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  • Newsletter ~ October Week One

    Published 04/10/24

     Dear Families,

     

    Parking on Abbots Way

    Unfortunately, there seems to be a growing number of families parking unsafely outside of the school.  I’m not sure why they choose to ignore the yellow lines and put so many of our other families at risk.

    I have been in contact with the police and with Staffordshire Highways.  The local police have said that they will be randomly coming to Abbots Way to help with this problem.  However, please can you help with this.

    Firstly, please can I ask that you help to keep our families safe by not parking on the yellow lines. (please pass this message to Grandparents)

    Secondly, please can I ask that you report your concerns to Staffordshire Highways

    With more reports made, they will be able to support us with keeping everyone safe

     

    NSPCC
    The NSPCC has a new online safety dinosaur ‘Technosaurus’ which is designed for young children as they are starting to use technology and the internet.  It is a resource for parents to help support conversations around online safety.

    World Mental Health Day
    On Thursday 10th October, we will be taking part in activities to support World Mental Health Day.  As the theme is ‘Hello Yellow’, we are asking all children to school wearing something yellow.  Throughout the day, children will be taking part in wellbeing activities and discussing how to support their own wellbeing.

    School Photos
    Don’t forget on Monday 7th October we will be having our photos taken. The Hub will be open for siblings who do not attend Friarswood photo's from 8am. If your child has PE please can they come to school in school uniform and change into their PE kit at school.

     

    Early Years Meeting
    Thursday 10th October at 5pm, early years parents are invited into school to find out all about the resilience tracker that we’ll be using to support the children with their learning.

     

    Dougie Mac Coffee & Cake Morning
    Come along and join us on Thursday 17th October (9am - 10am) as we will be holding our annual coffee and cake morning.  It would be great if you could bake some treats with your child ready for this special morning.  

     

    Young Voices Choir Rehearsals
    I’ve had the pleasure of joining the choir for the last couple of Tuesdays.  They are beginning to sound amazing and know some of the songs by heart which is great. Thank you to everyone for letting the children practise at home.   

     

    Have a great weekend everyone.

    Take care and stay safe.

    Mrs Wilmer

     

    Upcoming events

    School Photographs - Individual/families and sibling

    7.10.24

    All day

    Dougie Mac - coffee & cake morning

    17.10.24

    9am - 10am

    Harvest Festival - items for Alice charity (tinned good, nappies, wipes, sanitary products, hygiene - toothbrush / paste, shower gel etc)

    23.10.24

    2:15pm

    Hallowe’en Disco

    24.10.24

    4:30 - KS1 & early years

    5:30 - KS2

    October half term

    28.10.24 - 01.11.24

     

    INSET - school and S&T closed

    04.11.24

     

    School immunisations - flu (Rec-Year 6)

    6.11.24

    All morning/day

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  • Newsletter ~ September Week Four

    Published 27/09/24

    Dear Families,

     

    Free School Meals
    Did you know that if your child is entitled to free school meals, the school receives funding from the Government.  This funding is spent on support for your child. Even if your child has packed lunches, you can still apply and the school will still receive this extra funding.  See below for more information.  You can find out more by clicking Staffordshire County Council


    Who can get free school meals?

    The general low income entitlement criteria is -

    • Income Support

    • Income Based Job Seekers Allowance. Please note the ‘new style’ job seekers allowance is not a qualifying benefit, as this is based upon payment of National Insurance contributions and not the household income

    • Income Related Employment and Support Allowance. Please note the ‘new style’ employment and support allowance is not a qualifying benefit, as this is based upon payment of National Insurance contributions and not the household income

    • eligible for Child Tax Credit but not Working Tax Credit and the household income (as used by HMRC to assess tax credits) is not more that £16,190. Please note: anyone eligible for Working Tax Credit, or if you have a partner and they receive it, regardless of Income, you will not qualify

    • The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

    • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

    • In receipt of the 4 week run on of working tax credit (this is where someone becomes unemployed or reduces their hours and so is no longer entitled to working tax credit but will continue to receive it for a further 4 weeks and is entitled to free meals during that time)

    • Universal credit (provided you have an annual net earned household income of no more than £7,400 as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods). Your net earned income is your household income after taxes and deductions and does not include income from Universal Credit or any other benefits you may receive.

