Newsletter Issue 4
ferncumbe friday
friday 23rd october
harvest celebrations
Our Harvest Celebrations took a different turn this year, with each class celebrating in their own special way.
Lowsonford Class wrote their own poems.
Classrooms were well stocked with donations!
Thank you for all of your harvest donations - the display of produce in each classroom was truly impressive, and provided a wonderful backdrop to the variety of harvest celebrations. I hope you have been able to get a glimpse of the performances (poems and songs) via the class Twitter pages.
Rowington Class shared their Harvest prayer via Twitter.
The donations will be very gratefully received and certainly make a huge difference to those in our local community experiencing hardship and crisis.
Honiley Class have been busy!
music enrichment
Honiley Class started their Music enrichment lessons last week and we discovered that we will be learning how to play the ukulele! During our first lesson we met our new music teacher and started to think about musical notation, along with beats.
Archery and Athletics
Honiley Class also had the amazing opportunity to take part in archery and athletics. We all concentrated very hard to hit the target and hold the bow and arrow carefully, which was very tricky! We then took part in some races in teams and then even had a go at throwing a discus.
Miss Grubb
update from school
You will have received an email from the school office this week which contained important updates. There are some changes to start and finish times of the school day which were included in the letter - I have detailed them below for your quick reference. Please also note that siblings should now arrive and be collected in the youngest sibling’s time slot.
congratulations Lowsonford class!
Lowsonford Class presented a fantastic ‘virtual’ assembly to their parents and other classes yesterday morning, sharing some of their learning from the term so far. However, the highlight of the day was the very civilised tea and cake ‘experience’ which took place in the hall during the afternoon. I have to say, there certainly wasn’t much cake left once they were finished!
We are delighted to share that Ferncumbe has been awarded the Music Mark status for 2020 - 2021 in recognition of the high value we place on Music, and our ongiong commitment to providing an excellent music education.
friends of ferncumbe curry night
SAVE THE DATE!! Friday 13th November
Join us for the first BIG CURRY NIGHT IN!
Pre-order your ready prepared curry, which will be delivered to you at home in advance by Taste Events.
More details and menu coming soon...
Half Term Ferncumbe Bake Off!
The Friends of Ferncumbe invite you to bake a show stopper for our half term bake off, which coincides with Miss Morris' birthday!
Please bake and enjoy your sweet treat but take a photo before you do!
The Star Baker from each class bubble will be treated to a prize of socially distanced tea and cake with Miss Morris!
Entries cost £2 per masterpiece...please submit your photo to thefriendsofferncumbe@gmail.com and transfer your entry fee to our Paypal account using the same email address. Please select the payment type of "Friends or Family" and include your child's name and class in the notes field.
We look forward to receiving your entries by 6pm Sunday 1st November.
On your marks, get set...BAKE!
With very best wishes for a peaceful and happy half-term break.
Stay safe and well everyone,
Tracey Webb, Deputy Headteacher