Newsletter Thursday 9th February 2017

A Message From Miss Baverstock

Term

Year 1 & 2 Entrances

The Weeks ahead

Children return to school on Monday 20th

February at 9am

Breakfast Club, Soft Start and After

School Club Open as normal

The Weeks Ahead 13th-17th February Half Term 28th February Pink & Yellow Discover Story Centre 1st March Violet Class Assembly 2nd March World Book Day 8th March Green Class Assembly

Extended School Day

Breakfast Club opens at 8am each morning. It is important the children do not arrive before this time . Breakfast is free and open to children from Reception to Year 6 to support the children to be ready to learn on full tummies at 9am sharp. Soft Start starts at 8.40am when children can go to their classes.

Booking for After School Clubs for Spring 2 will open on Friday 10th

February at 7pm. The timetable is the same as

Spring 1.

Dear Parent and Carers, This week has been Safer Internet Week. The children have been learning about different ways of using the internet in a safe and healthy way. This is so important as the internet now plays such a big part in our lives. This afternoon children shared their learning with different classes. Please talk to your children about what they have learned. It has been Spelling Bee week! Congratulations to all the winners and especially to all of the Year 1 children who took part as it was the first time Year 1 children had entered the contest. Spellings do not get learned by magic so well done for all the amazing effort that has been put in. It is very impressive how the children really rise to the challenge! As I write this message, a spectacular collection of cakes is growing in preparation for the cake sale! A huge thank you to the PTA and all of you who have made a contribution. It looks like it will be another very successful event. I hope that the new look newsletter is providing you with a better understanding of all that is happening in school. This includes the Educational Visits to Chinatown and the Imperial War Museum as well as all the Enrichment Activities that take place to deepen children’s understanding of their topics – for example the visit from Zoolab! Wishing you all a happy and safe half term break. See you on Monday 20th February.

Education Enrichment and Visits

Emirates Tech Event

Yellow and Pink classes were visited by Felix’s Grandma this afternoon to kick off our Chinese New Year celebrations. She taught us lots of phrases

in Mandarin and a dragon dance. We all got a fortune cookie and a Chinese lantern to take home.

Chinese New Year

Zoo Lab came to Hargrave Park

Nursery Pink and Yellow class were so lucky to meet the animals from zoo lab. We saw a friendly tarantula and scorpion. We held and stroked Lucy the

leopard gecko and Trevor the snake. We were calm and quiet which helped the animals feel calm too! We learnt about what they eat and where they live.

Some of the children shared which animals they have at home.

Violet class was able to enjoy some inside gardening with Caroline despite the rain. They planted their own broad beans so they can observe the germination process over the next two weeks. They will then replant them into their own

individual pots

Education Enrichment and Visits

Emirates Tech Event Emirates Tech Event

Yellow Class - Camley Street Natural Park

Gymnastics Chinese Calligraphy in Turquoise Class

Turquoise Class practiced the art of Chinese calligraphy. The children learnt all about Chinese calligraphy, had a go at it

themselves and enjoyed a guided session with Merlin where they perfected their craft.

Environmental Tutor Broad Bean Planting in Violet Class

Yellow class have been learning how to use watercolour pencils. They have used them to draw pictures of flowers in the style of

Georgia O'Keeffe.

Education Enrichment and Visits

Emirates Tech Event Emirates Tech Event House of Illustration Pink Class – Camley Street

Blue Class have been practising making straddle and pike shapes in PE, using control and balance to hold the different shapes they

make with their bodies.

Gymnastics in Blue Class Water colours in Yellow Class

Purple, Orange and Turquoise classes visited China Town this week where they enjoyed a Treasure Hunt visiting shops looking for things like a Chinese Dragon Head and counting how many

lanterns were hanging.

Education Enrichment and Visits

Emirates Tech Event Emirates Tech Event House of Illustration Pink Class – Camley Street

Indigo Class visited the Imperial War Museum. They enjoyed a guided tour where they saw the Berlin Wall and ancient

aeroplanes. The class also enjoyed some time in the peace section of the Museum, learning about ways of ending wars.

Gymnastics in Blue Class Water colours in Yellow Class Imperial War Museum China Town

Education Enrichment and Visits

House of Illustration

Gardening

Primary Maths Challenge

Wednesday Gardening

School Council

Our School Council representatives had a exciting morning at Sacred Heart Primary School learning all about internet safety.

This was designed to support School Councils in getting ready for Safer Internet Day.

Our New Art Pads

Purple class began using their Sketch Books. We began by having a chat about what they are and how we are going to use them and followed this

with a session that explored images around the theme of 'Extreme Survival', our topic next half term.

Yellow and Green classes came together this afternoon to share their e-safety activities from the week. Children from Yellow Class acted out the

story of 'Chicken Clicking' all about a chicken who is not very sensible online and Green Class presented their very informative e-safety posters.

Whilst the EYFS team were at the Early Excellence Centre taking part in a Quality Environments seminar, we were tweeted for taking part in the 'Hundred Review', a review of good practice

within Reception. The review is being undertaken by Early Excellence to find the views of all Reception teachers around

these key questions How are good outcomes secured in YR?

What is effective teaching in YR and how do we know? What prevents or secures progress and attainment in YR?

Education Enrichment and Visits

House of Illustration Primary Maths Challenge School Council Our New Art Pads

Yellow and Green Class Sharing Afternoon

Early Excellence Training for EYFS Teachers