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• An overview of what's been happening in school this week

  Fri 28 Jan 2022

  We are having another great week in school this week. Our whole school attendance last week was 94.5%, which is below our whole school target of 97%, however, we appreciate that Covid has made this challenging and thank you for your support. Well done to Mrs McEntee’s who’ve had the highest attendance for the second week in a row – 98.6%. Just a reminder that our gates are open between 8:40am and 8:50am and collection time is 3:05pm.
  
  Early Years have taken a trip to the Antarctic this week where they met penguins and explored the landscape. They have written postcards explaining all about their adventure. In Maths, we have been recapping the numbers 1-8 and exploring how to make 8. We have also been learning about alphabetical order through our Alphabet Rap. Can they share it with you at home?
  
  Key Stage 1 hosted their Art Showcase this week where they shared lots of the amazing artwork they have created. The children enjoyed painting in the style of Michelangelo – even heading under the tables to really get into character! In English, we have been writing our final character descriptions about the Giant or Goldilocks. Could they choose another character at home and show off their amazing writing skills?
  
  Lower Juniors have loved their Roman Day visit this week. The found out lots about the Roman Emperor Caligula, the Roman army and Roman life. The children are now well prepared for battle after practising battle formations, designing and making Roman shields. Can they remember any of the name of the Roman armour or show you any battle formations at home?
  
  Upper Juniors have started to explore character emotions and dialogue this week linked to their English unit, Warning Stories. They have tried to use a variety of words for emotions and have thought about how someone would show (not tell) their feelings. What feelings vocabulary can they remember at home?
  
  Monday 7th February – Friday 11th February is Children’s Mental Health and Safer Internet week in school. The children will be completing lots of activities linked to being kind to yourself and others, within the national theme of ‘Growing Together’. We are hoping to create an amazing display linked to this at the front of the school – watch this space! Friday 11th February will be ‘Dress to Express’ non-uniform day where children can wear an outfit of their choice which expresses something about them.

• Cross Country

  Mon 24 Jan 2022

  The Hinckley and Bosworth area cross country series will be held on Saturday 29th January and Saturday 26th February at Brookvale Groby College in Groby for children in years 3 - 6. The HBSSPAN primary cross country events are incredibly popular with hundreds of young people attending to compete and represent their schools in a quest to qualify for the County finals.
  
  If your child is interested in running in these races, please let Mrs Cooling know via class dojo and she will send a letter home with your child with more information including timings. She will be at both events.
  
  Races are approximately one mile.

• An overview of what's been happening in school this week

  Thu 20 Jan 2022

  What another busy week in school! Our whole school attendance last week was 94.1%, which is below our whole school target of 97%, however, we appreciate that Covid has made this challenging and thank you for your support. Well done to Mrs McEntee’s who had the highest attendance. Just a reminder that our gates open between 8:40am and 8:50am and collection time is 3:05pm.
  
  Early Years have enjoyed continuing their learning about the polar regions this week and have been sorting animals into polar and non-polar. Can they remember any at home? They have also been very busy learning new digraphs in Phonics – oo, ue and oi – and learning about the number 8.
  
  Key Stage 1 have produced some fabulous art work this week as part of their Muck, Mess and Mixtures topic. They explored the work of the artist Kadinsky and created their own artwork in his style using oil pastels and concentric circles. We are very excited to put in onto Class Dojo and on display at school.
  
  Lower Juniors have enjoyed exploring the volcanic eruption in Pompeii this week. They watched an hour-by-hour retelling of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, considered how the people there might be feeling and what they would do. Can they remember any of the key events at home?
  
  Upper Juniors have continued to travel the world this week through their Frozen Kingdom learning. They have explored the different climate zones across the globe and what their climate is like in relation to the Equator and Tropics. Which ones can they remember at home?
  
  Please get in touch if we can support you in anyway or if you feel you can support our learning in school.

• Change of Menu on 20th January

  Wed 19 Jan 2022

  Due to it being census day tomorrow Thursday 20th we have changed the menu and will be offering the following:
  
  Fish Fingers and Chips, or;
  Jacket Potato and Beans
  
  Fridays menu will remain unchanged and will also be:
  
  Fish Fingers and Chips, or;
  Jacket Potato and Beans
  
  Please send your EYFS or KS1 child in for a hot meal tomorrow if you can - it is free for any child up to and including year 2!
  
  Please visit our school food page on the website at:
  
  https://www.newlands.leics.sch.uk/school-food/
  
  to see our full menus.

• Latest Isolation guidance

  Mon 17 Jan 2022

  From Monday 17 January, people who are self-isolating with COVID-19 will have the option to reduce their isolation period after 5 full days if they test negative with a lateral flow device (LFD) test on both day 5 and day 6 and they do not have a temperature. For example, if they test negative on the morning of day 5 and the morning of day 6, they can return to their education or childcare setting immediately on day 6.
  
  The first test must be taken no earlier than day 5 of the self-isolation period, and the second must be taken the following day. All test results should be reported to NHS Test and Trace.
  
  If the result of either of their tests is positive, they should continue to self-isolate until they get negative results from two LFD tests on consecutive days or until they have completed 10 full days of self-isolation, whichever is earliest.
  
  Anyone who is unable to take LFD tests or anyone who continues to have a temperature will need to complete the full 10 day period of self-isolation.
  
  Many thanks for your continued support,