Datesforthediary
30thApril:9am-Y3classassembly
9thMay:Y3/4Tennistournament
9thMay:Y4theatregroup(atschool)
13thMay:Y3triptoBritishMuseumandY1AtriptoGreenwichEcologyPark
14thMay:Y1EtriptoGreenwichEcologyPark
21stMay:Y6LBlackHistorywalkroundLondon
22ndMay:Y6LBlackHistorywalkroundLondon
22ndMay:9-11am:Parentgymstarting(6weekcourse)
23rdMay:SchoolbeingusedasaPollingStation
(schoolclosedtochildren)
24thMay:INSETday(schoolclosedtochildren)
Halftermbreak27th-31stMay(inc)
3rd-7thJune:BookWeek
4thJune:Classphotos
6thJune:Y3triptoKewGardens
7thJune:Bookcharacterdressingupday
10th-14thJune:SportsandHealthyEatingweek
19thJune:Y1triptoLondonZoo
https://myashmead.org 29th April 2019
AttendanceWelcomebacktotheSummerterm.Unfortunatelyasoftenhappensbeforeorafteraschoolholiday,ouroverallattendancedropsasparentstakechildrenoutonextended/unauthorisedholidays.Asalways,wewouldappreciateitifallfamilyholidaysarescheduledwithinthe14weeksofschoolholidaysperyear.Thanksforyourco-operation.ThelatestclassattendanceUiguresare: Year6L:98.03% Year3:96.19% Year6J:96.19% Year4:96.16% ReceptionR:95.48% ReceptionD:95% Year2:93.81% Year1E:93.41% Year5:92.86% Year1A:91.3%
SafeguardingSafeguard-toprotectfromharmordamage
withanappropriatemeasureAfterabriefintroductiontosummerovertheEasterweekendweareanticipatingthattheweatherwillwarmupagainsoonandsowe’dliketoremindeveryoneaboutappropriatesummerclothesandfootwearthatwillenableyourchildrentoenjoythesunandoutdoorplaywhilstalsostayingsafe.Shoulders,backsandupperarmsshouldbecovered-children’sskinisparticularlyvulnerabletoburningsonovests,spaghettistrapsorstraplessorsleevelesstopsplease.Shoesneedtohaveaback(notUlipUlops,backlessCrocsorBirkenstocks)sothatchildrencanrun
andplaysafelywithoutthehazardoftripping.
Childrenalsoneedtobringanamedwaterbottletoschooleverydaysotheycankeephydratedthroughouttheday.Pleasedonotputwaterbottlesinbookbagsastheyoftenleakoverbooksandruinthem!
BeforeschoolAsyouwillhaveseenlastweek,wehavestartedour‘PlaygroundBagels’breakfastschemeofferingfreebagelstoanychildthatwouldlikeonebeforeschool.Thesewillbeavailableeverydayatthesidegate.Theplaygroundstillopensat8.45and,asalways,weaskthatparentsstaywiththeirchild/renuntilthebellringsortheteacheriswiththeclass.Classteachersoftenhavemeetingsbeforeschoolandarenotalwaysintheplaygroundbeforeschoolalthoughtherewillalwaysbeamemberofstaffonduty.Teachers(Y2-Y6)aimtobeintheplaygroundfrom8.55amsothatparentscanpassonanyurgentmessagesforthatday.Weaskthatparentspleasedonottrytospeaktotheteacheroncethebellhasgoneasourprioritythenis,ofcourse,thechildrenandgettingthemintoschoolsafelyandquickly.Weappreciateyourunderstanding.
