Would parents please not use the staff car park to bring or collect children from school, unless it is an emergency.

Thank you.

 

As you are probably aware, each morning children are asked to choose their lunch for that day.   This includes choosing which vegetables they would prefer.  

From Monday February 8th we are going to trial a different system.  Each morning the children will still choose the main part of their lunch meal, but will not need to specify which vegetables at that time, instead they will choose these at the service point.

We will be monitoring this over the next few weeks.  If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to let us know.

Dear Children and Parents,

In January, we will be launching an exciting reading project in school.

We are going to run a reading journey, all term, based upon the European Cup Football theme.

 

Preparation

The first week back in January, we shall have a creative curriculum week. Each year group will learn about a European country, making a map, a flag, factsheets, artwork and experiencing food from their country. Parents will be invited into an assembly on Friday 8th January to share the work done during the week. The work will then be displayed on the boards around the hall.

 

The Journey

Each child, parent, grandparent and older or younger sibling will have a football with their name on it. When they have read a number of pages or books, their football will progress round each display board to finish in France.

Mid-way through the project, we will celebrate World Book Day, to add to the fun!

 

The Grand Final

A presentation ceremony will round off the whole journey just before Easter. Everybody who takes part will receive a certificate and those who make it to France will receive a, "gold," medal.

 

This will be an enriching experience for all the children. I'm sure that our reporters from, "Our Lady's Star," will be on hand to write a mid-term report as well as a report about the Grand Final!

 

If you are willing to be DBS checked and have some spare time, I would love to hear from you because you could come into school to help to run the project.

 

More details will follow in the new year. It promises to develop reading across the school, raise standards and be fun!

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mrs L. Whitgreave

 

Thank you to everyone who contributed towards the Poppy Day Appeal this year.  School raised £156 towards the work of the Royal British Legion.

There will be Maths Curriculum drop in sessions  for parents every Wednesday afternoon from 2pm-3pm. These will look at the use of number lines across the Key Stages in Maths and will be led by Mr. Cusden. The first session will be on the 11th November.

 

A letter is being sent home with children on Friday 6th November.

School received a letter today from Minister of State Nick Gibb notifying us that our 95% children either reached or exceeded the pass mark in the Phonics check.  This means school is now in the top 5% of schools in the country.   

A big congratulations and well done to all the children who participated.

KS2 Children have the opportunity to join Scratch Club, which will run every Friday from the 13th November 2015.

 

Scratch is a programming language where you can create your own interactive stories, games and animations.

 

If you would like your child to attend please get a slip from the School Office.

Ready for some spooky fun this Halloween?   ​Then come along to the Halloween Fancy Dress Disco, Saturday 31st October, 3-5pm in the school hall. 

There will be music, games, prizes and refreshments.  £1 entry per child.

Parents/carers are required to remain with their child/ren.

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Following the recent elections, Mrs Maeve Gambrell has been appointed as one of our Parent Governors and she was introduced to other members of the Governing Body at last week's meeting.   I will be writing to parents after the half term holiday.

Mrs Whitgreave

Acting Head Teacher