All info from Mrs Webb is here: https://www.minchacademy.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/World-Book-Day-Information-March-2020-1.pdf

Children will be able to come to school dressed as a favourite book character (and if you have any sparedressing up clothes that you can donate to school we'd be very grateful!) Children will be able to take partin fun book-related activities and receive their £1 World book day tokens.

We will also be taking part in the Read for Good sponsored read - children will have lots of extra time toread and share stories throughout the day and we hope that they'll also be able to read or share a storywith you that evening!

We will be sending out more details about the day nearer the time, but please visit https://www.worldbookday.com/ for lots of ideas and information about books and readingand https://readforgood.org/ to find out about the work of the charity and the sponsored read.

Children to be picked up with uniform, instrument and music at 9.45am. No packed lunch required.

Turquoise:
Cora P-S
Alisha M

Cobalt:
Beth D-B
Amber W
Amy T
Lily T-P
Oliver W
Isaac H
Sam B

Sky:
Erin B
Freya W

Dress up as a sport, or in your PE kit.

All children to run a mile and bring in £1 donation for Sport Relief.

Mr Tovey will also set up some sports activities for lunch time.

Rendcomb College is hosting an ORCHESTRAL DAY on 11th March for pupils in years 5 to 8 who play string, woodwind and brass instruments between grades 1 and 5. Our orchestra will then perform the programme at school, during our 9 o’clock school assembly on Friday 20th March; parents of all our orchestra children being very welcome to join us.

Timings: either 09:00 or 09:45 arrival – finish by 11:15

This will be a wonderful opportunity to visit the school on a working day. There will be a presentation by Russel Ellicott (Headmaster), and student-guided tours of the school. Our Head of Year 7, Helen Blackwell, and pastoral staff will be on hand to talk to you about the transition from primary school and about life at Pate’s, including the House system, clubs, uniform and school buses.

We will endeavour to make parking available on site (subject to weather conditions).
Pate’s is a free grammar school for boys and girls aged 11-18 years. Our students achieve the highest academic standards, whilst benefitting from exceptional pastoral care and first-class facilities. BOOK YOUR OPEN MORNING VIA THE SCHOOL WEBSITE

DearParents/Carers

Sapphire Class Ukulele Concert

Thursday 26^thMarch 2020 at 2:40pm

Hopefully you are aware that Sapphire Class aretaught violin every week on a Thursday. The children want to be able to show you what they have learnt and wouldlike to hold a concert for their parents.

You are therefore welcome to join us; theconcert is starting at 2:40pm so please arrive just before then; we are estimatingit will last approximately 20 minutes.

We look forward to seeing you.

Kind regards

Miss K. Tonner