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February 2024

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  • Newsletter - February Week 3

    Published 23/02/24

    Dear Parents and Carers

     

    Welcome back to our second Spring term. I had a meeting with the teachers on Wednesday and there are lots of exciting things planned between now and Easter - keep an eye on ClassDojo and your emails for the most up to date messages to help you keep on top of what’s going on!

     

    Mothers’ Day Lunch
    We will be celebrating those special ladies in our lives who care for us next Wednesday 6th March with a Mothers’ Day Lunch. The booking form is now live - please contact Mrs Dean if you have any questions.

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPSNrB1m1vGifxlDwquKfbsFU569ik7HLDSswAWINPnfySQg/viewform

    Mothers' Day Gift
    The PTA will be sending order forms out on Monday 26th Feb if you would like to order a Mothers' Day gift. There will be 2 options - Option 1) Afternoon Tea for 1 box priced at £4.50. Option 2) Plant and plant pot £2.50. If you would like to order please send the order form back before Thursday 29th February.

     

    World Book Day
    We will be celebrating World Book Day on Friday 8th March and this year’s theme is Bedtime Stories. Everyone can come to school in their PJs and bring their favourite bedtime storybook - either from now or when they were younger, I’m going to have a look for my Enid Blyton bedtime stories!

     

    Easter Celebration
    We will be celebrating the end of the Spring Term with some Easter related activities in school. We will be holding our traditional decorated egg competition for the children in KS2 and an Easter Bonnet competition for the children in KS1 and Early Years. If your child would like to bring in an egg or bonnet please send them into school on Friday 22nd March

     

    Bags to School
    The Bags to School are being collected next week - if you require any more bags please let your child’s teacher know or you can collect one from the school office. You can also use ordinary bin bags. They can be brought in any day and we will store them until the collection day.

     

    Chickenpox
    We have had some cases of chickenpox so please keep an eye out for symptoms. If your child has chickenpox, keep them off school until all the spots have crusted over. This is usually about 5 days after the spots first appeared. Once they have crusted over they can come into school and we can administer calpol if needed. Please contact Mrs Dean to arrange a medicines permission form.

     

    Attendance
    Our attendance this week has been 94.4%, let’s hope the various bugs making the rounds at the moment clear up soon and we can get back above 96%!

     

    Upcoming Dates

    Mothers’ Day Lunch

    6.3.24

    		  

    World Book Day - Bedtime Stories

    8.3.24

    		  

    Non-uniform for chocolate bingo/ RedNose Day

    15.3.24

    		  

    Celebration of Learning

    18.3.24

    2.15pm

    Chocolate Bingo

    20.3.24

    		  

    Easter Celebration Day

    22.3.24

    		  

    Easter Holidays

    25.3.24 - 5.4.24

    		  

     

    Ms Hartley

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  • Newsletter - February Week Two

    Published 09/02/24

    Dear Parents and Carers

     

    Another successful half term completed - it may have been short but it’s been packed with lots of learning, trips, visitors and fun. Reading back through the newsletters made me realise what a fabulous time we have here at Friarswood! Have a great half term week everyone.

     

    Football
    This week the Year 5 and 6 football team played 2 league matches. They won the first 3-0 and drew the second in a close 1-1 match. We are currently 2nd in the league with a game in hand - everything to play for in an exciting run up to the end of season! Well done to Stanley, William, Seb, Albert, Teddy, Sam, Henry, Leo and Jack.

     

    Valentine Disco
    Great fun was had at the end of term disco on Wednesday - it was lovely to see so many children enjoying time with their friends dressed in their best disco outfits! Thanks to your support and the hard work of the PTA we raised an amazing £471 towards the funds which help us to pay for those nice extras and subsidise trips for the children. Our next event will be the Easter Chocolate Bingo on the 20th March - I look forward to seeing you there!

     

    Police Visit
    Yesterday KS1 had a surprise visit from two firearms officers.

    The children learnt about becoming a police officer, they looked at all of the equipment, tried out the handcuffs and shields and then got to see an unmarked police car. The children had lots of fun, asked really thoughtful questions. Thank you to Mrs Harris for organising the visit for us.

