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Mytchett Headlines The newsletter of Mytchett Primary and Nursery School

Autumn Issue 3

Friday 6th October 2017

Dear parents/carers,

Thank you to all of you who joined us for our

parent information session on Assessment last

week. For those of you who were unable to

attend, we have uploaded the presentation and

accompanying documents to the ‘Curriculum-

Assessment’ tabs on our website

www.mytchett.kite.academy

The documents give the objectives for each

‘Stage’ (Age-related expectation for each year

group) in reading, writing and maths.

Our Parent Consultation will be an opportunity

for you to clarify and queries that you may have

about these but it would be helpful if you could

glance at them before the meeting. This has all

been outlined in our mailing earlier this week

when we invited you to book consultation

appointments. Governors will be available to

chat to you during the sessions for you to share

with them how you are finding the system.

Harvest Festival Yrs 1-6

Next Friday 13th October 9.00am in the school hall

Please join us for our Autumn poetry and prose

-themed Harvest Festival in the hall.

This year once again, we are supporting

Farnborough Food Bank and ask for donations

of urgently needed items (see list on page 6).

We are advised that there are currently large

stocks of pasta, rice, soup, fish, cereals, and

pet food so we are asked to prioritise the listed

items that are in short supply. We will be joined

by members of the volunteer team to tell us

more about their work for the Trust on the day.

Other events coming up to note:

FFMPS AGM 7-9pm on Tues 10th October.

ALL PARENTS WELCOME to this annual meeting when

plans for the forthcoming year are shared and new

ideas discussed. FFMPS purchased a minibus for the

school last year. New fundraising will be for the

purchase of new computing equipment across the

school.

RESIDENTIAL VISITS –Years 4-6 Information Evenings

(see calendar)

17th November CHILDREN IN NEED– more

information to follow.

MUFTI DATES for Christmas tombola have been

added to the calendar. (NEW PARENTS! Children are

invited to come out of uniform to school on these

dates, bringing a gift for the tombola stall)

Craze of the fortnight

School councillors are currently discussing lunch and

playtime ‘crazes’ (where children are invited to bring

small toys to use at play and lunchtimes) but until a

timetable is finalised and shared with you, children

should NOT bring any toys to school.

Finally, we are trying to ensure that no parent misses

Headlines! Please advise the school office if you know

you have not received it fortnightly or advise any

friends who don’t have it, to let us know. Where we

have been advised of them, all parent email addresses

are now entered onto the contact system. Headlines

should be all parents’ ‘go to’ for up-to-date

information and we must ensure that you are

receiving it.

Yours sincerely, Jo Ibbotson Head Teacher

Term Dates 2017/2018

INSET days

2017-18

Term Start

Date

Term End

Date:

Half Term

dates

4th September

2017

Autumn Term 5th Sept 2017 21st Dec

2017

23/27th

Oct 2017

2nd November

5th January 2018

And

9th March 2018

Spring Term 8th Jan 2018 29th March

2018

12/16th

Feb 2018

23rd July 2018 Summer

Term

16th April

2018

20th July

2018

28th May/

1st June

2018

SENCo Surgeries

Our SENCo Mrs Andrews, will hold a

surgery in Treetops on the 1st Monday in

every month for general support/

information and guidance on new SEN

Code of Practice. Please make an

appointment via the school office if you

wish to meet with her.

Next surgery: 6th November 2017

JEWELLERY POLICY UPDATE Pierced earrings and hair accessories. PLEASE NOTE that children MUST be able to remove their own earrings for PE lessons otherwise they are not able to participate in the lesson. We recommend that youngest children's earrings are removed and left at home for PE days. Older children who are capable of removing their own earrings should bring a small box into school to store them during PE sessions. Any earrings that are worn should be of a plain stud design and children and their parents will be reminded of this if they do not follow policy. Hair accessories—ribbons, bands and ties should be of a simple discreet style and in school colours– black, grey, white or burgundy. PE kit— PE kit must be in school every day and as the colder months approach , it is a good idea to add black tracksuit bottoms and a black or burgundy sweatshirt o the children’s kit. We go outside in all weathers and want the children to enjoy their PE sessions. Therefore it is important that they are suitably dressed.

Calling all volunteers!

Schools are busy places and there is always lots to

do! If you are able to support in school in any way

please see your class teacher. Ideally this would be

on a regular basis to hear readers, practice spellings

and mental maths. Equally, if you feel confident to

work with a group in class we welcome your

support. If you have a particular skill or interest

such as sewing or technology that may enhance a

topic please let us know. All volunteers must have a

DBS check through our school before they can help.

