Information Posts

Congratulations to the recipients of the Year 5 Summer Term Merit Award Certificates:

Edward, Krish, Violet, Denzel & Samridh

Congratulations to the recipients of the Year 5 & 6 Summer Term French Award Certificates:

Panav & Amos

Congratulations to the children nominated for the Cirrus Primary Academy Celebration and Recognition Award: 

Edward, Tim & Ishanvi

Congratulations to the Year 5 Football Award Winners:

Presian & Sebastian 

Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received awards this week.......

5H - Preston

5M - Anna

5O- Jazaba,Prajwal,Ranveer

5N- Fejiro ans whole class

5E- Aytan,Nidhila

Well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Year Five Swimming - Last Week of the Term

There are slight changes to the swimming timetable for the last week of term( week beginning Monday 17th July). 

Monday - 5O

Tuesday - 5M

Wednesday- 5E,5H

Thursday - 5N 

Many thanks, 

Mrs Maddock

Class Teacher Awards

The following children received awards this week....

5H - Emily Mae and Chloe

5M - Freddie

5O- Gabriel and Varun

5N - Aatman and Viran

5E - Adrian

Well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Sutton Parks ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ competition

Sutton Park Friends are once again running our 'Landscape Artist of the Year' competition, supported by funding from Arts Network Sutton. Sutton is spread across the urban fringe of London, up to the lower slopes of the North Downs. Can you capture the stories and scenery that our parks offer? We are looking forward to your artistic interpretations of our green and pleasant parks.

Join us at one of the participating parks and bring out your inner artist. All competitions take place between 11am-2pm. You can enter as many of the competitions as you like.

Competition dates

• Sun 2 July @ Rose Hill Park East (SM1 3DY), meet on the top path, at the Grennell Road end at 10.30am to collect an entry form
• Sat 8 July @ Carshalton Park (SM5 3DD), meet by the tennis courts at 10.30am to collect an entry form
• Sat 22 July @ Poulter Park (SM5 1EE), meet by the playground at 10.30am to collect an entry form
• Sun 13 Aug @ Manor Park (SM1 4BF), meet by the cafe at 10.30am to collect your entry form
• Sat 26 Aug @ Beddington Park (SM6 7NN), meet by the Pavilion cafe at 10.30 to collect your entry form

Prizes

The winner of each age category will receive a prize; a £20 art voucher for the older age categories and art equipment for the children's prize. In addition, all winning entries from the six competitions will be judged against each other at our art exhibition to be held in November. The three overall winners will also receive £50 art vouchers, sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Key information

• It is free to enter, no booking required
• 3 ages categories: 3-10 years / 11-16 years / Adults
• Entrants to provide their own chair, equipment and materials
• Please read the terms conditions listed below before attending (the maximum size artwork is A3 and no oil paint is allowed)
• There will be an Art Exhibition held in November to include a selection of the artwork from the competitions. More information to follow.

Terms and Conditions

• The Sutton Parks ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ is a competition being run in Sutton parks during 2023 by the London Borough of Sutton (the “Council”). The Council shall select an unspecified number of works from the competition to be exhibited at locations and times to be confirmed by the Council between October 2023 and December 2023.
• By entering the competition, the entrant (the “Artist”) accepts these terms and conditions as set out hereinafter.
• The competition is open to any artist attending one of the Sutton Parks ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ 
• events and completing the art within the stated 3-hour slot allowed for the competition.
• An entry form must be completed by all artists, to include the artist's name, name of the park, age if under 16 (as well as an adult named contact) and a contact telephone number and email address.
• Children under 12 to be supervised by an accompanying adult.
• The art entry must be an original landscape of the park, created on the day and within the stated hours when the competition is taking place. It should be created in either pencil (including water-soluble, pastel, graphite, charcoal, or coloured pencils) or paint (water-colour or acrylic). The work must not exceed A3 at its greatest dimension. There is no minimum size limit. The artist will use their own paper and art materials at the event.
• The last date for all ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ events will be 26th August 2023. Selected artworks may be displayed at various venues over the following 12 months after which the artist can collect their artwork. The return of artwork after the exhibition is the responsibility of the artists. The Council reserves the right to dispose of any works after the exhibition that have not been collected by the artist within 3 months of the collection date.
• You may enter one picture for each ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ event that you attend. The competition is open only to people participating on the event days, with the exception of those responsible for organising and judging. You may participate in as many of the competitions as you would like.
• There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter.
• There are three entry groups: 3-10 years / 11-16 years / Adults
• Your entry must be original and entirely your own work.

