St Christopher’s C E School

Email: office.3555@st-christophers.oxon.sch.uk
www.st-christophers.oxon.sch.uk

Newsletter
No. 10 – Monday 11th January 2009

Dear Parents

A belated “welcome back” and Happy New Year to all our families!

We will continue to monitor the weather and keep you informed through our text message service and
website. If you do not receive our text messages, please phone the school office and we will add you to the
system

Sarah Nisbett

ALL CLUBS ARE CANCELLED THIS WEEK QUICK REMINDERS!

DUE TO THE ADVERSE WEATHER In the present weather conditions, please
CONDITIONS. keep checking the OCC and School Website
for any information.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SIGN UP/REGISTER
READY FOR NEXT WEEK WHEN HOPEFULLY
THE WEATHER WILL HAVE IMPROVED.

CLUBS WILL ONLY RUN IF ENOUGH Parking Around School

CHILDREN HAVE SIGNED UP.
As we are at the start of a new term, please may we
IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP ALREADY YOU
remind parents to respect our neighbours when
WILL BE REIMBURSED IN DUE COURSE FOR
parking near the school. From time to time we do
THE SESSIONS MISSED THIS WEEK.
receive complaints – please help us keep this to a
minimum by not blocking drives and gateways and
Cotswold Voices – now re-arranged to start
keeping clear of the zig-zag lines – thank you
Tuesday 19th January 2010 – weather permitting.

Emergency School Closures If you’ve thought about recycling your

Christmas cards then M&S, W H Smith & T K Maxx are
In addition to our text system, school closures will be collecting old cards in their stores on behalf of the
broadcast on: Woodland Trust.

HEART FM – 102.6 FM GWR – 96.3 FM

BBC Radio Oxford – 95.2 FM

Or check local radio station websites
Missed a Newsletter? If you have missed a
newsletter, they are available on our website
www.st-christophers.oxon.sch.uk
West Oxfordshire District Council are
providing a Christmas Tree chipping service in Witney,
Burford and Carterton. For further times, locations
and details visit
www.westoxon.gov.uk
 School Lunch Menus!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week Commencing 11th January 2010

Roast Beef & Yorkshire

Fish Cakes Sausage Plait
Moussaka Pudding Jacket Potato with Tuna
Creamed Potatoes Breaded Fish
Wholemeal Wedge Roast Potatoes Mayonnaise
Seasonal Vegetables Chipped Pototoes
Seasonal Vegetables Roast Parsnips Seasonal Vegetables
Seasonal Vegetables
Seasonal Vegetables
Chocolate Sponge &
Flapjack & Custard Bakewell Tart & Custard
Chocolate Sauce Vanilla Ice Cream Pot
Fruit Muffin

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Week Commencing 18 January 2009
ALL AMERICAN DRIVE
Roast Pork with Apple
Minced Beef & Onion Pie THRU LUNCH
Pasta Neapolitan & Sauce & Yorkshire Breaded Fish
& Gravy
Wholemeal Wedge of Pudding Chipped Potatoes
Creamed Pototoes Aberdeen Angus Beef
Bread Roast Potatoes Savoury Couscous
Seasonal Vegetables Burger in a Bun
Seasonal Vegetables Seasonal Vegetables Seasonal Vegetables
Fries/Coleslaw/Corn on
Banana Custard & Oak Cob
Fruit Pie & Custard Orange Shortbread with a Carrot Cake
Cookie
Fresh
Doughnut & Milkshake
Also available every day: Yoghurt, Fresh Fruit & Water
Dinner Money this term will remain at £2.00 per meal per day.

The menu will be amended slightly this week due to the adverse weather and deliveries arriving (or not) for
the kitchen – the kitchen will however endeavour to provide a hot meal daily.

Dinner Accounts for last term – At the end of last term a few dinners were in credit and a few were owing!
If you think you may be owed (or owe us!) please call into the office so we can finalise these accounts.
Thank you to those parents who have already done so.

