19th May Courier
19 May 2008
Osprey
An Osprey takes off from his nest,
His wings out wide as he soars up.
Up up up he flies until he sees a glistening
Lake far below.
He hovers there all a quiver.
Suddenly his bright yellow eyes see a flash of silver.
He dives, the wind whistling past his ears.
He plunges into the water and comes out with a trout in his sharp talons.
He flies back to his pine tree nest where there are two hungry beaks.
He feeds his young then goes to his perch for a well-deserved rest.
Brandon Stock
Class 5/6
The Return of Odysseus
Thank you class 5/6 for your beautiful play; you created a real atmosphere of anticipation and resolution. The costumes were also very beautiful and just right!
Marie-Reine
The Merchant of Venice
Class 7/8 are delighted to invite you to come and watch their performance of William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice”, in the Joan of Arc Hall, on Thursday 22nd of May.
The Merchant, Antonio, has borrowed 3,000 ducats from Shylock the money-lender, so that his friend Bassanio can go in style to woo the beautiful Portia.
The forfeit of “a pound of flesh”, if he could not repay the debt on time, seemed like a joke at first...
But Shylock’s daughter elopes with a lot of his money and he is very angry...
Then Antonio’s ships are all lost at sea...
We would invite everyone attending to contribute £1 towards refreshments during one of the intervals (juice and cake or flapjack). This is to help raise funds for the Class Trip to Italy next month (including Venice!).
The dress-rehearsal will be on Wednesday 21st at 1.30, going on until about 4.00.
On Thursday the afternoon performance will also be at 1.30 until about 4.00, with the evening performance beginning at 7.30 and going on until about 10.00.
Please note: this is an earlier start to that previously published for the afternoon performance, because it is a long play; and with it going-on beyond “home-time” it will affect after-school transport arrangements.
Eskdale Trust AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Trust will be held in the Caedmon Room at 19.30 on Tuesday, 20th May. Financial Reports will be received and members of the Council will be elected; any proposals for new initiatives will be considered. The AGM will be followed at 20.15 by the May Council meeting.
Michael
Please come to the
Parents Teachers and Friends School Development Meeting
Tuesday 3rd June 8pm
A chance for you to have your say and to contribute your ideas. What are the school’s main strengths and weaknesses? What do we, as a school community, need to do to make the most of our strengths and remedy our weaknesses? What can we do to raise money, increase involvement and improve communication? The plan is to split into groups for discussion and then to reconvene to feed back to the whole meeting. We would like every school family to be represented. Please send apologies via Michael if you are unable to attend
Minutes from coordinators meeting – 21 April 2008
1. Welcome to Lee – our new member of the coordinators.
We are still looking for more people by the way! Next meeting will be 2 June 2008. I am in New Botton Farm. Anyone is welcome, also to just find out what we do.
2. Parents evenings
We discussed pros and cons for the Tuesday night parent evening slot.
• It is important to offer alternatives
• It is important that pressure to attend does not go through the children
Ideally we should do a survey to find out what suits people best.
3. Fundraising
• Sponsored walk – May 18
• Guisborough Market Stall – June 08.
Valeska for the coordinators
Guisborough Market Stall
We are once again having a stall at the French farmers Market. This year it is held on Sat 14th June.
I am just giving you advance warning that lovely homemade cakes, cookies, scones, small cakes, jams, chutneys, etc, etc, will be needed. As usual, please leave your contributions in the school kitchen by Friday 13th June at latest.
ALSO, if anyone would like to help on the stall please let me know. We will be setting up at 7.30am and packing away around 4pm. If anyone would like to play some live music for a short time that would be appreciated.
Please leave a message for me at the school or ring me at home (01287 626 992).
There will be other reminder in the next courier.
Julie Easley
Holiday Cottage in North Devon
We are offering our home as a holiday let this summer between Sat 26th July and Sun 24th August.
It is situated on the outskirts of a hamlet 3 miles from Bideford and will sleep 5 comfortably in two double and one single bedroom.
The semi-detached cottage is fully equipped and has a separate living room. Additionally there are wood burners (although you shouldn't need them during the Devon summer!) and a generous garden with seating area and a campfire/fire pit. The garden backs onto a small bit of woodland belonging to the local farmer. The house is conveniently situated just off the Atlantic Highway (A39) and within easy reach of local attractions such as the Tarka Trail, Clovelly, Dartmoor, Exmoor and Cornwall. There is a safe, sandy beach 4 miles away which is ideal for surfing, kite surfing or simply enjoying!
