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Newsletter Thursday 25th May
Thu 25 May 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for a brilliant half term. Thank you for your kindness and support. We hope you enjoyed BLastonbury. We really did. Thank you for coming and supporting too.
Just a few dates for your diary - Friday 16th June is Sports Day and Nursery, Reception and KS1 will be in the morning and KS2 will be in the afternoon. It will be in Clissold Park and we look forward to seeing you there.
We have Parents and Carers Week the week beginning 26th June and we will send you more details nearer the time. This is a lovely afternoon when you can come and enjoy some outdoor activities with your child’s class.
Our last parents’ meetings will be on Thursday 13th July and we will close at 1pm that day.
Thank you to all the parents, carers, family members and children who ran the Hackney Half and the final mile. I was so impressed with the amount of people who ran and supported the event. Thank you. It has raised over £6000 so far and we know there is more sponsorship money to come. Very impressive. A big thank you to the organisers too.
I hope you have a lovely bank holiday and half term and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 5th June,
Jessica
Headteacher
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Friday 19th May 2023
Fri 19 May 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
We have had a busy week. The Year 6 children had a wonderful week away in Norfolk and were absolutely brilliant. They had a camp fire, an amazing amount of activities and a lot of fun. They had the best time and they so deserved it. We are incredibly proud of them.
Jade class performed an amazing assembly on Wednesday and demonstrated excellent historical knowledge, performing skills and timing. We were all very impressed. Well done Jade class.
Blastonbury is on Thursday 25th May at 2pm in the playground. The children will be singing songs from around the world. Please stay behind the tape and enjoy. You will pick your child up from school as normal. We look forward to seeing you there.
Well done to Kenza in Year 6 who won their category, Ages 10 and under for Science Journalist of the Year, in the Global Young Journalist Awards 2023. They received many outstanding entries this year, and we want to say a big congratulations for this incredible achievement. Kenza’s entry truly impressed the judges, and they were proud to recognise her talent and hard work. This is an incredible and amazing achievement. Well done Kenza. I have attached the entry.
The Hackney Children’ Mile for the Hackney Half takes place tomorrow. I am really grateful to everyone who is participating and raising money for the school. If you are taking part please arrive at the marshes for 8:45am so you have time to find everyone. If you are late there won't be anyone at the meeting point anymore as everyone will have moved to the starting line. We have 106 people to register and there are 1500 children taking part from across the borough, all wearing the same t-shirt, so please be prompt and patient until you find the Betty Layward children and families. This have raised at least £6,100 so far!! (this includes GIFTAID) and here is the page if you or anyone else would like to sponsor us
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bettylaywardprojectrenovate
Thank you for supporting the school with this; the organisers, runners and anyone who has sponsored us. It is greatly appreciated.
On Tuesday 16th May, girls and boys from year 4 and 5 played in a football match against Kingsmead and Mandeville primary schools. We played some very good football. The boys lost both games and the girls drew 1-1 against Kingsmead and then recorded a victory over Mandeville, 1-0 with a goal from Zoe. Thank you to the children who took part. We are very proud of you. Thank you to the parent volunteers for coming to help.
On Wednesday 17th May, children from year 4 took part in an Aquathlon festival at Clissold Leisure Centre. There were many different events like picking up glow sticks from the bottom of the pool, a relay race using noodles and floats, and many more activities. Thank you to the children who took part and the parent volunteer who came to help.
Thank you for all your support with the bingo last week. It was a great evening and a great success. Thank you to everyone who came and a massive thank you to the organisers, host and performers. We are happy to say the final amount raised from Betty's Disco Bingo was £4140 and an amazing £975 was raised in REWIND donations alone. Well done everyone.
Thank you for all your support and kindness. I hope you have a lovely weekend and enjoy the Hackney Half Marathon.
Jessica
Headteacher
Massive Hole on the Sun’s Surface – How does this affect our planet?
Have you ever pondered about the mysteries of the Sun? Or why we need to study the Sun’s activities?
A new phenomenon has left scientists stunned. NASA have detected a coronal hole on the Sun’s surface that can disrupt radio transmissions and cause damage to satellites and electrical transmission line facilities, resulting in massive and long-lasting power outages. With the coronal hole being approximately 20 times larger than Earth, this has prompted US federal agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to send out a high alert as
geomagnetic storms are unleashing 1.8 million mile-per-hour solar winds towards Earth, predicted to hit us on 25 th March at a G1 level.
