Dear Parents and Carers,
What a lovely start to them term it has been, with all returning to school refreshed from the holiday. The good weather has enabled the children to play on the field and in the classroom there has been a flurry of activity with new topics being started, with buzzers, lights and circuits and an Egyptian museum in Chestnut Class. In Hazel class a pet shop has bee set up, along with our first visit of the term, with children exploring Duncliffe woods and seeing the bluebells. Monarchs and castles have been the focus in Beech class, while in Oak class, children have been focusing on English and Maths skills building up to SATs week (12th May) and have been learning about translation and ratios in Maths and spreadsheets in computing.
NOTICES
Parent Governor Vacancy
We currently have one vacancy for a parent governor. Those wishing to find out more about this opportunity are encouraged to contact our clerk to the governors Catherine Dunkley-Jones, who willingly share what is involved. clerk@stowerprovost.dorset.sch.uk.
THIS WEEK
TRIPS
Hazel Class walked to Duncliffe and had a brilliant trip out, the children enjoyed playing in the woods and learning about our local environment and the impact we have on it.
Flower Beds
My thanks to gardening club members who planted tulips in the flower beds previously this year. Your hard work and effort is now being rewarded with some amazing blooms! Thank you.
Clubs
Summer Term Clubs
| Day | Club | Time | Children | Cost | Booking Information |
| Monday | Lego Club | 15.30 – 16.30 | Open | Book via https://kwbclubs.ecwid.com/Lego-Club-Bookings-c61790078 | |
| Monday | Gardening | 15.30 – 16.30 | Open | £10 per 4 week block | Book via Mrs Pike |
| Tuesday | Athletics | 15.30 – 16.30 | KS2 | Free | Book via Prime Sports website |
| Wednesday | Athletics | 15.30 – 16.30
First half of term only |
KS1 /EYFS | Free | Book via Mrs Pike |
| Wednesday | Lego Technics | 15.30 – 16.30 | Invitation | Free | Invitation by Mr KP |
| Wednesday | Coding Club | 15.30 – 16.30 | LKS2/KS1 | Free | Book via Mrs Pike |
| Thursday | Lego Club | 15.30 – 16.30 | Open | Book via https://kwbclubs.ecwid.com/Lego-Club-Bookings-c61790078 | |
| Friday | Tennis/Cricket | 15.30 – 16.30 | KS2 | Free | Book via Prime Sports website |
NEXT WEEK and BEYOND
Port Regis Gym and Swim
Some parents in Key Stage 2 will have received a letter regarding swimming on a Monday afternoon for this half of term. If your child is due to swim, please ensure they are dressed in PE clothing on Monday mornings and have their swimming costumes and a towel in school. Many thanks. I will be accompanied by Mrs Harris, Mrs Doble and Mrs Lewis taking the swimming groups, while other pupils remain in class with class teachers.
Pool
Our school pool is nearly up and running, with water samples being taken and tested early next week, prior to the children being able to swim. Therefore, in the hopes that water is good to go, and to make the most of the warmer weather due, please would all pupils have swimming costumes and towels in school from Wednesday 30th April. Many thanks.
FRIENDS OF STOWER PROVOST
The Friends of Stower Provost ran a ‘Decorate an egg’ competition, over the holiday period. Rueben’s amazing sheep, made from a goose egg, complete with fleece from Nana the sheep deserves special mention and was shown to all during our Praise and Celebration assembly today.
| Easter hols | Decorate an egg. £1 an entry. | |
| 17th May | 9.30 – 11.30 | Jumble Sale – Donations welcome to be dropped off at the school. |
| 4th July | 15.15 – 17.00 | Summer BBQ |
Easy Fundraiser
There is no time like the present to download the Easy Fundraising app on your phone, and raise funds for the school without having to do anything, other than going through the app to make online purchases.
Remember friends, family and businesses can all use our Easy Fundraiser page too. Larger items like insurance and travel can also be purchased through the Easy Fundraiser page.
You can raise even more money by asking others to join the community fundraising effort- use the QR code!
How it works: easyfundraising partners have over 7,000 brands who will donate part of what you spend to a cause of your choice. It won’t cost you any extra. The cost is covered by the brand.
So why not help the school raise money and make your online purchases through the Easy Fundraising app?!
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/panel/
COMMUNITY AND OTHER NEWS
Free Parent/ Carer session: ‘An Introduction to Autism’
What is the session about?
The session was co-developed with parents of autistic children, a SENCo, Dorset Parent Carer Council and Specialist Teachers and Educational Psychologists from Dorset Council. It will help you to:
- Understand what autism is and the impact it can have on children/young people
- Learn some practical strategies to support an autistic child/young person
Please see the attached leaflet for more information.
Open Invitation to a Community Forum at Yewstock School
Thursday 1st May 9.30 – 12.00
Yewstock School is North Dorset’s only specialist setting for pupils aged 3-19 with a range of learning and physical needs, including Moderate, Severe, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, as well as Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC).
