Dear parents and carers,
May Day
I do hope that you enjoyed our May Day celebrations today. The weather was glorious and the children all performed exceptionally well. A huge thank you goes to the Friends of Dr South’s for providing a superb lunch and an endless supply of tea and cake. Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who work so hard to make this such a fantastic event. We don’t have a final figure yet, but no doubt a great amount of money has been raised which will go towards supporting projects for the children next year including the purchase of new playground equipment.
The Beech Class children raised £185 with their stalls and they will be choosing a project to spend this on after half term. Thank you to the staff for preparing the children so well and thank you to all of you for supporting this event and for your continuing support of the school.
Staffing
We said a fond farewell to Martin today and it was lovely that he was able to help the child cross the roads for one last time. Thank you to all those people who wrote messages and donated to the collection for Martin – he was extremely touched by your generosity.
ParentPay
A gentle reminder to check your ParentPay accounts to ensure that any outstanding balances for meals and/or clubs have all been paid ready for next term
FODS BBQ – Saturday 6th June 3pm – 6pm at the Village Hall
Please see the attached flyer with the details of the FODS BBQ which will take place on Saturday 6th June at the Village Hall between 3pm-6pm.
Minutes of the FODS meeting
Thank you very much to everyone who attended our last FODS meeting, and for all your continued support (especially in the run up to May Day!) Please see the minutes of the meeting here:
https://tfods.org/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/
Holiday
School will be now be closed until Monday 1st June when we look forward to welcoming you back for the summer term.
Our Christian value for the term is respect. Ask your children about how we respect our environment
Dates for the year
We have a church service most terms which all families are welcome to attend.
Our May Day celebrations are at the end of May and this is a whole day event for families to attend if they wish.
Sports Day is for the whole school and begins at 9am and last until approximately 1pm. Parents are welcome to watch and enjoy a picnic lunch with their child after the races if they are able to.
Term 6
1/6/2026 – Start of Term
3/6/2026 Ash Class Trip to Oxford Bus Museum
6/6/2026 FODS Family BBQ 3pm – 6pm Village Hall
10/6/2026 Trip to Oxford Science Museum ( Reception to Year 6)
18/6/2026 – Sports Day
1/7/2026 – Ash and Willow production 1.30pm in village hall
9/7/2026 – KS2 production 1.30pm and 6pm in village hall
14/7/2026 – Ash Class picnic for parents at Jacob’s Field from 11am approx.
17/7/2026 – Leavers’ Service 1.30pm at St Nicholas Church
17/7/2026 – FODS End of Year Party
17/7/2026 – End of Term
Don’t forget – you can always check term dates at: https://dr-souths.co.uk/term-dates/