Key Dates

PTFA Wreath Making - Tuesday 5th December -  7pm - 9pm

Y5/6 Ice Skating- Tuesday 5th December (1-3pm)

Y4/6 Ice Skating- Wednesday 6th December (1-3pm)

Rock Steady Concert - Thursday 7th December - 2:30pm - 3pm

Christmas Dinner and Jumper Day - Wednesday 13th December

Reception and KS1 Christmas Performance - Wednesday 13th December @ 2:00

Nursery Drop In - Wednesday 13th December

Year 3 and 4 Crafts and Carols - Thursday 14th December @ 1:30

Year 5 and 6 Crafts and Carols - Friday 15th December @ 1:30

End of Term - Tuesday 19th December

Bath Rugby Foundation Winter Activity Club at Welton - 19th-22nd December (details below)

Value of week: Responsibility

Message from Mr Lyle

As we come in to December, it is a fantastic opportunity for us to reflect on how far children's learning has come and how lucky we are to have such fabulous children here at Welton. We are incredibly proud of our children. 

This week, the school has felt like a hive of activity.  It has been great walking around the school hearing children preparing for Christmas in their singing assemblies and rehearsals. We have also seen so many children for magic moments, celebrating the hard work they are putting in to school life. 

One thing it has been great to see is so many children being celebrated for their positive behaviour and for being fantastic ambassadors for the school. This could be through their wonderful manners, the way they conduct themselves or the effort they put in to their learning. These children are all celebrated through either house points or class reward systems. We are proud that the majority of our children strive to be their best, each day, with or without these incentives. 

It is also important to recognise that, even though we have so many children who always follow our school rules: be safe, be kind and be your best, there are some children who may find this difficult. As a school, we are blessed to have such a nurturing staff, who care deeply about your children, and want the very best for them. 

Sometimes, in order to help them learn to make the right choices, there may be consequences for negative behaviour. This may lead to a child having to spend time away from a class or having a coloured card for the choices they make. This doesn't mean we aren't supporting them, this means that we are teaching them there is a consequence to an action and wanting the best for all of our children. Children who receive a coloured card may be required to complete a reflection form around their choices. This will be sent home for the parents to see and discuss with them. 

As always, thank you for your support in ensuring school is a positive place for all of our children to learn. 

We cannot wait to see you all at the Fayre tonight :)

Attendance at Welton

Attendance is always a topic at the tip of every schools tongue as it is important for all of children to be in school. We hold regular meetings with the local authority and welfare officers who ask us about absences etc.

We are seeing an increase in lates for some children. Please be reminded that school starts at 8:45 and registers close at 8:55. If you arrive after 8:55, your child is late. We know that, sometimes, this cannot be helped but we hope to encourage every child to be on time. If you are late for 15 minutes a day, everyday, that is nearly an hour and half of missed learning a week. Imagine, if your child were on time, how much learning could be taking place in this time. 

We also ask that if you are late that you come and sign the child in. Children should not be coming in to school late unattended.

Thank you for your support with this.

Parent Voice

 Don't forget, you can add any suggestions that you have to constructively support the school by completing the Google Form below. 

As always, thank you for you continued support in making this three-way partnership (the school, the parents and the children) as successful as it can be.  

Please find the form below:

https://forms.gle/8hxgWiYkxkg47JzP9

Travelling Books

Tonight (at the fayre) and on Monday (after school), we are selling books by the Travelling Book company. Please come along and take a look - the proceeds from this go towards Travelling Books; however, we do get commission from this to help update our library. 

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News and Events

Bath Rugby Winter Holiday Activity Club

The Bath Rugby Foundation are pleased to announce that the Holiday Activities and Food Programme is open for the upcoming Festive Holidays. 'Activate Your Holidays' will be delivered across Bath and North East Somerset from Monday 18th December - Friday 22nd December, all children who qualify for benefits-related free school meals will receive 4 credits which can be used across any of the activities. To find out what activities are available during the Christmas holidays, please take a look at our information brochure and flyer below:

Bath and North East Somerset Winter HAF Brochure - https://tinyurl.com/4e9vhhbb 

Bath and North East Somerset HAF Webpage - https://tinyurl.com/ycyjws42 

This Winter, Bath Rugby Foundation are delivering at Welton Primary School from Tuesday 19th December – Friday 22nd December. We are excited to be partnering with Welton Primary School with children from the school having priority in our bookings.

How do I book:

You will have received an email with a unique 16-digit code from the Holiday Activities App and within that email there will be link to access all the provision. Once you have chosen the activities use your 16-digit code to confirm your booking. If you haven't received your 16-digit code please check your spam email box, if it’s still not there please ask your school office.

All sessions must be booked in advance using HAF passes through the Holiday Activities app booking platform. 

Please can we remind you that although sessions are funded, please only book sessions that your child/ren can attend.