Diary Dates
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11 January 12 January 13th January 14th January 15th January
ALL CLUBS 2.30pm Sharing
10am Toddlers Swimming
CANCELLED THIS Assembly
WEEK
18th January 19th January 20th January 21st January 22nd January
Mobile Library
10am Toddlers
12.30pm Garden Club 8.30am Choir 12.30pm Recorders 2.30pm Sharing
3.15pm Indoor Athletics 3.15pm Craft Club Swimming 3.15pm Computer Club Assembly
3.15pm Apparatus Club 3.15pm Dancing 3.15pm Football 3.15pm Nature Club
7.30pm Cotswold Voices

25th January 26th January 27th January 28th January 29th January
10am Toddlers
12.30pm Garden Club
8.30am Choir 12.30pm Recorders 2.30pm Sharing
3.15pm Indoor Athletics 3.15pm Craft Club
Swimming 3.15pm Computer Club Assembly
8pm Salsa Mix 3.15pm Apparatus Club
3.15pm Dancing 3.15pm Football 3.15pm Nature Club
7.30pm Cotswold Voices

Food with Thought - American Drive Thru Lunch – Thursday 21st January 2010

Child Name ……………………………………… Class ………………………………..

My child usually has a school lunch and would like to be included in the American Day.

My child does not usually have a school lunch but would like to stay for the American Day and
enclose payment of £2.00 (per child).
PLEASE RETURN BY FRIDAY 15th JANUARY 2010.
 NEW
St Christopher’s Breakfast club
We are pleased to announce that as from Monday 11th January 2010 we shall be running a
daily breakfast club.
We hope that this will be of help to parents who need to drop off children before
8.45am.

 The Breakfast club is open to all St Christophers’s children.

 It will run from 8.15am until 8.45am.
 A nominal charge of 50p per session per child will be made.
 Children will be able to have toast with jam, marmalade or marmite and a drink of
milk or juice.
 Games and activities will be available for the children to use.
 The Breakfast club will be held in the hall apart from on a Wednesday when it will
be in Maple class.

We hope that this new and exciting club will be of use to lots of our families and will
further extend the safe keeping of our children.

We would be grateful for some indication of numbers (form attached) but we are hoping
to run a drop in style system, so please do just turn up if needed.

If anyone has a spare bread board and/or tea trolley that they could kindly donate

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to the Breakfast Club this would be very much appreciated – thank you

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Breakfast Club

I would like my child/children to be able to come to Breakfast club.

Name of child/children……………………………………………..…. Class ……………………………..

Contact details……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Days you think your child/children may attend the breakfast club. (Please tick)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 CLUBS
Club Led by Time Year Numbers Cost Dates
Group
Mon Indoor Athletics Mrs 3:15- Y4, Y5 - £8.00 18th, 25th Jan
Brownjohn 4:15pm Y6 1st & 8th Feb
Tues Apparatus Club Mrs 3.15- Y3 & Y4 20 max £8.00 19th, 26th Jan
Cookson 4.15pm 2nd & 9th Feb
Gardening Club Mrs Cross 12:30- Any 20 max £4.00 19th, 26th Jan
1pm 2nd & 9th Feb
Craft Club Mrs 3.15 – Ginkgo 12 max £8.00 19th, 26th Jan
Woolaston 4.15pm 2nd & 9th Feb
Wed Choir Mrs 8:30- Any - Free 20th, 27th Jan
Henderson 9:00am 3rd & 10th Feb
prompt
start
and
finish
Jive & Salsa Viva Salsa 3.15 – KS2 20 £8.00 20th, 27th Jan
Dancing 4.15pm 3rd, 10th Feb
Computer Club Mr Cornish 3.15- KS2 20 £8.00 21st, 28th Jan
Thurs & Mrs Watt 4.15pm 4th & 11th Feb
Football Oxford 3.15- Years Forms £33 payable 14th Jan – 1st April
United 4.15pm 1to6 available from to Oxford 2010 (11 weeks)
school office United
Recorders – Annabelle & 12.30 – KS 2 8 Free 21st, 28th Jan
Beginners Only Emma 1pm 4th & 11th Feb
Fri Nature Club Janet Hobbs 3.15- Whole - £8.00 22nd, 29th Jan
4.15pm School 5th & 12th Feb
Please note:
• Once your child registers, we do expect that they will attend each session
• For ease of banking & administration, payments are due at the start of the course
• Payment and commitment is for the whole course to cover staff/coach costs & resources
• Please collect your child promptly as staff may need to go home!

