Newsletter
SPRING – Term 3 2017 No 6
Week ending 06.01.2017
‘Where Stars Shine’
Welcome Back! We hope you had a wonderful break and are ready for the excitements
2017 has to offer.
Our Value for the Spring Term is ‘Gratefulness’.
We will be continuing with our class assembly program and therefore some year groups
will be presenting their learning in assemblies throughout this term and parents are
welcome to attend.
Diary Dates
Term 3 Thursday 5th January to 10th February 2017
Half-Term - Monday 13th February to Friday 17th February
Term 4 Monday 20th February to 7th April
Easter Monday 10th April to Friday 21st April
Date
Friday 6th January
Wednesday 18th January
Tuesday 24th January
Wednesday 25th
January
Wednesday 25th
January
Tuesday 31st January
Wednesday 1st February
Wednesday 1st February
Event
Cinderella
Pantomime
Class Assembly
Gymnastics Tutshill
Young Voices
Year Group
Whole School
Time
1:30
Year 2
Group
10:30
pm tbc
Choir
All day & evening
Song writing
Workshop
Junior Street
Wardens
Class Assembly
Junior Street
Year 4
All day
Year 6
Pm
Year 3
Year 6
10:30
Pm
th
Monday 27 February
to
Friday 10th February
Wednesday 8th
February
w/b 6th March
Thursday 9th March
Wednesday 22nd March
w/b 27th March
Wardens
Fairtrade Fortnight
Whole School
Al day
Class Assembly
Year 1
10:30
Parents Evening
In the Net – safety
play
Class Assembly
Spring Production
Whole School
Year 4
3:30 – 5:30
10:00
EYFS
Y3 & Y4
10:30
Tbc
Homework Tasks
Reading
Teaching children to read and reading for pleasure remains a strong focus this year.
Please continue to read with your children. It doesn’t matter how old your child is
everyone benefits from reading to an adult.
Please ensure that you listen to your child and sign their reading book at least 3 times a
week – but daily reading would make such a huge improvement to your Childs reading
and comprehension skills.
Phonics and Spelling
Phonics is an essential part of a comprehensive approach to the teaching of reading.
Spelling - Learning spelling words is important to your child’s future. Spelling words
help lay the basic foundation that your child will need throughout their education and
life.
Spelling is important because it aids in reading. It helps cement the connection that is
shared between sounds and letters. Learning high frequency sight words also has been
shown to help with both reading and writing. This is why pupils learn sight words during
their early years.
Maths
Number Bonds and Four Rules.
Research shows that learning key facts ‘by heart’ enables children to concentrate on
the calculation which helps them to develop calculation strategies.
Times Tables
The National Curriculum states that children should be able to recall all times tables up
to 12x12 by the end of Year 4. Times tables are so important and many children find a
range of mathematical concepts difficult due to their poor ability to recall
multiplication facts. Therefore the more that children practise and learn by rote the
easier further mathematical problems become.
These are tasks that can be completed by all children with support from parents.
Regular practice of the above tasks are vital for your child/ren to succeed with
their learning. Therefore we there will be no homework club this term.
ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY
A reminder about ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY
Good attendance continues to be a priority.
 If in doubt, send your child in.
 Ring the school office on the first morning of your child’s absence on 01594
842789 or send a message through on Parentmail.
 Send in a letter on your child’s return to school.
 If at all possible, avoid medical appointments during the school day. If
unavoidable, please bring in evidence of the appointment for our records.
 In line with Attendance policy, we do not authorize any holidays during term
time. However, please fill in an ‘Application for leave of absence in term time’
form to inform us of any plans.
 If your child is late, he/she must register at the Main Office.
 Please ring the school if you are unavoidably delayed when picking up at
hometime.
A reminder about UNIFORM & PE KIT.
The children really do look smart in their uniform and are a credit to you and our
school.
Please could we remind you to LABEL all of the items of uniform, coats and PE kit –
including daps. It really does help to reduce the amount of lost property in school.
Please for safety reasons ensure that your child only wears stud earrings.
PE kit should be kept in school for each half term, when it will be sent home to
freshen up.
Clubs
Commencing 16th January 2017 until the week ending 10th March 2017 .
KS1
Day
Time
Club
Year Group
Tuesday
3.15—4.15
Stay & Play
Y1
Limited Numbers
Thursday
3.15— 4.15
Stay & Play
Y2
Limited Numbers
Day
Time
Club
Tuesday
3.15— 4.15
Music
Choir
Until Young Voices
Tuesday
3.15— 4.15
Knitting Club
Y5/Y6
Limited Numbers
Y3 / Y4
Football
Limited Numbers
KS2
Wednesday 3.15— 4.15
Year Group
Wednesday 3.15— 4.15
Y5 / Y6
Tag Rugby
Thursday
3.15—4.15
Y3/Y4/Y5/Y6
Colouring Club Limited Numbers
Thursday
3.15—4.15
Y5/Y6
Netball
Limited Numbers
Limited Numbers
Please note that once your child has signed up for a club they will be expected to
attend every week, if your child is not staying for any reason please advise the school
office.
Young Voices
Choir will be taking part in the Young Voices concert at Birmingham on 25th January.
We are looking forward to a wonderful evening of singing, dancing and cheering; if it’s
anything like the previous years we will have no voices left at the end of the event.