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  • Newsletter – January Week one

    Published 07/01/22

    Happy New Year everyone,

    It seems like the holiday break was so long ago now that we’re all back into the full swing of work and school.

    Year 6

    Next week, Year 6 will be visiting Standon Bowers for their outdoor education adventure week.  I’m sure they’ll have a wonderful time.  I know some children will feel a little anxious but once they’re there and taking part in the activities, they’ll be filled with excitement and feel so proud of themselves when they’ve achieved each task.

    Remember to pack your bedtime Teddy and lots of warm socks!

    Year 1 / Reception

    The children have had a fun time learning to ride balance bikes and pedal bikes today.  We’ve been very lucky to gain this activity free of charge from Cyclist Training.  They provide instructors as well as all of the bikes and safety helmets. The children will be taking part in this extra activity every Friday.  

    Chance to Shine – Cricket coach

    Some of our children have been visited by the Chance to Shine coach regarding cricket.  This term, Years 2,3 5 and 6 will be taking part in extra cricket activities every Wednesday starting Wednesday 12th January.

    Thank you for your continued support.

    Take care and stay safe

    Mrs Wilmer

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  • Newsletter – December week 3

    Published 17/12/21

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    What a busy couple of weeks it’s been with the parties, the early years singing and activity afternoon, the nativities, the parties and the grande finale of the carol concert today.

    It’s been so lovely to see parents back in the school and taking part in some of our events.  We’ve managed to do this as safely as possible, so thank you to all of you for helping with this.

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  • Early Years Theatre Trip 2021

    Published 17/12/21

    On Friday, our Nursery and Reception class went to Stafford to see ‘Dear Santa’ at the theatre. The children thought it was magical! They really enjoyed the show and joined in all of the songs that Santa and his Elf sang. The children were amazing throughout the trip and made us very proud. Well done and Merry Christmas Early Years!

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  • Beauty and the Beast Theatre Trip 2021​​​​​​​

    Published 10/12/21

    On Wednesday the whole of key stage 1 and key stage 2 went to The New Vic theatre to watch this year’s Christmas production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. The children were mesmerised throughout this show! The clever, imaginative ways that the show was created was amazing to see. As always, our children were brilliant and were very well behaved throughout.

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  • Newsletter – December Week two

    Published 10/12/21

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    We did it!  We put on the KS1 Christmas plays and they were absolutely amazing.  The children were confident and acted brilliantly.  Their singing was beautiful.  And you the parents have supported the whole way through from providing costumes, listening to the Christmas songs endlessly at home and taking the safety precautions to help the plays go ahead – thank you so much.

    A massive thank you to the staff who have made this happen.  We all appreciate your hard work and time spent on getting this ready.

    I hope this made you feel like Christmas is really here and we can actually celebrate it this year.

    Year 1 – 6 children had a great time at the theatre on Wednesday.  It was so good to see them enjoying the show.  The early years children had a fun time at Stafford today.  They even got to meet Santa and received a gift.

    Christmas Jumper / Chocolate donation day

    Just a reminder that Monday 13th December is Christmas jumper day in exchange for bringing in some chocolate for our children’s Christmas Bingo.  

    The bingo games will be on Tuesday 14th December.

    I have a huge THANK YOU to make to Absolute Barbers and Platinum Dog Grooming.  They have very generously offered to donate a treat for every child in the school.  This way, even if a child doesn’t win at the bingo, all of our children will have a special something.  Thank you so much.  This is such a kind gesture, which we are all grateful for.

    End of term reports

    Years 1 – 6.  On Wednesday you’ll receive your child’s end of term report.  We hope you are as impressed as we are with their progress.

    Early years – Due to the new framework, the children won’t be assessed until the end of the year.  If there are any concerns, staff speak to you immediately.  If you have any concerns, please contact the staff.

    Clarification on Swimming Lessons

    The government wants all children, by the end of year 6, to be able to swim 25 metres.  As we are very fortunate to be able to offer two lots of swimming sessions, we took the following decisions.   

    We always take Year 3 swimming and therefore have kept to this plan.  

