South Stoke Primary News + Events

Our exciting new term

2011-05-05T09:43:00.003+01:00

Hello Harriet and Amelia here!
This term so far has been great, we have already has 2 school trips and our May fayre.

Tuesday 26th April- our first day back at school.
On Tuesday we were getting ready for our French pen pals to come over.

Wednesday 27th April- Going lambing.
On Wednesday morning the whole school went to Ipsden to go and watch lambing. When we got there the farmer spoke to us and told us that all of his sheep had lambed so we couldn't see them in the sheds, but instead we had a walk around Ipsden and his fields. We had our own Tour de France and Grace and Storm had the fastest time so they won a yellow t-shirt certificate.

Monday 2nd May- May Fayre!
On Monday South Stoke had their May Fayre. We Maypole danced and met our french penpals. I (Amelia) was this years May Queen and got crowned May Queen after the french penpals and south stoke school did a dance. There was a big raffle, ice cream, pet corner, swan ride, lucky dip, cake stall, pimms stall and and bird stall and many more. The May Fayre was a huge success with Morris men and everyone else, and thank you to all the people who helped out and run the stalls. We did several maypole dances and the french pen pals and their adults did some traditional french mountain dances.

Tuesday 3rd May-Blue, white and red day
On Tuesday we met our French pen pals and we had to dress up in the colours of the French flag. The French made a presentation for us and we made a presentation for them. In the afternoon we all had a treasure hunt around South Stoke. Afterwards everyone went home and then some came back at 5pm for a BBQ to welcome the French pen pals.

Wednesday 4th May- Our trip to London
On Wednesday we went to London with our Penpals. We had Mr Goss (Harriet's dad) as our tour guide. We saw Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the Gherkin, St paul's catherdral, London eye, we went across tower bridge. We saw the river Thames, Marble arch, London tower and lots more. We ate our lunch next to the Houses of Parliament. We dropped our french penpals off at the train station so that they could go back to France. We said our goodbyes and then made our way back to South Stoke.

We have had an amazing couple of weeks. Thanks to everyone who helped make it this way especially our Parent's association for all their hard work.

Au revoir!

Bye for now Harriet and Amelia

The Healthy Cafe

2011-04-06T13:41:00.004+01:00

Hello Harriet and Amelia here,

This week at South Stoke we made a Healthy Cafe. We had lots of healthy food to serve such as sour cream and chive dip with vegetables to dip in and fruit kebabs. We also had lots of healthy drinks like smoothies and fruit punch.

We raised money for Barnardos charity which we learnt about last term.

A big thank you to everyone who came and ate at our cafe!

Oxford Trip

2011-03-29T15:39:00.003+01:00

Hello from us. Storm and Connor.

Yesterday our school went to Oxford on a train at Goring Station to Oxford Station and the first thing we saw was an Ox and the Ox is on the Oxford Unitied football badge also it is how we have our name of Oxfordshire.

The second place we saw was Crist Church and it was used in Harry Potter, it was was very old and reall big.It also atracts lots of tourrists.Inside the buildig there was a catherdal,the bell is called Tom and th catherdal makes oxford a city.

The Bodleian Libary has all the books that have ever been published in the whole world.It is very large and it has underground cellers for all the books.When we had gone through all the sights we walked to a park and had lunch.Then we walked back to the station and got on the train and went home.We were all very tired.

2011-03-28T13:04:00.001+01:00

Visit by MP John Howell (March 2011)

PANCAKE DAY

2011-03-08T15:43:00.004Z

Hello, Amelia and Harriet here again.
Today was pancake day and at school we celebrated it by making pancakes, learning about shrove tuesday, writing instructions to make pancakes and obviously EATING THE PANCAKES!!!!!!!! After school we had a pancake race. There were 3 different races the infants, juniors and parents. In the Infants Lily Angell came 3rd, Daniel East came 2nd and Harry Rhodes came 1st. In the juniors Millie Hine came 3rd, Mungo Leveroni came 2nd and Ben Brown came 1st. In the parents pancake race Lily Angell's dad came 3rd, Ben and Betsy's Mum came 2nd and Mungo's Tony came 1st.

south stoke blog

2011-03-04T10:55:00.013Z

Hello again, Harriet and Amelia here. This week has been WORLD BOOK DAY. World book day is a day where everyone dresses up as a character from a book they've read. We have lots of unusual costumes such as the Mad Hatter, a Cutthroat Celt and the Gruffalo.

