Skipping (Just Giving)
Our amazing teaching assistant, Sarah Spencer will be taking on a '100 skips a day' challenge over the whole of June. As you may know, Mrs Spencer is currently undergoing treatment for cancer and so we would love to join her in the challenge. Children, staff and parents are very welcome to take part and we will be finishing with a celebratory skipathon at the end of June. If you would like to make a donation to the Monkton Park Just Giving page please click here.
Sports day
Subject to weather we can confirm that Sports Day will be held on Tuesday 27th June. As in previous years KS2 (Y3-Y6) will be at 9.30am and KS1 (YR-Y2) will start at 1.30pm. We hope to see you there!
Monkton Mole Awards
Fieldmice: Albie
Rabbits: Charlotte
Hedgehogs: Freddie
Otters: Joey
Owls: Patrick
Squirrels: Madeleine
Foxes: Jennifer
Pine Martens: Eloise
Badgers: Hermes
Headteacher: Ethan
Opal
We are excited to invite you to an OPAL play afternoon on Friday 23rd June from 1:45-2:45. This is an opportunity for families to experience our fun-filled outdoor play.
We are currently replenishing our equipment and loose parts so any donations of sandpit toys, old computer keyboards and office phones, yoga mats (ideally plastic-coated), large cardboard boxes and anything for water-play (bottles, scrubbing brushes, watering cans etc.) would be much-appreciated please.
More details will be released closer to the time.
Class assemblies
Parents of children in the class are always welcome to attend our class assemblies. Please see below for the next dates.
Tuesday 6th June (9.15am): Pine Martens
Tuesday 13th June (9.15am): Badgers
Jumpers & Sun Hats
Now that the sun has finally made an appearance, please can children to bring in sun hats to school. Please can you ensure that these are clearly labelled along with school jumpers and Cardigans. We have an every growing pile without names that cannot be returned!
Children can bring in suncream but again, this must be labelled and not shared with others! There are many suitable 8 hour creams that can be applied before school.
Summer Holiday Club
Summer Holiday Club Monday 31st July – Friday 25th August
You are now able to make bookings for Summer Holiday Club
There are 2 sessions available:
Breakfast Summer Holidays 8.00am – 9.00am. Breakfast included £3.50 per child per session
Holiday Club 9.00am – 4.00pm Snacks and water will be provided but please bring a packed lunch and any other drinks £30 per child per session, £25 per sibling per session.
Bookings must be made by Friday 7th July.
How to Book
Using childcare vouchers or your tax free childcare account Please email the school office to book. We will then let you know the total cost.
ParentPay
If you would like to book via ParentPay please pay the total amount and any sibling discounts will be processed by school. Booking instructions are below:
1. Go to www.parentpay.com and log in
2. Select the child to make bookings for
3. Select Book meals and places/Make bookings
4. Select Breakfast Summer Holidays or Afternoon (Holiday Club)
5. Select the week to view
6. Select Make or view bookings
7. You will then be presented with a booking screen
Book a session for a specific day/week
8. Make the required bookings
9. A summary will be displayed at the bottom of the page
10. Review the booking summary, and select Confirm booking.
11. Any credit in your Parent Account will be used to pay for the meals. Any remaining cost can be paid by Bank Transfer (if enabled), Visa Checkout or Other payment method
WARNING: Any bookings must be confirmed and paid for within 2 hours of selecting them. Failure to do so will result in the bookings being automatically cancelled by ParentPay.
From the Governors
The team of Governors met recently for our regular, half-termly Full Governing Board meeting. We began with a warm welcome to our two new Parent Governors, Laura Lock and Charlotte Sykes, who were attending their first meeting after joining the team. We then, as usual, discussed a wide range of different aspects of the school.
The Governors discussed the findings of a recent visit by the School Improvement Advisor, who works for Wiltshire Council. The report began by noting that Monkton Park School ‘continues to have a robust approach to meeting the needs of every individual child within the school, including disadvantaged learners and those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities’. We welcomed the fact that the report was very positive overall, and we also discussed some recommendations that were made.
We also took the opportunity to look at the great progress that has been made on refurbishing the bungalow, thanks to the efforts of so many people. It will be a fine addition to our facilities and we look forward to its use by the school and local community.
Our next meeting will take place on 29th June, following our Governor's Day, for which we look forward to spending time in school.
Finally, we would like to wish you and your families an enjoyable Half Term break.