    To make an application under any of these criteria please use our online application form

     

    National Teaching Assistant Day
    Today we celebrated all of our wonderful teaching assistants.  Without their invaluable support in the classroom, the children wouldn’t have another adult to support them with their learning.  As a way of saying thank you, we treated our TAs to a special breakfast. 

     

    Learning in the classrooms
    This week I have been around to all of the classrooms and seen some amazing learning going on.  Year 6 has been learning about personification and produced some very thoughtful sentences. Year 5 were very knowledgeable about the dangers of electricity.  Year 4 has amazed me with their spelling results.  So many of the children are getting full marks and remembering spellings from previous weeks, which is great!  Years 3, 2 and 1 have been working their socks off with their maths work.  And early years children have been amazing with their activities especially Reception children who weren’t too sure about having a spider or a shark for a pet!

    I showed some new families around yesterday who were very impressed with what they saw. 


     

    Small & Tall
    On Friday 25th October, Small & Tall is closed after school due to staff training.  We are open in the morning.

     

    Water Beads and young children
    If you have young children, please take a moment to read this safety alert regarding water beads

     

    Attendance
    At Friarswood we are very lucky to have super overall attendance.  As you will be aware, the Government is raising awareness about attendance in schools across the country and has put new guidelines in place.  Here are the links to our Attendance policy and the DfE information.  One of the updates refers to penalty notices to families who have been on holiday but haven’t informed the school of this.  Due to this, please can we ask that you do let us know if you’re on holiday as we now have to do home visits if a child is off school for more than 2 days. If your child or someone talks to us about you being on holiday (and we‘re not aware of this)  we still have to refer this to the authority.  Again, I would just like to say that Friarswood has the best attendance across all of the Co-op Academies Trust.  Thank you for your support with this.

     

    Have a lovely weekend

    Take care and stay safe.

    Mrs Wilmer

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  • Newsletter ~ September Week 3

    Published 20/09/24

    Dear Families,

    We’ve had a busy week in school.  We’ve had the Glow counsellor in to work with children in Years 4, 5 and 6 focusing on relationships.  The workshops are all based on the theme ‘relationships without fear’.  Over the last three years, Glow has come into school to talk to the children.  The children have always given such positive feedback about these sessions which is great to hear.

     

    Early Years
    We have some spaces available in the Early years classes and we’re also holding open mornings for new parents to come and look around.  If you know of anyone who would be interested, please pass on our details.  They can book onto an open morning by going to the website.  Thank you.

     

    Jewellery in school
    Please can I remind you that apart from a pair of small stud earrings and a watch, no other jewellery is allowed in school.  Children will be asked to take off necklaces, bracelets and rings.

    During any PE session, all jewellery must be removed.  This includes when children go swimming.

     

    Maths
    Yesterday, we had a Maths Lead from the Trust in school.  Miss Thornton was really impressed with what she saw in every class.  The children were amazing while taking part in their maths activities.  Every class, everyday will be completing a core skills maths session as well as their usual maths lesson.  This is to try and ensure every child is competent with basic maths skills.  Yesterday, Year 5 really impressed Miss Thornton so much so that she sang their praises on X (Twitter).

     

    Medical Information
    If your child has a medical condition, please ensure the school knows about this.  We can then create a care plan.  If we do not know about it, we can’t ensure that all staff know what the issue is and how you would like us to respond to it apart from using the basic knowledge which we have.

     

    Grass banks around school
    Please can you ask your children not to go on the grass banks in the mornings.  They are very wet and slippery.  The teachers do ask the children not to go on them but a reminder from yourselves would be really helpful.

     

    Online Safety
    For Parents - Video Games and Children

    Unicef have shared an article with some nice, clear and simple advice for parents/carers about online gaming. The article covers how to create a positive and safe gaming environment, how parents can engage with their children, what the benefits or gaming are and more.

    You can view the article on the Unicef website HERE.

