Abbas and Templecombe Primary School is involved
in an exciting project to enhance the facilities provided.
We have until September
2007 to raise £50,000 towards the completion of an extended
classroom facility at the school. This would mean that we would
be able to offer the village preschool "Sticky Fingers"
its own purpose built facility and also provide a facility for
wrap around care for children currently attending our school and
a classroom for extended learning and adult education sessions
in the Templecombe community
Abbas and Templecombe
Church of England Primary School is very much a village school.
There are 104 pupils currently in the school, and the reception
year intake for 2008 was oversubscribed. The latest Ofsted Inspection
for the school (Nov 2006) graded the school as Outstanding. The
children enjoy coming to school and take part in full and varied
curriculum.
Sticky Fingers Pre-School
is currently housed in the Village Hall next to the school site,
which is also used by other village organisation. A move to a
purpose built environment would mean that the children's equipment
could be permanently installed and displays would be easier to
control. It would also mean that the Pre-School's hour' could
be extended to provide all day provision, which is not a present
possible.
The school has already
raised £100,000 of the £150,000 needed but we are
need to raise the balance, or the opportunity to have such a wonderful
facility within the village will be lost. We are looking for donations
to reach our target and it is our intention that the top donations
would be recognised on a plaque within the new building.
If anyone can help
an outstanding (Ofsted 2006) school get even better please contact
us on 01963 370481 or email us on office@abbastemplecombe.somerset.sch.uk
Further details of this appeal and the school itself can be found
on the school web site www. abbastemplecombe.somerset.sch.uk
"This is an
outstanding school where pupils achieve exceptionally well."
School Ofsted Oct 2006
" Sticky Fingers Pre - School offers good quality provision,
which helps children to make generally good progress towards the
early learning goals" Pre-School Oftsed Jan 04
