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NEWSLETTER NO 30 27th May 2022
BURGUNDY BROADCAST
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School News…..
End of Term
It seems strange that it has been six weeks since the Easter break, Reminders….
because time seems to have gone so very quickly. In this half term Non Pupil Days 21-22
Year 6 and Year 2 have completed their SATS and Year 4 have Friday 17th June 2022, Monday
attended their residential trip. We had a DEEP review, which 20th June 2022, Thursday 21st July
focussed on the teaching and learning, which was extremely 2022.
complimentary about the staff, the quality of teaching and the pupil’s Non Pupil Days 22-23
learning. It has been a very successful half term. Thank you for all 1st and 2nd September (children
your support with what we are trying to achieve and I hope you have return to school on Monday 5th
September), 16th and 19th June
a lovely half term.
and the 21st July.
SRE meeting Break up for half term – Friday
27th May
There will be a meeting for parents of Year 6 pupils, to discuss the
relationship and sex education element of the PSHE curriculum that Children return to school –
will be delivered after half term. This will be at 2.30pm on Tuesday Monday 6th June
7th June in the school hall.
Summer Disco – Wednesday 15th
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations June
EYFS Induction Evening –
Today was exactly what Primary education should be about;
Thursday 16th June at 6pm
children learning whilst having fun, in a safe environment with a
common theme running through, not only today, but the whole week. Non pupil days – 17th and 20th
It’s great to do a focussed week of activity and the children have June
responded so well today, it has been a pleasure to have them in the
school. The street party at lunchtime was lovely. Seeing all the Sports Day – Tuesday 21st June –
pupils outside having a finger buffet lunch and staff helping was KS2 am, KS1 and EYFS pm.
lovely to see. The inflatables, the corgi competition, the throne Picnic lunch. Details will follow
competition, the Dunmow Brass Band, the enthusiasm of the pupils nearer the time.
to learn about the Queen and the Royal Family, and studying
different decades all made for a fantastic week. Thank you to the EYFS Taster Sessions – 9:30-
organising committee for their hard work, but particularly to Mrs Stow 11:30 am Ash Tree Class, 1:30-
3pm Fir Tree Class
for being the driving force behind the celebrations. Below are some
pictures from the today, with more available on the school website. Year 6 Taster Days at HRS –
A special thank you to https://www.foodfornow.co.uk/ who provided Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th
the sandwiches for the street party today. June
Rotary Club Winners We have been advised of the following winners of the recent Rotary Club Competition: Owen F was Highly Commended for his Young Writer entry, Dexter J was runner up of the Young Artist entry, William D was the Infant Dunmow winner for his Young Photographer entry, with Lily S (winner) and Caleb R (highly commended) for their photograph entries. For the Young Musician Competition the Foundation Class Singers were Josephine E (winner) and Abigail E (Commendation). Well done to you all, fantastic achievements! There will be an awards evening on Friday 10 th June from 6:45pm at the Rowena Davey Day Centre. The Rotary Centre will contact parents with details. Geography Competition Wow! Thank you to everyone for all the amazing entries in the geography competition. I was thoroughly impressed by the variety of ways that everybody presented their work, we had maps, fact sheets and 3D art, including a rock Stonehenge! Thank you all for taking the time to enter, we had 6 overall winners and chocolates for everyone else. The winners are on our geography display for you to look at after half term – Mrs Naylor
The Flitch Trials Art Competition The Flitch Trials are running an art competition for anything related to the Flitch Trial (please see the end of the BB for more information). Children are encouraged to use any medium and be creative. The closing date for the competition is 6th June, so please bring in your entries to school and someone from the Flitch Trials will collect them when we return after the break. Ride London Banner We were kindly supported this week by the Ride London organisation and we created a school banner for the route over the weekend. If you are taking part then we hope you will see the banner as you ride through Great Dunmow. Year 6 Crucial Crew Yesterday, Year 6 attended Crucial Crew at Foakes Hall in Dunmow. They watched a live performance and took part in a workshop afterwards to help them learn about county lines. The pupils enjoyed the session and came away with a better understanding and knowledge of this, giving them the power to make the right choices. This is a part of their PSHE curriculum and helps prepare them for the wider world. Trees This week representatives from Tesco and RG Carter, who are the contractors for the extension at the local store came into school and donated 6 cherry trees. Six pupils from Cherry Tree class helped the representatives plant the trees as part of our links with the local community.
