Mini Marsden March

Thank you to everybody who sent in donations for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity - we raised a fantastic £375.16!

Well done to all the Year 1 and Year 2 pupils who took part - the money you have raised will be gratefully received by the charity. We are proud of you all!

Thank you to Mrs Streeter for organising this event.

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Agatha - for showing fantastic team work and sportsmanship during sports day. You were cheering others on and cheered for the winners. Great teamwork!

Shanley - for demonstrating perseverance so well during swimming this term. You have worked so hard to get better each week and are so confident in the water now, excellent effort!

Glow Worm Class:

Aahilyan for demonstrating perseverance during sports day. He approached every task with a big smile on his face.

Gloria for demonstrating resilience in maths this week as she found it challenging but still kept trying.

Tiger Moth Class: 

Caragh for brilliant effort and sportsmanship in our Sports Day. Well done!

Rohenka for brilliant effort and sportsmanship in our Sports Day. Well done!

Year Group Leader Award 

Kori for demonstrating mutual respect to everyone all the time. You have such polite manners and show kindness to everyone, keep it up!

Jacob for brilliant effort and sportsmanship in our Sports Day. Well done!

Reg for brilliant effort and sportsmanship in our Sports Day. Well done!

Learning Journeys - Week 7

Open Classroom Afternoon

Dear Parents/Carers,

Due to the Met Office Red Warning (extreme heat leading to serious illness, or danger to life) we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel the Open Classroom Afternoon on Monday (18^th July).

This will now be held early in September, so that you can see your children’s new classrooms and meet their teachers.

Thank you for your support and understanding in this matter.

We want to say a huge thank you to the PTA and all the volunteers for the incredible amount of work that went into making the summer fair such a success. Also, a thank you to all our families who came and joined in - raising such an amazing amount of money for the school! 

It was wonderful to have all the school community together, enjoying the sunshine and fun! 

Meet the Teacher Videos

Year 2 Sports Day

On Wednesday 13th July our Sports Day will take place at 8:45am until 9:45am due to the hot weather. Children need to come to school in their PE kit that day. Teachers will send their PE kits home either on Monday or Tuesday. 

Thank you for your ongoing support.  

Heat Warning

Due to the extreme temperatures forecast for the upcoming week (WB Monday 11^th July) we would like to remind Parents/Carers that your children should bring the following every day:

• A refillable water bottle
• A sunhat

Children should come to school in light clothing and are permitted to wear their PE kits. If your child’s PE kit is in school, then any sensible light shorts with an Avenue top is also permitted.

We will ensure that classrooms are well ventilated and the children will be reminded to stay hydrated throughout the day.

Physical activities will be limited and the children will stay inside during the hottest parts of the day.

As always, the children’s safety is our priority and we thank you for your continued support and understanding.

Learning Journeys - Week 6

Certificates

Glow Worm Class: 

Daniya for demonstrating self-confidence when meeting her new class teacher she showed that she can confidently enter a new situation without worrying. 

Miro for demonstrating respect for others by always showing that he is listening carefully to what they have to say.

Dragonfly Class: 

Kam for demonstrating excellent perseverance in swimming this half term. You have worked so hard to improve your swimming skills and you are much more confident in the water now. Well done for never giving up!

Sebastian for continuing to work so hard during English lessons. You demonstrated resilience so well and produced an excellent leaflet about pond habitats, well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Ava for a wonderful non-chronological report about animals in a pond habitat. Well done.

Sasha for a brilliant non-chronological report. You included a lot of detail about the animals are their habitat. Well done. 

Butterfly Class: 

Butterflies for your amazing behaviour on the Marsden March, I am so proud of you all. Well done!

Year Group Leader Award:

Azahra for modelling team work and respect the entire year. You show kindness to everyone and make sure everyone is included. Well done for always looking out for others!

Learning Journeys - Week 5

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Anaya for showing perseverance during our science lessons this week. You worked very hard to understand why some animals live in pond habitats.

Jasper for demonstrating resilience during reading. You have tried so hard to improve your fluency, well done!

Butterfly Class: 

Sam for your excellent sportsmanship during P.E this week. You were so supportive towards the rest of the children in your team. Well done!

Joe for your excellent contributions during science lessons this week, you confidently shared your knowledge of ocean habitats.  Well done!

Teddy for your excellent contributions during science lessons this week, you confidently shared your knowledge of ocean habitats.  Well done!

Glow Worm Class: 

Arann for building positive relationships on the playground as he always makes sure he includes children who don't have anyone to play with.

Chloe for demonstrating resilience during maths, she was able to pick herself back up and try again.

Tiger Moth Class: 

Caiden for fantastic work ordering the names of the children in our class alphabetically.  Well done.

Nick for showing resilience and team work when playing tennis in PE this half term. 

Year Group Leader Awards: 

Tiger Moth Class:

Alex P for always working hard in lessons. You are a wonderful role model for Tiger Moth class. You are always smiling and very helpful. 

Adora for always being a brilliant role model. You work hard in all subjects and are always polite and helpful. 

Dragonfly Class:

Zmyah for showing such perseverance when telling the time this week. She worked so hard to get better and now is very confident!

Sports Day

Year 2 Sports Day is the 13th July 2022. It starts at 9am until 10:30am. We will be based on the field and be doing a range of activities throughout the morning. 

We hope to see you there!

Summer Fair 

A huge thank you to the PTA and all of the volunteers who put in an incredible amount of work into making the Summer Fair and the ASD Base Summer Fair such a success. Well done to all of the year group dancers who bravely took to the stage and thank you to all of the staff who helped to choreograph these. 

It was really wonderful to have all of the school community together; enjoying the sunshine and fun! 

Mini Marsden March

Please see the updated letter. We still need parent helpers so please speak to your child's class teacher if you can help.  

Thank you for your support. 

Fiver Challenge

You are invited to the Year 6 Fiver Challenge. The children have worked tirelessly over the last three weeks planning and launching their business and they would like you to come and purchase their products. Items include: popcorn, brownies, cupcakes, bracelets and more. It is on:

• Wednesday 29^th June 2022
• The Dorset Road Astro
• 3:15-3:45pm

Learning Journey - Week 4

Fiver Challenge - Wednesday 29th June

Year 2 will be collected from the Reception playground due to the Fiver Challenge. This is the same place as we lined up this week. 

Thank you for your understanding. 

Certificates

Glow Worm Class: 

Rosie for demonstrating perseverance with her maths this week, she tried her very best and produced some amazing work!

Manasvi for building positive relationships by being a kind and thoughtful friend. She always looks out for others!

Dragonfly Class: 

Jaden for showing resilience in maths. Even when you found it tricky, you tried another way and didn't give up.

Zmyah for showing mutual respect for others in music when we were learning to play the recorder. 

Joshua for showing resilience this week with your writing. You have been working so hard this week to try and complete all your writing to a high standard, well done!

Myra for showing pride in achievements when completing your writing this week. You produced an excellent non-chronological report and should feel very proud!

Boycie for showing excellent perseverance skills in English this week, well done for your excellent hard work and making sure you didn't give up!

Butterfly Class:

Aditya S for always being a helpful member of Butterfly class, particularly during computing lessons when you always offer to help your friends when they need help. Well done!

Rayan for your confidence in maths lessons, you have shared your great understanding this week when learning about fractions. Well done!

Daniel for perseverance when writing your Non- chronological report, you put so much effort into thinking of great sentences. Well done!

Aidan for confidence when doing your maths learning, you have put so much effort into all your maths work this week. Well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Jacob for brilliant recorder playing this week where we learnt the notes A and B. Well done.