• Each park event will have ‘guest judges’ who will select the day’s winners, one from each entry group.
• Once all participating events have taken place, the winning entries will be put forward for overall judging. There will be an additional prize for the overall winner of each group.
• The judges shall be appointed by the Council at its sole discretion. The judges' decision shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• A selection of the artworks from all Council ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ events will be chosen for exhibition. The participating artists will be notified by email within 28 days of the closing date.
• Artists will retain copyright in the work that they submit but by entering the competition, the artist grants the council the rights to reproduce, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, and incorporate their work into other materials and to publish and exhibit their work in print, on their respective websites or in any other media in perpetuity. No fees will be payable to entrants for any of the above uses.
• The Council will credit artists in printed and other reproductions of their work.
• The artists whose artworks are selected for display agree to the use of his/her name in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent. By providing your email address you give us permission to be contacted about the competition

Year Five Sports Day - Friday 30th June

Dear Parents, 

We are all looking forward to Sports Day on Friday 30th June. Below is some information regarding timings, etc. 

Activities will start at 8.45am and finish at 9.45am. 

Children can come to school in their PE kit on that day. 

Please make sure that your child has their water bottle with them and that you provide suncream too. It may be a good idea to apply this in the morning before school!

Looking forward to seeing you all there, 

The Year Five Team 

French Trip: Latest Update

We are now making great progress and our expected time of arrival is still 7.20pm 

French Trip: Latest Update

Due to heavy traffic, our revised expected time of arrival is now: 7.20pm

French Trip: Latest Update

We have arrived safely in the UK.

Our estimated time of arrival is 7.00pm. 

French Trip: Latest Update

We have boarded the ferry. 

French Trip: Latest Update

We have arrived safely at the Port of Calais. 

French Trip: Homeward Bound

We have left the centre (8.30 am French time) and are homeward bound!

We have had another packed day in Normandy. We split into our coaches for the two outings.

This morning, one group visited an organic bakery, where we learned how bread was made and then got the chance to make our own baguettes. We then were able to enjoy eating them. The other group visited the Château de Crèvecœur, which is a medieval castle. We learned about the 100 Years War and completed a scavenger hunt to find the treasure. We also enjoyed playing some medieval games.

In the afternoon, the groups swapped visits. After that, we returned to the centre, where we were able to enjoy some time in the swimming pool before dinner. This evening, we have spent some time on the beach playing games and enjoying the lovely weather before our return to England tomorrow.

We have had a fun day so far.

This morning, we took the coach to the biscuiterie, where we learnt about how the biscuits are made and the special significance of the regional produce. We spent some of our pocket money on biscuits and treats that will (hopefully) make it back to the UK.

After lunch, we travelled to the Pegasus Bridge Memorial, where we had a guided tour of the museum and learnt about the D-Day landings.

On our return to the centre, we played outside for a few minutes and then had a short French lesson with a native French speaker. We also spent some time on the beach opposite the centre, which is one of the D-Day landings beaches.

We also enjoyed fish and chips for dinner this evening.

French Trip Update

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have arrived safely... to this wonderful view! We are all about to have a lovely meal before we settle in properly to our home for the week!

We are already having a wonderful time so don't worry about us! Looking forward to our first full and fun packed day tomorrow. 

Year 5 x

Swimming Kits

For those children not attending the French trip and staying at school, children will be offered two sessions of swimming during the week. Please can all children bring a swimming kit on the Monday ready for the week ahead.

On Monday, they will all be told their two time slots for the week. If their first slot is on the Monday, then they will have their kit ready. 

Many thanks, 

The Year Five Team

Summer Two Week 2- Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received awards this week...

5H - whole class

5N- Zaara

5M - Mahati

5O - Lara

5E - Avika

Well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Dear Parents/ Carers, 

I am writing to invite you and your child to the Year 6 Fiver Challenge. This is an exciting activity where each group of Year 6 children is given a £5 budget to create a product to sell.  

Dates:  

Wednesday 21st and Wednesday 28th June  

Venue: 

The School Field (Via Avenue Road Gate) 

Time: 

Base: 2.45 – 3.00  

Main School: 3:00- 3:45 

Please collect your child and then walk to the field where you will be able to buy a range of products. Prices will range from £1 to £3 

All of the money raised goes towards the leavers' celebrations.  

 Summer Fair - Saturday 24th June - Year 5 

 We are all very excited about the upcoming school fair and our Year Group Dance. Below is information regarding timings etc. 

Year Five Dance - 2pm - Please meet your teachers in the School Office at 1.40 pm so we can prepare before performing at 2pm. 

Please can you wear shorts or jeans plus a plain coloured t shirt. This can be any colour you like , but the brighter the better!

