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July 2024

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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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