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  • Newsletter – September Week 3​​​​​​​

    Published 23/09/22

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    It’s lovely to be able to send you the newsletters again after a brief pause.  

    There’s lots of super work going on across the school and the attitude to learning from all of the children is super.  They really are showing off their skills to their new teachers.

    Absences

    Please can you email Mrs Dean angela.dean@coopacademies.co.uk if your child is absent.  It is extremely important that this happens as not all teachers see the Dojo messages first thing in the morning.  Mrs Dean has to check every register at 9am every morning and register absences.  If you feel you need to message the teacher after, that is fine but it is not necessary.

    PTA

    For all of those parents who would love to join our PTA; we will be sending out a letter next week with a date for the first meeting of the year.

    If you feel you have got time to support the PTA and help to raise much needed funds for the children at Friarswood we would love for you to join the team.

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  • Newsletter – September​​​​​​​

    Published 13/09/22

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    Welcome back everyone!  It’s been so lovely to see you all along with our new families too.  I do hope you all had a lovely summer break.

    I’m sorry I didn’t send this out on Friday as usual but with the very sad news of the loss of Queen Elizabeth, I felt it was the right thing to do. The children have dealt with this terrible loss in such a calm and respectful way.  I’m so proud of them and how well they have listened to each other.

    We will be closed on Monday 19th September for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Here are some useful reminders that I feel you should know about to help settle everyone into the school year.

    A reminder that the times have changed for KS1 and KS2.

    School starts at 8:50am but the doors will be open from 8:40am.  Nursery and Reception children start at 8:45am.

    Nursery and Reception children finish at 3:15pm (or 11:45 if Nursery children are mornings only).

    KS1 and KS2 finish at 3:20pm.

    Small & Tall

    Small & Tall will be closed after school on Wed 14th and Thu 15th of September due to staff training which was postponed from the summer because of Covid.

    Please ensure children are collected promptly as all staff will be in taking part in the training.  Thank you.

    Safeguarding

    The safeguarding lead at school is Mrs Hartley.  I am the deputy safeguarding lead. We have an up to date Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

    Should you have any concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact either of us:

    01782 470401

    bev.hartley@coopacademies.co.uk

    lindsey.wilmer@coopacademies.co.uk 

    If you have any concerns about a child and it is out of school hours, please contact the out of hours support on 0345 604 2886 or in an emergency call the police on 999.

    This information can be found on our website.

    Year 3 and Year 5 swimming lessons

    Year 5 lessons will be on Tuesdays, starting 20th September.  Year 3 lessons will be on Wednesdays, starting 21st September.  We recommend that the children bring a healthy snack to school.

    Children who have hot dinners, will be provided with a packed lunch as we won’t be back in time for the end of dinner service.  This may be able to change once we know our arrival time.

    All children will need:

    Towel

    Swimming costume (no bikinis or baggy shorts)

    Swimming cap if your child has long hair and it falls into their eyes.

    No jewellery can be worn for swimming lessons

    If your child wants to wear goggles, then please send a message via Dojo to your teacher.  Please note that staff cannot put your child’s goggles on or take them off.

    I look forward to a wonderful school year full of exciting activities and working alongside you.

    My next newsletter will be after Monday 19th September.

    Kind regards

    Mrs Wilmer

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  • Newsletter – July Week 2​​​​​​​

    Published 15/07/22

    Dear Parents and Carers,

    Well, it’s finally here, the last day of the year.  What a year it’s been.  It has been so successful in so many ways.

    Firstly we’ve managed to keep most children in school for the whole year without Covid impacting on the class.  The children settled so well back in September and have made enormous amounts of progress.  All of the extra support, the small groups of interventions and the constant reminders have certainly paid off.  We are one of the top performing Trust primary schools, which is great news!

    So many children have taken part in official tests this year.

    Year 1 made superb progress with their phonics and achieved super results.

    Year 2 showed just how clever they are and performed so well with their SATs.

    Year 4 took part in the first ever times table tests.  They had six seconds to answer the questions which just kept on coming at them!  Some of our children got full marks and some children missed out by just one or two marks.  Amazing effort from all of Year 4 who have consistently been practising their times tables this year.

    Year 6 performed amazingly well in their Year 6 SATs.  Their progress from Year 2 has been fantastic and I couldn’t be more proud of them.  What a superstar class they are!

