19th July 2019

Dear Parents/Carers

The summer term and a successful year at Boasley Cross have now drawn to a close.

Our Pre-school has been running since September and since then has grown to become

a meaningful, outdoor learning provision for our youngest pupils. I want to take this

opportunity to thank Miss Furneaux for all her work in the pre-school this year. As a

new addition, the pre-school has added huge value to our small school and ensures

seamless transition, a kick start to best EYFS provision as well as allowing numbers to

continue to grow.

From September, it would be great to start the new pre-school year with swifter

drop-offs and pick-ups. This applies to the whole school - persistent lates affect the

start of a child’s day so please help us to get off to a great start each day! Thank you

for all your support this academic year in both the growth of the pre-school and

assisting staff to provide the best start to each day for all our children.

Good luck!

We wish Mrs Jolliffe luck in her new role. As we welcome Miss Bellew as full-time

teacher in Littlemoor from September, Mrs Jolliffe has been appointed a new role

across our Federation schools as a Music specialist. We will see Mrs Jolliffe across

the year groups, offering Music lessons during the year. This is a great opportunity

for her to capitalise on her strengths and offer quality whole class Music lessons

across our small schools.

Mrs Paylor-Sykes will also be greatly missed in our school. Although not travelling too

far from Boasley, (Exbourne Primary), staff and pupils wish to thank Mrs P-S for her

innovative approach to teaching and learning and for helping Littlemoor pupils to

continue to grow and be creative as well as improving their singing voices!

Good luck in your new roles Mrs Jolliffe and Mrs Paylor-Sykes, thank you from all at

Boasley Cross!

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Boasley Cross Community Primary School

Bratton Clovelly

Okehampton

Devon. EX20 4JH Tel : 01837 871362

Fax : 01837 871251

Email: admin@boasleycross.devon.sch.uk

www.boasleycross.devon.sch.uk

Head of School: Mrs D Petersen

Chief Executive Officer: Mr D Chapman

Head of Primary Education: Mr P Whittley

Finally, all the staff and pupils at Boasley Cross wish Year 6s every success as they move onto KS3 at

Okehampton College and Shebbear College. You have all done us proud and we will miss you dearly!

Clubs

Clubs are now live on School Gateway – please sign up before places are taken as most clubs have a

maximum intake. Once the places are gone, they are gone! Book your child in for what they are truly

interested in. There are many to choose from, including football, art/craft, photography, marvellous

maths and many more. Please also pay particular attention to the School Gateway section of this

newsletter for all important updates.

As the summer holidays approach, it is so important that our children are able to keep safe when out and

about. Whether we are swimming on Dartmoor or at the beach, below are some tips on staying safe

around water. It is also important that we stay safe in the sun, drinking plenty of water and using sun

screen and hats. There is further advice on staying safe for children on https://www.nhs.uk/live-

well/healthy-body/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/.

Wishing all children and families a very happy summer break. We will see returning children on

Wednesday 4th September!

Best wishes

Mrs Petersen and all the Boasley Staff

PHOTOS

BASTILLE DAY HOMEWORK ASSEMBLY

PRE-SCHOOL

Celebration Assemblies

Friday 5th July Pupils of the week Littlemoor Jemima for showing excellent concentration and focus

Dartmoor Tiggy for exciting adventure story with adventurous vocabulary

Bodmin Owen for showing exemplary behaviour on all of his out of school adventures

Praise Littlemoor Louis praised Sam for supporting him on the adventure play

Dartmoor Angel praised Mrs Gardner for always being really supportive

Bodmin McKenzie praised Macy for her fabulous art work

Reading Raffle Littlemoor Marah

Dartmoor Harrison P

Bodmin Ruby L

Achievements outside

School

Alice O came 15th out of 35 individually and 6th as a team at the Area Dressage

Competition, Sienna, Yasmin and Shannon took part in a Guides/Brownies Concert in two

performances, Hywel helped his Mum with ferret racing winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, Lois

gained a 25m badge, Tilly a 10m badge and Freya a 15m badge in their swimming lessons

Golden Heart Award

for special act of

kindness

Ruby S who has cared, above and beyond, showing a high level of considerate behaviour

Friday 12th July Pupils of the week Littlemoor Marnie for explaining brilliantly what she has been learning in English

Dartmoor Jack for always having a smile on his face and for a positive attitude

Bodmin Luke for all his help and support in Littlemoor class

Praise Littlemoor Freya praised Alistair for his brilliant folding of paper to create right angles

