ASHTON HAYES PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS

WELCOME BACK
I hope that you had an enjoyable holiday and managed to dodge the poor weather. We have a very busy few weeks ahead of us in the last half term of the year. Some of the events are explained here please make sure these dates are in your diaries! School reports are also being written by teachers over the coming weeks and will be distributed as soon as possible. I will also soon be in the position to announce class structures and teaching staff as I finalize the return to work for the three teachers currently on maternity leave.

ISSUE 16 / SUMMER TERM 2012 / THURSDAY 14TH JUNE 2012

the children with their gifts at the end of this week in our Celebration Assembly. Despite the cold and wet weather, I saw many families turn out to the celebrations in the village last weekend - which I hope you enjoyed! On behalf of the organisers, I would like to thank you for your support and enthusiasm! The main event will take place from 6pm where you are invited to bring a picnic to the school field and watch the children take part in their races. The evening will start with an opening ceremony performed by the junior children. The children will be divided into teams representing different countries in the Olympic Games. The children will have the opportunity to race against other children of the same or similar age, taking part in as many or as few races as they would like. Each time they race, if they come first, second or third, they will receive points towards their team. they will be awarded points towards their team. The evening is designed to be a bit of fun for the children with a competitive edge and we hope as many parents will come along to support the event. We ask that children are looked after by you as parents; the children will be called to races as the evening progresses. We anticipate that the evening will finish at around 7pm. This event is dependent upon fine weather - we will have to cancel the event if the weather is poor for reasons of safety and we will contact you by text as soon as possible, if this is the case. Additionally, some field events will take place in the morning of the same day; again parents are welcome to come along and support the children and any help will be well received. This will start from around 9.30am for all children, for about an hour.

MERIT WINNERS
Well done to the following children who have received merit badges over the past weeks: Daniel Laidlaw, Millie Cumming, Charlotte Salmon, Zoe Lennox, Holly Byrne, Georgia Parsons, Ellie Farrall, Matilda Tilley, Sophia Uddin, Caitlin Beech, Shae Woodard, George Holloway, Toby Auckland-Lewis, Fred Coulson, Owen Salmon, Harvey Slater, Tara Stubbs, Sophie Lewis, Amy Hocking, James Hunt, Imogen Paddock, Gabriel Wright, James Hughes, Tom Meara, Logan Stubbs, Ava Parr-Wardle, Jacob Dawson, Michael Rains, Emma-Jane Hampton, Conrad Irlam, Tyler Hammond, Jonty Pattinson. Oliver Auckland-Lewis, Tom Abisgold, Olivia Jones and Josselyn Mowlem.

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
I would like to repeat my thanks to the PTFA and to St Johns Church who kindly funded the Jubilee Gifts given to the children before the half term holiday as a means of marking this special occasion in history. I was joined by members of the Church and Governors on Friday to present each child with the gifts. I talked about the importance of the occasion and hope that these gifts

SCARECROW TRAIL
Unfortunately, there has not been enough support for this event this year; therefore the decision has been made to cancel it, hoping that next year will see more support. Thank you to Nicole Wright for working hard to try to gain support.

will be treasured for many years to come. Thank you also to the parents who have spoken to me personally, showing their appreciation for these gifts being presented. Your feedback is always welcome. A few children missed this presentation on the last day of term. We will present

GRANDPARENTS DAY
On Friday 29th June...and not just for Grandparents, but a lovely opportunity for all members of the children's family to visit school to have a look at all the work they have been involved in this year; there is much to celebrate. It is also a great opportunity for you as parents to view books to see progress since the last parents evenings.

OLYMPIC SPORTS MORNING AND EVENING

I hope that you will be able to join us in our annual sports day - this year with an Olympic theme - on Thursday 28th June.

All visitors will be welcome into school from 9.30am until 11.30am and again from 1.15pm until 3.00pm. You will be able to come to your childs class, collect books and spend time looking through them with your child. If the weather is fine, it is lovely to do this in the sunshine! There will be refreshments available for both children and visitors. We will ask all visitors to sign in and out at the front door.

SUMMER FAIR
Much work is going on to prepare for the annual Summer Fair (Hey Day). This year this will take place on Saturday 30th June from 12.00pm until 3.00pm. The PTFA has requested that we have a non-uniform day on Friday 22nd June, asking that every child brings a bottle (full!) to school for the bottle tombola. More information can be found further on in this letter and paper copies of the PTFA news and entry forms for the craft entries will be coming home in book bags this week. Thank you.

