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Christmas Performances 2021
Mon 20 Dec 2021Dear Parents & Carers - Please see the links below to enjoy watching the recordings of the Christmas Performances
Nursery and Reception - https://youtu.be/QAU4pR7Y41U
Year 1 and 2 - https://youtu.be/_R2J1KxaiRo
Year 3 and 4 - https://youtu.be/-8_aFomdohU
Year 5 and 6 - https://youtu.be/D769T8qjGQ4
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Head of School Update - Friday 10th December 2021
Fri 10 Dec 2021Welcome to this week’s Weekly Update!
Well done to all of the children who have been practicing so hard for this year’s Christmas performances. We are really looking forward to sharing our ‘virtual’ performances with you next week. Thank you for supporting with the learning of lines at home.
Today, we celebrated the first two ‘Word Millionaires’ of this school year. Through our Accelerated Reader programme, pupils can gain the words that they read in their books at school and add them to their individual account. When they successfully pass the quiz, that they take once they have finished their book, the number of words in the book is added.
Congratulations to Esther and Emilia in Year 6, who have both read more than 1,000,000 words and were awarded their certificates today – these will sit proudly in the school library. There are many more children who are close to joining the Millionaire’s Club. We look forward to finding out who they are in Term 3.
Our pupils in Year 1 Nightingale Class received a very special delivery this week – 32 Christmas tree sapling donations – enough for one each! The donations have been provided by Barratt David Wilson Homes, who are building new homes at its Meadowbourne Place development in Willingdon, as part of their festive campaign to think about sustainability. We have received other saplings which we intend to plant around the school site.
We had a fantastic Friday Celebration Assembly – ‘Well done’ to all of the children who came to assembly sensibly. As always, I was very proud to give out so many certificates for so many fantastic reasons.
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ are:
YR Stephenson Class – Grace W. for Achievement – For good listening in story talk time and for answering questions appropriately.
Y1 Nightingale Class – Phoebe P. for Determination – For always giving things a go and being determined to finish her work.
Y2 Brunel Class – Joshua W. for Determination – For having the determination to get better at everything that he does.
Y2 Seacole Class – Caiden C. for Achievement – For working so hard to learn and perform his Christmas performance lines loudly and clearly.
Y3 Ashe Class – Elsie-May S. for Achievement – For improved confidence and always being ready to take a more active part in classroom discussions.
Y3 Turing Class – Lexi-May W. for Determination – For always showing determination to be the best version of herself she can be.
Y4 Logie-Baird Class – Faith J. for Achievement – For being a fantastic role-model for behaviour.
Y4 Thunberg Class – Clara S. for Achievement – For making great progress across all subjects, both in her understanding and presentation of her work.
Y5 Hamilton Class – Jack S. for Equality – For always being kind and considerate to others.
Y5 Pankhurst Class – Hunter D. for Equality – For his superb kindness and effort in all lessons.
Y6 Amundsen Class – Anny B. for Achievement – For showing a desire to achieve her very best in every aspect of learning.
Y6 Parks Class – Jake P. for Determination – For the determination to achieve his best and challenge himself even further.
Well done to all of this week’s certificate winners! Next week, we will present our ‘Star of the Term’ awards for Term 2 and our 100% Attendance Certificates for Term 2.
Please check-out this week’s Bulletin with further information, including an update on our Attendance Challenge.
Have a great weekend!
Ryan Laker
Head of School
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Head of School Update - Friday 3rd December 2021
Fri 03 Dec 2021Welcome to this week’s Weekly Update!
I’ve seen some fantastic learning from children this week; I always enjoy being able to share in their achievements and the pride they have in producing their work and overcoming obstacles.
In Reception, the children have been looking at the painting 'Starry Night' by the artist Vincent Van Gogh's, for the day and night part of our topic. The children then painted their own version.
In Year 2 this week, I saw some incredible writing with vocabulary such as ‘confident’, ‘fluently’ and ‘unstoppable’ being used and spelled correctly. In Year 6, children have been learning about climates and biomes as part of this term’s Geography unit, comparing Scotland and Greece, and completing additional learning at home. I’ve enjoyed sharing some finished and published pieces of work, too. Some of the homework projects I have seen have been brilliant!
In Year 4, children have been using a new and advanced piece of technology to help them with their map skills. ‘Digi-maps’ have helped develop children’s knowledge of maps and how to use atlases and grid-references. In Year 5, pupils have been learning about levers to help design the most effective catapult – from the smiles on faces, this was a learning activity they really enjoyed.
Well done to all of our children in Year 2 who have had their Phonics Screening Checker this week – every child gave their best! We've added some photographs to this update. They will be available on our Facebook page, too.
Well done to all of this week’s certificate winners. Our ‘Stars of the Week’ are:
YR Stephenson Class – Megan P. for Achievement – For her super talking about day and night time.
Y1 Nightingale Class – Leia S. for Achievement – For creating an amazing model as part of her Geography homework.
Y2 Brunel Class – Ernis H. for Equality – For being polite and showing excellent manners.
Y2 Seacole Class – Marley S. for Equality – For always being so kind and thoughtful towards everyone.
Y3 Ashe Class – Isla C. for Determination – For being an enthusiastic reader, practicing regularly and showing a determination to improve.
Y3 Turing Class – Rubi R. for Achievement – For always being enthusiastic and participating in all lessons.
Y4 Logie-Baird Class – Shai A. for Achievement – For showing respect and manners to everyone.
Y4 Thunberg Class – Alex A. for Achievement – For improvement in his writing and Maths presentation and excellent behaviour.
Y5 Hamilton Class – Aswin L. for Determination and Achievement – For always working incredibly hard and having a fantastic attitude to everything he does.
Y5 Pankhurst Class – Tyler R. for Achievement – For using his Destination Reader learning behaviours across all subjects.
Y6 Amundsen Class – Willow C. for Achievement – For showing improvement in her behaviour for learning and achievement across the week.
Y6 Parks Class – Emilia S. for Determination – For always being determined and achieving the best she can.
Well done to all of this week’s certificate winners!
This afternoon, you will have received an update letter about this year’s Christmas Performance arrangements for your child. We’ve worked hard to come up with an arrangement that will allow you to share the excitement and joy of the performances, whilst not with us in school, and I am delighted that a local videographer has agreed to help us produce virtual performances that you can watch from home.
Please check-out this week’s Bulletin with further information, including an update on our Attendance Challenge.
Have a great weekend!
Ryan Laker
Head of School
