Welcome to this week's Round-Up!

It was lovely to see everyone back this week - they all look smart and seem to have had a great half-term break!

Our Y6's had a geat residential visit to Whitby, despite the change in the weather! They made the most of all the wonderful opportunities that the visit gave them and could not be faulted in how they represented Aston Lodge Primary!  We do need to say a huge 'thank you' to Miss Jenkinson and Miss Woodger-Galeel for organising such a wonderful trip and for giving up so much of their own time to make the visit possible! A big thank you also to Mr Marsh for making the journey to join in the visit as well!  We know the children are looking forward to the Trust residential in a couple of weeks time which will provide them with different experiences and the opportunity to work and socialise with students from other Trust schools.

Our foundation stage children have begun to explore life in the ocean and in particular this week, life in a rock pool. We know they've thoroughly enjoyed the water activities as well as learning their new 'sea life' vocabulary and number activities. I am sure they will be able to make a valuable contribution to our Masterchef theme on Friday, with all their knowledge about life in the ocean.

We have been especially pleased with the amazing attitudes of a number of our Y5 pupils this week. We have seen a good level of maturity and an enthusiasm around particiaption and taking on responsibilities.  As we begin to think about their transition into Y6 this gives us lots to consider in terms of the leadership opportunities that we offer the students next year!

We have been very proud of our Y1 and Y4 pupils as they make final preparations and practice for their statufory phonics and multiplication screening. Of course, it's not just about them passing a test, but the strong foundations this gives them for fluency in maths and reading and we can't fault them for the effort they have put into this work.

We are looking forward to a very exciting week next week with necessary and important assessments, balanced with wonderful learning and personal development opportunities with our Wizard of Oz day (Thursday) and Masterchef day (Friday). We hope to see amazing attendance next week to ensure our children do not miss out!