Friday 8th November 2019

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Article 29: Goals of Education

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This week, Year Two kicked off their new topic by experiencing a carousel of messy

activities in their very own laboratory!

The children experienced a variety of weird and wonderful mixtures and felt them with their hands and feet. They made their own messy mixtures from cornflour and water, paint, jelly, shaving foam, body lotion, soap flakes and clay and explored them with their senses.

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Article 29: Goals of Education

Year Four started their new topic of “Blue Abyss” by visiting the Sealife Centre in Birmingham on Thursday. The children spent a magical day learning about a range of underwater creatures and particularly enjoyed feeding the stingray and visiting the 4D cinema.

Reception visited Leamington Art Gallery on Thursday morning to learn more about the work of local artist Terry Frost who loved to create abstract paintings and prints using bold colours and strong shapes. Both classes will be making return visits to the gallery throughout the year.

We looked at some of Terry Frost’s work.

We took an elephant for a walk and sketched different shapes we saw.

We made mixed media pictures inspired by Terry Frost’s paintings and prints.

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Article 29: Goals of Education

Year One made a surprising discovery at school on Monday—an alien space ship in the Forest School area! The silver spaceship seemed to have crash landed although there were no signs of life.

Year One investigated the crash site and wondered: Where did the space ship come from? Who was inside? How could they fix the ship?

A small, yellow, alien life form was later seen wandering around the Sydenham area looking lost and confused.

After further investigations, the children in Year One now believe this may be a creature from outer space named “Beegu.” They would like to help Beegu return back home to his mummy. If you see Beegu, please let them know.

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Article 24: Health

Congratulations to the Y5/6 children who represented our school at the Sport Hall Athletics competition this week. Miss Whitehead (one of our fantastic Onside coaches) praised all the pupils for their hard work, effort and team spirit. Well done!

We have now set all of our In Service Training (INSET) Days for this academic year. School will be closed on the following dates:

Friday 15th November 2019

Friday 31st January 2020

Monday 20th April 2020

Monday 20th July 2020

on Wednesday 4th December at 9.30am

in the school hall.

All Reception parents and carers are invited to attend this lovely performance in the school hall.

Complimentary refreshments will be served after the show.

Please complete the slip on the letter sent home today

to confirm your attendance.

Parents and carers are warmly invited to attend their child’s Christmas carol concert on the

following dates in the school hall:

Wednesday 11th December: Years One and Two from 9.30—10.15am.

Thursday 12th December: Years Three and Four from 2.00—2.30pm.

Friday 13th December: Years Five and Six from 2.00—2.30pm.

Year 6 recorders will also be playing at ASDA in aid of Myton Hospice on Thursday 19th December from

1.45—2.45pm.

From the beginning of the academic year 2019/20, the school has been taking part in a jointly run operation called Operation Encompass in partnership with Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police. Many other schools in Warwickshire are also participating in the scheme. Its objective is to help schools provide support to children who are affected by incidents of domestic violence and abuse.

There is a great deal of research evidence that children can suffer significant physical and/or emotional harm when they are present during, witness or are directly involved in incidents of domestic violence and abuse.

The Operation Encompass process is simply that after any incident of domestic violence or abuse attended by the Police, the Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Leads at the school attended by any child in the household will receive a confidential and secure Email on the morning of the next school day.

The Email will only inform the Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Leads that the Police have attended an incident and will request that the school is mindful of that in their care and responses to the child throughout the school day. The school will not be informed about the specific details of the incident. The only exception would be when Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police deem the incident to be a child protection matter that requires further investigation. Information would then be shared with the school as part of Warwickshire County Council’s child protection checks and investigation, which is current practice and will not be changed by Operation Encompass.

The Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Leads have entered into a formal agreement with Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police to use the information shared to make sure that the right support is available for children who are present during, witness or are directly involved in an incident of domestic violence or abuse. This means that the school will also be in a position to offer parents and carers support as appropriate.

The confidential information shared securely with the school will be managed and stored with the utmost sensitivity and discretion. We want to assure all parents and carers that only the nominated Designated Safeguarding Leads and the Headteacher will see the information shared with the school. They will then use the notification discretely to ensure that teachers and other staff directly in contact with affected children support them with due kindness, care and sensitivity.

