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Dear Parents,

We are now almost at the end of our first half term and

what a busy one it has been. The children have enjoyed

many trips and visitors to the school and much more is

planned. They have all been working very hard and we

had a very exciting time during the school elections. A

huge well done to all of the children who campaigned

whether they were elected or not. I am extremely

proud of our children, that so many are willing to take

an active role in school life.

Parents Consultations, Open Week, Attendance and

Punctuality Week are all happening soon so I look

forward to seeing many of you around school.

Thank you very much for your support for the

Macmillan Coffee Morning which was a very successful

event.

Best wishes,

Mrs. S. Marsh

Head Teacher

Newsletter 78

October 2016

Important Dates

17/10/16 Attendance

and Punctuality Week

20/10/16-Y4 Sea City

Museum Trip

24/10/16-HALF TERM

31/10/16-Back to

School

03/11/16 Y4 Titanic

Tea Party

14/11/16 Anti-

Bullying Week - all

week

28/11/16 INSET DAY

Parking ... Again!!

I know that I have raised this issue many times but I have

had a number of concerns raised by parents regarding the

parking before and after school. I need to remind you

that it is illegal to park on double yellow lines or the zig

zag lines. I have approached a number of parents who

have parked in this area and I have been very

disappointed to have been spoken to very rudely by some

of them. We try to teach the children responsibility,

safety and manners so these have been very upsetting

incidents.

Please either leave enough time to park safely or park a

little further from the school and walk down. We do not

want to risk injury to a child.

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Year 5 at Butser Ancient Farm

A s part of our topic, Year 5 went to Butser Ancient Farm to study how

the Romans and Saxons lived. Despite there being a few showers year

5 had a great time exploring the different buildings, discovering how they

were built and observing the live stock the Romans and Saxons would have

looked after and bred. The students also made jewellery, fences out of

hazel wood and became archaeologists digging for artefacts. Year 5 had

such a great day!

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Year 5 at Butser Ancient Farm

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Year 5 at Butser Ancient Farm

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Drumming with Noah

O n Thursday 22nd Sept. a man called

Noah, (who comes from Cameroon in

Africa) visited us at school to teach us how

to drum.

We used djembe drums from school and

some that Noah had made himself from tree

trunks and animal hide! Noah was fun to

watch and to listen to because he is very

talented and is a great storyteller. My

favourite part of the morning was when we

got to play on the massive drum and dress

up in a piece of clothing that was handmade.

I think that Noah was really kind and funny. I

really appreciate Noah coming in and sharing

his talent and musical instruments with us

and for giving up his time to make our topic

special.

By Luke 6T

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Y6 Visit Woodlands

O n Tuesday 13th September, Year 6 were

very lucky to be invited to visit Woodlands

Community College to have a go at some

secondary school lessons, have a tour of the

school and even met some of the ex-Beechwood

pupils who went on to go to Woodlands after

Year 6.

The workshops included making clay tiles (where

we learnt about relief and impress techniques),

dance (where we had to complete a dance

sequence using a range of props) and cooking

(where we made cookies!)

The staff were very friendly and excited to

welcome us to their school - they were also really

impressed with how well we listened and

followed their instructions. The Woodlands

teachers made all of the workshops really

enjoyable; Borimir in Y6 even said that it was the

best trip ever!

Woodlands invited all Year 6 pupils back on

Thursday 22nd September for their open evening.

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Itchen Valley

On Thursday 8th September, Year 6 visited Itchen Valley Country Park to put their teamwork skills to the test. Throughout the day they had challenges to complete in small groups or pairs. After travelling by bus, the staff

pupils arrived at the very sunny open fields of the country park and got to work on their first task - to make a bridge over a bucket of water that would hold a series of weights. The tricky part was that the only materials they had were twenty wooden lolly sticks, some blu-tak and elastic bands. Each bridge was put to the test and the winning team’s bridge held over 10 kilograms!

Next, they headed deeper into the wooded area to solve a crime by searching for clues hidden in the trees. This was followed by a scavenger hunt where the pupils had to identify a range of leaf species and other items.

The most exciting part of the trip was the den building! Groups of all sizes joined forces to use branches, logs and leaves to make a den that was ‘waterproof’. Of course its ability to keep its inhabitants dry was put to the test and unfortunately there were quite a few soggy Year 6 pupils by the end of the day!

Throughout the trip, the staff were very proud of the

children’s behaviour and the way they worked together.

Mrs Thorne said, “I have heard so many children offering to

help other people or checking that they are okay. It is a

sign of how mature and kind they all are. What a great

day!”

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Macmillan Cake Sale & Coffee Morning

A Big Thank You !

T o everyone who supported Beachwood's Biggest coffee

morning raising the amount we did for Macmillan

which was a whopping £286.81

All of the school got involved

in baking buns and cakes for

the sale!

