Queen’s Hill Primary & Nursery School
Newsletter May 2015
Election fever has spread into the classrooms this week with the results being broadcast on the Interactive
Whiteboards and children in Year 5/6 writing their own manifestos.
It has been amazing to see how engaged our children have been
with the General Election and how interested they are in what it all
means. Whilst eating my lunch in the dinner hall this week, a child
asked for approval to make bunting, leaflets and rosettes to
convince her classmates to vote for her party.
Teaching children about Democracy and the Rule of Law is an
important life skills. The children in Year 5/6 have been passionate
about presenting their manifestos on a chosen area from Education,
Crime, Health, Environment and school meals. Classrooms were
turned into Polling Stations, speeches given and voting cast…At the
time of writing the newsletter, the Year 5/6 results were being
counted; the winning party from each Year 5/6 class will be
announced in due course!
Even children in Reception got involved in the Election fever with
Mrs Petraglia reporting that the children in EYFS wanted a
Dinosaur Party!
Mr Roughsedge
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during April for
showing a positive attitude to their learning
Marika, Danielle C, Natalia, Rhyann
Oscar, Leighonne, Cali Jo,
Lewis D, Niamh G, Bethanie L
A Close Shave – A request from a parent
I had one of those moments you fear as a parent last week. A
moment when I thought my child was going to get seriously hurt.
My daughter was with me on the school pick up. She was riding
her scooter and was a few metres ahead of me. She stopped
opposite the school, waiting for me to catch up so that we could
cross the road together. Whilst she was waiting, a car parked
half on the road and half on the pavement began reversing with
her stood right behind the back wheel. I managed to stop the
car in time before it hit her, but it was close, it was too close.
I have to highlight the dangers of parking on the pavement,
particularly directly outside the school gates. Pavements are
meant for walking on, a safe place for children. They are not
meant to be driven or parked on. Reversing is particularly
dangerous because you simply cannot see if there is anyone
smaller than your back windscreen standing behind you.
If you can’t find a space to park your car, please do not resort
to the pavement. If you do find a space on the road to park,
make sure your whole car is parked on the road.
Let’s keep our children safe on the pavement.
Thank you for your considerate parking.
Following this incident being reported to us, we have been in contact with the police. We have been advised that they will be attending school on a regular basis to ensure that
everyone is parking considerately. Also cones will be placed on the pavement opposite the
school to help ensure that our children are safe, can see and be seen clearly, when crossing the road.
Please ensure that you do not park in the coned area. Thank You.
Keep Cool! As the warmer weather
approaches it is important to
keep our lunch fresh and safe.
Please help by using either a
cool bag or an ice pack. Another
popular way is to include a
carton of frozen fruit juice,
which will then thaw during the
morning and be an icy cold drink
- delicious! For more tips on
healthy lunchboxes please visit
www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk
www.nutrition.org.uk
Eaton Vale Some of our Y6 pupils paid a
visit to Eaton Vale Activity
Centre this week where
they met the resident dog,
Sam and investigated some
of the exciting activities
they will be experiencing
when they visit after SATs.
WANTED! Relief Mid-day Supervisor
We currently are looking
for relief MSAs.
If you are interested
please contact
The School Office
Tel : 746857
Kitchen Assistant
Required We have a vacancy for a
kitchen assistant.
10 hours per week
11.30am – 1.30pm
Term time only
If you feel you would like
to join our friendly team,
please call into the school
for an application form of
apply online at
www.ncsgrp.co.uk
KS1 Gardening Day with
We were delighted to have Longwater Sainsbury’s staff from a
“Great Place to Work”, kindly volunteer to help in our annual KS1
Gardening Day. All of the class garden beds got a good tidy up and
lots of new plants planted by the children. We had a school tree
decorated with red noses and panels in the playground decorated
with numbers and children’s handprints. It was a great day and a big
thank you to everyone involved.
If you shop in Sainsbury's Longwater, look at the Community Notice
Board, near the main entrance to see photos from the day and the
Thank you cards that the children made.
