'Don't forget if you need to see a teacher in the morning please pop in through the gate if it's something quick or, if you need longer, go to the office to arrange an appointment'. Aendance 96% Dear Family and Friends As you may have heard from your children we have been busy at school raising awareness about bullying. Last week was an-bullying week across England and we focused on respect for ourselves and each other. It is really important that every single child and adult in our school feels safe and supported and knows what to do and where to go for help. As a school we are aware that an-bullying is more than just a week and we are passionate that this is a focus for our children throughout their me in educaon; both at primary and secondary school. Going forwards we are focusing on cyberbullying and will be providing workshops for parents and pupils to support this important issue. Please look out for these in the New Year. As a school we feel that any form of bullying can be dealt with quickly through immediate acon; therefore if you have any worries or concerns, or indeed quesons, please speak to your child’s teacher or make an appointment with the office.
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'Don't forget if you need to see
a teacher in the morning
please pop in through the gate
if it's something quick or, if you
need longer, go to the office to
arrange an appointment'.
Attendance
96%
Dear Family and Friends
As you may have heard from your children we have been
busy at school raising awareness about bullying. Last week was
anti-bullying week across England and we focused on respect
for ourselves and each other. It is really important that every
single child and adult in our school feels safe and supported
and knows what to do and where to go for help. As a school
we are aware that anti-bullying is more than just a week and
we are passionate that this is a focus for our children throughout their time in
education; both at primary and secondary school. Going forwards we are focusing
on cyberbullying and will be providing workshops for parents and pupils to support
this important issue. Please look out for these in the New Year. As a school we feel
that any form of bullying can be dealt with quickly through immediate action;
therefore if you have any worries or concerns, or indeed questions, please speak to
your child’s teacher or make an appointment with the office.
30th November - Dress Down Day in exchange for a Tombola gift
Sunday 2nd December –Swan Centre Community Carols 2pm-4pm (Choir invite only)
Thursday 6th December Demelza in town ( Choir invite only) Morning back for
lunchtime.
Friday 7th December – 9am and then again at 10:30am – We have arranged for a
theatre company to visit our school to perform Beauty & the Beast Pantomime to the
children, lasting approximately an hour and will include traditional slapstick comedy,
excitement and adventure.
Monday 10th December Sevington Mill Care Home for Carols ( Choir invite only) after
lunch back for home time
Wednesday 12th December -Rocksteady Concert to whole school 2pm (Invitation only)
Christmas Fair
Friday 14th December 3:00pm until approximately 5:00pm
Celebration Assembly
Friday 14th December 9:15am – whole school celebration assembly, certificates
presented for Star of the Term, Values awards and attendance. (Invitation only)
David Archer Drumming Assembly
Tuesday 18th December 9.30am – David Archer has been working with a few small
groups of children over the last term and they are going to showcase their efforts in
this assembly. (Invitation only)
Tuesday 18th December Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper Day.
We have had so much fun with our school topic this term- Heroes. We talked about who our hero is and also wrote lots of sentences to describe them. In Literacy we recently read supertato. We designed and made our own superheroes also evaluating and improving our models. In Maths we have being learning how to add and subtract one and two digit numbers by counting on and back using our knowledge of place value. This week In ICT we talked about road safety and also made posters using the computers.
This term Tubas and Trombones have been learning about Superheroes both fantasy and real life. The children have really enjoyed reading books by Mini Grey such as ‘Traction Man is here’ and ‘Traction Man and Turbo Dog’. In the first book Traction Man had an adventure in the sink and had to be rescued by his friend Scrubbing Brush. We acted out some of our own adventures before writing our own stories.
In the second book Scrubbing Brush is put in the bin, and we all had a great time thinking about what smelly things could be found in a bin and making up a poem about it. We even managed to sing our poems to each other!
The children investigated the properties of materials and we went on a materials hunt outside to find materials with different properties.
Following on from our science day last term, we carried out an experiment to find out which material would be the most waterproof for a superhero cape. Plastic was the winner!.
Remembrance Day was a historical event this year as it was the 100 year celebration of the end of World War 1. The children were very interested in events that were happening near them and produced some amazing pictures inspired by the event.
The evenings have got darker since the clocks have changed and we are all very aware of keeping safe on the roads. The children have been learning about road safety this week and are producing some amazing posters about it.
We are also very aware that teaching our children to be kind is very important and they have been thinking about different ways to show respect to each other as well as their families.