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Winston gets an Award

Winston got awarded his certificate at

puppy class which he completed on

Saturday! He is now starting his adult

classes of 'Good behaviour and agility'

on a weekly basis.

Library Code For Students

1. Keep Fiction and Non Fiction books in their right places.

2. Using 'paddles' so Students know where to return their books to.

3. AND.. that it is your Library, have pride in it and keep it tidy .

Please:

This applies to before school and dinner times, some

children especially in the morning when the bell goes, just

dump books and run!

Year 4 went swimming!

Each Year class had an afternoon of swimming lessons at Bitterne

Leisure Centre. We walked there and back so it was an afternoon full of

fun and exercise! Lots of children earned their Level 1, Level 2 and

even Level 3 certificates. We even had a fun lesson with some water

play and floats to finish off our week in the pool.

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Dog Fouling in the walkway adjacent to the school playground

We have contacted the Council's Parks an Open Spaces Team regarding the number

of cases of dog fouling and they will be sending a compact sweeper through and will

be looking at a possible education programme to raise awareness of the issue.

We desperately need an Officer in Glenfield Avenue.

Southampton City Council is looking to

recruit people to become School Crossing

Patrol Officers.

This role would be ideally suited to a retired

person who may have connections to the

school via family/friends who lives in the

local area. They would be required for

approximately 1.5hrs each morning and 1.5

each afternoon, Monday to Friday. The rate

of pay is over £8.00ph. If you are interested or if you know of anyone who would be

interested in this valued and important post please ask them to contact:-

David Harrison

School Crossing Patrol Co-ordinator

Southampton City Council

TEL: 02380 832271

Important Notice

We have an inset day change from Monday 6th February to Monday 30th January

Please make a note in your diary.

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Head Teacher’s Awards The following children were nominated for a Head Teacher Award last

month for outstanding work and behaviour.

3T: George Hillyear, Grace Blake, Ila Beukes, Ramil Hasanov, John Aubrey-Harris, Heidi Pennington, Caitlyn Calvert, Ali Fadayee.

3L: Anna Mourtzoukou, Hugo Coquet, Maria Kohut, Hassan Choudbury, Arisha Askari, Yifu Gong, Megan Pont, Oliver Killick.

3G: Zach Allcock, Arabella Weymouth, Josie Wang, Guy Illingworth, Jed Jenkins, Larna Warren, Miriam Field, Owen Hodgson.

4A: Breanna Coe, Liam Cornwall, Jackson Dawson, Julia Guzak,

Mollie Binstead, Farell Foday, Farrah Tomlinson, Ryan Hodgson.

4G: Evie Squaletti, Emma Richards, Rocio Moralas-Espejo, Zoey Price,

Ana-Lisa Brad, Fatima Ahmadi, Jamie Gray, Ella Harris, Chloe Brown.

4O: Sammy McGrath, Emily Weng, Maxima Keisa, Evie Seaborn,

Lily Hooper, Lea Dowling, Sonny Durrant, Connor Honan.

5F: Walid Ayoubi, Violet Croft, Bailey Priest, Hannah Pont,

Romani Johnson, Mason Joyce, Freya Galbraith, Aidan James.

5G: Finlay White, Hannah Glyde, Darcy Crocker, Millie Crouch,

Fiona Bax, Hayden Ross, Kimberly Wright, Teona Hawkins.

5B: Harraj Sangha, Shannon Cheater, Ella Dawn Gibson, Isaiah Winn,

Katie Page, Riley Smith-Lewis, Amelia Bielarz, Arvy Jagota.

6J: Janvi Dushianthan, Emma Campbell, Asma Fadayee,

James Hunt, Jasmine Whitehead, Jamie Nicholas, Luca Willis, Kelsey Ret,

Amanvir Sangha, Libby Ashman.

6T: Arthur Pike, Sarah Deacon, Susan Ahmadi, Lucy Foster,

Lee Webb, Gemma Herbert, Jay Gould, Amelia-Mae Scott,

Callum Windebank, Nikola Jarmal.

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Important dates

October 17/10/16 Attendance and Punctuality Week

17/10/16 Whole School Science Day

17/10/16 Nasal flu vaccine to children in Year 3

19/10/16 Theatre show for children - Sleeping Beauty

19/10/16 Parents Consultations 1.30pm - 7.00pm

20/10/16 Y4 Sea City Museum Trip

24/10/16 HALF TERM

31/10/16 Back to School

November 03/11/16 Y4 Titanic Tea Party

11/11/16 Y6 African showcase

14/11/16 Anti-bullying Week - all week

26/11/16 Choir concert at Turner Sims 2.00—9.00pm

28/11/16 INSET DAY

29/11/16 Heath & Well Being Week