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Newsletter: Summer 7 Friday 21 st June 2019 Somers Park Primary School Malvern Vale Primary School Executive Headteacher: Mr. Chris Hansen BEd (Hons) NPQH Head of School: Mr Byron Williams BEd (Hons) NPQH Somers Park Tel: 01684 572949 | Web: somerspark.com | Twitter: @Somerspark1 Malvern Vale Tel: 01684 574497 | Web: malvernvale.com | Twitter: @MalvernVale Dear parents and carers, It has been a great pleasure to have Halifa and Sheiza, teachers from Chumbageni School, with us this week. They have enjoyed taking part in lessons and speaking with the children- for Sheiza, it is his first visit outside of Africa so the cultural exchange has been very powerful. Their grasp and use of the English language is fantastic, providing me with further motivation to develop my knowledge of the Swahili language. Yesterday afternoon, we attended a conference with the other partner schools and their Tanzanian visitors- over 25 teachers. We also had a speaker from the British Council Tanzania, who as an organisation, have provided us with a Connecting Classrooms cluster grant to heavily subsidise the link work we are doing. He has accompanied them on their entire trip, travelling from Tanzania specifically to write a case study on our link. Our discussions at the conference were about a joint project we will be undertaking over the next six months, with the theme of Climate Action. Careers week Over the last five days, we have also really enjoyed our Careers Week, an opportunity for the children to hear and learn about what people do for jobs and how they got into their chosen career path. The success of this week has been down to the generosity of such a large number of people who have given up their time to come and speak to and work with our children in school. Thank you very much! Working as part of a production line in the Key Stage 1 Careers Challenge Key Stage 1 Careers Castle Challenge All the children in KS1 participated in a Careers Castle Challenge. They worked in their Castle teams to design and make book marks. Each child had a responsibility and worked with determination and focus for their Castle. The results were amazing and you will be able to purchase one of these fabulous creations at our school fayre on Saturday 13th July. ‘I liked working in a team.’ Maeve ‘It was great designing the book marks.’ Chloe ‘I enjoyed making the book marks into different animals.’ Jackson ‘My friends helped me when I got stuck folding.’ Seth ‘I liked working with Year 1.’ Faith ‘I enjoyed being a manager and rewarding people for good work.’ Oliver
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Somers Park Primary School Malvern Vale Primary School
Executive Headteacher: Mr. Chris Hansen BEd (Hons) NPQH Head of School: Mr Byron Williams BEd (Hons) NPQH
Somers Park Tel: 01684 572949 | Web: somerspark.com | Twitter: @Somerspark1 Malvern Vale Tel: 01684 574497 | Web: malvernvale.com | Twitter: @MalvernVale
Dear parents and carers,
It has been a great pleasure to have Halifa and Sheiza, teachers from Chumbageni School, with us this week. They have enjoyed taking part in lessons and speaking with the children- for Sheiza, it is his first visit outside of Africa so the cultural exchange has been very powerful. Their grasp and use of the English language is fantastic, providing me with further motivation to develop my knowledge of the Swahili language.
Yesterday afternoon, we attended a conference with the other partner schools and their Tanzanian visitors- over 25 teachers. We also had a speaker from the British Council Tanzania, who as an organisation, have provided us with a Connecting Classrooms cluster grant to heavily subsidise the link work we are doing. He has accompanied them on their entire trip, travelling from Tanzania specifically to write a case study on our link. Our discussions at the conference were about a joint project we will be undertaking over the next six months, with the theme of Climate Action.
Careers week Over the last five days, we have also really enjoyed our Careers Week, an opportunity for the children to hear and learn about what people do for jobs and how they got into their chosen career path.
The success of this week has been down to the generosity of such a large number of people who have given up their time to come and speak to and work with our children in school. Thank you very much!
Working as part of a production line in the Key Stage 1
Careers Challenge
Key Stage 1 Careers Castle Challenge All the children in KS1 participated in a Careers Castle Challenge. They worked in their Castle teams to design and make book marks. Each child had a responsibility and worked with determination and focus for their Castle.
The results were amazing and you will be able to purchase one of these fabulous creations at our school fayre on Saturday 13th July.