Here are some pictures that we took of the children in their costumes.........

2011-02-18T11:02:00.005Z

Here are some pictures of what we have done this week. We haven't done much because we have been doing some assensments.

This week in South Stoke

2011-02-04T10:09:00.002Z

Hi Harriet and Amelia here again,

This week in the juniors we have been writing funny bone stories to read to the infants. We have also been illustrating them. In maths we have been doing translation, symmetry, rotation and coordinates. In science we've been seeing what exercise makes our heart beat the fastest. In RE we've been learning about Hanukkah and we have made our own candles. In Topic this week we've been learning about Monet and even drew our own pictures like his.

In the infants they have been learning about all the emergency services. They have been painting pictures of themselves and looking at themselves in mirrors. Also they have been looking at different types of medicines and what they can do.

Please feel free to come and and look at our displays either at the end of school or at the start.
Thank you!
More news next week.
Bye
Sincerely
Harriet and Amelia

This week in South Stoke

2011-01-28T09:39:00.001Z

Hello Harriet and Amelia here, two year 6 students from South Stoke,
We will be blogging every week this term. This week in the infants they have been writing stories and learning about the emergency services. In science they tried different juices and found what their favourites were and used the information to make bar graphs. They looked at different foods and what makes a balanced diet and why it's important to have a balanced diet. In RE they looked at a sikh gurdwara and the celebration of the Guru Nanak's birthday.
In the Juniors...
We have been reading the Funny Bones stories and on Thursday we read
an oral book review of funny bones to the class. In maths we have been doing shapes and the older years have been doing parallel and perpendicular lines and we have just started looking at lines of symmetry. In science we have been looking at the human body and looked at the different bones and organs and what their purpose is. In RE we've been doing festivals and celebrations, like Eid and Maka Sannkranti. In topic we've been looking at famous musicians and artists such as; Monet, Andy Warhol, Beethoven, Mozart and Van Gogh.
Here are some pictures of what the infants have been doing:

Here are some pictures of what the juniors have been doing:

Carols at St Andrew's

2010-12-15T16:24:00.002Z

Christmas Nativity 2010

2010-12-15T15:49:00.003Z

Newsletter 163

2010-12-10T14:59:00.000Z

South Stoke Primary School
The Street
South Stoke
Nr Reading
RG8 0JS
Telephone / Fax: 01491 872948
Email – office.2507@south-stoke.oxon.sch.uk
www.southstokeprimaryschool.co.uk
Headteacher – Miss Amanda Rogers

10th December 2010
Newsletter 163
Dear Parents and Children

CHRISTMAS CALENDAR ATTACHED

Literacy Event
Thank you to all those parents and children who attended the literacy event, it was a huge success with lots of parents enthusiastic about the work we are doing and school. Please find attached copies of some of the resources discussed and shown at the event. We have included helpful website addresses which help parents support their children’s literacy skills at home. A special thank you to the children who completed a number of reading and phonic activities showing parents the types of activities they do in school.

Carol Concert
The carol concert in St Andrew’s Church was another huge success with the children performing beautifully. At times there wasn’t a dry eye in the church and particular thanks to those children who stayed up well passed their bedtimes in order to participate. All donations will be going to the P.A to help provide additional goodies for the children in school.

Next Term
Infant Photographs
Please could all Infants bring in 4-5 photographs of themselves at various points during their life, as the topic for January will be “Ourselves”. Please could you give them to Miss. Wadsworth before we break up for the Christmas holiday, examples could include, baby photographs, sibling births, holidays, Christmas.

