The Sprotbrough Arrow August 2016

The Sprotbrough Also covering Warmsworth, 4800 distribution monthly

August 2016

Issue No. 102

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Welcome to the August issue of the Sprotbrough Arrow So much can change in a month! When I last went to print we were in the EU, had a male Prime Minister and we were hoping to win Euro 2016 or at the very least beat Iceland!!

By the time this month’s issue goes to print we will have our second female Prime Minister and very possibly on our way to a female leader of the Labour party. All we need now is Hillary in power and the ladies will rule the world (officially)! ;) Many young people will receive exam results over the holiday period, I hope everyone gets the results they need to enable them to pursue their dreams, what ever they may be. Good luck to all pupils moving up to secondary school, again, I hope you make the most of the opportunities that come your way.

The deadline for the September issue will be Wednesday 17th August. The Arrow will be delivered the last full weekend in August.

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Community News WARMSWORTH LADIES’ CLUB It’s our Summer Break soon, so come and make the most of our July meetings.

We return on 13 September 05 Jul 16 Reminiscence: Childhood Memories 12 Jul 16 A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To …

19 Jul 16 Summer Supper 13 Sep 16 A Very Welcome Return Join us on Tuesdays 7:00pm to 9:00 pm

Warmsworth Community Centre, Low Road Tuesday 7:00pm – 9:00pm

The Children’s Society On Saturday 20 August 9.30am to 4.30pm and Sunday 21 August 2pm to 5 pm a large number of scarecrows, registered by the Children’s Society, will be evident in Sprotbrough. To find out where they are, you can buy a map (cost £1) which includes ballot paper.

Choose your trail, and on the ballot paper on the map vote for the most imaginative scarecrow. The scarecrow with the most votes will be announced on Monday 22 August, and will receive a prize.

Maps from Barbara Perry (853031) or Victor Hext (854467) Refreshments will be available at 49 Stonecross Drive on 20 August from 10am to 3pm And at St Mary’s Church Hall on 21 August from 2pm to 4 pm.

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Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School What another packed month we’ve had here at Orchard! It’s fair to say that the children and staff alike have earned their summer holidays this year with how busy they’ve been packing lots of amazing activities into the last few weeks of term.

On 17th June, year two children harvested their potato crop to enter a competition which aims to get children planting and growing vegetables. They enjoyed the process of chitting the bulbs, planting them in compost and harvesting. Currently, we are waiting to hear the results of the competition.

During week commencing 20th of June, all children in all year groups participated in National Sports Week. We timetabled a packed week of fun sporting activities.

Highlights included Twinkle the pony coming to visit us, cricket skills and dance routines. We would like to give a special thanks to Mrs Caress, Mrs Hardy and James Ward from PTC Sports for their involvement and help in providing a fabulous experience for the children.

We held our later than planned sports day on Wednesday 6th July which was well attended by families of the children. They had lots of fun competing in the traditional running race, egg and spoon and bean bag race. All of our children participated well and were good sports.

On Friday 8th July we held our tri-annual summer disco which again was very well attended. We would like to thank our parent helpers for their commitment to ensuring the disco ran smoothly.

Reception concert and nursery graduation both saw a great turn out from parents and families of the children. The teaching staff and children put a lot of hard work and effort into practising and rehearsing their lines in preparation for a big audience. Key Stage 1 concerts will be held on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th July from 9.30.

We are anticipating that they will too be well attended. We do ask that any photographs you have taken of your child/ ren at school for any event not be posted on social media sites due to child protection.

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On Thursday 7th July Annette and Toni came into school to talk to the children about summer safety to bear in mind over the summer break.

They talked about children staying away from water, no matter how tempting it looks and being polite and respectful to neighbours. They have made an appointment to come back into school in September to check that everyone had a good break.

School will reopen to children on Monday 5th September, we hope that everybody has a fantastic and safe

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Richmond Hill Primary Academy Opera North

Opera North are acclaimed for innovation and creativity, so we just couldn’t miss out on the opportunity for our Y5 pupils to work with them and share their experience of opera.