We are keen to offer the best support possible to our pupils and we believe this is going to be extremely beneficial for all those involved.

If you have any concerns or questions then please contact the school office to make an appointment to speak to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads.

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Article 3: Best Interests of the Child

Your child should have brought home a letter today explaining that we are running a FREE Christmas craft session for families in Years One and Two

in collaboration with The Family Learning Service.

The session will take place on Thursday 12th December from 9.15—10.45am. It will be a lovely opportunity for parents/carers to spend time

in school with their child making Christmas cards and decorations.

Places on the session are limited so please complete the slip at the bottom of the letter to express your interest.

If possible, please do not bring pre-school siblings with you to the session as this takes up a space that could otherwise be offered to a child in

school. If you do not have any childcare please be aware that you will be responsible for supervising any younger children you bring to the session.

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Article 331: Leisure, Play and Culture

We are serving a delicious Christmas lunch on Tuesday December 17th. The following information explains how to order a meal for your child:

Reception/KS1 Christmas Dinner

The Christmas lunch is free of charge for all pupils in Reception, Year One and Year Two. Please log in to your Parent Pay account by Wednesday 27th November and give consent under the KS1 Christmas Dinner item in order to book your child’s meal.

KS2 Christmas Dinner

The Christmas lunch costs £2.25 per child for pupils in Years Three, Four, Five and Six. Please log in to your Parent Pay account by Wednesday 27th November and make payment under the KS12Christmas Dinner item in order to book your child’s meal.

For those children in KS2 who are entitled to a free school meal, we will automatically book your child a meal. Please contact the office by Wednesday 27th November if you DO NOT want your child to have a Christmas meal.

If your child normally has a school dinner every day that you pay for, we will not automatically as-sume they will be having a Christmas dinner on 17th December and consent/payment for this meal MUST be made separately using the appropriate payment item in Parent Pay.

Please note that we cannot accept any requests after Wednesday 27th November as the school kitchen cannot place any late food orders.

If your child is poorly on the day of the meal, unfortunately we cannot offer a refund as the food will already have been ordered.

Our Christmas dinner always proves to be a popular event and even if your child does not want a Christmas meal, we provide crackers and Christmas music for everyone.

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Roast turkey or Quorn fillet

Chipolata sausages

Roast potatoes

Seasonal vegetables

Stuffing

Gravy

Well done to YR RK, Y3 JM and Y4 AH who had the highest attendance at school this week with a

brilliant 99%

Attendance for other classes this week was as follows:

YR LS 97%

Y5 RA 97%

Y2 CP 96%

Y1 CD 95%

Y3 JL 95%

Y2 AP 94%

Y6 KG 94%

Y5 CB 93%

Y6 JvS 93%

Y4 SM 89%

Y1 EL 87%

Please note that our school attendance target is 97%. The minimum acceptable attendance, as stipulated by Warwickshire Local Authority, is

95%. Low attendance results in poorer education-al progress and attainment.

The PTA Wrap Room will be open for business from Monday 16th December – Wednesday 18th December. Children are, once again, invited to visit the Wrap Room to buy a

Christmas gift for a loved one.

We would welcome donations of any unwanted, good quality gifts to be used in the Wrap Room. Items that are suitable include:

bath/perfume sets, children’s gifts, unused toys, clean teddy bears, jewellery, chocolates/biscuits.

Thank you in anticipation of your generosity.

PTA Christmas Wrap Room

If you would like your child to choose and wrap a gift, please come to the hall from 3.00pm onwards on the dates below to give your money to the PTA. Each

gift costs £1.50 (maximum of two gifts per child.)

Tuesday 12th November, Wednesday 13th November, Tuesday 19th November, Friday 22nd November and Wednesday 27th November.

Having a clear out of clothes? Why not donate to:

Bags2school

All bags MUST be handed in to the office in by Friday 22nd November.

What we accept!

