Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School

Snippets from the Classroom and Beyond

W 47 May 2006

The first day back at school for the summer term is also the deadline for May’s edition of Snippets. As it happens, I went up to the school during the last week of March to dig out information from the last two weeks of March – the deadline was very early last month! The main problem that arises is one of “Where on earth did I put the stuff for next month’s issue?” Your correspondent is in imminent danger of losing his “Marbles”.

The first object that I should mention is featured here on the left. It is the second issue of the termly news-paper The CherryB.

Although I can only depict the top half of the front page, it certainly appears to be an excellent publication. It has interviews with staff and other pupils, This edition has games as well. Altogether, the team who produced it should be congratulated on their super effort.

The other pictures for this edition of Snippets arise out of the visit of staff from The Owl Sanctuary who brought with them three owls, the barn owl, the tawny owl and the little owl. Our pictures are of the Barn Owl (I believe) and the looks on the children’s faces are a delight to behold. The third photo shows some of the pupils dissecting owl pellets to find out what the owls had been eating.

On then to more reports from last term. On the football front, I’m afraid we didn’t do too well against Tedburn St. Mary. The score was a bit too embarrassing to mention. However, the netball team made up for it and we trounced them in that sport. Don’t forget that the Small School’s Netball Tournament is due to be held in Cherry B on 28^th April. The Cross Country competition due to take place at Blundells School was cancelled – I think due to bad weather.

Spotlight Certificates for last term were awarded at a special Assembly on 24^th March and the school won a Devon Healthy School’s Award on 27^th March. As part of their study and understanding of religion, Class 4 visited the Synagogue in Exeter on 4^th April. This term there was no service in the church. An Easter Parade of Easter Bonnets on the afternoon of 7^th April with an African theme to the bonnets was held with the term ending on completion of the parade.

One other snippet of news: we will be joined by Laura Bellerby from the start of this term until 26^th May. Let’s make sure that Laura, a student teacher, gets the most out of her time with us and finds out how a good small school operates. Welcome, Laura.

Before going on to the calendar, there are 2 more items. Firstly, congratulations are due to Michael Brailey. Michael earned a Merit (3^rd) for his efforts on the violin at the Exeter Festival on 21^st March. A big “Well Done” for achieving that. Secondly, I showed my ignorance of the characters in children’s books when I couldn’t tell you who the class winners represented. I can now ! In Class 1 Stuart Cassels disguised himself as Harry Potter; Class 2 Thomas Barclay was Peter from Narnia; Class3 saw Fraser Maule as Tim Diamond of Falcon’s Malteser; finally, in Class 4, Mr Smooth himself, Lester Kiddle was James Bond – 007. Again, well done to all the winners.

On to the calendar:

24^th April – Summer Term Begins

26^th April – Book Fayre (World Book Day Vouchers)

1^st May – Bank Holiday

6^th May – PTFA Fashion Show in the Village Hall

29^th May–2^nd June – Summer Half Term

8^th June – Primary School Athletics Meeting – QECC Lower

21^st July – End of Summer Term

Don’t forget that I can be contacted on cbsnippets@btinternet.com . As well as in the monthly Parish Magazine, Snippets can also be read here on the Cheriton Bishop website (with colour photographs) and through the school’s own website at www.cheriton-bishop-primary.devon.sch.uk Interestingly, and I hope they don’t mind me mentioning it, I met some parents of prospective pupils for the school today. They have moved to UK from Canada. They moved to CB having had their interests raised by the village website and the school website. Our reach is worldwide.

PGR