Newsletter

Welcome back to The Circle! Willow (our school puppy,) had her first week at school and she has done incredibly well! She is calm and sociable and likes listening to stories. Willow lives in the headteacher’s office throughout the day and is always supervised if there are children around. A reminder that if you do not want your child to interact with the puppy, you must complete the opt out form in the letter that went out with the policy and risk assessment. Thank you for being so welcoming and we look forward to providing you with ‘pupdates’ in future newsletters! Enjoy this week’s issue and have a good weekend when it arrives. Best wishes, Andi and team

Rec- Responsibility and Joy

This week, our Reception children have been imagining what toys might look like in the future! They explored real-world problems they’d like to solve and designed innovative toys that are not only fun to play with but also help make a positive impact on the world. We were impressed by their creativity, from remote-controlled submarines that collect plastic from the ocean to toys that purify water, plant trees, and even transform rubbish into new toys! It has been wonderful to see their enthusiasm for making a difference, and we can’t wait to see their ideas come to life when they begin building their prototypes next week.

Year 1- Curiosity and Joy

In Year 1, we've been on the lookout for signs of Spring. Last week, we took a lovely, albeit chilly, walk to the Olympic Park, hoping to spot some early signs of the season. We took a moment to practice mindful listening, using all of our senses to observe the world around us—seeing, hearing, smelling, and touching the signs of spring. We admired the daffodils in bloom and inhaled the sweet scent of the blossoms. The cool breeze brushed our faces, occasionally interrupted by the warm rays of the sun. Although the trees still appeared quite wintery, we noticed small buds beginning to form on the branches and predicted that the landscape would soon transform. How exciting!

Year 2 – Curiosity

The children in Sky Brown class have been collaborating together to create their own mini Victorian houses. They have researched the different Victorian furniture before planning their rooms. They then used their woodwork skills to create the furniture, used their naturally dyed fabric and even created their own wallpaper inspired by William Morris.

Year 3 – Curiosity

Year 3 has been completing a unit on science about light and they have been thinking about the properties of light and how different materials interact with it to give us objects we use in everyday life.

For this lesson they were considering ways we can use mirrors for fun activities.

Community Corner:

Community Drinks cart!

We wrapped up the week with Pastor Dan's drinks cart. It was a perfect day for children and parents to enjoy some fruitilicious drinks at the end of the school day!

Community Garden now open on Saturdays!

Please fill in this form – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h53zjtw8QHmFf7HgLRDkjGgMxlv4ioHHEgQqzs7Qtes/viewform?edit_requested=true – Click this link to join the WhatsApp group for more details and to confirm your attendance – https://chat.whatsapp.com/JX6D7JWzdVTIjhWsTtNwXi.

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 93.25 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.

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!

Year 2 Victorian Exhibition: Friday 4th April – 11:45-12:30

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:

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

INSET DAY – Tuesday 22nd April (SCHOOL CLOSED)

Chefs in Schools menu

All our meals are cooked daily with fresh ingredients. Click here to find out more about Chefs in Schools.

Week 1 – Week commencing 17.03.2025