Coronal holes appear as dark areas in the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere (solar corona), as Extrema Ultra-Violet (EUV) and soft x-ray solar images. The open configuration of the magnetic field in coronal holes allows particles to escape, and it is found that these holes are sources of high-speed
solar wind streams.
“Events like these are of great interest to us scientifically to further understand our Sun’s 11-year solar cycle, but are also important for us to evaluate how these winds might affect technology in orbit, like GPS (Global Positioning System)” said Machine Learning researcher at Swinburne University of Technology, Dr. Sara Webb.
The coronal hole produced auroras far further south than usual, with the skies in Arizona turning an electric purple and green, but why?
A coronal hole will cause solar wind to travel faster and carry a higher density of particles, therefore bringing more to the Earth’s magnetosphere. A higher density of these particles creates the bigger aurora storms that we all love to hunt. This leads to rare occurrences of the auroras as south as New York and Idaho. With this information, scientists hope to develop our understanding of coronal holes and possibly share their knowledge with future generations to protect our home.
Only time will tell what other mysteries we can learn from the Sun.
By Kenza Al-Yassin, Betty Layward Primary School
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Friday 12th May 2023
Fri 12 May 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for all your support this week with the kitchen having to close. It was due to unforeseen circumstances and I really appreciated your support.
The Year 6 children completed their national assessments this week. You may have read in the news that they were particularly hard this year. Our children approached them with positivity and really tried their hardest. We could not have asked for more. Well done Year 6. We are really proud of you. Year 6 are off to Kingswood in Norfolk on Sunday for a few days. I really hope they have the best time. They deserve it.
Your child will be bringing home some song lyrics today. These are the songs they are singing at Blastonbury. Please could you ensure that they practice them. I hope you can join us to watch their performances. It is on Thursday 25th May. We look forward to seeing you there.
Thank you to everyone who has helped organise the bingo evening taking place tonight at school. I am looking forward to seeing you there.
Please remember that if your child has a tummy bug your child needs to be off school for 48 hours since the LAST bought. This is school policy so we do not spread tummy bugs around the school. Thank you for supporting us with this.
Nits are marching around school again and we would really appreciate it if you checked your child's head often and treated them if necessary. Thanks.
I hope you have a lovely weekend and the sun shines,
Jessica
Headteacher
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Friday 5th May Newsletter
Fri 05 May 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you had a lovely bank holiday weekend and enjoy another one this weekend. Lavender class performed the most amazing assembly today on the Great Fire of London. They gave us the most amazing news report and they remembered a lot of facts. Well done Lavender class. It was amazing.
Year 6 will be completing their National Assessments next week and we wish them all well. A child is more than a SATs result and we are so proud of how hard they have worked, not only this year, but every year they have been here. Good luck Year 6. It is really important that Year 6 children are here every day and are on time. Thank you for supporting us with this.
On Tuesday there is a Coronation picnic for the children (weather permitting). We will be eating outside if we can, fingers crossed.
We have been successful with the first stage of a solar panel bid for the school. We have been given the money for a feasibility study from Stokey Energy. This is such good news and something we have wanted to implement for a while. We will need more fundraising to match grants, but don’t worry, that won’t be until after the decorating. I am also going to ask the children’s eco-committee to be involved.
Please look at the photos with the newsletter. These are the proofs of the tea towels to order soon. They look great and thank you to Sophie, a parent, who organised this.
We resent the information for the Hackney Half Marathon. Thank you for supporting your child getting sponsorship for this and helping raise money for Project Renovate.
Have a lovely long weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Jessica
Headteacher
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Newsletter - Friday 28th April 2023
Fri 28 Apr 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you have had a good week. We have. I am so impressed with the projects the children have brought in. I love seeing their faces and how proud they are of them. Thank you for supporting them with this.
Thank you for your understanding and support regarding the NEU strikes. Year 6 are in school on these days as they are very near the date of their national assessments. There is another NEU strike on Tuesday and only year 6 will be in then too. I am sorry for any inconvenience.
