Newsletter 24
W/c 11th March
2024
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DATES AND REMINDERS
(THESE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd March - Neurodiversity Week
Wednesday 20th March - Curie Class Assembly
Thursday 21st March - Brass Concert for parents of children having brass instrument lessons in school - 11am - School Hall
Friday 22nd March – Year Five trip to The Science Museum
Wednesday 27th March - Easter Service St Stephen’s Church (tbc)
Thursday 28th March - End of term. School closes 2.15pm
Monday 15th April - INSET day
Tuesday 16th April - Summer Term Starts - Children return to school
Wednesday 24th April - Year 4 swimming assessment (further details to follow)
Thursday 2nd May – Year Six Talking hands workshop (further details to follow)
Wednesday 8th May - Year One trip to Hampton Court Palace
Wednesday 22nd May - Year Two Trip to Millers Ark Farm
Wednesday 22nd May - Reception class assembly (tbc)
Monday 27th - Friday 31st May - Half Term
Monday 3rd June - Children return to school
Wednesday 5th June - World Environment Day
Friday 7th June - FOSS Bike Ride to Paris
Tuesday 11th June - Nursery to Reception transfer meeting (tbc)
Monday 17th June - Year Four trip to The British Museum
Wednesday 19th June - Group photos
Monday 24th - Friday 28th June - Diversity week (tbc)
Wednesday 26th June - Reception drop in sessions - 3.45-4.15pm
Friday 28th June - INSET Day
FOSS RAISES £3.6K FROM RUGBY STREET SALES
We are always so humbled and grateful to hear of the fundraisers our fabulous FOSS puts on. These events raise much needed cash for school resources. With school budgets becoming tighter, this funding is more important than ever. Thank you so much to FOSS and all the parents and children who have raised more than £3.6K, so far, during their Six Nations street sales. For more information on this story and this week's FOSS update, turn to page three.
YEAR ONE TAKES OVER TURNER'S HOUSE
We always think we are lucky that our school is situated so close to London and all the wonderful educational opportunities it provides, with its many world class museums. So, even better, when we can go to an historic house that is just down the road in St Margaret's. The home of one of England's most renowned artists, JMW Turner, is but a short walk from school and provides such a brilliant learning environment for our children.
Year One recently took part in a Turner's House takeover. We caught up with Year One teacher, Emma Easton, to paint the picture for us: "The staff at the museum were so welcoming and we enjoyed a fabulous workshop on what it is like to be a curator. We thought about what an artefact is and saw some Turner-related memorabilia. Preserving an old house is an ongoing job and we learned what the staff do to look after it and how bugs and dirt can affect the environment. As well as history, we also thought about our local environment work in geography on our walk to the site. We looked out for local landmarks as we walked."
FIRST SCHOOL TRIP ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR RECEPTION
The guard at Wimbledon train station declared our Reception cohort 'The best behaved school trip she had ever seen!' Praise indeed. This is an amazing accolade for their very first school trip on public transport. They went to see an adaption of Emily Gravett's Tidy. Our youngest learners have been studying the text, which is a lively account of why we need to look after our environment, back in class.
GOOD NEWS TALK IN YEAR TWO
We are always so pleased when our parents and carers come in and share stories about their jobs and lives. Joanna, one of our Year Two parents, recently came in to tell the young writers about her job as a journalist. Here is Mrs Blomley's report
Year Two welcomed Joanna, one of our parents, into class to discuss her role as a journalist. It was a great start to our newspaper writing topic. Children got to learn about the role of a journalist, including what to include and leave out of a newspaper report. Joanna also covered the features of a good newspaper report and even brought an example in to show them. At the end of the talk, the children were able to ask questions on newspaper writing. It was wonderful to watch the children question Joanna on how journalists ensure that witnesses quotes are truthful. A big thank you to Joanna (and her little son) for taking the time to visit us and explain her wonderful job. It really did inspire the children to create captivating newspaper reports on The Great Fire of London.