Dartmoor Sophie praised Charlie H for his good English work

Bodmin Yasmin praised Luke for helping Dartmoor class with English

Reading Raffle Littlemoor Lois

Dartmoor Violet

Bodmin Alice O

Winner of Word of the

Week

‘Pugnacious’ Alice O

Achievements In

School Isaac moved up in swimming at Aqua Stars

Achievements Outside

School Marnie achieved 100m badge for swimming 4 lengths

Golden Heart Award

for special act of

kindness

Niamh for kindness and caring shown to others

SCHOOL GATEWAY

After school clubs are now live on School Gateway, so parents can log into the app

or access the website to give consent and book children onto clubs. Some clubs are

limited in numbers so the earlier the booking is made, the more chance there is of a

place being secured. Additionally from September we will be fully live, so future

trips/swimming etc. will need consents and payments made through School

Gateway as we will be transitioning to be a completely cashless school.

From September, all communications by text will be through Schoolcomms, so it is

important to enable push notifications to ensure text messages are received:

For Apple devices:

On your phone go to Settings

In here scroll down to the "Notifications Centre"

Select School Gateway

In here ensure that under the heading "Notification Centre" it is switched on

Close the screen; you will now receive notifications when new app messages

come through

For Android devices:

On your phone go to Settings | Applications Manager

Scroll down your list of apps until you find School Gateway and select it

In here there will be a tick box that says "Show notifications" ensure this is

selected

Close the screen; you will now receive notifications when new app messages

come through

Additionally, rather than using School Gateway email, please direct

communications to admin@boasleycross.devon.sch.uk as this email is monitored

regularly. Alternatively call 01837 871362 during office hours shown in this

newsletter.

Lastly, a reminder that lunches need to be ordered by 8.30am and any

amendment/cancellation requests are through the school office. From September,

meal bookings will NOT be monitored so it is vitally important to book your child’s

meal if they require a school dinner. Thank you.

FOBCS UPDATE!

FOBCS has had a very successful year this year. We’ve had some great fundraisers, the sponsored walk, Halloween

Disco, Easter Fayre, Bags for school and sports day to name a few!

The Chinese Banquet in February was a huge success! Over 100 people came to enjoy Li’s fantastic cooking. Thank you

Li, Bernard and everyone who helped with the fantastic evening.

The funds we have raised, have gone towards many activities; Theatre trip to Shrek, Visit from Daya, Naturemake,

Christmas party presents, trips to Madewell, Clip and climb, RAMM, Eden Project, Trethorne and Quince honey Farm

and the School Disco at the end of term.

We have also been able to provide funds for new books, Years 6 pool party and leavers Hoodies. This year we have also

been able to provide pre-school with a new large sand pit and a climbing frame and over £1000 for the exciting new

Forest school shelter, enabling the children to enjoy the much loved forest school sessions no matter the weather!

I’d like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has in any way supported Friends of Boasley, no matter how

small. A lot of time and effort (and cakes) goes into fundraising to help give our children at Boasley the best possible

education.

THANK YOU!!!!

A huge thank you to the committee members, whose enthusiasm and commitment have enabled the success of our

fundraising.

FOBCS is reliant on volunteers and we do need more help. We have 1-2 meetings a term, usually in the pub… with a

couple of meals out each year. If you think you’d like to join us or want more info just drop me an email

tiffany_w@hotmail.co.uk we’d love to hear from you.

Look out for the sponsored walk provisionally booked for the 29th September, details to be confirmed.

Enjoy the summer!!

Attendance: We aim to reach our target of 97%

whole school attendance in order for each child to

reach their full potential. Attendance each day is

essential with no exception except for sickness or

serious illness. Coughs and colds are not serious and

we expect children to come into school. This week

we reached: 97.10% whole school attendance. A

reminder, absence due to sickness needs to be

communicated to the school office on a daily basis.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday/Wednesday/Friday 8.30am to

3pm Tuesday/Thursday 8.30am to 12pm

Please advise the office by 12pm if your

child’s ‘going home’ arrangements are to

change for the day so that this can be

logged for safeguarding purposes.

July & August Events at Okehampton Library

Saturday 13 July 09:30-12:00 – Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019 Launch

Join us for space stories and rhymes. This will be happening throughout the morning to celebrate the launch of the Space Chase, Summer Reading

Challenge 2019

Free event, no booking necessary.

