Important dates for your diaries: you to ensure name tapes are secure in cos- tumes. Please do not use pen as the water is not forgiving and it makes it hard for staff distributing costumes. Mobile Phones In the interests of courtesy and our children's safety, we politely request, that mobile phones are not used within the building. Change of Clothes Please remember to return any borrowed clothing. Any unwanted items to assist us would be gratefully received to ensure we have spares in school. Child illness Whilst we encourage children to be in school as much as is possible we do ask that if chil- dren need to have calpol in the morning that you do not bring them to school. Recently this has happened and when the calpol wears off the children have not been well enough to enjoy being in school. General Notices Please take time to read the bulletin published each week it does contain important pieces of Pre-Prep information Early Birds Early Birds sessions are offered to those working parents who need to drop their child earlier than 8:30am. Please note that due to limited space Early Birds places must be booked in advance and are for Pre-Prep children only. A prompt 8:10am drop off is appreciated. Main Entrance Please do not switch the buzzer off by the main glass door on exit. Nail varnish Nail varnish should be removed for school. Swimming Please can you ensure all temporary tattoos are removed prior to swimming lessons. Children in Years 1 & 2 will need a towel in a named bag for using when we swim in the school outdoor pool. The holidays are a good opportunity for Car parking It is sad to report, despite our pleas in the last publication, that we are still receiving complaints about lack of courtesy in the car park. One car was very badly damaged with no admis- sion of fault. Please be careful. Permission for absences Please could all permissions for absences of 1 day or part of a day, including for appointments, be di- rected for the Pre-Prep to- [email protected] . If the absence is for longer than 1 day or includes Upper School siblings, permission should be sought from Mrs Goldsmith via Mrs Blake - [email protected]. All schools have a legal obligation to record any absence, along with the reason, when children miss any part of the normal school day. Wednesday 20th April Return to School Monday 25th April Coffee and Croissants in the Reading Room 8:45- 10:00am Friday 29th April EXEAT & Friends Cake Bake sale 12:00 noon Colour Run on top pitches 12:00 noon. Tuesday 10th May No activities today except for Ballet Wednesday 11th May Reception French Breakfast 10:00 - 10:40am Friday 13th May Years 1 & 2 Chartwells Healthy Living Saturday 14th May WHS May Ball Whole School Open Morning 10:30am - 1:00pm Tuesday 17th May Nursery Come and Play 10:30 - 11:45am Monday 23rd May Pre-Prep Parents Forum 11:30am in the reading room Thursday 26th May Year 2 Sleepover camp Friday 27th May Come & Share 11:30am Half Term starts at 12:00noon Friday 10th June Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday Thursday 23rd June E Safety Talk by Karl Hopwood for parents. 5:30- 6:30pm Friday 24th June Pre-Prep Sports Day 1:30pm Tuesday 5th July Move up morning for current children. Taster day for new children. Meet the Year 2 teachers for current Year 1 parents 3:15pm Friends Extravaganza 2:30-3:30pm on the lawn Wednesday 6th July Year 2 ‘Moving on Ceremony’ School Hall. Year 2 Parents Welcome 2:30pm Thursday 7th July Fabulous Finish Fiesta (children only) Friday 8th July End of Term 12:00noon Monday 27th June EXEAT Tuesday 28th June Taster afternoon for new Reception children for Sept 2016 1:30 - 3:45pm Thursday 30th June Taster afternoon for new Reception children for Sept 2016 1:30 - 3:45pm Meet the Reception teachers for current Nursery parents 3:15pm Monday 4th July Meet the Year 1 teachers for current Reception parents 3:15pm Thank you for your donaon to Water Aid following the Fabulous Finish. The amount raised was £62.77! At the start of the Lent Term we were wondering where our journey would take us. All the children have had a fantastic term learning as they have visited places locally, abroad and even on other planets. You can read more about their topic work inside this newsletter. World Book Day was a terrific success. The children had clearly enjoyed thinking of who they would be dressing up as, we had many easily identifiable characters turn up for the school day. A great effort from everyone who joined in. All the Pre-Prep children enjoyed the opportunity of story time in Brackley Library. On 11th March the children were invited to come into school in sportswear and take part in an obstacle course in aid of Sports Relief. Each year group took it in turns to complete laps of the circuit which encompassed all of the outdoor space available to us. There were some very brave children who overcame their fear of the spidersweb on the climbing frame. Well done! Year 1 and 2 were perfect ambassadors for WHS when they visited Juniper House nursing home to share some songs and poems with the residents. Their behaviour was impeccable. We have enjoyed our final assembly for the term. Father James visited to talk to us about Easter and the INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Lent Term 1 Moving Along 2 The Winchester House Way 2 Near and Far 3 General Notices 4 Important Dates 4 Mini Winnies Issue 2015-2016 #6 Date March 2016 PAGE 1 We are collecting the Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers. Last year we had enough to buy the Jenga blocks for the playground which the children enjoy playing with. There are collection boxes in the main corridor and in the Year 2 building and we can collect until 3rd May. Thank you for helping with this effort. significance of the eggs we will be eating on Sunday. During the assembly Mrs Goldsmith awarded the Team Point Cup - well done, Red Team! The Easter Egg hunt was as always a real joy to behold. Thank you to the friends for organising this activity. We would like to extend a warm welcome to Mrs Jan Read who is working with us in Learning Support. We finish the term saying goodbye to Clover Levine and Freddie Cunningham. We wish you well as you move on from us.