     

    Children’s Mental Health Week
    Redan publishing (creators of magazines like Hey Duggee) have collaborated with Co-op on creative mental health wellbeing workshops for Foundation Stage children to coincide with Children's mental health week. On Tuesday, staff from Redan came into school to work with our Nursery and Reception children using the materials they have developed. The children had an amazing time and the visitors have emailed me to comment on what a lovely atmosphere the school had, how warm and welcoming the staff were, and how bright, happy, and engaged the children are. It’s always so lovely to hear other people confirming what I already know : )

     

    Safer Internet Day - Inspiring Change
    Tuesday was safer internet day. On Monday I delivered an assembly about how to handle changes online - things that look different than normal. The children had some very mature outlooks on change and recognised that change can be a good thing but sometimes it’s not. They all used the phrase trusted adult without prompting which was great to hear as we do lots of work on this throughout the year.

    Attendance
    Our attendance this week has been 95.9%. A strong end to the term - well done!.

     

    Upcoming events

    February Half Term

    12.2.24 -16.2.24

    		 Back to school on Monday 19th February

    Mother's Day Lunch

    6.3.24

    		  

    World Book Day 

    8.3.24

    		  

    Non-uniform for chocolate bingo

    15.3.24

    		  

    Celebration of Learning

    18.3.24

    2.15pm

    Chocolate Bingo

    20.3.24

    		  

    Easter Holidays

    25.3.24 - 5.4.24

    		  

     

    Ms Hartley

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  • Newsletter - February Week One

    Published 02/02/24

    Dear Parents and Carers

     

    A much calmer week (weather-wise) in school this week - the storm damage has been cleared and we are back to using all of our wonderful grounds again. Thank you to Mr Gidman and Mrs Bithell’s husband for working hard to get everything safe again.

     

    GoIT
    Four of our Year 6 children went to the Co-op head office in Manchester on Tuesday to make a presentation in the finals of a competition to design an app to help the environment. Although they didn’t win the final they did an amazing job pitching their product which earned them a special mention from the Trust’s Director of Primary Curriculum on X. If any parents follow the school on X you may have seen this.

    Thank you for your hard work Albert, Ayva-Lilly, Isla and Jack you did a great job!

     

    Valentine Disco
    Next Wednesday is our Valentine disco. If you would prefer to stay in from the wet and cold but your disco days are behind you, the PTA will be setting up a parents cafe in The Hub. A child free area to sit and relax with a drink while the children enjoy their dancing! The EYs and KS1 disco starts at 5:30 and the KS2 disco starts at 6:30 

    Card or cash payment for the entrance fee and parent cafe, cash for the children’s refreshment stand.

     

    Time to Talk Day
    On Wednesday we held a drop in before the end of school for parents to grab a hot drink, a biscuit and have a chat. We hope that you enjoyed the opportunity to catch up in the warmth and remember your chat might have been just the thing somebody needed to help them through that day, it’s always good to talk. Thank you to Mrs Hughes, Mr Linley-Simon and Mrs Bebbington for helping to run the session. An extra thank you to Mrs Hughes for organising something for the staff today too - in a busy school it’s often surprisingly lonely and we don’t always make the time to talk to each other.

     

    Places for September
    Our places for new children in September are filling up and although the applications have been submitted it’s not too late for prospective families to come and have a look around. If you know anyone who has a child due to start nursery or reception in September please let them know that they are always welcome to come and see our school. They just need to contact Mrs Dean to make an appointment and either myself, Mrs Wilmer or Mrs Williams will be happy to meet them.

     

    PTA
    Dates for your diary:

     If you haven’t done so already please could you fill in the PTA Feedback questionnaire. This gives the PTA an overall idea of what events you would like to see and events that are going well.

     

    Attendance
    Our attendance this week has been 95.7%. We are still doing well but coughs and upset tummies have taken their toll this week. Remember that we are happy to give medicine during the day for coughs, colds and sore throats. Just contact Mrs Dean beforehand who will get the appropriate permissions from you.

     

    Upcoming Dates

     

    Valentine's Disco

    7.2.24

    		 See attached poster

    Inset Day

    9.2.24

    School and Small & Tall Closed

    February Half Term

    12.2.24 -16.2.24

    		  

    Mother's Day Lunch

    6.3.24

    		  

    World Book Day 

    8.3.24

    		  

    Non-uniform for chocolate bingo

    15.3.24

    		  

    Celebration of Learning

    18.3.24

    2.15pm

    Chocolate Bingo

    20.3.24

    		  

    Easter Holidays

    25.3.24 - 5.4.24

    		  

     

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