Please arrange this through the School Office.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

6th Oct Nursery 8.45-9am Smile morning

6th Oct Year 2 @ 2.50pm Class Assembly

6th Oct Whole school-3.10pm Smile afternoon

9th Oct Year 5 Winchester Science Centre

10th Oct Yr Rec 1, 2, 3 & 4 Nasal Flu Immunisations

10th Oct Yr 6 @ 6pm Calshot meeting for parents

10th Oct FFMPS—7-9pm AGM

11th Oct Yr 5- 3.30-4.45pm Football & netball round 1

11th Oct 11am Reception 2018-school tour

11th Oct Yr 4 @6pm Gordon Brown meeting for parents

13th Oct 9-9.45am Harvest Festival

17th Oct 2pm EARLY SCHOOL CLOSURE

17th Oct 2.15-5pm Parent Consultations

18th Oct Yr 5—3.30-4.45pm Football & netball round 2

19th Oct 5-8pm Parent Consultations

19th Oct Yr R—2.30-3pm Meeting for Robin Parents—Hall

20th Oct Yr 4 @ 2.50pm Class Assembly

20th Oct 5.30-7pm FFMPS Spooky disco

23rd-27th Oct HALF TERM HALF TERM

30th Oct 9.30am Reception 2018-school tour

1st Nov Yr 6 Viking Day

1st Nov Yr 6—3.30-4.45pm Football & netball round 3

2nd Nov INSET DAY INSET DAY

3rd Nov Mufti Day Child tombola prize

3rd Nov Yr 5 @ 2.50pm Class Assembly

3rd Nov Nursery 8.45-9am Smile morning

3rd Nov Whole school-3.10pm Smile afternoon

4th Nov FFMPS Fireworks evening

6th Nov 2.30pm Senco Surgery

6th Nov Yr 4 Fishbourne trip

8th Nov Yr 6-2-4.30pm Surrey Heath football fest at R’cote

10th Nov Whole school School Photographer-Individual

10th Nov Yr 6 @ 2.50pm Class Assembly

14th Nov 1.30pm Reception 2018-school tour

14th Nov Yr 3 Pizza Express visit

15th Nov Yr 5 & 6 Girls-2-4.30pm Surrey Heath football fest

17th Nov Yr 1 @ 2.50 Class Assembly

17th Nov Children In Need

22nd Nov Yr 3 & 4- 2-4.30pm Surrey Heath football fest

24th Nov Yr 3 @ 2.50pm Class Assembly

24th Nov Mufti Day Adult Tombola Prize

24th Nov Yr 6 x 4 children William Cobbett Maths day

29th Nov Yr 3-6—2.30-4pm Cross Country—Lightwater Country Park

1st Dec Teacher led clubs end

1st Dec 11am Reception 2018-School tour

1st Dec Nursery 8.45-9am Smile morning

1st Dec Whole School—3.10pm Smile afternoon

5th Dec Nursery & Rec—9.30am Christmas performance –Dress rehearsal

to school

6th Dec Yr 3 & 4— Surrey Heath football fest

6th Dec Nursery Session A & Rec

9.15-10.15am

Christmas performance to parents

7th Dec Nursery session B & Rec—

1.30pm

Christmas performance to parents

7th Dec 9am Reception 2018-school tour

8th Dec 1-3pm Reindeer run

11th Dec KS1 (yr 1 & 2)—1pm Christmas performance—Dress rehearsal

to school

12th Dec KS1—1.30pm Christmas performance to parents

13th Dec KS1—6pm Christmas performance to parents

15th Dec Whole School Craft day and FFMPS Xmas shopping

day

18th Dec KS2 (3, 4, 5 & 6) -6.30pm Christmas performance

19th Dec Whole School Christmas Lunch

19th Dec Whole school Selfish Giant Production

21st Dec 9am Candlelight Assembly

21st Dec School Closes at 2pm Break up for Christmas

Residentials: Gordon Brown Year 4: 21st-22nd June 2018

Calshot Year 6: 22nd-25th May 2018

Runway’s End Year 5 : 9th- 11th May 2018

17th and 19th October Parent

consultation days.

Children leave at 2pm on 17th.

Book your appointment online

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Leave of Absence and Pupil Attendance

Please note that an updated Attendance Policy is

now available on our website and I would encour-

age you to look at it.

The policy includes a reintroduction of the Penalty

Fine for unauthorised absence– usually for parents

who have taken their child out of school for 5 days

or more without the authorisation of the Head

Teacher.

