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In this Issue: From the Head

From the Governors

Faculty News

Friends Committee

Parents’ Information

Dates for Your Diary Langshott Primary School Smallfield Road Horley RH6 9AU Tel: 01293 776341 Website: www.langshott-surrey.co.uk Email: info@langshott.surrey.sch.uk

From the Headteacher

Welcome to the new academic year. I would like to start by formally welcoming our 60 new Reception children and the eight new children joining in other year groups and their parents. Langshott is a friendly close-knit community and I look forward to getting to know all of our new families over the coming months. Here we see our new Reception children enjoying their learning.

What a wonderful start to term. All of the children have settled into their new classes extremely well. I have spent the first few weeks visiting them and have been delighted to see so many examples of excellent learning in a variety of different forms, pride in the work produced and success in many guises. It has been lovely to be able resume the Langshott Lap, with Years 1 to 6 all running together. Lots of flushed cheeks though from children and staff!

The Art Project was particularly successful. The children had great fun designing their self-portraits and the results can now be seen displayed all around the school. A photograph of every child’s work is displayed in our entrance hall, seen here…

In our first assembly of the term, we talked about courage. Courage to face new situations; courage to overcome our anxieties, courage to do the right thing and courage to persevere when things get difficult. I challenged the children to find their inner courage to try new things and to push and challenge themselves this year in their learning and friendships.

During the summer break, Miss Wesson oversaw the refurbishment of the library (see page 8). We love reading at Langshott and thus an upgrade to the library to make it more enticing and to add more books, was well overdue. It has been warmly received by the pupils.

I am looking forward to seeing you all at the end of the afternoon of Friday 15th October to visit your child’s classroom and look at their books. We will send home the Autumn report that afternoon in preparation for the parent consultation meetings the following week. Please see the letter I sent home last week for details and how to book your appointment.

We will be having a Harvest Assembly on Monday 11th October. Please send donations in with your child throughout this week. All donations will be delivered to local foodbanks to assist families who are experiencing financial difficulties.

Best wishes, Mrs Mackintosh

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A Note from the Governors

For me, September has brought a return to something close to life before the pandemic struck. In particular, I have been able to visit the school to see it in operation and hold a face-to-face governors’ meeting; things that I had taken for granted in 2019 and have greatly missed over the last 18 months. It has been a pleasure to see both staff and pupils evidently enjoying being back in school and I was delighted to discover quite a few still recognised me after so long! Of course, we haven’t simply “returned to normal” (whatever that means!), as many things will never be the same again and for some, the pandemic has been incredibly difficult. Indeed, one of the main topics of discussion at our recent governors’ meeting was the impact on the children and how the school can best respond. We know that some children (as well as parents/carers) have shown remarkable resilience and resourcefulness, so that their learning has not been significantly hindered by all the disruption. Sadly, we also know that for some, circumstances have made it incredibly hard for them with a noticeable impact on their development. This is most easily measured in the sort of formal tests the government like to judge schools on – we fully expect a return to various statutory assessments this academic year, which is why Year 6 have just completed a mock-SATs week – but we know that children’s education is about so much more. This is why the governors fully support the development of Langshott as a Forest School and why we chose to increase the number of High Level Teaching Assistants at school this year. It also, behind our formal approval of a School Development Plan that, amongst other things, addresses “the loss of routine, structure, friendship, opportunity and freedom” as well as continuing a focus on reading across the whole school. I am therefore looking forward to the new academic year with some excitement, despite the obvious challenges, as I am confident the whole school will respond positively and enthusiastically. As it happens, we unexpectedly lost one of our parent governors at the start of term (due to changed domestic arrangements) so we have another vacancy and an election will be run shortly. If you would like to help the school (at a strategic level) over the next few years, you would be very welcome to stand. Andy Yule – Chair of Governors

Premises

We were very busy over the Summer holidays preparing the school grounds for the children’s return. You may have noticed some of our new signage and hope you agree how fantastic they look. A very big thank you to Mr Metcalfe (Dad to Amelia and Alfie) who supported us with the order through his company Serious Graphics Limited. The Key Stage 2 building was also treated to remove the algae – the before and after pictures show how successful it was. Over the next half term, we have contractors on site who are preparing the Eco Area ready for the Forest Schools launch, which is very exciting! The before and after pictures show you the hard work involved in getting this ready. Thank you to Sam at Slaney Tree Services for a brilliant job. Finally, a big thank you to Mr Warner (Dad to Dexter, Rudy and Winston) and his company ARW Garden Care for installing the new paved base for our storage sheds. Taking pride in our school grounds is a fundamental element to our ‘Learning, Pride, Success’ approach at Langshott. We know that a clean and safe environment can have a direct impact on our children’s ability to learn and we want everyone at Langshott to take pride in and have respect for our school.

