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.
Language of the Month
Thai - pʰāːsǎːtʰāj
I hope you enjoyed ‘sharing' your child's learning by looking at their books at the weekend. Please make sure all books are brought back to school so the children can continue their fantastic work. Please provide any thoughts and feedback on the book sharing here.
It's brilliant to be able to confirm this year's individual photographs for this Friday, 14th May. Due to Covid-19 we cannot do all of the usual sibling photographs but are able to do Year 6 siblings only on Friday. Class photographs will be on the 2nd July.
A big thank you to Mrs Wright, Mrs Redmond, Mrs Morgan and Mrs Afifuddin for their hard work on replanting all of the pots around the school last weekend it really brightens up the playground!
Another thank you to everyone who participated in the recent Headteacher/ Assistant Headteacher Forums, please visit our website here if you weren't able to join.
If you wish to provide feedback on the recent Extended Provision please do so here by Friday 14th May at midday.
Happy Eid Mubarak to our families who will be celebrating this week.
Yours Sincerely
Fiona Duffy
General News & Reminders
If your child(ren) have any Covid-19 symptoms they will need a negative PCR test before coming back to school. Full information here.
If you need to request leave of absence for your child please complete the Google Form found here - this needs to be completed at least two weeks in advance of the absence date. You will also need to send accompanying evidence to absence@dundonald.merton.sch.uk
Collection for Extended Provision - please take note of pick up locations & finish times for extended provisions here.
The office is still accepting donations for Captain Tom 100 that the children took part in on 30th April. Full details here.
Please click here to watch the above presentation, to read the Parent/Carer Guide to Statutory Relationships & Health Education at Dundonald and to provide feedback and thoughts via the Google Form here.
Glorious Flowers
A Huge thank you to Mrs Wright, Mrs Redmond, Mrs Morgan and Mrs Afifuddin who have rejuvenated our plants and given the playground a real splash of colour!
Our Y6 Eco-Warriors will water them with pride.
World Asthma Day (WAD) (May 5, 2021) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA) a World Health Organization collaborative organization founded in 1993. WAD is held each May to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide.
This year’s World Asthma Day theme is “Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions”. The theme provides a call to action to address common widely held myths and misconceptions concerning asthma that prevent persons with asthma from enjoying optimal benefit from the major advances in the management of this condition.
School Photographs: Friday 14th May for Individuals
We have been able secure a slot for the photographer this Friday, 14th May. This will be for individuals and Y6 siblings - only.
Please note if your child has PE/ DEP that day please bring them into school wearing their uniform and trainers/plimsolls.
Class photographs have been organised for July 2nd.
SAFEGUARDING
GOVERNING BODY NEWS
Taking Photos on School Ground
In accordance with guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) parents and carers are welcome to take images of their child for their own personal use but are reminded to respect the school's principles of privacy and safety when taking photos on the school ground.
Images that contain children other than their own should not be made publicly available on any internet site.
VISIBILITY SURVEY
SWGfL would like to understand how many people over the age of 16 have heard of 'Report Harmful Content' (RHC) and their understanding of what harmful content online is. Please click here to complete the short visibility survey.
Google and Parent Zone are running regular live drop-in sessions about the digital world/online safety topics. These are free to attend, can be watched on YouTube and are an opportunity to get tips about online safety for your child.
Upcoming topics are:
Protecting Personal Information
Being Internet Brave
Sharing Carefully
Cyberbullying
Dates and details can be found here.
PARENT GOVERNOR ELECTION
Dundonald's governing body currently has one parent governor vacancy and one upcoming parent governor vacancy (September 2021).
We are inviting all parents and carers of Dundonald Primary School that are eligible to be a parent governor (please see 'Parent Governor Self Declaration Form') to put themselves forward as a candidate. The deadline to complete/return the Nomination Form and Governor Eligibility Self Declaration Form to the Returning Officer (Fiona Duffy) is 12 noon on Wednesday 19th May 2021.
Please take note of the letter that was shared with all parents/carers via ParentMail and the information that can be found on the school website:
https://www.dundonald.merton.sch.uk/Parent-Governor-Election-Summer-2021/
If you are unsure if governance is for you, please find out from some of our current governors in the video below what their motivation was to join Dundonald's governing body, what good governance means to them, where they feel they have made/will make the most impact and about their top tips for parents/carers that are interested to become a governor for the school.
