We have had such an enjoyable end of term in a week that has been made extra-special by the wonderful performances of our Year 6 children.

The rest of the school have been busy too. This Wednesday Key Stage 1 had a brilliant day dressing up as Pirates to finish off the term in style.  Two weeks ago our Year 3 and 4 classes visited Chedworth Roman Villa.  Not only did they find out lots of interesting (and some Horrible!) historical facts, but they also impressed the Villa’s staff with their excellent behaviour.  Well done Lavender, Primrose and Sunflower classes!

A group of our children from Year 5 and Year 6 took part in the production of a BBC Bristol radio programme this Monday.  Maria, Charlotte, Elise, Aimee, Oliver, Afsar, Tilly and AJ were interviewed by Ben Prater, the presenter of the “Drive” radio show.  The children’s interviews were broadcast during Ben’s show throughout this week in a slot titled “Small Talk” – and can be heard live tonight at 4 p.m.  We will be getting a copy of the broadcasts and you can hear them yourself on the BBC i-Player (Search for Ben Prater on the i-Player site then play the “Drive” shows from Tues 20th July to 23rd July – they are available only for the next few days.  The children’s short broadcasts are on within the first five minutes of the programme.).  They clearly had a lot to say and are very entertaining!

The big events of this week have been the Dress Rehearsals and main performances of our Year 6 “School Daze” leavers show.  Well, what more can I say about these fabulous children?  Their acting was of a very high standard, with so many supposedly quiet, calm children surprising us with the energy and volume of their performances.  The whole of Year 6 should be congratulated for their fantastic singing – it was tuneful and powerful.  Our only complaint was that we did not have enough tissues for the staff!  A  big “Thank you!” goes to Mrs Leach, Miss Taylor, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Grant and Mrs Upfield for their hard work over the last few weeks. 
We have watched this group of children from their earliest days and are very proud of them.  We are sad to see them go and wish them all the best of luck in their new schools. Come back and visit us!
Our Friends of School have been busy again, buying lots of sports and play equipment for the children with some of the money raised during this year.  We now have lots of new equipment for the children to use when playing tennis, football, rounders, netball and boccia.  Thanks to all of you who have helped us raise so much money.  The next FOS meeting will be on Tuesday 7th September at 8.50 am in the canteen to discuss the Autumn Fair – all welcome.

Sadly we are saying goodbye to two members of our team, Miss Lacey and Mr Gibson.  We are very grateful for all the contributions they have made and for all their hard work.  We wish them well in their future endeavours.

Diary Dates
1 September 2010 – INSET day
2 September 2010 – Term 1 begins

May I remind you that we are collecting Books For Schools vouchers from The Times/Sunday Times.  Please ask friends, relatives or neighbours to pass these on.   We are also still collecting Nestle Box Tops vouchers which we can use to buy resources for the school.

Pupils of the Year
Elly C               Kyal P             Hannah C       Jema A            Gabrielle H
Phoebe L        Adail A            Catherine M    Sagal H           Jacob S
Maya G                       Elise E

Yr 6 Leavers Trophies to:
Angeline S - Music                  Sabrina T - Achievement       Afsar Z - Artwork
Cameron D – Service               George P – Resilience            Alex L – Politeness
Maria W – Enthusiasm             Emily S – Personality              Ross K – Sport
Aimee H – Maths                    Lauren M – Kindness              Charlotte E-Literacy
Elliott M – Football                  Winnita L– Drama                 Oliver G– Reciprocal
Nic B– Initiative                                    Tia F – Outstanding Achievement      

Overall winner of Eisteddfod – Lucy G

Inset days for 2011-2012
1 September 2010
1 November 2010
18 February 2011
6 June 2011
4 July 2011