Thursday 23rd November 2023
Maundene Weekly
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"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows."
Dear Parents/Carers,
We hope you have had a wonderful week.
On Monday, Year 1 were practicing giving clear instructions and following instructions to help them build a tower in pairs and groups. The children worked collabortively and supported one another by giving praise where necessary. In the afternoon, Year R went on a shape hunt and the children identified the names of specific 2D shapes. The children then looked for 2D shapes within the EYFS environment. During their science lesson, Year 3 were discovering the names of all the bones in the human body. The children then put their new knowledge to the test with a game of 'Miss Pomphrey or Mrs McClelland says". It was wonderful to see the children having so much fun and applying their science learning to a game.
Mr White led a Dodgeball Roadshow with Year 3-6 children throughout the day on Tuesday. The children absolutely loved their Dodgeball session and as a result of this, more children have signed up to Mr White's after school session on a Tuesday. We are hoping to secure further after-school sessions with Mr White as we know there is now a waiting list! In the afternoon on Tuesday, Year 6 had Mrs Bansil visit during their RE lesson to talk to them about Sikhism. The children loved asking a range of questions and learning even more about the Religion.
Wednesday morning started with Celebration Assembly. Our favourite assembly of the week on Wednesday celebrated more achievements - Stars of the Week, Timestable Rockstars and Spellers of the Week. Well done everyone, you should feel very proud of yourself for your hard work this week! In addition to this, Year 2 had their trip to Sea Life in London. The children absolutely loved their trip and were able to see many underwater animals which related to their English core text, Rainbow Fish.
During their English lesson, Year 4 wrote a recount about their daily life applying their use of fronted adverbials. The children reminded one another to use commas after their fronted adverbial! In their maths lesson on Thursday, Year 5 were identifying and using square numbers. The children explained what a square number is, used patterns to identify square numbers and then applied knowledge of square numbers to solve a range of problems.
We hope you have a fabulous weekend,
Miss Capes, Mrs Jackson and the Maundene Team
Achievements
Good News Notice
Thank you to Mrs O'Connor for leading the Reading Deep Dive this week with our Governors. Thank you also to staff who have planned engaging reading lessons and to the children for actively participating in reading discussions! You have made us proud!
Football Trophy
Well done to Peter in Kestrels for being awarded an amazing trophy to celebrate the most goals scored last season! Excellent effort Peter - we are so proud of you!
Gymnastic Star!
Esmarie in Blackbirds is very proud of herself as she received a first place gold medal for floor and vault in gymnastics. Amazing effort Esmarie - we are proud of you too!
Street Dance Queen
Mia in Blackbirds is very proud of her rosettes that she achieved in Street Dance. Well done Mia. We love your rosettes and feel very proud of your achievements!
Football Star!
Excellent effort Jace! Well done for your achievements in football. You should be really proud of your medals!
Times Tables Star!
Violet in Blackbirds was so excited about her hard work in Time Tables Rock Stars. She shared her latest Avatar with us. Well done Violet, we love to hear about your work outside of school!
Boxing Club Champion!
In Woodpeckers we are very proud of Isla for winning a medal at her boxing club! Congratulations!
Football Trophies
Jake, in Robins class, came in to show his 2 trophies from football today. One was received during training, and the other was achieved as coaches player! Well done!
Star of the Week
A huge WELL DONE to all children who achieved Star of the Week. Maundene are proud of you!
EYFS
Doves - Logan T
Kingfishers - Freya D
Year 1
Finches - Edward W-R
Kestrels - Siena R-C
Year 2
Blackbirds - Dylan S
Robins - Iona C
Year 3
Falcons - Florence P
Woodpeckers - Sophie O
Year 4
Ravens - Olly B
Owls - Edward P
Year 5
Swans - Johnny C
Jays - Jessica B
Year 6
Ospreys - Max D
Eagles - Madalina S
Key Messages
Congratulations
We are delighted to announce that Mrs McClelland is expecting her second baby! Congratulations Mrs McClelland - we cannot wait to meet her!
You will be missed!
With sadness, we are informing you that Mrs Bennett will be leaving Maundene! Next Thursday will be her last day. We wish her every success in her future endeavours and appreciate all of her hardwork and dedication to the Maundene Community over the years of working here. We will miss you Mrs Bennett!
Christmas Lunch
We are excited to share our Christmas Lunch Menu and Allergy Aware Menu. Christmas Lunch day is 12th December. All children are welcome to wear Christmas Jumpers!
Book Fair
The Book Fair is back!
Come and join us from Monday 27th November - Thursday 30th November to purchase a variety of books for your children. The Book Fair will be available after school and will take place on Parents Evenings too.
Reading Competition Time!
Write a book review for the chance to win a £5.00 book token for the book fair. This can be in any format but needs to be informative! Try and think of some of the interesting books you have read or have listened to.
All entries must be in by Monday 20th November and winners will be announced on Wednesday 22nd November.
The National Sleep Helpline
In partnership with Furniture Village, The Sleep Charity has launched a brand new National Sleep Helpline to ensure that everyone has access to high quality, evidence-based advice.
Call them on: 03303 530 541
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 7pm-9pm
Monday and Wednesday 9am-11am
Gates
A gentle reminder that the gates do not open until 3.10pm so please do not come through the gates to pick up your children each day until this time.
PTA Events
Key dates
Wednesday 29th November
Year 1 to Year 3 - Medway Spaceman visit
Thursday 30th November
Year 4 - Trip to Kent Life
Friday 1st December
Owls - Class Assembly 9am
Year 5, Year 6 and the Choir - Visit to Dove Close Nursing Home in the afternoon
PTA Non-Uniform Day - Christmas clothes in exchange for a donation of chocolate for the Christmas chocolate raffle
PTA Christmas Fair - 3.30-5pm
Monday 4th December
Year 6 - Drumming Workshop
Thursday 7th December
Year 6 - Learning Exhibition - 2.45pm for both classes
Monday 11th December
Year R Singalong to parents - 2.45pm (2 tickets available per child)
Tuesday 12th December
Year R to Year 6 - Christmas jumper & Christmas lunch day
Wednesday 13th December
KS2 - Christmas Carol Service in the Church - 2pm start
Thursday 14th December
Year 1 & 2 - Christmas Play to Parents - 9.15am or 2.30pm (2 tickets available per child)
Monday 18th December and Tuesday 19th December
PTA Christmas Class Parties
Wednesday 20th December
Headteacher Awards
Last Day of Autumn 2 Term
Attendance
Our whole school attendance this week is
94%
Doves - 94%
Kingfishers - 95%
Finches - 91%
Kestrels - 84%
Blackbirds - 96%
Robins - 93%
Falcons - 94%
Woodpeckers - 92%
Owls - 97%
Ravens - 96%
Swans - 98%
Jays - 95%
Ospreys - 96%
Eagles - 97%
Birthdays
Doves - Louie O
Finches - Edward W-R
Kestrels - Violet B
Robins - Phoebe M
Jays - Kassie L
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