The Bonneville Buzz
September 2023
Welcome back to the final term of the academic year!
Congratulations and well done to year 6 children who completed their SATs tests last half term. All of the children worked incredibly hard on their preparation for the assessments, and I am extremely proud of the resilience I witnessed and the dedication they showed to their learning.
As you all know, we had a very unexpected visit from Ofsted two days before the very last day of the Summer half term.
Although unexpected, the entire team and I were very excited to 'show off' our school community to our visitors.
Thank you to everyone for your support, during this period.
The final report will be made available to you within the next few weeks.
Whilst we recognise the benefits of the 'School Street' closures during pick up and drop off times on Bonneville Gardens, please be mindful of the impact this has on our local residents. Parking in No Parking Zones, or blocking drive ways or the entrance to the road, is not an alternative.
Please do not do this!
It is vital that we consider the wider environment and do what we can to enable access for all and keep everyone safe. We should not be enjoying the freedom of walking down Bonneville Gardens, whilst creating unsafe spaces elswhere.
Please note the dates of the many events scheduled for this term, it is a busy one! Including keeping track of the permission slips required for your child/ren to engage in school trips and activities.
Get Rid and Donate is coming to Bonneville on 21 June to collect at 10.30am.
Please leave your donations in secure bags under the shelter in the back playground.
See the poster with more information below.
Mr Connelly is currently on a period of leave. Please contact the school office if you need any support and your query will be re-directed to the appropriate staff member.
Keep safe and I will see you at the gate!
Our music curriculum is based on a holistic approach, with the related skills of playing, singing, listening, improvising and composing music being introduced and revisited throughout the year and across year groups, culminating in deeper levels of musical understanding and a richer experiences for the children.
- In Years 3 and 4, Music is taught by specialist tutors. The children learning to play instruments as part of a whole class ensemble. In other Year groups, where possible, singing and music teaching is linked to Creative Curriculum topics.
- Children have opportunities to perform each term, either as a class during assemblies, or as soloists or ensembles during seasonal concerts. Teachers use singing to embed learning across the curriculum. Weekly singing assemblies also take place in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
- Each year group, and those children identified as excelling at Music, benefit from at least 1 music enrichment activity each academic year, lead by a professional musician or with an inspirational context.
- The school’s Upper and Lower choirs participate in the Lambeth Music Festival and other regional performances.
- Music is pivotal to how children learn across the Early Years, with adult led and child initiated music making taking place. The youngest members of our school community are welcomed into the Nursery for a weekly music session for babies, toddlers and their parents and carers
June 2024- Value 'Thoughfullness'
Monday 3rd - Children Return/ 3G trip to Brockwell Park
Wednesday 5th - Nuresry trip Mud Club- The Spinney/ Creative Leaders Broomwood Hall/ 3W trip to Brockwell Park
Monday 10th to Friday 14th - Enterprise and Creativity Week
Tuesday 11th - Year 6 Federation Transition Social Day/Year 5 Multi Sport Festival/ 4W ITSU Cooking Workshop
Wednesday 12th - 4N ITSU Cooking Workshop
Thursday 13th - Reception Trip to The Natural History Museum
Friday 14th - Male Appreciation Day School Event/Summer Enterprise Marketplace
Wednesday 19th - Open Morning @ 9.30am
Thursday 20th - Windrush Day/ Year 5 Carnival Assembly to parents @ 9.30am
Friday 21st - 2F Morden Hall Park Trip
Monday 24th - RI Class Assembly to parents @ 9.15am
Tuesday 25th - RB Class Assembly to parents @ 9.15am/ Year 2 English parent workshop @ 9.30am
Wednesday 26th - 1G Class Assembly to parents @ 9.15am /Year 6 Musictrax Spring Festival Concert @ 5.30pm
Thursday 27th - 1L Class Assembly to parents @ 9.15am
Friday 28th - Year 6 Trip to Flip Out
Central to raising standards in all schools and ensuring all pupils can fulfil their potential, is the need for children to attend school regularly to benefit from their education.
There is a strong link between good learning, high achievement, rapid progress and developing good social skills with excellent attendance.
We want to take this opportunity to outline our expectations for school attendance this academic year.
If your child arrives at school from 9.01am they will be marked as LATE, if they arrive after 9.30am they will be classed as “late after the register is closed” and their attendance is classed as absent for the morning session. As the registers would have already been returned to the Department for Education.
Regular poor punctuality can also have a negative effect on your child’s attendance as well as their academic learning. Being 6 minutes late each day equals 30 minutes of missed learning every week.
If your child’s attendance drops below 90%, we will need to share our concerns with the Local Authority Education Welfare Officer at Lambeth Council.
Raising a Concern
It is important to us that any concerns or questions you may have are dealt with as efficiently as possible. The structure we have in place is designed to do just that.
The structure
1) Your first port of call is -Your child’s class teacher
(email via the admin team to request a meeting)
2) You may contact the leader of your child’s phase (see below)
This includes issues regarding communication and organisation
(email via the admin team to request a meeting)
Should you be dissatisfied with the handling or outcome...
3) You may raise your concerns with Ms Parker
(email via the admin team to request a meeting outlining the nature for the purpose of the meeting)
Leaders are required to share items (as appropriate) with Ms Parker on a weekly basis, even if the matter is being handled by them.
We request that you do not field your concerns to FAB but instead work directly with the school staff as outlined above.