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News from the STEM Faculty Mathematics Year 6 have been straight into their learning after a long break! In Maths, they have completed the place value unit. This focuses on reading numbers, partitioning, rounding any number and also negative numbers. We finished the unit with a Kahoot! Quiz.

Science Brainteaser

Every month, you will find a different science challenge to try out. This month, you have a zoomed in mystery image. Using your working scientifically skills (pattern seeking, observing, identifying and even classifying and grouping), we would like you to guess what this picture is:

Bonus challenge: From the pictures below, which do you think is the odd one out? Consider the appearance, what they do and where they might be found. With this challenge there is no right or wrong answer:

Our Faculty Mission Statement - Through high-quality engaging experiences, we aim to prepare our pupils

to thrive in a highly complex world. Pupils will be competent across Mathematics, Science and Computing;

they will be able to understand and prepare research and investigate questions they will face in their

futures. Teachers will provide an imaginative curriculum to encourage children’s curiosity and expose them

to the wonders of the world. Opportunities will be given to pupils to enable them to work collaboratively to

problem solve in a meaningful real-life context.

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Year 5 Science

To launch our space chimp writing and our science topic (Earth and Space), Year 5 created mini rockets (using film canisters, effervescent tablets and water to cause a chemical reaction) and launched these on the MUGA. This was a brilliant start to the topic and all of the children were so inspired. If you would like to try this out at home, please follow the instructions on the following website: https://www.scienceworld.ca/resource/mini-pop-rocket/

News from the English & Creative Arts Faculty

Whole School Self-Portrait Art Project

On our first week back to school, Langshott carried out an art project where the children created a self-portrait. Each year group had a theme or an artist for inspiration and the children absolutely loved the challenge they were given. It was wonderful that we were able to invite the parents and carers into the school after such a long time to celebrate a fantastic start the school year! We have taken pictures of each child’s artwork and displayed them altogether in our school entrance to celebrate each child from Langshott. Look at the wonderful progression of each year group! Reception Year 1 Year 2

Our Faculty Mission Statement - We are passionate about providing all children with a rich and varied creative

curriculum, at the heart of which are high-quality, engaging texts rich in language, which will inspire, inform,

stimulate, challenge and entertain children. It is through these texts that teachers will provide children with a

range of meaningful opportunities, encompassing; music, dance, drama, art and design, which foster children’s

natural creativeness and imagination and will enable them to develop a broad range of transferable skills in

order for them to achieve a high level of standard in a range of subjects.

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Year 5 Year 6

Year 1

Topaz and Ruby class absolutely loved the art project that kick started their term in Year 1. The children were given the primary colours (red, blue and yellow) and learnt how to mix these colours to make the colour they desired to paint their self-portraits. A tricky challenge considering the limited colours they were given. Well done! They then added materials such as sawdust, lentils and rice into our paint to create texture of their hair. Year 1 did a fantastic job and were so proud of the artwork that they produced.

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During our English lessons, Year 1 have enjoyed listening to the wonderful story ‘Owl Babies’. We started exploring this text through drama and freeze frames which the classes enjoyed. This really supported them to understand how to sequence the story in chronological order. The children then wrote some fantastic captions, phrases and sentences in order to re-tell the story of Owl Babies. We were so impressed with the quality of work. Well done Year 1!

Celebrating Presentation At Langshott, we always take huge pride in our handwriting, number formation and presentation across all subjects. The children can be awarded the ‘Presentation Crown’ by their teacher; this is considered to be ‘the highest honour’ and all children across the school wear it proudly when they receive

it. Parents may even receive a Marvellous Me badge to celebrate with home too! In our regular ‘good learning’ assemblies, the teachers will bow/curtsey to the presentation princes and princesses from the past few weeks and at the end of term, children who have received the crown three times (or more) will be awarded a golden pencil by Mrs Mackintosh (they are kept in the Langshott safe at all other times!). Every three crowns earned during the term results in one golden pencil. We have included our Langshott number script and our Langshott handwriting script below.

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Library

Over the summer, we worked hard to give our school library a little refresh and we are so excited to share some images with you of before and after the makeover!

BEFORE AFTER We have also purchased a range of new books for the children to enjoy in the classroom, although this would not have been possible without an extremely generous donation from Mrs Fuller, who raised money for books by doing a sponsored run!

Reading for pleasure is so incredibly important to us at Langshott, therefore It has been such a joy to see the children enjoying the library and exploring the new books, it really is a wonderful place to be!

Please can we request that if you have any books at home from our school library, which may have been borrowed in the past and forgotten about, that your child brings them back into school to be returned to the library.

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Reading with Subtitles

The benefits of subtitles for children have been raised recently by the Turn on the Subtitles (TOTS) campaign, which calls for broadcasters and streamers to turn on the subtitles by default for viewers aged 6 to 10. It is also seeking to raise awareness among parents of the considerable benefits that subtitles can bring in improving children’s reading skills.

