Have a Lovely Christmas

Last week saw magical performances from Tithe Barn’s children, as they performed their Christmas Nativity show, ‘Innspectors’ and the KS2 Carol Concert to proud smiles, cheers and rapturous applause from the audience.

The staff worked their Xmas socks off to ensure children knew their songs and the words and could deliver them crisply, as well as where to stand and when/how to deliver their lines. They were excellent performances and all the better for having a wonderful stage on which to perform.

As the term draws to a close, I would like to say a huge thank you to the children, parents, staff and governors for all their support. It is a privilege to be the head teacher of such a fantastic school and I look forward to working with you next term to continue to develop the school and enhance the children’s education.

Cracking Christmas

Thanks to the fantastic efforts of FOTB, the wonderful raffle coordinators and parental support we have raised an amazing £3345.73.

Thanks to all the wonderful local businesses that supported us. Everyone’s fantastic efforts have enabled us to buy a stage for our children to perform on.

Fond Farewell

It is with great sadness that today will be Mr Donaldson’s last day in school. He is setting off on a new adventure in France with his wife and new born son.

We would like to thank him for all his hard work since he joined Tithe Barn. It has been a privilege to work with him and we wish him all the best for the future.

Key Dates

 

7^th January School re-opens

11^th January Year 5 begin swimming lessons

16^th January Year 2 and Year 6 SATs information Evenings 6.30pm

22^nd January Year 1 Phonic Evening 6pm

26^th January FOTB Fun Run

1^st February Reception Class Assembly

Year 1 Victorian Day

In Year 1 this week the children had the most fantastic day to end their topic and stepped back in time. They came to school dressed as children from Victorian times and were met by a very stern teacher who made them pay for the privilege.

A short film of the day is available to watch on the Year 1 class page on E-Schools.

Year 5 Swimming

Year 5 will begin swimming on Friday 11^th January 2018. Further information will be sent out during the first week back.

Year 2 and Year 6 SATs Information Evening

On 16^th January 2019 at 6.30 pm we are inviting parents of children in Year 2 and Year 6 to attend an information evening.

During the session we will share information about how the assessments are completed at our school and ways in which parents can support their child. If you are unable to attend this evening we will send out information after the event via email.

E-Schools

We have been busy updating our E-Schools site and have created a new section named ‘Groups’. To access this area you need to log in to the site.

We have uploaded both performances of our Christmas Nativity and Carol Concert to the Groups Section to enable parents who were unable to join us to watch it at home.

We have also uploaded a range of videos including our recent Victorian Day to the class pages. Thanks to Mr Stamper for all his hard work in creating these films and enabling us to share what is happening in school with you.

We hope you enjoy them.

Thank you for taking the time to read the newsletter. Have a lovely Christmas.

 

Katherine Muncaster

 

Learning Opportunities

Once again, this term seems to be flying by and there are lots of exciting activities taking place in school.

From the Stone Age to the Space Race our new topics are encouraging our children to be inquisitive learners who are curious about the world around them.   We are continuing to showcase all the different aspects of learning taking place in school via our E-schools platform and our YouTube channel Tithe Barn TV.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQKym81Frnzg1ZxF4h0SlQ

Stone Age Visitor

Years 3 and 4 had an exciting visitor on Wednesday 14^th November. As part of their topic of the Stone Age their visitor came to discuss what it was like and how things changed through the different ages. It was a highly engaging morning and enabled the children to be immersed in their learning.

 

Christmas Fair

 

 

 

 

Please come and join us for our annual Christmas Fair on Sunday 25^th November

11 am – 2pm.

We will be serving lunch from 12 pm. There will be Santa’s Grotto, Photo Booth Fun, Toy Stalls and a Secret Present Room. Christmas Crafts and Fun Games. It will be another fantastic event.

We will also be selling raffle tickets for some fantastic prizes.

Key Dates

25^th November FOTB Christmas Fair (Sunday), 11-2pm

11^th December School Christmas Dinner (Please order online via Dolce)

11^th December Infant Nativity 1.30pm

12^th December 9.15 and 2pm KS2 Carol Concert

13^th December Infant Nativity 9.15 am

14^th December FOTB Christmas Disco (information to follow shortly)

KS2 Christmas Carol Concert

This year we have decided to make some small changes to our KS2 Carol Concert, due to a growing number of children finding it difficult to attend during the evening we will now be having two performances in the day.