You will be receiving information about your child’s attendance soon. This will be the percentages of attendance, authorised and unauthorised and how many minutes late they are in total. Please know that any time missed at school does make a big difference and we cannot authorise holidays or trips in term time. Our attendance is 93% as a school and should be 96% at the lowest. We do need to improve and I need your help to do this. Please ensure you do not take days off in term time. It is also really important your child is here on time and picked up on time. Thank you for your support with this. It is an area that is monitored by Hackney and Ofsted.
We have nits in school and they just seem to keep coming back, especially in Year 1. Please can you check your child's hair this weekend and treat it if needed. Please can you check your child's hair on a regular basis so we can get rid of them. Thank you.
Some of our Year 6 girls attended a football tournament in Swansea. Liliana has written this about their trip -
Swansea festival of football
In the middle of April, four Year 6 Betty Layward girls took a train to Swansea to represent the district in a football tournament. We travelled with our team mates who come from different primary school across Hackney. We were all excited to represent Hackney in the Swansea festival of football.
We had a brilliant start, winning 3 out of 4 of the group stage matches and drawing one game 0-0. We were the top team in the group stage and moved into the quarter finals. So far, we had not conceded a single goal and we were playing brilliantly as a team.
In the last minutes of the quarter final we scored from a penalty and won the match. Now in the semis, it was 0-0 on the final whistle and it was time for penalties. After a tense penalty shoot out, we beat Cardiff 4-2 to reach the final. We were all very excited and raring to go!
The final
We had made it this far when during the match a player from the opposition punched the ball from out of the box. The referee said continue play even though it was an obvious hand ball! In the final moments in our box there was a ‘ball to hand’ counted as a handball and the opposition got a penalty. They scored. This was the only goal we had conceded in the entire field of play and it lost us the final.
We were devastated and believed we should have won, but we made it to the finals, had a brilliant weekend away and we did Hackney proud!
Aside from the football we played laser tag and bowling and had a generally great trip!
Liliana Bracken, year 6 Chilli
Well done to all the children that took part. You did really well. Thank you, Liliana, for writing about it.
I hope you received the flyer about the Coronation picnic. Weather permitting, we will have a picnic outside that day.
I really hope you all have a lovely long bank holiday weekend and we look forward to seeing Year 6 on Tuesday and everyone else on Wednesday.
Jessica
Headteacher
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Newsletter - Friday 21st April 2023
Fri 21 Apr 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back. I hope you had a lovely break. It is great to see the children back and they are already working incredibly hard. We have a busy term ahead with Blastonbury and other events taking place. Dates will be sent out soon.
As you know school is closed for all the children apart from Year 6 for two NEU strike days on 27th April and 2nd May. Year 6 will be in as they are very close to taking their national KS2 assessments and transitioning to secondary school. If your child is in Year 6 they do not need to wear uniform on these days. Please ensure they are wearing suitable and appropriate clothing and footwear on these days. There is no breakfast or afterschool clubs or provision.
If your child attends the Junior Adventures Group (previously Fit for Sport) please do not ring the school to book them in, especially after the deadline. We cannot place children into the provision and we also have to follow their procedures. Please contact them directly to book a place. Please also remember to pay as if you don’t the place will be cancelled.
Please can I remind you not to stand in the area inside and in front of our school gates. It is getting really congested and it means children are finding it hard to enter.
It is 20p time again. As some of you know, we ask the children to collect as many 20ps as they can to raise money for school. This year the amount will go towards Project Renovate. We let the children know in assembly on Monday and the class that wins by raising the most money then wins £20 to spend as they choose. Thank you for supporting us with this. It is voluntary and not a must but I hope you will support us with this. I hope you also saw the details of Project Renovate. I am so grateful for all the support with this, especially in such difficult times. We will be counting them up at the end of the academic year.
It is World Earth Day tomorrow and we will be talking to the children next week about this. One child in Year 5 has made a lovely suggestion about having more plants in the classrooms. They can make pupils feel more content, more satisfied and possibly even improve their learning. A number of plants may also help to clean the classroom air. I was wondering if you had any spare plants at home that we could have in the classrooms. They would be greatly received.
