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South Tawton Primary School

World Book Day - Thursday 3 rd March

This year we will be taking part in Readathon, which is a charity raising money for The Roald Dahl Foundation which supports various literacy initiatives and Sargent Cancer Care for Children who care for children and young people in the UK suffering from cancer, Hodgkin's disease, leukaemia, epilepsy, blood disorders and head injuries. Each child will be given an official Readathon Sponsor Card following discussion with their teacher about the number and titles of the books, which they hope to read over the Easter holiday. Please encourage family and friends to sponsor them - this is a good way to encourage reading at the same time as raising money for worthwhile causes.

South Zeal Pre School Nearly New Sale

On Friday 4 th March South Zeal Pre School will be holding its annual nearly new sale in the Victory Hall from 7.30 - 9.30pm . There will be children's clothes and toys for sale in good condition, refreshments, including wine and cheese will be available and a raffle. If you would like to sell clothes (children's only) or toys, please collect a form from The Store, giving you all the details you need. The sale works on a 50/50 basis between the seller and the Pre School . It is well worth popping in as you may pick up a few bargains while having an opportunity to relax and chat over a glass of wine (or tea!).

Okehampton College PTFA - Race Night with a difference..Fun for all the family, no films Friday 4 th March

Sixth Form Centre 7pm for 7.30pm Free Entry, Lots of fun guaranteed! Wine & Nibbles

Sainsburys Active Kids

From 2 nd March to 30 th June for every £10 spent in Sainsburys, customers will receive one Active Kids Voucher. Please would you encourage your family and friends to collect these and send them to the office. We can exchange them for equipment, kit and experiences that will inspire children of all ages and abilities to share in the pleasure of being active. As an added bonus, to encourage customers and their families to share the benefit of eating a balanced diet, for every £5 spent on fresh fruit and vegetables, they will receive an extra voucher.

 

Rotary Club Inter Schools Quiz

We have been invited to take part in this fun competition. We are sending two teams of 4 children from Y6, (the teams were chosen following a preliminary quiz held in class). The first round will be held at 7pm on Thursday 24 th February at Okehampton Primary School where we will be competing against teams from Okehampton and Chagford. There will be two other first round matches with teams from Boasley Cross, Lewtrenchard, Lydford and Bridestowe in one group and North Tawton , Exbourne, Hatherleigh and Northlew in the third group. The winners will then take part in the final at Okehampton College on Wednesday 9 th March. Ceri Hoggins will be accompanying the children but parents, families and friends are most welcome to go along and support the teams.

Scholastic Book Club - Design a Poster Competition

As part of the recent Book Fair, we held a competition. Prizes have now been presented to Georgina Close as KS1 winner and Adele and Alex Bass as KS2 winner and runner-up respectively. The posters have now been sent to Scholastic to enter their nationwide competition. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who took part.

Okehampton Big Band Concert, Victory Hall - Friday 11 th March 7.30pm

As part of a fundraising campaign to enable the band to undertake a tour to Hong Kong in October 2005, a concert is being held in South Zeal. The band comprises 26 pupils aged 12-18 and plays a variety of music for the enjoyment of all ages. Tickets will be available after half term from the school office. £4 Adults and £2 children. A chance to dance as well as listen!

Tesco - Computers for Schools

We are collecting the vouchers, which will be available in stores from 7 th March to 15 th May. Please encourage your family and friends to collect them for us.

Red Nose Day - Comic Relief - Friday 11 th March

Children may wear something red for a minimum donation of £1. We are also going to have a coin trail around the playground - please send in your spare change on the day. Thank you.

Reminders

COLLECTIONS - We would be grateful for any Box Tops from Nestle Cereal packets, Stars from Persil Washing Powder and used printer cartridges, all of which can be exchanged for cash/educational equipment.

UNIFORM - We have reversible coats (waterproof/fleece) with our logo for just £15 each, available in the office, all sizes available.

Dog Mess

Since the beginning of term there seems to have been an increase in the amount of mess being noticed on the pavement from the school towards the main street. This causes a lot of problems with children stepping in it either on their way to and from school or on their way to the Victory Hall for PE or assembly. They then sometimes walk over the school carpets/floors before it is noticed, causing a health hazard. Please be extra vigilant when walking with your children. We would ask that if anyone is seen not clearing up after their dog, that it is reported to the dog warden.

Saturday Morning Football

John Davey and Brian Ainslie have kindly offered to take over the running of this popular activity. It will take place every Saturday at the Recreation Ground from 10am to 11am and is open to any Y2 child or above who attends South Tawton Primary School .

For further information please speak to John Davey on 01837 840155.

Plastic Bottle Tops

We have found a new outlet for these - Mrs Maria Williams from Belstone is collecting them for Mencap towards a wheelchair. Please continue to bring them in and place them in the plastic dustbin in the office lobby. Thank you.

 

Free Books in Cereal Boxes

A number of cereals have been including a free book - if you or your family have collected these and they have been read or are unwanted, please could we have them for our class group/guided reading? Thank you.

Nestle Box Tops for Books
This year our school is again participating in the Box Tops scheme run by Nestle cereals and we need your support. Just collect the tokens from the top of Nestle cereals packs and bring them in. We will receive books for all the tokens collected. It only takes as little as 10 tokens to get one book. The more we collect, the more books for our library! So, start collecting and turn cardboard into books for our school ( scheme closes on 31 st March 2005 ). Thank you.

Reminders

Please could we have any spare blankets/wallpaper for playtime use. Thank you.


Persil Stars
Persil are running an arts materials scheme again this year, which we are taking part in. Please collect the stars from packs of washing powder, bring them into school over the next 10 months and we can use them to receive free arts resources for school. Please encourage your family, friends and neighbours to collect for us. Thank you.

 
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