Proud of Parkwall.
I am very proud of all our children. We have a lot of visitors to school and they always comment on how polite and welcoming the children and staff are.

Visitors
On Monday the Grange were running PE training here for class teachers of local South Gloucestershire Primary Schools. Dolphins were asked to demonstrate a PE lesson led by the trainer whilst all the teachers watched them. The adults were very impressed with how our children conducted themselves and engaged fully in their learning. Well done Dolphins!

On Tuesday 31 January, Lynn Thomas, our School Improvement Advisor visited for the morning. She commented on how strong the relationships were in school.

Visits

Aim Higher. Sharks had a great day at UWE on Tuesday. They spent the day at The University of the West of England. “UWE was great. I enjoyed meeting the students the most. Visiting UWE has inspired me to go there when I am older.” Skye. “At UWE we did Spanish, had a tour and we ate in the One Zone and I thought it was a great day.” Shannon.

Family Fun
This was fabulous. Thank you so much to everyone who came to help. It was brilliantly supported and all families really enjoyed themselves. Have a look at the website for some super photographs.

Music Workshop
Isabelle and Jake joined other children from local schools at a music workshop at Marshfield Primary School on Thursday. With Issy on the keyboard and Jake on the drums they produced a fantastic Samba performance by the end of the morning.

Coffee Mornings
Thank you Mrs Woodruff for organising these. We trialled a different day of the week this term to open the session up to anyone who usually works on a Friday.
As a result of requests that were made we are organising some afternoon sessions to give families information about how to help support their children with maths homework. The sessions will be suitable for all age groups and will cover different topics such as partitioning, fractions, methods for teaching multiplication and division, the grid method and lots more! Please come with an open mind you do not need to be a maths whizz. The afternoon sessions will run from 2:30pm  and will include afternoon tea! Dates and further information to follow soon.

If this is something you think you might be interested in then please complete the slip at the bottom of the newsletter and return to the office after the holidays. All slips returned will be entered into a prize draw...

Cold Weather
Clearly we are in a wintery spell of weather. Please ensure the children come to school with suitable clothes to play outside. Gloves and hats are needed please. 

Bike it
No doubt some of you may have seen Parkwall on the National Breakfast news on Tuesday! The news article was how we promote cycle safety. Ryan will be doing some work on safe routes to school. It would be good to see more children with a helmet. Thank you to Ryan for recommending us for this. Ryan has been in school all day today for his “Love your Bike Day!” Children have had a great time cleaning their bikes and scooters and giving them plenty of TLC. They are gleaming!

Parents Evening
Dates for parents evening are in the week beginning: Monday 5 March. This is an invaluable opportunity to discuss your children’s work, their learning targets, and for you to ask any questions about your child’s work. We will start at 2:30 like we did before. It is our aim to have 100% attendance at Parents Evening.

Attendance

Our whole school attendance up to Friday 3 February was 95.1%

Top class Top classes for attendance:

Term 3 Week 5: Dolphins               Term 3 Week 6: Dolphins

INSET DAYS –Friday 1 June 2012, and Thursday 19 July 2012.

Community Links

Party in the Park
Cadbury Heath Library
Fairy Fun – Monday 13 February 10:30 – 11:30 am. Be a fairy for the day. Come along to the Library and make your own wings, wands and jewelled tiaras.

Reminders

Coffee Morning – Friday 23 March
Parents Evening – week beginning Monday 5 March. The sign up sheets will be available in the foyer after halfterm.
Thursday 23 February – Road Safety presentation for Y3 and Y6

Situations Vacant
South Gloucestershire Catering are looking for casual kitchen staff. If you are interested please ring Nicola Bartlett on 01454 863931

1BIG Database
1 Big Database has information about a wide range of services for children, young people, their parents and carers and professionals in Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Information includes Housing, Education, Money Matters, Play and Leisure Activities, Community Groups, Family Support, Health, Employment and Drugs Information Service. You can log on to 1Big Database at www.1bigdatabase.org.uk

Sure Start Centre Stay and Play Sessions every Wednesday 1:15 – 3:15 and Thursday 9:30 – 11:30 and Friday 1:15 – 3:15.