Hadley for good forehand tennis skills during a rally with a friend in PE. Well done.

Reg for superb effort in maths this week where you worked hard on dividing numbers. Well done. 

Year group Leader Award:

Butterfly Class: 

Charlie for your amazing Non-chronological report on habitats, you put so much effort into your writing, you used fantastic vocabulary and your handwriting has improved greatly. You should be proud of yourself!

Akshaya for always being a positive model in Butterfly class, you consistently follow all the behaviour expectations and Avenue values. Well done!

Fiver Challenge

You are invited to the Year 6 Fiver Challenge. The children have worked tirelessly over the last three weeks planning and launching their business and they would like you to come and purchase their products. Items include: popcorn, brownies, cupcakes, bracelets and more. It is on:

• Wednesday 22^nd and 29^th June 2022
• The Dorset Road Astro
• 3:15-3:45pm

Please bring cash.

Sun Safety 

Now that the warmer weather is here, we need to think about sun safety. 

Please provide your child with a named sun hat and ensure that they have a named plastic water bottle (with sports cap opening). 

If your child requires sun cream, please ensure they apply it before school. If you wish them to reapply sun cream before breaktimes, lunchtimes or outdoor PE, please provide them with a named bottle. Staff are not allowed to apply sun cream to children, so please ensure that your child can apply it themselves.  

Wild Science Workshop

Thank you to Katie from Wild Science coming in yesterday with her animals. We all learned so much and loved meeting the animals.

Welcome Letter - Summer 2

Certificates

Dragonfly Class:

Thulasika for showing mutual respect during our Wild Science workshop this week. You were polite and kind and listened carefully that other adults were impressed, well done!

Peace-Maria for demonstrating perseverance when planning your story this week. You made sure to keep going until you had completed all of the plan and wrote a beautiful story too, well done!

Glow Worm Class:

Beau for persevering with his writing this week and trying his very best, he really focused and produced some great work!

Arann for being really respectful when we had a visitor come in and showed that he can sit well and listen carefully.

Butterfly Class:

Jaygo for pride in achievements, you were able to confidently explain the answers to greater depth questions in maths using your reasoning skills. Well done! 

Reggie for self- confidence, you have tried your best to join in with class discussions by sharing your excellent ideas. Well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Daniel for sharing his knowledge of animals during her Wild Science workshop. 

Rohenka for sharing his knowledge of animals during her Wild Science workshop. 

Learning Journeys - Week 2

Drowning Prevention Week

Dear parents/carers,

On the W/C 20th June, we will be taking part in drowning prevention week. Swimming lessons on this week will cover water safety and drowning prevention. We therefore ask that children bring pyjamas or light loose fitting clothing in addition to their swimming costume, so that they can practice these vital skills which could one day save their life.

Kind regards,

Mr Baldock

Summer 2 Activities

Wild Science

Wild Science are visiting Year 2 this week as part of our Nature Detectives topic. They are providing us with a year group assembly and workshops about habitats and the animals in them. We look forward to seeing the animals that they will bring in!

Mini Marsden March

Year 2 will be taking part in our own Mini Marsden March in July. This will be the first time since the pandemic that we will be taking part. We are doing this in July as we have been so busy in the first part of the summer term. We are hoping the weather will be kind to us.

We will be providing you with more details nearer the time. 

Nature Detectives Summer 2

We will be learning more about habitats and our Wild Science workshops support this. We will also be exploring the school grounds to find the creatures that live in and around our school. 

Year 2 Sports Day is Wednesday 13th July 2022. More details to follow nearer the time. 

Jubilee Celebrations

What a wonderful day we had! Everyone came dressed in their red, white and blue and enjoyed a morning of activities and crafts. The whole school then watched the younger children parade around the field, waving their flags, and then we had a picnic lunch.

We also had a very important visitor…

More photos will be put on the website soon.

Certificates

Butterfly Class: 

Oliver for showing determination in every maths lesson, you always try your best to complete all the greater depth and challenge questions. Well done!

Riddhish for contributing all your amazing ideas during all our class discussions this week. Well done!

Dragonfly Class: 

Hannah for showing such good perseverance skills during reading this week. You didn't give up even when you found it tricky. Well done Hannah!

Maryam for excellent resilience during writing lessons this week. You produced an excellent poem, well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Reg for your perseverance when completing the SATs papers this week. Well done!

Ryan for your perseverance when completing the SATs papers this week. Well done!

Glow Worm Class: 

Esther for demonstrating perseverance, she focused well on all her learning this week and did her very best learning.

Chloe for demonstrating resilience in her learning, she managed to carry on with her comprehension questions even though she initially found them tricky.

Year Group Leader Awards: 

Tiger Moths: 

Ruby for using your superb scientific knowledge in our science lessons about living, non living and never lived. Well done!

Ava for improved attendance and for writing a brilliant acrostic poem about sunshine. We are proud of your achievements this week. Well done!

Learning Journeys - Week 6

Letters to Her Majesty The Queen

The children have written to the Queen, informing her of our Jubilee celebrations on Thursday 26^th May. They have told her about some of the activities we will be doing, and also invited her to join us (should she happen to be free that day).

They will be posted at the end of the day…

Learning Journeys - Week 5

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Ruby for modelling perseverance so well when writing your letter this week. I was so impressed by how motivated and hard-working you were to write an excellent letter. Well done!

Jasper for demonstrating a positive attitude towards writing this week and showing self-confidence in your own work. Well done for working so hard, you wrote an excellent letter!

Glow Worm Class: 

Nayel for demonstrating resilience during English this week, he has shown that he has listened to feedback and has written a great letter.

David for demonstrating respect towards others at all times by upholding the Avenue Values.

Butterfly Class: 

Adi R  for consistently reading at home, well done!

Tanish for making good behaviour choices and for staying on task in each lesson this week. You have tried so hard to remain focused and do your best learning. Well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Nick for a brillant letter about the story Oliver's Vegetables. You persevered to write a neat and detailed letter. Well done!

Grace for perseverance with swimming. You swam without adult support.  Well done!

Year Group Leader Award: 

Dragonfly Class:

Kam - for demonstrating a mature attitude towards your learning over this half term. You have tried your best in everything and understand why it is important to work hard. Excellent work, Kam!

Butterfly Class: 

Anna for your amazing 'Oliver's Vegetables' letter, you put so much effort and hard work into your writing, Well done!

We are celebrating Walk to School Week from the 16th-20th May! Walk to School Week is run by the charity Living Streets and is a yearly event held in May to raise awareness of walking and other active ways to travel. This is not only a great way to get in some extra physical activity a day, but to support the environment by reducing the number of cars on the road. If you walk to school during the week, you will be able to receive a Walk to School badge when you arrive at school. Happy walking 🙂 

Certificates

Tiger Moth Class: 

Mahnaz for writing detailed instructions explaining how to plant cress. Well done!

Zaair for producing a well executed artist study. Well done!

Dragonfly Class: 

Thulasika for demonstrating fantastic perseverance in writing this week. You made sure you were not distracted and kept going until you had finished all of your work. Super work, Thulasika.

Sophia for demonstrating excellent resilience when writing this week. You listened to feedback so well and used it to make lots of extra improvements on your instructions to make them even better. Great work!

Glow Worm Class:

Sydney for demonstrating self confidence in all aspects of her learning. She is showing she can have a try at tasks independently.

Enesa for demonstrating a respect for others at all times by upholding the Avenue values. Well done for being a great role model!

Butterfly Class: 

Angellos for consistently reading at home, well done!

Alana for developing your confidence to solve calculations during arithmetic lessons, well done!

