Portreath Primary School Newsletter...2017/12/01 · Freddie did a wonderful job of packing my bags...
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Portreath Primary School Newsletter
I was blown away by the children’s creativity when it came to their waterproof Christmas decorations! They
look beautiful hung on the tree outside and in the reception area. Thank-you to all the staff who decorated
the school on Thursday evening, ready for the start of the festive season.
I was so proud of Class 4 when I saw them on Sunday at Tesco packing shopping. Freddie did a wonderful
job of packing my bags for me! They raised an astounding £655.17 for Fruits of Faith, a charity that helps
people in Uganda. Many of the shoppers commented on how well mannered, helpful and delightful they
were. They did the school proud. Thank-you to Mrs Price and Mrs Kerslake for giving up their Sunday to
support the children.
On Saturday some of the children in Class 5 took part in the lantern parade in Redruth. Unfortunately I
couldn’t make it but Miss Clarke said that the children were fantastic and there was a wonderful
atmosphere. Thank-you to Miss Clarke and Mrs Allen for accompanying the children.
This week I taught a growth mindset lesson to Class 3. They loved the Dojo video clips that we watched
and they worked well in their groups sorting fixed and growth mindset phrases.
Monday night was an interesting evening. There was a water leak
at school, with water pouring out onto the pirate ship playground.
Thank-you to those who alerted Mrs Duffin who alerted me. Thanks
to Mr Gerrish the water was stopped. My dad and myself came in
to investigate to ensure there was no problem in school and sort
things so we could open the school on Tuesday. So a big thank-you
to my dad too!
Mrs Pamplin
Certificates
Class 1: Mylo-For being a happy learner who
always brings great ideas to the group.
Class 2: Lewis-For being a happy and resilient
learner in all his work.
Class 3: Arabella-For saying her lines so
confidently and clearly in all the play practices.
Class 4: Grace-For being a happy and engaged
learner at all times.
Class 5: Lilian-For
having a super
growth mindset in
maths this week
Kindness Tree
This week kindness leaves
were given to:
Alfie, Samuel, Jackson,
Finley and Hugo
Wonder Workers
This week’s wonder
workers:
Class 1: Isla
Class 2: Brandyn
Class 3: Madok
Class 4: Harry
Class 5: Poppy
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Congratulations to all those children who gained their
karate reading bands and certificates this week.
Sporting Stars
Each week Mr Spencer will select sporting
stars-children who have
challenged themselves and
demonstrated a great attitude.
This week’s winners:
Ollie and Toby
Lantern Parade
Thankyou to the PTA for organising the Christmas tree for
outside the main entrance. Thank-you to B&Q for providing
the lights. Here are just a few of the wonderful decorations
the children created, so please come and have
a look at them all at tonight’s Festive Family
Friday.
Reminder: The whole school are off to see Sleeping Beauty at the HFC on Monday 11th December.
Your child will need to bring a packed lunch. Dawn and Lisa in the kitchen will
spend the day preparing the delicious Christmas dinner ready for Tuesday. Should
you need Dawn to prepare a packed lunch for the trip please let us know by
Tuesday 5th December, thanks for your support.
Thank-you to all those parents who are managing to pay online for things. When
paying online for lunches and breakfast club please could we ask that the exact
amount is paid in order to allocate monies thanks for your support.
Bake off—Bake Sale
Don’t forget to bring your entries for the Crofty Mat “Bake Off” on Monday.
You will need to bring in 4 identical homemade cupcakes. The three winners
from our school will go to the final at Roskear School on Monday Afternoon.
Come into our school hall after school where you will have the opportunity to
then buy the cakes. Yum !!!
Ready…..Steady…..Bake!
In assembly we congratulated all
the children that took part.
Tesco Bag Packing to
raise money for Uganda
Christmas Lunch
Tuesday 12th December
Farm Assured Roast Turkey or
Quorn Roast
Traditional Sage and Onion Stuffing
Chipolata Sausage
Roast Gravy
Roast Potatoes
Honey Roast Parsnips
Farm Fresh Button Sprouts
Carrots & Peas
Festive Shortbread Biscuit with a Clementine
or Christmas Sponge and Creamy Cus-
tard
Jacket Potato on Request only
£2.30
In assembly we said a huge thank-you to
all the children that took part.
The children have been enjoying making dens at lunchtime
over the last few weeks:
Key Dates
Christmas PTA event—Friday 1st December 6-7.30pm
Crofty Bake off –Monday 4th December
Christmas Performance KS2—Tuesday 5th December 2pm
Crofty football competition-Wednesday 6th December 12.30pm
Christmas Performance KS2– Wednesday 6th December 6pm
Christmas Performance KS1—Thursday 7th December 2pm
Christmas Performance KS1– Friday 8th December 9.30am
Pantomime Hall for Cornwall-Monday 11th December
Class 4 and 5 watching ‘School of Rock’ at Redruth School 12th December am
Christmas Dinner– 12th December
Christmas Disco- 12th December 6.30-8pm
Christmas Jumper Day Friday 15th December– non-uniform day, donations to Save the Children
Portreath Primary School, throughout the year, distributes fliers and magazines offering family services or posts details of local
activities on the newsletter. Whilst we think that parents might like the information and find it useful, the school does not
endorse these services.
