Spring 2

2014

Sports Relief Day Friday 21st March

Non Uniform Day £1

Sports clothes incl. football kits

All funds raised going to Sports Relief.

Wristbands on sale from Monday 10th March — £1 each

Dates for Spring Term (2) Thursday 27th February Winter Olympics lunch

Thursday 6th March Jo Hodgkinson (author) to visit YR/1/2

Friday 7th March Fairtrade Friday

Friday 14th March World Book Day

Graham Wilding (author) to visit Y5/6

Tuesday 18th March Easter Bunny Drive (after school)

Wednesday 19th March Y4 Creative Arts Day at Garstang

Thursday 20th March Y5 trip to Lancashire War Museum

Friday 21st March Sports Relief Day

Saturday 22nd March AGT sports camp Cardinal Allen

Wednesday 26th March School photographs

Friday 28th March FOCS Race Night at The White Bull

Monday 7th April Easter service at St Anne’s Church

Easter lunch

Tuesday 8th April Break up (2pm)

No Pens Day The children arrived at school to find that the

library and several classrooms had fallen victim to

the infamous Pen Thief! They spent the day, with

the help of the local police, analyzing evidence to

locate the culprit, who was discovered by the end

of the day. A thrilling day which included lots of

cross-curricular skills and which led to some very

interesting writing.

Many thanks to PCSO John Holland for helping the

pupils with their detective work.

Free School Sports Activities

Monday 3rd March for 5 weeks. 3.15pm to 4.15pm

Cricket Club (Y5 & Y6)

WELFARE STAFF NEEDED

Vacancies available 12—1pm each day

Please enquire at the school office for more information.

Playwork Opportunities

Smarties Out of School Care Ltd, at Copp C of E Primary School in Great Eccleston, has the following vacancy for enthusiastic and experienced childcare

practitioner.

Deputy Supervisor ( Maternity Cover)

Hours: 4.5 hours per day, 7.30 am – 9am (Breakfast Club) 3pm – 6pm (Afterschool Club) 5 days a week. Term time only. Salary: Dependent on qualifications and experience

Applicants should have a full and relevant Level 3 NVQ or diploma, preferably in Playwork or childcare. Applicants must have experience of working with 4 – 11 year olds in a play environment and experience with EYFS.

Experience of working in a supervisory capacity is essential. Successful applicants will join us in providing high-quality, safe and stimulating before and after school care for the children attending Smarties Out of School Care Ltd. All posts are covered by the Childcare Act 2006 and are subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure for a regulated activity and reference checks. If you are interested in either of these positions, please contact Lydia Roskell at smarties@coppschool.lancs.sch.uk or 07525 423783 for an application form and full job description. The closing date for applications is: 31st March 2014

Smarties Out of School Care Ltd aims to be an equal opportunities employer.

Young Voices Concert

The day at the Young Voices concert was a

magical experience for all those involved. The

children were very excited from the moment

they arrived and loved sharing the songs that

they had worked so hard on, with their

parents and the wider community. To say we

were proud of them would be a massive

understatement!

INTERNET SAFETY

Internet safety is always high on the agenda at Great Eccleston Copp CE School. We have

extensive security measures in place, which are constantly measured both internally and

externally to prevent our pupils from coming across any potential dangers or

accessing suitable material but also giving them strategies if they do.

Your help is still needed to prevent children accessing inappropriate material at home by

way of filters, parental control and understanding what your child is using the internet for.

The website below offers help and advice for parents and carers.

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-

carers/parental-controls

SCHOOL MEALS

If your child would like to start school meals then please get in touch. Daily cost

is £2.20 payable weekly/termly.

Please may we ask that if your child is on school meals and wants to stop and go

onto packed lunches, we do need two weeks notice, as food is ordered well in

advance and to allow for administrative changes.

Free School Meals

If your child is entitled to free school meals, the school will receive extra

funding even if they don’t take the meals. To check your eligibility please

ring 01524 581207 with your National Insurance number for an instant

decision.

FOCS 100

Winners

November Mr Scott, Mrs Teepsoo &

Mrs Salthouse

December Grand Draw 2013

Mrs Teepsoo, Mrs Berry &

Mrs Coplestone

January 2014 Mrs Saunders,

Bev Lamey & Mrs Thompson Big thanks to Mrs Teepsoo and Mrs Thompson for

donating their winnings back to FOCS

If you’d like to be a part of the

FOCS 100 draw, for cash

prizes every month, please

contact the office for a form.

For Sale

“The History of Copp School” book written by

Dr. Wilkinson is available to buy from the office at

£5 each.

