Dear Parents and Carers,

 

We hope you have had a lovely week. We have enjoyed ours. I am so impressed with how the children have settled back into their learning and how they approach it with positivity and enthusiasm. It is so wonderful to see.

 

We celebrated World Afro Day on Monday this week. We took a moment to emphasise and honour the beauty, diversity, and power of Afro hair. World Afro Day is far more than a celebratory occasion; it’s a global movement recognising the cultural significance and natural splendour of Afro-textured hair, worldwide.

“World Afro Day is a global day of celebration and liberation for Afro hair and identity, endorsed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. We work with organisations, companies, authorities and people from all backgrounds to tackle hair discrimination. We produce events, tools and training to empower people with Afro hair and to equip everyone for change”

–  Michelle De Leon, Founder of World Afro Day.

 

Please remember, our 25th Birthday party is next Friday in the playground from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Thank you to those of you who have already bought tickets. There are still some available. We will not be selling tickets at the door, so please make sure you purchase yours this week. The ticket includes food. There will be a bar and dancing, including an outdoor dance floor. Tickets are for our current families and for families who attended Betty Layward in the past. We would love to see everyone there. Thank you to those who have offered to help. We still need a few more helpers. Please join us to celebrate 25 years of our school.

 

Nursery had a lovely Family Friday today, and it was wonderful to see so many families there. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Family Friday event. It was a pleasure to welcome you into the nursery and share a glimpse of your child’s learning and daily routines. We loved seeing families participate in activities such as story time, painting, sensory play, construction, and mark making. Thank you for coming.

 

Please can I remind everyone not to wait by the school entrance in the morning, but to wait across the road instead. The children find it difficult to get in when parents and carers are waiting there. We also ask adults not to bring their bikes into the school and to leave them at the front, as this causes a bottleneck for families trying to enter. Additionally, please walk around and do not come back to the front entrance when you are leaving. Thank you for being so supportive with this.

 

Have a lovely weekend and don’t forget to buy your tickets,

Jessica

Headteacher