Pupils were totally committed to this new genre and their hard work certainly paid off, culminating in an electrifying performance at Doncaster’s Cast Theatre.

Race for Life Following Richmond Hill’s own Race for Life, donations from sponsorship for Cancer Research UK, have so far hit £1,289. The children had a thoroughly enjoyable experience running with their class mates in a spirit of friendship.

Y6 Performance Our Year 6 End of Year Performance was a journey into ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’. They experienced what life would be like living without their ‘electronic devices’. Luckily their imaginations managed to stay intact as they spiralled into a world where they could sing and dance through a catalogue of old movies (or films as some people still call them!)

Y2 Visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a pioneering place that aims to challenge, inspire, inform and delight. Our Year 2 children were absolutely enthralled by the sculptures they encountered!

Stand Up to Bullying Day Stand Up to Bullying Day is a national campaign spearheaded by The Diana Award (a legacy to Princess Diana) that focuses on bullying. Our pupils shared the school’s commitment to the 10 Stand up to Bullying Pledges.

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Sporting News Congratulations to our Multi-Skills Team who won 2nd place out of an initial 64 Doncaster schools, at the competition finals held at Dearne Valley Leisure Centre – a phenomenal result! We are also very proud to announce that Richmond Hill has achieved the Gold School Games Mark Award for commitment, engagement and delivery of competitive school sport.

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Come down to Sprotbrough Community Library and register your child for the 2016 Summer Reading Challenge! Children aged over 5 years need to take out 6 books from the library to read between 15th July and 10th September to receive a medal and certificate for taking part.

Children's Activity Fun Day! Wednesday 17th August 2016 at Sprotbrough Library, 10am to 3pm Bring the kids down for a fun day at your local community library!

We have a children's entertainer performing magic, balloon modelling and a puppet show between 11am and 1pm, plus craft materials and games for kids to play with, and appearances by Mickey & Minnie Mouse throughout the day for the little ones! Free juice & biscuits for kids.

For more information visit our website at http://www.sprotbroughlibrary.org.uk

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School News from Copley Junior School Children’s University Graduation

In November 2015 we registered with Doncaster Children’s University™ as a ‘Learning Destination’ and held a celebration launch assembly with the whole school which was very exciting!

Children's University is an opportunity for children to be rewarded for spending time involved in positive activities outside normal school hours. Children's University is an exciting way for children to learn by having fun and doing things they enjoy! Children record each hour that they do in an activity at a Children's University Learning Destination in the Children's University 'Passport to Learning'. Children are encouraged to work towards national certificates that are issued from the Children’s University.

Certificates can be awarded up to 1000 hours.

In July we attended our first Children's University Graduation Ceremony in the beautiful surroundings of High Melton College.

Fifty six of our children 'graduated', having achieved at least 30 hours of extra-curricular learning. Many of our pupils have achieved far more than this - in some cases, over 276 hours and counting! Thank you to over 90 parents/carers who were able to join us for this lovely occasion.

Science Week 2016 Last week we had a Science focus week. We are very grateful to the CSA for funding our ‘Living Eggs’ project. We have had the fun of watching nine chicks hatching. We organised live streaming across the classrooms and chicks emerged to the sounds of cheers from the classrooms!

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Our Science Week was busy, with plenty of scientific enquiry. Children in Year 3 investigated the power of magnets and have undertaken investigative Science and Maths work linked to the Olympic Games. Children in Year 4 took part in practical work to find out about our digestive system. This included a representation of digested food, the functions of, for example, saliva and stomach acid, all with the aid of a pair of tights!

Year 5 children continued their study of the properties of materials, including investigation of reversible and irreversible changes as part of their Alchemy Island project.

In Year 6 children carried out investigations to explore the concept of adaptation.