Offers between £400-£450 per week
£700-£800 for two weeks
Please contact Soleira in Sherwood on Ext. 320 as first point of contact.
HOLIDAY COTTAGE
Staithes, North Yorkshire Coast, near Whitby
3 bedrooms, sleeps 4+, sea views, coal fire, small and cosy. Old fishing village with shops, cafes, pubs, gallery, crafts. £280 per week peak season, available for short breaks £40 or £45 per night throughout the year. Telephone for colour brochure 0115 9392353
Guitar Tuition
Richard Grainger has 3 slots available for guitar students.
Beginners onwards.
Email: richard-grainger –a- tiscali.co.uk or Tel: 01287 660060
Full size cello for sale
We would like to sell our cello (Chinese make, 9 years old, £600) If you are interested please contact Doris Potter at Trefoil, Tel. 661 340. It is in good condition but in need of a musician. Doris
For Sale
In good condition: child’s pine desk/dressing table £30; single pine bed with pull-out under bed £40; glass-fronted display cabinet £30; very good quality matching wooden frame upholstered chairs (one rocking) £50 each.
Michael Drake 01751 433244
June 2008 Rota Letter Inserting
CALENDAR
Half term: 26- 30 May
Blitz Clean: 31st May Class 3 /4: Julie Easley
Coordinators’ Meeting: 2nd June Botton Farm
Craft Group: Thursdays 8.45 Botton Farm
Eurythmy Classes: Thursdays 8.45 School Hall
Anthroposophical group: June 6th
Eskdale Trust 20 May 19.30 (AGM,)
Council: 20 May, 20.15; 17 June, 20.00.
Parents' Meetings
Tuesdays at 20.00: 10th June class 5/6
Village Open Day: 6 July
End of Term Festivals: School – 10 July; Kindergarten: 11 July
Next Copy date 6th June 2008
Please send handwritten articles to Marie-Reine Adams or to the school, and you can also email articles from the website or from the address at the top of the courier. Lee and Marie-Reine
An Osprey takes off from his nest,
His wings out wide as he soars up.
Up up up he flies until he sees a glistening
Lake far below.
He hovers there all a quiver.
Suddenly his bright yellow eyes see a flash of silver.
He dives, the wind whistling past his ears.
He plunges into the water and comes out with a trout in his sharp talons.
He flies back to his pine tree nest where there are two hungry beaks.
He feeds his young then goes to his perch for a well-deserved rest.
Brandon Stock
Class 5/6
The Return of Odysseus
Thank you class 5/6 for your beautiful play; you created a real atmosphere of anticipation and resolution. The costumes were also very beautiful and just right!
Marie-Reine
The Merchant of Venice
Class 7/8 are delighted to invite you to come and watch their performance of William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice”, in the Joan of Arc Hall, on Thursday 22nd of May.
The Merchant, Antonio, has borrowed 3,000 ducats from Shylock the money-lender, so that his friend Bassanio can go in style to woo the beautiful Portia.
The forfeit of “a pound of flesh”, if he could not repay the debt on time, seemed like a joke at first...
But Shylock’s daughter elopes with a lot of his money and he is very angry...
Then Antonio’s ships are all lost at sea...
We would invite everyone attending to contribute £1 towards refreshments during one of the intervals (juice and cake or flapjack). This is to help raise funds for the Class Trip to Italy next month (including Venice!).
The dress-rehearsal will be on Wednesday 21st at 1.30, going on until about 4.00.
On Thursday the afternoon performance will also be at 1.30 until about 4.00, with the evening performance beginning at 7.30 and going on until about 10.00.
Please note: this is an earlier start to that previously published for the afternoon performance, because it is a long play; and with it going-on beyond “home-time” it will affect after-school transport arrangements.
Eskdale Trust AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Trust will be held in the Caedmon Room at 19.30 on Tuesday, 20th May. Financial Reports will be received and members of the Council will be elected; any proposals for new initiatives will be considered. The AGM will be followed at 20.15 by the May Council meeting.
