Summer Fayre

Just a note to say that the Summer Fayre will be on Saturday 23rd May from 12.00- 3.00pm (not 2.00pm as listed on the newsletter!).  We’re in need of parents to help from 3.00 onwards on Friday 22nd  and if you’re free for any amount of time then please come and meet us in the school hall.

On the morning of the fayre we again need volunteers to help set things up, if you’re free then please contact Michelle or Karen on: michelle_hardie@hotmail.com or karenfrankishbevilacqua@gmail.com

And finally we’re on the look out for any creative people out there to help with face painting on the day… please let us know if you are able to help for an hour or so!

P2 and 3 Football

A note from your coaches:

Just a reminder that there will be NO football for P2 and 3 on Saturday 2nd May as this is the holiday weekend.  

Hockey News…

Can our hockey players please be aware that we have been invited to play in a friendly game with Milton of Leys on Tuesday 5th May, straight after school until 4:30? To get the children there, we’ll need help with transport, so if any parents/carers are free that would be great!

Also, please note that the Highland Hockey Club and Inverness Junior Hockey tournament is on Saturday 9th May in Nairn, so keep this date free!

Lots of Learning!

This term is packed full of events and exciting learning and as always, if you can support what’s going on in school we’d love to hear from you! The Interdisciplinary topics being explored this term are certainly intriguing:

• Nursery(AM and PM sessions) – Mud, Bugs and Growing Things! A scientific exploration of our world, minibeasts and plants.
• P1 and P1/2 – All Creatures Great and Small. Delving inside the human body and then exploring the world of minibeasts.
• P2 – Home Sweet Home – an exploration of communities, buildings and what people need and want.
• P2/3 and P3 – Treasures of the Tombs – an adventure to Ancient Egypt!
• 3/4 – Take a Trip Down Eco Street!  A look at conservation of our world and what we can do to make a difference.
• P4 – Let the FORCES be with you! A scientific study of forces and how to control them.
• P5 and P5/6 – Mysteries Revealed – an investigation of electricity, forces and waves.
• P6 – May the Force be With You and On the Crest of a Wave– an investigation of electricity, forces and waves.
• P6/7 – Energy Matters leading into The Lonely Planet.  Starting with science then travelling the UK and further afield to find out more about the world we live in.
• P7 – Around the World in 40 Days! Journeying from continent to continent discovering information about cultures, geography, art and so much more…

OJ Sports

Just a reminder that OJ Sports starts again on Wednesday 29th April. Please be reminded that children who attend the later sessions should not be waiting on school grounds unless supervised by an adult.  Thanks in advance for helping to keep everyone safe after school!

School Uniform

All orders of school uniform for next session need to be handed in to the school office by Friday 8^th May if you wish to receive them before we close for the summer.

Orders placed after this date may not be with us until the week beginning 17th August.

Your child should have brought an order form home but if not, please send a note into your child’s teacher and we’ll make sure one goes home this week.

Interschool Sports

Each year schools are invited to enter teams of Primary 5-7 pupils into the Interschool Sports Athletics competition held at Bught Park. This year the competition will take place on Saturday 30th May and training will start this week for any interested children.  All children who attend the training sessions MUST be able to attend all day on the 30th May, so please double-check your availability before allowing your child to take part.

The training is open to girls and boys in P5-7 and will run every Thursday from 3.00-4.00. As Mr Scott-Woodhouse is off at the moment recovering from a knee operation, Mrs Danby has kindly offered to come back and train the children 🙂 All children will take part in the training and only when closer to the competition date, will the team be selected.

A note should be coming home with your child on Monday, please sign and return this as soon as possible.

Just a reminder that Tempest Photography will be at school on Monday to take whole class photos so wear your school uniform and your best smile 🙂

Football

A message from your coaches:

Football starts tomorrow (Saturday 25^th April) and will run from 09.30-11.00. P4 and 5 at Fraser Park & P6 and 7 at Walker Park.  P2 and 3s have a tournament this week so won’t start back at training at Fraser Park until 9th May (2nd May is the bank holiday weekend so no training on this day).

Our Aims

A couple of years ago the children, parents and staff created a set of aims to tell everyone what our school is all about. At our P5-7 assembly this week we took a look at our school aims (that nobody could remember!) and asked if we were still happy with them, do we have too many, and what might we be missing? We’d now like to involve all parents/carers in the process and would like you to look at the list below and select your TOP THREE aims for our school.  Please leave a comment with your selections and we’ll add your suggestions to the children’s and look for any overlaps. If you feel something important is missing, please leave a comment sharing your thoughts. Thank you in advance for taking the time to help shape our vision for the school. Crown School aims to be a place where:-

• Everyone feels happy and safe and treats each other fairly
• We listen to each other and respect everyone’s views even if they are different to ours
• We work with and learn with our families, people in the community and across the world
• We all keep learning about how to be healthy and feel good about ourselves
• We continue to be an Eco School
• We take part in challenges so that we can use our own ideas and be creative
• We do tasks, including fun tasks which are at the right level for us and help us to be successful now and when we are grown-ups
• Our successes in school and out of school are celebrated
• Everyone looks after our school buildings and the grounds and works together to make it a very good place to play and learn in
• Our work is displayed for all to see
• There are displays that help us to learn and remember things
• We want all of the grown-ups in our school to be really good at their jobs and get any training or help they need to be the best.