     

    Safeguarding in school

    Ms Hartley is the Designated Safeguarding Lead.  I am the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.

    If you have concerns about the safety and wellbeing of a child, you can always come and chat to one of us.  You could go on to the website and use the ‘Report a Concern’ button (top right of the screen)  or you could call Staffordshire Children’s Safeguarding team on 0300 111 8007.  Out of hours number is 0345 6042886.  In an emergency, please don’t wait.  Contact the police on 999.

    Our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy is on the website should you wish to know more.

     

    Have a lovely weekend everyone.

    Take care and stay safe.

    Mrs Wilmer

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  • Creating vibrant green spaces for our pupils and community

    Published 20/09/24

    Over the summer, Friarswood was delighted to welcome volunteers from DHL who came to help with maintenance of our Environmental Garden in the quad. The school’s Eco Warriors have been working hard to keep on top of the weeds that have inevitably been trying to make a comeback in the holidays.

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  • Newsletter ~ September Week Two

    Published 13/09/24

    Dear Families,

     

    Our uniform swap shop has had a bit of a revamp.  We now have several clothes rails so that you can find the clothes more easily.  

    We have got a plea - if you have any trouser/skirt hangers that you could donate, we would appreciate it.  

    Thank you to everyone who has donated and made use of this scheme.

     

    Emergency drills 

    We practise emergency drills and talk about these several times a year to ensure the children and staff are safe at Friarswood.  

    Each term we have a fire drill to ensure that all children and visitors know exactly where to go and what to do should there be a fire.

    Twice a year we practise a lockdown procedure.  This is if a dangerous situation is happening outside or a dangerous person has managed to get into the building.  In both situations, we would contact the police and wait for further instructions. We would only contact yourselves once advised to do so.  We will not be able to answer the phone or open the gates to you should either of these incidents happen until the police have confirmed it is safe to do so. 

    We also talk to the children about what would happen if we had to evacuate the school.  (We would walk to The Coppice)  If The Coppice had to evacuate, they would walk to Friarswood.  Once all of the children and staff are safely at The Coppice, we would then make contact with yourselves.

     

    Are you engine idling?

    (from RAC)

    Idling means leaving a vehicle’s engine running while it is stationary.  While this is often because of everyday traffic, there are some instances – such as waiting for children outside of schools when idling is not necessary.

    Idling increases the amount of exhaust fumes in the air.  These fumes contain harmful gases including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons which are linked to asthma and other lung diseases.

    Please can I ask that if you’re waiting in your car you turn off your engine.  This will help with the air quality near school.  Did you know that 1 minute of ‘idling’ can fill approximately 150 balloons with pollution.

    It’s never nice for parents with their little people to have to walk through car fumes.  Please can you pass this message to anyone who does drop off / collect your children.

     

    Internet Safety
    For Parents - Gaming Tips for Parents of Neurodivergent Children.

    Internet Matters have released another really useful guide, this time it's all about online gaming safety tips for parents and carers of neurodivergent children. It's a simple 5-page guide covering the research, example games, some of the challenges which parents face and the all-important benefits.

    It's a great little guide which you can download HERE.

     

    For Parents - The ABC Online safety Checklist.
    Internet Matters have created a really simple safety checklist for parents - ABC

    The ABC's are broken down by age to make this as simple as possible for parents: all ages, under 5's, 6-10, 11-13 and 14+.  You can download the guide HERE.

     

    Forms that need to be filled in:

    Just a reminder that we will need the following forms filled in for school :

    Acceptable user agreement for IT in school

    Use of Digital images in school

    Consent for Learning outside the classroom

     

    Have a lovely weekend everyone.

    Take and stay safe

    Mrs Wilmer

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  • Newsletter ~ September Week One

    Published 06/09/24

    Welcome back to school everyone,

     

    It’s been lovely to chat with so many of you this week.  The children have settled so well.  They’ve picked up the new routines easily and have made a super start to their learning.

    Over the summer, we’ve had new flooring on the ground floor which looks great.  We’ve had new broadband cabling around the school which should help with the speed we can access our lessons.  Teachers have also had new computers as the old ones were over 12 years old and ran very slowly.  Too slow for our children’s needs.