Every day, Yewstock School receives calls from parents seeking guidance on Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs), specialist settings, or simply needing someone to listen. This is opportunity to seek advice and support in an informal situation. Please see the attached invitation and poster for further details. RSVP to Sarah Toy SENCO@stowerprovost.dorset.sch.uk by 22nd April. As Yewstock would say if you are interested in seeking support and advice, come along on 1st May and …
CLASS NEWS
Oak Class
The week has gone by in a whirl. As we get closer to the SATs festival starting on the 12th of May, we have been busily revising our maths and SPAG. Year 5 and 6 have worked incredibly hard all day every day. In maths we learnt about ratio, proportion, and BIDMAS. The children told me they really enjoyed an impromptu musical interlude during the order of operations lesson. However, I feel that they may not have been telling the whole truth. We have also been looking at relative pronouns and clauses, adverbs, and subordinating conjunctions. Alongside studying the past progressive and present progressive tenses. In RE we have been reflecting on the end of our Lailat al Miraj, which celebrates the night journey of Muhammad. The children gave some thoughtful and considered answers to such questions as ‘what is faith’. Next week we are looking forward to starting our science topic which may involve a bag of crisps for everyone. We will also be finishing our Britain at War topic for history, which will look at the end of WWII and the diary of Anne Frank. (Mrs Clasby)
Chestnut Class
What an exciting week of discovery it’s been! We’ve journeyed back in time to Ancient Egypt, and the children showed fantastic enthusiasm exploring the class museum and taking a virtual tour of the Egyptian exhibits at Liverpool Museum. In English, our historical exploration continues as we research fascinating facts about Tutankhamen and Ancient Egypt to inspire our diary entries.
Our learning journey also included maths, where we’ve been mastering the telling of time on both analogue and digital clocks. In Computing, we’ve begun to explore the exciting world of digital image manipulation, learning how cropping and rotating pictures can dramatically change their effect. It’s been a very busy week, but a truly exciting start to our learning! (Mrs Sanda)
Beech Class
Beech Class have started their learning linked to Magnificent Monarchs, learning about castles and the meaning of chronology. Children have also worked really hard on their 3D flower models based on the designs of Yayoi Kasuma.
Hazel Class
This week has been very busy. It has been lovely listening to the children talk about their holidays. It sounds like everyone had fun! It has been a busy week for learning; we started our new topic Animal Safari which involved looking at how we look after pets, going on a school safari and talking about the different pets we have at home. The children have loved having the chicks (now chickens) back at school, thank you to Thomas and his family for looking after them over the holidays. We have furthered our interest in animals and been to visit day old Valais lambs and we have started to incubate 3 goose eggs. The week ended with a walk to Duncliffe which was a brilliant trip out, the children enjoyed playing in the woods and learning about our local environment and the impact we have on it. (Miss Buxton)
Diary Dates
| 28th April | Hobbies start this week | |
| 28th April | 13.00 – 14.00 | Gym / Swim for selected pupils |
| 30th April | Swimming costumes and towels in school please | |
| 5th May | All Day | Bank holiday Monday – no school |
| 7th May | 15.30 – 18.00 | Y2 & 3 Multi Skills Festival at Gillingham Secondary School (selected children) |
| 9th May | 14.30 | Parent Forum in the school hall |
| 12th May | The Week | Year 6 SATs Monday – Thursday |
| 12th May | 13.00 – 14.00 | Gym / Swim for selected pupils |
| 16th May | 15.00 | Friends VIP Jumble Sale slot |
| 17th May | 09.30 – 11.30 | Friends Jumble Sale – clothes, crafts and collectables! |
| 19th May | 13.00 – 14.00 | Gym / Swim for selected pupils |
| 21st May | 10.00 – 14.30 | Y3/4 Mini Tennis Festival at Port Regis (selected children) |
| 23rd May | 15.20 | Half Term – No After School Club |
| 2nd June | 08.40 | Second half of term starts |
| 5th June | 12.30 – 16.00 | Athletics Meet at Yeovil (selected children) |
| 10th June | 09.00 – 14.30 | Years 4 & 5 Poetry and Music Experience at the Larma Tree Gardens |
| 19th June | 15.30 – 17.00 | Friends of Stower Provost Summer Solstice Disco |
| 4th July | 15.20 – 17.00 | Friends of Stower Provost Summer Fete |
| tbc | School Production Week | |
| tbc | tbc | School Play |
| Tbc | tbc | School Play |
| 10th July | 12.00 – 15.00 | KS2 Swimming Gala at Riversmeet Sports Centre. |
| 11th July | 15.20 | Reports out to parents |
| 15th July | Timings tbc | Samba and Poetry at the Larma Tree Gardens (Year 5) |
| 22nd July | 14.30 | Leavers assembly |
| 22nd July | 15.20 | Last day of term – no After School Club |
| 23rd July | All day | INSET Day |
Best wishes,
Mrs B