WEEKLY UPDATE AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS NO. 447

Monday 12 July – Sunday 18 July 2010                                        

ISSUED Friday 9 July 2010

ALL

On Wednesday 14 July the popular storyteller, Cat Weatherill, will be visiting Dolphin to tell us stories.  Parents are very welcome to come and listen to her stories with their children.  The day will start with her telling stories to Years 6, 7 & 8 from 09.00 – 10.00, then Years 4 & 5 – 10.30-11.20, Years 2 & 3 will be from 11.30-12.20.  Reception and Year 1 will be from 14.00- 14.50.  This will be followed by a book-signing from 15.00-16.00.  You may like to send in £5 with your child so that they can purchase one of her books if they wish.   Do join us in the hall if you can for what promises to be an entertaining event.  
  

For those who have signed up for the Young Voices Choir concerts at Royal Albert Hall and O2 Arena – the children have been given their song sheets to begin learning over the summer.   More information about ticket sales for these concerts will follow next term.   Please make sure you sign your child up for the relevant choir club for rehearsals next term.   If any other children in Years 2-5 would like to join in please see Jacquie Champion.

Club Lists for the Autumn Term went home yesterday; extra copies are available in the office.   Please return to the school office by 15 July.   The lists of children attending each club will be on the board before the end of term.   Please see Vivien with any queries or problems rather than the teacher running the club.

Please would everyone return their books to the library by Wednesday 14 July.   Thank you.

Judo is cancelled on 20 July because of the Leavers’ Evenings taking place in the School Hall.

Reminder that with the onset of hotter weather, the children will need sun cream protection and hats.   Dolphin summer hats (in House colours) are available to buy from Reception for £5.

PE kit:   We are changing our PE kit slightly to embroidered logos, and the T-shirts will have polo collars.   John Lewis has reduced all the old screen printed kit to half price in the sale.   Of course the children may wear the old kit until it wears out.

Instruments:  Susie Fison has some availability for flute lessons and.   Lucy Head has some availability for Brass lessons in September.   If you are interested in either please drop a note into the school office.

Dolphin Night this year is on Tuesday 20 July at 19.30 in the school hall.   This is the occasion where the school says farewell to our Year 8.   All children from Year 5 – 8 are expected to attend for the evening, wearing smart clothes please.   Anyone who has won a trophy will be awarded it on this occasion.   Some children younger than Year 5 will be invited to receive Junior House trophies.   Children from Years 5 – 7 may be collected at around 21.00.

The staff would like to invite the families of Year 8 to join them after Dolphin Night for a party in the Basilica.

JR Rugby Camp:   This week the children have taken home with them a card giving details of the Rugby Camp which JR Rugby are holding at Dolphin in August.   A discount of 25% is being offered to Dolphin pupils.   Please direct all enquiries to JR Rugby (Josh on 07837 932 176 or Rich on 07813 827 621).    We are pleased to have JR Rugby at the School, but the camp is not a Dolphin School Event.

SPORTS DAYS

Cottage Sports Day (Rec & Year 1) will be held on Monday 12 July 10.30-12.00 and Nursery Sports on Wednesday 14 July at 10.00 – 12.00.   Thank you.

Medications:   Please collect all medications from the Office before the end of term, especially if you are leaving Dolphin.   Any items left will be disposed of.

TERM ENDS – Wednesday 21 July

Reception & Yr 1            11.00

Yrs 2&3                                     11.30

Yrs 4,5&6                       12 noon

Yrs 7&8                                     12.30

You may collect the older children earlier if it is convenient (please sign them out at the School Reception) but please collect the younger children on time.

INFORMATION & REMINDERS

(Much of the information in this section is either statutory or is passed on to you at the request of our insurers/other advisors)

Would all drivers entering the school car park please note that their speed should be limited to a walking pace.   All drivers should also be aware that children from a very young age (albeit under their parents’ responsibility) may be in the car park area. Please note that drivers reversing out of parking spaces should do so with extreme care.

Please may we remind parents and children that there should be no tennis or football played directly in front of the school gate – either first thing in the morning or after school as there is a danger of someone being hurt as they enter or leave the premises.

