OCTOBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

ROBIN HOOD PRIMARY

Dear Parents / Carers,

As ever, the Autumn Term has begun in a busy manner with trips, exciting learning and visitors into school. Thank you to so many parents who have supported us in building great relationships between staff, pupils and parents by attending Parents Open Afternoons and Learner Reviews. These continue to be a very positive chance for parents, pupils and teachers to work together.

We had a super day at the start of October to celebrate our STEAM day! We hope your child enjoyed it! We will—as part of our school vision—continue to work to ensure that all children at Robin Hood “Aim High to Excel and Exceed” and we will be talking to children about STEAM subjects throughout the year. There will be the chance for over 60 children to go on STEAM related trips out during 2019-20 just as a result of being in school on our STEAM day. They were incredibly excited about it and letters will be out this week. We also had a super Arts week where every child across school created their self-portrait. These will be on display this Tuesday from 3pm to parents. The Arts are very important at Robin Hood and Mrs Whiting continues to drive us forward on our Artsmark Gold journey!

Nicky Bridges

Our Ambassador Scheme has been running for a few years now and develops pupil responsibility through-out the school. Children are nominated to be “ambassadors” in a variety of areas—see the list on the next page! We are incredibly proud of these pupils who support others in developing a love of certain subject are-as and who are role models to their peers. We also have a School Council who have meetings with Mrs White.

Congratulations to our Ambassadors and School Council!

Our Curriculum

There will be lots going on this year—we will continue to be an RSC Associate school so do look out for some inspiring opportunities taking place for your child! We believe we have a super curriculum at Robin Hood enriched with Music, Arts, developing a love of books and we hope to excite children in their learning involving trips out of school and opportunities to learn outdoors.

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Book Loving School

We are still loving Reading at Robin Hood and it is great to hear how so many children are visiting the Library. We are also developing another Library Area in KS1 and still have other spaces designed to being used by pupils for a cosy Reading session! We hope to inspire your child to read a range of texts and will keep the library stocked with new titles! Our Ambassadors will be visiting Water-stones in town with Mrs Habgood and Ms Hanson this November.

Please do work with us and aim that your child reads at least FIVE times a week and gets their learning log signed! Thank you for taking the time to help us in aim-ing high so that every child at our school develops a love of books!

PARKING:

We have had quite a few parents complain about parked cars causing congestion outside our school gates and on Mountfield Drive. Please do be aware that local PCSO’s are frequently patrolling these areas and will fine cars which are parked illegally. Please also do consider walking where you can to school to try and relieve congestion in the local area at these very busy times of the school day.

Sport School Music Art Maths Digital Reading Outdoor

Joanny Edom Y6 Kyan Y6

Shevon Laverty Y6 Alissa Boulton Y6

James Havers Y5

Nevaeh Burton Y4

Lexie Cleverley Y5

Maja Wojtyra Y6

Lauryn Myles Y6

Olivia Waterfall Y4

Finlay Stevenson Y5

Alexandrea Soya-Bongay Y5

Owen Whitehead Y6

Sophia Ifesemen Y4

Reka Kasza Y6

Caitlin Leach Y6

Imogen Preston Y6

Leah Dackiw Y6

Laicee Wood Y6

Ruby Smith Y6

Jack Copson Y5

Theo Kitching Y5

Kevin Matthew Y4

Leo WrathallY6

Callum Downing Y5

Jasmine Saunders Y6

Sara Manssour Y5 Toluwani Shanu Y6

Temuulen Batsukh Y6

Freddie Phillips Y5 Eden Ellis Y4 Jessica Pick Y6

Kyle Roberts Y5 Taylor Cartwright Y6

Amber Rose Hay-wood Y6

Kayla Witko Y4 Muruudul Ikhbayar Y6

Writing Ambassadors

Mya Carlisle Y4

Envi Barnes Y5

Lily-Ann Wright Y6

Summer Whiting Y6

Chloe Newens Y6 Oscar Murrin Y5

Natasha Stephens Y5

Jake P Y6 Tayla-May Fisher Y6

Lilian Watson Y5

Rebecca Barima Y6

Ambassadors 2019-20

Mrs Andrews welcomed a baby boy over the half term. He is called Teddy and doing very well. Congratulations too to Mrs Forbes-Ritte (Robin Y3 Class Teacher) who was married over the half term and will return as Mrs McDonald!

