Key Dates

World Book Day - Thursday 7th March

STEM Week - Monday 11th - Friday 16th March

Year 5 Prague Trip - Monday 11th - Friday 16th March

Year 3 Trip to Root Connections - Wednesday 13th March 

Rocksteady Concert - Thursday 21st March

Dance Umbrella - Tuesday 26th March

End of Term 4 - Thursday 28th March

Value of week: Collaboration

Message from Mr Snell

Our focus this week as been on the importance of collaboration and I have been really impressed with the way in which your children have demonstrated this in their day to day learning. I have seen so many examples of children working conscientiously and thoughtfully with each other as I visited the classrooms, which is fantastic to see. Two particular moments stand out to me - I was particularly impressed with the Year 6 children during my weekly science lesson on Wednesday when they had to work collaboratively on a scientific investigation involving a number of variables within electrical circuits. The conversations and support that I observed were brilliant! And some interesting results were discovered too! I was also delighted to see collaboration taking place across the school in maths lessons as children worked together on a number of challenging maths problems. We are now a mathematics 'NRICH Problem Solving School' so it was great to see children really helping each other to be the best they can be. By working in pairs or small groups to share their ideas the children quickly recognised that two heads can be better than one!

Collaboration is such an important life skill. Good thinkers collaborate and communicate. They work productively with other people, valuing different points of view. They are willing to change their mind when presented with convincing arguments. Importantly, they know when to seek help, when to support others, when to speak up and when to compromise. We will continue to celebrate the joy of collaborating.

Mr Snell :)

Illness and Attendance at Welton

Many thanks for your increased effort in trying to get your children into school this week. Please remember that register cut off is 8:55. 

If you are having difficulties with this, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to support. 

Please see the poster below which gives guidance on when your child misses school. 

Parent Survey

It's that time of year again where we ask parents for their views on the school and the opportunities for all of our children. Please could you complete the Google Form sharing your opinions. These are incredibly important to us as we continue to ensure your children's school experience is the best place to be.

https://forms.gle/FbvqQVWEdsqr9STs6

Thank you for your continued support.

Also, if you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to share them in our parent suggestion form.

https://forms.gle/fMVyLpoUGMpHYugQ7

Thank you.

Rags to Riches

A huge thank you to everyone for their help with the Rags to Riches collection this term. We raised a massive £127.

Thank you all so much for clearing your cupboards and for your kind donations!

Voices for Life Project

On Monday, the whole school took part in a musical relay as part of a 'Voices for Life Project'.  Voices for Life is travelling around B&NES and the surrounding area with a 2012 Olympic torch teaching 1000s of children Let’s Go by local writers, Jools Scott and Sue Curtis, as part of an initiative for children to showcase their musical skills. 

The relay was launched on 13th October 2023 at a ceremony at Twerton Park with 100 children.  It will culminate in May 2024 with the release of a Let’s Go! music video using footage of the children singing from the relay.  This video will be sent to Team GB with best wishes for Paris 2024 from all the children and the community.

It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to help celebrate the 2024 Olympics and it was lovely to see them really enjoy singing.  A few lucky children even got to hold the 2012 Olympic torch!

PTFA Events

Many thanks to everyone for their support in today's cake sale. We made a grand total of £112.15. This goes a long way to supportintg the school and we are extremely grateful. We have some big plans coming up and can't wait to share them with you!

Look out in next week's newsletter for the Easter Car Wash competition and the decorate an egg competition!

As always, thank you to the PTFA for their continued support. If you would like to get involved, please let us know. :)

World Book Day - Thursday 7th March

Don't forget, World Book Day is Thursday 7th March. On the day, we would love children to come dressed as an adjective (a describing word). We will also be doing a book swap in classes, so if children have an old book they no longer want, please bring it in and we will swap them with a peer.

Parents are welcome in at 3:00 to share stories as a family. All are welcome and the more people that come in, the better. Thank you for your support with this. 

STEM Week

We are excited to share with you our plans for Welton Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Week 2024 which will take place w/c Monday 11th March. Throughout the week classes will be planning, experimenting and preparing for our very first Welton STEM Fayre which will be held on Friday 15th March throughout the day. We anticipate that this will be a fun and interactive event led by the children and hope that you might be able to join us? The timetable is below so take a look when you can join us. 

In addition to this, we invite families to take part in our Home School Challenge: Create the Ultimate Time Machine. 

Have you ever wanted to travel through time or even just wanted to measure the time it takes to brush your teeth with a cool time invention? Now this is the time to create it. We would love to see what you can create that will help you be the ultimate time keeper! 

There will be winners for KS1 and KS2 and prizes up for grabs, so get those creative juices flowing and show what fantastic designers, creators and scientists you are. .

