Dear Parents/Carers

Following a short, yet jam-packed half term we are all looking forward to enjoying the Spring sunshine during next week’s half-term holiday. Just a reminder that for parents who have children in classes from Reception to Year 6 (except 3HP), we look forward to seeing you at your allotted time on Monday 25th February for our parent consulta-tions. Please can I kindly ask, that you help your child’s class teacher keep to the 10 minute window for meeting with you. We understand how precious this one to one time is with your child’s class teacher, and how, as a proud parent, it is lovely to talk about your child, however to ensure that parents who have later appointments are not waiting around please be mindful that each meeting needs to run to time. Thank you.

Mrs S Thursfield

Head Teacher

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Spring Term Newsletter - Week 6 15.02.19

Attendance and Punctuality

Whole school - 96.5%

Reception

RSC - 94.3%

RKM - 98.4%

RJT - 93.2%

KS1

1ES - 94.3% 2AA - 97.3%

1WG - 96.8% 2LJ - 97.3%

1SR - 94.3% 2SS - 93%

KS2

3EB - 96.5% 5JH - 99.3%

3TC - 95% 5HR - 98.7%

3HP - 98.6% 5RW - 97.3%

4BB - 95.7% 6CF - 97%

4KB - 90.6% 6AJ - 96.1%

4PB - 97.3% 6TH - 99.7% To report your child’s absence you may e mail Mrs

Burgess at jburgess11@willowsprimary.com by 9am.

Thank you

Stars of the Week

Well done to the following children who have been

chosen by staff this week!

KS1:

1ES: Nadeesh Gummadavelly 1SR: Menara Jayakody 1WG: Isabelle Johnson

2AA: Seren Williams 2LJ: Savannah Bailey 2SS: Jenson Baddeley

Behaviour Shield: Arthur Brown (1WG)

KS2:

3EB: Neve Welch 3TC: Imogen Bradbury 3HP: Nasim Hussain

4BB: Vidu Pathinayake 4KB: Nikola Mihailova 4PB: Ollie Weston

5JH: The whole class 5RW: The whole class 5HR: The whole class

Reading Champions

KS1

1ES - 90% 2AA - 80%

1SR - 83% 2LJ - 97%

1WG - 83% 2SS - 80%

KS2

3EB - 97% 5JH - 100%

3TC - 83% 5HR - 97%

3HP - 94% 5RW - 93%

4BB - 90% 6CF - 86%

4KB - 97% 6AJ - 96%

4PB - 93% 6TH - 100%

Reception

RSC - 62%

RKM - 82%

RJT - 82%

Children must read at least 5 times a week at home

to become a reading champion - reading to an

adult in school is not counted in this total.

Sports News

Football

The Willows’ football team took part in a tournament at Crescent Academy on Thursday. We won our first game with a goal from Oliver Palmer. Max

Humphries scored in the following game. We were placed in 3rd position overall.

Well done boys!

Mrs Punchard (Manager)

Cross Country

The cross country team had their first race at St Teresa's Primary School last night, all members of the school team

made a super start to the cross country season. More races to follow after half term.

Miss Smalley

Brainbuilders

Completing homework activities gives you an idea of the expectations of your children and it

really helps reinforce learning that takes place in the classroom. We expect all of our children to

complete their homework on a weekly basis - here are the class results for last week’s homework.

95% of KS2 children completed their Brainbuilders last week.

KS2

3EB - 93% 5JH - 100%

3TC - 100% 5HR - 90%

3HP - 94% 5RW - 93%

4BB - 100% 6CF - 97%

4KB - 90% 6AJ - 92%

4PB - 100% 6TH - 90%

Blog of the week

Glow sports in year 6!

willowsprimary.primaryblogger.co.uk/

2019/02/11/glow-time/

Baby News

Congratulations to Mrs Price and her family on the safe arrival of baby

Charlie last week!

Mum and baby are both doing well.

KS2 Swimming

The current Y4 swimmers will continue after half term and swim every Wednesday

morning until Easter. After the Easter holiday there will be a swap for the

remaining Y4 children to swim weekly during the summer term.

Y5 afternoon swimming remains the same after the half term break.

Exciting News!

We are now proud to be a National School Breakfast

Programme School.

The NSBP is funded by the Department for Education and delivered by a

partnership of two charities, Family Action and Magic Breakfast. The

programme is built around a simple core aim: to ensure that no child is

too hungry to learn. Together, we can remove hunger as a barrier to

learning for every child in school.

It is proven that a healthy breakfast leads to improved concentration,

behaviour, punctuality and attendance.

