Weekly Newsletter

11th September 2020

Welcome Back Everyone!

We are so pleased to have everyone back at school and would like to say a warm welcome to all the new children who have recently joined us. The school is really looking forward to an exciting year of achievements and new experiences. We want every child to reach their potential and we look forward to working in partnership with you. Don't forget to visit our school website if you would like to find out more information. Click here to view it.

The last couple of months have been challenging for all of us and it has been great to have everybody back in school. We have created a bespoke Recovery Curriculum to support the children to settle back in. This means that for the first half term the whole school will be working on a topic called We are Heroes. The curriculum is founded on research and has been carefully designed to help children rebuild their relationships, recover from their time away from school and re-establish their trust in learning and education. In addition to catching up on learning that they have missed through explicit and targeted teaching, children will have the opportunity to learn about the history, geography and nature of their local area. They will also have the opportunity to express their feelings about the period of lock down and recognise how members of the community have supported each other.

Finally, we would like to say thank you for your patience and understanding whilst we are putting systems into place.

Important Reminders

Please do not arrive earlier than your drop off and collection time to avoid unnecessary congestion.
Please remember to keep your distance on the path into school and when when coming to collect your children.
Please do not cross the KS2 barrier when you are collecting at the end of the day.
Please do not let children use the trim trail at the end of the day.
Please do not gather at the top of the Tilehurst Road path or around school at the end of the day.
Please do not to park on the yellow keep clear road markings on Tilehurst Road.
If you arrive early and park up, please turn off your engines while you wait.
No dogs allowed on site.

What has happened this week?

LEO International Day of Literacy

On Tuesday 8th September, it was the International Day of Literacy. Children completed activities in class and enjoyed an assembly.

Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society. Despite progress made, literacy challenges persist with at least 773 million adults worldwide lacking basic literacy skills today. 1 in 8 disadvantaged children in the UK do not own a single book, which will affect them in later life.

What is happening next week?

LEO Freedom Week (including International Democracy Day)

On 15th September it is the International Day of Democracy and on 21st September is Peace One Day.

The International Day of Democracy celebrates inclusion, equal treatment and participation in society. Democracy allows people to elect representatives to serve them in government to ensure that their views are heard and their rights are upheld. This day allows people to strive towards Freedom all over the world and ensure that everyone has rights. Click here to find out more about the International Day of Democracy. At LEO, we believe it is very important for everyone’s voice to be heard, which is why we have pupil parliaments. This week you will be able to run for a variety of positions of responsibility and represent the pupils of the school, so we would like to take this opportunity to learn more about Democracy, Human Rights and Children’s Rights.

Since Peace One Day was established, countries that are in conflict have agreed to engage in Peace for one day, to allow people to help those in need, with medical care, vaccinations and to have freedom for the day. Throughout the years, millions of people have been active on Peace Day in every country of the world, and hundreds of organisations have carried out life-saving activities in areas of conflict. Click here to find out more about Peace One Day.

Dates For Your Diary

Please check the dates section regularly as dates may change and new dates will be added.

Monday 21st September - Clubs (apart from Mandarin) start

Friday 25th September - LEO Virtual Sports Competition (more details to follow)

Friday 25th September - Macmillan Virtual Coffee Morning (more details to follow)

Monday 12th October - Individual School Photos (more details to follow)

Monday 19th October - Friday 23rd October - Year 6 Bikeability Training (see the information section for more details)

Tuesday 20th October - Thursday 22nd October - Virtual Parents Consultation Evenings (more details to follow)

Friday 23rd October - Last Day of Autumn 1 Half Term

Monday 2nd November - INSET Day

Tuesday 3rd November - First Day of Autumn 2 Half Term

Monday 9th November - Friday 13th November - LEO Maths Week (more details to follow)

Monday 16th November - Friday 20th November - EYFS World Nursery Rhyme Week & Anti-Bullying Week (more details to follow)

Friday 18th December - Last Day of Term

Monday 4th January - INSET Day

Tuesday 5th January - First Day of Spring Term

Things to Celebrate!

Congratulations Hugo!

Congratulations to Hugo (Jade) who was awarded the Golden Boot trophy at the weekend for scoring the most goals for his team (Banstead Falcons) last season.

Well done Hugo!

