VPS Newsletter

Welcome to Vauxhall's Newsletter:

Autumn 1 , Week 1: Friday 6th September 2024

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

In this issue...

Headteacher's Comments
School Uniform
Vauxhall City Farm- Afterschool Club
New resources - Fundraiser Purchases
Active Travel- StreetTag
#WakeUpWednesday - Lego Fortnite

...+ our regularly updated Diary Dates, Term Dates, our weekly Headteacher Awards, Weekly Attendance & Punctuality figures and TT Rockstars.

Headteacher's Comments

Welcome back to a new and exciting term at Vauxhall Primary School! We hope you had a restful and enjoyable break.

This term, we have a variety of exciting activities and initiatives planned, We encourage you to stay engaged and involved in your child's education by participating in school events and maintaining communication with their teachers.

We’re also delighted to welcome our new Family Support Worker, Natasha Norton, who will be available to support families from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You can find Natasha at the school gate in the mornings, or feel free to ask at reception for more information.

Additionally, we’re thrilled to celebrate the achievements of six of our Year 1 pupils whose wonderful artwork has been selected for publication in a book! Congratulations to our talented young artists!

Let's work together to make this term a successful and rewarding experience for all our students. Thank you for your continuous support and dedication to our school community.

School Uniform

It has been a pleasure to see the children wearing their school uniforms with pride. Thank you for helping us maintain a smart and unified school community. For branded uniform items, please visit Earth Uniform. Otherwise, please refer to the uniform guidelines below for a reminder of our requirements.

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 and education on health and well-being so that children can stay healthy.

School Uniform/P.E Kit Reminder

Please ensure that your child/children wear school colours (with or without logo):

Navy blue sweatshirts/cardigans
Grey skirts/trousers
White polo shirts/shirts
Black school shoes NOT trainers
Tie and shirt (Year 5 & 6 only)

In addition, your child/children needs to wear school colours as part of their P.E kit (with or without logo).

Navy blue shorts/joggers
Navy blue t-shirts/hoodies
Navy/black trainers

For health and safety reasons only small studs no hoops or dangly earrings and no necklaces.

To make sure your child's belongings find their way back if misplaced, please write their name on all items. We already have a growing collection of jumpers, fleeces, and coats in lost property, and labeling helps us quickly return these items to their owners. Thank you for your help

Vauxhall City Farm

Afterschool Club Flyer.pdf

At Vauxhall City Farm they are looking for students who sometimes need that extra push and students who have a curiosity of the world. Their Afterschool Club is aimed to instill a positive attitude towards learning and equip students with skills to help them succeed.

The club is free to all students who either live in Lambeth or attend a Lambeth school, receive pupil premium, and those from low income families.

Designed with a Project Based Learning approach, the group will tackle a real-life challenge incorporating the four Cs of the 21st Century Learning Skills: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.

Please see the flyer attached for more details.

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.

New Resources

We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to your generous contribution and support during our fundraising events last year, we have been able to purchase two new interactive whiteboards for our school!

Your contributions have made a significant impact on our learning environment, and we are incredibly grateful for your continued support and involvement in our school community. These new whiteboards will enhance our teaching capabilities and provide our pupils with better learning tools.

Thank you once again for your generosity and commitment to Vauxhall Primary School. Together, we are making a difference in our children's education.

Active Travel

StreetTag

StreetTag is back!

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. You earn points in the app by walking, running, scooting or cycling to the virtual tags that have been placed throughout their community.

You are invited to join the Lambeth StreetTag School’s Leader Board download and use the app. There are three seasons planned; points earned during each seasons by everyone who has signed up to the leaderboard will be added to the total for 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).

The new season will run from October 3rd to December 2nd.

Last season, thanks to all your your hard work, determination and active travelling, Vauxhall Primary finished 5th place!

For more information and to download the StreetTag app, please visit the website by using the link below.

Street Tag

#WakeUpWednesday

The 'WakeUpWednesday' guides empower and equip parents, carers and educators with the confidence and practical skills to be able to have informed and age-appropriate conversations with children about online safety, mental health and well-being, and climate change.

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 is an online safety focus on the online gaming platform 'Lego Fortnite'. Please click on the PDF to enlarge it.

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.

lego-fortnite.pdf

Weekly Awards

Headteacher's Award

A big well done to the pupils who earned the Headteacher’s Award this week! Your hard work really shows. Keep it up!

Going for Gold Champion

Let’s give a big round of applause to this week’s 'Going for Gold' stars! It’s so exciting to see our Wall of Fame fill up with your achievements. Well done to everyone who reached Gold this week—keep up the amazing work!

This week’s Attendance Award Cup goes to Year 4 with 96% of pupils attending in their class!

Well done!

Punctuality Owl goes to Year 4 with 98% of pupils attending school on time this week.

Fantastic!

Attendance Expectations

It is important for your child to attend school every day, as this is crucial to their success. However, We know that sometimes our pupils cannot come to school because they are really unwell - and that's the right thing to do for them and other students. Medical advice is clear, however children with mild illness will often be well enough to attend - for example if they have a cough, or cold, without a temperature.

What YOU must do:

Try to telephone the school before 8.30am each day of your child’s absence.
Make an application in advance, for any medical appointments and bring in appointment cards/letters.
If you are not sure whether your child is well enough to attend school, send them in anyway as they often perk up on arrival.
Have a backup plan for if your child misses transport, call on a family member, neighbour or friend.
If you and your child are experiencing difficulties with school attendance then talk to us as a first step so we can help!

What WE will do:

Check your child’s attendance every day.
Phone home to discuss your child’s attendance with you.
Invite you into school for attendance meetings if we are concerned.
If we cannot establish a reason for absence, then we may make a welfare home visit.

Dates for the Diary

🤝Meet the Teacher- Monday 9th - Thursday 12th September 2024

🎭Year 1 Harvest Assembly- Wednesday 2nd October 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.

2024 / 25 -Term Dates

Term Dates 2024-2025 VPS.docx.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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