Watching subtitled films, TV programmes and videos has huge benefits for children. It can help them boost their reading skills and learn other languages, as well as providing more inclusive access for children with disabilities or those who speak a minority language. Research shows that turning on subtitles in the same language as the TV show or film can indeed improve children’s reading skills by improving decoding skills – their ability to use their existing knowledge of letters and sounds to correctly pronounce words. It can also help them improve their vocabulary and boost their comprehension skills and reading fluency. This small change – turning on subtitles – can make a big difference.

To find out more about the benefits, click on the following link: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/I-zISnJ-oao?autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3&loop=1&modestbranding=1&playlist=I-zISnJ-oao

Young Voices

We are very excited to be able to offer the KS2 singers of Langshott Primary School the opportunity once again to take part in a Young Voices Concert at the O2 Arena! In order for your child to attend the Young Voices Concert (which will take place in January 2022) they must take part in the Young Voices after school club - details of which were sent out with the club’s letter earlier this month.

Year Reception

In Reception the children are practising to write their name every day! They have also been thinking about what beginning sounds they can hear in objects we use and find in the environment. The children have enjoyed the game ‘What’s in the Basket’ where an object is pulled out and we have to think about what sound it begins with.

We had great fun scavenging in our woodland for natural resources to make our self- portraits. The children looked in mirrors first to see the features of their face then used things such as sticks, leaves and flowers to make their eyes, eyebrows, nose, etc.

Year 2 – Smelly Sock Friday

To immerse yourself in a good book you need to create the right ambience. It is important to sit back, relax and lose yourself in the world of words and imagination. This term in Year 2, we have introduced ‘Smelly Sock Friday’. The children take off their shoes, put their feet up on their desks and read for pleasure. It is such a wonderful sight to see and the enthusiastic reading that goes on in each of the Year 2 classrooms.

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Music

Our new Composer of the Month section starts with Isaac Albeniz, who was admired by Pablo Picasso - an artist studied by Year 2 in our whole school art project.

COMPOSER of the month: Issac Albeniz Interesting Facts:

Isaac Albéniz (pronounced EE-saac al-BAY-nith) was born in Catalonia, Spain on 29 May 1860.

He was a Spanish composer and pianist.

At the age of 4 he was considered a piano prodigy.

His best-known work is the collection of 12 piano pieces called Iberia, which has lots of exciting Spanish rhythms.

He helped to make Spanish music more popular in other countries.

Isaac Albeniz died on 18 May in 1909.

Issac Albeniz’s music: Asturias, Iberia, Suite Española Op. 47 (1886). Enjoy listening to this inspiring Spanish composer and look out in the following newsletter for the next Composer of the Month!

Year 5 Art

During our first few days back at school we were lucky enough to have completed an art project. Year 5 learnt all about the value scale, as well as how to use a variety of shading techniques. These included how to stipple, hatch, cross-hatch and tonal shade. After, the children applied these skills to their self-portraits, which added depth and shade to their work. They produced some incredible pieces of artwork and we now have a very impactful display consisting of everybody’s drawings in our ‘Year 5’s Gallery of Greatness’. Have a look…

“I liked how we used different types of shading because I never knew about them before!” – Tamara (Peridot Class)

“I liked using the cross-hatching technique because it helped make my portrait look 3D.”

– Imogen (Jade Class)

“I love drawing, so I was really happy to do it again! I learnt how to successfully draw my face, mouth and eyes!” – Stephen (Peridot Class)

“I liked over lining my self-portrait with the pen because it made it look better.”

- John (Jade Class)

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Reading Recommendations from Year 6

Gareth Southgate’s book is very well suited to our mind set and ethos at Langshott! We think that everyone in your family would love this book. Reading First News is great for children who love non-fiction and finding out more about current affairs. Another ‘newspaper’ option is The Happy News – full of joy!

News from the Global Understanding & Awareness Faculty

Year 3 Geography

We have been learning about our ‘Extreme Earth’. The children have enjoyed learning about volcanoes and enquiring into how volcanoes occur, why and where volcanoes are situated. The children are now able to identify the layers of the earth which contribute to a volcano and label the parts of a volcano as well as discuss their functions. It has been lovely to see the children use some of their knowledge and technical vocabulary in their writing. In English we have been reading ‘When the Giant Stirred’. A tale about a peaceful island experiencing evacuation due to a volcanic explosion. A few examples of our lovely learning below by Kiki and Vedika.

Our Faculty Mission Statement - Our aim is to create and inspire the next generation of global citizens. We

believe that all children should be given the opportunity to discover and learn about the historical,

geological, religious, cultural and ecological events of the past, that have helped shape the present.

Through engaging and memorable learning experiences - which celebrate the ever changing, complex and

diverse world in which we live - we believe that we can help to encourage and enable the future generation

to thrive.