    We then took the decision to take Years 5 and 6 swimming as they have the least amount of time to catch up and achieve the official requirement.

    Current Year 4 children will go next year and then they will also have 2 years to catch up if necessary. 

    Early Years Christmas sing-a-long

    Just a reminder to parents that this is limited to 1 adult per child.  Please can you take a LFT before coming to school and wear a face mask.  Thank you.

    Christmas Carol Concert

    We’re all looking forward to you joining us on the last day of school.  If the weather is terrible, we will cancel this as standing outside in stormy weather will not be pleasurable for any of us.  Fingers crossed for calm weather.

    Thank you for your continued support.

    Take care and have a lovely weekend

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  • Your Wellbeing

    Published 09/12/21

    Your mental wellbeing is really important. 

    If the current situation with Coronavirus is impacting your wellbeing find help and information from these organisations.

    Don’t face it alone – reach out, we will still support you.

    DON’T FORGET OUR SMALL AND TALL CLUB

    I’m a student

    Mind

    YoungMinds

    ChildLine (their services are still available with some changes, like the times you can call).

    TheMix

    I’m a parent or carer

    Mind

    Gov.uk

    YoungMinds

    BBC

    NSPCC

    Family Links

    I’m an adult

    Mind

    Gov.uk

    BBC

    More Useful Links

    Kooth.com 

    Papyrus

    The mix.org.uk

    Samaritans.org 

    Studentminds.org.uk  

    Switchboard.LGBT

    Youngminds.org.uk 

    Specific to COVID 19

    Children’s Commissioner – Children’s Guide to Coronavirus

    Inter-Agency Standing Committee My Hero Is You – how kids can fight COVID 19

    Free download book Coronavirus A book for children Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

    Gov.uk Guidance for Parents and Carers In Supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic

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  • Newsletter – December Week one

    Published 03/12/21

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    We’ve got quite a busy couple of weeks ahead of us in school and no doubt you will have at home too.  Staff and visitors are once again wearing face masks in the corridors and communal areas in the school.  Next week we will be performing our KS1 Christmas play and early years singing to our parents.  Parents please remember to wear your face masks and carry out a LFT before you come to school.

    Team treat

    On Monday, our winning team will be having their treat.  Every child in the school belongs to a team; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.  Every time a child does anything positive, they receive a team point.  At the end of each term, we reward the team with the most awards. 

    Next week, there will no doubt be lots of photos on Twitter and Facebook along with the website for you to have a look through.  I’m not saying what the treat is as it’s a surprise but I’m sure you’ll hear all about it on Monday afternoon.

    Wednesday 8th December

    Years 1 – 6 will be returning from the theatre at approximately 4:30pm in 4 coaches.  If you park along Abbots Way, please can you ensure that there is enough room for the coaches to get to the school.  Do not park on the zig zag lines by the school. 

    Thank you.

    Christmas Chocolate Bingo – but not as you know it!

    The children have asked if we can hold a chocolate bingo.  Due to current circumstances, we have decided to hold the bingo during the day with just the children taking part.

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  • Newsletter – November Week 4​​​​​​​

    Published 26/11/21

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    I’m sure many of you will have heard the excitement about the Christmas tree and decorations in school.  I feel that we can actually celebrate Chritsmas this year and I’m so looking forward to when some of our parents can come in and watch the Christmas plays.

    KS1 Christmas plays

    Please can I ask that all adults who are coming into school take an LFT before and wear a face mask.  Thank you.

    Unfortunately, we will not be able to allow photographs to be taken during the play due to various reasons.  Thank you for your understanding of this.

    Teenage Gift Appeal

    As a local community school we would like to offer our support to the much treasured Alice Charity. They have launched their Teenage Gift Appeal for this year as this is the age group that tends to be left out. We don’t think anyone should be missed off Santa’s list, so we are hoping to spread the appeal and to collect gifts (in a gift bag) between Monday 29nd November to Friday 3rd December. This is already an expensive time for everyone and it may be that you would like to help but in a different way. So, as well as taking in teenage gift donations, we will be taking in any kind of festive food donations, to make Christmas that little more special for families that struggle. If you can help, then donations can be dropped off in the main reception area or sent in with your child to put in their class donation box.  Thank you 


    Donation week – Monday 29th November to Friday 3rd December 2021
    #ShowYouCare

    Illnesses

    Please can I remind you that if your child has sickness or diarrhoea, they need 48 hours without any symptoms before coming back to school.