This year’s concert will take place on Wednesday 12^th December with performances at 9.30 am and 2 pm. We do hope you can join us. If you are unable to attend we will be filming the concert and sharing it via E-Schools.

Infant Nativity

The KS1 and Reception Nativity will take place on 11^th December at 1.30pm and 13^th December at 9.30 am. We will also be filming the Nativity and sharing it via E-schools.

Vision for Tithe Barn

We have spent the last 12 months reviewing our school vision with our children, staff and governors. We would like to share our ideas with parents and gather your opinions. We would like to invite you to a ‘Vision Afternoon’ on Wednesday 21st November at 2pm. I look forward to seeing you then. Following this meeting we will then send out further information to all of our parents.

Learning at Tithe Barn

As part of our approach to developing learners at Tithe Barn we now have a weekly assembly on a Friday where every class shares something they have been learning about that week. All of the children take it in turns to speak and share what their class has been doing. We have shared one of the assemblies via E-schools if you wish to watch it.

Bags to School

Thank you to everyone who donated unwanted items in our recent Bags2Schools Collection. We raised an amazing £220.40.

School Crossing

Please can I remind parents and children of the importance of crossing the road using both our wonderful lollipop person Bob and the island. It is extremely important that we keep every member of our community safe.

Thank you for your support with this matter

Lucas’ Garden Baubles

We will be decorating Lucas’ Garden in preparation for the Christmas Fair this Sunday.

If you would like to send in a bauble to decorate the garden, please send it to school by Thursday 22^nd November.

The children will be decorating the garden in the afternoon.

Parents Evening

Thank you to all of our parents who attended our recent parents’ evening. If you were unable to attend please see your child’s class teacher to make an appointment as soon as you can.

Thank you

 

Welcome Back

Welcome back to a very busy half term as we begin the countdown to Christmas! Please find attached a document providing further details on all the different events which will be occurring in school this half term. We hope you find it useful.

I hope you all had a lovely half term. Many of our children spent time during the holidays with Mr Stamper on our Forest Schools Days. Listening to the feedback from children and parents they have been fantastic days and I would like to thank Mr Stamper for giving up his time in the school holidays. If your child is interested in attending we hope to offer similar days in the future.

I look forward to another great half term, with lots of wonderful learning in school.

AVIVA

We are beginning to develop our outside space further and think about how we can enrich the wonderful grounds that the children have access to. In the spring term we will be consulting with parents and children about how they would like the grounds to be developed.

As part of this development we are hoping to have a musical trail in the playground. As our school budget is very limited and funding to schools continues to be reduced we are seeking funding from AVIVA.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please use the link below to vote for our school and help us to meet our target of 4000 votes as this should enable us to reach the final. Every vote counts! Please support our school and encourage others to do so.

PLEASE VOTE NOW

https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/4-2931

Thank you

Key Dates 

November 7^th 9am Bag s2School Collection

November 9^th 9 am Year 6 Class Assembly

November 14^th Parents Evening

November 15th Year 6 Parents Evening

16^th November Children in Need Non-uniform Day for £1 donation

25^th November FOTB Christmas Fair (Sunday), 11-2pm

KS2 Christmas Carol Concert

This year we have decided to make some small changes to our KS2 Carol Concert, due to a growing number of children finding it difficult to attend during the evening we will now be having two performances in the day.

This year’s concert will take place on Wednesday 12^th December with performances at 9.30 am and 2 pm. We do hope you can join us. If you are unable to attend we will be filming the concert and sharing it via E-Schools.

Infant Nativity

The KS1 and Reception Nativity will take place on 11^th December at 1.30pm and 13^th December at 9.30 am. We will also be filming the Nativity and sharing it via E-schools.

Vision for Tithe Barn

We have spent the last 12 months reviewing our school vision with our children, staff and governors. We would like to share our ideas with parents and gather your opinions. We would like to invite you to a ‘Vision Afternoon’ on Wednesday 21st November at 2pm. I look forward to seeing you then. Following this meeting we will then send out further information to all of our parents.