KS1 Film Club Wednesday 5th March — Peter Pan

Wednesday 12th March — Happy Feet

Wednesday 19th March — Nanny McPhee

Wednesday 26th March — Tarzan

Wednesday 2nd April— Over The Hedge

Infant Milk

If you would like your child to have

milk, please register and pay on the

Coolmilk website—

www.coolmilk.com

Fair TradeTuck

Shop

After school

Friday 7th March

TIME OUT OF SCHOOL

SATS Week

Year 6 w/c Monday 12th May Please avoid making any medical appointments for this week and those leading up

to it.

Please also remember that we are unable to authorise any time out of school

unless it is for exceptional circumstances.

Please use the post box in the front

entrance for items for the school office.

This will save you

waiting and will reduce

the congestion in the

entrance area at the

beginning and end of the

school day.

Please ensure all

envelopes are named.

(Spare envelopes available by the post

box.)

Eco / Gardening Club Thanks to all who has donated bird

feeders and bird food.

It didn’t take long for our feathered

friends to spot all the goodies and we

now have many

different species

regularly visiting.

(incl. one very happy

chicken named Hilda!)

A box is available in

the entrance for any

future donations.

CKC Next meeting

Tuesday 4th March 2014

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

In the event of an emergency or to

notify parents of any unavoidable

school closures, it is imperative that

we have the correct mobile number

and work contact number. Please

notify the office ASAP if there are

any changes to contact details.

Collections in school We are still actively collecting to raise funds

for school and other charities. Please send in

any of the following. Collection boxes are

available at the front of school.

Also: used postage stamps, ink

cartridges, mobile phones, pens and

batteries.

Please note that the Nestle Box Tops

Scheme finishes in March. All tokens need to

be in school by Friday 21st March.

FOCS — Friends of

Copp School

18.3.14 — Easter Bunny Drive

28.3.14 — Race Night

5.7.14 — Summer Fete

AGT

Mr Pedder, one of our governors, is

continuing to work with our able Y5/6

mathematicians - stretching their

minds and really getting them to

think outside the box! Our guided

reading and spellings lessons are all

phased, so that children are matched

with others of the same ability and

this is showing really good results.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE

TENNIS (Simon Ardron) - Tues after school

BRASS (John Squires-Evans) — Thurs lunchtimes

KEYBOARD (Primavolta) —Weds lunchtimes

GUITAR (Broughton Music Academy) —Tues lunchtimes

FRENCH (Mrs A Norman) —Mon/Weds lunchtimes

STORY CLUB (Mr. Binning) —Thurs lunchtimes

CHRISTIAN CLUB (Mrs Shipley)—Tues lunchtimes

CHOIR (Mrs Melvin) — Tues lunchtimes

RECORDER (Mrs Mason) - Fri after school

COMMUNICATIONS CLUB (Mrs Teepsoo) —Weds lunchtimes

Sporting Events

12.3.14 — B Team Football Rally

19.3.14 — A Team Football Rally

22.3.14 — AGT Sports Competition

26.3.14 — Netball Rally

Big thanks to Mike’s Sports World at

Garstang for donating free football kit

to our football team.

Y2 trip to Sea Life Centre

The class had a great day out at the Sea Life Centre. This trip

was a part of the current topic in Y2 “Under The Sea”.

Y5 WWII Evacuee Day On Thursday 13th February Year 5 participated in

an Evacuation Day. A class of 26 Y3 children were

evacuated from Scotforth Primary School,

Lancaster. Both groups of children dressed up in

World War II costumes and participated in a

variety of activities including learning about £ s d,

playing 1940s games, looking at World War II

artefacts and sharing their weekly ration of sweets. The day was both educational

and great fun.

Smarties Out of School Care 3—11 years Smarties are based at Copp School and provide a range of activities for the

children, which include outdoor play with a variety of outdoor equipment, arts and

crafts, cookery, games, Nintendo Wii, interactive games and quiet area for

homework / reading.

Breakfast Club: 7.30am – 8.45am - £4.00 After School Club: 3.15pm – 6.00pm- £7.40

Please contact: Lydia Roskell

01995 670969 or 07525 423783

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1st Great Eccleston Scout

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Scout packs. Open to Girls and

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Meet in the New Scout Hall,

Hall Lane, Great Eccleston

Group Beavers Cubs Scouts

Age

Range

5¾-8 8-10½ 10½-14

Day Mondays Tuesdays Fridays

Time 6-7.30 7-8.30 8-10.00

(Summer)

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(Aut/Winter)

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Next Issue due April 2014