Sean Dennien & Ian Sankey, Co-chairs
FOMPS
Scarecrow Trail Results
Thank you to everyone that came along, built or donated to make 2023's Monkton Park Scarecrow Trail bigger and better than ever! The amount raised is in excess of £3,400.00!!
The correct answers were:
1 Finding Nemo
2 Shaun the Sheep
3 The tiger who came to tea
4 The Flight of the Navigator
5 Ghostbuisters
6 ET
7 Back to the Future
8 Lilo and Stitch
9 Up
10 Wizard of Oz
11 Wall-E
12 Encanto
13 Tangled
14 The Wrong Trousers
15 Muppet Christmas Carol
16 The Iron Giant
17 Matilda
18 School of Rock
19 Aristocats
20 Sing
21 The Bee Movie
22 Super Mario Bros
23 Mary Poppins
24 The Lego Movie
25 Cars
26 The Karate Kid
27 The Addams Family
28 Over the Hedge
29 Charlotte's Web
30 The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
31 Holes
32 Top Cat: The Movie
33 Boxtrolls
34 The Goonies
35 Sonic the Hedgehog
36 Despicable Me/Minions
37 Paddington 2
38 Harry Potter and thhe Philospher's Stone
39 Sound of Music
40 Cinderella
41 Frozen
42 Fantastic beasts and where to find them
43 The Mighty Ducks
44 Lightyear
45 Monsters Inc
There were over 40 sheets with all the correct answers. The winner out if a hat was: Rebecca Plant who won a family climb at The Arc.
Beth Speich won the 'movie night in' hamper sponsored by Sainsburys.
The entry with the most votes for Best Scarecrow was (drumroll.......) Dan and Bonnie Phelps with Back to the Future. They'll be heading to Reel cinema with their tickets for four.
Our other raffle prize winners have all been contacted:
Family golfathon - Karen
Sunday roast at The New Inn - Mercedes
Axe throwing - Brenda and Lucy
Headways voucher- George
Binks voucher - Sian
Hope to see all of you next year for the 15th anniversary celebrations!
Summer Picnic - Bunting
At the summer picnic we will be celebrating outdoor play and we would love it if the children could help us to decorate the field by contributing a flag to our bunting.
We would love to see their designs which represent what they love about being outdoors and playing.
Download the template below (It fits on to A4 Paper) or ask for a copy from the school office.
You can use any scrap material you have around- an old t-shirt or pillow case- cut out the flag shape.
Designs can then be drawn or painted direct onto the bunting flag.
Completed flags to be returned to school office by 5 June so we can begin sewing them all together!
We look forward to seeing all their amazing designs
FOMPS Dates
Monday 12 June - FOMPs meeting (evening TBC)
Sunday 2nd July - Summer Picnic
Wednesday 12th July - FOMPs round up after-school
Any questions or queries please contact us on our FOMPS Facebook page or via email on fompspta@gmail.com
Your FOMPs Committee
Up & Under Sports - Multi Sports Course / May half half term 2023
The course will run at Hardenhuish School, Chippenham during the upcoming summer holidays!
Tuesday 30th May, Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd June 2023 (3 days)
The activity programme is open to boys and girls of all abilities aged 5 – 13 years old and will give them the opportunity to learn new sports, improve skills, make new friends and HAVE FUN!
A fantastic variety of sports and activities each day. Sports will include: Archery, Indoor Curling, Laser Tag, Football, Mini Olympics, Tennis, Handball, Hockey, Cricket, Ultimate Frisbee, Dodgeball, Lacrosse, Basketball, Tag Rugby, Team Building Challenges
There will be daily competitions, prizes and certificates and our activity days are structured around teamwork and working together and are delivered in a fun and engaging atmosphere.
Sessions will start at 9am and run through until 4pm.
£30 FOR THE DAY OR DISCOUNTED RATE OF £85 FOR ALL 3 DAYS 10 % SIBLING DISCOUNT IS ALSO AVAILABLE.
To book your child on to the Multi Sports programme please visit - https://www.upandundersports.co.uk/product/may-half-term-hardenhuish-school-multi-sports-course/
Art Workshop
SEN Drop in Sessions
SEN Coffee Morning
Home Start - North Wiltshire
Free School Meals
TD Days
Monday 24th July 2023
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Friday 1st September 2023
Wednesday 18th October 2023