Walk to School (& back!) Day - Wednesday May 26th
To celebrate the opening of the new footpath across the Recreation Ground from the car park to the village, we will be meeting at the car park at 08.40. There will be an official opening ceremony with representatives from Devon County Council and the Parish Council. We will also be walking the children back to the car park at the end of the school day, leaving school at 15.30. We would like to encourage parents to use this route every day and not just on our 'Walk to School' days to improve the health and safety of children travelling to and from school

Y5 - Devon County Show - Competition
We are pleased to report that the Y5 entered a competition, which involved a project about Life on a Farm. There were 6 categories and not only did the entry win their category, they also won the competition overall! Mrs Boother and 4 of the children were invited last week to take part in an interview at Westpoint and received a telephone call later that day, telling them the good news. The children will all receive free tickets to the Devon County Show for Friday 21 st May and we will be organising the visit so that they can go and take part in the presentation. Well done Y5!

Race for Life - Cancer Research UK
Sue will be entering a team again this year - If you would like to join her, please let her know as soon as possible as numbers are strictly limited to each venue. The event will take place on Sunday 25th July at 11am at Killerton House, Exeter . The course is 5km through the lovely parklands. A team must consist of a minimum of 15 ladies - daughters are also welcome with their mothers - so get fit and raise money for a good cause at the same time. Entry fees are £8.50 for Ladies and £5.00 for Under 18's but it is requested that you try and raise at least £50 of sponsorship. T shirts are also available to purchase.

FOSTCPS Curry & Quiz Evening
This will take place on Friday 21st May in the Victory Hall at 7.30pm. Teams of 4 are invited to book their place: £5 a team and £2.50 per person for curry. Please let Sue know in the office if you would like to join us.

Barn Dance/Disco at Eastlake Farm, Belstone - Friday 18th June 7.30pm
This is a fundraising event for the Devon Air Ambulance in memory of Charlotte Saunders. There will be a live band and Disco. Raffle. Tickets £5 from Eastlake 52513

Sponsored Netball Tournament - Tuesday 22 nd June
Angela Herrod-Taylor is hoping to organise a Sponsored Mums/Dads/Aunties/Uncles/Grandmas/Grandads etc. etc. Netball Tournament to be held on Tuesday 22 nd June starting at 6.30pm at South Zeal Recreation Ground. No experience necessary! The rules etc. will be explained on the night. The men's and ladies tournaments will be run separately (but on the same night). More information will follow shortly but please make a note of the date and come and join in the fun.

Wanted
Please may we have donations of Dinky and toy cars and other vehicles for outside play and any dressing up clothes - adult sizes (that could be cut down or elasticated), shoes, hats etc.

The children will be making masks out of recyclable materials relating to animals from the Road Safety website www.bmweducation.co.uk We are having a visit from the BZENT Recycling Roadshow on Tuesday 18 th May. We would be grateful if you could send in any recyclable materials, which are suitable for mask making (staff will discuss with children the sort of items which would be best)

Write Here, Write Now Competition
This year we have again had 4 children short listed as winners in this Literacy competition. Congratulations to Buster Francis, Gerard Simpson, Nick Hobbs and Jack Carroll. Check out the web site at www.writehere.org.uk

Plastic Milk Bottle Tops
We have already taken several sacks to Mr & Mrs Jewell, Rose Cottage, Throwleigh Road, who are collecting these as part of the Lions Club - they advise us that the collection has been tremendous and that one child has already received a wheelchair and they are now collecting again and hoping to find another outlet for them. If you can deliver bags direct to them, please do so, otherwise continue to send them in to school and Sue will drop them off.

Sports
Tae Kwondo
If there is enough interest a club could be arranged locally, either in South Zeal of Okehampton (currently in Crediton). Please speak to Sarah Bell on 840424 if you would like further information.

Fitness Kick boxing
Classes open to everyone at Okehampton College 6-7pm on Monday nights. Get fit and have some fun at the same time! For more information please ring Becky: 01363 773934 or 07966 742003.

Tennis Coaching
Bob Weaver will be running a session after school on Tuesdays at the Recreation Ground in South Zeal, starting after Easter. Please contact him if you are interested on 01837 840549.

Okehampton Youth Rugby
Okehampton Youth Rugby are seeking new players in Year 4 to train on Sunday mornings, 10 - 11.30am at Okehampton Rugby Club. Rob Curtis and Martin White will take the training sessions each week. If you are interested, please go along to the club on Sunday. Thank you

Chess Club - Thursday Lunchtime
Rev Smart has a large number of enthusiastic players and would welcome some more volunteers to help, perhaps on a rota basis. If you could spare ½ hour we would be pleased to hear from you.

Wanted!
Please could we have donations of small (YR/Y1 preferably) clothing which can be used in case of accidents - socks, tights, skirts, jogging bottoms, pants would be most useful.
Class R are collecting wellies between the sizes of 8 and 2. Any spares? Please send them in.
We are collecting Persil stars, which appear on packets of Persil washing powder, please cut them out and send to school to help us obtain free art and craft materials.