Author: Susan Swift

June 2023
Achieving Excellence Together
Springfields First School
NEWSLETTER

www.springfieldsfirstschool.org.uk admin@springfields-first.staffs.sch.uk 01785 337310

This week’s Springfields Superstars are: Barn Owls: Jaxon, Noah
Hedgehogs: Frankie, Joe
Foxes: Emily, Sophie Super readers: Florence, Dacre, Barney, Chloe, Amber, Tillie
Robins: Charlie, Joshua
Badgers: Samara, Noah
Woodpeckers: Oscar, Finlay Well done everyone :)

Classes for September 2023-2024
We will be welcoming 37 new reception aged children into main school in September. The class structure for the academic year beginning in September will be:
Pre-school—Mrs Bagnall, Mrs Spilsbury, Mrs Marsden and Mrs Hurdiss
Hedgehogs—Reception Mrs Goodfellow, Mrs Sharman, Mrs Foxley
Foxes—Reception Mrs Trillo, Mrs Chivers, Mrs Edwards
Badgers—Year 1 Mrs Hancock
Robins—Year 2 Miss Stevenson
Mrs Edwards supporting both classes
Kingfishers—Year 3 Mrs Brett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barber (am)
Woodpeckers—Year 3 Mr Rammell, Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Bailey
Barn Owls—Year 4 Mrs Aston

Summer Term Dates
13th June—Pre school/Hedgehogs Sports Day—9am
14th June—Yr4 visit to new schools either Walton Priory Middle school or Christ Church Middle school
15th June— Robins/Foxes/Badgers Sports Day KS1—9am
16th June—Woodpeckers/Barn Owls Sports Day KS2 –9am
22nd June—Foxes class assembly 9am parents welcome
26th & 27th June—Transition Days
29th June- Hedgehogs class assembly 9am parents welcome
6th July—Summer performance at Yarnfield Park—1.30pm
9th July—PTFE Summer Fair followed by Happy’s Circus 2pm
Reminder: School starts at 8.45am. The main gates open at 8.30am and children can go into their classrooms to read at 8.40am. Please wait for the classroom door to be opened by the classteacher.
School finishes at 3.15pm and the gates will be opened for parents from 3.10pm.

PTFA Summer Fair and Circus
Please come along and support the PTFA summer event on Sunday 9th July.
There will be lots of fun and games for all the family.
This year's Summer Fair will be before the Circus on Sunday 9th July 11:30-1:30. It was such an amazing time last year, bringing the school community and wider community together for a couple of hours of fun. We will shortly be sending out a volunteer form as in order to run it and raise as much as we can for the school we rely on helpers and are so thankful to all who volunteer. There will be the usual raffle so if anyone has a business/workplace that would like to donate a prize for the raffle please do get in touch!
There will be an after school mop up shop for the Father's Day Sale on Monday at pick up by the PTFA shed if you missed today and/or need any more gifts.

Governors Corner
22nd June—Governor curriculum meeting
13th July—Summer term full governor meeting
The Governors can be contacted via email on:
governors@springfields-first.staffs.sch.uk
this account is regularly checked by Mrs Sam Williamson Chair of Governors.
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