13 March 2015 Spring Term: No 9 Tel 01737 354541 email: [email protected]Website: www.tadworthps.surrey.sch.uk ‘Tadworth 50’ Exhibition and Parent/Teacher Consultations Wednesday 18 March – 1.30 – 5.00 & 5.30—7.00pm Early closure – 1.15pm During our parents’ evening next week, there will be an exhibition on display in the hall charting the history of Tadworth Primary School—from its beginning as Tadworth & Kingswood School in 1875 through to the current school. The exhibition proved to be very popular during our Tadworth 50 celebrations last week for past pupils, staff and governors. Please do pop in and have a look. This year, you will be given a number of important documents at your parent/teacher meeting including: • Target slip for your son/daughter—this summarises the key areas that your child is working on • Annual Survey of Parents—please do take time to complete this as it offers us valuable information as to parents views of the school • Data Protection Sheet—It is important that these are checked carefully and returned with any amendments to ensure that we hold correct and up-to-date information on our system • Two fliers from the PTA—one regarding the Tadworth Loery (You have to be in it to win it!) and one about ‘Easyfundraising’ which has already generated hundreds of pounds for the school Last term, you received a sheet which outlined the changes to our curriculum and also the fact that we no longer report National Curriculum levels except in Year 2 and 6. I am sure that you will be looking forward to seeing all of the wonderful work that your children have been doing in school. If you haven’t already signed up for a parents’ evening slot, please either pop into school from 8.45 – 9.10am or 3.10 – 3.30pm and sign up on the relevant sheet in the hall, or contact the Front Reception. In order that all parents have an opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher, appointments will be 10 minutes. Follow up meetings can always be arranged with the teacher if you feel it necessary to do so. JK Please note that children will need to be collected at 1.15pm next Wednesday. Year 3 Experience Victorian Schooldays 3C and 3PC spent Monday and Tuesday respectively this week at the Victorian Schoolroom at Guildford Museum finding out what it was like to be at school in the 19th century. Apart from siing at desks and using chalkboards to write on, they also had the opportunity to play with a range of toys from the period. STOP PRESS …..STOP PRESS …...Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Comic Relief House Bake Off competition. Photos and details of the winning entries will be featured in next week’s Tadworth Times.
‘Tadworth 50’ Exhibition and Parent/Teacher Consultations Wednesday 18 March – 1.30 – 5.00 & 5.30—7.00pm
Early closure – 1.15pm
During our parents’ evening next week, there will be an exhibition on display in the hall charting the history
of Tadworth Primary School—from its beginning as Tadworth & Kingswood School in 1875 through to the
current school. The exhibition proved to be very popular during our Tadworth 50 celebrations last week for
past pupils, staff and governors. Please do pop in and have a look.
This year, you will be given a number of important documents at your parent/teacher meeting including:
• Target slip for your son/daughter—this summarises the key areas that your child is working on
• Annual Survey of Parents—please do take time to complete this as it offers us valuable information as
to parents views of the school
• Data Protection Sheet—It is important that these are checked carefully and returned with any
amendments to ensure that we hold correct and up-to-date information on our system
• Two fliers from the PTA—one regarding the Tadworth Lo9ery (You have to be in it to win it!) and one
about ‘Easyfundraising’ which has already generated hundreds of pounds for the school
Last term, you received a sheet which outlined the changes to our curriculum and also the fact that we no
longer report National Curriculum levels except in Year 2 and 6. I am sure that you will be looking forward
to seeing all of the wonderful work that your children have been doing in school. If you haven’t already
signed up for a parents’ evening slot, please either pop into school from 8.45 – 9.10am or 3.10 – 3.30pm and
sign up on the relevant sheet in the hall, or contact the Front Reception. In order that all parents have an
opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher, appointments will be 10 minutes. Follow up meetings can
always be arranged with the teacher if you feel it necessary to do so. JK
Please note that children will need to be collected at 1.15pm next Wednesday.
