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	Class Assembly: Thursday 20^th March – KS2 Music Assembly at 9am Friday 11^th April – Paris Class at 9am No.671 20^th March 2008 Dear Parents, Playtime / Lunchtime Tokens The winners this week are: KS1- Beijing KS2 – Canberra Well done! Easter Service at All Saints Church, Roberttown, Thursday 20^th March A reminder, all the children from Year 1 – Year 6 will be walking to All Saints Church during the afternoon of Thursday 20^th March to take part in an Easter Service. The children will return to school for 3.15pm. The service is for the children only and parents are unable to attend. Paris Class Walk Around Roberttown – Thursday 10^th April As part of their work in Geography / History the children in Year 3 will be walking around Roberttown to see how the village has developed over the years. Please make sure that your child has a coat and suitable shoes. Sport Relief Congratulations to Beijing class for donating the most money to Sports Relief. You raised £156 in total. The following children received certificates for the best dressed sports person: Canberra – Ellie Walker, Callum McDermott Ottowa – Kirsty Thompson, Ben Fisher New Dehli – Harrison Palmer, Chloe Mitchell Paris – Kristen Foster, Maisie Clerehugh Brasilia – Harrison Lockwood, Faith Miller Beijing – Charlie Powell, Andreas McIntosh Nairobi – William Ellis, Isabel Castle London – Grace Arrowsmith, George Leathley Half Term Superstars Congratulations to the following children who are Half Term Superstars! Leah Weedy,Niall Kelly, Daniel Foster, Ellie Fowler, Charlie Powell, Chaira Rathmell, Sophie Butterfield, Daniel Hodgson, Alanya Hickling, Georgia Learie, Harrison Lockwood, Melissa Brook, Alex Smith, Charlotte Rooke, George Webster, Jodie Cornforth, Amaris Bainton, Harry Walker, Harry Hardcastle, Tommy McDermott, Chloe Mitchell, Oliver McDermott, Alex Armitage, Emma Crossland, Lydia Pickles, Jack Toulson, Rory Wakefield, Jennifer Hurst, Callum McDermott and Ellie Walker. After School Clubs There are still places available at some of the after school clubs. Please contact the office for a form or down load a form from the schools website. Swimming Gala 2008 written by Alicia Roberts & James Ives Y6 On the 10^th March nine pupils from Roberttown attended a swimming gala at Spenborough swimming pool. There were six schools taking part in the following events: Girls breaststroke, Alicia Roberts, 4^th Boys breaststroke, James Ives, 6^th Girls front crawl, Ellie Walker, 6^thBoys front crawl, George Dignam, 4^th Girls backstroke, Ellena Roberts, 3^rd Boys backstroke, Benjamin Crayton, 4^th Girls relay, Ellie W, Paige E, Ellena R, 5^th Boys relay, Laurence C, Nicholas R, and George Dignam. All the individual swimmers and girls relay achieved finals status, the boys relay performed outstandingly but this was the most demanding event and they finished in just to slow a time to qualify for the finals. Y6 Roberttown Netball Team Report By Sam Wright and James Thomas 3 2 1 go! On the 13^th March Thursday evening, the Roberttown Netball team went to Heckmondwike Grammar School for the High 5 Netball Tournament 2008. The first match was against Cawley Lane who we beat 2-1. Then it was Hartshead who we defeated once more by 4-0. As a result of the last two matches, we got through to the Semi Final, where we played against Littletown, we won 4-0 believe it or not. Then we played Millbridge in the final and the score was 5-0 TO ROBERTTOWN! We all got medals for our extremely hard work. Many thanks to Sam Wright, Joe Allatt, James Thomas, James Ives, Emily Tench, Ellena Roberts and Ellie Walker. Also a massive thank you to Mrs Bordman [lead person], Mrs Briggs; who assisted Mrs Bordman during lunchtimes and finally, Mr Ives for encouragement and Mars Bars! Visit to Red House Museum – Written by Mrs Senior The children in Year 1 & 2 went back in time at the Red House Museum. The school visit supported and enhanced our ‘Houses & Homes’ project. The children were able to discover what it was like to live without electricity, materials like plastic and to have servants. The children has the opportunity to handle artefacts, draw silhouettes, play with toys from the past, write with dip pens, try on costumes, sketch features of the house and make lavender bags. A very busy fun filled trip! Year 3, 4 and 6 Only - Consent Form Please see attached information regarding consent for participation in research. Please return the form by tomorrow Thursday 20^th March. Thank you. Staffing We say farewell tomorrow to Miss Christine Antrichan and Mr Roger Thornton. The children and staff wish them well and thank them for all their hard work and support for Roberttown School. School closes tomorrow, Thursday 20^th March at 3.15pm and re-opens on Monday 7^th April at 8.50am.