All Kite Academy Trust schools have now adopted

an ‘Application for Leave of Absence’ form for you

to complete if you are obliged to take your child

out of school. This is downloadable on the school

website by following the ‘Parents’ and ‘Forms’

links.

www.mytchett.kite.academy

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Leave of Absence and Pupil Attendance

Please note that an updated Attendance Policy is

now available on our website and I would

encourage you to look at it.

The policy includes a reintroduction of the

Penalty Fine for unauthorised absence– usually

for parents who have taken their child out of

school for 5 days or more without the

authorisation of the Head Teacher.

All Kite Academy Trust schools have now

adopted an ‘Application for Leave of Absence’

form for you to complete if you are obliged to

take your child out of school. This is

downloadable on the school website by

following the ‘Parents’ and ‘Forms’ links.

www.mytchett.kite.academy

School Council

Thank you to all the children who put themselves

forward for School Council this year. It is very brave to

stand in front of your peers and make a speech. We are

delighted to announce our Mytchett School Council this

year.

Owls (Y1) Esme

Keslyn

Swallows (Y2) Kyra

Max

Nightingales (Y3) Emily

Dominic

Kingfishers (Y4) Tyla

Elliot

Eagles (Y5) Summer

Thomas

Falcons (Y6) Alexa

Mikaeel

House Captains

Last week our Year Six pupils put themselves forwards

for the important role of House Captain. They made a

speech about why they thought they should represent

their house and then there was a secret ballot.

Congratulations to the following children.

Sport Captains

Miss Lye and Mrs Barber have been watching Year 5 closely and are pleased to announce the children who have been

chosen as Sport Captains. These children will be ambassadors for school sport as well as supporting the organisation

of events and fixtures.

Salisbury

Rachel

Joey

Rorkes

Zoe

Brody

Hamesmoor

Maya

Alfie

Coleford

Lexie

Luke E

Salisbury

Scarlett

Millie

Rorkes

Emily

Jamie

Hamesmoor

Aimee

Fraser

Coleford

Ryan

Isaac

Robins and Duckings Harvest Celebrations

Robins and Ducklings will be joining together to

celebrate Harvest during the week of October

9th. They will sing some songs

and talk about why we

celebrate Harvest.

Parents are not invited to this

as it can be very

overwhelming to have a big

audience when you are small.

However, we would be very grateful if your

child could bring a contribution for our Harvest

Donations. These will be displayed in Robins

and Ducklings classrooms and then

collected by Farnborough Food Bank in line with

the rest of the school.

Meeting for Robins’ Parents

Thursday 19th October 2.30pm

The children in Robins are settling well. They all

now have a reading book in their school bag and

we ask that you read with your child every day at

home. On 19th October at 2.30 Miss Lye and

Miss Rahimi will be holding a short information

meeting about how to support your child with

their reading at home. We look forward to

welcoming you to the meeting

and continuing our valuable

partnership with our parents.

Hearing your child read

Part of your child’s home learning is to read aloud at home. At your welcome meetings at the

beginning of term your class teacher will have set out their expectations for reading at home and how

often this should be done. This is closely monitored by our Leadership Team as we strongly value your

support in this matter and know the impact of daily reading at home can have on a child’s progress

across all areas of the curriculum.

If your child is a developing reader, daily practice is needed to consolidate phonics and key words. If

your child is an independent reader, your input into their understanding of vocabulary and the text that

they are reading is incredibly important. This can only happen if you are listening to them read.

Top tips for reading at home

- Use bedtime as an ideal time to snuggle up with your child’s book

- Compromise! Take it in turns to read a page, sentence or even a word

- Hunt for words or letters in the book as opposed to reading the whole book

- Log onto Bug Club and read an online book

- Visit your local library

- Share a bedtime story

- Ask your child to point to the words as you read

- Look for new or exciting words and talk about what they mean

Please see the website for more information on how we teach reading in school and how you can

support at home.

Farnborough foodbank provides three days of nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food.

A TYPICAL FOOD PARCEL INCLUDES:

Breakfast cereals Soup Pasta Rice Pasta sauce Tinned beans Tinned meat Tinned vegetables Tinned fruit Tea or coffee Sugar Biscuits

Farnborough Food bank is our chosen charity to support at

harvest time this year.

The Bank provides three days’ nutritionally balanced

emergency food and support to local people who are

referred in crisis. They are part of a nationwide network of

foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to

combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

A number of Mytchett school’s families have benefited from

Foodbank parcels and we would like to continue to support

them.

Your child should bring their donation to the

tables in the school hall on the morning of

13th October.