Language of the Month - Yoruba

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

On Thursday 26^th May the whole school will be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. As part of the celebrations, all of the children are invited to come to school in mufti clothing that is red, white and blue. Please ensure that their shoes and clothing are suitable for a day in school.

We look forward to celebrating this historic event with the children.

Learning Journey - Week 4

Learning Journey - Week 3

Certificates

Dragonfly Class:

Chester for demonstrating resilience during maths this week. Well done for continuing to work hard, even when you made a mistake. Keep it up!

Felix for demonstrating excellent teamwork skills this week. You have worked so hard as a  team and motivated everyone else too, excellent work!

Butterfly Class: 

Ava for being respectful to adults this week and for being an excellent role model in Butterflies this week. Well done!

Ayaana for your self- confidence and positive attitude towards your maths learning this week. Well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Abdullah for your self confidence and positive attitude towards swimming. Well done!

Adora for your self confidence and positive attitude towards swimming. Well done!

Glow Worm Class: 

Arann for respecting the right to be heard by showing good listening skills on the carpet. 

Kanira for demonstrating pride in achievements when writing her diary entry. 

Summer 1 Welcome Letter

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Vinnie for persevering so well with improving your handwriting. I can tell how hard you've worked at school and at a home. Well done, Vinnie!

Casper for showing mutual respect and tolerance so well at all times. During carpet sessions you always make sure you are listening to adults and other children. Well done!

Glow Worm Class: 

Rosie for building positive relationships by always looking after others when they are feeling upset.

Amir for showing pride in achievements by writing a fantastic plan for his diary.

Butterfly Class: 

Alex for good listening and for trying your best even when you found your learning tricky, well done! 

Jack  for self-confidence and for excellent contributions to maths lessons this week, well done for showing good understanding when telling the time. 

Tiger Moth Class: 

Ava for brilliant work on our Nature Detectives day and for working hard on her recount. Well done!

Alex W for a brilliant work on Nature Detectives day and for sharing your knowledge with the class. Well done!

Learning Journeys - Week 2

We are delighted to announce that Avenue has been chosen to be an Advocate School for Picture News. We use Picture News in class to learn about British Values and how the children can link these values to current events from around the world. 

Open Classroom Afternoon

On Monday 18th July, 3.30-4.30pm, there will be an 'Open Classroom Afternoon' for all parents and children. This will be an opportunity to visit both your child/ren's current classroom and new their classroom for September 2022. 

Swimming for the Summer Term

Swimming will recommence on Monday 25th April.

Timetables of when each class will be swimming will be shared with

you next week.

Please ensure that all swimming kits are named.

Learning Journeys - Week 1

Volunteers for swimming - Summer Term

If you can volunteer to help with your child's swimming lessons, please speak to Mrs McAree in the office and Mrs Streeter (Year 2 Year Group Leader).

Dragonfly Class: Tuesday 9:40 – 10:30am

Tiger Moth Class: Tuesday 10:40 – 11:30am

Butterfly Class: Thursday 9:40 – 10:30am

Glow Worm Class: Thursday 10:40 – 11:30am

Thank you in advance!

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Myra for fantastic writing this week and showing pride in her achievements. You should feel proud for how hard you worked, well done!

Ruby for writing an incredible story this week and showing excellent perseverance when doing so. You worked so hard to add extra detail and make it the best writing you have done, well done!

Glow Worm Class: 

Bhavini for always being kind and considerate towards others showing that she understands the importance of mutual respect and tolerance.

Selin- for demonstrating perseverance when completing a great story all about Katie Morag Selin kept trying even when things were tricky. 

Butterfly Class: 

Teddy for your positive attitude in all your learning this week, you demonstrated perseverance and determination to put in so much effort to complete your work. Well done!

Reggie for demonstrating self-confidence during class discussions this week, you made a good effort to join in and contribute your amazing ideas. Well done!

Tiger Moth Class:

Zaair for working hard on writing his Katie Morag story. You made sure your writing was neat and legible. Well done!

Ava for working hard on writing her Katie Morag story. You persevered and have written an entertaining story. Well done!

Hadley for superb work in maths this week. You worked particularly hard on your arithmetic paper. Well done!

Year Group Leader Awards

Dragonfly Class: 

Peace-Maria for working so hard with her writing this week. She found it tricky but she never gave up and made sure she finished the whole story. 

Glow Worm Class: 

Aahilyan for incredible writing this week. We are very proud of you. 

Noah for incredible writing this week. We are very proud of you. 

Tiger Moth Class:

Mahnaz for working hard on writing her Katie Morag story. You made sure your writing was neat and legible. Well done.

Learning Journeys - Week 6

Thank you

The school raised an amazing £882.86 for Comic Relief last week! Thank you all so much for your contributions.

DT Moving Vehicles

After Easter, we will be making a moving vehicle. Please can you send in a small, empty cardboard box e.g. soup sachet box. The box will be the body of the moving vehicle.    

Many thanks for your continued support. 

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Thomas for demonstrating self-confidence in maths. You work so hard to complete all the greater depth challenges and are very proud of what you have done, well done!

Dinuki for working so hard to write a beautiful transport poem and showing pride in your achievements. Excellent work!

Glow Worm Class:

Yusuf for demonstrating pride in achievements when writing a poem he worked really hard and was excited to show me the amazing work he had done.

Maggie for demonstrating pride in achievements in comprehension this week as she completed her work to a very high standard.

Butterfly Class: 

Enrico for your amazing poem and your perseverance whilst writing, Well done!

Audvik for the amazing improvements you have made with your handwriting, you have done so well in your writing this week, well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Reg for drawing 2D shapes accurately with a ruler. Well done.

Corinna for her brilliant ideas when writing her transport poem and for her perseverance in comprehension. Well done.

Year Group Leader Awards: 

Jaden - for demonstrating perseverance so well in maths. You did not give up once, even when you were a little confused, great work!

Learning Journeys - Week 5

Certificates

Tiger Moth Class:

Simon for very detailed reasoning in maths. You thought carefully about the precise answers you've given this week. Well done.

Henry for creating a detailed map in Geography that included human and physical features. You took pride in your work. Well done.

Dragonfly Class: 

Felix for showing brilliant teamwork during DT when building lighthouses. You were so kind and caring when helping other children, well done!

Anaya for demonstrating perseverance with your reading. You have been working hard to remember all your sounds and you read all your book, well done!

Butterfly Class: 

Anna for perseverance when writing your Grace Darling letter, you put so much effort into your writing. Well done!

Adi S for pride in achievements, well done for the effort you put into designing your Grace Darling lighthouse.

Glow Worm Class: 

Enesa for always showing kindness and respect to others by being a fantastic listener.

Sydney for demonstrating resilience and perseverance when reading as she always keeps trying even though she finds it tricky at times. 

Learning Journeys - Week 4

Cirrus Trust World Poetry Day Competition

As a Trust, we have decided to celebrate World Poetry Day, on Monday 21^st March, as we know that reading poetry teaches children how to express their emotions and put into words how they feel. It also introduces children to new vocabulary and rhythms, as poetry is often rich with interesting and varied language and poetic devices. 

Open Afternoon

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Please see the dates for 'Open Afternoons', these are to give you the opportunity to look at your child's classroom, see their work and chat with the teacher. 

Monday 25th April: Reception (3.30-4.30pm) 

Tuesday 26^th April: Years 5 and 6 (3.30-4.30pm) & Nursery (AM Nursery 8:15-8:45am) & (PM Nursery 3:15-3:45pm)

Wednesday 27^th April: Years 3 and 4 (3.30-4.30pm) 

Thursday 28^th April: Years 1 and 2 (3.30 - 4.40pm)

For Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 please enter and exit via Dorset Road and for Year 3-6 please enter and exit via Avenue Road. 

