Newsletter

Welcome back to The Circle! The children have been enjoying the slightly warmer temperatures this week and have opted to do lots of their learning outside, which is great for their wellbeing. Reception enjoyed their first ‘big trip’ to the Young V&A and represented the school very well. Thanks to the parents and carers that volunteered to help with it! Year 3 children are now writing their own weekly updates in The Circle, which we hope you enjoy. Have a good weekend when it arrives! Best wishes, Andi and team

Reception – Curiosity

This week, the children embarked on an exciting school trip to the Young V&A, where they eagerly explored a fascinating collection of toys and innovations. Their curiosity was evident as they engaged with interactive exhibits, discovered the history of play, and marveled at the creativity behind toy design. It was a fantastic opportunity for them to learn through hands-on experiences, sparking their imaginations and deepening their understanding of how toys have evolved over time.

Year 1 Joy:

The Year 1 children have been showing joy during COOL time as they prepare for our School Iftar event. They are working together to create beautiful decorations for the hall, making sure it looks festive and colourful. It’s such a delight to see their excitement and creativity shine as they help bring this special occasion to life!

Year 2 – Courage

The Year 2 children showed their courage as they went to the Ragged School Museum to participate in a lesson as Victorian children. They all joined in brilliantly and really understood the challenges which the Victorian children had at the Ragged School.

Year 3 – Joy and curiosity

This week in year 3, we have been learning about algorithms. One of our favourite activities was a quiz about algorithms because it checks our learning. We have been showing the value of curiosity because we asked Nasim, our computing specialist, all about algorithms at school 360.

By Emily and Eliana.

Community Corner:

Annual Iftar event!

Thank you to all those who have signed up for the event. We look forward to seeing everyone! We'll share more updates as the event approaches.

Community Garden now open on Saturdays

hanks to everyone who came along this morning – especially the wonderful little ‘budding’ gardeners! We had a great time sowing seeds, painting signs and pictures, and planting apple trees and currant bushes. 🌱🌳🚧🤗

Please fill in this form – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h53zjtw8QHmFf7HgLRDkjGgMxlv4ioHHEgQqzs7Qtes/viewform?edit_requested=true – and use this link to join the WhatsApp group for more information and to let us know if you would like to attend – https://chat.whatsapp.com/JX6D7JWzdVTIjhWsTtNwXi.

Cambridge Half-Marathon!

Maddy is running the Cambridge Half Marathon in just a few weeks to raise money for Mind, a charity that is incredibly close to her heart. After being so overwhelmed by the support she received during last year's run, it truly helped her push through, and she's hoping for that same encouragement this year. If you could kindly support her once again, it would mean the world to her!

A message from Maddy:

“THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I am so unbelievably grateful to everyone from our School 360 Community who has donated. I can’t describe how much it has meant to me. The support and encouragement will help to keep going and hopefully cross the finish line!!”Giving Page

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!

Notices:

After School club updates

FREDS Clubs

Mondays & Thursdays – Multisports

Wednesdays & Fridays-Drama

4Corners Clubs

Mondays – Spanish Clubs

Wednesdays & Thursdays Football Club

WEDNESDAY

Football club 15.15-16.15pm

Year Groups 1,2,3

Start date: Wednesday 26th February 2025

End date: Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Please click on the link below to secure your place limited spaces available https://4cornersports.classforkids.io/info/68

FRIDAY

Football club 15.15-16.15pm

Year Groups R,1,2,3

This class will be split into two groups

Start date: Friday 28th February 2025

End date: Friday 4th April 2025

Please click on the link below to secure your place limited spaces available https://4cornersports.classforkids.io/info/69

Football club will run for six consecutive weeks, the price will be £30 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

Website:

Phone: 07511400986

Email: [email protected]

Breakfast Club and After School club

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 94.02% and our target is 97%. The class with the highest attendance this week was Reception class, closely followed by Malala 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.

Diary Dates:

Here are some important upcoming events for your calendar, please make a note of them!

Community Cafe is open to the wider community and runs every Thursday from 9am – 11.30am. Please donate to the foodbank if you are able to. Next week there is an art workshop for parents, come along!

Iftar event in the Main Hall – Tuesday 18th March 5pm- 7pm

Y3 Shakespeare performance – Friday 21st March 9am – 4pm

Last day of term – Friday 4th April (Early closure at 12:45pm)

Easter Holiday – Monday 7th April – Friday 18th April

Easter Monday– Monday 21st April (Bank Holiday SCHOOL CLOSED)

INSET DAY – Tuesday 22nd April (SCHOOL CLOSED)

First day back to School – Wednesday 23rd April

Key Dates:

Iftar event (Main Hall) – Tuesday 18th March 5pm- 7pm

Last day of term – Friday 4th April (Early closure at 12:45pm)

INSET DAY – Tuesday 22nd April (SCHOOL CLOSED)

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