There is also an opportunity to talk to Emma Lemon (Chair of Governors) in regards to any questions you might have. This would need to be pre-arranged before the closing date to hand in the nomination and self declaration form (Wednesday 19th May 2021, 12 noon).
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Governance at Dundonald Primary School.mp4ECO NEWS
Eco Schools Green Flag
The Eco-Warriors were proud to receive the Eco Schools Green Flag, which we are planning to display in school. Some of the Eco-Warriors explained what it means to achieve the award.
Darcey (3S): I feel good, we are quite Eco friendly at Dundonald.
Avir (4SC): We do lots of green activities and we help the environment.
Zoe (4SC): We really care for nature and we've been doing a lot of things to be green.
Rory (4S): It feels good getting the Green Flag and I think we need to try and keep it forever. If we lose it, we will need to try harder to be greener.
Sarah (4S): We need to continue to look after the future and respect nature.
Elias (3B): We need to try and stop deforestation. The Amazon is being destroyed.
We are excited to have signed up to the Let's Go Zero campaign. The idea is to unite schools in working on becoming carbon zero by 2030. Key impact areas include energy use, travel, waste, water, procurement, food and school grounds.
We would love to hear from parents and carers who may have ideas on practical ways we can try to move forward on this - please contact Helena Vokos via the school email address - school@dundonald.merton.sch.uk
WWF Animal Vote Result
Voting closed last Friday and the animal with the most votes was...
... the penguin!
When our adoption pack arrives we will let you know more information.
ROUND UP OF THE WEEK AT DUNDONALD
Our school is delighted to be taking part in Royal Mail’s Heroes Stamp Design Competition, honouring the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. Eight pupils from primary and secondary schools across the UK will become the designers of this stamp set, and one could be your child!
Click here for further information.
All entries must be given to your child's class teacher by the May 21st.
Headteacher/Assistant Headteacher Forums
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the recent Headteacher/ Assistant Headteacher Forums, please visit our website here if you weren't able to join.
Following from the forums we are reviewing our uniform provider and our arrangements for bikes/scooters on site . I will provide an update for you as soon as I can
Here's a few quotes/ feedback from the recent sessions;
Wonderful session. It was really clear and insightful. I love what you described on the equality and diversity section and all the hard work you are doing on content.
Doing the forum online is really helpful. It would be great if this could continue after Covid.
Really good to hear the reviews you are doing and also clarify the testing this year as I was not clear on this. Thank you, this session was clear and comprehensive.
Thank you - it's so helpful to get this window on my child's life at school & the excellent work the teaching team do.
We are focussing on mental health, tapping into how important nature can be in improving this for us all. We also looked at how reflection can be another useful tool, allowing us some moments of calmness and stillness.
Y6 Kwik Cricket Comp
Year 6 were superb on Friday afternoon, playing spectacularly! They tried so hard and were deservedly delighted with their success.
They were also hugely supportive of each other which was lovely to see.
Fantastic work by Year 1 in their Art Extended Provision last week!
CELEBRATION CERTIFICATES / HEADTEACHER AWARD
EARLY YEARS
SMARTEST GIANT AWARD Matthew & Hanting (NPM) & Leonidas (R1) HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AWARD Sophie (NPM)
ELMER AWARDMonty (NAM)
PERCY THE PARK KEEPER AWARD Sophia (NAM), Musah (R2) & Pippa (R2)
LOWER SCHOOL / UPPER SCHOOL
CURIOSITY AWARD Ben (3B)
CONFIDENCE AWARDSarah (4S)
COMMITMENT AWARDJasper (2R), Ali K (3B), Orpheas (3S) Harris (4Sc), Kasper, Yea & Divine
COMMUNICATION AWARDLeon (1M),Giulio (2D), Johannes (4Sc) & Rachele (Y6)
COLLABORATION AWARDArinna (3B)
CREATIVITY AWARDYash (1M), Lexie (2D), Sophia (3S) & Aras (5T)
CRAFTMANSHIP AWARDKirax (2D), Stanley (2R), Uras (2R) & Christos (4S)
3B - Knox & Savannah
3S - Holly & Orpheas
Well done on achieving your pen licenses. Great work!
Young Writers Award
Congratulations to Likya (3S) for achieving the Young Writers Award and having a poem published!