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The weekly blog - keeping you up-to-date with school life; Stars of the Week; Housepoint winners and much more..
Fri 13 Oct 2023It was lovely to see so many of you at the end-of-term Topic Celebration yesterday. The children absolutely love having you all in to work with them in the classroom.
This term's topic of Hollywood has been excellent and the children have enjoyed looking at movies and how they are created.
I appreciate your support this term and now enjoy a relaxing two weeks with some lovely family time as we prepare for term 2, and the build-up to Christmas.
School photos will come out the first week after half term, and you will have a week to order what you would like for yourselves and those little Christmas gifts.
Stars of the Week
EYFS Braydon HF & Alex S 🤩 Year 1 Lucas O & Travis F 🤩 Year 2 Chloe A & Chizi N 🤩 Year 3 William S & Jasper M 🤩 Year 4 Romeo H & Ayla A 🤩 Year 5 Teddy N & Harley S 🤩 Year 6 Teddy C & Kai S 🤩 Well done on producing some fantastic work. You can see some of it
Housepoint Winners
EYFS Hunter T 🥳 Key Stage One Ben S 🥳 Lower Key Stage Two Calan D 🥳 Upper Key Stage Two Ewan C 🥳 Well done on earning lots of house points for your house.
This week's winning house with 302 housepoints is St. Patrick 🇮🇪
2nd St. George
3rd St. David
4th St. Andrew
The winning house of the term, with 1770 housepoints is St. Patrick 🇮🇪
All houses earned enough housepoints to have an extra play today and they had lots of fun outdoors. St. Patrick and St. George earned enough housepoints to each get a coloured pencil with their house on it.
Top Doodlers
Maths: Y3 🧮
Spell: Y3 & Y5 📝
Super stuff! Remember to keep doodling over the half-term break.
Attendance
This week's winning class with 97.58% is Year 2 🏆
Whole school attendance is 95.02%. Attendance is falling - remember it is really important to be in school every day.
In other news...
We continue Black History Month for the first two days back at school.
Tuesday
15:30 Halloween Disco. The children can bring their costumes in to school and we will let them change before the disco.
Wednesday
11:00 Fire Engine visiting our EYFS
Thursday
17:00 Y4 Parent Meeting re Osmington Bay
Friday
09:00 Height & Weight in Reception & Y6.
If you are finding it hard to afford things at the moment, did you know that during the autumn you can make your own washing detergent for free using conkers? Here is the recipe:
130g Conkers (about 10 good size ones)
Measuring jug
1 litre boiling water
Sieve
Old detergent bottle
5-7 drops of your favourite essential oil - make sure for soap making.
Cut conkers into quarters, then remove the outer shell revealing the white centre. Crush these into pieces and cover with 500ml boiling water - stir and leave overnight (at least 8 hours).
The next day use the sieve and strain off the thick creamy liquid into your 1 litre detergent bottle. Put the soaked overnight pieces back in the measuring jug pour over another 500ml of boiling water and leave for 2 hours. Strain with the sieve into the 1-litre bottle containing the 500ml already made. Add your 5-7 drops of essential oil.
To wash. Hard water area: 100ml; soft 50ml in a cap and pop straight into the drum then add your clothes. Free washing detergent. I do use washing soda to soften my water in the detergent drawer so I use less detergent.
Hope that helps.
Have a lovely holiday and we will see you all on Monday 30th October.
Mr A
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The weekly blog - keeping you up-to-date with school life; Stars of the Week; Housepoint winners and much more..
Fri 06 Oct 2023This term is going quickly and we are now most certainly in Autumn with the vibrant colours appearing on our trees.
I am excited to tell you that our school is actively celebrating Black History Month. The children have been fully engaged in exploring this year's theme, 'Saluting Our Sisters.' This theme focuses on the significant contributions of Black women in history, highlighting their stories, triumphs, and the pivotal roles they played in shaping our society. This was celebrated in my assembly on Tuesday to kick-start the month.
Our children have been participating in various activities, including classroom discussions, reading sessions, and creating projects, all aimed at educating them about the rich history and cultural heritage of Black women. It has been incredibly rewarding to see the enthusiasm, curiosity and some writing our children have shown towards learning about these inspiring figures.
I would like to thank all parents and carers who attended our recent parent evenings. It was wonderful to see many of you engaging with your child's education and progress. These meetings are a crucial part of our ongoing efforts to maintain strong communication between school and home.
For those of you who were unable to attend, please remember that it is not too late to discuss your child's progress with their class teacher. We strongly encourage you to make an appointment before the October half-term to ensure you are informed about your child's achievements and areas of development.
Stars of the Week
EYFS Isabella-Aria C & Teddy S 🤩 Year 1 Ocean-May W & Tymon J 🤩 Year 2 Amber E & Charlie H 🤩 Year 3 Junior T & Reuben J 🤩 Year 4 Tayla P & James W 🤩 Year 5 Koby C & Cledwyn M 🤩 Year 6 Ewan C & Sasha C 🤩 You can see some of their work
Housepoint Winners
EYFS Ronnie F 🥳 Key Stage One Savannah T & Aubree D 🥳 Lower Key Stage Two Oliver S 🥳 Upper Key Stage Two George G 🥳 Well done on earning plenty of points for your house.
This week's winning house with 394 housepoints is St. Patrick's 🇮🇪
2nd St. George
3rd St. Andrew
4th St. David
Top Doodlers
Well done to George G for achieving a 365-day streak in Spell & Maths - what a fantastic achievement.
Maths: Year 3 🧮
Spell: Year 5 📝
Attendance
The winning class with 98.18% is Year 5 🏆 well done for being in school regularly.
Whole school attendance is 95.22%. Remember, we need to be in school daily to achieve the best.
In other news...
Next week is the last week of term and we finish at normal time.
Tuesday
09:30 Harvest Festival. This is not for parents.
Wednesday
09:00 Maths Whiz
Thursday
14:00 Topic Celebrating - parents are more than welcome to come into school and work with your child.
I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and that you enjoy the weekend. It is looking like we are set for a bit more sunshine before autumn truly sets in.
Mr A
