Abingdon and District Schools Music Association Children in

							         Dry Sandford School Newsletter
30 t h March 2012                                                    Headteacher: Karen Harrington
                                                                   Senior Teacher: Christina Stirling


                              Headteacher’s News
                              Dear Parents and children,           Choir Concert plus piano
                                                                   recital
                              With another busy term over, I
                                                                   Yesterday the school and
                              would like to wish you an
                                                                   audience were treated to a
                              enjoyable and relaxing Easter
                                                                   performance by the school choir
                              holiday.
                                                                   who performed a range of
Term dates:                                                        songs; piano students also
Term 4                        PTA NEWS…                            performed pieces that they had
Friday 30th March 2012        The PTA would like to thank you      been practising too.
Term ends                     for donations made for the non-
                              uniform today.
Term 5
Monday 16th April 2012
                              Sport relief - Friday 23rd March     Abingdon and District Schools
Term begins
                              Last Friday was Sport Relief. The    Music Association – Children in
Monday 7th May 2012 May
                              children had an opportunity to       Eagle Owls took part in a
Bank Holiday
                              enjoy a Sport Relief lunch. To get   concert at Silk Hall, Radley on
Friday 1st June 2012 Term
                              the children in the mood for their   Tuesday this week and
ends
                              Sport relief lunch, Mrs. Atkinson    performed Titanic with
                              did a Wake up Shake up               approximately another 200
Term 6
                              assembly for the majority of the     children from other Abingdon
Monday 11the June 2012
                              school. This was a great deal of     Schools.
term begins
                              fun!
INSET DAY FRIDAY 22nd                                              I must say how proud I was of
June                                                               our Dry Sandford children for
Friday 20th July 2012                                              their behaviour throughout this
             2012 – 2013                                           concert. Well done to the
Monday 3rd September                                               children who had speaking parts
2012 INSET                                                         during this performance. I could
Tuesday 4th September                                              hear every work they said!
                              Swimming for Key Stage Two
2012 term begins
Friday 26th October 2012      Next term, all of Key Stage 2 will   Single Equality Duty – policy
Term ends                     be going swimming at the Vale of     and action plan
                              the White Horse Leisure Centre. A    As required by law, the
 If you need to contact the   letter detailing necessary           Governors have just reviewed
 school our phone number      information and costs has already    the schools Equality policy and
 is: 01865 730 432            been sent out. If by any chance      published an action plan. You
 Our email address is:
 office.2565@dry-             you have not received one of         will find a copy of this on the
 sandford.oxon.sch.uk         these, please come to the school     schools website. If you require
 Visit the website at:        office.                              a paper copy, please ask at the
 www.dry-                                                          school office.
 sandford.oxon.sch.uk
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Behaviour outside of school -
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                                                                          Together, everyone
In recent months, the                    The Oxford Home                  achieves more!
Department of Education has
updated their information                   Service LTD
regarding teachers’ powers to
discipline which include the         This local cleaning business is      Dates for Spring Term:
power to discipline pupils even      recruiting new team members.
when they are not at school or in      They work in teams of two          30.3.12 Last day of term
the charge of a member of staff.       cleaning private homes to
                                                                          31.3.12 – 15.4.12 Easter
This means that teachers can             exacting housekeeping
                                                                          break
discipline pupils for misbehaviour              standards.
outside school.
                                                                          Dates for Summer Term:
The school uses our published        You must be available to work
behaviour policy in response to      from 9am to 2.30pm and offer         16.4.12 Term 5 starts
all non-criminal bad behaviour       between two and five days per
and bullying which occurs                       week.                     17.4.12 School Nurse
anywhere off the school                      £7 per hour                  visiting Eagle Owls
premises and which is witnessed
by a staff member or reported to     Car owners are essential and         24.4.12 Swimming starts
the school.                           mileage allowance is paid.          week 1
A pupil may be disciplined for        They value personality over
any misbehaviour when the                                                 26.4.12 Tawny Owls Cake
                                     experience. References are
child is:                                                                 stall
                                               required.
- travelling to or from school or
                                             Interested?
- wearing school uniform or                                               7.5.12 May Bank Holiday
                                          Call 01865 736777
- in some other way identifiable                                          School Closed
as a pupil at the school or
                                     Safety - Please can I remind you
- misbehaviour at any time,                                               24.5.12 Barn Owls Cake
                                     that the supervision of your
whether or not the conditions                                             stall
                                     children both before and after
above apply, that:
                                     school is your responsibility? For
could have repercussions for the                                          25.5.12 Year 6 trip – Junior
                                     the majority of children this does
orderly running of the school or                                          Citizen
poses a threat to another pupil or   not pose a problem, but recently
member of the public or could        there have been a couple of          1.6.12 Normal finish
adversely affect the reputation of   occasions when children have         3:05/3:10 pm for Whitsun
the school.                          behaved in a way which is            break.
                                     unacceptable. Please keep a
The Home school agreement            careful eye of where your            21.6.12 Snowy Owls Cake
which you sign, states that          child/children are and what they     stall
Parents/guardians will:              are doing. Thanks for your co-
support the school’s policies        operation in this matter.            12.7.12 Eagle Owls cake
and guidelines for behaviour                                              stall
and let us know about any            New Parent Governor - I am
concerns or problems that            delighted to say that Mr. Paul
might affect your child’s            Byles has joined our Governing
work or behaviour.                   Body as a parent governor. He
                                     has a daughter in Year 5.
Tesco and Sainsbury
Vouchers – Thank you for
your donations so far. Please
keep these coming in.