    I thought I’d put a few reminders on this letter, mainly linked to safeguarding and health & safety.  If you would like any further information just pop in and ask.

     

    Jewellery
    Only a watch and a pair of small stud earrings are allowed.  No jewellery at all is allowed for PE / swimming.  Your child must be able to remove the earrings by themselves for PE as staff can’t do this.

     

    Grass Banks
    Please be aware that these are really slippy in the mornings.  We’ve had some children slide down and hurt themselves before school has started.

     

    Beginning / end of day

    Doors are open from 8:40 - 8:50am.  Gates close at 8:50am.

    Early Years (Nursery and Reception classes) starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3:15pm.

    We will open the gate at 3:10pm for collection at the end of the day.

    (If you’re collecting from Nursery, please ring the buzzer on the gate at your chosen time)

     

    Coming into school
    If you’re coming into school throughout the day, please do not let any strangers through the gate.  Everyone needs to speak to a member of staff through the intercom before being let into the school grounds.

     

    CCTV
    We have CCTV cameras around the school for safety reasons.  

     

    Visitors in school
    Every visitor coming to Friarswood is asked to sign in and wear a lanyard.  Children are taught that our visitors wear lanyards, which shows we know who they are.  We teach children to speak to a member of staff if a visitor isn’t wearing a lanyard.

    When we have family events (shows, open afternoons etc), we will not be asking you to sign in and wear lanyards.

     

    Community Herb Garden
    Over the summer, volunteers from DHL as well as our Academy Community Pioneer have been working on this garden.  You may have seen it; it’s next to the playground, by the side road.  We have had a gate donated to us from Wickes which will go on the outside of the fence.  The school grounds are fenced off so when this garden is up and running, nobody will be able to get into the school grounds.

    We will have open times for the garden and hopefully many if not all of our families will use this area.  I’ll keep you posted.

     

    Parking on Abbots Way
    My regular plea for those of you who park along Abbots Way …. please park safely.  Please do not park in front of neighbours driveways or on the yellow lines.

     

    Staffordshire County Council Hero Campaign

    Staffordshire County Council have launched a new initiative that focuses on School attendance. The new scheme HERO helps to break down barriers that children may face when coming to school. If you have any concerns or struggling to get your child to school please come and speak to Mrs Dean. 

     

    As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any worries or concerns.

     

    Everyone at Friarswood hopes that this is the start to another fantastic year.

     

    Have a lovely weekend.

    Take care and stay safe.

    Mrs Wilmer

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  • We've achieved a platinum School Games Mark award!

    Published 01/08/24

    We’re delighted to share the news that we’ve secured a platinum School Games Mark Award - the top award!

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  • Newsletter ~ July Week 3

    Published 17/07/24

    Dear Families,

     

    What a busy week we’ve had.  Our winning team , Northern Ireland, won the term treat.  They had a great time taking part in Forest Schools activities along with having a BBQ.  KS2 had their sports competitions on Monday afternoon.  You could hear the cheering in every part of the school. We’ve said goodbye or good luck to some of our team.  Mrs Rafferty is going on her maternity leave.  We wish her all the best for a safe delivery of baby number 3.  Miss Coleman is getting married in August.  We wish her lots of love and happiness in her marriage.  She will be Mrs McConvey when she comes back.  Mrs Fender has retired from being a lunchtime assistant. And we’ve said goodbye and thank you to Bee Active  for all of their support with PE this year.

     

    A huge thank you for the many lovely cards and gifts.  The staff are overwhelmed with your generosity and the words have brought lots of tears.

     

    Most importantly, we have said goodbye to our wonderful Year 6 children as well as goodbye to some of our families who have been with us for many years.  It’s always a bittersweet day.  We’re so excited for the children and their new adventures at high school but we’re always sorry to see them leave.

    Our Year 6 children have brought their own unique spark to Friarswood.  Their enthusiasm has been evident throughout their time here.  They have many wonderful memories which they will be able to cherish forever.  Every single child has achieved in big ways as well as small but equally significant ways.  Their growth, both academically and personally, has been a pleasure to watch over the years.