If you need support with your booking, please email schools@bathrugbyfoundation.com 

After School With The Owls

Allotment Updates

We are very excited to announce that we are getting our own allotment! 

As a school, leaders of the Owls afterschool club have been working hard thinking about how they can further improve the offer that they currently give to our children who attend Owls. They have decided to take on an allotment as part of this project. Not only will this benefit them, as a group, it will benefit all of our children as we will all get the chance to use it. 

Watch this space for further updates on this. We cannot wait to share this journey with you. 

Performing at the Christmas Fayre

Also, at Owls, we have been practicing a dance with Dolly for the Christmas Fayre. Enjoying hot chocolate and movie evenings on a Friday and had a week of talent shows last week where the children made up their own bands and dance routines. 

We will be doing lots of Christmas crafts over the next few weeks with plenty of festive music to get us into the Christmassy mood!

Reminder to book your child’s place at Owls on parent pay. If you need a last minute place, please call the office so we know to collect your child that day. 

Thank you. 

The Owls Team 

Attendance

Well done to the following classes!

House Point Totals

House Points remain the same this week due to our Remembrance. Keep an eye out for our bumper scores next week!

Weekly Totals

Huish House - 492

Ludlow House - 457

Tyning House - 452

Old Mills House - 482

Running Totals

Huish House - 1688

Ludlow House - 1936

Tyning House - 2,018

Old Mills House - 2,104

Team Welton Sporting News

VX Ball

It was great to welcome Chloe from progressive sports back into school on Wednesday to teach us how to play VX. The children thoroughly enjoyed using scoops as a means to attack and defend themselves to score points. It was great to see some of our children begin to think tactically as they played and some went on to enquire where they could play the game outside of school! Great job Welton!

Ice Skating- Y4/5/6

We're looking forward to Ice Skating on the 5th and 6th of December. If you haven't yet filled out your child's response on the form please follow the correct links below. 

**Waiver forms** We are aware there has been some confusion over the waiver forms. It is your child's name and date of birth we need on one side of the form and then a parent or guardians signature on the back. If you need a new form, please collect one from the office.

Y4 Form: https://forms.gle/2kcuWF99PdDvHsXf8 

Y5 Form: https://forms.gle/1dHitCntoWsHeY3aA 

Y6 Form: https://forms.gle/GmQPnNRzkEPxt3AD8 

Is your child a young carer?

At Welton School, we are thrilled to be collaborating with The Carers’ Centre to deliver much needed support to young carers within our school.  We are aware of some young carers in our school already but would love to extend this offer out to children who may not be aware they are a young carer (or who we do not yet know is a young carer). 

A young carer is a child under 18 who helps to support or is affected by someone who:

Has special educational needs (SEN)

A physical disability

A mental health condition

A drug or alcohol dependency

They do not necessarily have to be living in the same home as the person needing support.

If you think your child may be a young carer, or would like to know more about the wellbeing sessions, please let Mrs Hartley know by emailing the school office.

PTFA Events

A huge thanks to everyone who has helped with the preparations for the Christmas Fayre. We cannot wait to see you all later.

The PTFA have a new Instagram page. You can follow updates here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzKOP9uMB_0/?igshid=NjFhOGMzYTE3ZQ==  

Online Safety 

At the moment there seems to be so much hate online and being reported in the media. In this article from Internet Matters, 3 experts (including myself) discuss how to create a kinder world online to promote positivity and kindness. You can see the Internet Matters article HERE. 

https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/question/helping-children-create-kinder-world-online/

Community News

Job Advert - Bath City Farm

Bath City Farm are recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Youth Project Assistant.

We are looking for a dynamic, caring individual to assist us in our work with children and young people. The successful applicant will help us to provide a supportive environment for 5-25 year olds to engage in animal care, gardening, cooking, crafting and life skills. This is a chance to gain experience working with children and young people and to make a significant difference in a wonderful setting.

This role will play a vital role in the Children, Young People and Families team to ensure that we are able to deliver quality supportive services. You will work with the team to help engage with local children and young people from our immediate areas of Southdown, Whiteway and Twerton.

Ideally you will have experience working with a range of ages of children and/or young people, and an interest in farm animals, nature and wildlife with the ability to share this knowledge through engaging activities.

Key Information

Hours

12 hours/week Wednesday 3pm-6pm, Thursday 12pm-5pm and Saturday 10am to 3pm

1 year Fixed Term Contract with the possibility of extension

Salary

Salary: £22,482 pro rata (actual salary for 12 hours/week £7,194)

Key Dates

Closing Date: December 4, 2023 9:00 am

Suggested Interview Date: 14/12/2023

Bath City Farm is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and of vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For more information, and to apply, please visit bathcityfarm.org.uk/work-with-us/ or call 01225481269