VPS Newsletter

Welcome to Vauxhall's Newsletter:

Summer 1 , Week 3: Friday 3rd May 2024

Remember- All newsletters can be found on our school website, which includes links to archived newsletters.

In this issue...

Headteacher's Comments
London Cargo Bike Festival
Year 4 - Exciting Electricity
Summer Sizzler
Active Travel - StreetTag
Flourish Fest
Staying Safe Online- Ofcom Media Report

...+ our regularly updated Diary Dates, Term Dates, our weekly Headteacher Awards, Weekly Attendance & Punctuality figures and Guess the Teacher.

Headteacher's Comments

Welcome to the latest edition of our Newsletter!

I am thrilled to share updates, highlights, and important information with you through this newsletter. Within these pages, you’ll find insights into recent school events, pupil achievements, upcoming initiatives, and reminders about important dates. Our aim is to keep you well-informed and involved in the vibrant life of our school community.

This week, we said farewell to Mrs. Syeda Rizvi, a valued member of Vauxhall Primary School for 14 years. She's retired, moving on to new adventures. Mrs. Rizvi was well-loved and experienced within our community, and her presence will be missed by all. Join me in wishing her the best of luck in this new phase.

London Cargo Bike Festival

Special invitation to parents and children of Vauxhall Primary School - The London Cargo Bike Festival

The London Cargo Bike Festival will be taking place on Friday 10th May from 16.00 at the KIA Oval - www.cargobikefestival.uk

The Cargo Bike Festival is a celebration of all things cargo bike and is a family fun event with cargo bike try-outs, children’s balance bike area, children's entertainment, food, drinks and music.

The event provides parents with an opportunity to demo hundreds of cargo bikes and speak with experts about cargo buy ownership, insurance, maintenance as well as the wide ranging benefits of owning a cargo bike for a wide range of uses.

The first 10 places are free of charge to local schools. To register for your free tickets, sign up here

Article 31 (leisure, play and culture) Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

Exciting Electricity

This week, as part of Year 4’s Science topic of Electricity, they created their own propellers using card. They were then given a motor and a battery holder with red and black wires, they then had a task of trying to get their propellers to spin round using the equipment given. All children were immensely engaged and determined to complete the task and they all did! Well done Year 4!

Article 29 (goals of education) Education must develop every child’s

personality, talents and abilities to the full.

Summer Sizzler

Our Summer Fayre is fast approaching and this year it is going to be bigger than ever! In preparation for the Summer Sizzler, we are kindly asking for your help. If you are able to donate any items for our raffle or contributions in any other way your help would be greatly appreciated. Please bring any donations to the school office.

If you have any questions, please speak to Miss Pilgrim or Ms Henry.

Article 31 (leisure, play and culture) Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

StreetTag

Launch of season 2!

Lambeth - Information for Parents.pdf

Please read the toolkit attached to learn more about the Street Tag app and how you can join the school team.

We are excited to announce the launch of season 2 of the Street Tag Program for Lambeth Schools scheduled to commence on 8th May. The current leaderboard will be reset to zero to ensure a fresh and fair start.

StreetTag is an app that encourages children and their families to be more active and to travel sustainably to school by turning the world around them into a virtual playground.

We are encouraging families, teachers and staff to download and use the StreetTag app (if you haven't already). The more users we have, the higher chance we have of winning amazing prizes!

The school with the following prizes to be awarded each season to the top five schools:

1st Place: £500, 2nd Place: £350, 3rd Place: £150, 4th Place: £100, 5th Place: £50 (to be awarded as sports vouchers).

If you have any questions, please speak to Miss Pilgrim.

Article 24 (health and health services) Every child has the right to the best possible health.

Flourish Fest

Staying Safe Online

As part of our online safety offer, each week we will post a relevant guide to support our school community's knowledge and understanding of how to keep safe online and new things to be aware of.

This week the online safety focus is information about children's use of online platform in 'The Ofcom Media Report' Shopping and Apps'. Please click on the PDF to enlarge it.

Would you like to learn more about keeping your child safe online? Click on the links below to join FREE online safety workshops for parents.

You can also check out these YouTube safety tips:

Parent Zone resources:

You can access a number of free resources through Parent Zone Local. Resources include free access to their library, where you can find out more about specific platforms such as Snapchat and TikTok, and a 20 minute virtual training session designed to help you nurture your child's digital resilience.

Parent Zone release monthly short videos that cover topics parents are interested in, click here to see what is on offer.

Article 17 (access to information from the media) Every child has the right to reliable information from a variety of sources, and governments should encourage the media to provide information that children can understand. Governments must help protect children from materials that could harm them.

media-use-and-attitudes-report-2024.pdf

Guess the Teacher

Can you guess who this member of staff is?

Weekly Awards

Headteacher's Award

Congratulations to the pupils above who received the Headteacher’s Award this week. Keep up the good work!

Going for Gold Champion

Congratulations to this week's 'Going for Gold' recipients, it's a delight to see our wall of fame growing. Well done to all of the children who reached gold this week!

Attendance & Punctuality

This week’s Attendance Award Cup goes to Year 3 with 95% of pupils attending in their class!

Well done!

Punctuality Owl goes to Reception with 99% of pupils attending school on time this week.

Fantastic!

Should I send my child to school?

Deciding whether to send your child to school or keep them at home can be challenging, but here are some tips to help you make an informed decision:

When to Send Your Child to School:

When they're feeling well and able to participate comfortably in activities.
For minor illnesses like a mild cold or headache that don't significantly affect their ability to learn.

When Not to Send Your Child to School:

If they have a contagious illness like fever, vomiting, or diarrhea.
When they have severe symptoms that impact their ability to concentrate or function.
During the recovery period after an illness or injury.

Article 28 (right to education) Every child has the right to an education.

Dates for the Diary

📢Bank Holiday - School Closed - Monday 6th May 2024

🚌Year 1 Trip- Tuesday 7th May 2024

🚌Year 5 Trip- Thursday 9th May 2024

🚌Year 4 Trip- Friday 10th May 2024

✍️KS2 SATs- Monday 13th May - Thursday 16th May

🧳Year 5 & 6 PGL- Friday 17th May - Monday 20th May

💬Year 6 Transition - Parent Workshop- Monday 19th May

✨Last day of Term- Friday 24th May

🏫First day of term - Monday 3rd June 2024

Oval Learning supports as many people as they can within their school communities including children, young people, parents and carers. Click here to find out more and for low cost no cost family activities this weekend

Article 31 (leisure, play and culture) Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

Term Dates

TERM DATES FINAL.pdf

Contact Us

Vauxhall Primary School, Vauxhall Street , London, SE11 5LG

Call us: 020 7735 4535

Email us: office@vauxhallprimary.org.uk

Website: https://www.vauxhallprimary.org.uk/

Any queries should be directed to the School Administrator

Any queries related to SEND please contact Queene Darteh, school SENCO.

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