    I wish them all the very best for high school and beyond.  It’s been a privilege to be part of their life and yours.

     

    To the rest of our children and families, I wish you all a wonderful summer break.  I hope you manage to spend some quality time with your family and friends.  I look forward to seeing you back at school on Tuesday 3rd September.

     

    Take care and stay safe

    Mrs Wilmer and the Friarswood team.

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  • Newsletter ~ July Week Two

    Published 12/07/24

    Dear Families,

     

    Thank you so much for coming along to the Summer Fair last Friday.  I know lots of you came to support the PTA event.  The children certainly had lots of fun.  The event raised just under a massive £1700.  All of this money goes straight back to your children, so a huge thank you from everyone for helping to make the fair so successful.

    A massive thank you to Eloise and Sarah and the rest of the PTA for working so incredibly hard over the last few months, ensuring that our children and families had such a great night.

     

    KS2 Summer show - Matilda
    The children were absolutely amazing!  I can’t believe how enthusiastic and brave they all were.  They have worked so hard to learn their lines and remember all of the songs.   And the soloists - they were incredible.  I’m so proud of you.

    Both shows were fantastic.  

    Thank you to all of the parents who helped to sort out costumes and help their child learn their lines.

    Thank you to the children for being their usual incredible selves.

    Thank you to the staff who have worked tirelessly for months to create such a wonderful show.

     

     

     

    Parking on yellow lines / in front of driveways
    Please can I ask again that family and friends do not park on the yellow lines by school.  They are there to keep people safe, not to make it easy for you to park by school.  Also, please can you not park in front of the neighbours driveways.  This type of thoughtless behaviour is causing a lot of anger and frustration with residents and families of our school.  Thank you for your cooperation with this.

     

    Reports
    Today you will receive your child’s end of year report.  I hope that you are as proud of your child as I am.  It was an absolute pleasure reading them and as always I enjoyed writing my own personal comments about your child. 

     

    Online Safety

    For Parents - Digital Family Agreement

    With the summer holidays just around the corner now can be a great time for parents/carers to talk with their children and set ground rules, boundaries and expectations around tech use. The easiest way to do this is via a digital family agreement and London Grid for Learning have a really useful template which is free for anyone.

    You can download the digital family agreement from LGfL HERE.

     

    Safeguarding

    With the holidays just around the corner, contact with the school will end for a while.  If you have concerns about a child’s safety please use the following numbers:

    Staffordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board:  0300 111 8007

    (out of hours -  0345 6042886)

    If you feel that someone (child or adult) is in immediate danger, please call the police.

     

     

    Platinum School’s Games Mark

    This week we have received confirmation that we have achieved the Platinum School’s Games Mark.  This is due to the amount of emphasis we place on children being active and healthy, including the amount of activities and competitions we take part in.  Well done to all of the staff for helping to achieve this and a special mention to Ms Cooper who has put all of the evidence together and organised the sports in the school. 

     

     

     

    Year 6 SATs
    This week we received our SATs results.  They were brilliant!  We are so proud of the achievements of all of our children.  Every child has worked so hard and tried their very best. 89% achieved the expected standard or better in GPS (grammar, punctuation & spelling), writing and maths.  In reading, 93% achieved the expected standard or better.

     

    Phonics
    Super results for the phonics, which we’re so proud of.  95% passed the phonics tests in Year 1 and 100% passed the phonics in Year 2.  

     

    String Assembly  

    Well done to all of the children who took part in the string instruments assembly this week.  The children showed off their talents from the very beginners to those who’ve been playing for a few years.  It was so lovely to see the children playing their instruments confidently.

     

    Have a lovely weekend

    Take care and stay safe

    Mrs Wilmer

     

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  • Newsletter ~ July Week One

    Published 03/07/24

    Dear Families,

     

    Year 1 trip

    On Tuesday Year 1 had a great time at The Brampton museum.  They are learning about toys and learnt a great deal at the museum.  Super behaviour and lots of answering questions by so many of the children.