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History

Year 6 have been learning about the Victorians in their History lessons. They have been looking at famous Victorians such as Queen Victoria, the difference in social classes such as rich and poor Victorians, the Industrial Revolution and its impact on Britain in this period, working environment for children and life in workhouses. I think this topic has been a real eye opener for a lot of children about how lucky they are!

News from the Health, Well-being & Community Faculty

PE

The start of the new academic has given lots of children the opportunity to try new sports. Year 3 have been trying netball for the first time along with Year 5 starting the year playing Basketball. Year 4 and 6 have continued to learn the skills of netball and basketball too with Miss Boardman. Year 5 have also had the opportunity to take part in the first set of ‘intense’ swimming courses. This was 10 swimming lessons on consecutive school days. They have had great fun and have shown excellent progress over the 2 weeks. This was celebrated in our ‘Good Learning’ assembly. Well done! Year 6 children were lucky enough to take part in a ‘Langshott first’ tug of war competition. The children showed excellent resilience, reciprocity and also some great competition! Who knew they were so competitive?! Now that the term is up and running, there will be opportunities for children to represent Langshott in inter-school competitions. Watch this space!

Our Faculty Mission Statement - Through a holistic approach, we aim to deliver a rich curriculum - with a

clear progression of skills - that promotes healthy minds and bodies within the community. With clear

outcomes and links to core subjects, staff will be empowered and supported to deliver high quality, well-

structured lessons. By providing opportunities for all (including those who are disadvantaged) to be active

in a range of disciplines, children’s well-being will be enhanced. The environment and resources will be

engaging and safe for all.

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Langshott Lap It has been amazing to resume our outside Jump Start Jonny and Langshott Lap.

Clubs

It is brilliant to see so many children signed up and part of the extra-curricular clubs that have been offered this term. A reminder of the timings for clubs:

Thursday 30th September until Thursday 9th December (10 sessions). KS1 – 14:55-15:55 KS2 – 15:00-16:00

Year Reception

The Reception children are settling in well and we are really pleased at how well they are following the school rules and routines. The children have been busy exploring the learning environment – take a look at some activities they have been enjoying below.

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Surrey Fire & Rescue Service

On Wednesday 22nd September, Kerry Doyle an Education Officer from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service delivered a fun and interactive workshop about fire safety to the children in Year 2. The workshop started by Kerry discussing ‘The Great Fire of London’ and making comparisons between fire services then and now. The children worked in groups to sort out and order picture cards of a fire scenario at home, therefore developing their awareness of the steps involved to keep safe in the event of a fire. In partners, they carried out some role-play, following a script pretending to be the ‘caller’ reporting a fire and the ‘operator’. This generated an important discussion, encouraging the children to learn and find out their full home address. Finally, together they played a game called ‘stay away’ or ‘safe to play’. Using prompt cards, the children decided upon the safety of everyday objects. They were fantastic at identifying potential fire hazards, e.g. lighters, hair straighteners, candles, matches, an overloaded plug socket, etc. The children are now fully equipped to keep fire safe and will hopefully impart this knowledge onto others. A huge thanks to Mrs Felstead for organising such a lovely visit that links so well to our Great Fire of London topic.

Swimming Since being back at school, Years 4 & 5 were lucky enough to have been swimming every afternoon for 2 weeks. The children loved every minute of it and they have all made phenomenal progress. They have learnt how to front-crawl, back-stroke, breast-stroke, breathe under water, float and dive; some have even learnt how to do the dolphin and butterfly! As well as improving their swimming techniques, the children learnt how to save each other in an emergency - these key skills will help them for life! Here are some of the children’s highlights during their swimming time...

“I know how to swim now and I can float because I was never able to before!” – Talon (Peridot Class)

“I have loved learning how to do the butterfly because it was really fun!”

– Amber (Jade Class)

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“Swimming has been fun! I can swim using back-stroke and front-crawl!” – Andrea (Peridot Class)

“I have enjoyed learning how to pin dive in the deep end and now I am really good at front-crawl too!”

– Frankie (Jade Class)

Year 6 Sleepover

To try to make up for the Year 6 children having missed out on their Year 4 residential due to the pandemic, the Year 6 staff organised a special sleepover at school which took place on Friday 17th September. On arrival at the school hall, the children were greeted by our Langshott head and deputy head boys and girls and received their sleepover wristbands, before excitedly setting up their sleeping bags in their luxurious accommodation (the Year 6 classrooms). They then enjoyed some leisure time playing games and sports on the playground or chatting with friends. Whilst the mist rolled in and dusk descended, the children ventured to the field to play ‘wibbly-wobbly’ before playing a competitive ‘wool game’ and old-fashioned ‘40-40’ in the dark on the playground. By this time, everyone was in need of a snack in the hall. However, they had to

