Riverside Mossbournian Mossbourne Riverside Academy Newsletter

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May 2017

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Principal’s Message

This half term has been very productive. As the pupils all begin to get ready for their next year, we are seeing huge steps being taken in their learning. The topics this term (‘Green Fingers’ in Year 1 and ‘Bugs’ in Reception) have been very popular and it has been great to see herbs being grown, and bug hotels being designed and constructed with the help of local Architects.

Each week we continue with our Celebration Assemblies where it has been fantastic to see pupils now being rewarded with their silver badges as well as bronze. The ‘word of the week’ assemblies have also been important to highlight good communication, thoughtfulness, adaptability, enquiry, resilience and respect in all our learning approaches.

I hope you all have a good Half Term Break and look forward to seeing you all on Monday 5th June .

Important dates for the Diary: Friday 9th June 2.15pm - 3.30pm - Sports Day Friday 16th June 9am - Parent Workshop: Safeguarding Children Monday 19th June 3pm - 3.30pm - Fathers Day Read Friday 23rd June 9am - Parent Workshop: Friendships & Relationships Saturday 24th June 11am - 1pm - Summer Fete Thursday 29th June 11am - Early Years Singing Event at Round Chapel Friday 30th June 9am - Parent Workshop: What to expect next year Tuesday 4th July 3pm - 6pm - Parent Drop in to Discuss End of Year Report Friday 7th July 4.10pm - Music Club Performance Monday 10th July 4.10pm - Ballet Club Performance Thursday 13th July - Last Day of Term for Pupils

Our Curriculum

Year 1 have had a lot of fun with their ’Green Gingers’ topic. They have been learning all about edible plants and where different food comes from. They enjoyed making their own fruit kebabs and planting cress seeds.

Reception have been busy learning about bugs and started off the term by going on a bug hunt around the Olympic Park.

The local Eco Active team worked with us exploring mini beasts and the compost cycle. Our pupils learnt that mini beasts break down our food to make compost. They observed and held mini beasts and also set up a composting experiment comparing the ability of worms to break down plastic vs food waste.

Reception Pupils also worked with Jan Kattein Architects to build Bug Hotels which they have designed and created for our EYFS area and the Clarnico Quay site which is being developed on the bank of Lee Navigation.

IPC Exit Assemblies These events are a great success and continue from strength to strength. One of our Governors, Claire Hutchinson, was able to attend RM’s and said ‘It was great to see all the children so engaged at the assembly and lots of parents there to support. I took away a real sense of cohesion, happiness and really rounded learning amongst the children. Mrs Wood and the team are doing a fantastic job and you can see that the children are thriving. ‘

‘Plants need water,

soil and lots of sun

to help them

grow.’ - Miles

‘We made bug hotels for lady birds and butterflies and all the bugs so they can rest and eat. The

butterfly ones have ribbon so they can fly in and they won’t cut their wings on the metal’ - Milla

‘We learnt that fruit

is grown on different

trees and tasted

different fruits they

were all yummy and

healthy.’ - Gabriela

‘Bugs eat grass and spiders eat insects . You can’t stamp on them or squash them, you can

build them a bug castle so they can live in there.‘ - Rhieco

Tennis at Lee Valley Tennis Centre

Year 1 have had two sessions at the Lee Valley Tennis Centre. They had a coach for their first session who introduced them to the basics of tennis. They then practiced these skills in their weekly PE lessons and were able to return to the courts to show off what they had learnt.

‘We got to play real tennis. We were hitting it to each other and we had to run to hit it back.’ - Atalia Transitions We are already looking forward to welcoming our new cohort of Reception pupils in September. To help settle new and current pupils in to their new classes we will be holding a settling in week from Monday 3rd July to Friday 7th July. During this week all children will get a chance to spend time with their new teacher and familiarise themselves with their new classrooms. MRPA Upcoming events: Preparations for the summer fete on Saturday 24th June 11am—1pm are well under way. There is going to be plenty of fun and exciting activities including a bouncy castle, face painting, sports games, hair braiding as well as a variety of international foods and a bake sale. The Fathers Day Read is taking place on Monday 19th June at 3pm. If you would like to sign up to read a book to your child’s class please speak to a member of the MRPA or email MossbourneRiver-sidePTA@gmail.com Parent Governors We are pleased to announce that Rex Regan and Liz Bosanquet have been elected as the Parent Governor representatives on the Governing Body. We look forward to working with them to ensure strong leadership for our academy. Mossbourne Riverside Academy Official Opening Ceremony

Summer Uniform Many pupils are dressing in the summer uniform; girls should wear white socks or white tights with the green checked dress and boys should wear grey socks with grey shorts. Sunhats need to be plain black, grey or navy. MRA caps can be purchased from the office. A polite reminder nail varnish is not allowed and shoes must be all black. If you wish your child to wear sunscreen, please apply before the academy starts in the morning, we will have sun cream at the academy, if you do not wish us to apply please contact the office.

We are holding an official opening ceremony on Monday 5th June for people who were involved in the planning and building of our wonderful academy. We are lucky enough to have Tom Daley, Olympic Diver, to officially open the academy.

Lunch Time Helpers We have some very eager helpers at MRA who do a fantastic job helping their friends clear away their lunch, and keeping our lunch hall a tidy place to dine. Each week a different helper from each class is announced in assembly. The children are very proud to wear the ‘Mossbourne Riverside Academy Lunch Time Helper’ aprons!

Attendance As you know, every day at school counts for your children both socially and academically and we would like to take this opportunity to thank many of you for commendable attendance and punctuality. Currently our whole academy attendance is 97.3%, our target remains 98%. Well done to all the children who have achieved 100% attendance or 100% Punctuality;

Sports Equipment Thank you to every one who collected Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers. We received a total of 975 vouchers and are now looking forward to choosing our sports and cooking equipment. Books and Book Bags If your child loses their book bag please report this to the office. Book bags are £6 from trutex uniform shop. PC Hayley - Safer Schools Officer We now have a Safer Schools Lead Officer. Her primary role is to work closely with staff and parents to ensure that all children can be educated in a safe and supportive environment. The majority of PC Hayley’s work includes: Educating around the prevention of bullying Providing guidance of how to stay safe online Teaching children how to conduct themselves out of school Educating children about Stranger/Danger

PC Hayley’s aim is to be part of the success of every child.

Diego Ola Emily Atalia

Miwa Lyra Gabriel Chiaki

Ludovico Jahzara Harry Cain

Hugo Blessing Aya Berhan

Berat Alix Ethan J Jago

Alfie Besime Amerlie

Carl Henry Dafne

‘I swept the floor and wiped the tables it was

so fun, I wish I could do it every day!’ - Evanas