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Issue 29 04th May 2016

Dear Parents,
MESSAGE OF THE WEEK

Soon the Wednesday Weekly will be going digital. We have made efforts to obtain as many of your email addresses as
possible in order that we can send you your newsletter via a weekly email. We shall also continue to update it on the
school website as usual each week. If you still struggle to keep up with the information that we share, we shall have a
smaller number of copies available for you in the school entrance if you wish to take one. If you have not sent your
email address to us, please find the slip below to complete your email for the school office or alternatively send your
email address to shodgson@wldps.com. This will be a considerable financial saving to the school but also a
considerably greener approach to communicating with you.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION - TOMORROW - ELECTIONS
We will be used as a polling station this Thursday for the Police and Crime Commissioner Election and the Nursery
class will therefore be closed. We shall also be required to close the Nursery class for the forthcoming EU Referendum
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on Thursday 23 June.
YEAR 6 ASSESSMENTS NEXT WEEK
Our Year 6 children will be taking their national tests next week and have prepared hard. Please help us by making
sure that all our children arrive promptly for the start of school. Thank you very much for this.
SAINSBURYS VOUCHERS
Please keep these coming into school. These play an important part in helping us afford resources for PE and the
playground in particular. Please keep earning and saving these and bring them to the school office or send them in
with your children to deliver to us. The deadline for receiving these is the beginning of July. Many thanks!
SWIMMING
Swimming lessons have started again and we would like to ask parents in Nursery to Year 4 for a swimming payment
of 12 this term to help support the running costs of the pool. Without your support, this fantastic resource would
not be available to so many of our children.
CURRENT TRIPS AVAILABLE TO PAY ON PARENTPAY
The following trips or workshops can be paid on ParentpayReception- Lakes Aquarium, 29th June - 12.00
Year 1 - Bring Yer Wellies, 3rd and 4th May- 9.50
Year 3 - Dewa Roman Experience, 16th May- 12.50
Year 3- Roman History Workshop- 1.50
Year 4 - Manchester Museum, 26th May- 5.80
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Year 4- Egyptian History Workshop, 4 May- 1.50

In addition we have ongoing payments forChina Trip in April 2017
Robinwood- current Year 3 - next instalment is 30 due by 27th May, 2016
Boreatton Park - Year 6 - 24th June - 27th June 2016
Swimming lessons- Nursery- Year 4

100 CLUB WINNERS

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The draw took place on the 29 April, Rebecca Maddox pulled the three winning numbers:
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1 prize: 24.25- The Bellis Family with number 17

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2 prize: 19.40- Mrs Yu with number 49

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3 prize: 14.55- The Duffell Family with number 85

38.80 was raised and contributed to the swimming pool fund for further refurbishments/running costs.
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The next draw will take place on the 27 May 2016.

Renewal forms will be going out in the next few weeks and anybody who would like to join up as a new member can
contact the PTFA on wldps.ptfa@gmail.com.
RIBBLE VALLEY JUNIORS CYCLING CLUB
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Ribble Valley Juniors Cycling Club will be running coaching sessions on Wednesdays starting on the 27 April, at
school. The sessions will take place 6pm till 8pm and run in 4 blocks of 5 weeks. The cost is 2.50 per session or pay for
5 weeks for just 10. For more information please contact go-ride@rvjuniors.co.uk or phone 07855267512. To book a
place please collect a form from the main entrance and email to the address above or bring it along on the first night.
CRICKET CLUB
The cricket season is fast approaching schools and if your child is interested in attending a club on a Thursday, please
complete the slip below. I shall be running the cricket club initially and will be supported by Mr Johnson in a couple of
weeks. I hope that this will be a popular club with a planned set of three district tournaments to attend this term.
Boys and girls in Years 4, 5 and 6 are welcome to apply for a place and if demand is high, places will be picked fairly
from a hat.
RETURN OF INFANT TROPHIES
Please can all infant children who were awarded academic or sporting awards at the end of last term return their
trophies to school as soon as possible. These will be placed in the trophy cabinet alongside their photo at the main
entrance of the school.
SUMMER DINNER MENU
Alongside our new summer menu we will be offering a selection of sandwiches if the children would like them instead
of a hot dinner. Alongside the sandwiches children will be able to have potatoes of the day, vegetable or our fresh
salad bar. It will also include sweet of their choice plus a drink. If anyone would like any information about allergens or
any other queries please speak to a member of staff.
SUPER PUPILS
Congratulations to our Super Pupils from last week:
Bison Class - William
Manatee Class- Deon
Falcon Class - Christian
Eagle Class - Sebastian
Jaguar Class
Leopard Class- Louis
Loris Class- Chloe
Kakapo Class- Olivia
Gorilla Class- Theo
Orangutan Class- Lauren
Elephant Class- Lukasz
Rhinoceros Class- Mathieu-Luc
Yours sincerely,

