LITTLE SUTTON PRIMARY SCHOOL FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2019 DESIGNATED NATIONAL LEAD SCHOOL & ENGLISH HUB

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25th Oct Training Day 6th Jan Training Day 7th May Elections 8th May Bank Holiday

October 21st Book Fair Week 24th Parents Evening 24th Open Morning for Reception 2020 24th Break up 25th INSET DAY

November 4th School re-opens 5th Firework Display 5th Diwali Day YR 11th Y5 Space Centre Trip 12th Y3 Reading Workshop 14th Open Evening for Reception 2020 19th Y4 Maths Workshop 25th Y1 Maths Workshop 28th Y5 Literacy Workshop

December 5th Christmas Fair

Musician of the Month Charles-Camille Saint-

Saëns

Artist of the Month

Henri Matisse

Year 4 and 5 Workshop On Tuesday, the Faith and Belief Forum visited school to deliver a workshop for Years 4 and 5. The Year 4 pupils’ workshop was called ‘Who am I’. This introduced the themes of diversity and interfaith, exploring what values and behaviours will help us build positive relationships with people who are different. Through creating their own “ identity backpack”, students reflected on what makes them special and unique. The Year 5 pupils took part in a workshop called ‘ Encountering Faiths and Beliefs’. This award– winning workshop allowed students to learn about lived experiences of faith, belief and identity in a safe space. The session’s aims were to spark curiosity and build empathy. It was led by a team of trained speakers and an expert facilitator, all from different faiths and beliefs. The children really enjoyed the experience.

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Parents’ Evening Booking— Thank you to parents who have already booked their parents’ evening appointment via the online system. There are still pupils without an appointment, so please log on and choose your slot. If you have any problems, please contact the school office. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

Music Tuition— Fees are now overdue for music tuition for this half term. If you have not already done so, please check your Parentpay account and make any outstanding payments. Thank you.

Open Sessions—We are holding an open morning on 24th October at 9.15am for parents of children starting Reception in September 2020. In addition there will be an open evening on 14th November starting at 6pm. Both events begin with a talk about the school, followed by a tour. If you have a child starting next September you are welcome to join us on either of these dates.

EU Settlement Scheme—All schools have been asked by the government to let all families know that if you are an EU citizen, you and your family members are able to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 31st December 2020. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

A reminder that school will be closed on Friday 25th October for staff training.

Word of the Month Euphoric Synonym

Exhilarated Antonym

Crestfallen

Year 2 Skype Lesson On Thursday, Year 2 took part in a Skype lesson about anti-bullying. The children learned about the Pika, a small North American mammal, and its distinctive alarm call ‘EEP!’. They found out about bullying and what they could do to stop it if it occurs. The children had fun exploring the topic and practising saying, ‘EEP!’, when they spotted any unkind behaviour. This was followed by questions about the American Pika or Pika Bunny; its size, habitat and behaviour. The children also talked about how it feels to witness

bullying and how they could use their voices and imagination in writing. The children thoroughly enjoyed this virtual lesson and learned a great deal from it.

Inspirational Person of the Month

Greta Thunberg Student &

Environmental Activist

Reminders We are very keen to maintain our high standards in school uniform. May I remind you that children should wear black school shoes and not trainers or boots. Nail varnish and jewellery should not be worn but watches are permitted. Please also avoid large decorative hairbands.

We are trying to encourage our children to take responsibility for looking after their belongings as school uniform is expensive and we want to ensure if items are misplaced, they can be returned easily. We have a constant high volume of lost property and to help this problem we are asking that all uniform is clearly labelled, including jumpers, cardigans, coats, shoes, bags, PE kit and lunch bottles. Thank you.

Firework Night Our Firework show is taking place on Tuesday 5th November. Tickets are selling fast so please purchase early to avoid disappointment . This will be a ticket only event which means there will be no entry on the evening without one. You can buy via the online shop; www.hospitalcharity.org/shop/product/fireworkdisplay or pop into the school office.

Menu for Next Week In addition, there is a salad / fruit bar and a crusty bread basket. Please note, choices may vary slightly due to circumstances beyond our control. Every week we add additional items to encourage children to try different foods.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Chicken Curry

Haddock Grill

Pizza Jacket Pota-

toes *

Sweetcorn Peas

* Rice

New Pota-toes

* Iced Flap-

jack Custard

Chicken Pie Chicken Fillets

Fish Fingers Cheese pasta Jacket potato

* Carrots

Sweetcorn *

Pasta New

potatoes *

Iced Sponge

Spag bol Veg bol Chicken

fillets Fish Fingers

Cheese Pasty Jacket potato

* Sweetcorn

Green beans *

Spaghetti Garlic Bread

*

Muffins

Roast Chicken

Fish Fingers Cheese Flan Baguettes/

wraps Jacket potato

* Carrots Broccoli

* Roast pota-

toes Mashed pota-

to *

Chocolate Cookies

Pork/veg sausage Chicken

fillets Lemon sole

grill Jacket potato

Fish Fingers *

Sweetcorn Broccoli

* Mashed potatoes

* Rice

pudding

This Weeks Awards This week the following awards were presented in Celebration Assembly;

Lunchtime Behaviour Award— 1JS &6EW Classroom Awards— 2CH& 3NJ Winning House— Livingstone with 384 Points Attendance— 2CH, 4KP & 5AS with 100% Overall Attendance— 98.36% Annual Attendance Target— 97% Respect Award— 1JS & 4TV

Congratulations to the following children who received awards in Celebration Assembly— Luke 1JS, Tim 2CH, Aman 3NJ, Elliott 4TV, Robbie 5AL & Neil 6EW

Sports Report It was a wet and windy night at Four Oaks as Year 6 played their first league match of the season. A supportive crowd, including Chris Brunt of WBA, watched as Little Sutton continued their unbeaten start to the season with at 3-0 win. Year 6 now find themselves in the Quarter final of the cup and have had a fantastic league start. Thank you to all the parents for braving the rain to support.

Year 5 also took part in an exciting end-to-end game that saw them down to a 3-0 deficit early on in the game. After fighting back level, a last minute goal saw them lose 4-3, however the team work and resilience on display was incredible.

Andi Markham Assembly On Monday we welcomed Andi Markham from Kids UK into school to conduct an assembly for the half of the school who did not attend last week. As usual he brought with him his popular characters Grandad and Jack to help him. The message of the assembly was the importance of making new starts and understanding that we all have many different talents to be proud of.

Book Fair The Book Fair will be open throughout Parents’ Evening for you to have a browse. Every book sold gives us generous commission to use to buy books for our school, so please consider doing some Christmas shopping! Thank you in anticipation of your support and we look forward to welcoming you into school for this event.

E-Safety Tip of the Week Fortnite, one of the biggest video games of all time, has received an update. Fortnite Chapter 2 has a whole host of new in– game features, is more visually appealing and has a brand– new map for players to explore. National online safety have produced a helpful parent guide for you to understand what Fortnite is all about. https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/wake-up-wednesday/fortnite-chapter-2/?utm_source=Socials

This week Year 3 en-joyed making Stone Age jewellery from

clay

Year 4 World Food Day at Villa Park On Tuesday, a group of Year 4 boys and girls went to Aston Villa for a healthy eating and nutrition workshop. The children impressed the staff with their knowledge of the different food groups and engaged in many activities. This included learning about the nationalities of different players, their national dishes and coming up with suggestions of how to make these meals healthier. The children have since been talking to Mr Terry about which food groups they have been eating and how it is important to have a balanced and healthy diet.