This is the place where you will be able to read my weekly newsletters. Thanks for taking the time to read them, Jessica

• Friday 21st July 2023

  Fri 21 Jul 2023 Jessica

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  I cannot believe this year is finishing today. What a great year it has been, and much of that has been down to you. We say goodbye to our Year 6 children. They have been fantastic and are a credit to you as well as themselves. They were my first Reception class so I have seen them all the way through their time at Betty Layward and what a privilege that has been. Their performance of the Wizard of Oz was amazing and such a lovely way to say goodbye to them. I wish them all well for their next journey at Secondary school. Each school is lucky to have them. Well done Year 6. Keep shining. 

   

  Thank you for all your support.  I am so lucky to be the headteacher of such a lovely school with such a great community. You run and help at events, you donate via direct debit as well as many other great ways of supporting us. Thank you. It means a lot. 

   

  We have a new catering company in September. We are really looking forward to working with them. They are called Fuel for Learning and their food is delicious and sourced locally. All lunches (apart from nursery) are free next year so I do hope you will encourage the children to have school lunches and take up this offer. 

   

  Well done to the PTFA and Project Renovate. The good news is we are halfway to the amount needed for the decoration. As it’s hard to find time to get all those classrooms decorated and re-floored we are having the work done this summer. We need to definitely raise the other half now. We are also having the sail shades installed in the holidays. This is exciting as it will offer more shade to our children while they play. 

   

  Thank you for the 20ps today. We raised £908.50. This will go towards Project Renovate. Year 4 raised the moved the most money by raising £409 as a year group. Both classes received £20 to spend as they wish in Year 5. 

   

  We have so much to look forward to next year. The Opal playground project starts in September and we will be providing the children with different opportunities at lunchtime. The new curriculum is in place and going well. It is a joy listening to the children talk about their learning and using the vocabulary linked to the subject areas. 

   

  I am sure you will join me in saying a huge thank you to all the staff. They are caring, hardworking and dedicated and a pleasure to work with. We are lucky to have such a great team at Betty Layward. 

   

  Your children are amazing. They make me smile every day. Their behaviour, including their learning behaviour, is exemplary. They are wonderful to spend time with. Thank you for giving us the privilege of sending your child to Betty Layward. We really love having them. I hope you have a really lovely summer. 

   

  Jessica 

  Headteacher 

• Friday 14th July 2023

  Fri 14 Jul 2023 Jessica

  Dear Parents and Carers,

  One week to go! Time has flown by. A massive well done to Year 6 for their SATs results. The reading paper was exceptionally hard this year and there was an enormous amount to read in a very short time. The children did amazingly well and we are really proud of them. Every child in Year 6 was Star of the Week today. Well done Year 6.

   

  The children visited their new classes yesterday and really enjoyed their time in their new year group. They will be doing the same on Monday so that they are really familiar with their new adults and classrooms.

   

  We have a busy last week next week with the Year 6 show and presentation on Tuesday followed by the garden party. We look forward to seeing the Year 6 parents and carers there (only 2 guests per child please).

   

  We finish at 2pm on Friday and there is no after school provision so please ensure your child is picked up on time.

   

  Thank you to the organisers of our Eid event today. Such delicious food and treats. It was a great success. Thank you to those of you who supported the event and donated too.

   

  Thank you to the organisers of the auction and even though it was a shame we had to postpone it I know it will be great in the Autumn Term.

   

  I am so proud of Juno in Year 4 who decided to make and sell loom bands to raise money for the school. She made £20. Well done Juno. Please see the attached photo.

  It is 20p day on the last day of term so please make sure your child brings their 20ps in next week. Thank you for supporting us with this. It is much appreciated.

   

  Here is an easy way to earn money for the PTFA! Order name tags for your children's uniform and never lose an item again. Please go to www.MyNametags.com and use the School ID 65659 (please insert your school id at the checkout page/delivery address) they will give 24% back to the school, it is as simple as that.

   

  There is a picnic in Clissold Park after school closes on Friday next week. This is not a PTFA event. This is just an opportunity for all families to come together. Everyone is welcome.

   

  Have a lovely weekend,

  Jessica

  Headteacher

   

  

• Friday 7th July 2023

  Fri 07 Jul 2023 Jessica

  Dear Parents and Carers,

  Well done Cerise class on a wonderful assembly about electricity. You taught us a lot and also reminded us about how to keep safe. Well done Cerise class, you were marvellous.

  Thank you for your support with the NEU strikes this week. I appreciate it is difficult and disruptive. Let’s hope a decision is made soon.

   

  What a fantastic Summer Fair. I heard so many wonderful comments about how great it was, so well done to everyone who organised, helped, donated, cooked and tidied up. It was a really successful community event. So successful it has raised about £7800, which is amazing. Well done to the Betty Layward community. What a wonderful group you are.

   

  We are having an Eid event after school on Friday 14^th July. Please join us. There will be delicious food and some activities. Thank you to the parents who are organising this. We are very grateful.

   

  Please remember to buy your tickets for the Auction which is on 14^th July in the evening. Thank you for any donations. This is to help raise funds to decorate the upstairs classrooms.

  A parent of the school has created a really interesting film about online safety. Please watch. Thank you to those of you who came to our meeting on online safety. Please attend the virtual workshop if you could not make the one at school, as this area is really important and there is more to understand and to be aware of. The link to the film is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UY2HOpuTlk

   

  Have a lovely weekend,

  Jessica

  Headteacher