It has been another positive week at Launton, and it was lovely to see so many parents and carers attending parents’ evenings. Thank you for taking the time to meet with us and for the positive feedback we have received about the new organisation of these meetings. We are pleased that the changes have been well received and will continue with this approach moving forward. Today, the children looked wonderful in their non-school uniform as we raised money for Sobell House Hospice. Thank you for your support with this important cause. It was also lovely to see the children enjoying the opportunity to express their individuality and show their own personalities through their choice of clothing!

This week’s news is from Oak Class

How to make a week in Oak Class

You will need:

A bag of resilience

Two laptop monitors

Sixteen fact filled books

A pipkin of courage

5000 points on Times Table Rock Stars

A pinch of inverted commas

Four pots of sharp pencils

Five well known parables

A sack full of numbers (some in French)

Seventeen colourful recorders

Three bowls of integrity

Three arms full of compassion

Eight maps of Great Britain and an eight-point compass

A chariot full of bronze, iron and gold

A skeleton with labelled bones

A book full of perfectly formed letters

A flock of scumbled sheep (all called Shaun)

And one giant pumpkin!

Exhibitions-Tuesday 20^th October

We are looking forward to welcoming parents and carers to our class exhibitions next Tuesday. This will be a wonderful opportunity to see what the children have been learning about and to celebrate the knowledge, skills and work they have developed. We look forward to seeing you there!

Timetable for the day

• 9.30–9.50am: EYFS and Years 1 and 2
• 2.00–2.20pm: Years 5 and 6
• 2.40–3.00pm: Years 3 and 4

Arriving at school

Please aim to arrive five minutes before your child’s allocated time and enter through the front gate, where parents and carers will be signed in before going into school.

We appreciate that some parents and carers may not be able to attend during their child’s allocated time. If this is the case, please don’t worry! The hall will be open at the end of the school day for you to come in with your child and enjoy looking at their work together.

We look forward to welcoming you into school and sharing the children’s learning with you!

Harvest Festival

A little reminder that our Harvest Festival will take place at the church next Friday, 23rd October, at 9.30am. We are collecting donations for Bicester Foodbank to support those in need within our local community. If you are able to donate, please could children bring their items into school on Friday morning. The list of particularly needed items was included in last week’s newsletter. Thank you, as always, for your kindness and generosity in helping us make a difference to others in our community.

Reception-Moving onto Primary School Survey

Oxfordshire County Council would like to hear about your child’s move to primary school.

If your child has started in Reception this September, please take a few minutes to complete the short Moving onto Primary School – parent/carer questionnaire. https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/moving-onto-primary-school-parent-carer-questionnaire

Your feedback will help the Council understand what is working well and what could be improved to make the transition into primary school easier for all children.

Your responses will be anonymous, and the findings will be used to help nurseries, preschools, childminders and schools improve transition guidance and support children to settle into primary school smoothly and confidently.

Thank you for taking the time to share your views.

Parking Reminder -

A gentle reminder to all parents and carers dropping off or collecting children at any time of day, arriving late and picking up for appointments: Please do not stop by the gates to drop children off this causes problems with the flow of the traffic and puts the children and other pedestrians at risk, please ensure that you park beyond the Parish Hall, using the designated parking spaces. This helps to keep the area immediately around the school clear and ensures the safety of our children and other pedestrians, as well as other drivers. Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us to keep our school community safe.

Congratulations to all classes for achieving over 97% attendance this week. Again a huge well done to Rowan Class for achieving 100% attendance for the second week in a row! 

The following clubs will be running in Term 2, clubs will start the week beginning 2nd November and will finish on 11th December (week before the end of term) - 

Monday - Art Club (Printing, Painting and Christmas Card Making) Key Stage 2 (Year 3 to Year 6) with Miss Nightingale

Wednesday - Gymnastics/Dance Year 2 to Year 6 with Ignite

Thursday - Football Club Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6) with Ignite

Friday - Netball/Basketball Club Key Stage 2 (Year 3 to 6)  with Ignite 

Please book via Arbor the booking system will open at 5pm today.

Message from Tempest -

A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is Monday 26^th October.  You can order through the Tempest website using the details on paper proof visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk 

If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest at customerservice@htempest.co.uk.

Allergies - Nut Free School

We are still getting items in lunchboxes which contain nuts, we are a nut free school and have children in school with serious allergies please do not send your child in with items containing nuts, this includes chocolate spread, peanut butter and products containing a chocolate filling like Nutella or chocolate bars containing nuts. 

Reminder to Parents - Please ensure that packed lunches contain food which is cut appropriately we have seen an increase in grapes, cherry tomatoes, olives in lunch boxes which have not been cut which causes a choking hazard. Please follow this link for some information regarding the risk of choking and how to reduce the risk.

Secondary School Applications for Year 6 Pupils

Year 7 Applications for 2027/28

Our wonderful PTA are busy finalising dates and plans for some exciting events over the coming months. Keep an eye on future newsletters for more information – watch this space!

Your PTA trustees are:

Lucy Crawford (Yr 4)

Emma Austin (Yr 3 and 5)

Catherine Ravensward (Yr1 and Yr5)

Jill Bali (Yr 3 and 5)