At the start of what promises to be yet again a very busy half term, I wish to notify parents and carers of all forthcoming dates.
Please make sure, by reading class news, that you have further information about specific year group activities.
Already today our Y1, Y2 and Y3 pupils have enjoyed the Crucible theatre delivering a multi-cultural event entitled “The Leopard”. Follow up work will take place in school following this performance.
Class Assemblies start again next week at 8.55am on Wednesday mornings. You are very welcome to attend your child’s class assembly:
Y2MP on Wed 25th Apr
Y6CH on Wed 2nd May
Y1CF on Wed 9th May
Y4RG on Wed 16th May and
RCJ on Wed 23rd May
This term also sees our school taking part in preparations for the Children’s Fesitval during June and July. The theme for this year’s festival is India.
As last year, we will have artists and musicians in school working with all the pupils on a number of projects including shadow puppets, “A row of lights” and music on an Indian theme.
KS1 pupils will also be part of the Lord Mayors Parade on Sat 7th July. The theme being “The Jewel in the Crown”.
Science Week 07
The penultimate week of last term saw another successful Science Week in school. As many of you will be aware the focus for this year was Horrible Science. The children took part in a number of workshops and had the opportunity to find out more about the science behind many disgusting things that often fascinate children. Workshops included making very realistic fake wounds, making sneezing balloons and simulators, producing fake sick, making slime and how to make the runniest snot! Gross!!! But as you can imagine the children loved it!
We have a display of fabulous photographs on display in school, please make sure you have a look!
A big thank you to all of you who took the time to enter our Horrible Science Quiz.
The winner of the trip to Magna was Niamh Baker in Rec ClS and many more children received other science related prizes.
Family of School Consultation
You should have by now received a copy of the first newsletter on behalf of the Yewlands Family of Schools.
As a family of schools our work has gained local, regional and national recognition in terms of transition, cross phase teaching, developing leadership and other innovative practice. Our work is also helping inform the governments views on education.
The headteachers are very keen to share with all our community the work of the Family of Schools and I would like to point out to you the date of a forthcoming meeting at Monteney Primary School on Friday May 4th at 8.45am.
The aim of the meeting will be to share with parents and other community members the work we are currently engaged with, and to gain your views about how we can continue to work collaboratively in the future.
You are of course very welcome to attend any of the meetings that are detailed on the newsletter so if you are unable to attend on the specified date and want to attend another venue please feel free to do so.
The Big One
Thank you for your support with the recent Comic relief day.
I am delighted to report that we raised £313.42 for a very worthwhile cause
Easter Holiday Refurbishments
I hope by now that any parents of Reception or KS1 pupils will be aware of the refurbishments that have taken place during the holidays in the infant toilets.
Following consultation with you and the pupils it was agreed that this was a priority, so I hope you will see it has made a big difference to an area of school.
We fully aim to undertake similar refurbishments in the boys and girls toilets during the remainder of the year.
You will have all seen the bright yellow notice placed at the front of school reminding parents about their responsibilities to park carefully and legally outside the school. This campaign has been supported by Sheffield to make children’s schools safer.
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