     

    Year 5 & 6 science day

    On Tuesday, Years 5 and 6 spent the day at Keele University taking part in various science workshops.  The children had so much fun bug hunting, making speakers, learning about chromatography and learning about DNA.  

     

     

    Uniform and high expectations

    It’s becoming more noticeable that some children aren’t wearing the correct school uniform to school or for PE.  Please can you make sure that children do not wear platform trainers for PE and that PE tops are not crop tops.

    Children cannot wear makeup in school.  If your child comes into school with makeup on they will be asked to wash it off straight away.

    And the last reminder - nail varnish is not allowed in school.

    We value our high standards at Friarswood and appreciate your support with this.

     

    Transition / Move up morning

    This has gone very well.  The children were so excited about being in their new classroom and meeting their new teacher.  As mentioned previously, those children who will be in a different part of the school (Reception and Year 2) will be shown where they come into school several times over the next couple of weeks.

     

    Small & Tall fee increase

    Unfortunately, due to the rise in costs with fuel and food as well as living wage increases, we have had to make the decision to raise the charges for Small & Tall.  We have tried our best to keep the increase as minimal as possible.   The fees are as follows:

    Before school - £5.25 (no change)

    After school - £9.25 

    There will be a 10% discount for children who attend all of the before / after school sessions.

    The fees will be reviewed annually.

     

    Internet Safety

    For Parents - Snapchat Updated Safety Features

    At the end of June Snapchat updated the app with further safety features, including updates to account blocking functionality and enhanced friending safeguards, e.g.:

    • Block new friend requests sent from bad actors who were already blocked by the user, but sent from a different account from the same device.

    • More frequent reminders about which friends they share their location with on Snap Maps.

    • Further pop-up warnings if users add a friend who doesn't share mutual friends or is not a part of their contacts.

    Further details can be found HERE.


     

    Wishing you a fun evening later at the fair and a lovely weekend.

    Take care and stay safe

    Mrs Wilmer

     

     

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  • Newsletter ~ June Week Four

    Published 28/06/24

    Dear Families,

     

    Parking on Abbots Way
    Please can I ask that parents, family members or friends who park on Abbots Way do not park on the yellow lines.  The lines are there for a reason; to keep our children and families safe.  By doing so, not only are you putting people in danger but you are also causing anger and frustration to the many families who are walking that way.  You would never forgive yourself if your parking caused a serious accident.  Please park safely.  

     

     

    Road Safety
    At the beginning of the week, DHL brought one of their lorries to school so children could learn about road safety and especially how to stay safe around large vehicles.  The children really enjoyed finding the blind spots and looking in the cab.  Hopefully their excitement of the activity will help them to remember the safety rules that the team went through.

     

     

     

     

     


    Please can all parents ensure their parentpay is up to date by Friday 5th July.  Thank you  

     

    Swimming Gala
    On Tuesday, some of our older swimmers took part in the Newcastle Schools Swimming Gala.  Eight schools took part.  The children were amazing.  They could not have tried any harder.  Their team spirit was wonderful as they showed a lot of ‘loud and cheering’ support to all of our team.  A huge well done to Imogen, Anna and Ava who all came home with a gold medal.  Overall we came third.  A massive well done to the rest of the team: Stanley, Georgia, Jack F, Jack B, Maddie and Albert.

     

    KS2 Sports afternoon
    On Monday at 1:30pm, KS2 finally get to take part in their races.  It will be dry!  It has to be dry!  Please bring along chairs or picnic blankets and sunhats (and maybe a brolly just in case!) 

     

    Move up morning
    Next week, most of our Year 6 children will be visiting their high schools for transition days.  We hope it goes well for them.

    On Thursday, it is our move-up morning.  All of our children will be visiting their new classes in the morning.  They will go to their current class first thing for registration and then they’ll go to meet their new teacher and check out their new classroom.  Year 2 children and Reception children will be shown several times over the next few weeks where they have to go in the mornings ready for September. (Year 1 children go into the classroom and leave via the first gate on the rainbow fence.  Year 3 children go into school using the door next to the veranda - where I stand in the mornings and will leave using the hub room door which is the room next to the library)

     

    Class teachers will remain the same as this year.