Year 5 Choir Performance at the Cast Theatre Well done to our Year 5 children who joined a choir of 200 children and the Chorus of Opera North at the CAST Theatre in ‘Myths and Legends’. Thank you to so many parents/carers for supporting the children. They performed so well; what a wonderful experience for our children.

Top British Mountaineer Visits Year 4 This week Year 4 were very excited to meet Mr Alan Hinkes, who brought the excitement of mountains and adventures to the children in Year 4 as part of their creative learning project ‘Misty Mountain Sierra’.

Mr Hinkes OBE is the first British mountaineer to have claimed all 14 mountains with elevations greater than 8000 metres. He summited Mount Everest in May 1996. We are thrilled that he was able to visit us to inspire and inform our children. It was extra special for Mia McG in Year 4, as Mr Hinkes is also her grandfather!

We look forward to sharing more school news next month.

Best wishes, E.A. Crayton Head teacher

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What’s On In Sprotbrough?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Mon

Mums & Toddlers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30-11.00am

Mon

Rainbows

Scout Barn in Sprotbrough Village

5.30pm

Mon

Rising 2’s play session

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.00-11.30am

Mon

Rising 2’s play session

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

12.30- 3.00pm

Mon

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.15-7.45pm

Mon

Beavers (6-7yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.00-7.30pm

Mon

French Conversation Group

Sprotbrough Community Library

6.00—8.00pm

Mon

Adult Beginners Ballroom/Latin Dance

St Mary’s Church Hall, Sprotbrough

2pm –3pm

Tue

Pre School Playgroup

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.15-12.15pm

Tue

Sprotbrough Starz

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-11am

Tue

Coffee Morning

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10.30-11.30am

Tue

Tuesday Club

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.30-4.00pm

Tue

Painting Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

2.00-4.00pm

Tue

Dancing

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.00-7.00pm

Tue

Story time & Activities (term time)

Sprotbrough Library

1pm—2pm

Tue

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

6.00-9.00pm

Tue

Cubs (8-10yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

6.30-8.00pm

Tue

Cubs 'Kestrels' (8-10yrs)

The Barn, Main Street

6.45-8.15pm

Wed

Rising 2’s Playgroup

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.00-11.30am

Wed

Pre School Palygroup

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.15-12.15pm

Wed

Sequence Dance—Ian Sadler

Royal British Legion

1pm –3.30pm

Wed

Story Time & Activities Alternate weeks

Sprotbrough Library

1.30pm—2.30pm

Wed

Dancing

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

4.00-7.00pm

Wed

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

5.30-6.30pm

Wed

Sequence Dance Club

St Mary’s Church Hall

7.30pm—10pm

Wed

Cubs 'Falcons' (8-10yrs)

The Barn, Main Street

6.45-8.15pm

Wed

Scouts (11-14yrs)

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough

7.00-9pm

Thurs

Coffee Morning

The Stable, Main Street, Sprotbrough

10—11.30am

Thurs

Little tykes (childminders drop in)

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15—11.00am

Thurs

Mums & Toddlers

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

9.30-11.00am

Thurs

Thursday Club

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.30-4.00pm

Thurs

Dancing Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

4.45-8.45pm

Thurs

Brownies

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

6.00-7.30pm

Thurs

Yoga Class

St Marys Church Hall

7—8.30pm

Thurs

Adult Improvers Ballroom/Latin

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

8-9pm

Thurs

Beavers (6-7yrs)

The Barn, Main Street

5.30-6.30pm

Thurs

Scouts (11-14yrs)

The Barn, Main Street

7.00-9.15pm

Thurs Fri

Explorer Scouts (14-18yrs) Pre school Playgroup

Scout Hall, Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough Sprotbrough Methodist Church

7.30-9.30pm 9.15-12.15pm

Fri

Sprotbrough Starz

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-11am

Fri

Tea Dance

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

1.00-4.00pm

Fri

Taekwondo

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

6.30-9.00pm

Sat

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30—10.30pm

Sat

Dancing Class

Goldsmith Centre, Sprotbrough

9.15-3.15pm

Sun

Sunday Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

10am—11am

t-Time, Crafts, bible stories and more

St Marys Church Hall

4—5pm—check hall for dates

Sun

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What’s on in Warmsworth?

