St giles academy
Success and happiness for every child.
We seek to inspire greatness in every child and to equip them with the outcomes, life skills and personal attributes to lead successful, happy and safe lives
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Introduction from Mr Milner
Reminders:
Breakfast club - Please use the booking forms to book your child's place at the bottom of this newsletter
Parents Evening - please make sure you have booked your appointments for Tuesday 4th or Wednesday 5th May. We will be using Google Meet but telephone appointments are also available!
Bank Holiday - Next Monday is a Bank Holiday, so school will be closed.
What are we reading?
Last week in school we have celebrated the poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah in a whole school poetry week. Each year group has studied his poetry and gone on to write and perform some of their own poems using his style.
As part of our enjoyment of reading, each class has a class novel that they read every day. Here is a list of what each class is reading:
Foundation 1 and 2 are reading a range of books linked to their learning, including: The Hungry Caterpillar, Mad about Minibeasts, Superworm, Oi Frog, Jack & the Beanstalk, Chicken Lickin' and The Enormous Turnip.
Class 1 - The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
Class 2 - Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Class 3 - The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
Class 4 - Fing by David Walliams
Class 5 - Winnie The Pooh by A.A Mine
Class 6 - The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
Class 7 - Mr Stink by David Walliams
Class 8 - The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams
Class 9 - Brightstorm: A Sky-Ship Adventure by Vashti Hardy
Class 10 - Phoenix by S.F Said
Class 11 - Holes by Louis Sachar
Class 12 - Holes by Louis Sachar
Maths
Following the success of the Easter Times Tables Rock Stars and Numbots Competition, we are holding another competition. From Friday 30th April, over the bank holiday and until Friday 7th May, we want to see who can earn the most coins or points in their class.
Make sure you know your logins so you can carry on over the weekend!
Attendance
Congratulations to all those classes who have attendance over 96% this week!
FS1 - 92.5%
FS2 - 90.8%
Class 1 - 94.9%
Class 2 - 96.5%
Busy Bees - 80.7%
Class 3 - 97%
Class 4 - 92.9%
Class 5 - 86.7%
Class 6 - 95.8%
Class 7 - 97.4%
Class 8 - 97.5%
Class 9 - 95.5%
Class 10 - 92.3%
Class 11 - 94.3%
Class 12 - 95.5%
Year group focus
Year 2
Year group focus
Year 6
Before Easter we learned the poem, 'Please Mrs Butler,' by Allan Ahlberg. We loved reading the silly things Mrs Butler said, looking for the rhyming words and finding all the patterns in the poem. We learned every single word and added some actions to help us to remember it in the correct order. Here is our recital. We hope you like it!
E-Safety and safeguarding
To find information about staying safe online, visit the E-Safety page on our website by clicking here.
Well being and community
As a school, we receive information from an organisation called Parents And Autistic Children Together (PAACT). They have shared a video focusing on families who may need support around toilet training and attending school. The link can be found by clicking here. The pass code to access this is $Yw7?Zih
For more information about PAACT and what they do, search PAACT support on Facebook.
Mr Starbuck
For a wide range of support materials around supporting families with their mental health, go to the supporting mental health page on our website, by clicking here.
Our most recent stars of the week
Congratulations to this week's stars of the week, they are:
FS1 - Jessie for trying really hard with his writing and being keen and enthusiastic to learn.
FS2 - Oscar for growing in confidence and becoming an independent learner
Busy Bees - Phoebe for showing enthusiasm in all of her work this week but especially in maths.
Class 1 - Artioma has been noticed by Miss Walton in phonics. He is shining and helping his partner in phonics when they are finding something tricky.
Class 2 - Olivia for being an amazing independent learner in Maths and trying really hard to work without support.
Class 3 - Arnas for excellent progress in maths and his determination to work independently.
Class 4 - Freya for working incredibly hard in every lesson and because of this she is becoming really successful in all aspects of her learning.
Class 5 - Ethan for working hard everyday and becoming more independent in class.
Class 6 - Harley S for his incredible effort and attainment in maths.
Class 7 - Aston for contributing to lessons, and showing real engagement in all subjects and especially maths fluency and Geography
Class 8 - Harley for trying really hard with his phonics sessions and writing some lovely sentences.
Class 9 - Maycie for showing great focus and determination in maths and English.
Class 10 - Norbert for always making the right choices, trying hard in all his lessons and being a great friend to others.
Class 11 - Mason for showing a great attitude to his work and succeeding in his writing.
Class 12 - Maisie for showing a great attitude, especially in Maths lessons.
Upcoming events
Monday 3rd May - May Day Bank Holiday
Tuesday 4th May and Wednesday 5th May - Parents Evening
Tuesday 11th May - World Fair Trade Day
Friday 28th May - Half term holiday starts
Monday 7th June - Back to school
Tuesday 20th July - End of the academic year
Wednesday 21st July - INSET for staff (no pupils in school)
Extra curricular school club information
Lunch time clubs:
Tuesday - Y6 book club
Wednesday -Y5 times tables club, Y6 chess club
Thursday - Y6 colouring club, Y6 cross country
After school clubs:
Monday - Y5 football, Y6 Dodgeball (both end at 4:30pm)
Tuesday - Y5 rounders and Y6 rounders (both end at 4:15pm)
Wednesday - Y6 football (ends at 4:30pm)
Thursday - Y6 football (ends at 4:30pm)
Breakfast club booking forms
Please click on and complete the booking form if you require a place for child at breakfast club. If your child is not eligible for a free place, please go to https://www.parentpay.com/ and pay £1 per session as required.
Week beginning 10th May Breakfast club booking form
Week beginning 17th May Breakfast club booking form