VPS Newsletter

Welcome to Vauxhall's Newsletter:

Summer 1 , Week 4: Friday 10th May 2024

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

In this issue...

Sun safety
May half term Tech Camp
Captivating Caterpillars
EYFS Planting
Year 1's Farm Trip
Year 4's Visit to The Transport Museum
Summer Sizzler
Active Travel - StreetTag
Staying Safe Online- Helldivers2

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

Sun Safety

As the days grow warmer, we're enjoying the sunshine (fingers crossed it lasts!). Remember to apply sunscreen diligently to your child, even on cloudy days, and ensure they wear a hat for added protection on their face, ears, and neck. No matter your age, skin type, or skin colour, you’ll always need sun protection.

Please can we remind you to send a water bottle everyday with your child. Especially as the weather turns warmer, it is important that they can keep hydrated throughout the school day. These can be refilled at school but they need to bring their own bottle. We will encourage your child(ren) to refill their bottles during breaks to minimise disruptions to their learning.

Thank you.

Article 24 (health and health services) Every child has the right to the best possible health. Governments must provide good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food, and a clean environment.

May Half Term - Tech Camp

Next Thing’s Tech Camps are all about making learning fun, encouraging skill-building and giving children the opportunity to try something different! From programming challenges, Robot Coding, Photoshop Skills, Minecraft, DJ mixing and LEGO programming, they have all the creative boxes ticked! Whether your child is a tech whiz, or new to STEM education, let them come along and make new friends, have a blast, and gain skills that will last a lifetime. They are running their tech camp this May half term at Ashmole Primary School, SW8 1NT on the 28th – 31st of May 2024 from 9 am to 4 pm each day.

The main themes for the week are the following:

🤖 LEGO GEARBOTS – Create and build frames with axles and crankshafts that allow you to explore and learn about different functions like spinning or turning back and forth.

🚀 VIRTUAL REALTIY - With the magic of VR, you can explore breath-taking virtual worlds, design your own adventures, and unleash your imagination like never before.

🎨 3D CREATIONS - Unlock your inner Tech Artist and create mesmerising three-dimensional creations, letting your imagination soar!

🏆 LASER TAG - Step into the action-packed world of laser tag! Engage in thrilling battles and team up with friends in the ultimate test of skill and strategy.

🌟CIRCUIT CUBES – Learn about electronics with circuit cubes and test your building skills with endless projects possibilities!

Here’s what parents thought about the Easter Tech Camp:

“Lovely staff. Very friendly and helpful. Son had an amazing time at tech camp. Would highly recommend it.”

All staff are DBS Checked and qualified to run the greatest sessions in the safest environment. For more information check out the flyer attached or visit their website: www.nextthing.education

Don’t forget to use the code MAY5 for £5 off your booking

Article 29 (goals of education) Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full.

Captivating Caterpillars

The children in EYFS and Year 1 have been learning about the life cycle of a Butterfly. The children have been lucky enough to keep the caterpillars and watch them grow as they progress through the life cycle. The children have learnt about the the different stages- caterpillar, pupa, chrysalis, butterfly.

The butterflies are currently resting inside the chrysalis. In around 7-14 days the chrysalis will split open and the butterflies will crawl out!

Here are some of the Nursery's children's words from their experience:

"it's a Pupa"

" its sugar food, smells like banana"

"The pupa is moving because they're sleeping"

"Cocoon"

"Mixing, mixing , mixing" - the sugar water.

``They were tiny"

Year 1's Farm Trip

On Tuesday, Year 1 had the opportunity to Visit Vauxhall City Farm. They were able to get up close and meet some of the animals that live on the farm, such as the rabbits and a chinchilla - they even had the chance to hold a guinea pig!

The children then had lots of fun feeding the alpacas, sheep and goats.

The Transport Museum

On Friday, Year 4 visited the London Transport Museum, they had the opportunity to take part in a workshop-“Time Travellers”, where they learnt about how transport has developed from over 200 years ago. They learnt about the theme of British history which helped develop their chronological knowledge beyond 1066.

EYFS Planting

Early Years have planted apple trees and herbs in pots and tyres. The children have been watering the plants using watering cans. EYFS are looking forward to harvesting their potatoes, onions, beans and strawberries soon. They have had so much fun, as you can see in the pictures!

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

Join the Team

Come and join the fun!

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. We are currently 6th on the leader-board and we need more virtual players to join and help us reach the top!

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.

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 the gaming platform 'Helldivers2'. 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.

helldivers-2 (1).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!

A big congratulations to our competition winners! These children entered the creative writing completion- 'A Town Explores A Book'.

Keep up the amazing writing!

Attendance & Punctuality

This week’s Attendance Award Cup goes to Year 4 with 96% 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

✍️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

💬Fathers Reading Everyday - Launch session (Nursery) - Wednesday 22nd 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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