Day

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

Monday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Tuesday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Tuesday

Brownies

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

6.30pm-8pm

Tuesday

Ladies Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

Wednesday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Wednesday

Ladies Dancing

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

8pm-9pm

Thursday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Thursday

Dancing Class

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

4pm-9pm

Thursday

Watercolours

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

10am-12 noon

Thursday

JW Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

1.30pm-2.30pm

Friday

Playgroup

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

9am-3.15pm

Saturday

Children’s Dancing

Warmsworth Community Centre (Front Hall)

10am-12noon

Sprotbrough Community Centre Bookings Tel: 788093 Methodist Church Hall Bookings Tel: 570036 (office hours 10am-12noon Tue & Fri) St Marys Church Hall Bookings Tel: 850890 Warmsworth Community Centre Contact Mrs Jill Sharpe 01302 858377

Monthly Events in Sprotbrough & Warmsworth Monthly

Activity

Meeting Place

Time

3rd Monday

St Mary’s Mothers Union

The Stable, Main Street, Sp’boro

7.30pm- 9.30pm

1st & 3rd Tuesday

Sequence Dancing

Royal British Legion Club

7.30-10.30pm

1st Wednesday

Sprotbrough Wives

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

8.00-10.00pm

2nd Thursday

Lunch Club

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

12.15pm - 2.00pm

2nd Tuesday

Jigsaw Puzzle library & Coffee

The Stable, main Street, Sprotbrough

10—12noon

2nd Tuesday

Sprotbrough WI

St Mary’s Church Hall

7.30—9.30pm

4th Thursday

Chatroom

Sprotbrough Methodist Church

1.30-3.30pm

Last Thursday of month

Parish Luncheon Club

Newton Arms, Sprotbrough Rd

12 for 12.30pm

2nd Monday

Ladies Club Committee

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

3rd Monday

Parish Council meeting

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

2nd Wednesday

Pudding Club

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

7pm-9pm

3rd Thursday

Community Partnership

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

6.30pm—7.30pm

1st Thursday

Warmsworth WI

Warmsworth Community Centre

7—9pm

1st Friday

Baby Clinic

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

1pm—3pm

1st Saturday

Ward Councillors Surgery

Warmsworth Community Centre (New Hall)

10.30am to 11.30am

1st Tuesday

Warmsworth & Edlington Lions Club

The Fairway, Warmsworth Rd, Balby DN4 0RP

7pm

3rd Wednesday

Warmsworth Neighbourhood Watch

Cricket Club

7pm

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Electricity Emergencies

0800 375 675

Taxes Helpline

0300 200 3300

Tax Credit Helpline

0345 300 3900

Care in the Community Age Concern Childline

0800 009966

Medical

08001111

NSPCC

0808 8005000 Doncaster Royal Infirmary Hospital

01302 366666

RSPCA

08705555999

0845 4647

NHS Direct

Weldricks Pharmacy, East Laith Gate, Doncaster Mon—Sat 9am—10pm, Sun 10am-10pm, 01302 369699 Bank holidays 10am-8pm, 365 days per year.

Community Sprotbrough and Cusworth Parish Council

01302 788093 Sprotbrough Village Pharmacy

Warmsworth Post Office

01302 853417

Doncaster Families Information Service

0800 138 4568

Goldsmith Centre

01302 788093

S Yorkshire Fire Service (non emergency)

0114 272 7202

S Yorkshire Police (non emergency)

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Education Copley Junior School, Sprotbrough

01302 856445

Orchard Infant School, Sprotbrough

01302 853655

Richmond Hill Primary School

01302 782421

Ridgewood School

01302 783939

Doncaster Council - Education

01302 734444

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Barnburgh Primary School

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High Melton College

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