Newsletter Friday 16th July 2010

Here we are!  The end of term is 6 school days away!  Where has the year gone?  As you know we are now making preparations for the next year.  All the children know who their teachers are going to be next year.  There may be one change in so much as a new teacher may be recruited at the start of the Summer holiday to commence duties in September.  The teacher is likely to work in Key Stage 1.  Mrs Middleton and Miss Mailer are setting up the school as they require it from September 2010.

Mrs Knott is leaving us after one year in school to take up a new post at St. Andrews CE Infant School.  Mrs Knott has worked closely on supporting our readers in Key Stage 1.  The close support has shown some excellent results.  We wish Mrs Knott every happiness in her new school and thank her for all her work this year.

Mrs Woodward is also leaving us after 5 years at Leigh School.  Mrs Woodward has been unwell for most of the Summer term.  Mrs Woodward is hoping to return to some of our school activities next week to say goodbye.  Mrs Woodward has worked in a variety of roles at this school.  She has been a class teacher in Year 4, a teacher of sets last year and for most of this year in Year 1.  Mrs Woodward has been in charge of Science and all the children remember our Science days.  We thank Mrs Woodward for all her hard work in the past and wish her the very best for her future career.

This week has continued to be a busy one.  On Monday our ‘Artspace’ group attended the grand opening of the ‘art’ that will be on permanent display at the Xcel Centre.  All local schools, in conjunction with professional artists, have created pottery masterpieces, which will be hung on the stair wall of the Xcel Centre.

Lisa Williamson from the Herbert Art Gallery led assembly on Tuesday.  The subject was ‘Apes’ and it previewed an exhibition at the HAG during the Summer holiday.

All of our Year 6 children have now visited their new school.  Mrs Knibb, Mrs Bailey and the class are putting the final touches to their wonderful show called ‘Wishful Thinking’.  This will be performed to parents and children on Monday 19th July at 2pm.  Come along and join us.

Year 5 went to Westwood School on Thursday for a mini Olympics competition, and came away with silver medals – well done Year 5.  EGO theatre and three neighbouring schools visited our Year 6 on Thursday to share their film work.


On Friday Year 6 are spending the day in London and Years 4/5 are going to the Think Tank in Birmingham.  Year 6 are going on the London Eye, a river cruise and a walk through the Westminster area.

Next week, the last week of term, we will be holding certificate presentations to all children.

Monday 9:00am  Reception and Year 1
Tuesday 9:00am Year 2 and 3
Wednesday 9:00am Year 4 and 5

Year 6 will be presented with their certificates and a Leavers Bible at the Leavers Service at St. James Church.  The Service is scheduled to start at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to attend any of the presentations.  On Friday at 9:00am each of the classes are performing a song and other items for our final assembly of the year.

It will be then be the time for me to say goodbye to all the wonderful pupils of Leigh School. School will close at 2:30pm on Friday 23rd July.  There will be one more newsletter in the middle of next week to confirm arrangements for the start of the next term.