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| School Will Open On 10th - 8th September 2007
The late opening caused by the July floods was unavoidable due to the extent of the damage caused. The Reception year classroom had to be completely redecorated and have new carpets. The floor in the the toilets was so badly damaged it had to be re-laid. The old Victorian 4" drains were replaced with 6" drains to increase capacity. A team of builders, decorators and fitters have been on site throughout the summer holidays. The school's ICT suite was completely ruined and everything had to be thrown away and replaced. The school's ICT Technician, Mr John Plunkett, has had to set up and configure all the new computers during the school break. Children were due to return from the summer holidays on Wednesday 5th September so only 3 days have been missed. Given the state of the school when the floods hit on Friday 20th July (the last day of term) it is a credit to all involved that the school is, once again, ready for teaching. Wear It Pink - 2nd October 2006
Everyone is invited to come along for a cup of tea or coffee and a piece of cake and make a donation for this worthwhile cause. Click here for more about the In the Pink campaign. Helmdon School Fête - 21st June 2006 The Helmdon School Fête on Saturday 17th June raised an incredible £1,638. Thanks to everyone for all the support and contributions. Please let us know if you have suggestions for how the money might be spent at the school. Helmdon School Fête - 17th June 2006 Helmdon School Fête is on Saturday 17th June 12.00 - 3.00pm. There will be a BBQ and refreshments, entertainment from the brass band and rock band, and with many activities including a surfboard simulator,face painting, pony rides, hook a duck, penalty shoot out, bash the rat, as well as many more, it's sure to be a great time for all the family. Most importantly all money raised will go towards buying equipment, toys, books and anything else that the school budget doesn't cover!! Please put the date in your diary and support your local school while having lots of fun!! If you would like more information on this or any other FOHS event please contact me. Thanks for your support. Becky Leitelmeyer School Art Project Gets TV Coverage - 5th September 2005
We have established a tradition of holding our Harvest festival in the church and this year we also held our Key Stage 2 Christmas celebrations in the rearranged layout of the church as we organised a Medieval Christmas. Many parents and members of the community helped us to decorate the church with foliage and candles. The atmosphere was fantastic. The children performed a traditional medieval puppet show and the finale was a farandel dance. In the autumn term all classrooms will have a data projector and interactive whiteboard. We have been very fortunate this year as we have benefited from Magdalen college’s Specialist Schools status. This has provided us with the support from an additional ICT technician and an ICT teacher. The children in the reception / Year 1 class have benefited from a data projector and interactive whiteboard as a part of an LEA initiative last September. We will be welcoming fourteen new reception children in September along with additional Teaching Assistants. Kristina Wade will be working with children in Year 1 / 2 and Year 6 and Fiona Stringer will be working each day in year 1 / 2. We have significantly increased the adult support in all classes over the past few years and value the contribution that this support brings to pupils and teachers. The feasibility of a nursery unit being built on the school site is a project which will be explored in the new school year. The possibility of building a nursery was raised as a part of the village plan and members of the various organisations will be consulted as we look into the options available. If anyone would like to help us in looking at different possibilities then please get in touch. A new venture for the school this year will be our Year 5 / 6 residential to France. This will provide children with the opportunity to explore a different country and to practice their French! All children in Year 6 will receive an hour a week modern foreign language tuition provided by Chenderit secondary school. Our whole school outing this year was to Wickstead Park in Kettering. The weather was kind and everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable day. As a part of the end of term activities Year 6 performed extracts from the Tempest. The children gave outstanding performances and the evening was a resounding success. We appreciate all the support that we receive from parents and members of the local community. Rev Will Adams has already taken assemblies and offered to work with children who are talented mathematicians! If there are any other people who have some spare time on their hands who would be willing to help with clubs, listen to children read or help with art projects then please do come in to see us. Keen gardeners also welcome!! We look forward to another exciting year ahead. Sue Blackburn Head Teacher Helmdon Primary School Governor's AGM Report 2004 - 1st December 2004 A full report from the Governing body of Helmdon Primary School is now available on-line. Please click here to access the report. Governor's AGM Report 2003 - 1st December 2003 A full report from the Governing body of Helmdon Primary School is now available on-line. The file is in Microsoft Word© format (252 Kb). Please click here to access the report. Helmdon School Conservation Area Project - 6th August 2003
In 2003 Niki Phillips was given permission to involve a group of Year 6 pupils in a Conservation Area Project, following the completion of their SATs tests in June. The pupils started by carrying out a site analysis, recording information about the various habitats within the area and the flora and fauna to be found there. To help in their recording they used digital cameras, a mini camcorder and a tape recorder, some of which equipment they had not previously used. Their final analyses were shown on two large display sheets, using drawings, paintings, photographs and many other imaginative media to represent and communicate the information collected. Following their initial site visit, the pupils had a brainstorming session during which they recorded their ideas as to how the site might be developed and what must be left undisturbed. They decided that they should collect the ideas of others by interview with questionnaire and also suggested that Mr Geoff Gulliver could be asked if he would be willing to be interviewed. He agreed to this request.