Lunchtime Clubs
The schedule for lunchtime clubs when we return after half term is: Mr Talman – Monday and Tuesday
Quad kids for the team training, Thursday rounders practice Mrs Maybanks will continue with her normal
fun and games next week for years 1-3.
Vacancy
We have a part time vacancy for a Midday Assistant. If you are interested in this role, please ask for an
application form or for more details contact Mrs Mills in the office.
Summer Raffle – Flight prize
The Friends Association are pleased to announce an exciting raffle that will run from now until the summer
fayre. The prize is a private flight that Mr James Vinall (one of our parents) will be donating. He will
personally fly 2 people in his aircraft, which will be arranged with the winner. Parents are able to buy
tickets on Eduspot before the summer fayre or in person on the day. As this is such a fantastic prize to
win, it is being drawn separately to the main raffle. The tickets are priced at £2 each and you can buy as
many as you would like. The date and other details can be negotiated with Mr Vinall.
Swimming
Below is the timetable for the first groups. Please ensure that you have paid for the sessions, as this
counts as your permission for your child to swim. If you require assistance with payments please
contact us. Children should come into school with their kit with them (swimming wear, towel, goggles,
and swim hat).
EYFS/Year 1/Year 6 - W/C 6/6/22
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
08.45-09.30 EYFS (1) EYFS (6) Year 1 (4) Year 6 (3)
09.30-10.15 EYFS (2) EYFS (5) Year 1 (6) Year 6 (1)
10.15-11.00 EYFS (3) EYFS (4) Year 1 (5) Year 6 (2)
11.00-11.45 EYFS (4) EYFS (3) Year 1 (3) Year 6 (6)
1.15-2.00 EYFS (5) EYFS (2) Year 1 (1) Year 6 (5)
2.15-3.00 EYFS (6) EYFS (1) Year 1 (2) Year 6 (4)
Year 6 – 6 groups
Groups 1,2,3 = Mr Coleman Oak Tree
Groups 4,5,6 = Mrs White Sycamore Tree
Reception - 6 groups
Groups 1,2,3 = Miss Mitchell Fir Tree
Groups 4,5,6 = Mrs Brace Ash Tree
Year 1 - 6 groups
Groups 1,2,3 = Mrs Stow Cherry Tree
Groups 4,5,6 = Mrs Lock/Mrs Sinnet Holly Tree
Book Buzz
We are launching the ‘Burgundy Broadcast Book Buzz’ that will be included in the last BB of each month!
The idea is that children can review and recommend books that they have enjoyed and hopefully share
some of the magic of reading with each other. We can include photographs of text and contributors as
well as the written or typed reviews and pictures. (If you wanted to donate the book itself that is fine too
– we can establish a library of recommended reads that others can borrow). Just send your reviews and
recommendations in to the School Office for the attention of Mrs Stow.
Some current recommendations from Waterstones:
If you love Greek myths, a few books that you may enjoy are the Percy
Jackson series by Rick Riordan– lots of fun! There are a few other books
that you may want to look at too though. The Beasts of Olympus by Lucy
Coats and illustrated by David Roberts is definitely worth a look, as well
as the very funny Who Let the Gods Out? series by Maz Evans. You
might prefer a more traditional set of stories, in which case Roger
Lancelyn Green’s Tales of the Greek Heroes is worth a look as is The
Usbourne Book of Greek Myths, a beautiful hardback edition packed with
classic tales.