We look forward to seeing many of you and are excited to welcome you back into school. 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Friday 18^th March is Comic Relief Day and the children can come to school in mufti on that day for a donation of £1 which will be sent to comic relief. Please ensure that children are wearing clothes and shoes that are practical for a day in school and do not wear jewellery (other that small plain stud earrings and a watch as usual). 

We look forward to raising lots of money for this worthy cause and thank you for your support. 

Book Swap

We would like to say a big thank you to the PTA who organised a fantastic book swap event yesterday. The children were so excited about taking home a book that was new to them! Thank  you to everyone that was involved in making this a huge success. 

Certificates

Dragonfly Class:

Azahra for showing resilience during writing this week. You worked very hard to use your neatest handwriting and even if you made a mistake, you made sure you tried again. Well done!

Sebastian for showing fantastic perseverance when writing your letter. Even when everyone else was finished, you kept going until the end to make sure you finished. Super work!

Glow Worm Class: 

Chloe for demonstrating perseverance in all areas of her learning. She always works hard and shows a real love for learning.

Meerub for demonstrating excellent teamwork by always caring for others when they are sad.

Butterfly Class: 

Sam for your excellent ideas and contributions during maths learning this week. Well done!

Rayan for self confidence and working well in your group work. Well done!

KS1 SATs Guidance

Please log into MS Teams (using your child's log in) to see a video and pdf on the KS1 SATs (Statutory Assessments). 

If you have any questions, please speak to your child's class teacher. 

Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots

Times Tables Rock Stars: Play (ttrockstars.com)

NumBots | Motivational maths practice for schools and families.

You can support your child with their maths by logging into Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots. Numbots and Times Table Rock Stars use the same log in. 

Please speak to your child's class teacher, if you are unsure of your child's log in. 

Learning Journeys - Week 3

Language of the Month

The language of the month for March is German.

Certificates

Tiger Moth Class:

Daniel for insightful and observant comments in art this week where we looked at two artists. You took your time and practised new skills using pencil and charcoal. Well done!

Noman for insightful and observant comments in art this week where we looked at two artists. You took your time and practised new skills using pencil and charcoal. Well done!

Dragonfly Class:

Kam for demonstrating perseverance in maths when solving money problems this week. You worked very hard and didn't give up, great work!

Zmyah for showing self-confidence during maths this week. You worked hard on your own and were more confident to answer questions, well done!

Butterfly Class:

Joe for your excellent ideas and contributions in class discussions this week. Well done!

Joshua for your self-confidence during guided reading.  You demonstrated perseverance whilst reading this week. Well done!

Glow Worm Class: 

Jeshna for demonstrating pride in achievement for her fantastic drawing during art this week. She even showed other classes her amazing work.

Aahilyan for his amazing writing in history. He created a fantastic fact file all about Grace Darling. He was really excited to show others how hard he had worked. Well done!

Learning Journeys - Week 2

Dorset Road Gate

Please remember that in the morning,  the Dorset Road gate closes for children at 8.30 but closes for adults at 8.25. This is to ensure that all adults are off site, and the gates can be safely locked at 8.30. There are members of staff on duty to ensure that the children get to class.

Thank you for your understanding. 

 World Book Day will be held on

Thursday 3^rd March 2022.

To celebrate this, we are inviting the children to come into school wearing pyjamas for our ‘bedtime stories’ theme. Please ensure that the pyjamas are appropriate for school. We will be completing engaging activities throughout the day and encouraging the children to bring in their favourite book. Children will also receive a World Book Day token that can be used for a free £1 book from participating supermarkets and booksellers. We look forward to celebrating this day as a school! 

Mental Health Day

The whole school celebrated Mental Health Day today…and it was so much fun!

The children wore accessories to express their individuality and they looked amazing. They did activities in class looking at how we can use our support network to help us emotionally and how we all change as we grow both physically and emotionally. At points throughout the day “Reach for the Stars” was played over the tannoy system to remind us all to reach for the stars to achieve our goals.

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Harrison for showing mutual respect to others and always trying hard to be a kind and caring friend. 

Joshua for showing fantastic perseverance in English this week when writing your diary. You worked so hard to remain focused and finish your diary and didn't stop once. Keep up the hard work!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Jade for a fantastic diary entry written as Amy Johnson. You persevered and thought carefully about how she would feel. Well done.

Alex W for a fantastic diary entry written as Amy Johnson. You persevered and thought carefully about what she did on her trip. Well done.

Butterfly Class: 

Aidan for settling into Butterfly class so well this week. Well done!

Charlotte for the amazing effort you put into writing your Amy Johnson diary, you worked very hard and have demonstrated perseverance. Well done!

Glow Worm Class:

Noah for demonstrating excellent teamwork. He always shares nicely and thinks of others when working as part of a group.

Maria for demonstrating great teamwork this week. Maria is always one of the first to volunteer to help with any jobs that need doing around the classroom.

Year Group Leader Awards:

Tiger Moth Class: 

Ruby a superb diary entry written as Amy Johnson. You though carefully about your vocabulary and took your time. 

Spring 2 

Learning Journeys - Week 1

Making Lighthouses!

After half term, we will be designing and making lighthouses linked to our topic Brilliant Britain. Over half term, please can you collect an empty kitchen roll tube (not toilet roll tubes), an empty cereal box or shoe box and an empty egg box. Please can you bring these items into school on the first week back in a named bag. 

Thank you.

International Mother Language Day 2022

Dear Parent/Carer,

As part of our cultural learning, on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 we will celebrate International Mother Language Day. This is a day celebrated every year by UNESCO.

To celebrate the diverse cultures of children at our school, during the day they will complete activities related to the different languages spoken by the Avenue school community. They will research “endangered” languages, participate in a language quiz and try out different tongue twisters. They can also bring a traditional object related to their country of origin to show their class.

If your child would like to, they can come dressed in the colours of their home country’s flag, their national dress or a national sports kit of their home country. 

We are all looking forward to celebrating the variety of languages and cultures in our school community.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Petrakaki

Mental Health Day Thursday 10th February

Dear Parents/Carers,

A reminder that this week is Childrens' Mental Health Week, and we will be celebrating it as a school this Thursday (Thursday 10th February.) The children will be doing various activities throughout the day, and they are invited to wear an accessory to express their personality.  Ideas include: a hat, a hair accessory, a scarf, or socks.  

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Kori for showing perseverance with your reading. You have been working so hard to read daily at home and have developed your confidence, great work!

Jaden for demonstrating resilience in maths this week. When you made a mistake, you were able to try a different method and keep going, well done!

Butterfly Class: 

Andi for always putting in so much effort in every lesson and for always contributing your great ideas, well done!

Oliver for always putting in so much effort into all the work you do and for always showing the adults and your peers mutual respect, well done!

Glow Worm Class: 

Samuel for demonstrating pride in achievement when completing his maths work he always completes his work to a high standard.

Arann for persevering with his writing this week, he listened to feedback and kept trying to improve his diary.

Tiger Moth Class: 

Rohenka for  brilliant maths work this week. You've persevered on the greater depth questions about fractions. Well done!

Adora for settling in well to Tiger Moth Class. You created a beautiful Great Fire of London picture using pastels. Well done!

Year Group Leader Awards: 

Dragonfly Class: 

Agatha - for working so hard to continue to improve your reading by reading every day at home and even reading some books of your own. Well done for all your hard work, keep it up!

Glow Worm Class:

Aareen for her outstanding diary entry on the Great Fire of London she showed great pride in her achievement and showed her work to the whole class.