We look forward to seeing you on the day.

The Year Five Team 

Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received Class Teacher Awards this week ....

5H - Ellie

5M- Daniel

5N - Hannah

5O- Sebastian

5E- Gianna

Well done to everyone !

The Year Five Team 

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.  

 Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received awards this week......

5M - Shriya

5H- Louie

5O- Krish,Miley

5N - Tomi

A huge well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Relaxed performance of Wicked

Relaxed performance of Wicked the Musical on Thursday 1^st June at 1.30pm, it's run by Go Live Theatre Projects (formerly Mousetrap Theatre Projects), a theatre education charity that helps young people and families with additional needs to experience the joy of live theatre. If you're interested check out their link below:

https://golivetheatre.org.uk/wicked-tickets/

NAS Sutton Sessions

Indoor climbing at Yellow Spider - Sunday 4^th June - sessions for 5-6yr olds as well as 7-14yrolds. Over 14s session at 4.30pm, so adults are more than welcome to come try it out! Email to book in: sutton.branch@nas.org.uk

Session 1 – 10:00 - 11:00 

6 spaces for 7 - 14 year olds

6 spaces for 5-6 year olds

Session 2 – 11:15 – 12:15

12 spaces for 7 -14 years old 

Session 3 – 12:30 – 13:30 

12 spaces for 7 -14 year olds 

Session 4 – 14:00 – 15:00 

6 spaces for 7 - 14 year olds

6 spaces for 5-6 year olds

Session 5 – 15:15 – 16:15

12 spaces for 7 - 14 year olds

Session 6 – 16:30 – 17:30 

12 spaces for anyone over 14 years old

NAS Sutton Sessions

Lego Club is this coming Sunday 21^st May from 2-4pm for children under 14 years old, if you'd like to attend please use the link below to book.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/21523-nas-sutton-lego-club-members-only-tickets-636255255597

Walk to School Week

Next week (22^nd-26^th May) we are taking part in Living Streets Walk to School Week. This fun and engaging week-long activity for primary schools has been built to make pupils experience first-hand the importance of walking to school. 

Through this challenge, children will be well on their way to reaching their recommended 60 minutes minimum of physical activity per day before even reaching the school gates!  

This year's challenge encourages children to travel actively to school every day of the week. Meeting various animals along the way, they'll learn about the important reasons to walk and the difference it can make for individuals, communities and the planet!

On Thursday and Friday, our Year 6 Eco Reps will be handing out Walk to School badges for those children that have walked some/all of the week to celebrate their achievements.  

Happy walking! 

Design Technology Week 6

Next week, we will be making Tudor houses as part of our topic on the Tudors. 

Please could you child bring a box into school to form the basis of the construction. 

Children can bring in other materials such as coloured card,string  etc , but this is not compulsory and we have plenty in school they can use. 

Many thanks,

The Year Five Team 

 Year Five Walk to Cheam

To support our current work, learning about the local area, we will be taking children in Year Five on a walk to Cheam. On the trip, we will be finding out about its history and how the buildings and their uses have changed over time. 

Classes will be going on the following dates....

5M - Friday 19th May 

5O,5E - Monday 22nd May

5H,5N - Monday 22nd May

The children will be visiting during the morning and will be back at school by lunchtime. 

They can bring a morning snack,  as normal,  as we will take a break half way through the trip. 

Please make sure that your children wear comfortable shoes and bring a waterproof jacket to school on that day. 

The children are really looking forward to the trip and the teachers are hoping for good weather!

Have a good weekend, 

The Year Five Team 

 Class Teacher Awards

The follwoing xhildren have received Class Teacher Awards this week.......

5H - Omololu

5E- Vadhana

5O- Lara,Vedant

5M - Siyana,Lucy,Leo

Well done to everyone !

The Year Five Team 

Coronation Day Celebrations

What a wonderful day! Everyone looked amazing in their red, white and blue and spent the morning making flags and crowns for the parade.

The parade was held on the main field and started with a rousing rendition of “The Sound of the Trumpets” (a specially commissioned coronation song for schools).

Following that, each year group paraded around the field whilst everyone clapped and waved their flags.

Just at the end of the parade the heavens opened but, in true British style, we carried on regardless! (It’s what the King would have wanted).

 We hope you all have a glorious coronation weekend.

 Summer One Week 3- Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received awards this week.....

5H- Chloe

5M- Rory,Presian

5N- Julia

5O- Daniel, Adil

5E - Gabriel

A huge well done to everyone!

Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend!