Thank you to Forsters Nursery in Costessey and Norfolk Organic
Group for their kind donations.
£373.72 raised on our Non-uniform Day to help the people
in Nepal. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
As many of you will have realised, Mrs Marrison is expecting her
second child. She will be starting her maternity leave after half
term and I am sure you join me in wishing her and her family well.
Mr Roughsedge will resume his role as class teacher for
Les Papillons Verts - he taught the class in the Autumn Term so the
children know him well and he is looking forward to teaching them
again.
And for those who might be wondering who Mrs Bagge is a very
warm and belated congratulations to Miss Howlett
who got married over the Easter holidays.
Would you like to save over
£350 per year? Dependent upon your family circumstances, your son/daughter
may be entitled to a free meal every day. (All children in Rec &
KS1 are entitled to Universal Free School Meals)
If this is the case, the local authority has funds
allocated for this purpose.
Please contact the School Office this week
And ask for Form FSM1. All information is confidential.
Diary Dates
Costessey Library Visit
Children from Lower Key Stage 2 visited Costessey Library on
Monday 27th April. They all had a great time looking at what
they had access to in the public library:-
• Books
• DVDs
• Audio Books
• Games
"I enjoyed reading in the Costessey Library, the lego books were my favourite. I was really happy to get my Library card, I keep it safe in a chest of drawers. It's great on the mobile Library bus which visits school. Last time I went on I got a DVD, which I watched with my brothers. Did you know you can borrow 15 books on your Library card?" Bailey M
" The Costessey Library was great fun I loved it. With my new Library card I chose two audio books which I enjoyed listening to. It was really easy to return the books as I took them back to the mobile library bus which visits the school." Kayla M
Diary Dates
May 2015 Friday 8th Les Souris Class – Show & Share Assembly
Monday 11th SATS WEEK
Friday 15th Les Grenouilles Class – Show & Share Assembly
Monday 18th ARTS WEEK
Wed 20th Y6 Residential Trip to Eaton Vale
Friday 22nd Year 6 return from Eaton Vale
Les Coccinelles Class – Show & Share Assembly
June 2015 w/c 1st June Y3 & Y5 to Whitwell Hall Residential
Wed 3rd Y3 return from Whitwell Hall
Year 4 go to Whitwell Hall
Thurs 4th Y6 visit to Norwich City for cookery session
Fri 5th Year 4 & 5 return from Whitwell Hall
Les Papillons Verts Class – Show & Share Assembly
Mon 8th June 1pm Father’s Day Shop
Les Papillons Bleus Class – Show & Share Assembly
July 2015 Wed 1st Y5/6 Bikeability Course
Y3/4 Visit to Royal Norfolk Show
Friday 3rd 9.15am Leavers Graduation Assembly – Y6 parents
invited
Monday 6th Y6 OVA Transition Starts
3pmY6 Parents/Carers & Teachers invited to OVA
Friday 10th Les Lapins Class - Show & Share Assembly
w/c Mon 13th Transition Week
4 – 6pm New Intake Evening including Uniform Sale
2.30pm Uniform Sale for current parents
Term Dates 2014/15
Summer Term 2015
Monday 13th April to Tuesday 21st July
Half Term holiday: Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May
(May Day Bank Holiday: Monday 4th May)
2015/16
Autumn Term 2015
Thursday 3rd September to Friday 18th December
Half Term holiday: Thursday 22nd October to Friday 30th October
Spring Term 2016
Tuesday 5th January to Thursday 24th March
Half Term holiday: Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February
Summer Term 2016
Monday 11th April to Wednesday 20th July
Half Term holiday: Monday 30th May to Friday 3rd June
(May Day Bank Holiday: Monday 2nd May)
***Please Note*** Following a change in legislation the Costessey Cluster of Schools will be
considering whether to keep in line with Norfolk County Council’s recommended
term dates for 2016/17. We will keep you informed of any changes to term
dates as soon as possible.
Well Done, Daniel!
Daniel M
3rd Place in Cross Curricular PE competition for Costessey Cluster Schools