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ST. ALDHELM’S VA CHURCH PRIMARY SCHOOLCHELYNCH PARK, DOULTING, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET, BA4 4PLTel: (01749) EADTEACHER: Mrs P CohenSt. Aldhelm’s newsDear Parents and CarersMay 2022Thank you all for joining us to finish our Term 5 withan enjoyable celebration for The Queen’sPlatinum Jubilee. We thoroughly enjoyed sharingthis momentous and historic occasion with youand hope you enjoyed your celebrations overthe bank holiday weekend too. The occasion hasprovided an opportunity to reflect on aphenomenal 70 years of the Queen’s reign. It hasalso given us a chance to reflect on the year todate and how far the children at St Aldhelm’shave developed and progressed. Our final termwill allow us to consolidate and bring the year’slearning to a close. We also look ahead towelcoming our new Reception children to visitand begin their school transition with us and atthe other end of the school, we support andprepare our Y6 children for their transition fromprimary to secondary schools. There’s no questionthat this will be another busy and exciting term.The Year 4, 5 and 6 residential to Great Woodwas a great success. We were all so proud of thechildren for their attitudes and approach to allthe activities, the demonstration and applicationof skills and most importantly, their sense ofadventure, teamwork and fun. A big thank you toMrs Newman and Miss Juden for leading the tripand all the planning and work that goes into sucha visit. We know the experience will have createdlots of happy memories for the children.Please read on for Celebration Certificates Term5 page 2; Whispering Willows Theatre CompanyVisit page 3; Great Wood Residential page 4&5;Jubilee Celebrations pages 6; New PlayEquipment page 7&8; Y2 History Detectives page9; St Aldhelm’s Church Art Exhibition page 10;Rugby Tots page 11; Supporting Mental Healthpage 12; Message from Governors andCommunity News page 13&14.We look forward to many of you joining us for endof year events in July.Kind regardsPippa CohenHeadteacherSchool Dates:Term 07.2218.07.2221.07.2222.07.2225.07.2226.07.22Y2 Synagogue TripSession with Cricket Coach YR,1&2New Reception Children 1st visitSession with Cricket Coach Y3,4,5&6Thales Primary Glider ChallengeKingfishers & FalconsINSET DAY – school closed to childrenNew Reception Children 2nd visitNew Reception Children 3rd visit Teddy Bear PicnicY3 Class Trip - tbcY6 Transition Day (Whitstone, AnsfordAcademy, The Blue School) &Moving Up DaySports Day – timings to followReports OutSession with Cricket Coach YR,1&2Learning Showcase 2:30pmY3 Owls Dress Rehearsal for ‘374Ways to Save the World’ 4-6pm at StPaul’s Junior School, Shepton MalletSession with Cricket Coach Y3,4,5&6Whitstone School Sports Day for Y6Y3 Owls Performance in ‘374 Ways toSave the World’ 5pm & 6:45pmLast Y6 Swimming SessionLeavers Celebration WorshipCelebration WorshipEnd of Term 6INSET DAY – school closed to childrenINSET DAY – school closed to childrenSummer Holidays01.09.2202.09.2205.09.22INSET DAY – school closed to childrenINSET DAY – school closed to childrenTerm 1 Starts
A big well done to all the childrenwho received certificates in Term5 for their progress, success andachievement with their learningbehaviours and handwriting
Whispering Willows PerformanceBy the Wassail TheatreLast term St Aldhelm’s were lucky enoughto see a live performance from the WassailTheatre Company. The performance wasabout a Willow farm in Somerset focussingon the cycle of planting, harvesting, andweaving. The characters in theperformance teach each other about theways of the willow.The story continues, and theperformance depicts thethreat of World War Two, withan even bigger enemyarriving PLASTIC!! Can theyfind a new use for their willowbefore it’s too late ?Our St Aldhelm’s ArtAmbassadors withperformers Clive Duncan &Georgia Wall
Year 4, 5 and 6 Trip toGreat Wood Centre
Our Jubilee Celebrations
In Tuesday’s Whole School Worship this week, we officially opened ournew play equipment. Our oldest Y6, Thomas, and our youngest YR,Damien, cut the ribbon and the equipment was declared ready to use.We have lovedexploring andtesting it – climbing,scrambling,stretching,balancing, reachingand crawling!See what we had tosay about it “It’s the best!Thank you!”“WE LOVE IT!It’s amazing”
“I love the net and how it’sall joined together”“It’s better thanthe old one”“We can be a monkey or a koala”“It’s great for climbing”“There’s lots todo – it’s fun!”
As part of Year 2 Magpies Enquiry project into‘What toys and games did you play with whenyou were 7 years old?’ we were joined by Sharonfrom the South West Heritage Trust.She brought along an amazing selection of toysand games including some from Victorian timesand encouraged the children to think about whowould own them and what we could tell aboutthem as History Detectives.All of the children rotated around threeactivities: looking at the moving pictures of aZoetrope and then making their ownthermatrope moving picture; exploring old andnew toys and games as well as dressing up androle playing too. The hobby horses, hoop andstick and mangle proved to be very popular!The children also created questions to ask theirfamily members to find out more and then usedtheir results for their history learning back inschool.