earn their snack; a doughnut suspended on a string, which they had to eat without using their hands. There were some very interesting techniques indeed, resulting in sugar-covered children. They washed down their doughnuts with a yummy cup of hot chocolate. If this wasn’t enough, the children then got to show off their groovy moves in a ‘go-noodle’ dance off. After this, they all feigned sleep in an alternative version of sleeping lions, where the teachers tried to put the children off by balancing marshmallows on their faces. At last, it was time to settle down to a film in their sleeping bags with some ‘midnight treats’ from home. The teachers had never seen such a vast array or quantity of sweets before. The girls room managed to get to sleep by about 2.30am, although the boys room took somewhat longer and, even when asleep, the noises emitted were reminiscent of a jungle. On Saturday morning, the sleepy children were treated to a yummy breakfast after a marathon tidy up of classrooms. They went home exhausted but happy and yet another step more independent. They all received a sleepover T-shirt and certificate celebrating their sleepover achievements. A big thank you to all the Langshott staff who helped out throughout the evening, overnight and during breakfast the next morning.

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Congratulations Chloe in Pearl Class recently went to Manchester to take part in a training seminar for Taekwondo with Olympic Silver Medallist, Lauren Williams. It was held at the GB Taekwondo national training centre. It was very hard work, but she learnt loads and had the opportunity to meet one of her hero’s.

Run Reigate Huge congratulations to all the children (and Miss Watts!) who took part in this year’s Run Reigate event. It was an amazing event and the children battled through the wet weather to complete their 13th mile to make up their very own half marathon. It was great to see so many children from Langshott complete this event which took great resilience and perseverance. We are all so proud of you. Well done!

We are delighted to share with you that Daniel and Franziska both competed in the Year 2 children’s race at Run Reigate. Daniel achieved a very deserved 2nd place.

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William says …. On the 19th September I took part in Run Reigate which is a charity event held every year. This is the 5th year I have raced and I even did it last year virtually during COVID. It was really nice to get back to running properly in a live race. My brother Oliver (Y3) and Evelyn (Y1) also took part. The Kids Race is a half marathon for kids age 4-15 where you build up 12 miles before the day and you then can complete the final 1.1 miles on the race day. You can also just run the 1.1 miles for fun on the day, which I did, and I saw lots of other Langshott children there. We also saw Miss Watts and Mr Groves cheering everyone on. Overall, 1000 children took part in the race. Every year group has a different colour t-shirt and Year 6 had a red one. There were 72 runners in my age group. We do a warm up before every race with a fitness coach which really excites and warms everybody up. The route takes you up the hill and behind the trees and then takes you through the park and round the lake and then it takes you to where the half marathon, 5k and 10k meets the final straight. Over the past 4 years I have done really well coming 1st, 5th and joint 3rd last year. This year I was determined to do really well and even though I was nervous I just kept trying my best. My uncle gave me some great advice, ‘not to go out too fast and save my legs for the end’. I started near the front and kept at a steady and constant pace until the finishing straight and I sprinted as fast as I could and I overtook 2 people to come 5th in my category. I didn’t know where I would come overall until all of the races had finished and I was astounded that I came 14th/1000 runners in the whole event. it has really inspired me to run more and next year I want to challenge myself to run the 5k event as I will be old enough. William – Year 6

Eoghan (Year 5) and Peggy (Year 3) also took part in Run Reigate! It was their first year running it and they decided to try and raise money for charity. They chose Macmillan Cancer Support and raised over £200! Congratulations to all the Langshott children who took part.

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My Cricket Journey I have only been playing cricket for 3 years (since the end of Year 4). My local team is Horley Cricket Club. This season I played for the U10s and also played up for the older age groups (U12s and U13s) because they were short on players. It was great to have a full competitive season because we only had a few friendly matches due to COVID. The club had an end of season awards ceremony on the 18th September to celebrate all of the great things that happened throughout the season. I was voted the ‘players player’ by all of the players in my team because I am the fastest bowler on our team. I am really proud of this achievement because it feels great to be voted by my teammates! This time last year I was nominated to try out to train with Sussex County Cricket Club. I had trails last autumn and was lucky enough to have been selected. Due to the COVID pandemic, the training was delayed until the spring. We train at Hove County Ground and Blackstone Cricket Ground (where the Sussex second team play). During the summer holidays they split all 80 boys into teams and I played a week of inter-county matches as part of our training. It was really inspirational to play on the same pitch that some of my cricket heroes have played on. I am really looking forward to next season as I can’t wait to get back to playing cricket.

William – Year 6

Mock SATs (Year 6)

On Monday 20th September, Year 6 began their mock SATs week. This was an opportunity for the children to see what the week would be like and to feel prepared for the real thing (in May). It also gave the Year 6 team the opportunity to ensure that all individual needs were being met. When reflecting on the experience, the children were positive about having this opportunity and lots of them even enjoyed the peace and quiet! Thank you to the whole school community for supporting them throughout the week. As well as silent tests, there were also lots of well-being opportunities. One of the highlights was a mammoth tug of war competition (a new Year 6 tradition).