You could draw your idea, create a presentation, or even make a model of your time machine out of Lego or junk. The opportunities are endless and we cannot wait to see what you create!

Alongside our STEM Fayre, we need your help to enable us to create a pop up Tech Through Time Museum. From Monday 11th, we invite you to send in any old tech that you would be happy to be on display eg. old mobiles, cameras, computers, games consoles etc. It would be helpful if you could write a few sentences on a piece of paper explaining what the piece of tech is and any memories you have of using it - alongside your name. This will not be played with by the children, simply on display for us all to enjoy.

What's on during STEM Week

As you know our plans for Welton's STEM week are well under way. Our week coincides with British Science Week so why not take part at home and join this webinar run by the British Science Association and hosted by Liz Bonnin calling on the public to track the arrival of spring.

The Woodland Trust's Nature's Calendar is a 300-year-old record made up of 3 million UK nature observations, making it the longest, written biological record of its kind!

Together with Nature's Calendar we're calling on the British public to help observe the signs of spring. So, why not get outdoors and get involved? You can find out more about how to be a recorder on the Nature's Calendar blog.

What’s more – we have the fabulous science, natural history and wildlife presenter and British Science Association (BSA) Honorary Fellow, Liz Bonnin (pictured above), co-hosting an exciting webinar for the general public and community groups on Thursday 14 March at 6pm.

Liz will joined by the Nature's Calendar team to explain just how important the records are and how you can be part of upholding this database of wonderful, wildlife knowledge! Sign up below

https://woodlandtrust-org-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yHuuUWx2SSGiBx79zsEr8w?utm_source=British%20Science%20Association&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14369203_Copy%20of%20February%202024%20BSA%20Newsletter&dm_i=1SS9,8JZCJ,16JGUY,ZEX7A,1#/registration

Year 3 and 4 Football Team shine at the school tournament

On Monday, our Year 3 and 4 football team took part in a football tournament, competign against the small schools. The did exceptionally well, winning their group against some difficult opponents. 

They then went onto the semi-finals beating Trinity 2-0 before taking on the formidable Kilmersdon - losing 2-0 in the final.

Well done to all of the boys who showed great encouragement to each other and did themselves proud representing the school,

Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel Event - 11 - 22nd March

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Once, again this year, we will be taking part in Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel Event from 11-22nd March 2024. Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel inspires pupils to make active journeys to school, improve air quality in their neighbourhood and discover how these changes benefit their world. On each day of the challenge, schools compete to see who can get the highest percentage of their pupils walking, using a wheelchair, scooting or cycling to school.  Schools at the top of their leader boards will receive an exclusive Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel certificate. At Welton we will even be holding an inter class competition.

It would be great to see how many Welton pupils can take part in this challenge which will have a positive impact upon both the environment and mental wellbeing of our school community.

Bath Rugby Tickets

Please see information from Bath Rugby, regarding discounted tickets. 

Bath Rugby is extending an offer to our community, particularly families and children, to enjoy live rugby at The Recreation Ground this March. 

We are excited to offer junior tickets for just £5, adult tickets from £5, as well as a discounted family package.  We would be extremely grateful if you could share details within your networks and among parents.

The first match, a highly anticipated encounter against West Country rivals Gloucester, will take place on 9th March at 2.30pm.  The following week, on St Patrick’s weekend, Bath Rugby will face Irish and European giants Leinster Rugby on Friday 15th March at 7:15pm.

Tickets can be purchased at:

http://bit.ly/3I6sIL7

If you have any queries please let us know. We look forward to welcoming members of your school community to The Rec!

Achievers

Well done to all of our wonderful children showing collaboration this week!

Attendance

Well done to the following classes!

Job Opportunities at Welton Primary School

If you are interested in the following jobs, please come and speak to the office, Mr Lyle or Mr Snell. Thank you.

House Point Totals

Well done to all of our children for earning house points by being safe, being kind and being their best. Here are our weekly totals.

Weekly Totals

Huish House -  299

Ludlow House - 412 

Tyning House -  288

Old Mills House -  383

Termly Total

Huish House -  678

Ludlow House -  777

Tyning House -  687

Old Mills House -  779

Online Safety

We would love to welcome parents to an Online Safety Session on Wednesday 15th May at 6pm. This will be an online session, looking at how we support our children online. This information is invaluable for all and real way of you helping children to stay safe. The more people who attend, the more we will be able to get out of the session. We look forward to seeing you all there.

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bcdd4666-02ad-4df3-9595-5a70c372a29a@2d72816c-7e1f-41c0-a948-47a8870ff33a 

Class Pages

Take a look here for what your children are learning this term!

Community News

SomerScience Festival

Looking for something free and different this May bank holiday? Then take a look at this exciting event being held locally. Please share photos if you go along - we’d love to see them. 

https://somerscience.co.uk/