Learning Journeys - Week 6

Language of the Month

Our Language of the Month for February is Cantonese.

Times Tables Rockstars

To help your child practise their times tables, you can use Times Tables Rockstars. Please speak to your child's class teacher if you are unsure of your log in. 

Enjoy!

Learning Journeys - Week 5

Certificates

Dragonfly Class:

Peace-Maria for showing fantastic perseverance skills during writing this week. You produced an excellent diary, well done!

Riona for being such a creative writer and showing pride in your achievements. Your diary was written excellently, great work!

Tiger Moth Class:

Sasha for consistently working hard in maths and for developing your reasoning skills.  Well done.

Mahnaz for working hard on your diary entry about the Great Fire of London. Well done.

Glow Worm Class:

Sharon for demonstrating resilience when drawing a comic character during Genius Time, she kept trying even when it went wrong the first time.

Beau for demonstrating pride in achievements when writing his plan for his diary, he really focused and was able to do his work independently. 

Butterfly Class: 

Daniel for making a big improvement in handwriting, you made an effort in your diary writing this week.

Charlie for including all your peers in your play and making positive relationships.

Aditya R for making excellent choices in the playground and for building positive relationships with your peers.

Andi for your amazing ' Katie in London' story, well done for all the effort you put in your writing.

Alanna for your amazing ' Katie in London' story, you put so much effort into your writing well done.

Year Group Leader Awards: 

Butterfly Class:

Autumn for the amazing effort you put into writing your ' Katie in London' story well done!

Dragonfly Class: 

Jasper for working so hard this half term to complete your learning independently. You have shown such resilience, well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Noman for consistently working hard in writing and maths. You've explained your answers brilliantly in maths this week and your diary entry was superb. Well done.

Aarav for a superb diary entry. You worked carefully to ensure that your writing included the correct punctuation. Well done. 

Head of Phase Awards: 

Tiger Moth Class:

Nick for consistently working hard and persevering in maths and writing. I am very proud of the progress you have made. Well done. 

Prisha for very clear and concise modelling of your method and answers in maths. You have become more confident at explaining your reasoning. I'm very proud of the progress you have made. Well done. 

Certificates

Glow Worm Class: 

Sydney for demonstrating resilience during comprehension this week through her positive attitude when she found words tricky to read, she kept trying her best.

Noah for demonstrating pride in achievement in his writing this week, he has worked really hard on doing his very best handwriting.

Dragonfly Class: 

Azahra for persevering in maths this week when learning how to divide. Well done for not giving up, even when you found something tricky.

Kori for persevering and working hard to make sure you were concentrating and trying to complete all parts of your learning this week!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Grace for perseverance in maths this week. You've worked hard on being able to share different amounts. 

Caragh for perseverance in maths this week. You've worked hard on being able to share different amounts. 

Year Group Leader Award: 

Felix for developing your self-confidence and believing in yourself more. You worked so hard during your reading assessment this week. Well done!

Hadley for developing your self-confidence in your math. You worked very hard during our maths assessment this week. 

Simon for developing your self-confidence in your math. You worked very hard during our maths assessment this week.

Learning Journeys - Week 6

We are very pleased to announce that Avenue Primary Academy was awarded the Anchored Schools Platinum Award for Safeguarding in November 2021, following an enhanced safeguarding review. Reviewers confirmed that Avenue is 100% compliant and effective with regard to safeguarding and we are very proud that feedback recognised staff commitment to pupils’ safety, protection and well-being.

School Fund

If you have not yet done so, please do make a contribution to school fund. 

This is a one-off payment of £25 or if you are unable to afford this, a smaller contribution. 

If every parent contributes something, it will make such a difference to what we can offer!

Please login to your Parent Portal, sign your child up to the Voluntary contribution TRIP and make your contribution payment on Arbor.

Thank you for your continued support.

Certificates

Glow Worm Class -

Selin for setting a good example to others by always being respectful towards others.

Nayel for always respecting others and their right to be heard.

Dragonfly Class - 

Shanley for showing self-confidence during maths this week when learning how to double and halve numbers. You worked very hard, well done!

Vivaan for working so hard during English this week when writing your story. You persevered and didn't give up and you produced an excellent story, well done!  

Butterfly Class - 

Angellos for amazing contributions during maths learning this week, well done!

Audvik- for always joining in with class discussions and contributing your ideas, well done!

Tiger Moth Class - 

Rishi for being a fantastic member of Tiger Moth Class. You've always been a great friend and brilliant role model. 

Abdullah for perseverance with writing your story. You've worked hard to make it entertaining. Well done. 

Year Group Leader Awards - 

Dragonfly Class - 

Boycie for showing fantastic resilience in maths this week. Even when you made mistakes, you knew you could try again and did it with a smile on your face! 

Tiger Moth Class -

Daniel for a brilliant start to your writing. You've taken your time and made it it entertaining as well as well written. Well done. 

Noman for thoughtful comments in computing where you explained how and why it is important to stay safe online.  

Learning Journeys Week 3

Dear Parents/Carers,

Childrens' Mental Health Week is 7th - 13th February, and we will be celebrating it as a school on Thursday 10th February. The children will be doing various activities throughout the day, and they are invited to wear an accessory to express their personality.  Ideas include: a hat, a hair accessory, a scarf, or socks.  Please add the date to your diary, there will be reminders nearer the time on the website.

Health and Wellbeing

This half term, we are focusing on relationships. We look at the characteristics of friendships, including mutual respect, truthfulness, trustworthiness, loyalty, kindness, generosity, trust, sharing interests and experiences and support with problems and difficulties.  We will learn how to understand how to be a good friend and what makes friendship feel good. We learn that healthy friendships are positive, and we do not make others feel lonely or excluded.

Spring 1 - Welcome Letter

Week 2 Learning Journeys

Language of the Month

Our Language of the Month for January is Tamil.

Dear Year 2 Children, Parents and Carers,

The Year 2 Team would like to thank you all for your cards, presents and well wishes this Christmas. We hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas and look forward to welcoming you back to school in the New Year. 

The Year 2 Team x

Lost Property

Tomorrow after school, we will place any lost property on the benches in the Key Stage 1 playground (Dorset Road). Please do have a look as we have a number of jumpers, cardigans, shoes and gloves. 

Thank you.

Friday 17th Mufti Day

Please remember that on Friday the children can come in winter wonderland mufti (please bring  £1). The children will also be having class parties but they do NOT need to bring anything as (individually wrapped) snacks will be provided.

Learning Journeys - Week 7

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Myra for showing self-confidence in writing.  

Shanley for showing perseverance in Maths.

Glow Worm Class:

Gloria for demonstrating pride in achievements through her fantastic writing, she wrote a great story opening.

Luciana demonstrating resilience in maths, she kept going when learning column addition despite findng it tricky.

Tiger Moth Class: 

Corinna for superb team work in football this half term. Well done. 

Ava for her resilience when editing your story opening. Well done. 

Butterfly Class:

Sam for resilience because whatever is set before him; class work or help needed; he would do his best and with a smile. 

Anna for pride in achievements for her English work.

Year Group Leader Certificates

Dragonfly Class:

Anaya for working extremely hard this half term in phonics.

Thulasika for always showing mutual respect and tolerance to her teachers and peers.

Butterfly Class:

Alex B for perseverance in reading and in his phonics lessons. 

Tiger Moth Class: 

Alex W for improved skills in football this half term. Well done.

Thank you from The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

We are delighted to say that the school raised £401.84 selling poppies on the gate this year. 

