Our PTA successfully applied for a grant for the Queens Green Canopy.

We will be planting an oak tree ready for the Jubilee picnic.

Our town Major has been invited along to unveil our plaque and show our new tree to all the children and parents.

https://queensgreencanopy.org/

Last reminders for the Year 6 residential (23rd May to 27th May 2022)

Dear Parent / Carer Here are a few reminders for Monday.

We have met with the children this afternoon and we are all very excited and looking forward to a fantastic week. We have extra copies of the kit list and the medical form in case you need them.

Leaving Gatehouse on Monday 23rd May Children should be dropped off at school at 9:30am.

Staff will help children bring their bags into the hall. After loading the coach, we will aim to leave Gatehouse around 10:15am.

Packed lunches for Monday Please provide your child with a packed lunch (in a disposable bag).

Children who have ordered a packed lunch from the school kitchen will be able to collect it on Monday morning.

Medicines - IMPORTANT Please pass all medicines and the completed forms directly to Mrs Bradford on Monday morning – she will be at the school gate.

Remember that medical forms need to be completed for asthma inhaler and travel sickness tablets, as well as any additional medications.

Returning to school on Friday 27th May We aim to arrive back in school at approximately 2:15pm (traffic permitting).

The school office will be updated on our progress and they will post messages on the school website if this changes. Additional reminders:

• No mobile phones or electrical equipment.

• Please label luggage with your child’s name. • It is really important that all clothing is named.

• Spending money is optional – a maximum of £5 please in a named purse!

It will be a tiring week, so please try to ensure your child gets plenty of sleep this weekend! In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us via Seesaw if have any last minute queries or concerns.

We will check for messages over the weekend.

Yours sincerely

Jason Stephens Debbie Miller Luke Harman

Revised Year 6 Kit List -

Adventure Okehampton Residential 23rd – 27th May 2022

Weather on Dartmoor is unpredictable, so please ensure you bring appropriate clothing for all types of weather.

What to bring:

• Waterproof coat

• Waterproof over trousers (if you have them) • 2 Towels (one for washing and one for wet activities)

• Swimwear

• Wash kit

• Night clothes

• Plenty of T-shirts

• At least two long-sleeved tops, e.g. sweatshirts / fleeces

• At least one pair of shorts (you will need to wear shorts with wet suits)

• 2 pairs of old loose trousers/tracksuit bottoms (not jeans)

• 2 pairs of thick socks

• Walking boots or stout footwear

• 2 pairs of old trainers or similar (one pair to wear in the water)

• Comfy shoes/slippers (for inside the hostel)

• A small rucksack/day bag

• Two plastic bags (for dirty or wet kit to be taken home)

• Sun cream and a sun hat

• Hand sanitiser

• Drinks bottle – really important as this will be refilled each day

• Torch All bedding is provided.

Wetsuits and all specialist equipment is provided.

 

 

https://issuu.com/universityofexeter/docs/primary_enrichment_programme_summer_brochure_2022

 

University of Exeter – KS2 Primary Enrichment Programme (6th June – 27th June)

We hope that you have enjoyed browsing through our Summer programme of Key Stage 2 curriculum enrichment events! We are delighted that the courses have been well received, so far. Here is the link to book places.

From ceramics workshops, to building video games; form global dance to Macbeth in a day – we hope your pupils are excited by the workshops we have on offer this term.

Paid places are £35 per workshop (unless otherwise stated) and parents are very welcome to book directly. Children do not need to be accompanied at our workshops, which are run by experienced teachers and supported by university volunteers.

If you have any queries at all, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We hope to welcome some of your pupils onto campus very soon!

Footlights Dance Academy will be performing for the school at the Jubliee Picnic lunch.

Thank you Ellie! we are really looking forward to it.

The Local Scoop will be selling ice creams at the school gate at drop off on our Jubilee Picnic day on the 26th May from 3.10pm and have offered to give the school 50% of their profits!!

Amazing! Thank you Emma and Jack!

9th May 2022

Dear Parents/Carers

On the 6th February this year Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth, having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952 when she was 25 years old.

Here at Gatehouse we want to celebrate this special occasion by having a Jubliee Picnic on our school field on Thursday 26th May 2022. We would like to invite parents and carers to come and join us for this special lunch. Please bring a picnic blanket, and your own lunch. All younger siblings are welcome to attend. We will be staggering lunches, to enable as many people as possible to attend – please see times below.

Please bring a picnic blanket, and your own lunch. All younger siblings are welcome to attend. We will be staggering lunches, to enable as many people as possible to attend – please see times below. If you have a picnic blanket(s) at home and would like to bring one then please do. If you have a picnic blanket at home, but cannot attend, please send it to school with your child, but please make sure the blanket(s) has your child’s name on so it can be returned to the right family.