Newsletters
After speaking to a number of parents it would seem that those of you who are receiving emailed copies are finding it difficult to find the time to read them and catch up on the latest events. Therefore we have decided to send paper copies to all parents to ensure that you are aware of future and current events.

Christmas Calendar

All activities over the Christmas period that are during the school day are compulsory, so please let the school know if your child is not able to take part in any of the activities.

Monday 13th December
Carols at the Perch & Pike: The school has been invited to sing Carols and Christmas songs in the Perch and Pike at 7pm. This has always been a highlight of the village’s Christmas Calendar and is well supported by the members of the village. All children attending are required to wear SCHOOL UNIFORM and will begin singing at 7pm (could the children meet Miss Rogers at about 6.50pm – thank you!).

Tuesday 14th December
Christmas Cakes - The children will be making their Christmas Cakes in the morning. Please make sure your child has a SHALLOW/SMALL baked bean or tuna tin as they make individual cakes as the larger tins are too tricky to bake in – thank you!

Pantomime – The Pantomime is booked (“Oh no it’s not”) and the performance is at 2pm. Therefore the coach will be leaving school at approximately 1.15pm and will arrive back in school by about 5pm. If the coach is running late, Miss Rogers will contact you by sending a text to your mobile phones. Please make sure that the school has your up to date details and your mobile is switched on  - thank you!

If you are a parent attending the pantomime with your children can we please remind you not to bring additional sweets for the children as the PA kindly provides them with a drink and snack! Miss Townsend and Miss Wadsworth will be in charge of the trip and would kindly ask you to come into school at 1pm so that they can go through the paperwork and risk assessments – thank you!

Wednesday 15th December
Nativity – ALL the children will be participating in our Christmas Nativity which is being held in the church on Wednesday 15th December at 2pm. Should you have any questions about costumes or props please speak to Miss Hearne or Mrs Valentine as they are organising them – thank you!

Thursdsay 16th December (Last day of term)
Christmas Party - Party Clothes non-uniform day. Party shoes and/or trainers are permitted but please ensure a spare pair of shoes are available for outside play. The children will have their Christmas party in the morning in the school, followed by a delicious Christmas Meal with all the staff, prepared by members of the Parents Association. After the meal and present opening the children will be escorted back to school and will be ready for collection at 3.15pm.

Goodies to go home - Santa brings presents to all the children and the members of staff who have behaved well all year  Therefore please make sure that your child brings a LARGE NAMED PLASTIC BAG to take work they have done throughout the term and their present from Santa home – thank you!

School Calendar
2010-11
December
Monday 13th Perch & Pike Carol Singers, 7pm
Tuesday 14th Christmas Cakes
Tuesday 14th Pantomime trip, 1pm
Wednesday 15th Nativity Play, 2pm
Thursday 16th Party and Christmas Meal, 12pm (non-uniform day)
Thursday 16th End of Term 2, finish 3.15
Friday 17th INSET
January
Tuesday 4th INSET
Wednesday 5th INSET
Thursday 6th Start of Term 3, children return to school
Friday 13th Swimming 1
Friday 21st Swimming 2
Thursday 27th PA Meeting – 8pm, 9 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Rd., South Stoke
Friday 28th Swimming 3
February
Friday 4th Swimming 4
Friday 11th Swimming 5
Friday 18th End of Term 3, finish 3.15
Monday 28th Start of Term 4, children return to school
March
Friday 4th Swimming 6
Friday 11th Swimming 7
Friday 18th Swimming 8
Friday 25th Swimming 9
April
Friday 1st Swimming 10
Friday 8th End of Term 4, finish 1.30
Tuesday 26th Start of Term 5, children return to school
Friday 29th Bank Holiday due to Royal Wedding
May
Monday 2nd May Fayre
Friday 27th End of Term 5, finish 3.15
June
Monday 6th Start of Term 6, children return to school
July
Thursday 21st End of Term 6, finish 1.30
Friday 22nd INSET

Newsletter 161 November 2010

2010-11-29T11:34:00.002Z

Children in Need 2010

2010-11-24T20:57:00.003Z

children in need photographs

2010-11-24T20:52:00.002Z

children in need photographs

2010-11-24T20:47:00.002Z

Children in Need 2010

2010-11-24T20:26:00.003Z

We had a lovely day celebrating Children in Need and raised over £47. We arranged a 'swap' day where children and staff swapped roles for the day. We had staff dressed as their parents, the head teacher dressed as one of the children, children dressed as film and pop stars as well as boys as girls and visa versa. We all had such a great time as you can see from the photographs.

