The Newsletter of Goosewell Academy
Goosewell Road Plymouth PL9 9HD
www.goosewell.plymouth.sch.uk [email protected]
T: 01752 482960
Issue 3 29th September 2017 Headteacher : Mr John M Stephens
Dates for your diaries — OCTOBER
Monday 2nd — Non Pupil Day
Wednesday 4th
Cross Country at Eggbuckland CC at 4.00 p.m.
Y1 Phonics workshop for parents in classrooms
5.15p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
PTA AGM in the Foundation Stage classrooms
at 7.00 p.m.
Friday 6th
Year 2 Peep into Pepys Day
Class 6MT Family Assembly at 2.30 p.m.
Monday 9th
Individual photos all day
Tuesday 10th
Family group photos
Wednesday 11th
Year 6 Barbican Visit
Thursday 12th
Cross Country at Coombe Dean School 4.00 p.m.
Friday 13th
Scholastic Book Fair
Class 2K Family Assembly at 2.30pm
PTA Foundation and Key Stage 1 Disco 4.30pm-
5.30pm
PTA Key Stage 2 Disco 5.45pm-7.00pm
Monday 16th
No clubs this week
Year 1&2 Teacher/Child/Parent sharing time
2.00-4.00pm
Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday 17th
Foundation Stage parents pop in 9.00am-
12.00pm
Year 2 Walk in the Woods
Years 1-6 Teacher/Child/Parent sharing time
3.30-5.30pm
Scholastic Book Fair
Wednesday 18th
Year 3 Mexico Day
Scholastic Book Fair
Years 4&6 Teacher/Child/Parent sharing time
Thursday 19th
End of Term 1
Foundation Stage parents pop in 9.00-12.00pm
Scholastic Book Fair
Cross Country at Staddiscombe from 12.30pm
Years 3&5 Teacher/Child/Parent sharing time
Dear Parents, Carers and Children,
Following on from the our previous newsletter,
I had some great news about another former
pupil. At Coombe Dean’s recent rewards and
celebration evenings for four separate year
groups, Assistant Headteacher, Melissa
Dennis, told of her son’s, Connor, journey
through school and life that has recently seen
him land a fantastic job with the Bank of
America - one of 15 positions for which there
were over 600 applicants. In telling that
story, she praised the Goosewell staff, and in
particular the SENCO, Mrs Hampshire, who
recognised Connor's talent in Maths.
Many of us remember Connor and his sister
Jasmine with fondness and are thrilled with
the success both young people have achieved.
I am grateful to Mr Woodland, Coombe Dean’s
Headteacher, for letting me know this as a
way to acknowledge the staff who sowed the
seeds which overtime, have grown into
success.
As this tale tells, we never give up on a child
at Goosewell and aim to recognise each child’s
talent.
Have a great weekend. John M. Stephens
NHS Flu Vaccinations for Foundation,
Years 1,2,3 and 4
Thank you for returning your child’s NHS flu
vaccination consent forms. Boots will be
administering the vaccines in school on
Thursday 2nd November.
If you need to inform Boots of a change to
your child’s health or have any questions
about the vaccine or the service, please con-
tact Boots directly on: 07384 247470
Pupil Successes Well done to Megan 1NH and Bethany 2C who have both received their purple belts in
Taekwon-Do after only 5 months. Well done too to Sophie 1KW who has received her orange
belt in Doryoku Ryu Karate Justsu. Congratulations to Francesca 1NH who has received her
15 metres Rainbow Distance Award, and to Lyle 4Y who received his Life Saving Award in the
summer holidays. Congratulations too Evie 2BH who has received her Stage 4 Learn to Swim
certificate. Well done, too, to Mazie 1KW who has recently made her Rainbow Guide
Promise. Well done everyone.
Foundation Makeover
The Foundation Stage has begun its transformation. The children are busy enjoying our new
‘Doodle Den’, water play, stage area and mud kitchen.
We have a few people to thank for providing materials and also their precious time. A big
thank you to Michelle Coleman for providing pallets and a day’s painting, to Cathy Jackson for
an amazing mud kitchen, to the Jenkins family for the tractor tyre and to the Gilding family
for the mud kitchen sink. Thank you to Ben Murphy for the enormous, tyres, spools and
pallets. Thank you to Robbie Boalch for the decking, spools, sails and lots of DIY! Thanks to
Peter Taylor, Mrs Hosking’s Dad, for more finishing touches and DIY. A big thank you too to
Mr Daniels for his hovering, instructions and health and safety checks!
We are still looking for bits and bobs to complete our transformation. If you are able to
help us with sourcing any of the following, we would be very, very grateful:
old sieves, cutlery and kitchen utensils
white cotton sheets
bottle crates
spools
artificial grass/astro turf
Cross Country News The first of the Plymouth inter-schools cross country races took place yesterday at Plymbridge. Our
teams ran well with great individual and team performances; the first four in each team count to a
team result. We are delighted that every single child ran with determination and pride, and received
great support from family supporters and their teammates at the end of their 1.2 mile run with over
80 other children.
The Plymbridge race results are as follows:
Years 3 and 4 Girls: 27th Imogen, 35th Poppy,v 38th Isla, 45th Taylor, 51st, Summer, 63rd Isabel
and 64th Isabelle.
The team finished sixth tbc.
Years 3 and 4 Boys: 2nd Rory (silver medalist!), 4th Sammy, 7th Charlie, 9th Frankie, 11th Tom,
21st Edward, 23rd Matthew, 39th Harry, 43rd Will, 48th Alexander, 63rd Sam and 54th Ashdon.
The team finished first.