We are very excited to be rehearsing our Nativity ‘Children of the World’ and we have learned some new facts about how other children celebrate Christmas. We are looking forward to showing our production to you.
Saxophones are collecting any unwanted McDonald’s or party bag toys. All contributions will be greatly appreciated.
NEW ROAD SIGN
You may have noticed outside of the school is a new sign whereby NO STOPPING is permitted. It is a on the spot fine enforceable of
£35.00.Residents can take pictures and email them to the council as evidence and a fine will be issued.
On Thursday 22nd November I had the pleasure of taking Sasha and Aiden from Flugel Horns to Leeds Castle to collect their class prize, (1 free entry to Wildwood) for winning the Reading Challenge. Well done to Flugel Horns class for FANTASTIC reading.
JUST A REMINDER: At this time of year the field tends to get quite wet and
muddy. Could Parent/Carers please ensure that your child is bringing appropriate
footwear with them to school and are not wearing their school footwear to
participate in PE. It is also getting cold so children need to be wearing jogging
bottoms or leggings for PE.
Calling all Super Heroes!! Saxophones, Oboes, Tubas and Trombones need your help!! The mission! Could you help to make our playground more interesting?? We need any unwanted items you may have like:
construction kits boxed games wooden jigsaw puzzles with no pieces missing dressing up clothes pots and pans bath toys large pieces of material – e.g. sheets and curtains bunting outdoor games e.g. Hoopla
We would be grateful for any contributions! From Key Stage 1 (Sensational Saxophones, Outstanding Oboes, Terrific Tubas and Tremendous Trombones) Please give any donations to your child’s teacher or to the office. We would like to raise money to purchase a large Jenga and Connect Four for the playground. So if you have any fundraising ideas then let us know!
We will be having our own reverse advent calendar here at East
Stour. If you would like to donate any food items
(non- perishable) ,toiletries, toys or unwanted small gifts, please
can you drop them into the box under our Christmas tree in the
office. We will be taking these to the local food bank and offering
to our vulnerable families.
THURSDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2018– ASD and Sleep problems
These sessions will be run by DR Joshua Nice, Clinical Psychologist based
at The Rainbow Centre– parents and professionals are welcome to join this
session ( no booking necessary). Refreshments will be provided.
TIME 1.30-2.30PM
The Wyvern School, (Secondary Hall) Great Chart Bypass, Ashford, TN23
4ER
Please see a list of when your child’s class assembly will be:
Little Composers 5th July 2019
Flutes 3rd May 2019
Clarinets 14th June 2019
Saxophones 1st February 2019
Oboes 8th February 2019
Trombones 9th November 2018
Tubas 12th October 2018
Cornets 15th March 2019
Trumpets 8th March 2019
French Horns 29th March 2019
Flugel Horns 5th October 2018
Ukuleles 22nd March 2019
Cellos 25th January 2019
Double Basses 23rd November 2018
Banjos 16th November 2018
Please note the list is in
class order throughout the
school and not date order.
White polo shirts, grey skirt or trousers, royal blue sweatshirt, black shoes
(not trainers).
Summer – blue checked/striped dress, grey shorts
Polo shirts are to be worn tucked in under sweatshirts and cardigans but be
left loose otherwise.
School fleeces can now be purchased for children to wear.
These can be ordered from the school office, you must
complete an order form and enclose payment before your
order will be placed. The cost of a fleece would be £12.00 for
a child’s size and for adult sizes £14.00. Please see Mrs
Townsend in the Community room afterschool if you would
like to check sizes.
PE Kit
Essential items: Plain white top (or school t-shirt), shorts (preferably plain black) and black plimsolls, in a named bag.
Hair must be tied up if its below the shoulder. No hooped earrings should be
worn to school, studs only.
All uniform should be clearly marked with your child’s name.
Uniform available every day from 3.00pm.
School Term and Holiday Dates Academic Year 2018/2019
TERM 2
Start Monday 29th October 2018
Finish Tuesday 18th December 2018
TERM 3
Start Thursday 3rd January 2019
Finish Friday 15th February 2019
TERM 4
Start Monday 25th February 2019
Finish Friday 5th April 2019
TERM 5
Start Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Finish Friday 24th May 2019
TERM 6
Staff Training Day Monday 3rd June 2019 School Closed to pupils
Start Tuesday 4th June 2019
Finish Friday 19th July 2019
Staff Training Day Monday 22nd July 2019 School Closed to Pupils
Staff Training Day Tuesday 23rd July 2019 School Closed to Pupils
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