VPS Newsletter

Welcome to Vauxhall's Newsletter:

Autumn 2 , Week 3: Friday 22nd November 2024

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

In this issue...

Road Safety Week
HG construction Assembly
Year 3's Diwali Assembly
World Children's Day
World Kindness Day
TfL- Travel For Life
Active Travel - StreetTag
Vauxhall's Winter Market
#WakeUpWednesday - Instagram

...+ our regularly updated Diary Dates, Term Dates, our weekly Headteacher Awards and TT Rockstars.

HG Construction Assembly

HG Construction visited our school to share insights about their work and, most importantly, to emphasise the importance of safety. The highlight of the visit was when their mascot, Harry, made a special appearance, much to the delight of the children. The assembly became truly interactive as the children participated by dressing up in safety gear, making the session both educational and fun!

Year 3's Diwali Assembly

Huge congratulations to our amazing Year 3 pupils for delivering an unforgettable performance during the Diwali assembly! Their energy, talent, and dedication lit up the stage and beautifully captured the essence of the occasion, leaving the audience in awe.

A big thank you to everyone who supported behind the scenes—you made this celebration truly special. Well done, Year 3!

Road Safety Week

This week, we participated in Road Safety Week, a nationwide initiative aimed at promoting awareness and understanding of road safety. It was a fantastic opportunity for children to learn essential skills to keep themselves safe on and around roads.

Throughout the week, pupils engaged in a variety of activities, including: An assembly highlighting the importance of road safety and how everyone can play a part in keeping our roads safer, classroom activities and discussions focusing on road safety rules and responsibilities.

In addition, our Year 3 children participated in pedestrian training, equipping them with practical skills to navigate roads safely under adult supervision.

We are incredibly proud of the enthusiasm and dedication our pupils showed in embracing these vital lessons. We encourage you to discuss road safety further at home to reinforce these important messages.

World Children's Day

On Wednesday, all pupils joined the World Children’s Day 2024 Live Session, celebrating this global day dedicated to promoting children’s rights and well-being.

This year’s theme, “Be a Changemaker”, encouraged them to explore how they can create positive change in their communities and beyond.

Let’s support their journey to make the world a better place!

World Kindness Day

This week, The Wellbeing Ambassadors celebrated World Kindness Day by supporting children in the playground to create Kindness Creatures. Lots of children participated following the careful instructions given by the ambassadors to create individual characters. They finished by adding some messages of kindness.

Tfl - Travel for Life

We’re delighted to announce that our school has been awarded the TfL - Travel for Life Gold Accreditation!

This achievement recognises our dedication to promoting sustainable travel, reducing environmental impact, and encouraging active, safe journeys for our students and community.

StreetTag

We’re thrilled to share that we are currently in 2nd place on StreetTag! With just over a week left until the season ends, now is the time to give it that final push.

If you haven’t already, please sign up and join us—it’s a fantastic way to stay active, have fun, and help our school climb the leaderboard. Every step counts—whether it’s a family walk, a jog, or even a quick stroll to the shops. Don’t forget to keep tagging those points!

Thank you for your amazing efforts so far—let’s keep it going and aim for the top spot!

Power Hour – a special time period each day where students can earn double points for walking or running in the street.

Here’s how it works:

Power Hour will be available at specific times each day.
During this hour, every step you take will earn them double points, so it’s a great opportunity to boost your score!
Be sure to check the app to find out the exact times for Power Hour each day.

Join StreetTag

Vauxhall's Winter Market

As we prepare for our Winter Market, we are reaching out to kindly ask for your support through donations of new or gently used items. Your contributions will help create a festive and enjoyable experience for all.

We are looking for items such as toys, games, toiletries, winter accessories, sweet treats and any other items for our tombola and raffle prizes. If you are able to donate any of these items, please drop them off at the school office by 29th November 2024.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

#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 a online safety focus on 'Instagram'. Please click on the PDF to enlarge it.

instagram.pdf

Weekly Awards

Rights Respecting Award

A huge congratulations to the pupils who earned the Rights Respecting Award this week! Your dedication to respecting and upholding everyone's rights truly shines. Keep up the fantastic work.

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!

A huge congratulations to our Times Table Rock Stars for their outstanding achievements! We are thrilled to recognise our Most Valuable Players (MVPs) for their dedication and hard work. Their enthusiasm and effort in mastering their times tables is truly inspiring. Keep rocking those numbers!

Remember to encourage your child to practice every day for at least 5 minutes.

TIMESTABLES ROCKSTARS

Attendance and Punctuality

Quick! Download Studybugs!

If your child needs to miss school for any reason, we kindly ask that you provide supporting evidence for the absence. For illness, if your child is off sick for more than 3 days, we may require medical evidence, such as a note from your GP, information about medications, or a medical certificate. You can easily obtain this from your GP, and they should be able to provide a medical history if needed.

For term-time absences, we also ask for documentation such as travel details or a letter from your employer to help us keep track of your child's attendance.

We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring that we have all the information needed to support your child’s education and well-being!

Dates for the Diary

🚌Year 6 Trip - Monday 2nd December - Friday 6th December 2024

🎨Nursery Stay and Play - Tuesday 3rd December 2024

👕Christmas Jumper Day- Thursday 12th December 2024

🎭EYFS Christmas Performance- Thursday 12th December 2024

❄️Vauxhall's Winter Market- Thursday 12th December 2024

🚌Year 6 Trip - Friday 13th November 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.

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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