On Saturday 20th May, 80 Betty Layward children from reception to year 6, and 20 parents and carers will run the final leg of the Hackney Half Marathon at the school's challenge at Hackney Marshes. They have been running a mile a week at school for 12 weeks, so this last mile completes their half marathon. On Sunday 21st May, 10 parents and carers will be running the full half marathon to raise funds for our school. In 2019, parents and carers ran for Project Playground and raised over £12K, nearly half of what was needed to completely redesign the woodlands, paying for all the equipment our children enjoy today. The Hackney Half was a really important part of the fundraising effort. This time they are running for Project Renovate; the new mission to raise funds to redecorate the upper floor of our school. It’s a big project including 8 classrooms, the ICT suite, a large hallway, and the two stairways. This part of the school hasn’t been improved for over 15 years and is now looking (and feeling) tired and worn. It's in need of repair and renovation to give the children more beautiful spaces in which to learn. Classrooms that feel loved and looked after, just like the children are. It’s time to fix it and we need your help. We know times are a lot harder than they were 2019 and that many people will be unable to donate, but for those who are able, please give what you can, to support the brilliant children running on Saturday, and the adults, parents and carers taking part in the Hackney Half on Sunday. Here is the just giving page.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bettylaywardprojectrenovate
If your child is attending to run the mile on the Saturday they must have a parent or carers with them. They cannot be left on their own. Thank you for supporting us with this.
A group of children in Year 4 are taking part in a reading scheme through the Bookmark charity: www.bookmarkreading.org. On Thursday a photographer came in to take some photos of the children reading to use in their advertising. The children were very enthusiastic, welcoming and showed great confidence in their reading skills. We look forward to seeing these photos.
Happy Eid-ul-Fitr 2023. Have a great day and a wonderful year ahead.
Jessica
Headteacher
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Friday 24th March 2023 Newsletter
Fri 24 Mar 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
We have had a lovely week with the sunshine beginning to shine and having longer days. Please remember the clocks go forward on Sunday and we lose an hour.
Year 6 Chilli performed the most amazing assembly on William Shakespeare this week and knew so many facts about him. It was educational and fun. Well done Ruby class
and thank you to all the parents and carers for coming. It was really lovely to see you.
School closes at 1pm for Parent/Carer meetings on Wednesday. Years 1 – 6 will be receiving their child’s school report on Tuesday, which then can be discussed at the meeting. Please ensure you have booked a time. We look forward to seeing you then. You can book Adventure Kids (the old Fit for Sport) from 1pm until 5:45pm and there will be a creche just for your appointment time if you wish not to take your child to the meeting with you. They are very welcome to attend the meeting and it can be very purposeful if they do.
Ramadan Mubarak/Happy Ramadan. Ramadan is celebrated in many different ways around the globe to mark the special occasion, from Iftar gatherings (Iftar- the opening of one’s fast), to household decorations and traditional foods, to mark its arrival. Fasting begins just after dawn, before which Muslims will take a modest meal known as “suhoor”, and ends after sunset, known as “iftar”. In between these meals, those who are partaking in the fast will consume nothing, not even water. In 2023, Ramadan began on Wednesday 22 March and end on Friday 21 April. It starts with the sighting of the crescent moon, which usually appears one night after a new moon. I hope you are able to go and visit the lights in Piccadilly as I mentioned in my email yesterday.
World Autism Acceptance and Admiration Week runs from Monday 27th March to Sunday 2nd April. This is a week to raise awareness of autism, and to advocate for the acceptance and admiration of autism and those who fall into the spectrum. We will be talking to the children about it and I will send some more information for you via email.
Salwa and Simon are expecting a baby and Salwa will be going on maternity leave after the Easter holidays. I am sure you will join me in saying a huge congratulations and we cannot wait to meet their new addition.
This is my last newsletter of the term as we break up on Thursday at normal time. There are clubs on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. We wish you a happy holiday and look forward to seeing you when we are back on Monday 17th April. Thank you for all your support and kindness. We really do appreciate it.
Jessica
Headteacher
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Newsletter Friday 17th March 2023
Fri 17 Mar 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for all your support with the school being closed due to the strike for two days this week. We really appreciate your support and understanding. It means a lot and I know you are aware of how hard our staff work and how we need the money to pay them properly.
