Dear Parents and Carers,

 

Welcome back. I hope you had a lovely half-term break. It is lovely to see you all back and the children have settled back in really well. Fingers crossed the sunshine is beginning to come out. 

 

We are really excited about World Book Day on Thursday, and the children are welcome to dress up as a book character if they wish. Please, no footballers. Please can the children wear costumes so they can go to the toilet independently.  Please have your child bring in a book they are happy to swap with another child. We will also ask them why they enjoyed it and why they would recommend it to someone else. There are many great activities happening next week for World Book Day, including visits from authors Polly Faber and Ryan Crawford. You can purchase their books on TRIPS on Arbor. We would also like to invite you to school on Friday, 6th March, for a short story-sharing session. Please bring a favourite children's book from home, or choose one from the class book corner to share with small groups of children in the classroom. The session will run from 9:10 am to 9:35 am. We really look forward to seeing you there. 

 

Well done to all the children who took part in the Hackney Cross Country League on Tuesday. The team showed fantastic determination, resilience and commitment, representing the school with pride at every race. Special congratulations to Mia, Aurora, and Illy for their outstanding performances in the girls’ race, each finishing in the top 10. This is an incredible achievement. In the boys’ race, Otto ran brilliantly to secure a place in the top 20. We are extremely proud of all our runners for their commitment and effort throughout the league. Well done, runners. 

 

The Junior Road Safety Officers led an engaging assembly to teach everyone about staying safe near roads and proudly promoted the “Be Bright, Be Seen” campaign to encourage wearing bright clothing for visibility. The children also launched a poster competition to inspire creativity and promote the “Be Bright, Be Seen” or “Be Bright Stay in Sight ” road safety campaign. We would like the children to design a poster to advertise road safety or the campaigns mentioned above. The poster will be printed and displayed in school for everyone to learn from. The children are aware of this competition and can bring posters to school next week if they wish.