    Any main symptoms of covid, children need to have a PCR test.  If they have symptoms which aren’t the main symptoms, children need to do a LFT.  

    INSET day (staff training)

    We have organised an INSET day for Monday 6th June 2022.  The children will not be in school on this day. 

    Safeguarding update

    Play Safe, a new national safeguarding campaign (Football Association)

    Over the weekend, the Football Association and the NSPCC launched ‘Play Safe’, a national campaign to focus attention on the vital importance of safeguarding in football. At the heart of the campaign are three short films to emphasise the importance of safeguarding for key groups of people, crucially children themselves.

    One aspect of the campaign is prompting parents to ask questions:

    • Do you know your child’s club Welfare Officer? 

    • If so, do you have their tel no. in your ‘phone, as well as that of the NSPCC?

    • Are you up to speed with your child’s club’s safeguarding policies and procedures?

    • Do you regularly check-in with your child to see what they are enjoying/not enjoying and why?

    More information can be found here: https://www.thefa.com/PlaySafe

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  • Year 6 Islam Exhibition 2021

    Published 25/11/21

    On Monday our year 6 class took part in a workshop, teaching them about the 5 pillars of Islam. The children visited different stations for each of the Pillars where they researched and were then able to write up their findings. The children had a great afternoon!

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  • Newsletter – November Week 3​​​​​​​

    Published 19/11/21

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    This week, we have taken part in National Anti-Bullying week.  The theme has been ‘One kind word’.  The children have completed lots of activities and discussed this a great deal.  The school council and their parents have reviewed the Anti-Bullying policy, which has been shared with the rest of the children.  We’ve also had many children coming into school in odd socks, to show that we are all different and unique and above all we are all special.

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  • Children in Need 2021​​​​​​​

    Published 19/11/21

    We have had a non-uniform day to raise money for Children in Need. The children loved coming in their own choice of clothing today. We certainly had a few Pudsey bear wannabes, who all looked fantastic! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far, we have raised £155.50 already for this fantastic charity event. If you haven’t had chance to donate yet then please do so by logging on to Parentpay. #ShowYouCare

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  • Newsletter – November Week 2

    Published 12/11/21

    Dear Parents / Carers,

    Children in Need

    Next Friday, we are asking everyone to dress brightly and donate to Children in Need.  You will be able to donate via ParentPay.  All of our children will be learning about the various kinds of support which children receive from this amazing charity.

    Online safety support (from our e-safety adviser)

    For Parents – How to Protect Children from Online Harm

    The Marie Collins Foundation and The NWG Network have put together a short article which I’m sure many parents will find useful. Covered within the article are:

    • What is online harm?
    • How is it different from exploitation offline?
    • How do offenders target young people online?
    • What can I do
    • and more.

    This is a good article to send out to parents via email, social media etc. and you can find it HERE.

    Christmas Trees

    Earlier on this week, you will have received some information about if you buy a Christmas tree from Keele Christmas Tree Farm, it will raise money for our school.  So, although it is a bit early, please do go and visit and help to raise some much needed funds.

    May be an image of tree and text

    School Bus

    Please be careful when crossing the road at the top of the drive due to the school bus reversing in.  It usually arrives about 8:50am and will be collecting the children at 3:20pm. 

    Gritting / Bad Weather

    Although it’s quite mild for this time of the year, we have ensured that the grit bins are full.  The main pathways will be gritted.  We cannot grit outside of the school grounds.

    Recycle to Read

    We’ve had a good start to this activity.  Please do bring in any old broken, plastic toys or old tech from home.  The recycling box is in the main entrance.

    Have a lovely weekend everyone.

    Take care and stay safe.

    Mrs Wilmer

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