1. Dates for your Diary Attendance Parents Evenings
Newsletter - Date of Issue 10th October 2014
Dates for your Diary
Attendance
BRILLIANT NEWS - this week our attendance is still above 96%  - it is 96.04!  Well done!
Well done to Miss Giles' class for getting the best attendance last week. That is 2 weeks in a row for Reception Class - this is brilliant Reception children and parents, keep it up!
This week the lates have shot up to over 40, which is terrible punctuality.  18 children were late on Monday alone! It was a cold and  wet Monday morning but this is not a reason to be late - please make sure you are prepared for the weather to ensure you arrive on time  Well done to the children in Miss Stuart's class  for having no lates this week!
Parents Evenings
Timetables for parents evenings will be available to complete on your child’s classroom window from Monday 13th October. If you are unable to attend the school personally, please give your child a note to hand to their teacher, outlining which date and times you would prefer to attend.
Event
Date
Literacy workshop (Years 4/5)
14th October 2014
Medieval Day – Living History
15th October 2014
Open day (For September intake 2015)
17th October 2014 – 9.00am – 3.00pm
Gaydon Trip (Year 2)
21st October 2014 – 9.00am pm
Parents Evening
22nd October 2014 – 3.30pm pm
23rd October 2014 – 3.30pm – 7.00pm
Early Years and Key Stage 1 Halloween Disco
23rd October 2014 – 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Rugby Competition (Year 5/6)
23rd October 2014 – 10.00am pm
Key Stage 2 Halloween Disco
24th October 2014 – 3.30pm – 4.45pm
Individual School Photos Day (Parents invited for family picture at 8.00am)
24th October 2014 – 8.00am – 3.15pm
October Half Term
27th October 2014 – 31st October 2014
Young Leader Training
6th November 2014 – 9.00am – 3.15pm
Orchard Fields
Community School
 Edmunds Road
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 0QT
Telephone:
Fax:
orchard-fields. oxon.sch.uk

2. Year 5 - Anglo Saxon History Day
Cross Country Event 2014
On Saturday 27th September, children from Year 2 to Year 5 represented Orchard Fields Community School in the annual Banbury Area Cross Country Competition at Banbury Academy. The children had to run distances between 800m and 1600m.
Although we didn’t win, all of the children showed tremendous enthusiasm, determination and self-belief. Their behaviour was excellent and they were a real credit to our school.
A special well done must go to Alan Wojciechowski in Year 1, the only boy running for OFCS in the Key Stage 1 boy’s race, who came 10th out of approximately 60 children.
Thank you to all of the parents and carers who took the time on their Saturday morning to bring their child to the event.
Year 5 - Anglo Saxon History Day
On Wednesday 15th October children will be learning history through practical hands on experiences with a company called Medieval Days – Living History. In a typical session children will be dressing up in authentic period costume. Most of the following items are shown - and can be handled or worn as appropriate:
♦ Wearable medieval armour ♦ A pig faced bassinet helmet ♦ A great helm  ♦ A Norman helmet ♦ A re-enactment quality medieval sword and sheath ♦ A full sized and weight Norman Shield ♦ A full weight chainmaille full jerkin and chainmaille
coif (children can try these on and feel the weight!)  ♦ Gauntlets ♦ Hand made arrows with various arrowheads ♦ A longbow ♦ A mace
This is a fantastic opportunity for children to experience these items first hand, and brings history to life in a far more powerful way than just looking at the items behind glass in a museum.

3. Martial Arts Club Year 2 Gaydon Trip
On Friday afternoons from 3.15pm pm our black belt instructor Ashley Stuart and our children have been enjoying a martial arts club with exercises, kicking and lots of fun.
Year 2
Year 2 had their Open Afternoon on Friday 3rd October. The children and their parents enjoyed measuring and making their own potions and taking part in lots of other exciting activities.
Gaydon Trip
Our trip to Gaydon is fast approaching; unfortunately we have received only a few donations towards the cost of £ If we do not received more contributions by Wednesday 15th October, unfortunately will have to cancel the trip.

4. For Primary Schools/Academies
PRIVACY NOTICE
For Primary Schools/Academies
Privacy Notice - Data Protection Act 1998
We Orchard Fields Community School are a data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We collect information from you and may receive information about you from your previous school and the Learning Records Service. We hold this personal data and use it to:
Support your teaching and learning;
Monitor and report on your progress;
Provide appropriate pastoral care, and
Assess how well your school is doing.
This information includes your contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information and personal characteristics such as your ethnic group, any special educational needs and relevant medical information.
We will not give information about you to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law and our rules allow us to.
We are required by law to pass some information about you to the Local Authority and the Department for Education (DfE)
If you want to see a copy of the information about you that we hold and/or share, please contact the school office.
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Oxford
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