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www.corsham-pri.wilts.sch.uk Follow us on Twitter @CorshamPrimary January 2021
Happy New Year!
To all our fabulous parents, carers and friends, we hope you had a
wonderful Christmas break. Thank you for all your kind generosity
and gifts at the end of last term.
Since writing this newsletter, following recent government
announcements, school is now closed to all children except those
who are vulnerable or who have critical worker parents/carers.
Home learning is being provided via Tapestry/Seesaw for all
children at home.
STAFF NEWS
We said our fond farewells to Mr Graham Hayden at the end of
term, as he embarks on his retirement after 13 tireless years of
work as our school caretaker at Pound Pill. We are therefore
delighted to welcome Mr Chris Morris to the team as our new
caretaker. Chris is looking forward to getting to know the team and
utilising his trusty tool kit on all of the jobs around the school.
Additionally we are pleased to welcome Mr Richard Davies to the
school as our new Facilities Manager. Rich is a former parent and
governor of Corsham Primary, who will be responsible for
overseeing the maintenance and health and safety of the school
buildings. We hope both Rich and Chris will be very happy with us.
We have said goodbye to Mrs Lisa Griffin who joined us as a TA for
a brief time in the Foundation Stage. She is off to pastures new
and we send our very best wishes.
What is Enquiry Led Learning? In a nutshell, enquiry-led learning provides learners with key questions that are too big to answer in one go, but not so conceptually large that they do not understand. The purpose is to guide pupils to answer these questions in a scaffolded process, allowing them to ‘know more’ and ‘remember more’ about their learning along the way. We use 4 types of enquiry questions across the school; ‘what’, ‘how’, ‘why’ and ‘if’, starting with ‘what’ questions in FS2 and KS1 and moving towards ‘if’ questions in year 6. Below is a mini enquiry, taken from our A-Z of Curiosity, that you could try at home for fun.
Ivern’s Reading Page At Corsham Primary we recognise the importance of encouraging children to read widely, both at school and at home. With this in mind, we are keen to celebrate children for any reading, not just for reading books issued at school to an adult. Therefore, any evidence of 10 minutes daily reading can be celebrated/ recorded within the home school reading diaries. This could include: • Reading any book (fiction or non fiction) from home • Reading magazines, comics, newspapers etc • Reading independently to themselves • Having a conversation with an adult about a book they are reading • Listening to a story as it is read to them by a parent/carer • Reading out loud to a sibling or even to a teddy • Reading an ebook • Listening to an audiobook Did you know that ‘Audible’ are currently allowing children to stream a collection of stories for free on desktops, laptops, tablets aor phones. For more details visit: https://stories.audible.com
Playground Craze of the Month
January’s crazes are currently suspended
Staff Team Details
We thought it might be useful to remind you of staff members who hold
management responsibilities at Corsham Primary. They are as follows:
Mr James Passmore—CEO of Pickwick Academy Trust
Mrs Gina Cooke—Executive Headteacher
Mrs Lindsay Fry—Head of School, Pound Pill
Mrs Kerry Parker—Head of School, Broadwood
Mrs Sophie Ridout—Deputy Headteacher, Broadwood
Miss Rebecca Palmer—Deputy Headteacher, Pound Pill
Miss Helen White—Assistant Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Jo Smalley—Assistant Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Jenny Metcalfe—Assistant Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Kendall—Curriculum Development Leader
Mrs Clare Vines—Curriculum Development Leader
Mrs Ellie Mason—Curriculum Development Leader
Mrs Jess Love—Foundation Stage Leader
Should you have any worries or concerns, all the staff listed above are
available to provide help and support.
Our Senior Leadership Team meet regularly to ensure that all lines of
communication are open.
Outdoor P.E.
In the colder weather, please provide your child with a track suit or
other appropriate warm clothing including trainers for outdoor P.E. this term.
BAD WEATHER
Polite Request …
May we remind you of
the procedures the school will use should When driving onto school sites, please
snow prevent staff from getting to work. may we ask you not to leave your engine
running whilst waiting. This is not legal
Unexpected Heavy Snowfall—Heating and is environmentally unfriendly as well
and Toilets OK as causing noise pollution.
Mrs Cooke, Mrs Fry and Mrs Parker all live Rule 123 of the Highway Code says:
outside Corsham, so it is possible that not all of
us will be able to reach the school. If this
happens, messages may be taken at the school by “The Driver and the Environment.
those staff who can reach the site.
You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle
The school will remain open if sufficient teachers
arrive to look after each class. If it is impossible unattended with the engine running or leave a
to supervise a class due to no teacher being vehicle engine running unnecessarily while
present, the children in that class will be sent that vehicle is stationary on a public road.
home. Generally, if the vehicle is stationary and is
If that happens:
likely to remain so for more than a couple of
minutes, you should apply the parking brake
a) A message of closure will be given to the and switch off the engine to reduce emissions
local Wiltshire radio stations. and noise pollution. However, it is permissible
b) The telephone will be manned to answer to leave the engine running if the vehicle is
queries.
c) A text will be sent to your mobile. stationary in traffic or for diagnosing faults.”
d) A message will be posted on the school
website www.corshamprimary.co.uk Thank you for your consideration.
e) An email/text will be sent to you.
