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Issue 3 4th October 2019

EU Settlement Scheme – Important information regarding the UK’s exit from the EU. If you or your family are a citizen of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, you will need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, following the UK’s exit from the EU, irrespective of how long you have lived in the UK. A representative from the Citizens Advice will be holding drop-in sessions at school on 15th October (time to be advised), for anyone needing advice or help with their application. Please ask at the school office. For further information visit: https://www.citizensadvicebcp.org.uk/home/eu-settlement-scheme/

Guidance can be found at: www.gov.uk/eusettledstatus HELP NEEDED - Library Bus - Our fantastic library bus is almost ready to go but some books still need labelling before the children can start to use it. Could you spare a few hours to help us to get this finished? If so, please speak to Mrs Lipscombe in the office. Thank you. Reading Books and Reading Diaries - Your child will now have their reading book and diaries, with details about their Book Band colour and targets, suggestions to help with reading at home, and space to record your child’s reading. Please encourage your child to look after their diary and to bring it to school every day. Reading together is one of the most important ways in which you can help your child. We would ask that you try to find time to read with your child every day at home. The session does not need to be too long – 10 minutes is fine. Thank you for your support – it really makes a difference. Oxford Reading Buddy - We are delighted to tell you that our school is now using Oxford Reading Buddy. This is a digital reading service to support children’s reading development at home and at school. It contains hundreds of digital books and book-quizzes all matched to each child’s reading ability. Please log in to Oxford Reading Buddy when your child brings home their sign-in card (stuck in the back of their Reading Diary) and encourage them to use it regularly. You can write digital reading as well as print books in their reading diary. If you don’t have a tablet or PC at home the service works on smartphone as well. For more information go to this address and choose Parent Support: https://support.oxfordreadingbuddy.com/

Open Mornings – Following our very successful Open Mornings and Afternoons, we will be holding these again this academic year. The Open Mornings will be on the following days, from 9.00 – 10.30am: Tuesday 5th November – for ‘A’ classes (Dragonflies, Badgers, Owls, Glasgow, Manchester, York, Oxford) Tuesday 12th November – for ‘B’ classes (Bees, Otters, Kestrels, Durham, Southampton, Liverpool, Cambridge) Tuesday 19th November – for ‘C’ classes (Ladybirds, Hedgehogs, Kingfishers, Warwick, Bristol, Edinburgh, UCL) You will be able to join the classes from 9.00am and stay until 10.30am – please do come and join us and take part in your child’s learning of maths. However, if your child is in Dragonflies, Bees or Ladybirds class then you will be able to take part in an English lesson.

Parents’ Evenings - These are taking place on the following dates:

Wednesday 27th November (3.30 – 6.30pm) Thursday 28th November (3.30 – 7.30pm)

You will be able to book your appointment time shortly, when we open the electronic booking system – information on how to do this will be made available Food at lunchtime – It is our policy to encourage the children to eat as much of their food at lunchtime as possible, as this does make a difference to how they approach their learning in the afternoon. With the exception of YR and Nursery, we all eat together in the hall. Many of the teaching staff sit to eat lunch with the children, as we believe this provides an opportunity for the children to talk to the adults in school and enables the staff to get to know the children. We do have the following rules:

1) Hot lunch children are required to ask if they can eat their pudding as this enables the staff to check that they have eaten their main meal.

2) Sandwich children have to show their lunchbox to a staff member before they leave the hall and are only allowed to leave one item.

3) Children have to ask to leave the table so that checks can be made if they have eaten their food.

Beginning of the day – We close the gates into school at 8.50am as all children should be in class by that time. If you find that the gates are closed then you will need to come in via the main entrance on Lowther Road. It is really important that all children are in school on time and ready to start their learning at 8.50am. Attendance - Our current attendance is 95.6%. We are below the national expectation of 96%. The class with the best attendance for the last two weeks is Glasgow. Well done and keep it up! Please make sure your child is on time and in school every day. Curriculum Update - There has been lots of writing happening across school over the last two weeks. Many budding authors are displaying their skills in their story writing and book making, with Year 2 producing some Awesome Authors. Across Key Stage 2 (Y3-6) the children are busy writing in a range of styles including quest stories and fantasy tales. In Year 5, the children are developing their trilogies and Y6 are creating the story for a wordless book. The children in FS2 have also been busy, enjoying the start to their Rhyme Time project with some special visitors, Jill (one half of the famous duo Jack and Jill) and the mouse who ran up the clock (from Hickory Dickory Dock!). Meanwhile in Year One the children have been using their detective skills to look at famous paintings and developing their art skills to create their own masterpieces based on the work of famous artists. School Nurse Drop-In – The school nurse will be in school on Weds 9th October @ 8.45am. If you have any issues regarding your child, that you would like to discuss with her, please call round to the office at that time.

School Photographs – The school photographer will be in school on Friday 18th October, to take individual photographs. If you would like sibling photographs, these will be available on a first come, first served basis, in the hall at the end of the school day.