    Nursery - Mrs Tagg and Miss Goodwin

    Reception - Mrs Williams and Mrs Rushton

    Year 1 - Mrs Elkin (Mon, Tue & every other Wed) and Mrs Harris (every other Wed, Thu & Fri)

    Year 2 - Ms Hartley

    Year 3 - Mrs Dickens (Mon, Thu & Fri) and Mrs Simpson (Tue & Wed)

    Year 4 - Miss Smith (covering maternity leave for Mrs Rafferty)

    Year 5 - Miss Coleman 

    Year 6 - Ms Cooper

     

    Teaching Assistants: Mrs Bebbington (KS1), Dr Fletcher, Ms Shaw and Ms French (KS2) Ms French will be starting with us in September. Ms Master will be in Year 5.

     

    Cover Supervisor - Mrs Hughes (covers teachers when on leadership time or PPA time)

     

    Uniform
    Year 2 going into Year 3 has a uniform change.  Their uniform will be pale blue shirt/blouse, tie and v neck sweater or cardigan. We are also introducing sweatshirts for PE and coloured PE tops which will be your child's house colour. Mrs Dean will send a letter out soon to let you know which team your child is in.  

     

    Celebration of learning
    On Thursday 4th July, we have our celebration of learning afternoon from 2:45pm.  Your child will have their books with them so you can see all of their learning.  Their art work will be in the hall to look at too.

     

    Have a lovely weekend.

    Take care and stay safe

    Mrs Wilmer

    Upcoming events

    KS2 Sports Day - 1.30pm 1.7.24  

    Celebration of Learning

    4.7.24

    2:15pm

    Summer Fair

    5.7.24

    5pm

    KS2 Summer show

    10.7.24

    11.7.24

    6pm

    1.30pm

    Colour Run

    12.7.24

    pm

    Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly

    17.7.24

    2pm

    Last day at school

    19.7.24

     

     

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  • Newsletter ~ June Week Three

    Published 20/06/24

    Dear Families,

     

    Information from the e-safety adviser 

    For Parents - Y6 Transition to Secondary School 

    As children make that move into secondary school it's likely that many will experience many 'digital firsts'. Internet Matters have a lovely, useful guide for parents about children moving to secondary school with advice such as:

    • What are children doing online.

    • Are they ready for a smartphone (if they haven't already got one!).

    • Activities children and parents can do together.

    • and more

    You can find the guidance HERE.

     

    KS1 sports event

    The children had such a great time taking part in the races.  Thank you to everyone who came to support the children.  We managed to fit it all in just before the rain arrived.

     

     

     

    Early Years sports event

    What a beautiful afternoon for everyone.  The children had lots of fun and the crowd was very enthusiastic.

    World of Work week

    This week our Year 5 and 6 children have been interviewing as well as being interviewed, planned enterprise initiatives and learnt all about applying for jobs.  They’ve had such a busy week learning about jobs and specific skills needed for various jobs.  

    Thank you to everyone who helped to make the week so successful.

     

     

     

    Last swimming sessions of the year

    Years 5 and 3 had a whale of time in the pool this week.  They had a chance to show off their skills, have fun in the water and they certainly showed how confident they are.  I’ve never seen so many children constantly under the water and trying to sit on the bottom of the pool.

     

    Keele University Family Funday

    Just in case you’re after something to do on Saturday 29th June ….

    https://keele.ac.uk/keeleday

     

    Have a lovely weekend everyone.

    Take care and stay safe.

    Mrs Wilmer

     

    Upcoming events

    Non uniform Bring a bottle for Summer Fair

    28.6.24
    KS2 Sports Day - 1.30pm 1.7.24

    Celebration of Learning

    4.7.24

    2:15pm

    Summer Fair

    5.7.24

    5pm

    KS2 Summer show

    10.7.24

    11.7.24

    6pm

    1.30pm

    Colour Run

    12.7.24

    pm

    Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly

    17.7.24

    2pm

    Last day at school

    19.7.24

     
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