The Year Five Team 

This week is Deaf Awareness Week (2nd-5th May)

Please click on the document below to find out more information about how to be deaf aware.

It is important that everybody, no matter who you are, feels valued and included within a community.

Thank you to Mrs. Botterill, who spent the afternoon putting all of your lovely letters and pictures to King Charles in envelopes, addressing them, and putting on the stamps.

They have all now been sent to Buckingham Palace.

Coronation Song for Schools: The Sound of the Trumpets

The children will be learning a specially commissioned coronation song for schools so that we can all sing it together as part of our celebrations on Friday 5th May. 

The link is below if your child would like to practise at home! 

Dear Avenue Pupils,

You are cordially invited to celebrate the coronation  of King Charles III on Friday 5^th May 2023

Dress Code: Red, white and blue (sensible clothing for a day in school).

Events:

Morning: A lovely morning in class making flags and crowns and learning about King Charles III.

10.45 – 11.30 Parade: The whole school will join together on the field to show off their crowns and wave their flags.

Lunchtime: Lunch will be at the usual time in the hall.

Afternoon: More fun coronation activities in class. Hometime: The usual Friday hometime

Congratulations to the recipients of the Year 5 and 6 Spring Term Merit Award Certificates:

Harini, Seth and Shravya

Swimming  

Children must bring in their swimming kit every week of the Summer term. This must include a 1-piece swimming costume for girls or swimming trunks for boys (both should be tight fitting), a swimming hat (clearly named on the outside with a permanent marker), towel, pool shoes and optional goggles. Please ensure that all items are named. Children will not be allowed to swim with earrings in. If children cannot remove these themselves, you will need to remove them at home.   

Swimming will start on the week commencing 17th April 

Year 5 Swimming days: Summer 1

Monday: 5O

Tuesday: 5M

Wednesday: 5E

Thursday: 5N

Friday: 5H

Please click on the document below if you would like support with you child's anxiety or challenging behaviour: 

Congratulations to the recipients of the Year 5 & 6 Spring Term French Award Certificates:

Violet and Aaryav

Congratulations to the recipients of the Year 5 Spring Term Merit Award Certificates:

Orla, Vedant, Jacapo and Nicole

(Some children were away and will receive their award after Easter)

RIGHTS RESPECTING - UNICEF CAMPAIGN

As a rights respecting school we are taking part in UNICEF UK’s OutRight campaign this year.

The rights respecting class reps are leading pupils in an activity to create a poster showing why we think healthcare is important for all children.  A selection of posters from the school will be displayed in the school or sent to Unicef to be used as part of the OutRight campaign.

OutRight Campaign:

Through OutRight children and young people are supported to learn about, and speak out on, children’s right to the best possible health and how strong health systems support this. As part of UNICEF UK’s efforts to promote children’s voices we want to make sure that decision-makers of all kinds understand:

• why this is an issue that children and young people care about

• how health and health systems affect children’s rights

We plan to do this by sharing children’s work on this critical children’s rights issue, with an important decision maker and their team at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK Government.

Thank you!

A massive thank you to you all for raising an amazing £650.81 for Comic Relief.

Online donations: £204.00

Cash Donations: £446.81

Please see below how your money is helping others:

 The Tempest - The Globe Theatre

Dear Parents, 

This next half term, as part of our Tudors topic, we will be reading Shakespeare's  Tempest and completing  associated tasks. 

The Globe, in London, are staging a children's production of the play this Easter, so I thought you may wish to take your children to see it. Ticket prices vary, but they offer £5 pit tickets where you stand or take a cushion to sit on. 

Plays at the Globe are always well produced and an amazing experience for all.

Below is a link to the Globe's website, should you be interested.

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/playing-shakespeare-with-deutsche-bank-the-tempest/

Mrs Maddock

Year Group Leader

Class Teacher Awards - Spring Two Week 5

The following children have received awards this week........

5H - Daniel

5M - whole class ( Genius Time Table Tennis)

5O - Lara

5N - Viren

5E - Samridh

Trailblazers - whole group joining 5M for Genius Time Table Tennis. 

Well done to everyone!

Mrs Maddock

The Holy Month of Ramadan

For any member of the school community observing the holy month of Ramadan, Young Minds has some excellent resources and advice that might be useful. (although it has youth in the title, it is relevant to all ages).

Please click on the link below:

Class Teacher Awards Spring Two Week 4

The following children have received awards this week.....

5H - Delilah

5M - Michael

5O- Robin

5N - Vibhav

Well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team.

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Get set… we’re taking part in Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel 2023 the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking, wheeling and scooting challenge. The challenge runs from 20-31 March. It’s free and we would love everyone to be involved. 