We want our school to be decorated for the event, if you wish to help make, or donate some bunting, posters or paper chains that would be amazing! Any items you feel could be dropped into school to make the event special for the children e.g. donations of jubilee items, red, write and blue, napkins, crowns etc. The children will be able to wear non uniform, with a theme of red, white and blue on the day. Crowns and other royal accessories are optional, although welcome.

Please complete this microsoft form to order your child’s lunch for the day: https://forms.office.com/r/VJT7479mDk The menu will be the same as usual however the hot option will be served as a takeaway. Children can also bring in their own packed lunch if they prefer.

EYFS, Year 1 and 2 11.30 – 12.30

Year 3 - 6 12.00 – 1.00

We are very excited to be celebrating this moment in history.

FORMS.OFFICE.COM

Microsoft Forms

 

Reminder for whole school

Friday 27th May is a non pupil day

Monday 6th June the school is closed

 

( Year 5 Sailing and Year 6 Residential trips on these days will be as planned.)

Year 6 - Bikeability letters are being sent via email/Seesaw today. Please keep an eye out as it contains a link to an online form which must be completed.

 

 

We will be in touch with all new starter families that have been offered a place at Gatehouse, this week you will receive our welcome packs and you will also receive an invite to join Seesaw where we will share lots of useful information on starting school

Devon County Council’s Free School Meals holiday voucher scheme – Easter Break 2022

 

About the scheme 

 

Devon County Council is supporting families of children who currently receive free school meals during term time with supermarket vouchers to help buy food during the Easter Holidays/

 

You should receive £30 for each child for the Easter Break (£15 per week). These vouchers can be used at the following stores: Sainsburys, Iceland, Farmfoods, Tesco, Morrison’s, Asda, Aldi, M&S Food and Waitrose to purchase food over the Easter Break to replace the meals your child would have received at school during the day. Please note that Tesco/Morrisons/ALDI vouchers can only be used in-store.

 

If you have more than one child entitled to free school meals, you should receive a unique code for each child, as the holiday vouchers are issued separately.   

 

Please note that these codes expire on Wednesday 22^nd June 2022. Once this date has passed, the scheme will expire, and we will not be backdating any payments.

 

Getting the vouchers 

 

Devon County Council has partnered with an organisation called Black Hawk Network to help us distribute these vouchers as quickly as possible via their ‘Select’ website because they have lots of experience managing voucher schemes like this and are working with several other local authorities too. 

 

• To get your vouchers you will need to visit a website called ‘Select’ (www.select-your-reward.co.uk) and input your unique code.  

 

• You will then be able to choose your preferred supermarket and add your vouchers to your basket.  

 

• Please then checkout of the ‘Select’ website by providing an email address for them to send you your chosen supermarket vouchers electronically. There is no option to receive physical vouchers by post.   

 

• Once you have received the vouchers to your email inbox, you can save them to your phone or tablet to use online (depending on the supermarket) or show at the checkout in store. Alternatively, you can print the vouchers off to give to the cashier.   

 

What if I need some help? 

 

If you are struggling to get your vouchers because you don’t have access to the internet or a mobile device to receive and store the vouchers on, and don’t have any friends or family to help, please contact Devon County Council’s education helpline on 0345 155 1019. 

      

Further information 

 

If your child has siblings attending school in a neighbouring authority (for example Plymouth or Torbay) who are also receiving free school meals, the local authority their school is located within will have arrangements to support them over the holidays.   

 

If you received a voucher code for the February half-term and haven’t used it to get your supermarket vouchers via Black Hawk’s ‘Select’ website yet, please do so by Thursday 28^th April 2022. Once this date has passed, the scheme will expire, and we will not be backdating any payments.

 

More detailed information about the free school meals holiday voucher scheme, including how to use them and what to do if there’s a problem, is available on Devon County Council’s website. Please visit devon.cc/holidayvouchers or  www.devon.gov.uk/coronavirus-advice-in-devon/document/free-school-meals-holiday-voucher-scheme. 

   

There are also some useful FAQs on the Select website along with contact details for any technical support if you have a problem using the codes and accessing your vouchers. Please visit www.select-your-reward.co.uk.  

 

If you’re experiencing severe financial hardship, support is available. Please visit devon.cc/support or  www.devon.gov.uk/coronavirus-advice-in-devon/document/support-for-people-and-families for information about how to access local financial support, where to find foodbanks and community larders and what to do if you’re on a low income and need to self-isolate.    

   

Finally, if you have received this message in error, please let us know by calling 0345 155 1019 or emailing freeschoolmeals@devon.gov.uk so we can make sure this vital support gets to the right family.