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Calm, Kind, Consistent
We have had a very calm start to Term 5 and we are pleased to say that we've seen some great improvements in behaviour since we finished school at the end of Term 4.
We hope to see this continue as we move on through the term and would like to thank parents and carers for supporting us with behaviour and allowing our school to be a Calm, Kind and Consistent place for all of our pupils.
A Special Visit
This week, the whole school has been reading, exploring and enjoying the same text - 'Beegu' by Alexis Deacon. Each day, Mr Prichard set a new task to complete. These tasks were the same for every class in the school, including Nursery! Children have been sharing their work with siblings, friends and other teachers, and it has been fascinating to see the different outcomes derived from the same task!
Mr Prichard will be organising another week this year, using a different book.
Check out the pictures showcasing the writing and activities from across the school...
Late Collections - Update and Thank You
As you know, at the end of last term we announced that we had implemented a new policy and charges with regards to children who were collected late from school.
We are pleased to say that since this policy has taken effect, we have seen a dramatic reduction in the number of children who are collected late each day so we would like to say a big thank you to parents for getting here on time at the end of the school day!
When children are not collected on time, it means that staff are unable to complete other work that ensures children are being provided with the best possible education - it's also upsetting for children who are left behind after all their friends have gone!
We hope to see these improvements continuing over the coming weeks, and as as reminder, here are the details of charges that are currently in place:
If a child is collected less than 10 mins late (between 3.20pm - 3.30pm) more than 3 times within a two week period, a £5.00 charge will be applied.
Where a child is collected later than 10 minutes after the end of the school day (3.30pm onwards) - parents will be charged for a session of Mini Chill (the child will not attend Mini Chill, but will be supervised elsewhere) at a cost of £2.00 per child.
Where a child is collected after 4.00pm or later than 10 minutes after the end of a Mini Chill Session – parents will be charged for a Full Chill Time Klub session at a cost of £3.50 per child.
Where a child is collected later than 10 minutes after the end of a Full Chill Time Klub session – a charge of £5.00 will be applied.
Where there are repeated late collections then charges may be increased by 50%.
Please also be reminded that these charges also apply to Nursery children.
Thank you for your ongoing support with this matter.
After School Clubs
All Clubs will be back up and running from next week. Here's a reminder of what's available...
Monday - Friday - Mini Chill Time Klub - 3.20 - 4.00pm - £2.00 per session
Chill Time Klub - 3.20 - 4.30pm - £3.50 per session
Monday - Key Stage 2 Choir - 3.20 - 4.00pm
Tuesday - Key Stage 1 Ball Skills - 3.20 - 4.00pm
Wednesday - Year 5 Football - 3.20-4.00pm
Key Stage 2 Gardening Club - 3.20 - 4.00pm
*If your child is interested in joining - please speak to Miss Morse in the office - There are limited places available and children will need to commit to attend for the entire term as they will be working on a project*
Thursday - Key Stage 1 Multi Sports - 3.20-4.00pm
Friday - Key Stage 2 Archery - 3.20 - 4.00pm
IMPORTANT CLUB REMINDERS:
All clubs, with the exception of Chill Time, are offered free of charge however they MUST be booked in advance using the Arbor Parent Portal.
If your child attended a club last term, they will not automatically be booked in for this term, please re-book using the app.
Please be aware that if you have an outstanding balance from last term, you will not be able to book clubs until this has been cleared.
If you have any questions regarding clubs, please do not hesitate to contact us.
School Car Park
Please can we politely remind parents and carers that they should not be crossing the white line markings in the school park at pick up times. They should also not be allowing younger siblings to cross these markings.
These markings are in place to protect the safety of our children and parents and also to ensure the security of vehicles that may be on site.
Thank you for your co-operation with this.
NURSERY CLASS NEWS
We have had 4 new children start this week and though they have only been with us for 3 days, they have all done very well so far and have slotted into the class seamlessly.
We started our learning this term with Beegu. Beegu is a little yellow alien who landed on Earth alone. They were lost, had no friends and did not speak the same language as anyone else.
The nursery class used this story to explore good and poor choices, they thought about how we would welcome Beegu into our nursery and extended their learning into welcoming he new children with open arms. They have also worked together to write a letter to Mr Condon all about Beegu coming to the nursery.
In combination with this, the children have been learning of The Holy Spirit and how Jesus sent his friend to Earth. The children painted flames to decorate the classroom and used the activity to discuss their previous learning of Jesus being on the cross and how he came back to life. Making sure to note that only Jesus can come back to life, everyone else goes to Heaven.
This week has been wonderful, the children have really shown their caring sides to each other, making sure to seek support for themselves or their friends when someone is sad or hurt. They celebrate each others wins throughout the day and are just so amazingly kind. Your children are wonderful to have in the nursery and a pleasure to teach!
Hope you all have a restful weekend
Miss Dale and the Nursery Team
Awards & celebrations
If your child has received a Head Teachers award this week, you are welcome to join us for Celebration Assesmbly on Monday to help them celebrate as they are awarded their certificate. Please arrive at school at 2.40pm ready for assembly to start at 2.45pm
Reception
Aurora - For her fantastic ideas and written work about Beegu this week
Albie - For trying to use phonics sounds when writing about Beegu
Year 1
Viraj - for his independent maths work this week where he showed great resilience correcting his work
Ayda B - For working really hard to be independent in her phonics and writing this week.
Kingsley - For showing he has improved his listening skills since last term and independently creating and naming parts of a flower this week.
Year 2
Lilliana - For her fantastic writing in RE and English. We are so proud of her effort and care. Well done!
Year 3
Chanelle - For detailed and thoughtful writing during our Beegu Unit. Well done!
Serenity - For a huge improvement in focus and stamina during writing this week. Keep it up!
Year 4
Ivy - for helping others and always making responsible choices
Year 5
Kaylum - For his superb attitude to feedback and always trying to improve his work
Year 6
Manna & Maja - Who have both had 100% attendance at our Year 6 Morning Maths sessions - this is really paying off as their arithmatic scores have gone from the low teens to 19/20!
Your hard work had really paid off girls! Well done!
LENTEN FUNDRAISING
Last Term we had a wonderful time raising money for our chosen charities.
We are pleased to share with you that we raised...
🌟£800 🌟
We will be splitting the money equally between our two charities, and we look forward to sharing updates from 'School in a Bag' with you soon.
FAITH
The Wednesday Word
The Wednesday Word is a special publication created to connect home, school and parish.
Every Wednesday a ‘word’, inspired by the coming Sunday’s Gospel, will be suggested for families to talk about in the home. The Wednesday Word is structured around the Sunday Gospel, because evidence shows that Gospel values really do help family relationships to thrive.
Ten:Ten Faith Newsletter - March
The Ten:Ten monthly parent newsletter gives you an overview of the content children will experience in school throughout the month and suggestions of ways for you to engage with them about it at home.
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