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Friday 16th June 2017

Collective Worship theme: FRIENDSHIPPerfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their healtfelt advice.

The highlight of the week has undoubtedly been our official opening ceremony on Wednesday. The Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend Robert Atwell, spent the day in the school and officially opened the school. He was given a tour of the school and ate lunch with the children before the service. The children of the school were a real credit to themselves and behaved impeccably and showed their usual enthusiasm and welcoming nature. It was a great occasion and many of our invited guests, who had contributed to the new building project, commented on what impressive young people they are. We were treated to some of the flute club playing solos and duets and Jacob in year six playing the piano. It was a very proud moment for the school and I would like to say how proud we are of our wonderful pupils.

Word MillionairesA huge well done to Kirsty and Caitlin B in year six who have become our latest word millionaires on Accelerated Reader. Well done girls on a fantastic achievement. We have a good number of other children who are very close to achieving this feat so keep up the hard work with reading as this is a magnificent achievement.

Summer Reading Challenge at the LibrarySouth Molton Town Library will be hosting its summer reading challenge. We are in the process of arranging a visit from the team to give us all the details, but do get along to the library in town as it is a great facility and has a really good range of books.

Sporting Fixtures and EventsOn Monday 19th June, the children in reception will be taking part in a multi-skills festival at SMCC. On Thursday 22nd June, we have a football match against Rackenford primary school on the school field. On Friday 7th July, we have another football match against Landscore primary school on the school field.On Thursday 13th July, we have a netball match against SMCPS for years 3 and 4 and a football match against North Molton.

Old English FayreWell done to Melissa, Kaitlin, Rebecca and Lucy for performing the duties so well at the Old English Fayre celebrations this weekend. This is a wonderful event and it is something that South Molton does so well. The organising committee are looking for new members so if you would like to become part of the group, please contact

Margaret White on 01769 573558 or email her at margaret.crossview@hotmail.co.uk

Badminton Club Year 5 and 6 Badminton Club has now finished for this term. From Tuesday 20 th

June, it will be for those children in year 3 and 4 who have signed up for it.

Film and FunThere is film and fun at the Baptist Church on Saturday morning (17 th June) at 9:30am. The film is “Sing” and there are other craft activities and games as well.

Year 6 Junior Life SkillsToday, our year 6 children attended their Junior Life skills at Barnstaple Rugby Club. They took part in a series of workshops designed to help them with keeping safe and learning how to tackle different situations.