End of term information

15^th December  - Christmas lunch

17^th December - Winter Wonderland Mufti Day - bring in a £1

The PTA have organised a 'Winter Wonderland' themed mufti day. Children can wear their own clothes for £1. Look out for further information from the PTA with ideas about what accessories children could wear!

We would like to say a big thank you to the PTA who have kindly donated money to each year group to pay for Christmas crafts. The teachers will be preparing activities, using this money, for the children to participate in during the last week of term. 

Certificates

Glow Worm Class - 

Manasvi for demonstrating pride in achievements when writing her character description this week. She really focused on doing her very best writing.

Kanira for demonstrating resilience when making a paper boat as part of genius time she kept trying even when it went wrong the first time.

Dragonfly Class - 

Maryam for respecting the right to be heard by always listening well in class and listening to what others have to say.

Hannah awarded for building positive relationships with others by supporting peers during PE lessons.

Butterfly Class - 

Tanish  for being a good role model in Butterflies this week and for having a positive attitude towards all your learning.

Ava for being a helpful member of Butterflies this week and for building positive relationships with your peers.

Tiger Moth Class - 

Raunak for taking on board feedback and always striving to be the best he can be. 

Elsie for persevering in maths this week. You've worked hard to add as a column. Well done. 

Year Group Leader Award - 

Nick (Tiger Moth Class) for consistently working hard in maths and sharing his answers with the class.  Well done.  

Learning Journeys - Week 6

Language of the Month - Italian

Christmas Cards

You will be able to bring in Christmas cards this year. Please ensure that the envelopes are clearly marked with the child’s name and class. There will be a Post Box set up in every year group for your children to post their cards in. Cards can be brought into school from the 13^th December.

Phonics Screening

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Ruby for trying your best in everything you do and having an excellent attitude to learning. You always show skills of perseverance and never give up! 

Joshua for working so hard to finish your writing this week. You persevered so well and made sure you kept going all the way to the end, great work!

Butterfly Class: 

Joshua for perseverance whilst your writing non-chronological report, well  done!

Riddhish for always showing respect to adults and being a kind friend to everyone in Butterfly Class, well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Alex W for superb work in maths this week where we were learning how to subtract. Well done!

Nick for superb work in maths this week where we were learning how to subtract. Well done!

Glow Worm Class: 

Jeshna for demonstrating pride in achievements for writing a fantastic non-chronological report this week.  

Aareen for always being respectful towards others by listening to others and always being polite.

Year Group Leader Awards:

Sophia in Dragonfly Clas for being such an excellent role model at all times. You are such a caring friend and show mutual respect to everyone you work with. 🙂

Learning Journeys - Week 5

Certificates

Dragonfly Class: 

Emilia for showing perseverance in maths this week when doing subtraction. You did not give up once and have been able to try and challenge yourself each lesson!

Jaden for demonstrating pride in achievements in English when writing your story. You worked so hard and were able to explain that you were proud of yourself, well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Reg for producing a fantastic story map this week. Well done.

Ryan for superb work in maths. You persevered and completed the questions well. 

Glow Worm Class: 

Sharon for demonstrating pride in achievements through her amazing story writing this week.

Noah for demonstrating resilience when writing his story. He kept trying even when he found things tricky.

Butterfly Class: 

Jack for self-confidence and contributing to all lessons this week, well done!

Ayaana for self-confidence and contributing to maths lessons this week well done!

Year Group Leader Awards: 

Dragonfly Class:

Harrison for showing perseverance in writing this week as well as an excellent attitude to learning. You were so excited to finish your story, well done Harrison!

Tiger Moth Class:

Jade for fantastic work in topic and maths this week. We are very proud of you!

Week 4 Learning Journeys

We are celebrating Anti-Bullying Week! 

Remembrance Sunday Parade

On Sunday, the Avenue Ambassadors represented our school in the Belmont Remembrance Sunday Parade. They walked in the parade and laid a poppy wreath at the cenotaph opposite St Johns church. Thank you.

Certificates

Tiger Moth Class: 

Arin, Sasha and Caiden for being extremely helpful to their peers this week in computing.

Dragonfly Class: 

Holly for showing excellent perseverance skills during maths this week when learning how to subtract. You worked so hard even when you found it tricky, well done Holly!

Chester for showing resilience this week in your learning. You worked hard to not get upset if you made a mistake but find a different way to do it. Great work!

Butterfly Class: 

Anna for always being respectful to all the adults and for all your effort in your maths learning this week

Glow Worm Class: 

Rosie for building positive relationships and demonstrating teamwork by always helping out  around the class.

David for demonstrating respect for others at all times by being a fantastic listener.

Year Group Leader Award

Butterfly Class:

Sara for working hard on her reading and writing down nouns, adjectives and verbs from her books to help her with her writing. 

Tiger Moth Class:

Prisha for consistently reading every night. Well done.

Ryan for working incredibly hard on his reading. We are very proud of you. Well done. 

Head of Phase Award

Harishan for consistently working hard in all lessons and for all the effort you have put in your maths early morning work.

Week 3 Learning Journeys

Anti-Bullying Week 15^th – 19^th November

Odd Socks Day! Monday 15^th November

In school, we will be celebrating anti-bullying week. To start the week off, the children are invited to wear odd socks on Monday 15^th November if they would like to.

Wearing odd socks is a way of celebrating what makes us unique!

We Will Remember Them

Today the whole school observed the two minute silence to remember all those who have died, or made a sacrifice, in wars all around the world.

Autumn 2  - Welcome Letter

Certificates

Glow Worm Class: 

Nayel for demonstrating pride in achievements by reading every day at home.

Theodora for demonstrating perseverance when completing her maths work this week, she kept going even when she found it tricky.

Butterfly Class: 

Autumn for excellent maths work and perseverance when you found the maths work tricky well done!

Teddy for confidence when sharing different maths strategies with the rest of the class well done!

Dragonfly Class: 

Thomas for showing self-confidence when completing the greater depth challenges during maths. You have worked hard to challenge yourself and been able to feel proud of yourself, well done.

Peace-Maria for demonstrating perseverance during maths this week to help you with addition and subtraction. You have worked so hard to complete all your learning, well done!

Tiger Moth Class: 

Jacob for always being polite and helpful and for being a positive role model in Tiger Moth Class.

Alex P for working hard in maths this week and for persevering when you found a question tricky. Well done.

Week 2 Learning Journeys

Language of the Month - Hindi

Diwali Assembly

This week we listened to an assembly about the Hindu festival ‘Diwali’. During the assembly, we heard the story of Rama and Sita, which symbolises the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. We learnt how Hindu’s celebrate Diwali, for example lighting lamps and candles in homes, fireworks and special gatherings with friends and family. We hope that our families celebrating Diwali enjoyed the festive season.

As a school, we always keep the children up to date with current affairs. In class your child will be discussing the COP26 Climate Change Conference. If you would like to speak to them at home about it too, the following link will be a good starting point. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

Poppy Appeal

Tuesday 9^th and Wednesday 10^th November

On Tuesday 9^th and Wednesday 10^th of November, you will be able to make donations for The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. Please look out for the children at Avenue and Dorset Road gates who will be taking donations (mornings only).  

There is not a set amount for the paper poppies, however the larger items range from £1 - £2.

Please note that the school has limited stock; however, Charlie's Sweetshop and The Good Home in Belmont Village are also selling poppies.

Thank you for your continued support

Charities Update

During the school closures, we were sadly unable to take part in any fundraising events. We are very happy to announce that we are now in a position to start raising money for charities again. We will always notify you in good time when a charity event is coming up.

We are very aware that, as a school community, we can’t support every good cause. With this in mind, for the national charity events, we will alternate each year. We will always try to support local charities as well.

