Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Parents' Evening

  Wed 30 Mar 2022

  Thank you to everyone who attended online appointments for parents’ evening in the week beginning 21^st March. We hope that you found these useful and provided you with relevant information about your child’s progress and attainment over the year, so far. We understand that sometimes there can be technical/internet difficulties however moving forward, we are looking to provide a hybrid approach to communicating with parents ie: some meetings will be online and others will be in person.

   

• WOW Challenge

  Wed 30 Mar 2022

  We started our walk to school challenge in the week beginning 21^st March and the children were excited to learn their own avatar (picture) – the avatars include familiar objects or animals, including a mouse, banana and a clock – why not ask your child to tell you their own avatar? This then enables them to log their own data for how they get to school every day. Remember, in order for the children to earn a badge, they need to record at least one active method of transport to school, over a week

• Walk to School challenge

  Tue 22 Mar 2022

  WOW is a pupil-led initiative where children self-report how they get to school every day. If they travel sustainably (walk, cycle or scoot) once a week for a month, they get rewarded with a badge - it's that easy! On average, WOW schools see a 30% reduction in car journeys taken to the school gate and a 23% increase in walking rates. So not only could you save fuel and help the environment, you can also be contributing to a healthy lifestyle for you and your family. See the letter attached with this newsletter for more information.

• Fantastic Fundraisers

  Tue 22 Mar 2022

  On Friday 18^th March, the School Council invited children to dress in red in exchange for bringing in a donation for Red Nose Day. The children also participated in decorating a biscuit with a red theme. Everyone enjoyed the experience whilst simultaneously raising money for a good cause. On Friday 11^th March, with your support, we managed to raise £443.42 for the Red Cross, which will directly support the refugees from Ukraine. Thank you so much for all your support.           

• Orchestra Visit

  Tue 22 Mar 2022

  On Wednesday 16^th March, twelve lucky children from Year 5 attended a concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Warwick Arts Centre. We saw a range of instruments performing, including string, woodwind, brass and percussion. We were also treated to a fantastic performance from a solo pianist. We listened to pieces of music composed by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Beethoven. The most popular piece of music with our children was Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture because it was particularly loud and included a lot of percussion. Every child was impeccably behaved and gained so much from the experience. "I thought it was really exciting and interesting to see how all of the different instruments were played!" - Aiza, Y5. "The pianist was amazing!" - Aminat, Y5 

• British Science Week

  Tue 22 Mar 2022

  We began British Science Week (Monday 14^th March) with an assembly involving Professor Bunsen, who shared some simple experiments that can be done around the home with everyday items – don’t worry we have reminded the children not to try anything at home without the permission and supervision of an adult! The theme this year is growth and over this week, the children have engaged in science activities that have hopefully sparked their interest in science and technology and will encourage them to want to learn more.  If you want to get involved, please have a look at the website: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/

• Parents Evening

  Mon 14 Mar 2022

  We will be having our Spring Term Parents' Evenings during week beginning 21^st March. These will be online again and you will be invited via email to make an appointment with your child/ren's class teacher.

• Year 4 Workshop

  Mon 14 Mar 2022

  Year 4 experienced an emotional awareness workshop on Tuesday 8^th March, which gave the children a better knowledge and understanding of emotional regulation. It was acknowledged that we all have feelings, which can sometimes be big or small depending on different situations. The children were then given the opportunity to recognise when and why they had felt emotional and they were given strategies to help with calming themselves down in those situations. The children were very engaged and asked thoughtful questions throughout the session.

   

• World Book Day

  Tue 08 Mar 2022

  On Thursday 3^rd March, children across the school celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite book characters. We had some fantastic costumes, ranging from fairy tale characters to those from manga graphic novels. Throughout the day, children took part in live online workshops with famous authors and illustrators, which gave children an insight into the hard work that goes into their jobs as well as giving them the chance to write about (or draw) their own characters. Everybody had a great day and it was lovely to see the effort that went into their costumes – thank you for your support.

  

• Year 3 Workshop

  Tue 08 Mar 2022

  Some of our Year 3 children took part in a workshop on Wednesday 2^nd March, where they discussed different moods and why people may feel sad or unhappy. The children participated in an activity to help them understand the difference between thoughts and feelings and were given suggestions about how to change sad thoughts into more positive thoughts or to do something that makes them feel happy. They were also encouraged to think about who they could speak to if they feel sad or are experiencing a low mood.