Weekly Newsletter

Headteacher - Mr J Parkinson

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Miss L Whale

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Mr K Reynolds

Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been another busy and exciting week at Larks Hill, with a wide range of activities, events and opportunities taking place across school.

KS2 PAT Games Cross Country Event

On Thursday evening, 38 of our KS2 pupils proudly represented Larks Hill at the first Cross Country competition of the academic year, held at The King’s School. The turnout from families across the Trust was fantastic, and we are especially grateful for the wonderful support shown by our parents and carers. We were really impressed by the effort and sportsmanship shown by all our pupils, with many of them finishing in medal positions - including several 1st, 2nd and 3rd place results! They are a real credit to our school.

Year 3 Guitars

Year 3 had their second guitar lesson this week and have now begun practicing pieces ready to showcase their skills in a concert for parents and carers in December. More information about this event will be shared closer to the time.

European Day of Languages

Today, the whole school took part in European Day of Languages, celebrating the rich diversity of languages spoken across Europe. Classes explored common greetings and useful phrases in different languages, identified national flags and took part in a range of engaging activities throughout the day.

Gardening Club

Our new Gardening Club has also been hard at work this week, preparing the school’s flower beds for the seasons ahead. Pupils planted onions and garlic, which may be used in baking activities later in the year, and added daffodil bulbs to brighten up our grounds in the spring.

Student Roles

This week, Miss Thorley has also formed a new Eco Team. Their first project will involve carrying out an environmental audit of our school site, with the aim of identifying ways we can make our school even more sustainable in the future.

In addition, our Reading Ambassadors have now applied for their new roles and will soon be meeting with me to plan how they can further promote reading at home and support younger readers across the school.

We have been made aware that some parents are not receiving emails via MCAS. This appears to be only affecting iPhone users. MCAS are aware of the issue and have assured us that they are working on the problem. We will keep you updated as and when we know more. In the meantime, we will be sharing all school wide communications via Class Dojo.

Monday, 29th September - Harvest Festival Foodbank Donations to School

Monday, 29th September - Year 3 Dental Hygiene Presentation

Thursday, 2nd October - Nasal Flu Vaccinations

Thursday, 2nd October - Census Day- Special Lunch Menu

Friday, 3rd October - Individual School Photographs with Tempest Photography

We are pleased to be able to share our Autumn Term Diary dates!

Please be aware that there may be some changes to these as the term progresses and there may be other events added, so make sure to check your school communications regularly to keep up-to-date.

More details about individual events will be sent out as they arise.

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Annie - EYFS

Elsie - Year 1

Allayah- Year 2

Olivia - Year 3

William - Year 4

Oliver - Year 5

Heather

Harper

Benji

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This week's Head Teacher awards go to Toby B and Sophie M for their excellent science work, and Elizabeth T for showing Mr. Parkinson what square numbers are!