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Autumn Newsletter 03 ‘Hand in hand we love, laugh, learn’

Welcome to the latest edition of the newsletter! Firstly this week we would like to extend a warm

welcome to all our new reception children who finished their first full time days this week. We

are pleased to have you at our school and wish you well on your St Oswald’s journey.

This week’s awards are as follows…

CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL VALUES AWARDS

Oscar Roberts-Dodd – amazing recall and

recognition in phonics Robins Alfie Mann for showing kindness

Grace Higgins – fantastic number bond work Wrens Hollie Baker for showing kindness

Scarlett Crichton – a fantastic week in English

and maths work Sparrows Louie Adams for showing honesty

Samuel Holroyd – fantastic maths work Goldfinches Xander Brocklehurst for showing

perserverance

Harry Baker – 100% positive attitude to all

work

Sam Millichap –outstanding English work

Hummingbirds Amelie Marshall and Lizzie Gray for

showing kindness

Have you seen our new school award certificates?


Goldfinches Visit to Roman Chester

Another school trip this week to enhance the children’s learning with the Goldfinches having a

fascinating day out in Roman Chester. The weather stayed fine for the march around the city

with a legionary and there were a few battles in the amphitheatre.

National Teaching Assistant Day

It was great to be able to mark National Teaching Assistant day this week and celebrate the

great work our teaching assistants do. Thank you for all the lovely comments that were left on

twitter. If you’re not yet using twitter and following us – why not? @StOswaldsCE


Leaving School Procedures

I hope all the parents of children in the Goldfinches and Hummingbirds received the letter this

week about the changes to the procedures for dismissing children at the end of the day. The

changes were brought about by a number of incidents over the past few months and were

needed to ensure the safety of all the children going home. If you still need to return permission

slips please do so as soon as possible. Thank you for your support.

Parking

I have met with some of our local residents this week and again need

to request ALL parents to park with as much consideration for our

local community as possible. In particular Gypsy Lane is an area to

consider. There are many elderly residents in these houses and at times

recently access has been challenging for the residents. This would be

especially a problem if an emergency vehicle needed access. Please can I

ask for everyone to ensure they park safely and considerately. I

appreciate that it is not always easy during busy times around school.

Thank you for you help.

Meet The Teacher

We hope you found the Meet The Teacher presentations earlier this week informative. The

format and timings for this have been the same for a few years now and for next year we will be

reviewing the organisation of this to make it easier and more convenient for parents to attend.

Mad Science

The Key stage 2 children had a cracking Mad Science assembly this week. You should have

received a letter about the after school club for Years 3 – 6. If not please contact the school

office.

Drum Lessons

We have some space for drum lessons on a Monday afternoon if any of the children are

interested. Realistically they need to be at least Year 2. Our drum teacher is Damien Williams, an

outstanding drummer and teacher. You can see him drumming on his website here

www.damienwilliams.co.uk Lessons are £12 for half an hour – you don’t need a drum kit! Contact

the school office if interested.


On-line payments

St Oswald’s uses www.scopay.com to enable parents to make payments on-line for Educational

visits and Dinner Money (where applicable). If you wish to register for on-line payments please

speak to Mrs Johnson in the School Office and she will issue you with registration instructions

and a code. If you already have a child in school with a scopay account Mrs Johnson can issue

you with a link code

Diary dates for the next 2 weeks:

Monday 21 September – Year 5/6 Bikeability week – own clothes

Tuesday 22 September – PTA Meeting 7pm

Friday 25 September – Y4 Swimming

Friday 2 October – Y4 swimming

Friday 2 October – Football match vs Doddleston

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