St George’s Day Market On Saturday, the KS2 children have been invited to sing with the St George’s Day Ensemble at 10.45am, outside St Denys’ Church (we will meet at 10.35am and we will be finished by 11.00am). Just turn up in school uniform and join in. Easyfundraising The PTA have received another cheque from easyfundraising for £76.74. Thank you for your support when shopping through the easyfundraising website or app. This takes the total raised to £372.18. Clubs Clubs start next week. Please remember staff do not have to run clubs and do not get paid any extra for running clubs, they do it because they like it and know the children enjoy taking part. We are sorry if your child doesn’t get a place in the club of their choice and we will do everything we can to ensure they get an opportunity next term. Jack Padley Jack Padley, one of our Carre’s Outreach Sports Instructors, is running the London Marathon. His chosen charity is Max Appeal, in support of Ivy M. You can support him at https:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/paddersmarathon Heritage Trail Photo Competition Sleaford has lots of heritage and cultural trails. You could take part in the Sleaford Heritage Trail Photography Competition: http://sleafordheritage.co.uk Take a photo of any aspect on any of the trails and e-mail it to [email protected] with the entry form below. Netball Open Days Junior Open Day for Year 5 and 6 children, 10.30am to 12.00pm, Northgate Sports Hall on Sunday 6th May 2018. Telephone Mandy Smith 07845914849 to book a place. It’s not too late to join us for our St George’s Day Song tomorrow at 10.45am outside St Denys’ Church. Issue 188 Friday 20th April 2018 Circulation 660 New arrivals in Mrs Reynold’s Classroom: Three Black Beauty stick insects (Peruphasma schultei) are now causing lots of excitement in Y5. Native to a very small area of Northern Peru, they feed on the leaves of the Peruvian pepper tree, however, they also eat privet, lilac and honeysuckle, which is much more widely available in Sleaford. The females are larger than the males, ranging between 4.3 and 5.5cm. Both males and females are velvet-black and covered in minute bristles with eyes of a yellowish orange and red hind-wings. They are mostly active at dusk, concealing themselves in the leaf bases of bromeliads during the daytime, in their natural environment. They look quite formidable in a defensive position when they curl the end of their body Iike a scorpion, however, they are not poisonous and the liquid they spray contains glucose and is not harmful to humans. A black beauty stick insect like those now living in Mrs Reynold’s classroom. Science Spot
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The weekly newsletter from The William Alvey School.
St George’s Day Market On Saturday, the KS2 children have been invited to sing with the St George’s Day Ensemble at 10.45am, outside St Denys’ Church (we will meet at 10.35am and we will be finished by 11.00am). Just turn up in school uniform and join in. Easyfundraising The PTA have received another cheque from easyfundraising for £76.74. Thank you for your support when shopping through the easyfundraising website or app. This takes the total raised to £372.18. Clubs Clubs start next week. Please remember staff do not have to run clubs and do not get paid any extra for running clubs, they do it because they like it and know the children enjoy taking part. We are sorry if your child doesn’t get a place in the club of their choice and we will do everything we can to ensure they get an opportunity next term. Jack Padley Jack Padley, one of our Carre’s Outreach Sports Instructors, is running the London Marathon. His chosen charity is Max Appeal, in support of Ivy M. You can support him at https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/paddersmarathon Heritage Trail Photo Competition Sleaford has lots of heritage and cultural trails. You could take part in the Sleaford Heritage Trail Photography Competition:
http://sleafordheritage.co.uk Take a photo of any aspect on any of the trails and e-mail it to [email protected] with the entry form below. Netball Open Days Junior Open Day for Year 5 and 6 children, 10.30am to 12.00pm, Northgate Sports Hall on Sunday 6th May 2018. Telephone Mandy Smith 07845914849 to book a place.
It’s not too late to join us for our St George’s Day Song tomorrow at 10.45am outside St Denys’ Church.
Issue 188 Friday 20th April 2018 Circulation 660
New arrivals in Mrs Reynold’s Classroom: Three
Black Beauty stick insects (Peruphasma schultei) are
now causing lots of excitement in Y5. Native to a very
small area of Northern Peru, they feed on the leaves of
the Peruvian pepper tree, however, they also eat privet,
lilac and honeysuckle, which is much more widely
available in Sleaford.
The females are larger than the males, ranging between
4.3 and 5.5cm. Both males and females are velvet-black
and covered in minute bristles with eyes of a yellowish
orange and red hind-wings. They are mostly active at
dusk, concealing themselves in the leaf bases of
bromeliads during the daytime, in their natural
environment.
They look quite formidable in a defensive position when
they curl the end of their body Iike a scorpion, however,
they are not poisonous and the liquid they spray
contains glucose and is not harmful to humans.
