Home School Reading From Monday we are reverting back to our usual systems for home school reading books… and we cannot wait! Over the last 12 months, our school has invested heavily in Oxford Owls and Sora to enable our pupils to continue to have access to books during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst both of these platforms have been great (and will continue to be accessible for all children), we strongly believe that children gain so much from actually holding a book and being explore to explore it more readily than through a screen. From Monday, children will be able to bring their book bags to / from school as and when they need to change their reading book. Being able to confidently decode words is a great skill – being able to understand what the words mean and build the story / link non-fiction facts to real life in our heads is even better. So, as before, our children from Y1 to Y6 will need to complete a ‘Reading Response’ activity (according to their reading level) as part of their reading development.

Hedgehog Class Explorers This week, Hedgehog Class have been exploring the world of minibeasts and habitats. The children have enjoyed finding the right materials to add to their snail habitat after researching all about snails. They also found lots of moist materials to put in the tank and have been trying different foods for the snails to eat each day. From this, the children have been trying hard to write facts about snails whilst observing them in their new environment.

As a follow up to their learning this half term, Hedgehog Class are heading out and about in our local area and visiting Stubbylee Greenhouses on Wednesday 19th May. In preparation for the visit, we are inviting the children to bring in a maximum of £3.50 in a named, sealed envelop which they will then be able to spend at the café as part of their learning all about the world around us and the number system. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather on the day – we’re hoping (and dreaming!) that it’s going to

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be sunny so please apply sun cream to your child prior to the start of the school day. If you have any questions about the visit, please do not hesitate to speak to Miss Proctor or Mrs Butcher.

BRGS Entrance Exam – Current Y5 Pupils The entrance examination registration system for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (BRGS) is now open. This is for parents who would like to consider BRGS as a possible high school for their child from September 2022 - our current year 5 pupils. The registration page can be accessed via the “Admission Page” of the BRGS web-site (www.brgs.org.uk), or directly via this link: https://www.brgs.org.uk/about-us/admissions Parents need to have completed their registration by 12 noon on Tuesday 22nd June 2021. Late registrations will not be accepted.

ParentPay – Cashless School Quick reminder… we will become a ‘cashless school’ from TOMORROW - all payments for school dinners, uniform, trips and such like will need to be made via ParentPay. If you don’t have access to the internet / a device to be able to use Parent Pay, please don’t worry! Please contact our school office and Mrs Richards will be happy to help. Parent Council Meeting We will be hosting our next Parent Council meeting on Tuesday 18th May (via Zoom) at 5pm. The details for the Zoom will be sent to all parents via email – everyone is welcome to attend! Here’s a look at what’s on the agenda for our meeting so far…

1. Welcome Parent Council and share agenda.

2. Share anti-bullying feedback from our School Council review of the policy – gather parent

feedback.

3. Kidsafe Programme – what is it? How are we using it in school?

4. Careers Week – how can we involve families and local business’ in our Careers Week?

5. Remote Learning Provision – what were the strengths and what could we improve on moving

forward?

6. Any items to raise from parents.

7. Set date and time for autumn parent council meeting.

*** PLEASE HELP our Careers Event *** We are excitedly planning our careers event for the second part of this term. Please read the letter attached from Joshua (our Head Boy) and Maisie (our Head Girl) to find out more!

Parents Evening

This term we will be hosting our parents evening via Zoom again! This will be a great opportunity to have a chat to your child’s class teacher and find out more about how well they have been getting on in school. Please look out for further information heading home on Tuesday 4th May with regards to booking an appointment. If you have not used an online platform before, please do not worry – further information will be included in the letter.

*** SCHOOL IS CLOSED ON MONDAY FOR BANK HOLIDAY… enjoy the long weekend! ***