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Pen Licence

Congratulations to: Lisa Danso and Dylan Shevel

Attendance Winners Week Commencing 6th September: Quartz Class and Onyx Class

Week Commencing 13th September: Quartz Class, Peridot Class and Topaz Class Week Commencing 20th September: Opal Class and Topaz Class

Attendance Badge on Marvellous Me When a class win the attendance award, we send this badge to the whole class.

Wellbeing Calendar for October

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Firstly, we wanted to say welcome back to all the parents and pupils who have returned this September, but also a big WELCOME to our new Reception parents and children.

You may have noticed that over summer the Friends

organised a new addition to the school?! Our new textile recycling bin! For every kg of donated clothes or textiles collected, the Friends will receive 30p whilst also recycling the clothes to those in need and keeping them from landfill. It is outside the library (you can’t really miss it!), so please bring in some bagged up clothes and help us raise lots of money.

Thank you for those that attended our AGM on 30th September. Helen Armstrong has been voted in as our new Chair and Carina Glasgow as Secretary. We hope to put on movie nights, discos and Readathon’s, hold bake sales and mufti days and have a wonderful Christmas events to make up for missing out last year. So please, if you are interested inhleping us, then let us know at friendsoflangshott@gmail.com Many thanks. Annie, Amy and Parus

Thank you Friends I would like to extend a huge thank you to Annie and Amy who have now stepped down from The Friends Committee. I know they had some wonderful plans for fundraising, bur sadly; these were thwarted because of the pandemic. Thank you for all your support and great intentions, your generosity with your time is greatly appreciated.

Parents’ Information

Parent Code of Conduct Langshott is a welcoming, supportive and inclusive school and it is important that all members of the school community work together in a supportive and respectful manner. Sadly, occasionally, a minority of parents do not demonstrate the kind of restraint and courteous behaviour towards others that we would expect. Abusive or aggressive behaviour on a school site can be disruptive and distressing to pupils, staff and other parents/carers and does not set a good example. I must warn parents that we do have the right to invoke Section 547 of the Education Act 1996 and ban abusive parents from coming onto the school site without the Headteacher’s written permission. I have only ever had to do this once in my many years of Headship and hope never to have to do so again, but felt it necessary to let everyone know of the potential consequences of aggressive behaviour. Thank you for ensuring we remain a calm and respectful environment for our children. In addition, if you have a question, query or issue, you are reminded NOT to post your groans on Social Media. I am very accessible, at the main blue gates most days and available by email at head@langshott.surrey.sch.uk. Please come and speak to me or email me. Mrs Mackintosh

School Dinners Our chef is working extremely hard to provide the published menu from Twelve15, however, there have been some distribution issues which are necessitating some last minute changes to the published menu. Please bear with us whilst we work with our suppliers to resolve the issues.

Bikes and Scooters Please walk bicycles and scooters on the school premises and on the access pathway and road. The access road contains speed humps and potholes and we have had several children fall off bikes / scooters due to the uneven nature of the road surface. Please be sensible and keep safe.

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Emergency Contact Details

Please ensure all contacts details held in the School Office are up-to-date. This includes all telephone numbers, home and email addresses, medical and dietary information. Please email info@langshott.surrey.sch.uk as necessary.

Belongings Please ensure your child has all their belongings before going home. All items left behind are usually put in the lost property basket, under the covered area by the library. Please mark your children’s belongings clearly with their name.

Jewellery Parents are reminded that jewellery is not permitted at all in Reception or KS1, except by arrangement for religious/cultural reasons. Please make an appointment to see the Headteacher if this is the case. In KS2, watches and small plain stud earrings only are permitted, but these must be removed for PE lessons in accordance with Surrey County Council guidelines. Your child will be responsible for removal and replacement of their jewellery. The school cannot accept liability for any valuables brought into school by the children.

There are post boxes in the main school entrance by the office. These are for you to post items for the Friends (the white box) and the Office (the black box). We hope this will make it easier for parents.

Hard copies of letters, absence forms, uniform order forms, medication forms, etc. are available from the Parent Information rack in the main school entrance.

Dogs There is a by-law that forbids dogs to be walked on our access road and Surrey guidance states that dogs must not be brought onto school premises. We appreciate that this may mean that your dog/s cannot accompany you on the walk to school, but it does ensure the health, safety and happiness of all of our families. In anticipation, we thank you for your cooperation with this matter.

Parking PLEASE be considerate when parking

near the school so our children are safe and neighbours are not inconvenienced, especially in Langshott Lane / The Meadway. Reigate & Banstead Council have provided some parking permits for the High Street Car Park in Horley Town Centre during drop off and pick up times. If you would like one, please see Mrs Hall or Mrs Ashby in the School Office. Please DO NOT to use the Oakwood Sports Centre car park or the Oakwood School main car park.