Saturday 13 July - Saturday 7 September - Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019

This year’s theme is ‘Space Chase’. Each child who reads 6 library books to collect the special stickers and complete the Space Chase Summer

Reading Challenge by 7th September will be given one free ticket for entry to the Milky Way Adventure Park at Clovelly, a certificate and a medal,

and be able to have a photo taken in our ‘flying saucer’ and add a space rocket to our finishers board.

Free event, no booking necessary.

The Milky Way Adventure Park offers an out of this world adventure for the whole family, with rides, shows and play designed to delight all ages.

New for 2019 is Ziggy’s Blast Quest where visitors are invited to pilot top-of-the-range Cyber Scooters, and as they ride, use powerful Blasteroid

Lasers to shoot asteroids and meteors before they enter Earth’s atmosphere. The aim is to hit as many as possible before returning to Earth Base

Zero – and of course, to beat your friends’ and family members’ scores! Located near Clovelly in North Devon. www.themilkyway.co.uk

Saturday 13 July - Saturday 7 September –Summer Quiz Sheets

These book related quiz sheets have been compiled by the Friends of Okehampton Library.

Adult quiz sheet £1 each, children’s quiz sheet 50p each. Prize of a £10 book token for the first correct adult entry drawn, and a £5 book token for

the first correct children’s entry drawn after 7th

September.

Saturday 20 July – Saturday 7 September – Space Chase Fun

Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019

The following activities will be available throughout the summer during library opening hours

Treasure Hunt – Find Space Chase characters hidden around the library, free activity

Badge Making –A different character each week, six to collect, 30p per badge

Guess how many Flying Saucers in the jar, 20p per go

Monday 29 July 10:30-12:00 – From Rubbish to Rockets

Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019

We’ll be re-cycling rubbish into rockets, UFOs, planets etc.

We will provide the materials for an out of this world craft session!

Suitable for children aged 5+

Free event, donations welcome. Please book in advance as spaces are limited.

Wednesday 7 August 14:30-15:30 – ‘Space Cats’ by Boo to a Goose Theatre

Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019

Two curious kittens, Gumdrop and Spider, discover a spaceship while exploring Professor Agena B. Armstrong's secret laboratory... IGNITION

SEQUENCE START! 3, 2, 1...

Space Cats is an interactive and multi-sensory show for children aged 0-8 years and their families.

Tickets in advance £3.50 per child over 6 months (adults free)

Wednesday 14 August 14:00–15:00 or 15:15-16:15 – ‘Alien Animals’ Encounter from

Really Wild Learning

Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019

An amazing ‘Animal Aliens’ encounter exploring how weird and wonderful creatures are and their adaptations that allow them to survive in a range

of habitats. Magnifying glasses at the ready we can explore which animals would be best suited to space and why! Science meets fantasy fiction.

Did you know that geckos and newts have all been on space missions and demonstrate an ability to survive at zero gravity!

Suitable for children aged 3+ Tickets in advance £3.50 per child (adults free)

Friday 23 August 14:00-15:00 – Space Shadow Lanterns

Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019

Design and create your own space-themed shadow lantern complete with electric tea light. Perfect for bedtime.

Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £1 per child, bookings in advance

Tuesday 27 August 14:00-14:30 & 15:00-15:30 – Space Lego Animation Workshop

Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019

Create your own animated space story using our Lego.

You will need to download the Aardman ‘Animate it!’ app from the App Store onto a tablet or smartphone that has a camera. Please bring your

device with you to make the animation.

These are 30 minute taster sessions - look out for more animation in September.

Suitable for ages 7+

Free event, donations welcome. Please book in advance as spaces are limited.

Regular events for children and young people

Tuesdays 10:00- 10:30 - Bounce & Rhyme aimed at over 1 year olds

Free, no booking necessary

Tuesdays 11:00-11:30 - Bounce and Rhyme aimed at under 1 year olds

Free - no booking necessary

1st Tuesday of the month 15:45 – 16:45 – Bookworms Book Club for ages 7 – 11

(except Aug/Sept) Free - no booking necessary

Wednesdays 09:30 – 10:15 - Duplo Builders & Storytime for ages 0-5

Free - no booking necessary

2nd

Thursday of each month 15:45-16:45 - Bunala Book Club for ages 12+

Free -ask staff for further details

Saturdays 10:30 – 11:30 Lego Builders for ages 5+

Free, no booking necessary

Book Track for ages 6+ during library opening hours

Free, ask staff for further details

Children under 8 must be accompanied to all events by a responsible adult