In the last 2 weeks, we have added to the newsletter a reminder about school uniform. Please can all parents

ensure that children come to school in appropriate clothing as specified by our school policy. This is especially relevant for older children in school who may dress themselves in a morning. Grey or black skirt/pinafore dress or trousers, white or bottle green polo shirt or blouse, bottle green

sweatshirt, jumper or cardigan. Amendments can be made for medical reasons only. Some children are

wearing tracksuit trousers and tops along with and other named items which are not inline with school policy.

If parents are having any difficulties with uniform, please remember that our swap shop is available for any needs.

Can we remind all parents to ensure that children are dressed appropriately for the weather. There are children currently in school with summer shoes, summer jackets and inappropriate clothes that do not keep them warm.

Friday 31st January 2020 Spring Term 1

Week 4

Attendance

The table below shows class attendance for this week.

Our whole school attendance for this week is 92.5% which is below our target of 97%

Congratulations to Wolves and Foxes Class—our Attendance Winners for this week.

Golden Rules

Our focus Golden Rule next time will be:

Try Your Best

Learning Behaviours

Our focus Learning Behaviour next time will be:

Empathy and Listening

Hedgehogs 91.4% Needs to improve

Owls 91.6% Needs to improve

Dormice 94.6% Excellent

Wolves 96.8% Excellent

Foxes 96.8% Perfect

World Read Aloud Day

On Tuesday 4th February we are celebrating World Read Aloud Day where the children and staff celebrate the wonder that is books. Throughout the day, the children will be read to by other pupils, other adults and

experience many books and authors.

In the morning, the reading train will be set up in the shared area for all parents to read with their children and start the day with an enjoyable read. Please come through the class doors as usual and after registration your child will join you in the shared area and onto the train tracks. You can read aloud to your child or they read

aloud to you (a book of their choice) for 10/15 minutes.

Parents are also invited to school at 3:00pm to read aloud with a group of children.

Please let us know in the office if you will attending the 3.00pm event so that class teachers are prepared for your arrival and so we can prepare a story, or please bring one in from home that you would be happy to read aloud.

The children have kept our Being Polite and Honest golden rule and exercised their Making Links learning muscle. Well done to everyone who has received an award this week.

Learning Heroes Smartie Pants TT Rock Stars TT Rock Stars

Deaken J

Liam B

Lewis T

Katie W

Blake C

Jenson B

Oscar S

Leaoni P

Jack M

Reece T

Domonic T

Charlie O

Hayden O

Lola L

Katie W

Marley P

Riley W

Reece T

Georgie M

Charlie K

Junior S

Paddy F

As a school we now support our IT/Computing curriculum with the use of Purple Mash.

It is an award-winning website for nursery and primary school children which allows them to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun and creative way. It also helps you as a parent have an insight into what your child is currently learning within IT with the parent code which is provided on your child’s login.

Teachers will be using this to set tasks for your child/ren to complete at home to make learning even more fun.

Your child’s code has been sent home with them and can be used on mobiles, tablets, laptops and computers.

If you have any questions please contact Miss Waugh (IT/Computing leader)

Updated Website

On our school website, we weekly add on the school newsletter and relevant information we feel is useful to be shared with parents across the school community. On the website there is all sorts of advice such as:

Read Write Inc

Information videos to support RWI

Advice with how to help at home

Weekly newsletters

Internet safety

We have this week updated the Esafety section in the Our School drop down menu. If you require any of the leaflets in a paper copy. Please ask and we will happily create them for anyone who needs them.