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An update on what's been happening in school this week
Fri 29 Apr 2022Dear Parents and Carers,
A warm welcome back to school for the Summer term. I’m not quite sure where the week has gone – it seems to have flown by. The children have settled really well back into school routine and it has been lovely to hear about their Easter adventures. Lots of chocolate was consumed all round!
We have welcomed a new member of staff to the team this term. Mr Satchell has joined as our new Sports Coach and has started covering each class for one of their PE sessions this week. We will hopefully be able to offer a wider range of sports clubs to you in the near future so watch this space.
Early Years have had so much fun over the Easter holidays keeping an eye on the tadpole development. Hiding amongst the tadpoles we also discovered what we think is a dragon fly nymph; how exciting! In school this week, we have started to learn all about mini-beasts and our caterpillars have arrived. We are looking forward to watching them turn into butterflies over the next couple of weeks. In Maths we have been learning about doubling – can you help with this at home? Socks are useful!
Key Stage 1 this week have had an animal themed week, too, through their new topic, Wriggle and Crawl. We have been learning all about the different animal groups; birds, reptiles, fish, mammals, amphibians and insects. How many can they remember at home? In English, we have started to learn our new model text, ‘All about Lions’, which is an information page. Look out for the text maps on Dojo for the children to share with you at home.
Lower Juniors have started their new Topic unit, ‘Flow’, which is a Geography focused theme about rivers. This week, they have learnt about the rivers and seas of the UK and next week will build on this to world rivers. Can they remember any at home? In English, we have been learning the model text, ‘The Abandoned House’, and have written warning posters which are up around school. In Maths, we are continuing with our tricky fractions learning, too.
Upper Juniors have been learning about classification keys as a way to group animals. In English, they have started a new unit – suspense narrative writing – and have completed their Cold Writes. There was some amazing use of language and I am sure their final pieces will be spine-tingling! With SATs approaching, there has been lots of focus on final preparations for the tests. All of the children are working really hard and we are sure they will do their very best.
Just a reminder, next Monday – 2nd May – is a Bank Holiday so schools will be closed. We look forward to seeing you all back in school on Tuesday 3rd. -
Updated Covid Guidance
Mon 04 Apr 2022Dear Parents and Carers,
As you may be aware, the Covid guidance changed on Friday 1st April.
Please read the following for specific guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/people-with-symptoms-of-a-respiratory-infection-including-covid-19
The key points of the guidance are summarised below:
What to do if your child has symptoms
Your child should stay at home and avoid contact with other people if they have symptoms of COVID-19 and they either:
· have a high temperature
· do not feel well enough to go to school, college or childcare, or do their normal activities
They can go back to school, college or childcare when they feel better or do not have a high temperature.
If your child has mild symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat or mild cough, and they feel well enough, they can go to school, college or childcare.
Children and young people aged 18 years and under who have a positive test result:
If a child or young person has a positive COVID-19 test result, they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day they took the test. After 3 days, if they feel well and do not have a high temperature, the risk of passing the infection on to others is much lower. This is because children and young people tend to be infectious to other people for less time than adults.
Children and young people who usually go to school, college or childcare and who live with someone who has a positive COVID-19 test result should continue to attend as normal. -
An overview of what's been happening in school this week
Fri 01 Apr 2022Dear Parents and Carers,
Well the weather has certainly kept us all on our toes this week; no one is quite sure whether to wear flip-flops or snow boots!
Our whole school attendance for last week was 90.1%, which is well below our whole school target of 97%, however we are aware Covid has impacted on this. Well done to Mrs McEntee’s class, who had the highest attendance last week with 96.4%. Just a reminder that our gates are open between 8:40am and 8:50am and collection time is 3:05pm.
Mini Meteorites have been exploring and talking about how the frog spawn is changing into tadpoles. They have also loved our new story resources, re-enacting their favourite ones with their friends. Can they retell their favourite story at home?
Early Years have had an exciting week, even getting caught in a snowstorm during Forest School! The children have enjoyed looking after the tadpoles, painting Spring pictures and innovating stories in Talk for Writing. They have even been adding in Maths – what a busy week!
Key Stage 1 this week have had a great week of Maths learning. Year 1 have learnt about capacity and completed lots of measuring tasks, using water to learn about full and empty. Year 2 have completed more learning about fractions. We can now make 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3 of an amount. In Topic, we have learnt all about the artist Salvador Dali and drew pictures of animals in his style.
Lower Juniors have been writing their Hot Write ‘Conquer the Monster’ stories this week. I have seen some amazing writing and lots of use of turquoise editing pens, where children have self-corrected their first drafts; well done! In Topic, children have been finding out more about life in the Roman army and how brutal it could be. Can they remember any details at home?
Upper Juniors have had an exciting week. Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their trip into Leicester to visit The Warning Zone. The children explored many real-life scenarios and thought about how to keep themselves safe. Year 5 have been working hard practising Steel Pans, ready to perform to parents at the Easter assembly. I have been lucky enough to see a rehearsal a few weeks ago; you will be blown away!
We are looking forward to welcoming you into school next week for our Easter assemblies. It has been such a long time! The children are very excited and have been working hard on their songs and poems to share with you.
Just a reminder, school will close next Friday – 8th April – for the Easter break. -
Easter Assemblies are running!
Fri 01 Apr 2022I am very excited to confirm that our Easter assemblies are able take place next week.
In order to minimise risks, we are going to run these as phases, with parents invited to specific slots. We are also needing to limit numbers to a maximum of 2 people per child please.
The planned dates/times are as follows:
Monday 4th April - 9.00 Rainbow parents
Monday 4th April - 2.30 Sunshine parents
Tuesday 5th April - 9.00 Year 6 parents
Tuesday 5th April - 2.30 Year 5 parents
Wednesday 6th April – 9.00 Year 4 parents
Wednesday 6th April - 2.30 Year 3 parents
Thursday 7th April - 9.00 Year 2 parents
Thursday 7th April - 2.30 Year 1 parents
When you arrive for the assembly, please line up at the gate where you would normally wait at home time.
(If you are attending a 9.00 assembly, we ask that you drop off children as normal and go around the one-way system back to the gate)
If you are experiencing any symptoms of Covid-19, please do not attend.
Miss Norris
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