded for
the (optional) best dressed team or table! An opportunity to dine
in style or as thriftily as you wish – because you provide the
catering. Some people bring fish & chips, some a gourmet picnic
– the choice is yours. Don’t forget you’ll need to bring drinks,
glasses and plen-ty of cash for the raffle. A sumptuous range of
bar snacks will be provided too. Last year was a record-breaking
fund-raiser and we hope to make this year’s quiz even bigger and
better. This year, ticket sales will be online. Please follow the
link below to purchase your tickets which cost £5 per person with a
maximum of six per team. You can pur-chase tickets individually or
as a group. Please decide on your team name first, and enter it for
each ticket pur-chased after going to the checkout. If you have any
queries please get in touch with Ben Fox on 07785 770503. Date:
Saturday 21st March Time: Starting at 7.30pm sharp until late.
Doors open at 7pm.
https://www.pta-events.co.uk/friendsofwraycommon
SUMMER FAIR
Can you help? It is time to start organising our main fundraiser
for the year and we are looking for a few people to plan and
coordinate this event. This could appeal to a small group of
friends with children in the school. Perhaps you have a child in
Year 6 and this could be a nice way to contribute to school and
round off your time at Wray Common. Or it could be a way to make
new friendships so please do put your name forward if you think you
could help organise things. Please email:
[email protected]
WE NEED YOU!
https://www.pta-events.co.uk/friendsofwraycommon