Please make sure you have signed up to Arbor as this will be the only way you can book clubs and I don’t want you to miss out. We can still only allow two clubs per child to ensure all children get a club. If you book more than two clubs on Arbor we will have to choose the two your child will be allowed to attend so please ONLY choose two.
Thank you to those of you who have paid off any money owing. Please ensure this is done before the Easter holidays. If you need any help or support please let me know.
On Tuesday 14th March, children from year 4 and 5 represented Betty Layward in a football match against Rushmore. The boys kicked off first and after going 1-0 in the first half, Wilfred equalized and made it 1-1, to the delight of the Betty Layward team. Unfortunately, Rushmore scored in the last minute to make it 2-1 at the end. The Girls kicked off next and despite putting in a resilient performance lost 2-0. Well done everyone.
Well done to Violet class for their assembly this week on hot and cold climates. It was brilliant and made me want to travel on Violet airlines. The children did so well and it was great. Thank you to so many parents and carers for coming.
Tuesday 21st March is World Down Syndrome Day. We are asking children and staff to wear some socks that will get noticed: either mismatched or colourful and crazy. The idea is to start a conversation, so when people ask you about your socks you can tell them, "I'm wearing them to raise awareness of Down syndrome". The theme this year is 'With Us Not For Us', which promotes a human rights-based approach to disability. A human rights-based approach views people with disabilities as having the right to be treated fairly and have the same opportunities as everyone else, working with others to improve their lives. Please remember to ask your children to wear special socks on Tuesday 21st March. Thank you.
I wanted to let you know about an exciting new project that we are embarking on in September. We will be working with OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) to improve our lunchtime provision. Lunchtime is a really important part of the day and we want the children to get the most out of it as possible. OPAL is an award-winning, mentor supported school improvement programme that addresses all the areas that schools must plan for if they want to strategically and sustainably improve the quality of their play opportunities. OPAL is the only programme of its kind that has been independently proven to sustainably improve the quality of play in British primary schools. Its success comes from a series of interrelated actions undertaken with specialist support from an OPAL mentor. This embeds play into the school’s policies and practices and establishes clear guiding principles and strategies for initiating lasting changes at playtimes. As a school we will provide many more outdoor exciting opportunities for the children in the playground, e.g. building dens, small world and much more.
We know you want your children to be happier and healthier and to get the chances to play happily. OPAL schools also see these benefits:
- 80% drop in reported behaviour and first aid incidents
- 20% more afternoon teaching time
- Compliance with wellbeing inspection requirements
- Increased resilience, collaboration and inclusion
Our aim by engaging in this project is to ensure all children have great play at school. There will be a working party consisting of staff, a governor and 2 parents/carers. If you are interested in supporting this and would like to be part of the working party please email me. You would have to commit to several meetings (not many) from September for 2 years as that is how long the project takes. I am really excited about this and please look at the OPAL website for more information. Any questions please ask.
The PTFA are working with Class Fundraising to produce two tea towels for Betty Layward. The design will feature self portrait drawings by every child at Betty Layward and their class teaching staff. One will be produced by Nursery and KS1 and one by KS2. Children love drawing and we are really excited to support this initiative which involves the whole school and will raise funds for the PTFA. The children will be doing their drawings over the next two weeks and the tea towels will be available to buy early in the Summer term - £5 each or 3 for £12.
We are signed up for the Hackney Half Marathon for the children on Saturday 20th May at 10:30am. They will run a mile that day at Hackney Marshes. The actual half marathon is Sunday 21st May. There are 150 places for Y2 – Y6 children on the Saturday and we will also need parent/carer volunteers to make this happen. Parents and Carers can also support by raising money by running the half marathon on the Sunday. Please put these dates in your diary as these are great fund raisers for the school. A just giving page is being set up and more information will follow.
I hope you have a good weekend,
Jessica
Headteacher
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Friday 10th March 2023
Fri 10 Mar 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
We have had a really good week at school and we have had a lot of children apply to be mini referees. We will be letting them know the outcome of who has been successful very soon.
Thank you to those of you who have donated items for the Jumble Sale or their time to help. We were worried we would not have enough helpers but it should be okay and it can go ahead. If you can still help please let me know. We look forward to seeing you there.