What do you need to do? 

Encourage your child(ren) to walk, use a wheelchair, scoot or cycle to school on as many days as possible during the event.  

Why we are taking part 

Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel is a great way to build physical activity in children’s daily routine which is important for their physical health and mental wellbeing.  

Active school runs also help to reduce congestion and air pollution outside the school gate. A 2021 YouGov study showed nearly half of UK children worry about air pollution near their school. And that children thought active travel was the best away to bring down these pollution levels. 

Plus there are some great prizes to be won every day if we get enough children taking part! 

Useful resources 

To help you prepare, Sustrans has developed a handy free guide to walking, cycling or scooting to school. It is packed with advice to help you have hassle-free journey to school.  

Download your free family guide using this link: https://www.sustrans.org.uk/sign-up-to-receive-your-free-school-run-guide/   

For more information about the event go to www.bigwalkandwheel.org.uk . Enjoy the challenge! 

The Year Five Team 

Red Nose Day: Friday 17^th March 2023

We will be celebrating Red Nose Day this year on Friday 17^th March.

The children are invited to wear their usual school uniform, and a red accessory, for a donation of £1

The accessory could be a hair accessory or a red t-shirt or red socks or a red hoodie…

Children can also wear their red noses, but please be aware that comic relief have issued  the following warning: Please note, Noses are not suitable for children under 7 years of age due to small parts.

We encourage you to make your donations via the schools Just Giving Page:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rednoseday23-avenue-primary-academy

If you would prefer to donate cash, there will be buckets on the gates at drop off and pick up. (Teachers will not be collecting money).

Thank you for your continued support

 Class Teacher Awards - Spring Two Week 3

The following children have received awards this week.....

5N - Harini

5E - Tharuka

5N - Marcel

5E - Shelby

5O - Brooke and Linchen 

Well done to everyone !

The Year Five Team 

British Sign Language Week WB 13/03/23

Next week is British Sign Language Week.

Challenge: Can you learn to sign your name?

 Click on the link below to take you to the British Sign Language Alphabet (Left and Right handed)

Spring Two Week 2

The following children have received awards this week...

5E - Aaku

5N - Julia

5E - Billie

5M - Freddie

5O - Lucia, Aadam

Well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Please click on the link below to take you to the Social Media section of our Health and Wellbeing Page. There is useful information on the games that your children may be playing. 

 Class Teacher Awards - Spring Two Week 1

The following children have received awards this week....

5H - Naomi

5E - Nipun

5M - Parmis, Isaac

5O- Arijus

5N - Alq

Year Group Leader Award

5H - Omololu

Well done everyone !

The Year Five Team 

World Thinking Day and Founders Day

Wednesday 22nd February

Wednesday 22nd February, is the annual Thinking Day, where all members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are encouraged to celebrate, reflect on and renew the promise that they make shortly after joining.

This means that any child who attends a Girlguiding Rainbow, Brownie or Guide unit is invited to wear their uniform to school on that day should they wish to. 

Wednesday 22nd February is also Founders day for the Scouting movement and any child who attends Beavers, Cubs or Scouts is invited to wear their uniform to school on that day should they wish to. 

Coffee Mornings

We are delighted to invite Parents/Carers to their year group coffee mornings on the following dates and times:

Nursery & Reception: Monday 6^th March 8.30 – 9.00

Years 1 & 2: Tuesday 7^th March 8.30 – 9.00

Years 3 & 4: Wednesday 8^th March 8.30 – 9.00

Base: Thursday 9^th March 8.45 – 9.30

Years 5 & 6: Friday 10^th March 8.30 – 9.00

Please wait to be let in at the Avenue Road entrance

World Book Day

(Date change due to possible strike action on Thursday 2^nd March)

The main school will celebrate World Book Day and dress up as their favourite book character on Friday 3^rd March (the base have a different date, please check their webpage for details)

Book Swap Friday 3^rd March

Children should also bring in a book on Friday 3^rd March that they will hand in to a member of the PTA in the morning. The following Monday they will have the opportunity to chose a book to take home (in exchange for the book they brought in).  
 

 Spring One Week 6 Class Teacher Awards

This week, teachers have given out whole class awards for the children's participation in the Spectacular Space Show.

We were all so impressed with the children's focus on ensuring that they created the best space show possible, that it was difficult to single out any children in particular. 

Both performances were amazing and paid tribute to all of the children's hard work and general support of each other during the process.

A huge well done to everyone !

Mrs Maddock

This week, Avenue are celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme of this year’s week is ‘Let’s Connect’. The children have been thinking about people they share connections with and why it is important to have positive connections. Each class has completed an activity where they have focused on the importance of connecting and why it is important to work together.

