Newsletter 7th July

Flourishing!
Earlier today, I sent out a letter to all parents and carers letting them know the plans for class teachers next year. I don't think there were any huge surprises in there - I hope not. It has taken a long time, longer than usual, to finalise these plans but we have ended up with a really great team of people, all of whom know our school and live our values. It's great that after a difficult time through the necessaary but hardly welcome staffing restructure, we have ended up with a stable and familiar staff team. I am releived and happy.
It has reminded me that the 'community' we refer to in our school vision 'community - challenge - care' is not solely the community of children in our school or the links to the community of Chagford, Throwleigh, Drewsteignton and beyond - it also refers to this community of adults who come to work in this place. I am glad that that community will remain intact and ready to serve through to another school year.
While I am thinking of the community of teahcing staff, I would like to thank the teachers of Chagford Primary. As you will know, this week teachers had to make a very difficult decision. Whether to take strike action with theri union to protest the real terms attrition to school funding which is cauing suach damage or whether to give up their right to take action in order to make sure that our productin could take place. This was an enormously difficuolt decision for each and every teacher. I am very grateful indeed  that they made the decision they did - the children who took part in the production will remember it for the rest of their lives - but disspaointed that this is a decision that they had to make. We msut all stand together to insist on proper funding for our schools.
Thank you also to the parents and carers who showed thir support for the teachres by providing some treats in the staffroom and sending in such beautiful, heartfelt cards of thanks. We are proud and privileged to serve this community.

Woodland School Fundraiser Update
We are very excited to announce that we have reached our target with a grand total of £3,063. This will fund the Woodland School for children in Reception to Year 6 for a whole year and leave a little extra for materials. Thank you to everyone in the school and wider community who donated -every single contribution is so very much appreciated and we are so pleased we can continue to offer this great opportunity to the children. Thank you!

Fantastic Mr Fox
Our production of Fantastic Mr Fox has been an absolute triumph! Mind you, I'm writing this before the final performance so I hope I haven't jinxed it!).
A huge well done to all the children - they have been absolute legends. Thanks also to Lydia, Phillipa, Chloe, Zoe, all the teachers, everyone who came to a workshop to help with set and costume, Elaine ... 
These productions demand a whole community's involvement and they give pleasure to the whole community. Well done and thank you everyone!

Summer Fayre
Please don't forget that it's the annual Summer Fayre tomorrow. Zoe and the PTFA team have been working very hard to make this event as fun and exciting as it can be. We are lookign forward vey much to the inflatables and the tombola! Do come along between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.and enjoy stalls, snacks and fun.

End of Term Events
Sports Day - 19th July. KS1 in the a.m. KS2 in the p.m.  Do join us!
Leavers Service - Thursday 20th July - 2:00 p.m. at St Michael the Archangel