Michael
Please come to the
Parents Teachers and Friends School Development Meeting
Tuesday 3rd June 8pm
A chance for you to have your say and to contribute your ideas. What are the school’s main strengths and weaknesses? What do we, as a school community, need to do to make the most of our strengths and remedy our weaknesses? What can we do to raise money, increase involvement and improve communication? The plan is to split into groups for discussion and then to reconvene to feed back to the whole meeting. We would like every school family to be represented. Please send apologies via Michael if you are unable to attend
Minutes from coordinators meeting – 21 April 2008
1. Welcome to Lee – our new member of the coordinators.
We are still looking for more people by the way! Next meeting will be 2 June 2008. I am in New Botton Farm. Anyone is welcome, also to just find out what we do.
2. Parents evenings
We discussed pros and cons for the Tuesday night parent evening slot.
• It is important to offer alternatives
• It is important that pressure to attend does not go through the children
Ideally we should do a survey to find out what suits people best.
3. Fundraising
• Sponsored walk – May 18
• Guisborough Market Stall – June 08.
Valeska for the coordinators
Guisborough Market Stall
We are once again having a stall at the French farmers Market. This year it is held on Sat 14th June.
I am just giving you advance warning that lovely homemade cakes, cookies, scones, small cakes, jams, chutneys, etc, etc, will be needed. As usual, please leave your contributions in the school kitchen by Friday 13th June at latest.
ALSO, if anyone would like to help on the stall please let me know. We will be setting up at 7.30am and packing away around 4pm. If anyone would like to play some live music for a short time that would be appreciated.
Please leave a message for me at the school or ring me at home (01287 626 992).
There will be other reminder in the next courier.
Julie Easley
Holiday Cottage in North Devon
We are offering our home as a holiday let this summer between Sat 26th July and Sun 24th August.
It is situated on the outskirts of a hamlet 3 miles from Bideford and will sleep 5 comfortably in two double and one single bedroom.
The semi-detached cottage is fully equipped and has a separate living room. Additionally there are wood burners (although you shouldn't need them during the Devon summer!) and a generous garden with seating area and a campfire/fire pit. The garden backs onto a small bit of woodland belonging to the local farmer. The house is conveniently situated just off the Atlantic Highway (A39) and within easy reach of local attractions such as the Tarka Trail, Clovelly, Dartmoor, Exmoor and Cornwall. There is a safe, sandy beach 4 miles away which is ideal for surfing, kite surfing or simply enjoying!
Offers between £400-£450 per week
£700-£800 for two weeks
Please contact Soleira in Sherwood on Ext. 320 as first point of contact.
HOLIDAY COTTAGE
Staithes, North Yorkshire Coast, near Whitby
3 bedrooms, sleeps 4+, sea views, coal fire, small and cosy. Old fishing village with shops, cafes, pubs, gallery, crafts. £280 per week peak season, available for short breaks £40 or £45 per night throughout the year. Telephone for colour brochure 0115 9392353
Guitar Tuition
Richard Grainger has 3 slots available for guitar students.
Beginners onwards.
Email: richard-grainger –a- tiscali.co.uk or Tel: 01287 660060
Full size cello for sale
We would like to sell our cello (Chinese make, 9 years old, £600) If you are interested please contact Doris Potter at Trefoil, Tel. 661 340. It is in good condition but in need of a musician. Doris
For Sale
In good condition: child’s pine desk/dressing table £30; single pine bed with pull-out under bed £40; glass-fronted display cabinet £30; very good quality matching wooden frame upholstered chairs (one rocking) £50 each.
Michael Drake 01751 433244
June 2008 Rota Letter Inserting
CALENDAR
Half term: 26- 30 May
Blitz Clean: 31st May Class 3 /4: Julie Easley
Coordinators’ Meeting: 2nd June Botton Farm
Craft Group: Thursdays 8.45 Botton Farm
Eurythmy Classes: Thursdays 8.45 School Hall
Anthroposophical group: June 6th
Eskdale Trust 20 May 19.30 (AGM,)
Council: 20 May, 20.15; 17 June, 20.00.
Parents' Meetings
Tuesdays at 20.00: 10th June class 5/6
Village Open Day: 6 July
End of Term Festivals: School – 10 July; Kindergarten: 11 July
Next Copy date 6th June 2008
Please send handwritten articles to Marie-Reine Adams or to the school, and you can also email articles from the website or from the address at the top of the courier. Lee and Marie-Reine