This week is National Anti-Bullying Week.
The focus this year is around ‘Respect’. Alongside our usual Jigsaw lessons, we will be talking about the word ‘respect’ and what it means in words and actions. The children will explore a range of different scenarios through roleplay and be given the opportunity to demonstrate being respectful. We will be also focusing on spotting respectful behaviour for our Above and Beyond Bench too!
This week your child will be learning all about Remembrance Day. During assembly, we will share the following slides and video with the children to help them understand why this is an important celebration in our country.
We also have a box of poppy-related items on sale in the school office and some of our older children will be around at the end of the day selling them from the bandstand. The recommended donations are between £1 for reflective poppies and wristbands and £2 for the slap bands and all money collected will go to the Poppy Appeal.
Please read the latest Dragon’s Roar HERE!
Flu vaccinations will take place in school on Tuesday 3rd December for all children from F2 up to Year 6.
Please follow the link below to complete the online consent form. No vaccines will be given without consent.
If you do not wish for your child to have the vaccine, please also follow the link to decline or complete the attached form amid return to the school office.
The Link will close on 21st November 2024, so please access it before this date.
An Information sheet is attached, but if you have any questions or have trouble accessing the link, please contact the Immunisation Team on 0333 3583 397 Option 4, Option 2
Read this fortnight’s Dragon’s Roar here:
Now we are back into our school routine, we would like parents and carers to support us in getting the children back into the weekly and termly homework expectations set by school.
All the children in Key Stage 1 and 2 have taken part in a special homework assembly this week to remind them of the expectations.
We have the following expectations of homework across school and would welcome your support with this:
KS1
- Read to an adult and record in their home/school book at least 3 times a week.
- Stay in the green zone on DoodleMaths (roughly works out to about 30mins spread over the week)
- Stay in the green zone on DoodleSpell (Y2 only)
- Participating in the reading awards over the term.
KS2
- Read to an adult or to yourself and record in home/school book at least 3 times a week.
- Stay in the green zone on DoodleMaths (roughly works out to about 40mins spread over the week)
- Stay in the green zone on DoodleSpell (All weekly spellings will be on DoodleSpell for the children to practise each week).
- Participating in the reading awards over the term.
- Stay in the green zone on DoodleTables (Y4 only)
Optional homework includes:
- Having a go at some of the topic homework tasks blogged by the teachers at the start of every term.
- Times Table Rockstars for KS2
We understand that, on occasions, there may be very good reasons why your child has not managed to complete their weekly homework. For these occasions, please communicate with your child’s class teacher so that they can support with this. You can do this through the class email addresses or request a call back via the school office.
We are also aware that, as parents (especially of the older children), you may have assumed that they have done their homework when perhaps they haven’t. Therefore, we will send out fortnightly reminder messages if your child has not yet completed their work so that you can offer encouragement or support at home.
Thank you, as always, for your support.