As you know we have a new information system called Arbor. We really need you to log into your account and ensure it is working okay. You will only be able to book next term’s after school clubs if you have Arbor as this is the system we will be using for clubs, payments and parents’ meetings from now on. If you haven't set up your Arbor account, please try the link below and click on 'first time logging in'. You will need to enter your child's DoB to verify the account. If you need any help or something is not right please contact us.
https://betty-layward-primary-school.uk.arbor.sc/?/home-ui/index
There are teacher strikes on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th next week. Please plan as if the school is closed and if things change I will let you know. We have changed Aqua’s school trip to Friday 17th instead. Homework will be due in on Tuesday and not Wednesday as the school is closed. Thank you for being so supportive during this time.
On Tuesday 7th March, children from Year 5 competed in a football match against Mossbourne Riverside. The boys kicked off first and showed great skill in teamwork. Despite all their great efforts Mossbourne Riverside came out on top. The girls kicked off the second game of the day and were victorious with a 1-0 win. It could have been more, but we will take the 1-0 victory! Well done to all the children who participated, you are wonderful. Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped out on the day.
13th – 19th March is Neurodiversity Celebration Week, and is an ideal opportunity for us to learn more about, and celebrate, neurodiversity. The term neurodiversity refers to the differences between how people think, process information, behave and communicate. Types of neurodivergence include ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and Tourette’s syndrome. Every classroom is neurodiverse - because every pupil will have a different way of thinking, feeling, and learning. We will be watching some videos on neurodiversity and discussing neurodiversity within the classroom during the week. If you would like to watch the videos at home, here is the link:
https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/what-is-neurodiversity-videos-for-children/
Apologies for the glitch on school interviews this week. They would not let us log on. Thank you for your patience and I hope you managed to book a meeting. We will be moving the bookings onto Arbor next time so please make sure you have signed up.
Please can I ask you to pay any lunch money debt you might have with us. We are currently owed thousands and we cannot afford to carry this debt. The great news is that lunches will be free for all primary aged children from September for that academic year, so could you please ensure that you are up to date with payments now and for the rest of this school year. If you are having difficulties paying please come and chat with me. I am always happy to help. Thank you for supporting us with this.
I hope you have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you at the jumble sale tomorrow,
Jessica
Headteacher
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Friday 3rd March 2023
Fri 03 Mar 2023Dear Parents and Carers,
What a fabulous Friday – the children looked amazing. We love World Book Day. Thank you for supporting us with the costumes. The children have had a great day learning about the favourite books you told us about on the survey. We chose the theme of animals as we had so many books to choose from. Here are the books the children worked on today -
Nursery - The Rainbow Fish
Reception - Where the Wild Things Are
Year 1 - The Elephant and the Bad Day
Year 2 - Handa's Noisy Night
Year 3 - Giraffes Can't Dance
Year 4 - The Cat in the Hat
Year 5 - The Velveteen Rabbit
Year 6 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Graphic novel version)
The children really enjoyed it and it was an absolute delight walking around the school and all the classrooms seeing the children enjoying their learning and dressed up in their costumes. What a great day.
Please remember it is the Jumble Sale on Saturday 11th March from 10:30-12:30. Please sign the board by the school entrance if you are able to help. Any help is really welcome as these events raise a lot of money for the school. We look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your donations.
Year 1 went on a trip to the Aquarium this week and they were great. They had a lovely day and we are very proud of them. Well done Year 1.
Some Year 4 children led a wonderful assembly this week on ‘How to look after our Planet’. They worked really hard and made an excellent power point and taught the children all about how we can help look after the planet. Well done to those Year 4 children. They all did really well.
Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel is the UK’s largest walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling challenge. It inspires pupils to make active journeys to school, improve air quality in their neighbourhood and discover how these changes benefit their world.
This year the challenge will run from 20–31 March 2023. We have registered as a school. We will compete to see if the children either walk, use a wheelchair, scoot or cycle to school. We will be competing against other schools in the borough and nationally. We would like to be the ones that win so please encourage your child to travel to school via one of these methods. We will keep you updated with further information.
Please remember it is Parent’s meetings on Wednesday 29th March. Please sign up for an appointment and we look forward to seeing you then.
Have a lovely weekend,
Jessica
Headteacher