Mobile Phones We recognise that mobile phones are part of everyday life for many older children and that they can play an important role in helping pupils to feel safe and secure, especially if, as they get older, you are allowing them to walk to and from school unaccompanied. However, we also recognise that they can prove a distraction in school and can provide a means of bullying or intimidating others. Therefore:

Pupils are not permitted to have mobile phones at school or on school trips.

Mobile phones brought to school without permission will be confiscated and returned to a parent only at the end

of the day.

If a parent wishes his/her child (KS2 only) to bring a mobile phone to school, the parent must attend a Children and

Technology Meeting and complete an application form.

Where mobile phones are used in or out of school to bully or intimidate others, then the Headteacher does have the power to intervene to such an extent, as it is reasonable, to regulate the behaviour of pupils when they are off the school site.

We ask that parents do not use mobile phones on the school premises at any time, so that we can safeguard our children. Please respect the signs posted around the site and on the gates.

Attendance and Punctuality Good attendance and punctuality are vitally important if your child is to make the most of the educational opportunities we offer. Parents are reminded not to book family holidays, long weekends away, treat days or birthday visits during term time, as we will not authorise absence for these under any circumstance.

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Absence from School Please remember to call the school office and leave a message on the absence line as early as possible in the morning if your child is going to be away from school due to illness. Please phone again on subsequent days as necessary. If your child has sickness or diarrhoea, it is important that they do not return to school for 48 hours from the last “episode”. This is to ensure complete recovery and reduce the possibility of infection for other children. Thank you for your cooperation.

Changes to Pick-Up Arrangements? If your child is not being collected by the usual adult, please ensure you let the teacher know by speaking to the teacher in the morning (EYFS & KS1) or by putting a note in the planner (KS2) and ensuring your child shows the teacher. Alternatively you can telephone or email info@langshott.surrey.sch.uk before 12 noon This assists office staff in advising staff in plenty of time and reduces the risk of information being late to the relevant class during the busy time at the end of the school day. Many thanks for your cooperation and support.

Free School Meal Eligibility

Unfortunately, our school budget is getting tighter every year and what you may not be aware of is that schools are now given extra funding called Pupil Premium for children who are entitled to claim Free School Meals. We know from our records that a number of parents do not claim for their entitlement. This funding should not be confused with Universal Free School Meals, which is eligible to all pupils in Foundation Stage, Year 1 and Year 2. It is an entitlement that continues throughout your child’s schooling and attracts additional funding to support your child’s learning and other opportunities, including helping with the cost of school trips.

If your child qualifies for free school meals and you haven’t already informed us, please speak to Mrs Hall in the School Office (eligibility criteria are listed below) as soon as possible. There is no longer a need to provide evidence for this as we are able to run a check through a secure government website. Eligibility criteria for free school meals:

Income support

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

Income related Employment and Support Allowance

Support from National Asylum Support Service (NASS)under part V1 of the immigration and asylum act 1999

The Guaranteed element of state Pension Credit

Child Tax Credit provided you are not entitled to working tax credit and have an annual income that does not exceed £16,190. (IF YOU RECEIVE WORKING TAX CREDIT YOU DO NOT QUALIFY)

Working Tax Credit run-on

Universal Credit Your child does not have to actually have the free school meal each day and can continue to have a packed lunch if they prefer. Please be assured that all replies will be kept strictly confidential. Your circumstances may have changed in the light if COVID.

School Admissions – Reception & Secondary The date from which parents can apply for a primary school place for 2022 entry for Reception is 1st November 2021, but all applications must be submitted by 15th January 2022. The date from which parents can apply for a secondary school place for 2021 entry is 1st September 2021, but all applications must be submitted by 31st October 2021. You can access information on the admissions process online at: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-

learning/schools/admissions. The school listings “Information on primary schools in Surrey 2022/23” and “Information on secondary schools in Surrey 2022/23” are also available online at: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-

learning/schools/admissions/arrangements-and-outcomes/booklets

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Headlice Unfortunately, head lice are a common part of primary school life and schools no longer check children’s hair. As children spend so much time playing and learning together, it is very easy for them to spread. Anyone can get head lice and contrary to popular belief having headlice is nothing to do with your personal hygiene.

Symptoms - Itching, although it is possible to have head lice without symptoms, so it is best to take a look.

How to check - Head lice are tiny and fast! Look behind ears, close to the scalp, at the back of the neck and under fringes. Adult head lice are 2 - 4 mm long; immature lice are even smaller. What are head lice - Head lice are live insects. Their empty eggs are called nits. Lice are wingless insects that hold on to the hair, feeding from the blood in the scalp. They spread through head-to-head contact, they do not jump. Adult females live for up to a month and lay around five eggs a day.