Class Teacher Awards Spring One - Week 5

This week, the following children received awards....

5M- Himaya, Ethan

5H - Ava

5O - Emily

5N - Orla

5E - Chloe, Rithiksha

Well done to everyone !

The Year Five Team 

Class Teacher Awards - Spring One Week 4

The following children have received awards this week ......

5M - Anaya

5N - whole class

5O - Ananda

5E - Mohamud, Sahara

5H - Chloe

Year Group Leader Award

Isabella 5M 

Well done to everyone !

The Year Five Team 

Happy Chinese New Year to any families celebrating this weekend

Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received awards this week...

5M - Joseph, Emma

5H - Muna, Idrak

5E - Nicole

Year Group Leader Award 

Lily Hong 5O

Well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Class Teacher Awards Spring One Week Two

The following children have received awards this week .....

5M - Adavya, Oviya

5H - Kesia

5N - Matthew L

5O - Sebastian

5E - Kyrylo

A huge well done to everyone !

The Year Five Team 

Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received awards this week.....

5H - Louie

5M - Siyana

5N - Viren

5E - Ka Yan Panav

5O - Diola

A huge well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Congratulations to the recipients of the Year 5 Autumn Term Merit Award Certificates: Rory, Zaara, Emily-May, Naisha and Ishanvi

Years 5 & 6 Choir Performances

This week, the Years 5 & 6 choir performed to the residents of two local nursing homes: Jesmund and Abbeyfeild. It was a wonderful experience for both the children and the residents and they have been invited back to perform again in the spring term! 

Class Party Update: If children are wearing a Winter or Christmas top or accessory tomorrow, they can wear it to school rather than bring it to change in to. 

Class Parties : Thursday 15^th December

The children will be having their class parties on Thursday 15^th December. Children must come to school in full uniform, but can bring in their Winter/Christmas top and or accessory from last week to change into if they wish.

The children do not need to bring in any food or drink.

Class Teacher Awards

 The following children have received Class Teacher Awards this week.....

5M - Kadisha, Lucy

5N - Lakshman

5H - Tharuka

5O - Safina

5E - Chinmayi

A huge well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Class Teacher Awards Autumn Two Week 5

The following children received Class Teacher Awards this week.....

5M - Jessie, Ted

5O - Ejiro

5N - Yilan

5E  - Tim and the whole class!

5H - Anjalee

Well done to everyone !

The Year Five Team 

Class Teacher Awards  

This week the following children have received Class Teacher Awards....

5M - Pari, Arib

5H - Jacapo, Shivani

5N - Vishu

5E - Kirill,Nipun

5O - Gabriel, Varun

Well done to everyone !

The Year Five Team 

Linguascope

Our Linguascope subscription has been renewed for this academic year. The login details have been shared with you via email, as we cannot post these online. Linguascope is a fantastic resource which allows children to practise their skills in a range of languages through games and interactive activities. We will be using some of these in our KS2 French lessons, but we would also love to encourage the children to practise at home. To access Linguascope, you can either download the app or visit https://www.linguascope.com

Wellbeing Award for Schools 2022-2025

We are delighted to say that on 17/11/22 Avenue were re-accredited with the Wellbeing Award for Schools. This is truly a whole school effort and is an external validation of what we already knew: that Health and Wellbeing is at the heart of our school and influences everything that we do. Thank you to all the Parents and Carers who filled in surveys for the award at the end of last year and the start of this year. 

Winter Top Day: Thursday 8^th December

The children are invited to wear a winter or Christmas themed top or hair accessory on Thursday 8^th December (with normal school uniform bottoms and shoes).

This is not a fundraising event and children do not need to bring any money.

Remembrance Parade

Miss. Walls, Mr. Burke and our Avenue Ambassadors attended the Remembrance Parade yesterday and laid a poppy wreath on the Belmont Cenotaph.

The Ambassadors also sold poppies at the school gates every morning last week.

Thank you for representing our school, we are very proud.

Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received class teacher awards this week. 

5O- Salima, Daniel

5E - Daniel

5H - Toby, Dylan

5M - Teddy

5N - Saanvi

Well done to everyone !

Mrs Maddock

Odd Socks Day for Anti-Bullying Week:

Monday 14^th November

Next week is Anti-Bullying Week and the children are invited to wear odd socks to school on Monday 14^th November. Wearing odd socks is a great way of celebrating what makes us unique!