This week at South Stoke School

2010-06-10T15:42:00.003+01:00

This week in the juniors we have been learning about the Vikings and we found out where the Vikings lived and where the Vikings travelled.The juniors have been doing recounting in literacy.And in the infants they have been learning about space and they did art and made a sea side of there own.

Ofsted

2010-06-09T10:47:00.002+01:00

The school recently had an Ofsted inspection and was judges overall as "Good" with many areas rated as "outstanding" - the full report can be found at http://ofstedgov.com/oxedu_reports/display/(id)/118570.

Here is the letter sent by the inspector:

7 March 2010

Dear Pupils

Inspection of South Stoke Primary School, Reading RG8 0JS

Thank you for being so welcoming and helpful when I visited your school recently. I enjoyed looking at your work, seeing you in lessons and talking to so many of you. I was pleased to hear that you like your school very much. Almost all your parents and carers are happy with the school too.

Yours is a good school, where staff and governors are working hard to make it even better. This means that there are lots of things that it does really well, but also that there are some things that could be even better.

I agree with the comments of your parents and carers when they say that you like school and that it is a welcoming, caring place where you feel safe. You get on well with each other and help the school to run smoothly.

I have asked your teachers to give you more opportunities to test your own ideas in science by designing your own experiments so that you can make even faster progress. I have also asked them to give you even more opportunities to use ICT to make your learning more challenging. Your teachers are also going to build even more links with contrasting communities within the United Kingdom so that you can have first-hand knowledge of what it means to live in a multiracial community.

Each of you can play your part in making this school even better by continuing to work hard to meet the targets teachers set you.

Yours sincerely

John Earish

Our Twin school

2010-06-09T10:36:00.003+01:00

Next week our year 5 and 6 children are setting off on an adventure to meet up with the children our our new twin school in Entrevernes, France.

We will post up a report and pictures here, however in the meantime here is a picture of the school and the nearby town of Annecy, where we will be based for our visit.

what we have been doing this week

2010-05-20T15:56:00.004+01:00

This week the juniors have been learning about :narrative peoms like the highway man and the owl and the pussy cat. Narrative peoms are poems that tell a story. we have also been learning about buddhist pilgrimages.

This week the infants heve been learing about: islands and they have been drawing the sea.

A week at school

2010-04-29T15:56:00.008+01:00

These are our new and exciting things for this week!

Our Weekly Newsletter

2010-01-21T16:30:00.001Z

Click here to download our latest Newsletter.

Here you can see what the children are getting up to each week.

School Closures

2010-01-13T17:50:00.001Z

Due to bad weather the school is closed Thursday 14th January. We are hoping to reopen on Friday. We will keep you informed.

May Fayre 2009

2009-11-24T13:33:00.002Z

Our School Trip to Windsor Castle

2009-11-22T15:21:00.007Z

The children went on a trip to Windsor castle as a fantastic end to their topic on castles. The children were able to see the changing of the guard and have a guided tour of St George's chapel. They also took part in a knights workshop where William was lucky enough to be knighted by 'Queen Storm'. The children had a fantastic day and it really helped to secure the knowledge they had gained over the term.

May Fayre 2009

2009-11-20T18:28:00.002Z

Visit to the Aboretum in 2007

2009-09-14T12:58:00.006+01:00

Some pictures from the school visit to the Arboretum back in 2007 - just to get us all into the Autumn mood

We can do our own animations now - brilliant

2009-09-14T12:31:00.003+01:00

Hatching the next Wallace and Grommit?!