Learning at Tithe Barn

As part of our approach to developing learners at Tithe Barn we now have a weekly assembly on a Friday where every class shares something they have been learning about that week. All of the children take it in turns to speak and share what their class has been doing. We have shared one of the assemblies via E-schools if you wish to watch it.

Book Bus

Thank you to everyone who boarded the Book Bus when it visited school recently. Your purchases raised £193.15 in free books for our new library.

Parking

I would like to politely remind parents to ensure that they show due consideration to our neighbours when parking their cars. Please do not block drives of local residents and ensure that you park in a safe place and not on the pavement.

Can I also remind parents that the school car park is to be only used for parents and children who have a disabled badge.

E-Schools

As part of our approach to streamlining communication and enabling parents to have access to as much information as possible we use an online platform called E-Schools.

Parents are able to make payments to school, access letters that have been sent home from school, keep updated on what is going on in school through the class pages and also access the instructions for their child’s weekly homework. The use of this platform reduces the amount of paper that is used in school and enables parents to access information easily. We ask all that all parents regularly check E-schools and if you having difficulties accessing it please let the office know.

https://tithe-barn.eschools.co.uk/website

Please click the gren log in button on the top right then use your user name and password to log in.

Parents Evening

Parents Evening will take place on Wednesday 14^th November 3.30pm – 7pm for children in Reception to Year 5 and appointments can be booked by logging on to our e-schools page.

Year 6’s Parents/ Teacher Interviews will take place on Thursday 16^th November 9 am – 6 pm and parents will be able to meet with both Mrs Donoghue and Mr Donaldson.

https://tithe-barn.eschools.co.uk/website

please log in then select the Parents Evening tab on the blue navigation bar

 

Bags to School

You will have received a bag for our next collection of unwanted adult and children’s clothing, paired shoes, hats, belts, handbags, ties and soft toys.

We would appreciate your support in collecting these items. The bags will be collected at 9am on 7^th November and can be returned to school any time before then.

 

 

Harvest Festival

Thank you ever so much for all your wonderful contributions to our Harvest Festival on Wednesday. We had a wonderful morning and it was fantastic to have so many parents join us for our celebrations.

The Wellspring has now collected our donations and they are being distributed across our local community. Thank you again for all your support.

Dogs in the playground

Please can I politely remind parents that dogs are not allowed in the school playground. I kindly ask that all parents respect our school policy.

Thank you ever so much for your support with this matter

Forest Schools

We are delighted that we now have a provision for Forest Schools in every year group. Mr Stamper is working hard with all of the children across school to ensure they have an exciting and creative experience. Forest Schools is designed to develop children’s resilience, co-operatively learning and communication skills.

Forest Schools is delivered to small groups of children on a weekly basis and in blocks of approximately six weeks. We understand that every child is keen to participate in this activity and they will do so over the year. We appreciate your patience with this matter.

Key Dates

October 12^th FOTB Cinema Night

October 19^th Year 5 Class Assembly

October 30^{th (Tuesday)} – Children return to school following half term.

7^th November- Bags to School Collection

9^th November- Year 6 Class Assembly and 10am FOTB AGM

Book Bus

We will be visited by the Book People’s Book Bus on Friday 19^th October. The bus will contain a wide array of books at discounted prices for parents to buy. In addition to this the school will receive 15% commission in free books. If you wish to visit the bus it will be in the school car park between 8.30 am and 4 pm

Non-uniform Day

On Friday 19^th October we will be having a non-uniform day as part of FOTB’s fundraising for school. Children are asked to bring a £1 donation to school and in return can attend school in their own clothes. Please note this does not include pyjamas or onesies.

Giving Machine

As part of the Friends of Tithe Barn efforts to raise money for our IT they have set up an account with the Giving Machine. This is one of the easiest ways to support our school in raising much needed funds. All you have to do is register and shop. What could be simpler!

The site is supported by a number of big retailers including John Lewis, Amazon and Waitrose- to name just a few. It is perfect for your Christmas shopping!

