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St Ippolyts CE (Aided) Primary School

Issue 38: Thursday 12th July 2018

What a fantastic show! Every year they get better and better! A HUGE well done to all the children in Years 3-6 who entertained us all with this year’s production. I am sure you will agree they did amazingly well to learn all those lines and songs in a short few weeks; we are so very proud of them all and hope that you all enjoyed the show. Thank you so much to parents for supplying such wonderful costumes and to all the staff involved for their hours of work and preparation. Thank you also for your generous contributions to our drama collection at the end of each performance – we will have a total for you next week. There will soon be photographs on the school website for you to relive the magic all over again ~ well done children, what stars you are!

Induction Day Today Today all children have spent part of the day with their new classes and teachers in preparation for September. We also welcome our new teachers for September, Mrs Weston and Mrs Pateman. I am sure the children will have lots to tell you about it. We have also welcomed our new children and families who will be starting in Reception in September and are looking forward to hearing how the Year 6 children got on at their new secondary schools too.

A reminder that the Leavers Service takes place in Church at 2.15pm NEXT WEDNESDAY. Parents and families of all children, not just those of children leaving, are welcome to attend. As usual, the Governors will be serving teas in the school hall after the service for Year 6 children and their parents.

Annual Reports to Parents If you have not yet returned your acknowledgment slip for your child’s report, please could you do so as soon as possible, but definitely before the end of term. Thank you.

Payments A reminder please that any outstanding payments should be made to the office by MONDAY 16TH JULY. Mrs Rule has to close down the accounts before the summer holidays so it is really important that monies and payments are up to date. All dinner money debts have to be passed to county at the end of term so these must be cleared fully. Many thanks for your cooperation.

Well done Year 6! If you have noticed that the Year 6 children have big smiles on their faces this week, it’s because they received their SATs results and we couldn’t be more proud of how well they have done: Reading: 88% at the expected standard (or above) 38% at the higher standard Writing: 88% at the expected standard (or above) 29% at the higher standard Maths: 71% at the expected standard (or above) 17% at the higher standard GPS: 79% at the expected standard (or above) 29% at the higher standard A big well done to them and thanks to Mrs Stewart for preparing them so well for the tests.

Leavers v Staff Rounders Match On Monday 16th July, weather permitting, the staff and Year 6 children will be going head to head in an end of year rounders match. This will take place straight after school at the field and you are all very welcome to come along and cheer everyone on. The match should start at 3.30pm and we estimate will last an hour at the very most. If you bring younger children or pre-schoolers, please ensure that they do not run around too close to the pitch as some of those Year 6s can hit that rounders ball a long way and we don’t want any casualties!

More sports well dones! Congratulations to Chloe in Class 5 who placed 3rd at the national trampoline finals last weekend – to be in the top three of the entire country is such a phenomenal achievement and much deserved after the hours of committed training she puts in. Well done Chloe! Our KS2 rounders team played to defend their title of current champions last week - they came first, so continue to reign for 2018! Year 2 also played in the KS1 rounders tournament yesterday – and they won as well! Huge congratulations to them all. What a way to ‘round off’ (!) a fabulous year of sporting achievements.

End of term fast approaching! It’s hard to believe that the end of term is just around the corner. We finish for the summer NEXT THURSDAY 19th at the earlier time of 2pm. Please note that Year 6 will be coming out of the back of the school and up the driveway with Mrs Stewart instead of their usual exit.

Headteacher

a fabulous summer fair! sT iPPolYT’s sCHool PTa would like To THank…

The parents, teachers, governors, children, grannies, grandpas, aunts, uncles, friends, neighbours, local businesses

& all who came along to support the 2018 summer fair. What a success -

FUN, FUN, FUN AND A LOT OF SUN!

We are incredibly grateful to the volunteer parents, school governors, teachers and everyone else who kindly gave up their time on the day, and in the weeks leading up to

the Summer Fair. Nearly 50 people were involved in making it such a success, a great effort and amazing

to have so many dedicated people supporting this brilliant fundraiser. Super stalls, fantastic games and activities, delicious food, (and just the small matter of

clearing up!) it was really worth it.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU!

MEETING ALERT: MONDAY 16TH JULY 2018 After a successful fair we’re looking forward to preparing

for St Ipps Fest in Autumn Term 2018. This Monday, 8pm, Bird in Hand pub. All welcome!

(don’t worry if you’re running late!)

LAST ICE LOLLY FRIDAY!

Tomorrow. 50p per lolly, after school

The PTA would like to thank the following companies and individuals for their generosity to the 2018 Summer Fair:

EMH Technology for donating vouchers to the raffle, and sponsorship towards the bouncy castle

Maydencroft Ltd for donating Longhorn beef-burgers to the raffle, and hosting a wildlife stall

The Farmhouse at Redcoats Redcoats Green, for donating a meal voucher for their restaurant

The Bird in Hand Pub Gosmore, for donating a meal voucher for their pub

Space to Play Hitchin for donating a voucher

Jo Box at ‘The Attic’ Hitchin, for donating a spa voucher

Allingham’s butchers Hitchin for donating a voucher.

Caroline Collins for donating a Pimm’s hamper

Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for these fantastic prizes, they helped to raise invaluable funds to support St Ippolyts School.

The children and staff would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Mrs French and the PTA volunteers for all their hard work and putting on a fabulous fair! It was a really

lovely atmosphere, thoroughly enjoyed by everyone and we are so grateful for the valuable funds raised which enable us to enrich children’s learning. Thank you!!