Issue 13 • October 2024
...................... A message from Mr Copeland .................... We have been thrilled that the children have started the Autumn Term with so much excitement and enthusiasm. It has been great to see the children enter the building confidently in the morning and settle into the school routines. This edition of the newsletter shares some of the highlights from each year group, please make sure to also have a look over the Key Dates section to see the upcoming events as the countdown to Christmas begins.
peers. The Year 2 pupils also have a Reception buddy, strengthening the connections among the children in different year groups. The buddy system enhances the value of the CARE Code by promoting friendships while enhancing social skills and confidence.
This academic year we have again presented all of the Year 2 pupils with leadership roles in the school. These vary from feeding the fish to managing the school’s recycling. The children have taken on their roles enthusiastically and are helping to foster a positive environment for their
One of the first initiatives for the Year 2 Leaders was to vote for this year’s harvest charity. Year 2 and I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donations to Hull Churches Home from Hospital Service. Your contributions will make a significant impact and will help to support those in
need within our local community. The first half term has also seen two class-led assemblies, the first of these was delivered by Miss Smith and 1B. Their assembly was on National Hand Washing Day and they taught the rest of the school about the importance of personal hygiene, told us about an experiment they had carried out to see how effective soap was and taught us all a song to promote thorough hand washing. Miss Riddle and Year 1A delivered a spooky Halloween assembly on the final day of the half term teaching us about the traditions of Halloween but also ensuring that the children understood the importance of staying safe when going trick or treating and when lighting candles in pumpkins. I hope that over the break you are able to enjoy Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations and we look forward to welcoming all of the children back refreshed and ready for the next half term!
............................... PRE-SCHOOL ............................. We have had a wonderful start to the Autumn Term in the Pre-School and were so happy to welcome new and older children back into the classroom. We have started our new Phonics
programme, First Steps, which the children are enjoying learning with every day. It has been lovely to introduce the class to other friends from across the school during our shared morning break and it is great to see children from different ages playing together.