Visit the link below to support us-

www.thegivingmachine.co.uk

 

Admissions

Just a reminder that admission deadlines for the following year groups are approaching:-

Children in the current Year 6 need to have made their application for secondary school by

31 October 2018 and parents will be notified about their child’s place by the 1st March 2019

Places for children who were born between 1st  September 2014 and 31^st August 2015 for

Reception 2019 must be made by 15^th January 2019. Parents will be notified about their child’s place by 16^th April 2019

Further information and the online application is

available at –

https://www.stockport.gov.uk/apply-for-school-place

 

Flower Festival

On Tuesday 9^th October we had our annual school Flower Festival. The children brought an array of flowers and resources in to school and created displays on the theme of ‘ I am grateful for…..’ The results were fantastic and more of the creations can be viewed at

 

 

I would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Osborne for organising such a wonderful event which raised £109.45 for Francis House.

Thank you for taking the time to read the newsletter. The newsletter will be sent out every fortnight and I hope to give you a snap shot of all the exciting things that are happening in school.

Katherine Muncaster

Headteacher

A huge well done to all the children who participated in the Flower Festival the dispalys were fantastic. This years theme was ” What we are grateful for” there were some amazing creations and brilliant ideas, congratulations.

Our Flower festival and celebrations.
https://youtu.be/ZbAn4trYDzw
Tithe Barn Flower Festival 2018

Autumn is on its way

We have had another wonderful week at school, and the children are all working hard and challenging themselves in their learning. They have all been busy learning some lovely songs in preparation for our Harvest Festival on the 10^th October at 9.15 am. I do hope you will join us.

Once again we will be collecting donations for The Wellspring in Stockport. They have sent us a wish list of much needed items this year including; tinned meats, soups, potatoes, fruits, pie fillings, pickles, sugar, shower gel and liquid soap, coffee, cordial and mayonnaise.

If you would like to bring any items to school please do so from Monday 8^th October onwards.

Follow us on Twitter

@TitheBarnPri

We have also have a Facebook account Parents and Carers of Tithe Barn Primary School where we share information and events that have occurred in school.

 

Vision for Tithe Barn

We have spent the last 12 months reviewing our school vision with our children, staff and governors. We would like to share our ideas with parents and gather your opinions. We would like to invite you to a ‘Vision Evening’ on Tuesday 25^th September at 6.30pm. I look forward to seeing you then.

AVIVA

Following on for our successful bid for new computers from Aviva two years ago, we have decided to put another bid in to support the development of our playground. To assist us in this process we are again looking for a financial advisor to submit our application. If you know of anyone who would be able to support us with this please contact me.

Book Bus

We will be visited by the Book People’s Book Bus on Friday 19^th October. The bus will contain a wide array of books at discounted prices for parents to buy. In addition to this the school will receive 15% commission in free books. If you wish to visit the bus it will be in the school car park between 8.30 am and 4 pm

Key Dates

 

September 24^th – 27^th Year 6 Residential

September 25^th 6.30pm Vision Evening 

October 9^th Flower Festival

October 10^th Whole School Harvest Festival 9 am – parents welcome

October 12^th FOTB Cinema Night

October 19^th Year 5 Class Assembly

Mauldeth Road

Please can I remind parents and children of the importance of crossing the road using both our wonderful lollipop person Bob and the island. It is extremely important that we keep every member of our community safe.

Thank you for your support with this matter

Pantomime

Once again, we will be having a whole school trip to Stockport Plaza to watch this year’s pantomime. Our trip will take place on Monday 17^th December and we will be watching Sleeping Beauty.

Further information will be sent out shortly.

Giving Machine

 

As part of the Friends of Tithe Barn efforts to raise money for our IT they have set up an account with the Giving Machine. This is one of the easiest ways to support our school in raising much needed funds. All you have to do is register and shop. What could be simpler!

The site is supported by a number of big retailers including John Lewis, Amazon and Waitrose- to name just a few.

Visit the link below to support us-

www.thegivingmachine.co.uk

Safeguarding

As a school we are committed to the Safeguarding of all our children. Our school policy can be found on our website. All staff have recently attended Safeguarding training and both Mr Blackburn, Miss D Vose and myself are trained Designated Leads for Safeguarding.