How to get rid of head lice - Wet combing: 1. Wash hair using ordinary shampoo. 2. Apply a conditioner to make combing easier (this also makes it harder for the louse to cling on). 3. Lightly towel dry the hair. 4. Using a comb designed for this purpose part hair into small sections and comb hair from the scalp to the end. 5. Wipe the comb each time and check for live lice. 6. Repeat until you are sure the whole head is combed. 7. Thoroughly rinse the hair and comb. 8. Comb every three days for at least two weeks until no more lice are found.

Medicated treatments: These are available from pharmacies – please follow the treatment’s instruction leaflet.

We are a Healthy School I know it can sometimes be difficult to satisfy children’s taste buds, particularly if they are fussy eaters. However, pupils need a full stomach in order to concentrate and be active during the school day. We are a healthy school and aim to teach pupils to make choices that are beneficial to them. Do ensure pupils have a healthy snack at morning break time - a piece of fruit or healthy bar (fruit is provided for Year R to 2). Do not send them in with crisps or cakes for break time. When preparing a packed lunch please include

savoury main course - (sandwiches, rolls, pitta pockets, etc.);

salad / fruit - (vegetables sticks, grapes, banana, etc.);

snack / dessert - (consider alternating items such as crisps/biscuits with a healthy option such as yoghurt, rice pudding, etc.);

drink – water or juice (no fizzy drinks, please). Packets of sweets are not allowed and will be taken from your child. For more information on healthy packed lunches go to http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life/Pages/healthy-lunchbox-picnic.aspx.

Medical Notice and Allergies As a school family, we support those children with a variety of medical needs. We have a number of children in our school who are allergic to NUTS AND NUTS RELATED PRODUCTS. For some children it can be a mild reaction to this food item. However, for other children it can become life threatening. I am therefore, seeking your support in ensuring nuts and nut related products are not brought into the school. Many thanks! Our school kitchen is included in this guidance, as well as our Breakfast and After School Club. All cooking activities with children are carefully planned and teaching staff consider the food items they bring into school for their own lunches. Many thanks for your cooperation.

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School Meal Price – Autumn Term 2021 YEARS 3 - 6 CHILDREN ONLY

IN ACCORDANCE WITH SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL GUIDELINES MEALS MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE Dinner Money £ 2.45 PER DAY, £12.25 PER WEEK First Half Term £ 88.20 Second Half Term £ 85.75 TOTAL FOR AUTUMN TERM 2021 £173.95

The above takes into account public holidays and INSET day closures ONLY. Pay online at https://www.scopay.com/langshott-inf?redirect=true or via www.langshott-surrey.co.uk SCOPAY Link.

Cash or Cheques (payable to Surrey County Council/S.C.C)

If you wish to change your child’s meal requirements, please give the office one week’s notice.

If your child brings a packed lunch, please ensure that the contents are healthy and that the lunchbox is clearly named. If your child needs a spoon for their packed lunch, please include this too.

WE AIM TO BE A “NUT FREE” SCHOOL. The school menu is displayed on the website and parents/carers noticeboard.

Best wishes. Mrs Mackintosh & the Langshott Team

Communication by Email All contact should be made via info@langshott.surrey.sch.uk or head@langshott.surrey.sch.uk.

Please include your child’s name and class in all communication. Please note, we do not receive emails from the SCOPAY system. Please ensure all correspondence is sent to

info@langshott.surrey.sch.uk and check you receive a response from the School Office. If you have unsubscribed from receiving emails from the SCOPAY system, there is a “re-subscribe” link in the blue

area at the bottom of the SCOPAY login page. Kind regards. School Office

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DIARY DATES - Langshott Primary School

School Term and Holiday Dates 2021/2022 Please find below the School Term and Holiday dates for 2021/2022. A reminder that you must not book holidays or treat days in term time, if you do, these will NOT be authorised. Link to 2021/22 term dates: School term dates - Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk)

INSET DATES FOR 2021-2022 Wednesday 1st September 2021, Friday 22nd October, Tuesday 4th January 2022,

Monday 6th June, Thursday 21st July, Friday 22nd July

ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 - 2022 OCTOBER 2021

Monday 4th Individual Photographs (Please ensure your child has their red Jumper/Cardigan)

Thursday 7th Nasal Flu Immunisations

Friday 15th 2.15pm Visit your child’s classroom to lock at their books, ahead of next week’s consultation meeting

w/c Monday 18th t.b.c. Parent Consultations online

NOVEMBER 2021

Monday 1st Opening date to apply for a Reception School Place online via Surrey County Council

w/c Monday 15th Road Safety Week

w/c Monday 29th Christmas Making Week

DECEMBER 2021

Thursday 16th Whole School Pantomime, The Hawth, Crawley (Cinderella)

Friday 17th t.b.c. End of Autumn Term 2021

JANUARY 2022

Wednesday 5th 8.35am / 8.45am Children return to School for the Spring Term 2022

Saturday 15th Closing date for applying for a Reception School Place (SCC)