No child should be sent to or left at school until it
is certain that the class will open.
Unexpected Heavy Snow—Heating
and Toilets NOT working
Merit Card Awards
School will be closed and the procedures above
repeated. The local radio stations will be Congratulations to Dexter M, Hayden B,
informed when the school is able to re-open. Riley D, Noah S and Natalie B, who have
Structural Damage to Buildings all received Peacock Awards for
The school buildings are built to the latest
completing 6 merit cards.
specifications so closure is only likely if
structural damage occurs. The same procedures Congratulations to Elise N, Bailey R,
for partial or school closure will be operated if
necessary. Riley O’C, Danika S, Ethan R, Riley L and
George C, who have all been entered into
DON’T FORGET that we have our text the Golden Book for completing 9 merit
messaging and emailing service which we use
in case of emergencies so please let us know if
cards.
you have changed your mobile number or
email address and keep an eye on the school
website. (A text message/email will be sent to
Congratulations to Freddie H, Will C,
each child’s first family contact only.) Jess W, James C, Max E, Alex W, Fawn M,
Benji H, Emily E, Nathaniel D, Oliver G
and Benjamin R, who have all received
Achievement Pens for completing 12
merit cards.
YEAR 6 JANUARY NEWSLETTER—BY 6B
Dromaeosauridae- facts about this group of dinosaurs
By Edward W
The Dromaeosaridae was a very interesting group as there has been many
adaptations to how these “raptors”would look. They were bidepal bird-
hipped carnivorous theropods that flourished mainly in the Cretaceous
period of the Mesozoic.
• These were most likely feathered. Including the legendary
velociraptor from Jurassic park in its ranks surprisingly the
creatures from Jurassic park were highly inaccurate. They were
much smaller in real life and highly feathered. In conclusion the
creatures were much more like not-feathered deinonychus
another type of dromaeosaur.
• A lot of dromaeosaurs had huge sickle shaped claws on there feet
to rip open flesh, sharp teeth, and forward facing eyes suggesting
binocular vision.
• Dromaeosaurs had a wide range of sizes ranging from 0.7 metres
to 6 metre. Some of the biggest include Dakotaraptor Utahraptor
and achillabator.
• Dromaeosaurs seem to have maybe been able to glide. These
creatures being, rahovanis, microraptor, chagyuraptor,
deinonychus and zhenyuanglong.
• The sinornithosaurus was found with traces of feather and it
makes it one of the most important specimens found because it
supports the idea of dinosaurs covered in feathers.
Phobias and Fears
By Theo S
Hi, I’m Theo and I’d like to talk to you about the many
unique phobias. A phobia is a strong and irrational fear
of something.
Pyrophobia is a fear of fire. Out of 356 people, only
around 2 people would have this fear. It is thought that
1 in 7 people have an irrational fear of something;
small spaces (claustrophobia), heights, reptiles or even
long words!
Moving on, we have Megalophobia, meaning a fear of
big things. Fun fact: I am terrified of being near tall
buildings!
Out of 980 people, around 4 might have this fear. An-
other interesting fear is Xenophobia. This is the fear of
unknown things.
Aurora and Aurelia F have
donated the hair from their
big hair cuts to the Little
Princess Trust to be made
into wigs for children
suffering from hair loss.
They raised a whopping
£1,390.06. Very well done
girls!
Fawn M has completed the
Reading Miles Passport.
Imogen R, Lily F and Betsy
L have all completed Ivern’s
Reading Bingo Challenge.
Alfie C and Samuel P have
both achieved gymnastic
medals.
Isla P has passed her
Grade 1 ballet exam and
received a badge and
certificate.
George L and Wynne L have
played in the winning rugby
team—they won the gold
trophy in the U9’s internal
tournament at Chippenham
Rugby Club. Good teamwork
boys!
Isla P has moved up to
Stage 7 at swimming club.
Isla P and Orrin P
have raised £129 Each year, our children at both sites, work hard to
for Indhu Rani (Goodwill raise money for Chandra who lives in the Goodwill
Children’s Home) during Children’s Home, Tamilnadu, India. Chandra has
lockdown. sent us a lovely newsy Christmas card (above).
Orrin P has moved up to
Stage 3 at swimming club.
The Royal British Legion Poppy
Appeal 2020
Happy New We were very delighted to raise a whopping
Year £755.04 by selling merchandise on behalf of the
everyone! Royal British Legion. Thank you to everyone who
donated money to this great cause. The overall
Corsham district total came to £9.910.89.
Dates for your Diary 2021
January
Monday 4 School term 3 starts
February
Friday 12 School breaks up for half term
Monday 22 TD Day—School Closed
Tuesday 23 TD Day—Parent/Teacher Consultations
Wednesday 24 School term starts
Gina Cooke Lindsay Fry Kerry Parker
Executive Headteacher Head of School Pound Pill Head of School Broadwood
Corsham Primary School
Part of Pickwick Academy Trust
Vision: “to work together to provide the best schools and outcomes for our children”
Registered office: Pound Pill, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9YW
Companies House No. 07557894
web: www.pickwickacademytrust.co.uk
email: admin@pickwickacademytrust.co.uk
Twitter: @PickwickTrust
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