Poppy Appeal 2022 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

On Tuesday 8^th and Wednesday 9^th of November our Avenue Ambassadors will be selling poppies on Avenue Road Gate and Dorset Road Gates 8.10 – 8.20 (if they have any stock left, they will be there on Thursday and Friday morning, but stock sells fast). 

Paper poppies are sold for a donation of your choice, but please be aware that many items have a set price which range from £1 to £3. 

Thank you, on behalf of The British Legion Belmont Branch 

Class Teacher Awards - Autumn Two Week One 

5M - Presian, Isabelle

5H - Emily May

5O - Abby, Lara

5N - Alq

5E - Reese

Year Group Leader Award

Naisha - 5O

Well done to everyone who received an award this week . 

Congratulations to Hannah in Year 5 and  Robert in Year 1

They held a plant sale earlier in the year and donated their profits to the Royal Horticultural Society. They received a letter from the Chief Executive of the RHS thanking them for their donation. 

What a wonderful achievement, we are very proud of you both

 End of the Half Term

Could we say a huge well done to all of the children in Year Five. They have had a fabulous start to the year and we look forward to starting our European Explorer topic with them after the holidays. 

Books from last year will not be coming home with them tonight, but will be sent home in the first week after half term. 

We hope you all have an enjoyable half term break, 

The Year Five Team .

Class Teacher Awards Autumn1 Week 7

Well done to all of the children who received awards this week.

5N - Zaara

5M - Harini, Mahati

5H - Evan, Shivani

5E - Ethan 

 Class Teacher Awards

5H - Lyra

5M - Jessie, Daniel

5E - Aaku

5O- Krish, James

5N - Kathan

Well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Health and Wellbeing: YogaBugs

I am delighted to inform you that we now have the YogaBugs Virtual Programme for our school, and this includes access to YogaBugs videos and mindfulness techniques for you and your children.

On the YogaBugs Parent Portal you will have access to yoga and mindfulness videos, chair yoga for you to try, along with helpful mindfulness activities and visualisations that you can use for you whole family.

Please look out for an email from school with details of how you can access the parent portal.

Black History Month

Throughout the year there are months that celebrate the history of different groups of people. These months help us to learn more about people, their history and their importance to the wider world. Black History Month is celebrated each year in October. It is a chance to celebrate the achievements of black people in the past and present.

Vests

If you would like your child to wear a vest in the colder weather, please ensure that it is a traditional tank top style with a low neck and no sleeves.

Thank you for your continued support

Class Teacher Awards Week Five

We have had another wonderful week in Year Five , with two classes really enjoying the Viking Workshop! 

The following children have received award this week ......

5H - Martha, Joel

5N - Maia, Henry

5O - Brooke

5M - Rory, Michael

A huge well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

 Class Teacher Awards

The following children have received awards this week. Well done to everyone!

5H- Sam, Violet

5N - Raya, Anmol

5O - Arijus,Aiman

5E - Chloe, Samridh

5M - Charlie, Vibhav 

World Mental Health Day Monday 10^th October

This World Mental Health Day, people across the country are coming together to say #HelloYellow. We are inviting the children to join in to show them that how they feel matters.

Children are invited to wear a yellow accessory on Monday 10^th October.  Examples could be a hair accessory, socks or a hat.

 Class Teacher Awards

We have another wonderful week in Year Five with the children enjoying their topic on The Dark Ages and experiencing their first Genius Time lesson of the year. It has been delightful to see the topic -linked home activities that some children have brought in to share with their classes too. 

The following children have received Class Teacher Awards this week. A huge well done to everyone!

5M - Isaac, Leo

5H - Daniel, Omololu

5N - Denzel

5E - Panav

5O - Miley,Emily

Waterproof Coat

Dear Parents/Carers,

Now that the weather has turned, please ensure that your child wears a waterproof coat to school every day. If you need assistance purchasing a coat, please don’t hesitate to speak to the school as we would be happy to help you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Parent Workshop on E-Safety – Thursday 10^th November 2022

1.45 pm  – 2.45 pm

The Great Hall

Dear Parents and Carers,

We will be hosting an E-Safety workshop for parents of pupils in Years 4-6 on Thursday 10^th November 2022 1.45 pm  - 2.45 pm. The workshop will be presented by Stephen Welding, Education E safety Advisor for Sutton.

Stephen has many years’ experience as an E-safety advisor and will support parents in how to keep their children safe online, including social media, and will raise awareness of Apps parents should be aware of.

To book a place on this workshop, please click on the following link:  https://forms.office.com/r/PPLaj062NB    We are only able to offer one place per family.

Thank you.

