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12 Jun 2009 - Newsletter 12th June 2009

SUMMER TERM

NEWSLETTER 7

12th

Newsletter - June 12th 2009

Please remember that you can also email the office if your child is ill:
Office email: office@oaktree.surrey.sch.uk Tel: 01483 474 981
HOPA website: www.hopa.ik.com

Dates
15th June	Year R - Bockets Farm outing
16th June	New entrants Story Session
17th June	Return Photograph Orders
22nd June	Nower Wood - Fox Class
25th June	Nower Wood - Rabbit Class
26th June	Nower Wood - Owl Class

Notes During the Last Week

HOPA Summer Fair Letter Jump Rope for Heart leaflet and letter
Woking Cycle Challenge Information

New Teacher

Some of you may have met our new teacher at the new children's story session this week. Many of you will already know our new teacher Miss Littlefield because she undertook her 2nd Teacher Training Placement with us last year in Woodpecker.

We were delighted when Miss Littlefield applied for a position on our Foundation Team and at interview she proved herself to be just as outstanding as she had been on her practice.

We are looking forward to welcoming Miss Littlefield to our team in September.

We would also like to congratulate Mrs Puzas, who is at present teaching in Hedgehog class, on her promotion to the leadership team of a school in Wokingham.

On Tuesday afternoon six lucky Year 1 girls went to Sythwood School for a Summer Maths Activity Afternoon. There were 30 girls altogether from schools in the local area. The girls had great fun playing lots of exciting games. The games included; guessing how many cups of water would fill up a larger container, throwing beanbags into numbered buckets to try and score the number 20 and adding three numbers together to reach a target number. The girls got the chance to work in groups with girls from different schools and make some new friends. I would like to say thank you to Mrs Randazzo and Mrs Penman for their help. Miss Hogg

Missing Sliver and Black Scooter

Please can you check that your child has his/her own scooter as one has gone missing belonging to David Stacey. His name written underneath and the handlebars are set quite high and have black foam. It went missing on Monday when it was left hanging on the fence. If you find you have it please return it to the fence at the side of school. Thank you Missing Reversible Fleece

Ellie Kitkat, Robin Class, has lost her Oaktree School coat. It is labelled with her name and also Holly Kitkat's name. Please check your child's coat. Thank you, Tina Kitkat

The Oaktree School 5-a-side Football Tournament

What an exciting time at the 5 a-side-football Tournament on Saturday. All of the players were such good sports even when conditions under foot made for some interesting playing.

In the final Woodpecker played Magpies. Magpies were first to score. Woodpeckers then appeared to score but the keen eyes of our referee Mr Johns spotted that the ball came through the side of the net. Therefore the goal was disallowed. At full time the score remained 1-0 and Magpies were declared the winner. Well Done everyone.

The children all enjoyed the afternoon playing on the huge bouncy slide and small castle. Everyone enjoyed the BBQ especially the meat purchased from Roberts the butchers.

NOW it is over to you. Please can you collect in the money over this weekend that you have raised in sponsorship. We make no money on the actual event but the money raised on sponsorship will go towards our new classroom which will benefit all of our children. PLEASE CAN WE HAVE YOUR SPONSORSHIP FORMS BACK BY June 26th at the latest. Thank You.

New Eco Classroom

We have now prepared the area for redevelopment and ordered the timber frame for the building. We have decided to build using a timber frame because this is the most sustainable building material we can use and will give us the highest installation.

During the next two weeks we will receive quotes from local builders. We will then interview the builders and make an appointment. Work is planned to start when we break up for the holiday.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE
WOKIING NEWS AND MAIL COMPETITION

Our Project is Lilly the Bus

NOT TOO LATE TO SEND IN YOUR VOTE TO

Marketing Department, Community MattersNews & Mail, Stoke Mill, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1QA

By the 15th June 2009 - thanks WITH YOUR HELP WE COULD WIN.

Tesco and Sainsburys Vouchers

These promotions have now ended. Please send in your vouchers to school so we can place orders. Thank You

Golden Boot - Every Friday in June

Year 1

Our Island week has gone swimmingly! Having established what an island was the children have been very fired up about their learning. Woodpeckers have learnt how to count and sing in Irish and perform Riverdance. Ladybirds have learnt a traditional Manx folk dance, how to say hello and goodbye and found out why Manx cats have no tails! Magpies have learnt the Japanese national anthem, counted and greeted one another in Japanese and performed a traditional fan dance.

On Friday the hall turned into a departure lounge and the children set off to visit other countries. Bach class provided tour guides, souvenir sellers, pilots and stewards to make everyone comfortable on their journey. The children sampled local culture, were entertained by dances and songs, purchased keepsakes and made something that represented their country.

HOMEWORK CH/VLLENSE: Measure your family using metres and centimetres!

Reception
Sounds and key words for the week

Key words: Like, no

Sounds: er, ou

Yellow Hat (what we liked this week)

Experiencing a drama workshop about pirates and mermaids

Investigating what snails like to eat! Finding the missing numbers on a number line to complete a sequence

Calculating the total of two dice and placing it in the correct position on a number line

Making our passports for our island trips to two countries Enjoying our bus ride journey to the airport on Lilly the bus! Taking a plane to two different islands! Writing a postcard to our friend from one of the islands we visited Farm visit

We are looking forward to our farm visit on Monday 15^th June. A letter will be accompanying this newsletter, please read the letter carefully as it gives you specific information about the visit. Homework challenge

Practise writing these key words from memory: no, have, be See if you can find out some 'white hat' facts about farm animals.

Thank you Year R team

Year 2

This week was International Week and each class was a different country. Today the children chose another country to visit as well as representing their own country, acting as tour operators as well as entertaining their visitors with food, dancing and singing. What fun!!. Thank you to all the parents who helped their children to research their class's country at home. This proved to be very useful and gave us lots of information to start the week.

Tennis starts next week, just before Wimbledon, and everyone is looking forward to this very much. It should be exciting to start something new and hopefully the curriculum will be enjoyed by all the children.

Please can you start collecting cereal boxes for our Design and Technology project. These can be sent into school anytime over the next two weeks.

Please do also check that your child's clothes are clearly named as it is very easy for them to become lost on a hot day when everyone takes their jumpers off.

We are very short of helpers in Year Two. Please see your child's teacher if you are able to help. Thank you for your support. The Year Two Team.

Homework Challenge

In preparation for the children writing a newspaper article, please could they have a look at different newspaper articles at home. Can you draw their attention to the way the heading is written to draw the reader's attention together with how the article is often written in columns and how it is written in the third person.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK

After a week of preparation the islands were ready for their visitors. On Friday the whole school bought tickets, boarded planes and went to visit different countries. Everyone learnt so much and had a great time. More photographs will be on display in the Office Reception area next week.