29th April 2019
NewsfromY4,Y5&Y6AhugewelcomebacktoallofthechildreninKS2followingtheEasterbreak.TheUinaltermoftheschoolyearisunderwayandthechildrenhavealreadyhitthegroundrunning.ThechildreninYear4havebeguntheirnewtopiconExtremeWeatherandhavestartedreading'TheExplorer'writtenbyKatherineRundelltosupporttheirthinking.InYear5,thechildrenareleavingtheVictoriansbehindandarenowfocusingonthetopicofWaterpayingparticularattentiontotheeverconcerningissueofglobalwarming.InYear6,thechildrenwillcontinuetolearnabouttheCivilRightsMovementofthe1950s/1960sbuthavebegunreadingthebook'Wonder'inordertoencourageourthinkingabouttheimportanceofkindnessandhowwetreatothers.Asalwaysthechildrenwillhaveweeklyspellingquizzesbutpleaseremembertoreadeverysinglenightaswellasaccessingtimestablesrockstarstogetthosescoresevenhigher!AndyMcPartland
InclusionNewsIt’sthebeginningoftheUinalfulltermthisacademicyearandtheteachingteamarebusyreviewingtheprogressfromlasttermandplanningthesupportandinterventionrequiredinordertohelpyour
childrenreachtheirfullpotential.TheteachingteamarecurrentlyreviewingandeditingtheirprovisionmapsforSENchildrentoensuretheyhavethecorrectsupportthisterm.Asalwaysifyouhaveanythinginclusionrelatedtodiscuss,pleasecontactmeatdUielding@ashmead.lewisham.sch.ukoralternativelycatchmeintheplayground. DavidFielding
Ourcurrent value Wearecurrently lookingatthe valueofCourage.
SportsNewsPEthisterm:ThistermallthechildrenwillbelearningGymnasticsandGamesintheirPEsessionswithRachel.NexthalftermwewillmoveontoAthleticsandDance.Year4arealsohavingsomespecialistcricketcoachingleadinguptoaCricketFestivallaterintheyear.WealsohavesomeothercompetitionscomingupsowatchthisspaceformoreSportsNews!IfyourchildisinterestedinGymnastics,don’tforgettoapplyforourKeyStage2afterschoolclubonWednesdays!
Clubs:Youshouldhavereceivedaparentmailaboutclubsforthisterm,therearepapercopiesoftheclubletterintheofUice.Wearekeepingthesameclubsforthishalftermbutsomeareopentonewyeargroupssodopleasecheckthelettertoseeifanywouldinterestyourchild.
Asalways,pleasealsoletusknowifyouhaveanylocallinkswithsportingclubsorfacilitiesthatwecoulduseatAshmead.Thankyou.
NewsfromNurseryandReceptionWelcomebackeveryonetoSummerterm1!Thisterm,althoughveryshort,isgoingtobeaveryexcitingone!AllthreeclassesinEYFSaregoingtobefocusingongrowthandchangeovertimeandtomakethisextraspecialwearegoingtobelookingafter,andobserving,ourveryowncaterpillars!EachclassarelookingatstoriesandinformationbookswithbutterUliesandcaterpillarsandweareallveryexcitedtoseewhatkindofbutterUlythecaterpillarswillturninto.InReceptionDthechildrenhavealsoshownaninterestincampingandexploringandinReceptionRthechildrenhavestartedrole-playingdoctors.InNurserytheyarelookingatthestoryofHanda'ssurpriseandarelearningaboutalldifferentkindsofanimalsandfruits. DanielleSanniti
NewsfromY1,Y2&Y3
Welcomeback!Y2havealreadybeenonatriptokickstarttheirnewtopic-TheGreatFireofLondon-withawalkalongthestreetstheUirespreadto.Y3havebeenrehearsingfortheirclassassemblynextweekontheprevioustopicandY1havebeenlearningthesong,‘JackandtheBeanstalk’offbyheart,linkingwiththeirnewtopic-GreenFingers.OurnewKnowledgeOrganisersarebeingsenthomethisweeksopleasedohavealook
atthefactsyourchildrenwillbelearningthishalf-term.
EmmaDodsworth
Asyouwillseefromthe‘DatesfortheDiary’section,wehaverecentlybeenaskedtobeusedasaPollingStationfortheupcomingEUelectionson23rdMay.Thereforetheschoolwillbeclosedtochildren
onthisday.