Newsletter 22.03.2024

22.03.24

Upcoming Dates:

26th March: PM Egg Rolling Competition

27th March: PM: Egg Decorating

Winning Class for Week Ending 15.03.2024

Shireen Class: 99.23%

Whole School: 97.43%

28th March: Last Day of Spring Term: Non-Uniform: Assembly 9am & FOES Egg Hunt After school

16th April: 1st Day Back: Summer Term

Egg Rolling: Tuesday PM

Ready, Steady, Roll…who will be crowned victorious on Tuesday PM? There can be only one winner!

Last Day: Thursday

-Celebratory assembly at 9am.

Egg Decorating: Wednesday

Annual egg decorating in the Hall on Wednesday. Don’t forget to send your child in with a hard-boiled egg Wednesday morning.

-Non-uniform: donation to the FOES bucket

-Egg Hunt after school on Thursday. Info here: Letter. Fingers crossed we can go ahead!

Parents’ Evening :

Thank you for your ongoing support. We hope it was useful. If you didn’t get seen and want to, please reach out.

Menu:

Look out for the new menu for Summer Term – coming out next week!

Medication:

Don’t forget to collect your child’s medication on the last day of term (Thursday).

Science Day

Friday 15th March was "time" for us to celebrate British Science Week with an investigation-packed Science day! Children in KS1 investigated how insects have adapted over time to camouflage themselves from predators, while KS2 made their own water timers and built nests for the birds who are migrating back to Britain after the winter.

Girls’ Football Club

Lovely feedback from Mr Newman about how hard our girls are working on the pitch and showing great leadership. And now this, their very own kit – courtesy of the Premier League. Wonderful.

Message from Mr Newman: Any girls in KS2 who would like to join the club may join in Summer 1 to continue growing the game

Premier Sports Clubs

Week Commencing 15th April - 7 week block running one week after half term:

Monday - Summer Sports: Cricket, Rounders & Kick rounders

Tuesday - Athletics: Including Gymnastics as per Olympics

Wednesday - Multi Sports: Football, Basketball, Hockey & Tag Rugby

Thursday - Dodgeball

Start Active Before School club - Monday to Friday - 7.45am - 8.45am.

Starting first day back after Easter – 16th April

Book VIA Premier-education.com/parents

World Maths Day - Fluency Friday!

Exploring the number ten; addition and multiplication board games; number bingo; Rockstars and LBQ – even time to design our own mathematical board games…what a day! And the pupils, they looked gr8!!!! (sorry!).

Highlight Jeffers:

This week children in Jeffers have been continuing their learning about Kings and Queens. The children in reception found out that kings and queens have a coronation. They acted out their own coronations using crowns they had made. Children in Year 1 found out about Charles I and the battle between the cavaliers and roundheads.

Learning Highlights of the Week

Highlight Shireen:

Shireen Class were reflective in RE this week as they drew and talked about celebrations they had taken part in, including weddings, Eid, Christmas and birthdays. It was good to hear the children making links between key themes we had discussed - such as love, family, belonging - and their own experiences. We started identifying how Easter is celebrated and are looking forward to learning more about this next week in RE!

Highlight Riddell:

In Riddell Class this week, we have been historians and thespians, as we re-enacted the story of King Canute trying to stop the tide - as we bring our learning on the Anglo Saxons and Vikings to a close. We have also been travel agents, "selling" popular tourist destinations of the South West to our friends. To celebrate Maths Day, we have been playing games to build speed in our arithmetic, and all week have been learning about fractions.

Highlight Gold:

This week, Gold class have produced some fabulous writing. Not only have they worked hard to include the grammar and punctuation requirements expected in upper Key Stage 2, but have also infused their work with a delightful dash of humour. There have certainly been a few laugh-out-loud moments! It's been a joy to witness their creativity and linguistic prowess come to life in such a vibrant and entertaining way.