Thursday 16th May 2019 - Even...
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Thursday 16th May 2019
www.evenswindon.co.uk
A big congratulations to the whole of
Year 6 who have taken their SATs
this week. Their perseverance has
been inspirational. Thank you to all
of the staff involved, especially the Y6
team.
Mrs Lowe
NON UNIFORM DAY AND DRESS
UP DAY
There will be a non uniform day on Friday
7th June. Children are asked to
bring in a donation for The
Summer Fete. Further details to
follow.
Friday 21st June will be a Wild West
Dress-Up day in preparation for the
Summer Fete. Please re-use your costume
from the maths Wild West Day.
ADVANCE NOTICE OF ST ERTH NURSERY
TRIP
We are planning an exciting trip to Cotswold
Wildlife Park in July. We will be writing to you soon
with more details.
Thursday 4th July—AM children
Thursday 11th July—PM children
Y3 PARENTS MEETING—
RESIDENTIAL IN YEAR 4
We will be holding a meeting for all our year
3 parents and children regarding our
planned residential trip in year 4. The
meeting will take place on Tuesday 21st May
at 3.15pm in Brunel Hall. Due to a change in
venue we invite all parents to come along and
find out more about the new location.
YEAR 1 ASSEMBLY REMINDER
Year1 would like to remind parents and carers that
their class assembly will take place on Wednesday
22nd May in Hawksworth Hall at 9.15am.
We hope you will be able to join us.
YEAR 5
Some of our year 5 children attended three
sessions at Commonweal school. They took part
in art, science, maths, ICT and English lessons
based on the GCSE text Frankenstein. We are
very proud of how well they represented Even
Swindon, even winning one of the teamwork
awards on the final day. Well done to Atharv,
Mahasin, Yashica, Tai Shi, Connor, Maisey, Zach,
Alicia, Lola and Rudra.
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CURRICULUM CORNER
STEM
Over the last two years, Even Swindon has been working hard to embed a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) focus into the curriculum. We have recognised that STEM is growing so important because it increasingly encompasses every part of our lives. Science is everywhere in the world around us. Technology is continuously expanding into every aspect of our lives. Engineering is the basic designs of roads and bridges, but also tackles the challenges of changing global weather and environmentally-friendly changes to our home. Mathematics is in every occupation, every activity we do in our lives. By exposing the children to STEM and giving them opportunities to explore STEM-related concepts, they will hopefully develop a passion for it and may choose to pursue it further in the future, building our next generation of Scientists and Engineers. STEM activities provide hands-on and minds-on lessons for the student. This year, we have had LEGO STEM focus, with the children being able to design and code machines using Lego. Thanks to the multi-talented Mr Rouse, we are also the proud owners of a lovely Lego wall next to the first aid room. The children have been exploring this during break times and lunch times.
Next week (20th-24th May) is STEM week, this year we have a technologies focus and each year group will be trying out some of the new technology we have in school, including BeeBots, Dataloggers, InoBots and WeDO LEGO. The children will also be filming some 'how-to' videos to explain how the technology works- keep your eyes peeled for this on the website.
If you would like to explore some STEM activities at home with your child, there are some great websites with activity ideas;
https://codecombat.com/ A brilliant site to learn coding while playing an adventure game.
https://www.lego.com/en-gb/products/categories/stem Designs and activities for STEM using LEGO.
https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/
A brilliant site with lots of STEM activities to try at home.
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Well done to Casey,
Phoebe, Maisy and
Anne who
competed in a local
gymnastics
competition at the
weekend.
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Lucian has received an Assistant
Headteachers award for
wonderful English and
Dominika for producing an
amazing stained glass
window—well done
Diogo with his certificate for
being a reserve member of
the Swindon Primary Schools
FA Representative Squad for
the 2018-19 season
Yashica with her
medals after taking
part in a National
Badminton
Championship
Tournament
Well done Nazeefa on
receiving a Silver award
for brilliant homework—
cake making
Scarlet has
received a
Bronze award for
amazing reading
and Theo for
showing
kindness and
generosity
Thomas has worked
hard to earn his
yellow belt in
martial arts and has
also completed a
Superhero run
Fantastic swimming from Kieran, Bethany, Tom
and Farrleigh
Ansh has
received a
certificate for
brilliant
dancing
Laura took on the
challenge of climbing a
mountain in Poland
Xavier has worked
hard in a recent
martial arts
competition
Isabelle with her rosettes for 2nd and
3rd place in a horse riding competition
Congratulations
Sofia—Fighter Of The
Day in Kick Boxing
Caua and Jessica with their
medals for good football skills
in a competition
Well done to Ella who has
moved up to the next level in
ice skating
Good work Anne—a
Beavers badge for cooking
and experiments
Nihira has been
working hard
winning medals in
badminton Erin has gained level 4 in
gymnastics—well done
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Pupil Phoebe Maddison (a previous Pride of Swindon award winner) who appeared on The Voice Kids is a pupil at Abbey Park School and will be performing
on the day. Phoebe has type 1 diabetes.
Thank you in advance for any help you are able to give us with this and please do be in contact if you
would like any further details.
https://jdrf.org.uk/event/one-fun-run-swindon/
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Swindon Sports Camp is pleased to announce that we will be offering an exciting multi-sports camp in your
area. The Sports Camp is for all abilities with a real emphasis on allowing the children to choose their own
activities and having fun!
The camp will run from 8:45am to 3:00pm throughout the school holidays.
Come and join us for days full of fun, activities and friendship. Activities may include: Football, Netball,
Dodgeball, Rounders, Team Building, Crafts and lots more.
Please ensure that your child has suitable sports clothing and footwear for all weather conditions; we like to
spend a lot of time outside, even in the winter months! Children will also need a packed lunch and a water bottle
to stay hydrated throughout the day.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY MON T U E WE D T H U F R I
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9am Y3&4
Celebration Assembly
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Science Week
2.30pm R,Y1 and Y2
Oracy Afternoon
21
Reception Wedding Dress
Up WOW Day
2.30pm Y5 and Y6 Oracy
Afternoon
3.15pm Y3 Parents
Meeting For Residential
Trip in Y4, Brunel Hall
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9.15am Y1 Parent
Assembly, Hawksworth
Hall
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Debating Club Trip To
Houses Of Parliament
2.30pm Y3 and Y4 Oracy
Afternoon
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9am Y5&6
Celebration Assembly
School Closed
Half Term
School Closed
Half Term
School Closed
Half Term
School Closed
Half Term
School Closed
Half Term
3 June
Back To School
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Y3 Westonbirt Trip
Reception Open Day For
New Starters September
2019, 9.15am and 2pm
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7 Non Uniform Day—
Donations For Summer
Fete
Y6 PGL
9am KS1
Celebration Assembly
Deadline For Y2 Trip
Payments
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Y6 PGL
11 12
Y6 Trip To Wicked
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9am Y3&4
Celebration Assembly
Y1 Trip Payments
Deadline
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3pm Cake Sale
18 19 20
Y2 Trip To Birdland,
Bourton On The Water
3.15pm Y5 Parents
Meeting For PGL Trip In
Y6
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Wild West Dress Up
9am Y5&6
Celebration Assembly
PTA Summer Fete
School Closed, Teacher Training Days
Monday 1st July 2019
School Closes At 1.30pm
Thursday 25th July 2019