LOVE YOUR BIKE DAY

Sarah Diamond will again be visiting school to undertake another session for the Sustrans Bike It scheme. This time, she will be working with groups of children in basic cycle maintenance. We are hoping that staff from the Bike Factory in Chester will also be on hand to offer help and advice. The children will also have the opportunity to learn how to repair a puncture. If you would like your child to take part in this event, please send their bike into school next Thursday (21st June). Sarah will also be working with a few children who were not able to take part in the cycle skills session when she was last in school. The final event this year for Bike it will be a family bike ride in Delamere Forest on Friday 13th June. We will send out further details about this event in the coming weeks.

us...thank you for this! Please have a last hunt around for any vouchers that you may still have.

RACE FOR LIFE

Mrs Reid is running the Race for Life on Sunday 25th June. If any of the girls in Class 5 want to take part, please register online and let Mrs Reid know if you would like to be taken to and from the racecourse. If the weather is fine, we will have a picnic at the racecourse before returning to school.

REACH FOR THE SKY

The Junior production of Reach for the Sky will take place on 4th July 1.30-2.45pm and 6.45-8.00pm. There will be no charge, but we will ask for a donation on the door which will go towards the cost of the production.

FAMILY CAMP OVER

Please dont forget to sign up if you would like to take part in the Family Camp Over, which will take place on the school field next Saturday afternoon, evening and night (23rd June). Full information about the event is on the ticket, available from the School Office for just 10 per tent (to include bacon sandwiches/tea/coffee/juice for breakfast). I hope we get some good weather for this...!

TESCO VOUCHERS
We will be placing the order for the equipment which we can buy with all the Tesco vouchers you have saved for

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Ashton Hayes PTFA Newsle2er

This letter is all about

Hey Day

- our Summer Fair on June 30th 12-3pm.

Funds raised at this event will help to further develop the playground area next to our new classrooms. Plans for Hey Day include: A-star sports coaching sessions, Bouncy castle, Face painting, May pole dancing, Chester FC mascot, Helsby High school band, Barbeque & Bar, Tea and cakes, Craft tent, raffle, stalls, field events and tons more!

Now we need your help!!!

We cannot run all the activities without your help. If you can spare half an hour to help on the day, please text Ruth Mason on 07985 117285. Cake donations to be sold in the caf at Hey Day would be very gratefully received. Please send donations into school: Shop bought From Wednesday 27th June Homemade - Friday 29th June or Saturday 30th June. We are excited about this years Olympic themed craft competition that the children always enjoy taking part in. Full details of this are attached below. We need donations for the bottle tombola and raffle as outlined below.

Raffle and Bottle Tombola - Dates for your diary June 22nd Non-Uniform Day In return, bring a bottle for the Bottle Tombola. June 18th onwards Please send in raffle donations Each class will have a different colour
themed box following the colours of the Olympic rings! Please try to donate one item, which can be absolutely anything in the specified colour. Be as creative as you can! Raffle donations can be left in the boxes in the school library area. Thank you so much in advance!

Class One Red Class Two Yellow Class Three Green Class Four Blue Class Five Black Raffle tickets will be sent home with your child for you to sell to friends and family. Keep an eye out for these in your childs book bag! And finally TOKENS: As in previous years, most stalls at the Hey day will accept cash or tokens. (Stalls organised and run by our Class 5 pupils will only accept tokens). Tokens will be available to buy on the day, for 25p each, or alternatively can be purchased in advance. To save you time on the day, members of the PTFA will be selling them at the school gates from 3.10pm, Monday 25th Friday 29th June.

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FABULOUS DONATIONS.

ASHTON HAYES PRIMARY SCHOOL HEY DAY Saturday 30 June 2012 CHILDRENS OLYMPIC CRAFT SHOW ENTRY FORM

Your name . Please /ck a box if you are: Pre-school Infant Junior

Please /ck to indicate the classes you wish to enter: A drawing or pain/ng of your favourite Olympic sport (max size A4). A model of an Olympic torch using materials of your choice (e.g. junk, fabric, paper, food etc.)

The entry fee for each class is 50p. Please put this form and your entry fee, in cash, into a sealed envelope and hand it in with your entry/entries at school on Friday 29 June.

Please do not put your name on your entry!

The Show Rules below explain what else you need to do.

1. You must bring your exhibits, entry form and fee to the school hall on the morning of Friday 29 June. 2. Please leave your exhibit on display un/l 3pm when Hey Day ends so that all visitors can view your work. 3. Every exhibit will be allocated an individual number which will be placed on the exhibit by way of a s/cky label. You will then be provided with a draw /cket with that same number on as a receipt of your entry. 4. Cer/cates will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. 5. Each class will be split into 3 categories; Pre-school, Infant (Recep/on, Years 1 and 2) and Junior (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6) and are open to all children. 6. Neither Ashton Hayes Primary School nor the PTFA commi]ee will be held responsible for the loss of or damage to any exhibit however caused. 7. Have great fun crea/ng your entries!