Year 6 School Captains

Congratulations to this term's School Captains:

Amethyst: Hayden Gro, Eva, Eliza

Turquoise: Rebecca, Zach, William

Achievement Awards

Year 1 Badger: Leo

Year 1 Rabbit : Finley

Year 2 Fox : Sophie

Year 2 Owl : Siyona

Year 3 Amber: Luca

Year 3 Emerald: Alexandra

Year 4 Garnet: Roman

Year 4 Jade: Aadeya

Year 4 Opal : Danial

Year 5 Sapphire: Sadhana

Year 5 Topaz: Sonny

Year 6 Amethyst: Holly

Year 6 Turquoise: Charlie

Year 1 Badger: Sophia H

Year 1 Rabbit : Bobby

Year 2 Fox : Freddie

Year 2 Owl : Ed

Year 3 Amber: Ayaana

Year 3 Emerald: Isabella

Year 4 Garnet: Amirah

Year 4 Jade: Freddie W

Year 4 Opal : Phoebe L

Year 5 Sapphire: Lola

Year 5 Topaz: Sarah

Year 6 Amethyst: Freya TL

Year 6 Turquoise: Holly

Going for Gold! Awards

Congratulations to all the children who received the Achievement & Going for Gold! awards this week.

144 Club

The children in 144 Club know their times tables. Membership of all the clubs needs to be earned each term! Congratulations to the following children who are members of the 144 Club:

Year 5 Sapphire: Fynn, Jeffreet, Rhys
Year 6 Amethyst: Sude, Finlay, Eva, Joe, Vithuli, Hayden Gro, Hayden Gre, Alejandro, Daisy, Freya H.
Year 6 Turquoise: Charlotte, Abelash, Harrison, Rebecca, Johnny, Dexter, Abinaya, Zach

Doodle

Well done to everyone who has been 'doodling' hard this week!

Don't forget to visit https://www.doodlemaths.com to practise at home.

Our top 3 classes for Doodle Maths are...

Rabbit
Amber and Amethyst
Badger

Our top 3 classes for Doodle Tables are...

Topaz
Foxes
Amethyst

Our top 3 classes for Doodle English are...

Amethyst
Topaz
Amber

Our top 3 classes for Doodle Spellings are...

Amethyst
Turquoise
Foxes

Celebrating your Optional Home Learning Projects

Remember to check out the Home-School Communication site to find details of your optional projects!

Make sure you come and show Miss Shaw.

Information and Resources

Clubs

All clubs (apart from Mandarin) will be back from Monday 21st September. More information coming soon!

Year 6 Bikeability

Bikeability is happening for Year 6 pupils from Monday 19th October - Friday 23rd October.

Please look out for information on the Sport site which will be shared with you all very soon.

There are only 48 places and your child needs to be a confident bike rider to take part.

Fruit is Back!

We are pleased to announce the the fruit scheme is back! This means children in Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 get a free piece of fruit or vegetables every day. You no longer need to provide your child with a fruit snack.

Birthdays

As we are trying to be a healthy school, if you want to bring something in to celebrate your child's birthday we encourage you to avoid sugary items.

You can always bring a healthy snack instead or even buy a book or game for the class to enjoy.

Thank you!

Battle of the Books - Coming Soon

We are very excited to start Battle of the Books again this year!

However, before we can let the battle commence, we would be very grateful if any books with a 'Battle of the Books' sticker on the spine could be returned to school. If you have one of these books at home, please return them to your child's class teacher as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Week Commencing 7th September:

Year 1 & 2: fluffy

Year 3 & 4 : grimace

Year 5 & 6: copious

Week Commencing 14th September:

Year 1 & 2: drought

Year 3 & 4 : unison

Year 5 & 6: voracious

Opportunity

Sutton Dyslexia Association Meeting

The next meeting of SDA is by zoom on Wednesday 16th September 2020 at 8pm. The talk is "Understanding our Spelling and Reading Systems and Ways to help children who find this difficult. The speaker is Professor Rob Savage, Head of Psychology and Human Development Department, University College London.

If you would like to join the zoom meeting or know any parents who would be interested, please register in advance with your first name and surname at

https://bit.ly/sutton-dyslexia

Access details will be sent by email on the morning of the meeting so you can join from 7.55pm. If you don't have the internet, you can listen to the meeting by landline phone. For further details, phone in advance 07970 202905

The next Parent and Carers Drop-In will be on Tuesday 5th October, 10-11.30am at Oaks Park cafe, Oaks Park AS LONG AS IT IS DRY. The Croydon Lane entrance has a free car park. There are toilets and you can go inside and buy a drink. We will meet outside on the benches. Any queries phone Angie on 07977113193

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