Dear Parents and Carers,
There are a number of new dates and information contained in this week’s newsletter, so do please scan carefully. New diary dates have been added in red as per normal. Happy reading!
The pool is now officially open and looking lovely. Mr Lowe our specialist swimming teaching joined us from 11 o’clock today, so most of the children swam.
NOTICES
Chestnut Class
I have already sent information regarding this news to parents of pupils in Chestnut class.
We will be welcoming Bryony Gardiner back from maternity leave after half term. Some may remember, prior to going on maternity leave, Ms Gardiner taught in Chestnut Class alongside Ms Babiy and then Mrs Sanda, teaching two days a week.
After half term Mrs Sanda will continue to teach Chestnut class on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with Ms Gardiner taking up the teaching on a Thursday and Friday. In the coming weeks Ms Gardiner will be joining Mrs Sanda and the children in class to enable a seamless transition, and the two members of staff will liaise closely regarding planning and the continued support of pupils within the class.
Parent/Carer Forum
All parents and carers are invited to attend a Forum on 9th May at 14.30 in the school hall, prior to our Praise and Celebrate assembly. This is an opportunity for you to share your ideas, thoughts and constructive comments, so do please come along.
14th May – Hero Day for World Vision
Our school council are keen to raising money for the World Vision charity, who help children all over the world. Pupils are encouraged to dress up and come into school dressed as a hero, this could a fictional character or real life. A donation of £1 is suggested, which will be donated to World Vision.
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.
ASSEMBLIES
Our Monday assembly this week focused on the story of the Peacock’s Party, which is referred to in our school summer play. (Mrs B)
In assembly we discussed the importance of being kind to ourselves and promoting self-care as well as positive self-talk. We chatted about the importance of positive affirmations too. (Mrs Clasby)
LEGO CLUB
This term’s theme is America, and this week’s challenge was to build a burger. Our winner was Ted with his very big burger and chips.
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
I thought it would be helpful to highlight days the children should be doing sporting and/or Forest School activities. If swimming kit could be in school daily this would be helpful, as we may well take the opportunity to swim on days not shown on the timetable below.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Oak Class | PR swim and gym for selected pupils.
PE kit to be worn in school. |
Swimming | PE
(PE kit to be worn into school) |
Forest School
(boots and waterproofs)
Swimming |
|
| Chestnut Class | PR swim and gym for selected pupils.
PE kit to be worn in school. |
Forest School
(boots and waterproofs) |
Swimming | PE
(PE kit to be worn into school) |
Swimming |
| Beech Class | Forest School
(boots and waterproofs) |
PE
(PE kit to be worn into school) |
Swimming | Swimming | |
| Hazel Class | Forest School
(boots and waterproofs) |
PE
(PE kit to be worn into school) |
Swimming
Forest School (boots, FS clothes and waterproofs) |
Swimming |
Parent/Carer Forum
All parents and carers are invited to attend a Forum on 9th May at 14.30 in the school hall, prior to our Praise and Celebrate assembly. This is an opportunity for you to share your ideas, thoughts and constructive comments, so do please come along.
14th May – Hero Day for World Vision
Our school council are keen to raising money for the World Vision charity, who help children all over the world. Pupils are encouraged to dress up and come into school dressed as a hero, this could a fictional character or real life. A donation of £1 is suggested, which will be donated to World Vision.
Sport Day
Sports Day will occur on Friday 23rd May, with timings to be confirmed for the afternoon. Pupils are encouraged to wear a t-shirt in their house colours, along with school PE shorts. If you or your child are unsure of which house they belong to, then please ask your child’s class teacher or in the office.
Hambledon – blue
Duncliffe – red
Melbury – green
FRIENDS OF STOWER PROVOST
| 17th May | 9.30 – 11.30 | Jumble Sale – Donations welcome to be dropped off at the school. |
| 19th June | 15.30 – 17.00 | Friends of Stower Provost Summer Solstice Disco |
| 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
CLASS NEWS
Oak Class
Pie charts and line graphs have been keeping us busy this week. In order to challenge ourselves, we jumped straight into combining them with percentages and the children did well with partner work. We completed the 2024 Spag tests which will be one of our last ones before SATS week. In English we have been performing poems about World War 2 and comparing and contrasting them. We have had a whistle stop tour through the Houses of Parliament in PSHE and looked at classification in science. Next week we are looking forward to exploring Kumbh Mela – a Hindu festival which is the biggest religious festival in the world, attracting more than 200 million worshippers. (Mrs Clasby)
Chestnut Class
In Chestnut class our historical journey took us back in time as we began exploring ancient civilizations, paying close attention to their defining characteristics and placing them on a timeline. Meanwhile, in French we practiced naming various classroom objects, expanding our vocabulary.
In Maths, we’ve continued to master both analogue and digital time, alongside focusing on different ways we measure the passage of time. Our inner scientists were ignited as we built circuits and investigated what causes the flow of energy to halt. Finally, in Computing, we’ve been unleashing our creativity by adding filters to digital images to achieve some truly interesting effects. (Mrs Sanda)
Beech Class
This week in Beech Class, the children have written their own set of instructions. In Maths, the children have been finishing off money as well as building their arithmetic skills before starting fractions next week.
During the afternoons, Beech Class have learnt about power that monarchs had/have and decided in their opinions the amount of power each monarch had. In addition to this, we have been looking at invertebrates and classified different types from arachnids to molluscs. (Mrs Whelan)
Hazel Class
This week has been filled to brim with animal knowledge and facts. The week started off with animal agility and animal jobs; the learning then moved to sorting reptiles, mammals and birds, and looking at which animals lay eggs; the week ended with sorting carnivores, herbivores and omnivores, and animal habitats.
We have investigated different types of eggs, and taken a close look at our incubating goose eggs. The children have also enjoyed caring for the chickens a checking on them in this hot weather.
Please remember to wear PE kit Mondays and Tuesdays, have Forest School clothes in school Mondays and Wednesdays, and swimming kits in school every day (these will be sent home when wet). (Miss Buxton)
Diary Dates
| 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/Carer 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 |
| 14th May | All Day | Hero Day for World Vision (children to dress as a hero) |
| 16th May | All day | Chestnut class trip to Tutankhamun Museum (letter to come) |
| 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 | TBC | Sports Day – Wear your house colour (timings tbc) |
| 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 Larmer Tree Gardens |
| 16th June | Hazel Class trip (details to follow) | |
| 19th June | 15.30 – 17.00 | Friends of Stower Provost Summer Solstice Disco |
| 21st June | Flower Festival at Stour Provost village | |
| 3rd July | 10 – 12.00 | Mini Olympics at St Mary’s (Beech Class) |
| 4th July | 9 – 9.25 | P&C assembly – morning time due to Summer Fete |
| 4th July | 15.20 – 17.00 | Friends of Stower Provost Summer Fete |
| 7th July | 9.15 | School play dress rehearsal |
| 8th July | 16.00 | School Play |
| 9th July | 14.00 | 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 Larmer 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,
A Boardman-Hirst