Inset Days – We will be closed to children on the following days:

Friday 25th October Friday 29th November

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End of this half term – We will break for the October half term on Thursday 24th October and return to school on Monday 4th November. Dates for Your Diary Fri 4th Oct – York class assembly @ 9.00am Wed 9th Oct – School Nurse Drop-In @ 8.45am Fri 11th Oct – Oxford class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 11th Oct – Owls class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 18th Oct – School Photographer in school Fri 18th Oct – Manchester class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 18th Oct – Otters class assembly @ 10.00am Thurs 24th Oct – Break for half term Fri 25th Oct – Inset day Mon 4th Nov – Return to school after half term Tues 5th Nov – Open Morning for ‘A’ classes Fri 8th Nov – Glasgow class assembly @ 9.00am Tues 12th Nov – Open Morning for ‘B’ classes Fri 15th Nov – FOMPPS Bags to School Fri 15th Nov – Cambridge class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 15th Nov – Kestrels class assembly @ 10.00am Tues 19th Nov – Open Morning for ‘C’ classes Fri 22nd Nov – Liverpool class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 22nd Nov – Badgers class assembly @ 10.00am Wed 27th Nov – Flu Immunisations Wed 27th Nov – Parents’ Evening (3.30-6.30pm) Thurs 28th Nov – Flu Immunisations Thurs 28th Nov – Parents’ Evening (3.30-7.30pm) Fri 29th Nov – Inset day Fri 6th Dec – Bristol class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 6th Dec – Kingfishers class assembly @ 10.00am Mon 9th Dec – KS2 Carol Concert at St. Andrew’s Church @ 6.30pm Tues 17th Dec – FS2 Nativity at 10.00am and 2.00pm Tues 17th Dec – Y2 Outcome to Parents @ 5.00pm Wed 18th Dec – Y1 Outcome to Parents @ 10.00am Thurs 19th Dec – FS1 Outcome to Parents at 10.30am & 2.30pm Fri 20th Dec – Break for Christmas Mon 6th Jan – Return to school Thurs 16th Jan – Census day Fri 17th Jan – Cambridge class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 17th Jan – Dragonflies class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 24th Jan – Durham class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 31st Jan – Oxford class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 31st Jan – Hedgehogs class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 7th Feb – York class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 7th Feb – Ladybirds class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 14th Feb – Manchester class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 14th Feb – Break for half term Mon 24th Feb – Return to school Fri 28th Feb – Edinburgh class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 28th Feb – Otters class assembly @ 10.00am Wed 4th Mar – Inset Day Thurs 5th Mar – World Book Day Fri 6th March – Warwick class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 6th March – Bees class assembly @ 10.00am Wed 11th Mar – Open Afternoon ‘A’ classes Fri 13th Mar – Southampton class assembly @ 9.00am Wed 18th Mar – Open Afternoon ‘B’ classes Wed 18th Mar – Y4 residential trip Fri 20th Mar – Liverpool class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 20th Mar – Kingfishers class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 20th Mar – Y4 return from residential trip Wed 25th Mar – Open Afternoon ‘C’ classes Fri 27th Mar – Glasgow class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 27th Mar – Dragonflies class assembly @ 10.00am Wed 1st April – Parents’ Evening (3.30-6.30pm) Thurs 2nd April – Parents’ Evening (3.30-7.30pm) Fri 3rd April – UCL class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 3rd April – Break for Easter Mon 20th April – Return to school Fri 24th April – Durham class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 24th April – Owls class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 1st May – Southampton class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 1st May – Bees class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 8th May – Bank Holiday (School closed) Mon 11th May – KS2 SATs week Fri 15th May – Warwick class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 15th May – Hedgehogs class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 22nd May – Bristol class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 22nd May – Ladybirds class assembly @ 10.00am

Fri 22nd May – Break for half term Mon 1st June – Return to school Mon 1st June – MAD week Tues 2nd June – Grammar School Admissions Talk for Y5 Parents @ 6.30pm Fri 5th June – Exhibition for parents @ 3.30pm Wed 10th June – Y5 & Y6 Production @ 7pm Thurs 11th June – Y5 & Y6 Production @ 7pm Fri 19th June – Edinburgh class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 19th June – Kestrels class assembly @ 10.00am Saturday 13th June – Y5 & Y6 Production ‘Black Tie Performance’ @ 7pm Mon 15th June – Y6 residential trip Mon 22nd June – Y2 residential trip Mon 22nd June – FS2 sports afternoon @ 1.15pm Tues 23rd June – Y2 return from residential trip Wed 24th June – KS2 sports afternoon @ 1pm Wed 24th June – FS2 Induction Evening for new parents at 6.30pm Thurs 25th June – KS1 sports afternoon @ 1.15pm Fri 26th June – UCL class assembly @ 9.00am Fri 26th June – Badgers class assembly @ 10.00am Fri 26th June – FS1 sports morning and afternoon Fri 3rd July – Inset day Mon 6th July – Inset day Fri 10th July – Y6 Graduation at Bmth Uni Mon 13th July – Reports to parents Mon 13th July – Y6 Leavers’ Assembly to parents @ 9.30am Tues 14th July – Parents’ drop in (3.30-6.30pm) Thurs 16th July – Whole school picnic @ 2pm Fri 17th July – Last day of term

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