Vranch House is a centre for the treatment of over 2,000 outpatients with physical difficulties, a provider of various therapies throughout Devon and an independent Day School in Exeter for children with significant physical difficulties.
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Date added: Friday 7th November 2014
Latest updated: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Dear Parents
Hope you all had a relaxing half term!
All families who came to our Harvest celebration had a brilliant time and enjoyed watching the Turnip story come to life - Mark's dad played an excellent grandad and Reuben's mum was a very pretty grandma! We admired the children's and parents' creative vegetable carvings. William's mum carved an amazing pumpkin with the Vranch House logo and well deserved the joint first prize with Michelle's butternut squash bunny!
Our coffee morning was well attended and all children loved the bunting that their artistic parents made for them.
We hope to see many of you in our forthcoming school events!
New pupil
In January we will welcome a new pupil - Faith, in Michelle's Class 1.
Staff changes
Nurse Marie has joined the nursing team and Catherine is our new mealtime assistant in Class 3.
Topic
Our topic this term is ‘Space'. The children very much enjoy learning about planets and planning their imaginary trips to the moon. A mobile planetarium will be visiting school on 20th November. All families and siblings are welcome to join us on the day. Stargazing workshops will be running from 9.30 until lunchtime. Please let us know in advance if you are able to come and join in the unforgettable experience.
My Goals
We have changed the look of the children's Individual Education Plans (IEP). They are now called My Goals. My Goals will be updated and sent home termly. Please get in touch with the class teachers to suggest short term goals you would specifically like us to work on with your child.
‘Wow moments'
All class teachers will send home ‘wow moments' slips and we would like parents to write down any fantastic things you see your child doing or saying at home.
Celebrating life
On Monday 10th November we will be celebrating the short but beautiful life of our ex-pupil, Maddie. For this occasion all staff will dress in colourful clothes and children are welcome to leave the blue Vranch House jumpers at home for the day and come to school in their brightest and prettiest clothes.
Fundraising
School photographer
Due to sickness the photographer had to postpone her session to 19th November (Wednesday). She will be in from 1.30pm. Siblings are welcome to join in the photo shoot.
Ofsted
Ofsted will pay an inspection visit to Vranch House in the near future. As a preparation Ofsted asked us to send home questionnaires to gain the views of the children about the school. These questionnaires were sent home this week as well as an email containing the link to the electronic versions if you prefer to submit your views that way. Please do not send us the filled out questionnaires but post or email them to Ofsted (address can be found on the forms). Deadline for submitting the forms is 12th December. Thank you!
Dates for your calendar
10th November 2014 (Monday): celebrating life - wear bright clothes to school
14th November (Friday): Children in Need - dress as a superhero!
19th November (Wednesday) at 1.30pm: school photographer
20th November (Thursday): mobile planetarium at Vranch House, all families are welcome
8th and 11th December (Monday and Thursday) at 2pm: Christmas nativity
12th December (Friday): deadline to submit questionnaires to Ofsted
13th December (Saturday):
16th December (Tuesday): Jolly jumper day - fundraising for Young Epilepsy
19th December (Friday) at 11am: Christmas carol service
5th January 2015 (Monday): staff training day, no school for children
6th January (Tuesday): first day of the Spring term 2015
Your feedback is much appreciated; please do not hesitate to contact me ([email protected]) or any member of the Vranch House team if you would like to discuss any aspect of your child's schooling.
Hope to see you at the forthcoming events at Vranch House!
Viktoria Pavlics
Head Teacher
Parent's Newsletter November 2014[pdf]