Friday 15th January 2015
We hope you found this week’s Parents’ Evenings helpful and that you had the opportunity to share your child’s successes and areas for development. If you still have further questions, please arrange a follow up appointment with your child’s class teacher.
Thank You
Thank you to all the parents who accompanied their child’s class, to and from Church, on Tuesday morning. It was lovely to be able to celebrate the start of this term with our parish and family members. Visits like this wouldn’t be possible without the excellent support we get from our family members.
No ‘Maths Early Bird’ – Next Monday
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Mrs Sullivan’s RM Easimaths group will not take place next Monday 18th January. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Year 5 Class Assembly
Year 5 will lead our first class assembly, for this term, on Tuesday 26th January, at 3pm, in the school hall. All parents, carers and family members are most welcome to attend.
Lunch Boxes
Please see below, for a list of food items that should never be brought into school (in lunch boxes) and those that are allowed only on a Friday :
Never allowed in school |
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Fizzy drinks |
Sweets or lollies |
Chocolate bars |
Chips |
Burgers |
Hot food or drinks |
Nuts |
Food on skewer sticks |
Fruit Winders |
Allowed only on a Friday |
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Crisps |
Sweet Biscuits (including chocolate covered) |
Cakes |
Cereal bars, raisins & snacks covered in chocolate |
Teaching School Courses
As a designated Teaching School (National College), we are continuing to work closely with universities and training providers to offer courses to our own staff and other local schools. We are hosting the following sessions this academic year:
KS1: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling |
Preparation for KS1 and 2 Maths SATs Tests |
Programming and Coding with Scratch |
Social, Emotional and Mental Health: Supporting Pupils |
All about Language Link (Supporting Speech & Language Difficulties) |
Senior Leaders courses (Ofsted & Outstanding School Websites) |
Introduction to Autism and Advanced Autism courses |
CEOP: Internet Safety National Accreditation |
National Accreditation for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination |
Coordinating English to Outstanding |
Occupational Therapy: Activities to Support Gross/Fine Motor Control |
Attachment Theory: Links to SEMH & Behaviour Difficulties |
Brunel University – Action Research in School
We have been working closely with lecturers and students from Brunel University, to carry out research investigating effective strategies to challenge our very able pupils through problem solving and reasoning in mathematics lessons. This research will be published and available to view on our separate Teaching School website:
http://www.primarytsalliance.org/research
Diary Dates – Spring Term 2016 (First Half)
Please see below, for a summary of upcoming events:
Date |
Time |
Event |
Tues 26th Jan |
3pm |
Year 5 Class Assembly |
Fri 29th Jan |
11am & 2.45pm |
Early Years: Muffins with Mums & Dads |
Mon 1st Feb |
All day |
Pupil Voice Day |
Tues 2nd Feb |
3pm |
Year 1 Class Assembly |
Tues 9th Feb |
All day 3pm |
Safer Internet Day Year 3 Class Assembly |
Thur 11th Feb |
1.30pm 2.30pm |
Years 3 & 4 Internet Safety Assembly Years 5 & 6 Internet Safety Assembly |
Fri 12th Feb |
3.30pm |
Finish for Half Term break |
Mon 22nd Feb |
8.40am |
All pupils return to school |