If you ever have any concerns regarding safeguarding please do not hesitate to contact myself, Miss D Vose or Mr Blackburn

Year 1 Trip to the Hat Works

On Tuesday 11^th September Year 1 went to visit The Hat Works in Stockport. They had a fantastic trip and learnt all about hats and how they were made out of felt. The children had the opportunity to make their own felt which was very tricky!

Cameron said ‘It was a brilliant trip!’

Welcome Back
Welcome back and a special welcome to all our new children and families who are just starting their journey at Tithe Barn.

School Calendar
We are currently putting together a school calendar that will provide an outline of events for this academic year. We hope you will find this useful and will be distributing it to every child as soon as it is finalised.

Twitter @TitheBarnPri
We have also have a Facebook account Parents and Carers of Tithe Barn Primary School where we share information and events that have occurred in school.

Vision for Tithe Barn
We have spent the last 12 months reviewing our school vision with our children, staff and governors. We would like to share our ideas with parents and gather your opinions. We would like to invite you to a ‘Vision Evening’ on Tuesday 25th September at 6.30pm. I look forward to seeing you then.

AVIVA
Following on for our successful bid for new computers from Aviva two years ago, we have decided to put another bid in to support the development of our playground. To assist us in this process we are again looking for a financial adviser to submit our application. If you know of anyone who would be able to support us with this please contact me.

APPLES
Mr Stamper and the eco warriors have been busy harvesting our apples and they will be on sale next week 5 for £1. All funds raised will be reinvested into the schools gardens and grounds.

Key Dates
September 14th Year 4 begin swimming

September 21st Jeans for Genes day.
September 22nd Family Festival 4-7pm
September 24th – 27th Year 6 Residential
September 25th 6.30pm

October 9th Flower Festival

October 10th Whole School Harvest Festival 9 am – parents welcome

Pupil Voice
As practically every single decision we take in school will ultimately affect one group of people (the children), we believe that it’s vital that they have a voice in the decision making and that their voice is heard. Tithe Barn’s school council aims to be one way of doing this. Classes from Y2 to Y6 hold annual elections to vote for a girl and boy who will best represent their class.
Any child who is interested in standing for the position of school councilor is asked to think carefully about how they can effectively represent their class and how they can contribute to developing their school. The children will be asked to share their ideas with their classmates prior to the confidential elections taking place next week. I will let you know the outcomes of the elections in the next newsletter.

Jeans for Genes Day
Friday 21st September is Jeans for Genes Day and this year we will be having a sponsored penalty shoot out to raise money for the charity and school fund. Further details will be sent out shortly. If you would like to find out more about the charity, please visit www.jeansforgenes.org.

Medical Needs
It is very important that you let us know if your child has a particular medical need such as asthma or allergies. If your child needs to take medicine whilst in school, please speak to our office staff. You will need to complete a form to enable us to administer medication which must be given to school in a clearly labelled pharmacist’s packet or container with your child’ name, dosage and date printed on it.

FAMILY FESTIVAL on Saturday 22nd September, 4-7pm
Join us again this year to celebrate our lovely school community and welcome the new children and parents.
Buy your ticket before 14th September at the early bird price of only £2 for adults and £1.50 for kids! Included in this price is a super line up of young musical talent, lots of craft activities, forest play and marshmallow toasting, dressing up and bubble fun.
Also available to purchase, there will be a delicious selection of homemade food, hot chocolate, tea, coffee and tasty tray bakes, face painting, glow sticks and The Tithe Bar will be open for business.
We’ve always been lucky with gorgeous weather for The Festival and we have everything crossed this year will be no different. Pack a picnic blanket and some camping chairs and get set for a relaxing, sociable afternoon, enjoying some great food and music while the kids run wild with their friends in our school grounds. Family and friends all welcome too!
We really try hard to cater for everybody and we hate waste so please buy your tickets early so that we can plan – it

Hope you are all enjoying the summer holidays.

It’s wonderful to see that so many families have visited the Tithe Barn Bee and posted brilliant photographs, thank you for sharing. We are looking forward to the new academic year and a special warm welcome to all our new reception children who will be starting their learning journey at Tithe Barn School. Just to confirm that school reopens on Tuesday 4th September at 8.50 am. Hope the sun shines over the next few weeks, see you in September.