What will The Willows be offering?

After half term we will be running ‘Classroom Bagel Breakfasts’. Children

will arrive in their classrooms at the usual time and help themselves to a

portion of a warm, buttered bagel on arrival (EYFS and KS1 are offered a

¼ bagel and KS2 ½ bagel).

PLEASE NOTE: Classroom bagels are not replacing your child’s breakfast

as children are still expected to have their usual breakfast at home.

Running late for school one day? Don’t worry as there will be a basket of

warm bagels in the main reception area should your child need one.

February

Monday 25th SCHOOL CLOSED - PARENT CONSULTATIONS

Tuesday 26th SCHOOL OPENS FOR CHILDREN

Wednesday 27th Class photos

March

Tuesday 5th Y2 visit to West Midlands Safari Park

Friday 15th Etruria Museum (3HP) a.m visit

Thursday 7th World Book Day (information to follow)

Monday 18th Dance 2019

Wednesday 20th Etruria Museum (3TC) a.m visit (3EB) p.m visit

Wednesday 27th Victoria Hall Recorder Festival, 12.30-1.30pm performance

Friday 29th Reception ‘Mothers’ Day’ coffee morning 9.15am

April

Monday 1st Y6 Bikeability L3

Tuesday 2nd 2LJ Class Assembly 2.15pm

Y6 Bikeability L3

Wednesday 3rd 2SS Class Assembly 2.15pm

Y6 Bikeability L2

Y1 visiting Chimes to perform Easter songs, 9.45am

Friday 5th 2AA Class Assembly 2.15pm

Monday 8th Y5 Bikeability L1 and L2

Tuesday 9th Nursery Easter Bonnet Parade (information to follow)

1WG Class Assembly 2.15pm

Y5 Bikeability L1 and L2

Wednesday 10th Y5 Bikeability L1 and L2

Thursday 11th 1SR Class Assembly 2.15pm

Friday 12th 1ES Class Assembly 2.15pm

BREAK UP FOR EASTER

Monday 29th SCHOOL OPENS FOR CHILDREN

Y4 Learn To Ride L1

Tuesday 30th Y3 Residential ‘Fire and Flint’

Y4 Learn to Ride L1

RSC Dance Day performance to parents 2.30pm

May

Wednesday 1st Y3 return from residential visit

RJT Dance Day performance to parents 2.30pm

Thursday 2nd SCHOOL CLOSED FOR VOTING DAY

Friday 3rd RKM Dance Day performance to parents 2.30pm

Monday 6th SCHOOL CLOSED FOR BANK HOLIDAY

Wednesday 8th Y4 residential ’Wilderness Academy’

Thursday 9th Y4 return from residential visit

Monday 13th Y6 SATs week

Wednesday 15th 4BB Class Assembly 2.30pm

Thursday 16th 4KB Class Assembly 2.30pm

Friday 17th 4PB Class Assembly 2.30pm

Saturday 18th Willows Fun Run

Friday 24th BREAK UP FOR HALF TERM

June

Monday 3rd SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STAFF TRAINING

Tuesday 4th Nursery & Reception Sports Day - 9.15am

KS1 Sports Day - 1.30pm

Wednesday 5th Y3 & 4 Sports Day - 9.15am

Thursday 6th Y5 & 6 Sports Day - 9.15am

Monday 10th Y6 Holland visit

Tuesday 11th RSC Class Assembly 2.30pm

Wednesday 12th RJT Class Assembly 2.30pm

Friday 14th RKM Class Assembly 2.30pm

Y6 return from Holland

Monday 17th Nursery & Reception Sports Day - 9.15am (reserve)

KS1 Sports Day - 1.30pm (reserve)

Tuesday 18th Music Extravaganza - details to follow

Wednesday 19th Y3 & 4 Sports Day - 9.15am (reserve)

Friday 21st Y5 & 6 Sports Day - 9.15am (reserve)

Tuesday 25th Photos - Teams and leavers

Thursday 27th Northwood

Friday 28th Summer Games

July

Wednesday 3rd Nursery & Reception Sports Day - 9.15am (2nd reserve)

KS1 Sports Day - 1.30pm (2nd reserve)

Thursday 4th Y3 & 4 Sports Day - 9.15am (2nd reserve)

Friday 5th Y5 & 6 Sports Day - 9.15am (2nd reserve)

Tuesday 9th Sports Awards Night

Tuesday 16th City Sports - Northwood

Wednesday 17th Nursery—Y5 Discos

Thursday 18th Y6 Leavers’ Disco

Friday 19th July SCHOOL CLOSES FOR SUMMER