“Expect only the best”

Friday 3rd November 2017 Welcome back, I hope you all had a good half term. Despite only be-ing here for four days we have certainly been busy ;with cross coun-try, swimming, forest school and today our Music Day. Also we have had our track fitted around the edge of our field so that we will be able to use it to keep fit and healthy during the winter months when we can’t use the field. We will have an official opening which we will let you know about in due course. Have a fun and safe Fireworks Night if you are celebrating this weekend.

Ashton First School News

Acorn For Forest school this week we all went out to the wood and toasted marshmallows, we looked at the beautiful au-tumn colours of the leaves and enjoyed walking through the leaves on the ground. Mrs Shiels told us all about safety around the fire., when we came back to school some of our clothes smelt of the bonfire.

Willow Willow had a lovely afternoon just before half term practising their cave painting skills. The chil-dren collected natural materials from the school ground and mixed this with water to create “paint”. We then used sticks and fingers to draw pictures on the side of Mrs Thornton’s shed (it was ok, we put paper up first!). The children created a lovely mural, examples of which will be going on display in our classroom.

Hawthorn

This week the class have been learning about the Great Fire of London. We have been looking at different sources of evidence to find out about the past.

Excelsa Voces are performing “The Crystalline Heaven” A Concert for Winter; on Friday 1st

December at The Church of St Failth, Overbury starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are available

from Overbury Estate Office and Kemerton and Beckford stores.

T4U Shoeboxes . Thank you to everyone who has brought in a shoebox we already have

15 . If you are filling one at home don’t forget to send it in by the end of next week. Ready

for their collection.

Oak Cross Country. On Wednesday 1st November Y4 and Y5

went to Bredon School in Tewkesbury to take part in the annu-

al cross country event. There were lots of schools in our cluster

there including Elmley Castle, Cropthorne, Eckington and many

more. We were all very supportive and cheered each other on.

We were split into 4 separate groups, Y4 boys and girls and Y5

boys and girls. Lots of our parents came to see us race and we

all had a great time and came back to school with our medals

and big smiles. By Gracie and Poppy

The fastest 4 pupils from each school in each year group were

awarded medals.

Year 4 Boys Noah F, Aron, Levi and Jack W—Bronze

Year 4 Girls Holly, Eva, Vasilena and Isobel—Silver

Year 5 Boys Luis, Frank, Miles and Ben—Gold

Year 5 Girls Esme, Gracie, Millie and Poppy—Silver

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Next week we will have pop-

pies and other items from the Royal British Legion available in

school. There is a suggested donation of 50p for the reflectors

and wristbands and £1.00 for the friendship bracelets and snap

bands. We will have a table outside on the way in to school each

day (weather permitting) for you to get these items.

On Friday, Family assembly will incorporate an act of Remembrance as 11th November falls

on a Saturday this year.

Today has been Music Day and the children have been working in their house groups to investi-gate sound and make music. We have been us-ing drums, Boom Whackers, hand Chimes and other percussion instruments as well as listening to music from BBC’s Ten Pieces and using this as inspiration for art. Thank you to all of the staff for being so flexible and especially to Mrs Stephenson for bringing the whole day together.

We are all looking forward to Skipping Day on Wednesday.

Don’t forget to bring in your forms on that day. We hope to

raise a lot of money for such a worthwhile cause.

Willow Class will start their swimming lessons on Thursday 23rd November. Letters are being

sent home today!

Star learners:

Will for his fantastic contributions in Guided Reading

Olivia for her enthusiasm and positive spirit at the cross country event

Kayleigh for swimming without support for the very first time

Annabella for super writing and focus

Isobel for great ideas and reflecting on her work

Lily for trying so hard and conquering her fears in cross country

Natty For challenging himself in maths lessons.

Emily For a kind and responsible attitude.

Daisy working so well and having the confidence to take part in lessons

Arda for trying so hard with his reading

Well done all of you. I will see you next week to share our Star Learner Snack

ADVANCE WARNING: Christmas cards, tags and other items will be sent out next week. Thank you all for supporting this. Dates for the Diary:

07/11/17 Parents' Evening 5pm—7.30pm

08/11/17 NO FOREST SCHOOL RECEPTION

08/11/17 Parents' Evening 3.15—5.30pm

08/11/17 Skipping day for British Heart Foundation

09/11/17 Oak Swimming session 7

09/11/17 Forest School Year 1

11/12/17 Christmas performances afternoon and evening

12/12/17 Christmas performance Evening

ww.ashton.worcs.sch.uk 01386 881333

Severn Arts is currently recruiting a board of trustees and is seeking applicants with a range of

experience and professional backgrounds who have a passion for the arts and for the educa-

tion of children and young people in the region.

Formerly known as Worcestershire Youth Music, Severn Arts provides music tuition - primarily

in schools - across the county. In addition to this, the organisation offers opportunities for

young people to play and perform in orchestras and bands, as well as running and supporting

a wide range of arts and music projects and events.

The deadline for applications is 17th November. For more information and application details,

visit https://www.severnarts.org.uk/uncategorised/severn-arts-board-of-trustees/