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Dear Parents/Carers The FroG Rock What an afternoon! The sun shone, the sausages sizzled and ‘The Pistons’ raised the roof. Thank you to all the PTA who worked tirelessly to make the event a memorable family, funfilled extravaganza. Bring on FroG Rock 2– The Return!
23rd May 2013
We came... We rocked... We made a whopping... £2,500! Well done and thank you to all you ‘FroG Rockers!’ xxx
Aylesbury Music Centre We had a real treat on Tuesday when the staff of Aylesbury Music Centre came in to give us a concert. They played some golden oldies including a wishful ‘Summer Holiday’ and some unusual sounds on the trumpet! It was great fun and I hope it will inspire some young musicians to pick up an instrument. And on a similar ‘note’ the instrumental concert is coming up on Thursday 20 th June so any musicians out therelearning an instrument in or out of school, let Miss Dolman know if you’d like to perform! Letters about this event will go home at the beginning of next half term. Year 5 Production – The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents We are very much looking forward to our Amazing Year 5s and their Wonderful Production today and, if it goes as well as the dress rehearsal, we can expect a superb show. The children have worked tremendously hard and have achieved such a high standard of performance; I know their teachers are very proud of them all. Clubs Well done to all the children who posted their slips in the foyer for next half-term’s clubs. The teachers will contact you before we break up to let you know if you’ve secured your place. Goodbye and Good Luck As you are already aware, we are saying goodbye today to Mrs Prince in the office. On behalf of all the school community, thank you for your hard work and commitment. You will be greatly missed. Mrs Sarah Arnold will also be moving on in June, resigning from her post as school Bursar. Sarah has been the financial back-bone of the school for a number of years, her dedication and expertise have been invaluable to the success of the school. Good luck in your next venture Sarah, we wish you happiness and success in your new role. Julie Hall, the school Bursar at Twyford CofE will be filling Sarah’s post for the Autumn term. She will begin a handover period after the half-term holiday. Parent’s Forum – meeting no.1 – Homework Thursday 6th June 6-7pm. All parents are warmly welcomed. 6,00 – 6.10pm Welcome with refreshments 6.10 – 6.45pm – Homework – the way forward. 6.45-7.00 Items to feed the next Parent Forum Meeting
Congratulations to everybody who was in the Golden Book this week: Alfie Garrad, Katie Ward, Maisy-Rae Lugg, Jimmy Wilkie, Scarlett Holman, Harry Evans, Evie Arnold, Oscar Nicol, Max O’Brien, Karl Kreiseler, Alex Mack, Zack Chimes, Mark Smith, Gregory Smith, Amara Coney, Daisy Kensett, Alex Jackson, Lewis Welford, Maria de Matos, Ronan Goss, Freddie Johnson, Scott Welford, Natasha Halliday, Sonny Thompson, the Art Club. Attendance 100% again! This time 6M, followed by 6J with 99.6% and Year 3 with 97.6%. Well done everyone- let’s aim for a hat trick of 100%s next half term. Best Bus Challenge Well done to the Calvert Bus who won the Best Bus Challenge for the second time in a row. Many of the children on this bus are excellent examples of a Perfect Passenger. There’s only one more half-term to go – come on Bus 2 (Twyford/Marsh) – you can do it! Diary Dates June Monday 3rd Thursday 6th
Lunch Menu for Week Commencing 06/05/2013
Back to School!
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Main Chicken Goujons
Vegetarian option Veggie Burger
Parents’ Forum 6pm: T Ham and Tomato Tomato Pasta Bake 1. Homework Pasta Bake Friday 7th Team and Leavers Photos W Roast Chicken Vegetable Tartlet Bag2School Collection Tuesday 11th Sports Day (weather T Sausage Veggie Sausage permitting- see below) Casserole Casserole Thursday 20th Instrumental Concert 6pm F Battered Fish Vegetable Fingers Dates for the summer term June: Monday 3rd Term starts th Thursday 6 6-7pm Parents’ Forum- all parents welcome Friday 7th Y6 and Leavers’ Photographs Bag2School Textile Collection Monday 10th In-house clubs resume th Tuesday 11 (pm) Sports Day (Friday 14th if the weather is bad) Thursday 20th Instrumental Concert 6pm th Monday 24 Y6 Waddesdon Games 6-7pm 11+ and Admissions meeting for Year 4&5 parents Friday 28th Y2 Bernwode Music Festival nd July: Tuesday 2 New Classes Day Friday 5th Camp Out YR - Y4 th Monday 8 KS2 Area Athletics Thursday 11th Y6 Leavers’ Production th w/c Monday 15 Y6 Southampton Trip Friday 19th KS1 Trip rd Tuesday 23 End of the Year!