    It’s certainly been a jam-packed year full of exciting challenges and adventures for our children.  Sadly, it’s now time to say ‘Good bye and good luck’ to our wonderful Year 6 cohort.  They are more than ready for the next stage of their learning journey.  They are clever, thoughtful, caring and have a wonderful sense of humour.  They are going to be missed by all at Friarswood.  Their high schools are definitely going to love having this group with them.

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  • Summer Team Treat 22

    Published 15/07/22

    At the end of this term, all of the team points were totalled and the winning team this time was Ireland! So, team Ireland went to join a very special Bee Active session on the field on Wednesday morning. They played combat dodgeball and they loved it! Well done to Ireland, we hope all of the children in that team had a great time. It looked like so much fun! #SucceedTogether

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  • Leavers Assembly 2022

    Published 15/07/22

    On Monday afternoon, our Year 6 took part in their last ever performance at Friarswood! Parents were invited in to watch and just see how they have grown whilst being here. It was very emotional! The children won awards for their amazing achievements which they all thoroughly deserved! The children also were able to choose a book to keep as a gift to move on with, these were kindly paid for by the PTA. They put on an excellent show. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the children and their parents, they have all been an absolute pleasure and we wish them all the very best for their journey moving onto high school.

     

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  • Colour Run 2022​​​​​​​

    Published 12/07/22

    On Friday the children had a huge treat with Bee Active. They all took part in a colour run! It was so much fun, the children and staff turned multi-coloured whilst running through clouds of coloured powder! A huge thank you to Bee Active and Mrs Sharman for organising such an enjoyable event. #BeYourselfAlways

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  • Newsletter – July Week one

    Published 11/07/22

    Dear Parents and Carers,

    My main news is about our Year 6 children.  We’ve had their SATs results through and they have achieved some amazing results.  Considering what they’ve been through in the last couple of years, they have ‘smashed it’!  I am so proud of the children and their hard work and focus which they’ve shown.  A huge well done to Mrs Sharman and Ms Shaw who have supported the children so much this year.  I know they were over the moon when I told them the results.

    Unfortunately, there are a few results which are ‘missing’.  This is something that is nationwide.  I will keep chasing this and will let parents know as soon as I hear anything.

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  • Peak Wildlife Park Trip 2022​​​​​​​

    Published 07/07/22

    Our Year 3 class went on a school trip to Peak Wildlife park on Monday. When they first arrived they went to three different enclosures to listen to the keepers telling them about how the animals live and survive. They all found out so much about penguins, wallabies and lemurs. The children also had the chance to ask the keepers a lot of questions too! After that, they had lunch and then they were able to explore the rest of the animals in the park. The children really enjoyed seeing lots of different animals and their habitats. They had an amazing day!

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  • Newsletter – June Week 3​​​​​​​

    Published 01/07/22

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    We had a fantastic start to the week, our Yr 6 swimmers attended the Newcastle swimming gala and won every single race!  They smashed it! They even broke previous records.  I’m so proud of all of you.  Huge congratulations to Freya, Eva and Nevaeh who won the medley relay and freestyle relay, breaking both records.  Jackson, Bertie and Zak won the freestyle relay with 9/100ths off the record.  So close!  Poppy, Leila and Cooper won the surfboard relay.

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  • Everyone Can Sparkle – RSE Day 2022

    Published 01/07/22

    On Thursday we took part in RSE Day to share the special message that everyone can sparkle! The children took part in various activities in their classrooms to get a deeper understanding of this message. Some children made sparkly boxes to share with the class, wrote letters to the Odd Dog, shared their own power point presentations on being yourself and some even had a talent show! What a great day with the most important meaning of being happy – being you! #BeYourselfAlways

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  • Newsletter – June Week 2

    Published 24/06/22

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    What a busy week we’ve had in school with all of our sporting events and our open evening for new families to Friarswood.

    Thank you to all of the staff who stayed late last night for the open evening.  It was a huge success and your support really meant a great deal to the parents who came.

    A massive thank you to Sofia in Year 5 and Arthur in Year 3 for being brave and talking in front of so many adults.  I was so proud of you both!

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  • Early Years Sports Day 2022​​​​​​​

    Published 23/06/22

    On Tuesday morning our children from Nursery and Reception took part in their sports day and for most of them, it was their very first one with parents watching. They were all amazing! It was so lovely to see such happy faces crossing the finishing line and the pride in their parents faces too. Well done on your first sports day! #SucceedTogether

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