OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Our school community will provide a caring, safe and supportive environment where everyone is encouraged to be creative, challenged and happy in their work and play, and where United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) are respected and valued by all.
Dear Parents/ Carers,
It has been a busy week with the start of our Extended Provisions and Merton School Sports Partnership events which are back up and running and a big garden spring clean!
In this week's assemblies we were talking and learning about Ramadan and Eid. Children shared their knowledge of their religion and practices and are looking forward to their Eid celebration. Happy Eid Mubarak to all our families celebrating this weekend!
Article 30: makes it clear that children and young people who belong to a minority group have the right to share their culture, language and religion with other people in that group. Minority groups include: ethnic minorities.
I would like to remind all parents/carers that any child who has diarrhoea or sickness must been absent for 48 hours after the last bout of either due to any potential virus' bugs that can be spread in school. Please see NHS advice here.
The latest research report from Ofcom into children’s media use was published earlier this month, and it’s an interesting read. The internet has a huge influence on children’s lives and learning, and it’s really valuable to understand how they are interacting with it. You can view the report here.
Thank you to the parent who donated a fantastic football net which will be enjoyed and used by all children!
Have a lovely long weekend,
Fiona Duffy
General News and Reminders
Year 6 parents and carers were sent the PGL kit list today (29/4) please take note of this and ensure all medication and £5 spending money is brought into school (clearly labelled) before 13th May.
Thank you for all of the kind donations for Ukraine this week!
Reminder to be punctual when collecting at the end of the day and after extended provisions. If you are late more than twice after an extended provision you will be charged £5 for late collection. Please see all finish times and locations here.
PTA News
- Starting today (29/4) there will be a weekly ice lolly sale in the rose garden on Friday's after school (weather dependent)
- On Friday 6th May there will be a second hand uniform sale also in the rose garden after school - please drop any second hand donations into the office next Tuesday - Thursday
Key Dates
2nd May - Bank Holiday - School Closed
4th May - 6M Show and Share Assembly
6th May - PTA Second Hand Uniform Sale - Rose Garden
11th May - 1P Show and Share Assembly
9th - 12th May - Y6 SATs
16th - 20th May - Y6 PGL Residential
23rd May - World Cultural Day of Diversity
27th May - School closed- INSET DAY
6th June - School closed - Queen's Jubilee Bank Holiday
7th June - Back in School
Job Opportunity!
We have an part time opportunity to work in the office to support on reception/administration, answering telephone calls and contacting parents/carers. Please pass this onto anyone you think may be interested and ask them to contact the office on 020 8715 1188 or by emailing school@dundonald.merton.sch.uk
Kooth - If you are 11-21 years old and are feeling anxious or low, you can speak to someone online for support 24/7. To find out more, please Click Here
Y6 TENNIS
Lila, Emily, David and Ihsan from Year 6 took part in a MSSP tennis competition today which they really enjoyed. Mrs Heravi accompanied them and said they were all very respectful and had a great time.
David (6M) I think that the tennis taught me that even if you feel that you can't do something because you have failed in the past it will just make you better. I enjoyed that everyone was really respectful to each other and enjoyed.
Lila (6R) I really liked that there was no competition and it was just for fun.
We would like to remind families of the possibility to apply for Free School Meals (FSM), if they believe they may be eligible.
If you have never applied previously and think you might now be eligible to Free School Meals due to a change in circumstances, please apply online here & find out more on our website here.
Changing to School Meals
If you would like your child to have school meals please complete the below form
ECO NEWS
Spring Cleaning the Playground
A willing group of adults and children met on Saturday morning to 'spring clean' the planting beds around the school and tidy-up the pots in the playground.
Although no experience was necessary, the team definitely showed they were naturally green-fingered. They cleared old plant matter, removed weeds and added a few new plants. It will be exciting to see how things bloom in the coming weeks! Pollinators, such as bees and butterflies often overwinter in dead plant material, but they are starting to emerge now, so perfect timing for a garden clean-up.
A huge thank you to Lizzie Wright for organising the team and to everyone who volunteered.
CELEBRATION CERTIFICATES / HEADTEACHER AWARD
EARLY YEARS
CURIOUS GEORGE AWARD: Skylar (NAM) & Mason (NPM)
SMARTEST GIANT AWARD: Olivia (R1), Adam (R2) & Maiia (R2)
ELMER AWARD: Dwayne (NAM)
HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AWARD: Gabriel (NPM)
LOWER SCHOOL / UPPER SCHOOL
CURIOSITY AWARD: Kara (3S)& Aidan (4D)CONFIDENCE AWARD: Zaman (2B), Emily (3S), Aashrita (5B) & Frankie (6R)COMMITMENT AWARD: George (1G), Niki (1P), Noor (2B), Sumin (2C), Phoebe (2C), Yenny (4D), Iryna (6R)& All of 6M!COMMUNICATION AWARD: Egan (1G), Benjamin (1P) & Yuan (3M)COLLABORATION AWARD: Musah (1G), Helen (3M), Bernardo (3M), Darcey (4D), Nasserallah (4S) & Rafa (6M)CREATIVITY AWARD: Alisa (1P), Eva (2B), Maria (5B) & Chanae (5B)CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD: James (2C), Ella Poppy (3M) & Arinna (4S)
Tess (4D) For putting a huge amount of effort and enthusiasm into reading ALL of the reading books from our class reading challenges. Tess also produced detailed and informative book reviews about each of the 18 books to help persuade other children to read them too. What a fantastic effort!