This year we will not be raising money in school for Children in Need, but we will be raising money in school for Comic Relief (Red Nose Day) on Friday 18^th March 2022. We will notify you with details nearer the time.

We will also be supporting the Poppy Appeal next week (details to follow).

The PTA have also resumed their fundraising efforts, for which the children and staff are so thankful for.

Thank you for your continued support.

School Fund

If you have not yet done so, please do make a contribution to school fund. 

This is a one-off payment of £25 or if you are unable to afford this, a smaller contribution. 

If every parent contributes something, it will make such a difference to what we can offer!

Please login to your Parent Portal, sign your child up to the Voluntary contribution TRIP and make your contribution payment on Arbor.

Thank you for your continued support.

Growing Up Show

We will be filming our Growing Up in the second week back after half term. Please ensure that your child's costume is in school during the first week back ready for our dress rehearsal and filming. 

Once the show has been edited, we will be posting it on MS Teams for you to view. We will be posting this during week 3.

Autumn 2 - Learning Journeys - Week 1

Certificates

Tiger Moth Class - 

Pavlina for persevering with her story writing. You wrote a brilliant alternative Tadpole's Promise story.  Well done. 

Daniel for superb hockey that you've developed this half term. Well done. 

Dragonfly Class - 

Felix for modelling resilience so well this week. Even if you made a mistake, you knew you could still try and find the answers. I have been so impressed, well done!

Sophia for continuing to demonstrate perseverance in everything that you do. You have such a positive learning attitude and you are a role model to others. Keep it up!

Glow Worm Class - 

Sara for pride in achievement and self confidence in her role as school council rep. She is enthusiastic about her role and excited to share ideas.

Esther for building positive relationships by always caring for her friend when they are upset.

Butterfly Class - 

Butterfly Class - Well done for all your effort and hard work this half term, you have all been amazing!

Year group leader Award

Gege for working so hard in your maths learning you have demonstrated so much perseverance, well done!

Parent Teacher Consultation Day (20/10/21)

Dear Parents/Carers,

The teachers are looking forward to speaking to you this Wednesday. Please listen out for your phone call around the time of your appointment so that you don’t miss the call. If you do miss the call, please do not call the school back. Your child’s teacher will call you back at some point that day to rearrange your appointment.

Thank you for your understanding

Pupil Charter 

During their time in a Cirrus Primary Academy Trust school, our pupils will have the opportunity to…

• Learn a musical instrument 

• Use a range of IT technology and equipment

• Attend a residential visit (KS2)

• Engage in performance, presentation and debate

• Enjoy the arts and value cultural experiences

• Take part in sports competitions

• Experience enrichment activities

• Contribute to the community – citizenship (global, national, and local); participate in social action campaigns 

• Have their talents celebrated and recognised

• Learn outside to experience the ‘great outdoors’ 

• Represent school at an event – school, Trust and beyond

Children will be inspired to aim high and be shown what the future holds…

Certificates

Glow Worm Class - 

Amir also for perseverance when writing his story.

Bhavini for demonstrating pride in achievements when writing her version of the Tadpoles Promise she did amazing writing and worked really hard.

Yusuf for demonstrating resilience when doing his writing he was able to pick himself back up and keep trying his best even though he found it tricky.

Tiger Moth Class -

Henry for a brilliant attitude to his learning in topic and maths this week. Well done. 

Zaair for an excellent piece of story writing this week. You challenged yourself to include descriptive vocabulary.  Well done!

Butterfly Class -  

Adi S for being an amazing role model in Butterflies this week and having a good attitude towards all your learning.

Enrico for demonstrating pride in your achievements when you created an amazing artwork inspired by Tracy Halls' food art.

Dragonfly Class - 

Kam for showing mutual respect to adults and to his friends by making sure you are always listening and always being ready to learn. You have been so helpful this week.  Other teachers have also been impressed with your behaviour, well done!

Jasper for showing perseverance this week when writing your story, The Tadpole's Promise. Even though you missed the first lesson, you still worked so hard to write an excellent story. You never gave up, well done!

Year Group Leader Award: 

Vinnie for practising his reading and writing so much at home. He has made so much progress already this half term. We are very proud of you.

Learning Journeys - Week 8

Safeguarding Update for Parents

A number of pupils (mainly in KS2) have spoken to adults at school about watching the Netflix series ‘The Squid Game’. This is a dystopian drama which has an age rating of 15 and there are strong scenes of violence and death in every episode. Some pupils tell us they can access Netflix on their mobile phones and tablets.

Please ensure you either have the correct safety settings on mobile phones and tablets or ensure your children are supervised while using them, as pupils are telling us that their parents do not know they are watching the show.

Thank you.

Britt Brooke

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Black History Month

This month the school has been celebrating Black History Month. If you would like to do some work with your child at home on this topic, the link below will take you to lots of great resources for you to share with them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/black-history-month-primary-and-secondary-resources/zjwf8xs

Learning Journeys - Week 7

Certificates

Glow Worm Class:

Beau for demonstrating perseverance in his writing, he tried his very best this week and used some fantastic adjectives in his writing.

Daniya for demonstrating pride in achievement, she did some amazing writing during phonics and showed the whole class her great work.

Butterfly Class: 

Harishan for excellent maths work and for always contributing to math lessons.

Charlie for building positive relationships and excellent teamwork during topic learning this week.

Tiger Moth Class: 

Aarav for excellent work on subtraction in maths this week. 

Prisha for using brilliant language in her English work this week. You’ve chosen language that is interesting and entertaining. 

Dragonfly Class: 

Casper and Riona for settling into Avenue so well. You have been superstars on your first week of Year 2 and we are so lucky to have you in our class!

Parent Teacher Consultation Day

Dear Parents/Carers,

You will receive the notes for your Parent Teacher Consultation Day, via email, between 12/10/21 and 19/10/21. These will then be discussed at your appointment.

We look forward to speaking to you on 20/10/21

Swimming

Dear Parents/Carers,

I am writing to inform you that swimming across the school will finish on Friday 15th October. Swimming will resume in the Spring term and we will give you the details nearer the time.

Thank you for your understanding.

Language of the Month - Luganda

Learning Journeys - Week 6

Certificates

Dragonfly Class - 

Harrison for demonstrating team work so well during maths this week. You have been working so well with your partner and you have produced excellent work in maths as a result. Well done!

Dinuki for showing mutual respect and tolerance during our assemblies this week. You listened so well to others' beliefs and showed respect for others. Well done, Dinuki!

Tiger Moths - 

Jade for having a positive attitude to her learning and for being a role model in Tiger Moth Class.  

Noman for writing a brilliant set of instructions.  Well done!

Butterfly Class -

Jaygo for being an amazing role model in Butterflies this week and having a good attitude towards all your learning.

Rayan - Well done for showing resilience in your maths work when you have found it tricky.

Glow Worm Class - 

Maggie for being a great example to her peers by always being respectful and kind towards others.

Daisy for demonstrating great pride in her achievements through her amazing writing.

Certificates

Glow Worm Class - 

Amir for always respecting others and their right to be heard by showing fantastic listening. 

Meerub for building positive relationships by always caring for others when they are sad.

Dragonfly Class -

Zmyah for demonstrating perseverance by reading at home every single day! You have worked so hard to improve your reading and have made sure you read every night. Well done!

Sebastian for demonstrating teamwork by always helping  your friends. You are kind to everyone and will always try to help them out if they are stuck. Well done!

Butterfly Class - 

Charlotte for being an amazing role model in Butterflies this week and for always making the right choices; and also for displaying self-confidence by contributing to class discussions with wonderful ideas. 

