Milverton News
Friday February 7th 2020
Diary Dates 2020 Spring term 1
Mon 17th - Fri 21st Feb Half Term Break
Tue 25th Feb Learning Review Meetings
Wed 26th Feb EYFS Dino Day
Thur 27th Feb Learning Review Meetings
Mon 2nd Mar Unique Speak
Tue 3rd Mar Y1/2 Fire Station
Tue 3rd Mar Y5/6 Coombe Abbey Trip
Thur 5th Mar World Book Day
Thur 5th Mar Y6 Parent SATS Meeting
Fri 6th Mar Ash Class Assembly
Fri 6th Mar Year 1 Family Lunch
Mon 9th Mar Parent Forum
Mon 9th Mar Science Week competition
Tue 10th Mar Football vs St Pauls home
Fri 13th Mar Sport Relief Day
Fri 20th Mar Willow Class Assembly
Wed 25th Mar Spring Music Evening
Fri 27th Mar Hazel Class Family Lunch
Mon 30th Mar Y3/4 Smoothie Making
Tue 31st Mar Y1/2 Weather Forcast
Tue 31st Mar Y3/4 Performance
Wed 1st Apr Y3/4 Performance
Fri 3rd April Easter Eggstravanza
Fri 3rd April Term Ends
Next Week Monday FOMPS Cinema
Tuesday Internet Safety Day
Pear Class Forest Schools
Wednesday Year 5 Swimming
Thursday
Friday Celebration Assembly
Hazel Class Assembly
We still have a few places left for the Milverton FOMPS Cinema on
Monday. It is £5.50 for the children to enjoy a film together. Juniors
can watch the new Lion King film and Infants can watch Toy Story
4. They will also get some popcorn to enjoy with the film! We hope
to see you there. Please bring in slips and payment to the school
office.
FOMPS Cinema Fun!
Sporting Superstars
On Tuesday morning 10 of our
children from Year 1 attended a
Team Challenge competition at
Newbold Comyn.
Nine other schools competed in the
event which included some testing
challenges such as an obstacle
race, balancing the ball, target
practice and running.
The team showed such great spirit and supported each other.
Reports came back from the organisers that Milverton were the
an exemplary sporting team – showing all of the School Games
Values – honesty, teamwork, self belief, determination and
passion.
Well done to Arjun, Freddie, Sean, Henry, Abdullah, Mina, Aarna,
Kate, Seren and Tharunya – we are very proud of you all!
Serious Foul play
Some members of our school community have noticed an
increase in dog fouling in the streets surrounding our school.
All we can ask is that our families who bring dogs ensure any mess
is cleared up.
If any parents see any other people with dogs who are not
cleaning up after themselves, we need to challenge them in
order to keep our playground safe for children to play in.
Also, for families to keep an eye out during your walk into the
school playground to ensure we don’t bring in any unwanted
additions into our playground space.
Thank you for your continued support!
Easy like Sunday morning...
The FOMPS are seeking some people who could help with Marshalling the Leamington Round Table Regency
10k Running race on Sunday March 26th. For every 5 Marshalls we can get to the event, they will donate £250 to
the FOMPS. Would you be able to help? Please contact the FOMPS via their email address
[email protected] to let them know you can help! Thank you!
Milverton governors are looking for a new clerk.
Joanna Bloomfield has been our efficient and friendly clerk for a number of years, but she has sadly (for us!)
decided to retire and spend her spare time doing other things. This means we are looking for a new person to
support us in our meetings and other activities.
Joanna was a Milverton parent when she became our clerk in 2009. Looking back, we realise that we have
been very lucky in always finding our clerks from amongst our Milverton families. We would love to be able to do
this again as we look for a successor for Joanna.
The clerk role is a paid one. It might suit someone who is interested in working with the school, and perhaps
looking to extend their CV, or to “keep their hand in” while they are caring for young children or other family
members.
The role requires
The ability to write clear, comprehensive minutes
The ability to liaise with the chair of governors and possibly the chairs of the committees in preparation for
meetings
The ability to attend at least one evening meeting each half term (with the possibility of attending more
sub-committee meetings)
The willingness to attend training and briefing sessions run by the Local Authority
Awareness of the need for absolute confidentiality about governor and school matters
The willingness to undergo safeguarding checks
We have already had one expression of interest – the grapevine works fast! – so if you think you might be
interested, or would simply like to find out more about what being a clerk to the governors involves, please
contact me by Friday 14 February at [email protected], and I’ll get back to you.
Catherine Robbins
Chair of Governors
We’re searching for somebody special!
Well done to our Star Learners this week!
Oak Ceren
Chestnut Mason
Ash Zach
Maple Alex
Elm Suchit
Pine Sid
Apple Harry
Pear Jack
Cherry Ben
Willow Sandeep
Hazel Emiola
Sports Performer
Hollie
Learner of the Month
Laurie Making a Difference
Poppie
Creative Chipmunk
Charis
THE “FRIENDS OF MILVERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL” NEW TEAM:
LIBBY ESLER is your new CHAIR
JO MARTIN is your new SECRETARY
SAM McCLEMONT is your new TREASURER
YOUR PTA NEEDS YOU!!
The FOMPS team is looking to take a new direction and we really need
help from parents. Not only do the FOMPS events provide essential funding
for the school but they also help build a wider school community.
Without your support the events simply won’t run.
We would like each year group to be represented by at least two parents.
This is a liaison role between the school, the FOMPS and the class. Each
class will be responsible for planning and delivering one event during the
school calendar. If you are interested in being a parent rep or have any
questions please contact [email protected]
Please get in touch if you want to help: [email protected]
REMINDERS:
FOMPS CINEMA MONDAY 10th FEB, 3.00 - 5.00pm: There is still the opportunity to
book a place. Cost: £5.50. The films to watch will be Lion King (juniors) and Toy
Story 4 for the (infants). Please send payment in an envelope with your child’s
name and class to the school office or hand to class teacher.
DECORATIVE PLANKS: There is still the opportunity to purchase a plank for your
family to design. If you would like to purchase for £5, please send an email to
[email protected]. Please return your painted planks back to the school
before the Easter holidays. You can drop the planks under the shelter each
Friday afternoon.
Visit our FOMPS information page on school website:
https://www.milvertonprimaryschool.co.uk/fomps.html
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The Milverton Ball
The Ball Committee are on the hunt for donations to
the auction at this year's FOMPS Ball. This can be
anything from an 'experience' to a signed shirt, a
weekend in a holiday home to membership of a club.
If there is anything that you or your organisation can
donate to be auctioned to help us raise money for
the school, we would love to hear from you. In the first
instance, please contact the team at
Tickets will be on sale from next week, available to
purchase either online or in the playground. More
details to follow. We hope to see you there!
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