We were very fortunatethat Reverend GillSakakini, Pioneer Priest inthe Arts, guided usaround a temporaryexhibition called Stationsof the Resurrection in StAldhelm’s Church.The 19 paintings by US artist RichardCaemmerer, depicted Jesus'appearances after theresurrection. The children were ableto reflect and apply their knowledgeof the Salvation story.Enormous thanksto Gill and alsoto Chris Pulsfordfor leading,inspiring, guidingand supportingus with thisexciting project.
Robins, Nightingales and Magpies enjoyed a Rugby Tots taster session this week. The childrenenjoyed learning how to catch, pass, kick, run with the ball and play as part of a team.Please contact the school office if your child would be interested in taking part in a Rugby Tots afterschool club in September. If we have enough interest in the club, this would be available to currentReception and Year 1 children. As this will be run by Rugby Tots coaches there would be anapproximate charge of 15 for a six-week term. There would be 16 spaces available on a first come,first serve basis.“I was genuinely blown away by yourpupils. They are very polite, engagingand energetic, and the briefinteraction I had with them made myweek. I know plenty of them tookaway new experiences and skills. I’monly sorry we couldn’t run a moreextended class this time.”Gareth Turnbull, Rugby Tots Coach
Your Mental HealthBe Kind to YourselfIt’s so important not to be too hard on yourself and to be yourown best friend. Remember, if you wouldn’t say it to or aboutyour best friend then don’t say it about yourself. Having anegative internal voice can really bring you down.Finding time to do activities that you enjoy such as art, poetryor sport, can really help you get more out of life and thinkless about your problems. Doing these activities is NOTtime-wasting as they are an important part of keeping yourlife in balance. Why not try some of these:Somerset County Council have launched a mobile health service forparents and young people in Somerset making it easier to get health andwellbeing advice. This is available Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm.Health Visiting under 5’s Parent Service – 07480 635514School Nursing 5 – 19 Parent Service – 07480 635515School Nursing 11 – 19 Young Peoples Service – 07480 635516
Governor Monitoring at St. Aldhem’sGovernor monitoring is a key role of the governing body with each governor taking responsibility for one or more subjects. Ihave monitored Maths for quite some time now.Governing boards have a statutory responsibility to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the school and its curriculum,so governors need to know what progress is being made towards targets set out in the School Development Plan (SDP).Visiting the classroom and other Link Monitoring Visits can help to support this process. Ofsted inspection assumes thatgovernors know the strengths and weaknesses of the school. This depends on governors assessing performance datapresented to them by the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and through Monitoring Visits in the context of an understanding ofwhat happens in the school.It is also important to Ofsted that the Governing Board makes an impact on school improvement and visiting school to see itin operation, and to be aware of standards and progress are important aspects of this crucial role.As governors, we are not qualified to assess standards, but we do need to visit classrooms while lessons are in progress inorder to: Appreciate and understand the work of the staff (teachers and support staff) and how the pupils are learning; Be aware of the response of pupils to their work and check that the pupils are aware of what they are learning; Be aware of resource issues; Be able to ask appropriate questions and hold sensible discussions with the professionals; Understand as fully as possible the meaning of the results of monitoring reported to them.We are not inspectors and are not present in a lesson to make judgements about the professional expertise of the teachers.That remains a task for the head and/or other education professionals.I have found monitoring Maths both encouraging and rewarding; I have learnt so much about both the children and staff.Above all, I have been impressed by the thoroughness of the staff and the whole school approach. The Lead ensures that allstaff are up to speed; all sharing the same techniques and language. In the face of rising costs and traditionally tight budgets,the combination of the school and governors’ knowledge, experience and financial prudence, ensures that St Aldhelm’s ismeeting the financial challenges and is continuing to post a well-informed budget that achieves its aim of helping to deliverthe school’s ambitions.Ann CrowcombeLocal Authority GovernorWe are delighted to share that Arya andFlorence's artwork was chosen as winningpieces to appear in the new book 'The Townthat Saved its Library'. Well done to everyonewho took part in the competition andespecially to Arya and Florence for theirwinning artwork.We look forward to seeing your contributionspublished in the new book all about our localShepton Mallet library.
I am delighted to formally introduce our Lunchtime Team that has gone from strength to strength during the course ofthis year. Following successful recruitment, we have a full team of Midday Supervisory Assistants who care for andsupervise the children during the lunchtime, to join our now established kitchen team. Thank you, lunchtime team, formaking our lunchtimes better Miss Webb, Mrs Langwith, Mrs Bates, Mrs Allsop, Miss Dingle, Miss Harcourt, Mrs PitmanMrs Philpott joins us for two days each week tooA big thank you tothe PTA for theirsupport in setting upand running the teaand cakes for ourJubilee Celebrations.Vacancies at St Aldhelm’sPrimary SchoolLearning Support Assistant for 1:1provision – please see website for details
Somerset County Council have launched a mobile health service for parents and young people in Somerset making it easier to get health and wellbeing advice. This is available Monday -Friday from 9am -5pm. Healt K9LVLWLQJXQGHU ·V3DUHQW6HUYLFH ² 07480 635514 School Nursing 5 ² 19 Parent Service ² 07480 635515
