Newsletter

Welcome back to The Circle! It’s great to see how much the children have engaged with outdoor learning this week. They show responsibility by making sure they are wrapped up warm and wearing wellies when it’s wet. When it’s cold outside, some children ask about those who are homeless and how we can help. On Tuesday, I joined Nina (Y1) and her family on a walk to raise money for the homelessness charity, Shelter and we walked 10K! If you would like to donate to the cause, please feel free to do so via this link. Have a wonderful weekend when it arrives. Best wishes, Andi and team

Our Values in Action:

Rec: Curiosity

This week, the children have been deeply engaged in their exploration of the outdoor area. They have been developing their imaginative play by creating Santa’s sleigh, using teamwork and creativity to bring their festive ideas to life. Additionally, they have explored our water play area, where they practiced important skills like measuring and experimenting with pouring liquids into different containers. These activities not only foster imaginative thinking but also support early math and fine motor skill development. It has been wonderful to see their curiosity and enthusiasm shine!

Year 1 – Curiosity

This week Year 1s have finally put their little houses to the test against water. It was so exciting to see them predict which materials would hold up best. They learned a lot about how different materials act, and it was a fun way to see science in action!

Year 2 – Curiosity

This week the children have been researching Sky Brown and have been able to make timelines about her life. It has been wonderful watching the children become inspired by her and excited to write their biographies about her next week.

Year 3 – Curiosity

This week, Year 3 explored Mount Vesuvius and learned all about the volcano that engulfed Pompeii. Children shared their experiences of visiting the famous city and their knowledge on volcanoes and created wonderful art pieces depicting the eruption of 79 CE!

Community Corner:

Local sculpture artists

'Talking Sculpture Making' (TSM) are kindly inviting all School 360 families to come along to the opening event of their exhibition on Thursday 12th December 6-9pm. They will also be delivering an exciting sculpture workshop to some of our children in the new year. Watch this space!

Tomorrow’s climate Scientist!

The children have been monitoring the percentage of pollution in the air around our school. We have started discussing why different sensors will be getting different amounts and thinking of ways we can help prevent this.

Walk for home fundraiser with Shelter

Please share the link or donate if you can. Walk for Home fundraiser

Love 4 reading

To promote the love of reading, we give every child a book for their birthday that they can keep and this is supported through your kind donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated books so far. We really appreciate it. If you'd like to donate more books, here's the link: Love4Reading Each purchase benefits the school and helps us buy even more books! Even better, share the link with friends and family. Thank you!

Please find useful information and dates for upcoming events!

Notices:

Celebration!

School 360 has been recognised as one of the top 10 performing schools for Edurios Parental Engagement Award.

This award celebrates exceptional efforts in engaging and collaborating with parents and carers. Based on national survey data from parents during the 2023/24 academic year. School 360 achieved remarkable results, ranking among the highest in the country.

Thank you to everyone for helping us achieve this wonderful award!

Christmas Lunch menu/

Christmas Jumper day

Tuesday 17th December

Please donate £1 or any amount you can to support our chicken fundraiser.

After School club updates!

Dance Club

We are excited to announce that Dance classes for Reception and Year 1 will start on Tuesday, 12th November. The classes will be held every Tuesday from 3:15pm to 4:15pm. To book, please scan the QR code on the flyer or contact Nevena, the Dance teacher on [email protected]/07743 373135

Football club!

WEDNESDAY

Football club 15.15-16.15pm

Year Groups 1,2,3 Start date: Wednesday 6th November 2024 End date: Wednesday 18th December 2024

FRIDAY

Football club 15.15-16.15pm

Year Groups R,1,2,3

This class will be split into two groups

Start date: Friday 8th November End date: Friday 20th December

Football club will run for seven consecutive weeks, the price will be £35 for the term,Children are welcome to bring a healthy snack and bottle of water. For any queries please use the contact details below;

Registration/Booking

Phone: 07511400986

Email: [email protected]

FREDS Club update

Mondays & Thursdays – Multisports

Wednesday-Introduction to Drama

Years – Reception only

Coaches – Jamie & Matteo

Numbers – 20 child capacity

Sessions – 6

Friday – Drama club

Drama club Christmas Performance!

Friday 13th December 4pm

Link to pay for breakfast club and the school trip:

We will be moving our Student Management Information System (MIS) to Arbor in September 2024 and we are no longer using Reach More Parents (WEDUC) to take online payments for trips and the breakfast club. Please use this link to purchase breakfast club places and for trip payments.

Breakfast club opens from 7:50am Children need to arrive before 8.30 to join the breakfast club. If parents arrive at 8.30 or later they will be asked to wait at the main gate until 8.40, because the breakfast club is closed and children are already being taken to their various classes. If a child arrives a few minutes before the club closes, they can still eat breakfast in the classroom as we would never want a child to go without breakfast. It’s the case for all parents that if they let a member of staff know in the morning that their child hasn’t eaten breakfast, they will always be offered and encouraged to eat something as this is best for their wellbeing and learning.

We will be asking for a contribution of £2 per day. We can offer a discount for siblings and this cost does not affect families eligible for Free School Meals. If you are experiencing financial difficulties, please contact the School office and we will do our best to help.Thanks for your understanding.

After School club

Premier Wraparound will run after school every day the school is open, subject to demand/minimum bookings being met. For booking enquiries please contact [email protected] or Sophie Morris, [email protected] alternatively you can call on 01953499040 / 07857987693

Attendance Matters – every day counts

This week the average whole school attendance went down to 88.81% and our target is 97%. The class with the highest attendance this week was Reception class, well done! Thank you for your efforts in making sure your children are here on time every day. If you ever need support with this – please let us know. You can email the office or speak to your child’s class teacher.