A black beauty stick insect like those now living in Mrs
Walking Bus We are starting a second walking bus on Monday from the phone box opposite the Rec on Boston Road. This bus is run by Mrs Herd. Every morning, leaving at 8.20am arriving at school 8.40am. Please book a place through the school office. Electric Jive Calling all adults...Want to learn modern jive? This is a partner dance-you don't need to bring a partner if you don't want to. Modern jive classes are run in a relaxed, social climate, less formal than other forms of dance. Everyone dances with everyone. Tel Sally 07730269969. MSA We are still looking for relief (supply) dinner ladies/men. If you are interested please pop in. Year 3 Stibbington On Tuesday Year 3 went to Stibbington. Did you see them? They spent the day as WWII evacuees. You can see some of the photos on their class pages on the school website www.williamalvey.net Attendance Our overall attendance this week was 97.1%. Wow! Year 4 were on top with 98.43% and Year 5 were lowest with 96.00%. Next Explorers’ Church Saturday 5th May in St Denys’ Church Hall 11.00am to 1.15pm. Find out about Joseph. Fun and activities. All welcome (children to be accompanied by parents). Followed by a shared meal. FREE. Orienteering On Friday our Year 6 ‘orienteerers’ are taking part in a competition at Rauceby. Follow us on twitter to find out how they do:
@AlveySchool
Diary Dates Year 1 Assembly Year 1 parents are invited to the assembly on Tuesday 24th April. The green gates will open at 2.20pm for a 2.30pm start. Picnic in the Park Boston Rec Sunday 10th June 10.30am. All wel-come Sports Days Reception & Year 1 Tuesday 26th June 9.15am. Year 2 and Year 3 Thursday 28th June 1.00pm Year 4/5/6 Thursday 28th June 9.15am. William Alvey Day Thursday 19th July 10.00am. St Denys’. All wel-come.
Reception and Year 1 Disco The Reception and Year 1 disco will be held at The William Alvey School Hall on Friday 4th May 2018 from 6.00 to 7.00 pm. The price of tickets will be £2 and will be on sale at the back of the hall on the following days:
Tuesday 1
st after school from 3.15pm until
4.00pm (back of hall) Wednesday 2
nd after school from 3.15pm until 4.00pm (back of hall)
We will be unable to admit any child to the disco without a ticket and, as they are limited, will be sold on a first come first served basis. No tickets will be sold on the door. The disco is available to William Alvey children only. There will be some refreshments available to buy if children bring some money with them. Approxi-mate prices and items on sale are squash at 20p, crisps at 20p, Chewits at 10p and Haribo at 10p. Glowsticks are also on sale. There will be a prize for the best decorated ticket! Entrance to the disco is by the side door, up the slope to the left of the main building. You will also collect from here as well. If for any reason your child needs first aid, we will ring you using the contact number you provide on the ticket. If your child uses an inhaler, please could you make sure that they have it with them clearly marked with their name.
PTA Design a Bookmark
for the Royal Wedding
COMPETITION
The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry
and Mehgan Markle will be held on
May 19th 2018. The PTA would like
you to design a bookmark to
represent the occasion.
The entries will be judged and a
winner picked from each year
group. The winning bookmark design
from each year will be printed and
a bookmark presented to each child
as a momentum of the event.
Please design your bookmark on the
template provided for the
competition.
All entries need to be in by
Thursday 10th May 2018. There
will be a box outside Miss
Critchley’s classroom in the Year 2
corridor to place entries in.
Please make sure you put your name
and year group on the back of your
entry.
We look forward to seeing what you
can come up with.
Good luck!
Outdoor Gym Over the Easter holiday we had an outdoor gym installed thanks to the grant from the Big Lottery Fund. The children have been using it this week and they love it! Trophy Cabinet We have a new trophy cabinet. It has lights! Next time you are in the hall come and take a look. Voluntary Donations We rely on voluntary donations to fund school trips. In order to make a trip viable we really need everyone to pay. In the past we have had to cancel trips and other voluntary funded activities, like the KS1 swimming, because we weren’t covering our costs. GDPR The General Data Protection Act is coming into force in May. This is a law that basically ensures that all organisations (not just schools) safely deal with the information they keep on any individual. You can read our policy and privacy notice on the school website (‘About us’ then on the drop down ‘Key policies’ then ‘Data management’). Carre’s Activity Days Summer Activity Sessions at Northgate Sports Hall 29th May to 1st June 9.00am to 3.30pm [email protected] or Tel 01529 308746 Tom and Maddie’s Garden We have a commemorative garden on the field at the back of the school. Last weekend was the 15th anniversary of Tom’s death, a pupil of the William Alvey School. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Art Club If you are attending Monday’s art club it would be great if you could bring in old newspapers, magazines etc that can be used for collage.
LIVE EARTH On Tuesday, six of our Year 5 children along with children from other local schools, were invited to the Live Earth presentation held at the NKDC offices. All the children had written brilliant letters to Dr Caroline Johnson MP for Sleaford about the environment but it was Ellie that won the first prize, £50 for the school and £20 for herself. Congratulations.
Big Moments All Star Cricket An 8 week, fun and active programme for girls and boys aged 5-8. All the Little Stars will receive personalised kit including t-shirt, cap, bat and ball, activity pack and backpack. They will also learn great skills like throwing,catching, hitting a moving ball and teamwork all in a fun and safe environment. Sleaford Cricket Club T: 07969827926 E: [email protected]
Tuesday Girls’ Football Mr Holman is continuing his Girls’ football club after school on Tuesdays 3.30-4.30pm starting next week for Y4/5/6. …………………………….……………… Name: Class: My child can attend the Girls’ Football Club on Tuesday evenings 3.30pm to 4.30pm. Signed:
