3rd April 2025 | Issue 263
This week’s news is from Oak Class.
In Art, we have learned about Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Georges Seurat. We have learned about the past and what games children used to play.
India, Poppy, Brodee, Ben, George West, Joshua said, “Children used to play hopscotch, hide and seek, leap frog, wrestling, hula hoops, games with ball.”
We created a scene using figures made from tinfoil that show games that we like to play.
Hector, Clara, George West, Joshua said, “We made a swimming scene.”
Ryan, Ava, Darcey, Ben said, “We made a hopscotch scene.”
Molly, Leia, Brodee, George Swan said, “We made a football scene.”
Elizabeth, Poppy, India, Kiran said, “We made a gymnastic scene.”
Myree, Sophie, Charlie, Reuben said, “We made a football scene.”
Myree said, “It was not easy because some parts will break if we pulled it too hard.”
Ava said, “We had lots of fun.”
School Football Team
Once again the Launton football squad were excellent ambassadors for our school, when Friday’s team played against St Edburg’s. The team showed excellent sportsmanship and also won 4-0.
Updates & Reminders
Plant Pots -
If you have any plant pots that you no longer need, we would be very happy to reuse them. Small pots are particularly useful, especially at this time of year.
School Lunch Ordering -
There is a new School Lunch menu for after the Easter Holidays it can be viewed here. The ordering system is live for after the Easter holidays. The deadline for ordering a lunch for the first day back is Friday 11th April.
Term 5 Activity Clubs - Booking has now closed but there are some spaces still available if you would like to book your child in please email the office.
Tuesdays - Football Club for 5 weeks from 22.04.25, for Key Stage 2 pupils run by Ignite.
Wednesdays - Gymnastics and Dance for 5 weeks from 23.04.25, for Year 2 - 6 pupils run by Ignite.
Thursdays - Multiskills for 5 weeks from 24.04.25, for Key Stage 1 pupils run by Mrs Heath.
Fridays - Netball/Basketball Club for 4 weeks from 25.04.25, for Key Stage 2 pupils run by Ignite.
Friday 4th April
On Friday 4th April school finishes at 3.15pm there will be no Afterschool Wraparound Care or Activity Clubs.
Parish Hall Carpark and Parking
We have been advised by the Parish Council that for 2-3 weeks there will be contractors working on the Parish Hall roof. Part of the carpark will be out of use so this will have an impact on availability of space for car parking from 18th March. Please take extra care when parking and avoid parking along the school fence and in the driveway by the school gates.
Online Family Learning Workshops - available for all Oxfordshire residents.
These workshops aim to help you feel empowered at managing those tricky situations knowing you are doing the best for your child and yourself. You will gain insight into how to strengthen your family’s self-esteem and resilience; and practise strategies to encourage positive behaviour.
Mystified by maths? Interested to find out how some of those maths concepts in Year 5 and Year 6 are taught now: these workshops explain the current teaching methods used to help you feel more confident in supporting your child.
Dates for your Diary:
Friday 4th April - 9.30am Easter Church Service
Provisional Date - Friday 20th June - Sports Day (Reception and Key Stage 1 AM, Key Stage 2 PM) More information to follow.
Message from St Mary's Church
AN INVITATION FROM ST MARY'S
All are very welcome in Church for our
NEXT FAMILY SERVICE ON
6 APRIL
when we be preparing for Easter
MEETING AT THE CHURCH DOOR
AT 10.50 AM
Easter Family Fun
Saturday 19th April 9.30-10.30am
Launton Village Hall
Come and help make the St. Mary's Easter Garden and join in some Easter crafts
Message from the PTA
Come along to the Easter Egg Hunt this weekend! A fun event for the family this Sunday 6th April from 2-4pm.
As well as the egg hunt, there will be other stalls and refreshments for you to enjoy.
Tickets are still available at the village shop/post office and there will be a limited number available on the door.
Thank you to all the lovely people who have donated easter eggs for the hunt. A big thank you too to our wonderful team of volunteers who have been very busy the last two Friday evenings delivering leaflets and collecting the easter eggs from the local community. We couldn't run this event without your help and contributions so THANK YOU ALL 🙂
If anyone has any prizes, they would like to donate to the Tombola stall (bottles for the grown up stall and any child friendly things for the kids) then please drop them off at school at pick up or drop off this week.
Happy Easter to everyone - enjoy the holidays.
Please email: friendsoflaunton-pta@googlegroups.com if you can help.
Your current trustees are:
Lucy Crawford - Chair (Yr 2)
Emma Austin - Vice-Chair (Yr 1 and 3)
Charlotte Noakes - Secretary (Reception and Yr 3)
Laura Smith - Treasurer (Yr1 and 5)
Catherine Hall - Treasurer (Yr 3)
Remember: Please be aware that we have children in school with serious food allergies. To ensure the safety of all of our children please avoid sending your child to school with anything that contains nuts this includes sandwiches containing peanut butter or chocolate spread.
Useful Links
Here is the NHS Is my child too ill for school information.
As parents and carers, there are ways we can support our children to give them the best chance to stay mentally healthy. Encouraging and guiding a child to think about their own mental health and wellbeing are vital skills you can teach them from a young age. Children's mental health - Every mind matters
