Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 Mrs Lockett On Monday 20 June myself, Mr Duffin and Jacky Folley interviewed three very strong candidates to cover Mrs Freeman’s maternity leave in Class 1. These three candidates were shortlisted from over thirty applicants. The children had three fantastic literacy lessons on the day and then gave me their verdict. Their choice was the panel’s choice Mrs Beth Lockett and she will be joining the team in September. She is an exciting, experienced teacher and ‘blew us all away’ when we watched her teach and we can’t wait for her to join us.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 Mrs Lockett On Monday 20 June myself, Mr Duffin and Jacky Folley interviewed three very strong candidates to cover Mrs Freeman’s maternity leave in Class 1. These three candidates were shortlisted from over thirty applicants. The children had three fantastic literacy lessons on the day and then gave me their verdict. Their choice was the panel’s choice Mrs Beth Lockett and she will be joining the team in September. She is an exciting, experienced teacher and ‘blew us all away’ when we watched her teach and we can’t wait for her to join us.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 Mrs Lockett and Mrs Strudwick We will ask both of our new teaching staff to join us one afternoon soon so that you will all have an opportunity to meet them. We will provide tea and biscuits and if the sun shines it will be perfect.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 DASP Marquee Concert Cheselbourne has been chosen to open this extremely prestigious concert on Saturday 2 July. The concert takes place in a huge marquee with an audience in excess of a thousand – no pressure there then!! The concert is filled with DASP children from all eighteen school Class 2 children have just started learning some Morris dances (with sticks!!!!) and I am sure will WOW the audience.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 The children must be at the Thomas Hardye School on Saturday at for a rehearsal They must be back at the Thomas Hardye School at 6.00pm.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 They will open the show at 7.00pm. You will be given room numbers etc nearer the day. You may leave with your child after our slot if you wish. Please make sure you contact the DASP music office at the Thomas Hardye School for tickets if you wish to come. They are £7 each.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 Teachers Industrial Action – 30 June No one at Cheselbourne will be striking on 30 June.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 Mrs Freeman Joe and mum visited the school yesterday to meet the children and the staff. The children had a wonderful time.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 DASP Music The children in all DASP first, middle and upper schools can have peripatetic music lessons. Currently children at Cheselbourne are having drums, piano / keyboard and guitar lessons. These can be individual or in small groups. The piano and drum lessons are individual currently and the guitar lessons are in small groups. Mrs Bernadini and Mr Duffin run a recorder lunch time club at the moment and this is a perfect entrance for children to then move on to oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet – well the list goes on.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 If you wish for your child to begin learning an instrument please contact Sandy very soon. These lessons are organized by Mr James Baker at the Thomas Hardye School and the schedules will be organized in the next short while. The teachers’ timetables become filled very quickly and, if you leave it, it may not be possible for you to have the lessons you wish.

Headteacher – Mrs Ann Herridge B.Ed (Hons) Info from Newsletter sent on 22nd June 2011 Newsletters are also to be found on the school website on the news page. Remember that there is a wealth of information on our website!