Year 5 and 6 Girls: 11th Kacie, 12th Grace, 13th Libby, 30th Charlotte, 32nd Daisy, 34th Jess, 35th
Esme, 38th Amber and 39th Fern. The team finished third.
Year 5 and 6 Boys: 9th Dylan, 25th Oliver, 27th Hugo, 39th Ellis, 40th Archie, 42nd William, 50th
Luca, 51st Matthew, 52nd Ben, 56th Thomas, 57th Jack and 58th Brooklyn.
The team finished fourth.
The next races will be at Eggbuckland Community College next
Wednesday.
Go Cycling
On Wednesday, a team of eight cyclists took part in a Go Ride event at
Hele’s School. The children cycled a long lap of a field in a time trial
and were then seeded to compete in a mass race with fifteen other
schools. The children had great fun and sore legs for some! They competed brilliantly and
finished 6th out of 16 teams. Well done to Dylan, Jess, Harry, Sophie, Brooklyn, Sophie, vArchie and
Chloe.
Many thanks to the parents and staff who helped transport all these children to and from these
events. The children would not have been able to take part without
you.
Please may we ask for your cooperation in an important matter. One of our pupils is receiving medical
treatment for cancer which puts them at risk if they are exposed to measles, chicken pox or shingles.
Please let us know immediately if your child is suspected of having measles.
Our pupil is also at risk from chicken pox and would need to be given an injection within three days of
contact. If you child is suspected of having chicken pox, you should let us know. It is also important
that you let us know if there is shingles in your household.
Your child is not at any risk whatsoever from this situation. However, the health and wellbeing of our
pupil who is at risk, does depend on the cooperation of all parents and we hope you can help us.
Thank you for your continued support.
PSA News
Don’t forget to look at the PSA section of the Goosewell Academy website, for information on
clubs, support and activities for families throughout the year. You can find further details by
clicking here PSA
Are you interested in becoming a Military Kid Club representative? You will need to be in Year 5
or Year 6 and from a military background, serving or veterans. If you think you might like to find
out more, please speak to Jo Penk in school.
Golden Book for week ending 8th September 2017 1B Ethan for helping his friends in computing. What a whizz!
1KW Emily for a super start to Year 1 with great sitting, great listening and super learning.
1NH Afia for really impressing her teachers with wonderful writing.
2BH Belle for a fantastic effort in spelling and for thinking of interesting questions about the Great
Fire of London.
2C Saskia for fantastic reasoning in Maths, explaining which number was smaller and why using place
value.
2K Harvey for having amazing ideas and listening carefully in class.
Politeness Award
1NH George for having wonderful manners and being polite to everyone.
Golden Book for 15th September 2017 2BH Harry for a fantastic effort in all of his school work. A super start to Year 2!
2C Dexter for following the class and school rules and trying hard in all learning.
2K Imogen for always keeping to our class promises, especially focussing and concentration.
Politeness Award
2K Maizy for being a great role model for others with good listening, good manners and a helping hand.
Harvest Thank you so much for your generosity in donating items of non-perishable food. These will be given to
the Plymouth Foodbank to help provide meals for families who have hit temporary hardship. Rev. Jen and
Rev. Dave Appleby from Plymstock Church led harvest assemblies and talked to the children about the
importance of sharing what we have with those who do not have enough.
School Photos Perfect Pictures will be here for individual school photographs only on
Monday 9th October 2017. Photographs of Goosewell siblings will be by request
only this year - a letter will follow shortly — and these will take place on Tuesday
10th October. If you wish to have family group photographs of non-Goosewell
siblings, you will need to book a session via the school office on 482960. We will
have six sessions available from 8.15am on each morning. These will be on a first
come, first served basis. Don’t forget to bring your best smiles please!
School Lunches…a hello from School Cook Just a quick reminder for any families that have a child with food allergies or special requirements,
could you please make the school kitchen aware of any changes of information or extra needs that your
child may have via the school office, or by talking to me directly.
Next week we will be doing a special selection of puddings on roast day with some old favourites making
an appearance. Come and enjoy your roast dinner Thursday 5th October 2017 and try the following
puddings
Victoria Sponge Cake
Meringue Nests with Fruit
Chocolate Shortbread.
Hope to see you all on Thursday!
Plymstock Road Runners
We cater for both juniors and seniors at the club, though at present there is a waiting list to join our
juniors section, but it would be great to see a few more adults attending our senior evenings:
Juniors on a Tuesday evening @ Plymstock School 18.15
Seniors on a Monday evening @ 18.15 start / finish Deans Cross Car Park — a free evenings training, any
level welcome.
Thursday evening @ 18.15 in the Church Hall, St Margaret Mary's Catholic Church on Quarry Park Road,
Plymstock PL9 7BB - it's just opposite The Drakes Drum pub, on Radford Park Road
If you are interested in joining this friendly club, contact Stephen Leonard at
www.plymstockroadrunners.co.uk
Do you like to sing? Do you like to have fun with friends?
Are you aged between 4 and 18? Is someone in your family in the Armed Forces or a Veteran? Come and join
The Military Kids Choir
The Military Kids Choir is part of MKC Heroes. We meet on Wednesdays, in Plymouth Guildhall, from 5pm to
6pm, to sing together and have fun as a team. We perform at events all over Plymouth and help charities to raise
money, especially the Royal British Legion. The choir is free to join and parents/carers can drop you off for prac-
tices or can stay for tea or coffee whilst you are having fun. (All staff have DBS Checks)
To find out more, contact MKC Heroes by emailing [email protected] or call Heather at MKC Heroes on
01752 307445 or 01752 779657
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