C. Shields
3rd May

Junior Inclusion Event for Junior children at Brownedge St Marys High School
Year 1 Rhino Class visit to Bring Yer Wellies

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4 May

Year 1 Elephant Class visit to Bring Yer Wellies

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5 May

POLLING STATION - Police and Crime Commissioner Election The Nursery only will be closed for this event by
L.C.C.
Trigolf Tournament for selected Year 3 & 4 children at Leyland Golf Club

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9 May

Junior Assessment Week all week within this week the Year 6 children will take their national tests.
Central Venue Tournament for Netball Lostock Hall Academy 4pm

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Executive Governors Meeting - Academisation

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Tag Rugby Team League Lostock Hall Academy

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Year 3 Educational Visit to Chester Roman Study

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Induction Evening for new parents joining in Reception Class in September 2016

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18 May

Dance Talent Assembly 11.15am in the Infants

19th May

Tag Rugby Team League Lostock Hall Academy

10 May
12 May
16 May
17 May

Proposed Sports Day for Years 1 & 2 10am (Dependent on weather and condition of sports field)
Proposed Sports Day for Years 3 & 4 1.30pm
20th May

Proposed Sports Day for Years 5 & 6 10am (Dependent on weather and condition of sports field)
Proposed Whole School Sports Day Races 1.30pm

23rd May

Adrian Bowden Science Shows for Infants and Junior Classes

Netball Finals for qualifying schools Lostock Hall Academy

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PTFA Meeting 6pm All welcome please come!

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Tag Rugby Team League Lostock Hall Academy

24 May
26 May

10am Early Years Sports Day (Reception Classes and Nursery)

2pm Early Years Sports Day (Reception Classes and Nursery)
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30 May 3 June

Half term break School Closed

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Staff Training Days School will continue to be closed whilst the staff receive professional development

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9 June

Year 5 Ancient Greece Workshop with Lancashire Museum Outreach

10th June

PTFA 90th Queens Tea Party 3.15pm-5.15pm

Donations of cakes will be most welcome for this event.

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Year 1 Phonics Testing this week

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Year 6 Cricket Competition Vernon Carus Cricket Club, Factory Lane 9.30 4pm

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FathersDay 3.10pm 4.15pm This will be held in our Year 4 Classrooms. Please collect from the Year 4 entrance.

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Year 5 educational visit to the World Museum - Liverpool

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POLLING STATION EU Referendum Vote - The Nursery only will be closed for this event by L.C.C.

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Year 6 depart for Boreatton Park 1pm

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27 June

Return of Year 6 from Boreatton Park 4pm approximately

29th June

Lostock Hall Transition Sample Day for Year 6 children attending

4th July

6pm Mathletics Event for more able mathematicians Lostock Hall Academy

13 June
14 June
15 June
17 June
23 June
24 June

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5 July

Annual General Meeting for the PTFA Please come!

6th July

Walton le Dale Arts College & High School Transition Sample Day for Year 6 children attending
Brownedge High School Transition Day

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7 July

Learning Open Day for Year 5 children Walton le Dale Arts College & High School
Brownedge High School Transition Day

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8 July

Intended date for reports to be received by parents

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11 July

Resources Committee for Governors 5pm

Curriculum Committee for Governors 6pm

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Summer Disco KS1 5.15pm-6.15pm KS2 6.30pm 7.30pm Tickets 3 (drink & crisps included)

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Full Governors Meeting

15 July
18 July
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26 July
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End of school year the school will close at 1.15pm

September

Staff Training Days School will be closed whilst the staff receive professional development

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5 September

School opens for the Autumn Term

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