Men's, ladies and children's clothingBags/handbagsHatsPaired shoesUnderwear, socks and beltsHousehold linen and beddingSoft toysScarves and tiesHousehold curtains, towels

What we do NOT accept!

Pillows and cushionsDuvets and blanketsCarpets rugs and matsSoiled, ripped, painted and wet clothesSchool uniformsUniforms and work wearTextile off cuts, yarns and threaded material

School Uniform

Please remember that children are not allowed to wear

jewellery to school unless it is of religious significance.

If your child had pierced ears, they may wear stud earrings

although they must be removed or covered during PE lessons due for safety reasons.

Smoking

Please do not smoke on or near the school premises as this can be unpleasant for

other families.

Monday 4th November Return to school.

Monday 4th November Y5/6 Sports Hall Athletics (20 children attending.)

Monday 4th November Inclusive Sports Hall Athletics.

Tuesday 5th November Y6 JvS class assembly at 9.15am Y6 JvS parents/ carers are warmly invited to attend.

Thursday 7th November Y4 trip to The Sealife Centre.

Thursday 7th November YR RK visit to Leamington Art Gallery

Friday 8th November PTA cake sale at 3.20pm.

Friday 8th November Y3 trip to Cadbury World.

Tuesday 12th November Y1 EL class assembly at 10.15am. Y1 EL parents/ carers are warmly invited to attend.

Tuesday 12th November Open morning for parents/carers of children in YR LS (Mrs Schole’s class) from 9.00—10.00am

Wednesday 13th November Teachers from Shenzen, China, visiting.

Thursday 14th November Teachers from Shenzen, China, visiting.

Monday 18th November Football match v Coten End (home fixture.)

Tuesday 19th November Reading workshop for YR parents, 4.00—4.30pm. (Meet outside the school office.)

Thursday 21st November Tour of the school for prospective parents, Reception 2020-21.

Please note that school is closed on Friday 15th November for staff training.

Teachers will be attending Talk for Reading training in Birmingham, led by Pie Corbett.

Teaching assistants will be attending Success in Arithmetic training, phonics training or Outdoor First Aid training.

Friday 22nd November MUFTI (non-uniform) Day. Please bring a donation of 50p per child if they choose to wear non-uniform.

Friday 22nd November Reading workshop for YR parents, 9.00—9.30am. (Meet outside the school office.)

Friday 22nd November Deadline for Bags 2 School donations.

Monday 25th November Anti-Bullying Week

Tuesday 26th November Y5 CB class assembly at 9.15am. Y5 CB parents/ carers are warmly invited to attend.

Tuesday 26th November YR LS visit to Leamington Art Gallery.

Friday 29th November “Dare to be Different” MUFTI (non uniform) Day.

Wednesday 4th December YR Nativity at 9.30am—YR parents/carers are warmly invited to attend.

Wednesday 4th December Parents’ Evening, 3.30—7.00pm.

Thursday 5th December Parents’ Evening, 3.30—5.30pm.

Wednesday 11th December Y1 and Y2 carol concert, 9.30—10.15am in the hall. All Y1/2 parents/carers are warmly invited to attend.

Thursday 12th December Y3/4 carol and recorder concert, 2.00—2.30pm in the hall. Please note the change of time.

Thursday 12th December Christmas Crafts for Y1 & 2, 9.15—10.45am.

Thursday 12th December Y6 height and weight checks.

Friday 13th December Y5/6 carol and recorder concert, 2.00—2.30pm in the hall. Please note the change of time.

Friday 13th December YR/1/2 visit Warwick Arts’ Centre to watch a performance of “Father Christmas” at 1.30pm.

Monday 16th December Rocksteady concert at 2.00pm.

Monday 16th to Wednesday 18th December PTA Present Wrap Room.

Tuesday 17th December Christmas Lunch.

Friday 20th December MUFTI/Christmas jumper day.Please bring a donation of 50p per child if they choose to wear non-uniform.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Monday 23rd December 2019—Friday 3rd January 2020

Return to school on Monday 6th January 2020

Have a lovely weekend.

Best wishes from Miss Glenny and Miss Challand