If the Greek topic has stimulated your interest in mythology generally, why
not branch into Norse legend and try Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being
Good by Louie Stowell which is hilarious, or Odd and the Frost Giants by
Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Awards
Mr Watts presented the following children with their awards and dojo’s in their classes:
Gold Awards : Millie W, Grace E
Learning Badges: Isabelle W, Theodore C, Belle H, Sienna W, Alice H, Poppy C, Teddy S, Elidi-
Rain B, Vivien A, Lillie S, Kian McC, Harry M, Alexander T, Dylan D
Citizens of the Week: Ivy C, Oliver B, Freddie P, Alexander I, Lilla S, Raefe W, Savannah B-P,
Lilliana H-G, Tommy P, Misty J, Summer T, Serena D, Jake H, Stephen B
Mathmagician of the Month: Luke C, Katie McI, Tommy B, Ashton L, Marley P, Saskia G, Ivy-
Marie L, Grace E, Ashley J, Mason S, Olivia I, Emily A, Charlie K, Thomas K
Writer of the Month: Imogen N, Oliver B, Ella P, Buddy M, Amelie A, Quinn B, Sophie K, Sofia C-
K, Jasmine B, Dexter J, Beau B, James H, Aidan A, Amber P
The following children received the most dojo’s in their class this week: Abigail E, Alfred J,
Tommy B, Sienna W, Henry W, Mariella D, Ruby L, Harris R, Logan P, Esmae C, Thomas G,
Charlotte D, Amy-Lee K, Thandiwe M
Achievements
Well done to Oliver T, Jack H and Albie T who have all been part of the Stansted Youths U12’s team.
They have won the league and the league cup this season, doing ‘The Double’. They all play a year up
and in the top division. A fantastic achievement.
Well done to Chloe who after lots of practice received 2 rosette awards in ballet for theatre and
freestyle.
Menu
Please see below the menu for the week after half term (please note Monday and Thursday’s lunches
have swapped days for this week only):
Week One – Weeks commencing:- 6/6/22
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bubble Coated Sausage and Mash Roast Gammon Oven Baked Hot Baguette Day
Fish Fillet (GF/DF) Southern fried
Sausage (GF/VE) Linda McCartney chicken (GF/DF) Choice of:-
Fishless Fingers (VE) Chicken roast (VE)
Broccoli Southern fried Quorn Bacon/Tuna/Melted
Chips Yorkshire Pudding fillet (V) Cheese/Sausage
Cauliflower
Spaghetti Hoops Roast Potatoes Couscous Sausage (GF/VE)
Cabbage Bacon (VE)
Sweetcorn Cauliflower Sweetcorn
Gravy Nachos
Mini Salad Bar Peas
Full Salad Bar Full Salad Bar
Gravy
Cornflake tart and Oat Cookie
Raspberry Smoothie custard (DF/EF) (DF/EF/VE) Jelly (VE) and Cream Selection of Fruit
Pot (GF)
Vanilla Sponge (GF) Cookie (GF)
Dates
Please find below dates so far for this academic year. Amendments or additions to the dates are in red
font.
June 2022
Monday 6th 8.55am Children return to school
Wednesday 15th 3:30-4:30pm EYFS/KS1 Disco
4:45-6pm KS2 Disco
Thursday 16th 6pm EYFS new parents induction evening
Friday 17th Non-Pupil Day (INSET)
Monday 20th Non-Pupil Day (INSET)
Tuesday 21st All day Sports day and Picnic Lunch (AM–KS2/PM-
KS1)
Thursday 23rd 9.30-11.30amAsh Taster sessions EYFS
1.30-3pm Fir
Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th Year 6 HRS Taster Days
Friday 24th 9.30-11.30am Fir EYFS Taster session
1.30-3pm Ash
Friday 24th Meet the Teacher EYFS – Year 5
Saturday 25th Summer Fayre
W/C Monday 27th Year 6 Residential
Wednesday 29th District Sports
Thursday 30th 9-1:30pm Year 5 Taster day at HRS (confirmed)
Other News
Great Dunmow Town Council Litter Pick
The Great Dunmow Town Council are looking for volunteers to help with a “community litter pick” on
Monday 30th May. If you are able to help please meet in Foakes Hall car park at 9.30am.
Ride London
Please see the below poster for information regarding Cycle Fund Zone this Sunday in Great Dunmow
from 10am until 2pm.
Flitch Trials Art Competition
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