We had a super day on Friday 4th October celebrating our STEAM focus for the year. Children rotated around a variety of activities and we ended the day with a whole school rocket launch. Many thanks to the parents who came to watch this on the school field!

We know that learners of STEAM subjects will be in high demand in the future. Our STEAM focus builds on the work we did last year to get every child thinking about their future aspiration may be and what they may like to become when they are older.

Huge thanks to Mr Allen who worked very hard to organise the day!

School Gardens: We hope you will have noticed children and staff alike very busy towards the end of the half term turfing an area which is to become stage 1 of our school gar-dens. It was great to watch so many children getting involved in this project and please do drop off any 2 litre plastic bottles in the wooden crate provided so we can construct our eco-greenhouse over the next few months. Thanks to all staff who have worked so hard to get the project up and running!

You may also have noticed the development of a Nursery natural stepping stone area. We are always considering how to develop our school grounds and you will—I hope—continue to see developments in our environment to ensure our school is the very best we can make it.

Children have deigned Christmas cards and you will again be able to purchase their child’s cards. More information will follow in November. These were a great quality last year and we hope you will enjoy the chance to buy your child’s cards and gifts again for Christmas! All monies made will go to our school funds.

CHRISTMAS CARDS!

ROBIN HOOD PRIMARY

Monday 4th November —Return to school Tuesday 5th November—ARTS EXHIBITION: Self Portraits (parents invited into school from 3pm) Thursday 7th November – Outdoor Classroom Day!

WB Monday 11th November—Anti Bullying Week 2019

Tuesday 12th November—Family Photos (PM) Friday 15th November – Children in Need

Thursday 28th November—Reception Trip to The Snow Dragon @ Lakeside

FRIDAY 29th NOVEMBER—INSET DAY* School closed to pupils

Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th December – KS2 Trip to Cinderella @ Theatre Royal

Wednesday 11th (9:30) & Thursday 12th December (2:15) —KS1 (Y1 and Y2) Christmas Concert Wednesday 11th (2:30) & Thursday 12th December (9:30) —Reception Nativity

Thursday 12th December (11:00) & Friday 13th December (2:45) —Nursery Carols Concert Thursday 12th December (KS2) & Friday 13th December (F2 & KS1) Christmas Dinner

Friday 13th December— Christmas Jumper Day

Monday 16th (Y1) & Tuesday 17th December (Y2)—KS1 Trip to Pinocchio @ Playhouse

Wednesday 18th December—KS2 Christmas “Flash Mob!” from 3:00pm outside!

Thursday 19th December—Santa’s Grotto

Friday 20th December—KS2 Ambassador Games (STEAM Theme!)

Friday 20th December—Break up from School

Monday 6th January 2020—Return to school for Spring Term

Year Group Flyers have important dates for events happening in your child’s class.

(These can be accessed on the school website)

www.robinhoodprimary.co.uk

Key Dates for Parents

We continue to use a peg system to reflect the behaviours shown by all children in their classrooms. Children all start the day on “green” (Aiming High). They can then move up the peg chart (Excel / Ex-ceed) or down the peg chart (Reflect / Time Out) dependent on the behaviours they show in the class-room.

We value parental input and believe that parents are key to ensuring school is suc-cessful in supporting every child makes great progress. If your child moves down the peg chart we will be sending them home with an orange or red slip explaining why they have been asked to go to paired class or why they have spent time in the office. Please do look at our behaviour policy on our website (or ask a staff member) if you would like more information.

Behaviour Policy Update