Head of School Message
Dear parents/carers,
It has been a fun-packed week in school with our dance workshops from West End in Schools and World Book Day on Thursday. The classes enjoyed lots of different reading-based activities and making potato book characters which are currently displayed on the corridor! Please enjoy the photos below.
Next week, we have Bikeability sessions for Year 2 on Thursday/Friday. Please ensure you return the consent form by Monday if you have not done so already.
Now that the lighter mornings are here, we would love to see more children travelling actively to school. They are awarded a badge at the end of each month if they have enough active travels!
We have noticed a number of children picking the daffodils planted in the raised beds at the front of school. Please do not allow your children to do this and let the office know if you see them being picked.
Our parent meetings will be on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd April. Bookings are not yet open but parents/carers will be informed via Class Dojo and the school website when they are available.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Mavin
NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme
NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme
I am pleased to inform you that we are participating in the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. Programme this term. Speak out. Stay safe. is a programme for children aged 5-11 which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a safe adult or Childline.
This child friendly programme is aligned with the curriculum and consists of age appropriate virtual assemblies and supporting classroom based activities which we have reviewed, alongside NSPCC volunteer led face to face workshops for children aged 6-7 and 9-11. The content is delivered in an engaging and interactive way with the help of the NSPCC mascot Buddy.
Parents and carers are asked to let school know if their child may have experienced anything (in the past or happening now) which may mean they need extra support before, during or after taking part in this programme.
If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme visit www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout.
Feedback survey for pupils aged 7-11
The NSPCC would like to gather feedback from pupils aged between 7-11 about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme to gauge their learning. This will be voluntary and children can still take part in the programme if they don’t take part in the survey.
- All survey questions are multiple choice and focussed on the programme.
- The survey is anonymous and confidential. However, if in the process of completing the survey, a teacher becomes concerned for a pupil’s welfare (g., through something a pupil says) we will follow our school’s safeguarding procedures.
- If you do not want your child to take part in the survey, please speak to Mrs Mavin.
- If you have agreed that your child can take part in the survey but your child changes their mind on the day, that is also okay.
Additional NSPCC resources for families to help keep children safe
The NSPCC have shared some important information below on wider NSPCC resources and support to help keep children safe.
| Parent/Carer support
Take a look at information, support, advice and activities from NSPCC for parent and carers.
www.nspcc.org.uk/parents |
Activities to extend learning at home
Take part in games and activities at home to help children learn about speaking out and staying safe.
www.nspcc.org.uk/activities
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| Online Safety Hub
For information on a range of different online safety topics including gaming, social media, sharing images, parental controls and more.
www.nspcc.org.uk/onlinesafety
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Childline – under 12’s
Childline have an accessible website with advice, support, games and activities. Children can change the language, enlarge text and also listen to the content.
www.childline.org.uk/buddy (5-7)
www.childline.org.uk/kids (7-11)
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| Talk PANTS with your children
Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep children safe from sexual abuse. From P through to S, each letter of PANTS provides simple but important messages. Download the free resources at www.nspcc.org.uk/pants.
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I hope you find this information about the NSPCC and the Speak out. Stay safe. programme helpful. Please do contact me if you do not consent to your child participating in the completion of the NSPCC Pupil Survey following the delivery of the Speak out. Stay safe. programme.
Mrs Mavin
Important – New school payment system
Schoolcomms Parent Letter
Award Winners!
Luke for persevering during his phonics lessons.
Issac for his love of learning and working hard.
Joel for his excellent leadership skills in PE.
Charlie for continuing to work hard on his handwriting.
Alex for excellent effort and participation in the dance workshop.
Mya for showing amazing teamwork in PE.
Jessica received two certificates for swimming 1500 metres and 1 mile!
Rowan and Dominic both received prizes for their winning entries for the Safety Soldiers ‘Design your o
wn video game’ competition.
World Book Day!
Maple Class have had a very busy and fun World Book Day! In the morning, the children battled against each other for their favourite book character to be crowned the ultimate character champion! In Maths, the children had to design the floor plan for Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory using area and perimeter. This afternoon, the children enjoyed reading in crazy places! decorating a potato as a book character and spending some time reading with the children from Willow Class.