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
CLUBS: Please register my child(ren) for the following clubs:
Tick/Initials Club No. of Contribution
Sessions
Indoor Athletics 5 £8.00
Apparatus Club 5 £8.00
Gardening 5 £4.00
Craft Club – Ginkgo Class only 5 £10.00(direct to
Mrs Woolaston
please)
Choir 5 Free
Jive & Salsa Dancing 4 £8.00
Computer Club 5 £8.00
Recorder Club 5 Free
Nature Club 5 £8.00

I enclose £…………………… (cheques payable to St Christopher’s School please)

Preferred telephone number in case of emergency/club cancelled:………………………………………..

Child(rens) name(s) / Class: …………………………………………………………………………………

Cotswold Voices – a fun adult choir directed by talented local music teacher, Joe Moore, is starting in the New
Year. All you need to bring is a sense of humour and a love of classic pop songs and musicals! If you are aged
18 and over come along to a FREE taster session on

Tuesday 19th January 2010 at

St Christopher’s School, Langford
At 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Tel 01367 243583 Joe Moore or email jojoemoore@hotmail.com

As advised in the last newsletter, the swimming programme
will continue on Wednesday 13th January 2010. Once again,
we will use Brize Norton swimming pool and transport will be
provided by Carterton Coaches. To cover costs we need to
ask parents to pay a contribution of £7.50 for the five
weeks.
your dance
Your dance is a new youth dance group for 10-14
year olds starting at Carterton Community Centre
(Shilton Park), led by local dancers and will be fun
and creative - Free Taster Sessions
Just turn up and try it out
At these sessions you will hear more about the project
12th January 2010
Community Centre (Shilton Park) 4.30-6.00
Carterton Community College (Drama studio) 4.30-6.00

All the children in Ginkgo and Oak and Year 5s in Willow 19th January 2010
Gateway School Hall 4.00-5.30
Class will swim again during Term 3. Allandale Youth Centre 3.30-5.00

Please note that a note from a parent is required if a child This project is led by West Oxfordshire Youth Dance

is to miss a swimming lesson for any reason. Generally, if a Development Group .

child is well enough to be at school then they are well For more info contact: Claire Wallace 07940156047

enough to swim.
Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6
13th Jan 24th Feb 28th April 9th June
20th Jan 3rd Mar 5th April 16th June
27th Jan 10th Mar 12th April 23rd June
3rd Feb 17th Mar 19th April 30th June
SALSA MIX CLASS – will
continue again on Monday 25th
10th Feb 24th Mar 26th May 7th July January between 8pm and 9pm. The cost
will be £30.00 for 6 weeks. For more details
and to book a place please contact
STICK INSECTS – FREE TO A GOOD HOME!
A low maintenance pet that needs a small tank, a few For further details please contact
ivy leaves and to be sprayed with water every day. If Lisa Booth on
you are interested talk to Tom Shaw in Willow Class or 07764 466017
call 01993 846877. Or lisa.booth@nexuscommunity.org

SWIMMING PROGRAMME

I enclose a contribution of £7.50 to cover the costs for Term 3.

Name ……………………………………………………………………………… Class ……………………………….

Signed …………………………………………. (Parent/Guardian) Date ……………………………..