1 Highley Primary School Newsletter Grasmere Drive, Highley, Shropshire, WV16 6EH Head Teacher Comments What’s On Friday 14 th February 2014 Dear Parents/Carers, Believe it or not it is the final week of our First Spring!!! term. If you have been in school you will see the new carpets in three of our Key Stage 2 classrooms and the Key stage 2 corridor. It has made a huge difference to our environment. Over the half term we have organised for decorators to come in and paint the hall, so I am looking forward to seeing a clean and freshly painted hall on our return to school. (Tuesday 25 th February) This week, two of our pupils represented us at the Indoor County Winter Games; Pippa Goulden and Hannah Sargant – see their photos and awards. Congratulations to them both. Mr Leather took eleven boys from years 4,5, and 6 to a football challenge at Moffats School. They had a great time and I heard they particularly enjoyed the Tea after the match. Well done. Thank you for all your support this term with the Tommy’s Charity and the Football sponsors. Finally, we finished the half term with a fabulous Highley’s Got Talent Final. All the children enjoyed watching the performance this afternoon and a big well done to all the pupils who auditioned this year. We were pleased to see so many children sharing their talents. The winner this year was: The Clowns – Alex, Josh and Alicia. Best Wishes, Marion Jones Sat 15th Indoor Car Boot at the Severn Centre 11.00am – 3.00pm Mon 24thPD Day – Mr Leather’s multi-sports day at Highley School Tues 25th Return to School Weds 26th Year 4 leave for the Pioneer Centre Mon 3 rd March Poetry Week Thurs 6 th March World Book Day – more information after half term FEBRUARY Lunch Menu: Week 2 Stars of the Week

2 Class Announcements News RG The children have been writing about themselves this week. Keep encouraging your child to sound out three letter words, this will help them with their writing. YEAR 1 The children re-enacted ‘The Great Fire of London’ this week. The children built a model of Pudding Lanewhich, under strict supervision, was set fire to. YEAR 2 Year 2 have also been learning about ‘The Great Fire of London’ and how the fire destroyed all the buildings. The children have also been writing their own stories. YEAR 3/4 Year 3 and 4 have been making 2D shapes and angles in the numeracy lessons. In science they have been making white flowers turn blue. YEAR 5 Year 5 children have been writing their 500 word stories this week and painting in the style of Seurat. YEAR 6 Well done to all Year 6 children who entered Highley’s Got Talent. Remember to complete your Reading Challenge during the holiday. Have a great week! SUNSHINE ROOM The children have been busy painting ‘The Great Fire of London’ model. This week they also invited a friend to join them for the afternoon. Highley Primary School Newsletter Friday 14 th February 2014 Other News FUNDRAISING GROUP We will be hosting a table at the ‘Indoor Car Boot’ sale at the Severn Centre on the 15 th February. All money raised will go towards the new stage and KS2 playground equipment. Come along and grab a bargain, we hope to see you there. Thank you. Hannah and Pippa with their medals and certificates they won at the Indoor County Winter Games. NON SCHOOL UNIFORM AND RAFFLE The children have sold raffle tickets this week during break-times and together with our Non-Uniform Day we raised £215 towards Tommy’s Charity. A ‘Great Big Thank You’ from Miss Watson. The raffle winners are: Keyboard – Ellis Palmer, Teddy Bears – Pippa Goulden and Antonia Drysdale