Dessert Chocolate Mousse Fruit Flapjacks Fruit Jelly and Cream Krispie Cake Iced Sponge
Occupational Therapy Talk: ‘Help and Tips for Enhancing Gross and Fine Motor Skills’
Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s OT Department are hosting this informative talk on Wednesday 12 th June 7-9pm Please call 01296 566045 for more information or to book a place. Maths Tuition: Josh Hammond 07837648777 I'm an ex-student of Grendon Underwood and will be completing the third and final year of a BSc Maths with Economics degree at the University of Leicester in June, and will be back in Grendon until September, where I will be available from the end of June to give maths over the Summer. I will be starting a PGCE teacher training course in secondary Mathematics in the Autumn and have had experience in both primary and secondary schools this year. For more information, please call the above number. Advertisement: Please note that the school cannot recommend individual tutors
1st Grendon & Edgcott Scout Group are this year collecting foreign and British stamps (including first day covers, presentation packs and albums) in aid of the RNIB. We have a collecting box in school.
Please leave approximately 1cm of envelope around each stamp. Thank you
THE FROG ROCK – Saturday 18th May FroGS would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to either help or support us at The FroG Rock on Saturday. The Pistons were fantastic, and weren’t we lucky with the weather, we managed to hold the whole event outside and a good time was had by all! We are currently in the process of finalising the figures, but are really pleased to report that we raised approximately £2,500 for our school, so thank you again for your support, it is much appreciated. Raffle Winners - if you have not already collected your prize, please call into the office, the raffle winners are as follows:£50 Cash from FroGS – Gary Kensett c/o Daisy in 4J (Ticket No 0125) Use of an MX5 for the Weekend from Lodge garage – May c/o Findlay (Ticket No 1303) One-to-One Drum Tutorial from Steve Vinter – Max Wall – Year 1 (Ticket No 0867) £25 Voucher for Cup Cakes/Celebration Cakes from the Cottage Kitchen Cake CompanyLiberty Oldham (Ticket No 0716) Meal for two at the Cook & Fillet – Kate Boughton c/o Isaac 6J (Ticket No 0756) – please speak to the office regarding this prize as the Cook & Fillet need your details. Your Views - THE FROG ROCK was slightly different to our usual traditional fete, and we would welcome some feedback from parents and children alike (by email see Babs Hedgecox address below, in person or leave a note with the office for the attention of FroGS). SPORTS DAY – Tuesday 11th June FroGS last event of the year will be providing afternoon refreshments (and possibly a glass of Pimm’s!) at school Sports Day on Tuesday 11th June. We have invited Paul Biz along to add a little extra fun to the proceedings, so please put this date in your diary and come and cheer the children along! GENERAL NOTICE The PTA really need new parent volunteers (particularly from the Early Years and KS1) to join FroGS and help us to organise events. Many of the existing ‘FroGS Team’ have children in their last couple of years at GUCS, so we really need new members. If you are interested in joining us, please feel free to come along to one of our meetings, as we will be thinking about and planning for the next school year’s calendar, or leave a message with the office or speak to one of the existing FroGS Team (meetings: 6th June or 4th July – venue to be advised) – see the FroGS Notice Board for the current team (Babs Hedgecox can also be contacted by email on barbarasmithson@yahoo.co.uk). Have a wonderful half-term holiday everybody. I’ll see you bright and early on Monday 3 rd June at 8.55am. Pippa