MARK NEWTON - PARALYMPIC MEDALIST VISITS

Today Mark Newton, former pupil of Maiden Castle School visited us. Mark competed at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in the 4 X 100m relay. Mark, who has cerebral palsy, led an assembly with Mr. Spracklen and unveiled a special piece of art work that the pupils in Year 2 have created. The work includes a picture of mark made of all the images of pupils in Year 2 using a mosaic effect. Mark inspired us to think about what we could become if we are determined enough. Following the assembly, Mark worked with unit roll and other pupils on a special PE session led by Mrs. Hibberd. Mark also visited each class and had a picture taken. We now all very inspired! Mr. Spracklen

Ofsted Parent View

As you know at the Prince of Wales First School we are always looking for feedback and encourage you to provide this in a variety of ways. Whether this is through face-to-face conversation, comments on our class blogs or through our annual parents questionnaire, we always welcome your feedback. Building on this, we would now encourage you to go online and express your views using the new ‘Parent View’ website from Ofsted. This 12-question survey will help other parents as they make important choices about their child’s education and provide Ofsted with information about our school that will help them inform their priorities for inspection. The questionnaire does not allow free text comments but invites responses to a series of closed questions. To express your view, please visit our school website now and click on the parent tab and look for the link to the Parent View website. Alternatively, visit: http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/.

Jo Bourne

Unfortunately, Mrs Birbeck is still recovering from an operation, but is recovering well. We all send her our best wishes! We are welcoming Jo Bourne an Early Years specialist teacher this week to support the Reception team. I am sure parents will make sure she feels welcome!

Class assembly

We hope you all enjoyed the assembly, the children were so excited and we are sure you could see the excitement and enjoyment they got from performing to you.

Thank you for coming along it was lovely to see so many of you there.

If you would like a copy of the 'bear video' please can we ask for a named dvd and we will copy the video for you.

Thank you

Reception Team

Olympic Week

   Olympic dreams

During the next couple of weeks the children are going to be doing a range of creative activities one of these will be making an Olympic torch! for this we require each child to bring in a small plastic drinks bottle ( eg Volvic, Evian,not your childs school drinks bottle)

Thank you

Class Assembly

Reception Class Assembly

9.20

11.11.11

The children have worked really hard on their first school assembly we hope you can join us. 

Can you help? (Cheese Boxes - Year 2)

Can you help? Miss. Mertens in Year 2 is on the hunt for circular cheese boxes like the one pictured above. If you have any of these boxes we would be very grateful to receive them.