The PTA’s Festive Family Friday
We are pleased to announce our next event- Festive
Family Friday on 1st December 6.00-7.30. Families
of Portreath school are invited to come to our festive
get together- there will be festive films, Father
Christmas, story telling, crafts and refreshments. A
time to come and catch up with friends, relax and
enjoy the festive spirit. This is a free event, with
donations being received for refreshments. Also any baking parents-mince pies or similar festive baking
would be greatly appreciated. Christmas jumpers are encouraged, but not mandatory! Also bring an old
Christmas book or toy to swap at our Christmas Swap Shop.
Please let a PTA
committee member
know if you are available
to help out at the Festive
Family Friday event.
We have now allocated the tickets for all of the Christmas performances. If for any reason you no longer need any
of your tickets, please let us know as we have a waiting list for the KS2 performances. We do still have a few free
tickets left for the KS1 performances. We have not charged for tickets however we would welcome any donations
after the performances. This money will be used to cover the cost of licences for the shows and any profit will go to
Portheden. This is a charity in Redruth that Mrs Forsdick volunteers at once a week. It support people with their
mental well-being and other needs in times of crisis.
Below is an information document that I received which I thought was really informative and helpful so
wanted to share it with you. E-safety is so important and it is one of our school improvement priorities this
year. In the new year we will be doing lots of work around e-safety in school and will be coming up with
some e-safety rules.
9 Tips for staying safe online at Christmas
By Laura Higgins, SWGfL & UKSIC Operations Manager 22 November 2017
Online Safety
Christmas is such a wonderful time of year, excitable children and time to relax with family and friends. And of course, there are new toys to play with. With a huge increase in sales of devices (around 13 million people receive smartphones
for Christmas each year) it is important to ensure that you and your children are safe when playing with new kit. To help, we've set out a few top tips to help keep your
household safe online over the holidays.
The Tech:
Learn your way around
Most devices have controls to ensure that kids can’t access content you don’t want them
to. Make sure your “in-app” purchases are disabled to avoid a nightmare surprise in the new year: www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-
technology
Tablets
Tablets are really popular with younger children, and the market has several which are geared towards child friendly content. When it comes to using them, start slowly, only
download games and apps you have checked out carefully (sites such as www.net-aware.org.uk, or www.commonsensemedia.org provide useful advice!) and steer them
towards age targeted content such as www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/cbeebies/features/iplayer-kids or YouTube Kids.
Mobile devices
If you have older children, and are thinking about getting them a new phone for Christ-
mas, this can pose its own challenges: The old online safety messages about having your home computer in a communal place
become defunct, because phones are literally mobile computers and have the power of most traditional desktop PCs.
Set boundaries
Our advice is to set some ground rules, and ensure they understand them. For example:
Screen Time
Agree a time limit or number of games beforehand, to avoid repeated disagreements around how long they can spend online.
Sleep comes first
It is advisable that the phone stays out of the bedroom to avoid those night time inter-ruptions.
Request access
If you’re genuinely concerned about them, ask them to allow you access to the phone.
Monitoring vs having a conversation
It is possible to install software onto devices that monitors online activity, alerts you to inappropriate behaviour, and can block access to certain content. This kind of software is
becoming increasingly popular, but while this might sound tempting, it does pose a number of issues around your child’s right to privacy & could have an impact upon your
relationship with them. Our blog earlier this year, 'Parenting through technology' covers this subject in some detail and raises some interesting points.
The best advice we can give is to talk to your child regularly and openly about behaviour
and risk, so that they know they can come to you if something goes wrong. We covered this in our Parenting in a Digital Age series earlier this year, in our blog ‘It’s good to
talk’.
Whole home approach
Consider setting parental controls on your Wi-Fi – you can block access to inappropriate or adult content, and set time limits which may help rein in those excessive Minecraft
sessions. The UK Safer Internet Centre has advice on this here.
Gaming
Finally a word about games. This year there are so many exciting games and consoles
around, there is a good chance you might have one in your house. Whether a DS, Nin-tendo Switch or PS4, there is something for everyone, and every age.
Consider whether your child is mature enough to join an online community, and whether the games they are playing are appropriate. For more advice on this vis-
it www.pegi.info or www.askaboutgames.com. Our blog from earlier this year, 'The real cost of online gaming' also gives an insight into the type of things to be aware of when it comes to gaming.
Finally, make sure you enjoy your tech together, it’s the perfect time of year!
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