Mrs Brooke

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Reading Suggestions for Year Five 

Last week, a parent asked for a copy of the "Year Five Reading Trail" which I thought would be useful for all of you to look at, so I've shared it below. The idea is to encourage children to read by following the trail and reading all of the books included. I would avoid buying/borrowing "Stig of the Dump" as we use this book during Guided Reading lessons this half term. Happy Reading !

Mrs Maddock

Year Five Leader

Dear Parents/Carers,

Due to rising cases of Covid among both staff and pupils, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the face to face Parent Forum Meetings scheduled for next week.

So that you still have the information, Year Group Leaders will record the contents of the meeting and they will be shared with you by 30/09/22.

The safety of our school community is always our first priority and we thank you for your understanding.

Anglo Saxon House-building Activity- Week Beginning 10th October.

During the week beginning 10th October,  children in Year Five will have the exciting opportunity to build their own Anglo Saxon dwelling. To help with the creation of their models they will need a cardboard box into school (not too thick so it can easily be cut with school scissors). All other materials will be provided by school, however if your child wishes to bring in additional materials, we are happy for them to do so. 

Could all resources be brought into school during the week beginning 3rd October. 

Many thanks for your support, 

The Year Five Team 

Autumn One Week 3 Learning

 Class Teacher Awards

The children have had another fabulous week in Year Five !

The following children received Class Teacher Awards...

5O - Aaila

5N- Mikaela

5M- Shriya,Ted

5H - Jacopo,Layla

5E- Ishanvi

Well done to everyone!

The Year Five Team 

Please visit this website if you would like advice on talking to your child about the Queen’s death ahead of the coverage of her funeral this weekend.

https://www.winstonswish.org/supporting-you/supporting-children-death-of-queen/

 Year Five Class Teacher Awards 

The children have all had a fabulous first week back at school and have really impressed us with both their behaviour and enthusiasm for learning. 

With this in mind, Class Teacher Awards have been given as follows....

5M - whole class

5O - whole class

5N - whole class

5H - whole class

5E - whole class

A huge well done to everyone ! Class Awards will be displayed in classrooms. 

Mrs Maddock

Year Group Leader

The Avenue Primary Academy community is deeply saddened by the news that Queen Elizabeth II has passed away.

Today, and next week, we will mark this significant event by reflecting on her remarkable life and service.

A book of condolence will be opened for the children next week.

Dear Parents/Carers

Children will be notified about the Autumn Term clubs in the week beginning 12/09/22. Any child that expresses an interest, will be given a letter to take home. These letters will contain the specific details for that club.

Slips will need to be returned to the teacher running the club by 16/09/22

Children will receive a letter in the week beginning 19/09/22 either notifying them that they have been allocated a place OR that they have not been allocated a place and have been put on the club’s waiting list.

Thank you

Year 5 Parent Forum: Monday 26th September at 2pm

Please enter the school via Avenue Road and line up outside the school office, where a member of staff will escort you to the Great hall. 

Open Classroom (Years 1-6) Thursday 8^th September 3.15 – 3.45

We are delighted to invite you to see your child’s new classroom, and meet their new teacher on Thursday 8^th September 3.15 – 3.45

Please collect your child as usual and then wait in the playground. As soon as the Teachers have returned to the classroom, we will let you in.

We look forward to seeing you.

WELCOME TO YEAR 5

We are all really looking forward to seeing the children on Monday 5th 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 Avenue Road gate. The gates will be open 8:10am – 8:30am. The children will then make their way down the path to the Jubilee playground where they will proceed to their new classrooms.

If you also have a child in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 or Year 2, please drop and collect 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 should be clearly labelled with their name and class. (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 the contents, is fully labelled.

Please ensure that your child’s P.E kit is in school from the start of term and again,  each item is clearly labelled with their name and class.  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 on the 5^th September.  

Summer Homework  

• Could you take photos, make a scrap book or choose something to show your new class?  

• Find out about your new topic: Dark Ages

       Can you try some of these? 

• Create a summer holiday diary 
• Read books  

• Play a board game 
• Stay up late one night and watch the sunset 
• Cook with your family 
• Have a water fight 
• Play outside 

• Ride a bike or scooter 
• Go on a picnic 
• Build a den or a hideout  
• Search for mini beasts 
• Go on a treasure hunt 

• Create an obstacle course 
• Learn about a country or place you would like to visit 
• Try cloud gazing – what shapes can you find? 
• Create a video - on your own or with friends – sing, dance, read a poem 
• Learn an interesting fact to share with your new teacher 

• Be kind and helpful 

We look forward to working with you and your child next year.

Mrs. Cook

Head of Years 5 and 6
Assistant Head Teacher