Year 3 Experience Victorian Schooldays 3C and 3PC spent Monday and Tuesday respectively this week at the Victorian Schoolroom at Guildford Museum
finding out what it was like to be at school in the 19th century. Apart from si9ing at desks and using chalkboards to
write on, they also had the opportunity to play with a range of toys from the period.
STOP PRESS …..STOP PRESS …...Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Comic Relief House Bake Off competition.
Photos and details of the winning entries will be featured in next week’s Tadworth Times.
Cake DaysCake DaysCake DaysCake Days This half-term’s Cake Days are :
Dates for Diaries
Parents
Welcome
Tues 17 Mar Reception Celebrations Assembly ✔
Wed 18 Mar Parent Consultations 1.30-5.00 &
5.30-7.00pm School Closes 1.15pm ✔
Fri 20 Mar Mufti Day for PTA Spring Fair
Tues 24 Mar Yr 1 Group Assembly ✔
Wed 25 Mar Yr 3 Group Assembly
Bugsy Malone 1st Performance
✔ ✔
Thurs 26 Mar Bugsy Malone 2nd Performance ✔
Fri 27 March End of term—school closes at 1.15pm
Tues 14 & Wed 15 Apr Yr 4 Bikeability Training
Thurs 16 April Yr 5 Celebrations Assembly ✔
Tues 21 April Yr 2 Bay Pond trip
Forthcoming PTA Events
Sat 21 Mar Spring Fair ✔
Sat 4 July Summer Ball, Surrey Downs Golf
Club ✔
March 19 4EH
26 Bumblebees
SPRING FAIR SATURDAY
21st MARCH Next Friday, 20 March, is a Mufti Day when
children will be asked to bring in a decorated
sweetie jar (for the Sweetie Tombola) and an Easter
Egg (for the Egg Hunt). There are also Easter Bonnet
and Colouring Competitions. Entries for the
colouring competition need to be in by Wed 18
March, so that the winners can
be announced at the Fair.
Templates are available from
the Front Reception Desk.
Also if anyone has a pop up
tent / gazebo that we might
borrow on the day, please get
in touch with Andrée on
andree.mo9ashed@
gmail.com
Magna Carta Magna Carta Magna Carta Magna Carta Law and LegacyLaw and LegacyLaw and LegacyLaw and Legacy
Tattenhams Library have a facsimile of the original
Magna Carta document on loan from Lincoln
Cathedral until this Saturday. Find
out about the history and the
myths that surround this
important document, and how it
has influenced our laws past and
present, at the library :
Tattenhams Community Library
Help Needed with War GamesHelp Needed with War GamesHelp Needed with War GamesHelp Needed with War Games Mr Liennard kindly comes into school every Wednesday
lunchtime between 12.30 and 1.15 to hold a war games club. He would very much like some adult help with the running of the
club. No experience of the games is necessary—just a willingness to
assist the children during the 45mins the club is run. If you have a Tadworth Primary DBS check and would like to help, please inform Mrs Marshall on the Front Reception desk .
Many thanks....
Easter Egg Raffle
Mr & Mrs Cox have kindly donated
two Easter Eggs per class to be raffled to raise
funds for the school library.
Tickets are on sale at 10p each
and are available from class teachers.
The draw will be made on the last day of term
Friday 27 March so don’t’ forget to buy your tickets before then!
PTA LOTTERY Congratulations go to Sara Cox who was last month's
winner of the PTA Lottery! Forms to enter into our monthly
lottery draw will be distributed at next Wednesday’s
the school at the same time. You never know—you could be
the next winner! Heather Wilson (Lottery Promoter)
Scholastic Book FairScholastic Book FairScholastic Book FairScholastic Book Fair
Wednesday 18 March Wednesday 18 March Wednesday 18 March Wednesday 18 March 1.30pm1.30pm1.30pm1.30pm————7.00pm7.00pm7.00pm7.00pm In the hallIn the hallIn the hallIn the hall
Leaflets have gone home today so
orders can be placed online too
The school receives 100% commission on all book sales
Spring Term 2015 – School Dinners
My child(ren) will be having school meals in the Spring term. The following meal pa9ern will apply for them:
Please tick boxes for days a school meal is required (including Paninis for Year 6).