The pupils had a really interesting interview with Geoff, who brought
with him some old deeds and documents relating to the land, which
he lent to the school for our presentation at the end of the project.
Pupils in the school were interviewed, mostly in groups. Teachers
were also interviewed and two members of the team did an extensive
questionnaire survey of local residents of all ages. They collated,
analysed and presented the data collected, using a variety of methods
and producing work of a very high standard. The most popular ideas
and themes relating to the ways in which the site could be used
and developed included introducing various features which would
encourage bird life, such as bird boxes and feeders; increasing
the cleared area to allow more recreational use; creating a 'dipping
area' for studying the stream life; purifying the stream water to
allow a greater variety of aquatic life; introducing watch areas
and 'hides'. The pupils could see potential educational uses of
the land covering virtually every area of the curriculum.
In July 2003 the pupils presented the results of their project
to an audience of other pupils, teachers, parents, governors and
specially invited guests. Their work was displayed in a variety
of ways and included video and tape recordings as well as their
own comments, observations and accounts of their activities. The
response to their presentation was very positive with many appreciative
and complimentary comments from those who attended.
The 2002 campaign started on 28th January and Tesco gave shoppers one voucher for every £10 spent in store up to 7th April. Helmdon school has been collecting vouchers and would like to thank everyone who has taken part and donated their vouchers to the school's collection. All vouchers for the 2002 campaign had to be returned by 5th July, so if you have any left please hold on to them for now. The school has a well equipped ICT suite which has proved an important asset to the school since its official opening in 2000. However, computer equipment dates quickly and there is a constant need to replace and update monitors, keyboards and the computers themselves. The Computers for Schools is a scheme supported by Tesco to enable local schools to claim the latest computer equipment, providing pupils with invaluable computer skills to take them into the future. Since 1992 Tesco has given away over £70 million worth of computer equipment to schools. Anybody with any questions about the Computers for Schools Campaign should contact the school secretary, Jo Wright. Governor's AGM Report - 11th January 2002 A full report from the Governing body of Helmdon Primary School is now available on-line. The file is in PDF format, for which you need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this you can download it for free from the Adobe web site. Once you have the viewer installed please click here to access the report. School Sends Over £1,000 to Send a Cow - 19th October 2001 Harvest festivals at Helmdon Primary School and Helmdon Church have helped to raise money for an organisation that helps people become self-sufficient. After the two harvest festivals the goods taken were auctioned off and the money, which totalled £1,245.76, will be sent to Send a Cow. The organisation provides families with a cow so that when the first calf is born they pass the calf to another family. The work has been going on in Uganda but is now spreading to other countries. A cheque was presented, from the school and residents in Helmdon, Syresham, Whitfield and Radstone, to Sandra Herbert, a representative of the organisation, in an assembly on Monday 15 October. Parents In School - 9th July 2001 Support from Parents, Grandparents and the community is still as strong as ever at Helmdon. There are many ways that you can help at school, either in the classrooms or with other school activities. If you are able to give a few hours of your time please see any of the class teachers or Sue Blackburn. Last summer all the helpers were invited to tea. It was a lovely sunny afternoon, tea and scones were served and each Class took it in turns to entertain. It really was a wonderful afternoon. Every Thursday afternoon between 3.30pm and 4.00pm parents are welcome to come into the classrooms and look at their children's work with them, and also to enjoy the classroom displays. Sharing assemblies are another way to share in the work and life of the school. The Friends of the School are now running a crèche to help parents with pre-school children. Finally, if anyone wishes to look at the school policy documents they are kept in the school office. New ICT Suite - 15th November 2000 The school is now the proud beneficiary of a new ICT suite. The work of parents and staff together, the ICT suite will ensure that pupils are able to keep pace with today's increasingly technological world. For more details and a full report please click here. |
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