Daniel - Well done for settling into Avenue so well! You have made a great start with building positive relationships with other children.

Tiger Moth Class - 

Caiden for being a kind and helpful friend to everyone in Tiger Moth Class. Well done.

Ruby for reading consistently at home and for persevering in our first swimming lesson this week.  Well done. 

Learning Journeys - Week 5

Certificates

Dragonfly Class:

Ian for demonstrating excellent perseverance skills when reading at home. You have worked so hard to read at home every day to become an even more confident reader. Keep it up!

Anaya for demonstrating resilience skills so well when writing about healthy foods in English this week. You worked so hard and produced an excellent piece of writing. Well done!

Butterfly Class:

Akshaya for building positive relationships and being a helpful member of Butterflies class.

Sam for building positive relationships and being a kind friend to everyone in Butterfly class.

Glow Worm Class:

Sara for demonstrating pride in achievement by reading at home every day.

Enesa for demonstrating pride in achievement by reading at home every day.

Tiger Moth Class:

Simon for being a role model in Tiger Moth Class and for persevering when he has found work tricky in class.

Grace for brilliant reading this week and for reading consistently at home.

Learning Journeys - Week 4

School Fund

This year, we plan to offer a number of exciting enrichment activities to all children, and we need your help to be able to do so.

We are asking that all parents please try to contribute. This is a one-off payment of £25.

If you are unable to afford this, please do try to make a smaller contribution. This includes pupils eligible for Pupil Premium.

If every parent contributes something, it will make such a difference to what we can offer!

Your contribution is entirely voluntary, but you will understand the difference that it makes.

Please login to your Parent Portal, sign your child up to the Voluntary contribution TRIP and make your contribution payment on Arbor.

Please note that day trips and residentials will be paid for separately, not from the school fund,  and you will be notified of these as and when they occur.

Thank you for your continued support.

Coats

Please ensure that your children are coming to school with a suitable coat every day as they will be going outside for learning and playtime in most weather. Children will not be allowed to take umbrellas outside with them during the school day. Should your child come to school in wellies, please make that they have suitable school shoes to change in to when they arrive.

Thank you

Water Bottles

Please ensure that your child has a water bottle in school every day. Their water bottles must only contain water. 

Thank you

French

This half term, in French, children will start learning classroom instructions, numbers 0-10 and names of colours. They will practise these as well as taking part in a simple conversation where they will be asking and answering questions such as their name, age and feelings.

Reading

Please ensure that you listen to your child read regularly and you make a note of this in the Reading Record (the green book). Please write when your child has finished their book so we know when to change it.  

Below is the Year 2 Reading Trail. Children will be provided with the reading trail sheet. They can read the books on the trail and colour each one in when they have read it.  

Have a go at completing the trail this year. 

Learning Journeys - Autumn 1 - Week 3

Certificates

Tiger Moth Class - 

Caragh for being a brilliant class role model to Tiger Moth Class and for working hard this week. 

Hadley for demonstrating perseverance in all his learning even when he found it tricky.

Dragonfly Class - 

Agatha for settling into Avenue so well. You have tried so hard in everything you have done and been a kind and caring friend to everyone you meet. Well done!

Boycie for demonstrating perseverance in all lessons this week. I have been so impressed with how hard you have tried; you never gave up! What a great start to the year, well done!

Glow Worm Class - 

Sydney for demonstrating perseverance in all her learning; she kept going even when she found it tricky.

Chloe for demonstrating resilience in maths; she was able to carry on learning even when she found it tricky.

Butterfly Class - 

Jazib for showing for resilience for how they have settled in well this week.

Joe for perseverance for writing a lovely story.

Virtual Classrooms and Parent Forum

To Parents / Carers,

We will be doing classroom visits and parent forum meetings virtually. You will be able to access these on Teams. Virtual Classrooms will be available to watch on the 17th September and the Parent Forum presentation on the 24th September. 

Kind regards,

Mrs Streeter

Drop off and Pick Up Safety

We like to have a good relationship with our local residents so please remember, if possible, walk to school. 

If you are driving in the local area, please do so considerately and under no circumstances block residents' driveway for any length of time. You must not stop or let children out of the car on the zigzag lines outside the school gate. 

Also, a reminder that the use of e-scooters is both dangerous and illegal. 

Language of the Month

Dear Parents,

Our Language of the Month for September is Hungarian.

Below are some links and ideas that you could use to help your children learn some new vocabulary and a few facts about Hungary too!  Enjoy! 

www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/hungary-facts.html (Choose the Hungary from the list on the left.)

Numbers 

Numbers in Hungarian.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPsoR-hTYuY

Common phrases

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qGEBCp5IAU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEM-Tx-tWKA

Culture and Language

What information and facts can you find out about Hungary?

Hungary Facts for Kids (kiddle.co)

Could you make a flag to represent Hungary to be added to our Language of the month display?   

Please send the completed flag to Mrs Dray in Centipede Class.

I hope you all enjoy the activity suggestions!

Mrs Dray 😊

Lockdown Procedures.

As you will know all schools need to be prepared for a situation where they need to lockdown the school – keeping children and staff inside for their own safety.  

To ensure we are prepared for this we have worked hard to put in place very clear procedures for a lockdown situation using the advice from the Metropolitan Police and other emergency agencies. We have a lockdown policy and procedures for our school, but these are not available on our website or shared beyond staff in the school for obvious security reasons. 

We conduct termly lockdown drills with the children and staff to make sure the procedures work. We will ensure that the children understand that, like in the event of a fire alarm – which means the building is not safe – where everybody stays calm and leaves sensibly, a lockdown simply means that something outside is not safe – therefore we stay inside the building and sit quietly and calmly. In an age-appropriate way we will make sure that they are aware of how to respond in the event of an emergency situation.  

Autumn 1 - Week 2 - Learning Journeys

Welcome Letter - Year 2 - Autumn 1

Year 2 Curriculum Overview

Indoor Shoes

Currently, indoor shoes are optional. If the weather is bad and you wish your child to come to school in boots or wellies, please ensure that they have their school shoes to change into.

Children will still need to have plimsolls/trainers in their PE kits.

Thank you

WELCOME TO YEAR 2

We are all really looking forward to seeing the children on Thursday 2nd September. Your children’s teachers have planned wonderful activities to welcome the children into their new classes and will be spending time getting to know your child and helping them feel confident as they begin the new year.

Morning drop-off: Please drop off your child at the Dorset Road gate. The gates will be open 8:10am – 8:30am. The children will then make their way to their new classrooms; a member of staff will be available to direct pupils if necessary.

If you also have a child in Nursery or Reception, please drop your children off via the Dorset Road gate and follow the guidance on your younger child’s pick-up times and locations. Please note, only children with siblings in Nursery to Year 2 should use the Dorset Road gate.

Uniform

Please remember that children must be in the correct school uniform which is name labelled (see our school website for full details of the uniform policy). Although resources will be provided in school, if your child wishes to bring their own pencil cases then they can but please ensure that this, and its contents, is fully labelled.

Could you also ensure that your child’s P.E kit is in school from the start of term and that each item is name labelled.  The children will require their P.E. kit during the first week of school and this should include trainers for outdoor use. Smart watches are not permitted in school, due to safeguarding reasons.

The children will also require a labelled swimming kit as they will start swimming the week beginning 6^th September.  

We look forward to working with you and your child.

Mrs B Brooke

Head of Years 1 and 2
Assistant Head Teacher

 Please use the link below to access the Year 2 overview. This will give you a basic summary of the content children cover in every subject across the whole year.