Would Parents please note for Dolphin Night and Year Six Party, once children have finished participating in the evening and have left the School Hall to join parties and their friends, they become their parents’ responsibility.  

NURSERY

Parents evening will be held on Monday 12 July as arranged

RECEPTION

Trip to the Bournemouth Aquarium on Friday 16 July, 08.00 -16.30.   The children will need a picnic lunch in a disposable carrier, sensible footwear, suncream (already applied) and a hat if sunny, or waterproofs if wet.   Please note the later return time??

YEAR 1

Lots of special activities happening for Year 1 next week.  Please don’t forget hats and sun cream for the Maths Trail on Tuesday 13 and the Den Building on Friday 16.  Should Monday’s Sports Day be postponed due to poor weather then it will be held on Thursday. However Tim Dean Lewis is planning a Music Workshop this day in the afternoon so if necessary we would like the children to remain in school

YEAR 2

Year 2 parents are cordially invited to a “Moving On” evening on Wednesday 14 July    at 19.30 in the school hall.   This will enable parents to meet the Year 3 staff and receive information on the transition to Year 3.

YEAR 6

The Year 6 Party is being held on Friday 16 July, 19.30 – 21.00.   A letter giving further details has been sent home.

YEAR 7

York trip departs at 07.00 on Sunday 11 July and returns at 19.00 on Tuesday.

YEARS 7&8

DVD copies of the Bones Children play went home with the children this week.

YEAR 8

Moving on Evening on Tuesday 13 July, 19.30- 21.00, in the Maths Rooms.

Trip to Stratford on Thursday 15 July, departing at  07.30 returning on Friday 16 July at 18.00.   Please note the earlier departure time of 07.30.   Please be at school for 07.20 so that we can leave promptly at 07.30. Thank you.

Please would Year 8 return all Latin text books next week and also check if they still have in their possession other text books or items belonging to the school.

Sunday 11 July

TRIP                                                        Year 7 York Trip departs 7.00am    NR AW

Monday 12 July

TRIP                                                        Year 7 York    NR   AW

BABY DAY                                              Year 8     08.00 – 15.00

COTTAGE SPORTS DAY                    10.30 – 12.00

SPORT                                                   IAPS Tennis (A) Queenswood School Year 8 boys 4 & 6 girls 08.00 – 17.30 JH

PARENTS EVENING                            Nursery 19.00 - 21.30

Tuesday 13 July                                                    

TRIP                                                        Year 7 York  returns 19.00

SPORT                                                   IAPS Tennis 08.00 17.30

YEAR 8 MOVING ON EVENING         19.30 -21.00   Maths Rooms

MATHS TRAIL                                        Year 1   10.30-12.30   (AA)

Wednesday 14 July

SPORT                                                   IAPS if qualify 08.00 – 17.30

SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES              Hurst CC and Field 13.30 – 15.30

CYCLING PROFICIENCY                   Years 5 & 6 (??)    08.30 – 11.30       JL    AA

NURSERY SPORTS MORNING      10.00 – 12.30

AND PICNIC LUNCH  

STORYTELLING WORKSHOP          Years 6, 7 & 8 (Hall) 09.00 - 10.00

                                                                Years 4 & 5   10.30 – 11.20

                                                                Years 2 & 3   11.30 12.20

                                                                Reception & Year 1   14.00 – 15.00

BOOKSIGNING WITH CAT               (Hall) 15.00 16.00

THE STORY TELLER              

YEAR 2 MOVING ON EVENING         19.30   - 20.30

Thursday 15 July

TRIP                                                        Year 8 Stratford   departs 7.30    JS   GA

MUSIC WORKSHOP                         Year 1 with Tim Dean Lewis   13.30 – 15.00

Friday 16 July

TRIP                                                        Year 8 Stratford   returns 18.00

                                                                Reception Bournemouth Aquarium 08.00 – 16.30    NDC & SM

Junior House Matches                        Hurst CC and School 13.30 – 16.00

SPORT  

YEAR 6 PARTY                                      19.30 – 21.30    Hall

YEAR 1 DEN BUILDING                    On field all day   AA

Saturday 17 July

Sunday 18 July