Weekly Newsletter

Head of School - Mr R Beevers

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Miss L Whale

Associate Assistant Headteacher - Mr K Reynolds

Dear parents and carers,

This week has seen the children return to school ready to learn and enjoy the events the summer months have in store. A particular well done goes to all children who performed during the first round of Larks Hill’s Got Talent auditions in class. We look forward to supporting the pupils as they progress towards the next round.

Congratulations to the following acts.

EYFS

Norah - Dance to "Shake it Off"

Dillon - Playing the Ukulele and Singing

Year 1

Olivia P - Playing the Violin

Elsie, Bonnie & Holly - Singing and Dancing to "Golden"

Year 2

Edie M & Matilda - Dancing to "A Little Bit of Love"

Sophia & Edie W - Dancing to "Supernatural"

Year 3

Jude C - Singing "7 Years"

Harry - Speedy Times Tables & Times Table Facts

Year 4

Sonny - "Singing Someone You Loved"

Nia & Ayda - Dancing to "A Million Dreams"

Year 5

Devon - Dad Jokes

Heather - Playing "Sparkling Splashes and Smooth Water" on the Piano

Year 6

Fin - Ballet to "Waltz of the Flowers" by Tchaikovsky

Act 2 - Singing "Defying Gravity" from the Musical 'Wicked'

Sports Day this year will take place on Wednesday 1st July. It will commence at 9:30am with the aim to complete for 11:30am. This will include all children from EYFS to Year 6.

Children will need to come to school in their PE kit with a house colour t-shirt – they do not need to change into uniform during the day. If you need confirmation of your child’s house colour, please speak to your child’s class teacher.

Where possible, siblings will be grouped together for you to be able to watch them together. Children will be competing for their houses through a range of events.

If the weather is not in our favour, we will postpone with as much notice as possible for Monday 6th July.

Following on from the recent tragedies around water deaths, please find attached this advice from the Royal Life Saving Society:

• Warm weather doesn't mean warm water - open water stays dangerously cold.
• Cold water shock causes an involuntary gasp and loss of breathing control within seconds - even for strong swimmers.

Additional risks:

• Strong currents increasing that quickly drain energy
• Weirs, sluices, or lock systems (powerful structures where water flow can trap or pull you under)
• Difficulty getting out of the water

• Many drowning incidents happen in late spring and summer when these risks are underestimated.
• Coastal waters bring additional risks such as tides and rip currents, which can quickly pull even strong swimmers away from shore. Open water is unpredictable - what you can't see, control, or feel immediately can put you at risk.

We are seeing an increasing number of parents parking on corners and pavements outside of school causing danger to children and families who are crossing the road.

Please can I ask all parents to be more considerate about where they park to drop off or collect their children from school at the start and end of the day. Where possible, please park away from the immediate area of school where the streets will be less congested and where there will be more appropriate places to park.

I realise that some parents have no alternative other than to drive their children to school each day, however, where possible, I would always recommend that children have the opportunity to walk to school as this encourages an active start and end to the day.

May we also take this opportunity to remind you that the school car park is a private car park for staff and visitors only. Parents picking up and dropping off pupils for breakfast club and after school clubs should not under any circumstance, enter the staff car park unless they are a Blue Badge holder.

Thank you for your continued support.

Nancy W - Year 1

Bodhi - Year 2

Olivia T - Year 3

Darcie - Year 4

Freddie - Year 5

Archie - Year 6

Olivia - Year 6

For outstanding written work

Leo - Year 4

Harry - Year 4

Jacob - Year 3

Nico - Year 5

Monday, 8th June - Class Photos with Tempest Photography

Please Ensure Children Come to School in Full School Uniform

Wednesday, 10th June - Gardening Club & Eco Team Trip to 3 Springs Nature Reserve

Friday, 12th June - UKS2 Victorian Day

Monday, 15th June - Cooking Competition Winner Trip to Leeds

Wednesday, 17th - 19th June - Year 6 Trip to Robinwood

Wednesday, 17th June - GALS Cricket Trip

Friday, 19th June - Non Uniform Day - Tombola Donations

Friday, 19th June - Year 5 Brownlee Mini Triathlon at Silcoates School

Please remember to send any photos of your child's extra curricular activities or achievements for a chance to feature in our CATS Spotlight

Thank you for your continued support. Have a restful weekend and see you on Monday for class photographs.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Beevers

Next week we will be on Week 3 of the Summer menu.

Please see below information regarding upcoming workshops in June & July. If you would like to book, please use the QR codes on the flyers.

Due to a recent increase in demand for our Wraparound After School club, we have taken the decision to increase our capacity from 15 to 18 children per day. We hope this will help out those families that need childcare either on a regular or ad hoc basis.

If you haven’t used our Wraparound After School Club before, please drop in to the office to sign the agreement form.

The Club runs from 3.15pm-5.45pm Monday-Thursday and costs £12 per session (or £10 each for siblings).

Children can take part in games, activities, crafts and more! We also offer a selection of snacks and light bites for them to enjoy.

From next week we will also be launching our new Friday offer! Friday club will run as the rest of the week but at a discounted price of £8 for the full session, or £5 for a 4.30pm pick-up. This could be an opportunity for parents to get ready for the weekend, do some shopping or run any errands that need doing without the children there.

Places should be booked on MCAS by Friday of the preceding week, please give us a call if you need to book after this deadline and we will see what we can do.