‘I liked working in a team.’ Maeve
‘It was great designing the book marks.’ Chloe
‘I enjoyed making the book marks into different animals.’ Jackson
‘My friends helped me when I got stuck folding.’ Seth
‘I liked working with Year 1.’ Faith
‘I enjoyed being a manager and rewarding people for good work.’ Oliver
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Somers Park Primary School Malvern Vale Primary School
Newsletter: Summer 7 Friday 21st June 2019
Somers Park Tel: 01684 572949 | Web: somerspark.com | Twitter: @Somerspark1 Malvern Vale Tel: 01684 574497 | Web: malvernvale.com | Twitter: @MalvernVale
A taste of our Careers Week from Twitter:
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Somers Park Primary School Malvern Vale Primary School
Newsletter: Summer 7 Friday 21st June 2019
Somers Park Tel: 01684 572949 | Web: somerspark.com | Twitter: @Somerspark1 Malvern Vale Tel: 01684 574497 | Web: malvernvale.com | Twitter: @MalvernVale
Parent Governor Election Following the recent election for Parent Governor, we are pleased to announce that Victoria Atkinson has been appointed as our new Parent Governor. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote and also to both Vikki and Anna Hill for standing for this important role. It is vital to our Governing Body to have parent representatives and their input is very valuable.
Year 5 have been tending to the raised beds in our garden.
Charity walk Mrs Rendall (Year 1 teacher) and Emma Durant (parent at Somers Park) have signed up to do the Wye Valley Mighty Hike in September of this year, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research. This is a 26 mile hike organised and run by Macmillan Cancer. The link is here https://www.macmillan.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising-events/event-detail/1725/wyevalleymightyhike2019 If you are in a position to support this very worthwhile charity, links to their Just Giving pages can be found below: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jen-rendall https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/emma-durant
Coming up Date Activity
Monday 24th
June
6pm- Somers Park Reception
new starters parent session
Monday 24th
June
Tanga Sports Tournament at
Great Malvern School
Tuesday 25th
June
6pm- Somers Park Pre-school
new starters parent session
Wednesday 26th
June
Year 6 transition day at The
Chase High
Thursday 27th
June
Class 4AC French Café day
Friday 28th June Class 4NV French Café day
Friday 28th June Evening- FOSP school discos
FOSP Summer Fayre Update There’s only 3 weeks to go until the biggest FOSP event of the academic year - the school summer fayre. Planning is in the final stages but FOSP desperately needs volunteers to help set up (10am- 12 noon), man the stalls 12-2pm and clear away (2-4pm). To date, we have approximately 10 but need 40 to man the stalls so please help.
We also need parents from each year to sell raffle tickets in each of the playgrounds from the beginning of next week. We have some fabulous raffle prizes to be won - lots of great days out for the family. Tickets are £1 each. Don’t forget to bring in any donations of toys, books, cuddly toys etc to the KS1 Shelter on each Friday at drop off or pick up running up to the Fayre. Things can be brought in on the day as well. Please support us to make this a great success.
FOSP
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Somers Park Primary School Malvern Vale Primary School
Newsletter: Summer 7 Friday 21st June 2019
Somers Park Tel: 01684 572949 | Web: somerspark.com | Twitter: @Somerspark1 Malvern Vale Tel: 01684 574497 | Web: malvernvale.com | Twitter: @MalvernVale
Community Links These are not school activities, therefore we are unable to endorse the quality of the activities and safeguarding arrangements, however we believe them to be of possible interest to families in our school.
SUMMER HOLIDAY JUNIOR TENNIS CAMPS 2019
www.malverntennisacademy.com All full day courses are open to boys and girls aged from 7/8 years upwards. The Mini Tennis Courses are for boys and girls between 4 -6 years and will include co-ordination and movement exercises as well as Mini Tennis. There will also be a TINY TENNIS Group in Malvern for children between the ages of 3 – 4 years to come WITH AN ADULT. On all courses children of all standards are welcome. MALVERN CAMPS Where: Manor Park Club, Albert Road North, Malvern WR14 2TL COURSE 1 TUESDAY 16 JULY – FRIDAY 19 JULY 11.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
COURSE 2 Mini & Tiny Tennis 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
COURSE 3 MONDAY 29 JULY – 1 AUGUST - 11.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
COURSE 4 Mini & Tiny Tennis 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
COURSE 5 MONDAY 5 – 8 AUGUST 11.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
COURSE 6 Mini & Tiny Tennis 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
COURSE 7 MONDAY 12 – 15 AUGUST 11.30 A.M. – 4.30 P.M.
COURSE 8 Mini & Tiny Tennis 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
COURSE 9 MONDAY 19 – 22 AUGUST 10.30 – 11.30 a.m.
COURSE 10 Mini & Tiny Tennis 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Please contact, using the details below, for further information. TEL: 01684 574435 or by email: [email protected]
Budding artists in Year 6
