NEWSLETTERS
July 2010
Dear Parents,
It hardly seems possible that this is the last newsletter of the school
year. We have certainly had a very busy year and have continued to
grow and develop as a school community. We would like to take this
opportunity to thank you all for the many ways you have supported the
school during the year.
Our Year 6 pupils will be celebrating the end of their time at Great
Horwood with their Leaver’s Ball next Friday followed by their Leaver’s
Assembly on Tuesday 20th July. It has been a great pleasure to teach
them for the last two terms, ably supported by Mrs. Lawton, to whom I am
extremely grateful, particularly in recent weeks. The children have been
an outstanding year group, providing excellent role models for the rest
of the school. It has been an absolute privilege to watch them grow and
mature into the young people they now are. We wish them every
success on their onward journey.
Masterchef
Four children ‘took to the kitchen’ last Friday morning to compete in
the final stages of Super Cook, a competition that has been running now
for several years in the school. Maddie Simpson and Hannah Bryant from
Year 6, together with Evan Carter and Amber Illman from Year 5 had an
hour and a half to produce a two course meal. We are very grateful to
two Chefs from Pregos in Buckingham who kindly agreed to come and judge
the competition and after a very difficult task, declared Maddie the
winner with Evan, Hannah and Amber joint 2nd. All four children were
presented with a cook book, and Maddie was presented with the Toby
Terklesen Super Cook Trophy which was presented for the
first time by Theo in an assembly at the end of the day. Well done and
thank you to everyone who helped make the competition such fun from
start to finish.
Sports Day
Our Sports Day was, once again, a very successful afternoon with
‘Iceland’ being the final winners. Thank you to the P.T.A. for
organising teas and cakes, to all staff or organising the event and to
the many parent helpers who helped ensure each event ran smoothly. It
was a pleasure to have Norman Ellison our Chair of Governors in school
to present the winners with the cup.
Music Afternoon
Our music afternoon saw 40 children perform a variety of pieces.
From the comments we received we know how much you valued the
opportunity to see your children play in front of an audience. The range
of instrumentalists and the musical talent we have in our school is
tremendous – congratulations to you all. Keep up the good work!
French Breakfast
Year 6’s French breakfast was a really happy event. The children
designed the menu and acted as waiters and waitresses for their parents
and invited guests, speaking as much French as they could most of the
time!
Beauty and the Beast
Under the able direction of Mrs Shelton, everyone is busy preparing for
two performances of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. The first of these is on
Monday, 12th July at 2pm; the second is on Tuesday 13th July at 6pm.
Tickets, designed by children in Years 3 and 4, will be on sale next
week. Programmes designed by children in Year 5, will be available
at the performances.
Mrs. Shelton
This leads to me thank Mrs Shelton, not only for her hard work towards
the production, but also for her dedication to the School over the last
23 years. Generations of children have benefitted from her expertise and
patience and I know you will join me in wishing her a long and happy
retirement. She will be greatly missed by us all.
Tesco Vouchers
We collected a total of 20732 computer vouchers and are planning to
order a range of equipment for each class. A huge thank you to
everyone.
Visits
Some of the classes have had some very enjoyable educational visits.
Years 3 and 4 visited the Mosque in Aylesbury and also Pitt River Museum
in Oxford. Years 1 and 2 visited Frost’s Garden Centre and Year 6
went to Woburn Safari Park.
Sports Events
We have enjoyed a range of sporting events: KS 1 athletics at Stoke
Mandeville, KS1 Tennis, Year 3 and 4 Hockey and Year 6 Liaison Games.
The KS2 athletics takes place next week. Well done to all our
competitors – we are extremely proud of you all. May I remind you that
Bikeability is, once again, taking place this Saturday.
School Library Books
We will be closing our school library in order to complete a thorough
stock take on Friday 9th July. Please do ensure ANY outstanding library
books are returned to school by this date. Many of the books we have in
our library are loaned to us by the Schools County Library service and
we need to return them in order to be issued with a new range of books.
Church Tower
As is our tradition the Church Tower will be lit on the last day of term
to wish all those leaving, our very best wishes for a safe and
successful future.
And finally……..
I would like to thank the whole school community for making my
secondment to Great Horwood School such a memorable experience. I have
greatly valued the welcome and support of staff, governors and parents
throughout the two terms, and of course, the many wonderful children
that I have got to know particularly over this final half term of the
school year. I am sure you will join me in wishing Mrs. Whittaker
a speedy recovery.
On behalf of the school I would like to wish you all an enjoyable summer
holiday and thank you for your continued support throughout the year.
The new term begins on 2nd September.
Yours sincerely,
Jessica Avery
Acting Headteacher
At the end of term we will also be saying goodbye to Mrs. Avery who has
been seconded to our school for the last two terms. We thank her for all
her support and hard work during this time. Without a doubt, we
shall miss her. MM