Copdock Weekly Update 06/03/2020
Newsletter – 6th March 2020
THIS WEEK:
KS1 Grandparents Day: The KS1 children loved having their grandparents in this week to share their learning. Please pass on our thanks to those who attended, we hope they enjoyed it too.
World Book Day: Everyone looked fabulous on Thursday and had lots of fun guessing one another’s adjectives – there were some very imaginative costumes – well done everyone. Look out for photos in the half-termly newsletter.
Musical Foxes: A local musician has visited Foxes today to talk to them about American Jazz, she brought with her a trumpet, frugelhorn, cornet, tenor horn and a baritone. They have all had the opportunity to give some of them a try.
Foundation Shared Learning: Thank you to our Foundation parents who came along today to share learning with their child. We hope you enjoyed the experience and the workshop beforehand.
PTA Meeting: We have provided a crèche to encourage as many parents as possible to attend the PTA meeting today. We are very keen to keep the PTA running and are delighted that so many of you have shown an interest in helping us.
Please see below the words that have been selected for your class this week..
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Words |
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Reception |
More |
Fewer |
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Squirrels & Y1 |
Technique |
Respond |
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Woodpeckers |
Significant |
Persuade |
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Foxes |
Evacuee |
Betrayed |
NEXT WEEK:
Tag Rugby: For those children participating in the Tag Rugby on Monday, they will be provided with the Federation kit. They are able to have lunch (either hot or packed) before they head to Ransomes for the event. Please do however, send them with snacks and plenty of water. Please remember ALL participating children will need to be collected from the venue at 4pm – please ensure that the school are aware of who is collecting your child if it is not you. Please be aware that the weather forecast over the weekend and for Monday is not looking promising, we will be informed on Monday if the event is going ahead and will obviously contact those concerned if there is any change to the above.
Sport Relief: Next Friday is another opportunity for children to come in non-uniform. For a 50p donation to Sport Relief children can wear something sporty. During the afternoon, we will be hosting some fun activities which the children are collecting sponsorship to complete. If you have yet to see a sponsor form, there is a copy on the school website.
OTHER ITEMS:
- Have you completed our QUESTIONNAIRE? If not, today is the deadline, so why not do it now? The link is https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7NHQSB9 . You can also use this QR code to access the survey. Thank you for sharing your views and completing the survey.
- We are receiving daily updates and information about the CORONAVIRUS, the national action plan can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan but the principle message is about personal hygiene especially washing hands, which we are encouraging the children to do in school.
- On Tuesday 31st March, the whole school will be learning about our LOCALITY and developing their geography and history knowledge. The learning will be displayed in the hall for parents to come in and enjoy. Foxes will be focusing on the past and the history of Copdock during the Second World War. Squirrels and Kittens will be learning about the present while Woodpeckers will be thinking about the future of Copdock. Please watch this space as we share more details about this event.
- Keep voting for our LEGO CLUB builds – remember there is a new one every week! We are currently 48th on the leaderboard! Visit the website and vote now!
- Year 4 pupils will this year be undertaking a MULTIPLICATION TABLES CHECK in June. For more details, please see the attachment to the newsletter email, or the leaflet can be found on the website.
- Do you shop online? Would you like to support our school in a simple, easy way? Why not follow this link https://www.thegivingmachine.co.uk/giver/join/?pbid=60521 and sign up to THE GIVING MACHINE, shop online through this website and help our school raise some funds. Every purchase, however small, will make a difference. The link will also be on our website. Thank you in advance for your support.
- We will be having our annual EASTER BONNET COMPETITION and parading these at St Peters Church as part of our Easter Service on Thursday 2nd April. We will walk the children to the church, where parents are invited to join us for 2.30pm. Children will need to be collected at 3.15pm from the church. As always, if there are any problems with this arrangement, please speak to the office staff. If your child is attending After School Club on this day, please let us and After School Club know if your child needs to be brought back so we can ensure arrangements are planned for. We look forward to seeing your wonderful bonnet creations!
- PARENT CONSULTATIONS are available to book via the website now! If you have any difficulty logging into the website please contact the office. If you have any other issues with booking an appointment, again, please contact the office. Please note there is a half an hour overlap for Woodpeckers on the Wednesday evening – unfortunately, Thursday evening is not available. If you are unable to make any of the appointments on offer please do contact us to arrange another convenient time.
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DATES FOR THE DIARY |
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09/03 |
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U11 Tag Rugby |
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09/03 |
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Swimming |
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09/03 |
3:15-4:15pm |
Years 2-6 ASC Multi sports |
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11/03 |
3:15-4:15pm |
Years 1-3 ASC Lego Club |
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13/03 |
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Sport Relief – dress sporty for 50p – Sponsored Event in the Afternoon |
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16/03 |
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Swimming |
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16/03 |
3:15-4:15pm |
Years 2-6 ASC Multi sports |
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17/03 |
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Kimmy’s Zoo Visit |
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18/03 |
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Spelling Bee |
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18/03 |
3:15-4:15pm |
Years 1-3 ASC Lego Club |
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For further term dates please check the website…http://www.bentleycopdock.co.uk/
For PTA information please see their Facebook page…www.facebook.com/CopdockPTA/
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Kittens & Squirrels Class Our learning about what Africa is like as a place is now well underway and we will be comparing to our own locality. Over this term, a meerkat guest will be coming to stay with you to help your child learn about features in our locality. We would like you to take a photo of the meerkat next to a feature in Copdock/Washbrook and either email or print it off and send into school. We will then display the photos for other children to guess the feature. Features may include: village memorial, phonebox, pub etc. We will also aim to set up a blog too. The children have loved doing this in the past. On 24th March Squirrels and Kittens will be contributing to the ‘Our Locality’ exhibition by building a 3D map of Copdock which will be laid out in the hall on the floor. Every child in Squirrels and Kittens class has been set homework to create a feature in our locality to place on the map. In previous years, parents have helped their children to create amazing models of features such as the school, pub, playing field etc. If you are unsure of what to do, please speak to your child’s class teacher.
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