We would like to say a huge well done to all children for a fantastic year. We are very proud of you all! Thank you for the very thoughtful cards and gifts. We hope that you have an amazing summer and we wish you all the best as you move on into Year 2.

    The Year 1 Team

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 7

Congratulations to all of Year 1 for your amazing achievements this year! We hope that you have a wonderful summer. 

Well done to the following children who received an award in assembly today:

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Aisha and Joseph

Grasshoppers: Chelsea and Elyssia

Crickets: Silas and Kash

Ladybirds: Theo and Sadie

Congratulations to Arsal (Ants), who received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

Congratulations to Cathy and Aidan for receiving a Head of Phase Award! 

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 6

Congratulations to the following children who received an award this week:

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Florence and Shreyas

Grasshoppers: Nela and Noah

Crickets: Bhavya and Uthman

Ladybirds: Thamira and Ellis

Readers of the week: 

Ali, Zoha, Scarlett and Eniola

Congratulations to Naqasha (Ants) and Dara (Crickets), who both received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 5

Congratulations to the following children who received an award this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Aisha and Leo

Grasshoppers: Ani and Marcus

Crickets: Haffie and Tom

Ladybirds: Amir and Eniola

Readers of the week: 

Gabriela, Acelynn and Ayla

Congratulations to Aadhya (Ladybirds) and Lucy (Grasshoppers - to be given out on Monday) who all received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

Best Attendance week ending 30.6.23

Well done to Grasshopper class who had the best attendance in Year 1 this week!

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 4

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Sami and Zuha

Grasshoppers: Zara and Rosalie

Crickets: Jyansh and Vinisha

Ladybirds: Aadhya and Leyton

Readers of the week: 

Florence, Reuben, Xavier and Skye

Congratulations to Ali (Ants), Marcin (Ladybirds) and Lua (Ladybirds) who all received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

A big well done to Lucy in Grasshopper class for receiving a Head of Phase Award today! 

Sports Day - Thursday 13th July @ 8.45am

On Thursday 13th July, Year 1 will be taking part in a range of races for Sports Day. This event will take place on the main field, which can be accessed via Avenue Road. Sports Day will begin at 8.45am and we aim to finish by 9.45.

Please ensure children are wearing sun cream and that they have their named water bottle with them. Children will still need to arrive at school for registration via the Dorset Road gate between 8.10-8.30.

We kindly ask that parents wait within the designated areas and cheer from the sidelines.

We look forward to seeing you there! 

Best Attendance week ending 23.6.23

Well done to Cricket class who had the best attendance in Year 1 this week!

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 3

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Mikyle and Chloe

Grasshoppers: Yarik and Harley

Crickets: Emilie and Teddie

Ladybirds: Lily and Theo

Readers of the week: 

Sofia, Marcus, Jayden and Aadam

Congratulations to Cathy in Ants, who received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

Summer Fair Saturday 24th June 2023

If your child is taking part in the summer fair dance, please drop off your child at the office at 12.20, so that they can meet with their teacher. The children will then dance at 12.40. As there is not a specific theme, children can wear anything they would like e.g. party/casual clothes. 

We look forward to seeing you then! 

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 2

Well done to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Akshayan and Freya (to be handed out next week)

Grasshoppers: Nico and Bruno

Crickets: Ayda and Franca

Ladybirds: Lua and Dillon

Readers of the week: 

Mila, Kushagra, Franca and Zainab

Congratulations to Florence in Ants, who received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

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 21^st and Wednesday 28^th 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.  

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 1

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Elliott and Sofia

Grasshoppers: Lucy and Faizan

Crickets: Xavier and Aahana

Ladybirds: Marcin and Daisy

Readers of the week: 

Ali, Theia, Teddie and Thamira

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 6

A huge well done to all of Year 1 for another excellent half term. We hope that you have a wonderful break.

Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Aisha and Tre

Grasshoppers: Ese and Kushagra

Crickets: Dara and Reggie

Ladybirds: Montana and Callum

Readers of the week: 

Darcy, Ani, Scarlett and Evelyn

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.  

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 5

Well done to the following children who received an award today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Shreyas, Mia and Naqasha

Grasshoppers: Elyssia and Reuben

Crickets: Silas and Aahana

Ladybirds: Sadie and Robert

Readers of the week: 

Sami, Anastasia, Tom and Daisy

Congratulations to Evie (Ants), Skye (Ladybirds) and Acelynn (Crickets) who all received a Year Group Leader's Award!

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!

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 4

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Mikyle and Aidan

Grasshoppers: Jiya and Alex

Crickets: Haffie and Tylen

Ladybirds: Zayyan and Aadhya

Readers of the week: 

Mila, Theia, Athena and Dillon

Congratulations to Chloe (Ants), Daisy (Crickets) and Callum (Ladybirds), who all received a Year Group Leader's Award!

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.

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 3

A big well done to the following children who received an award today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Sami and Matthew 

Grasshoppers: Lucy and Nela

Crickets: Jayden and Emma

Ladybirds: Etienne and Evelyn

Readers of the week: 

Akshayan, Ali-Kaan, Kash and Zainab

Congratulations to Leo, who received a Year Group Leader's Award today! 

This week is Deaf Awareness Week (2nd-5th May 2023)

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.

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 2

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Arsal and Mila

Grasshoppers: Chelsea and Faizan

Crickets: Uthman and Athena

Ladybirds: Theo and Lua

Readers of the week: 

Matthew, Noah, Acelynn and Ellis

Congratulations to Elliott, Emilie and Sadie, who all received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

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! 

Seaside in a bottle activity - Wednesday 3rd May

On Wednesday 3rd May, Year 1 will be making a 'Seaside in a bottle'. Please ensure that your child brings a small plastic bottle with a lid (no glass) on Wednesday. If you have any extra plastic bottles (with lids) that you would like to donate as spares, please give these to your child's class teacher. 

In our bottles we will add sand and water. If your child would like to add smaller items (that will fit in the bottle) e.g. gems/stones/shells/seaweed etc, they may also bring this in on Wednesday.

Thank you for your continued support! 

Year 1 Belmont Local Walk 

Next week, Year 1 are very excited to go on a local walk to explore the human and physical features in Belmont. The walk will happen during the school day and children will have their lunch at school as normal. If you have any questions please speak to your class teacher.

Thank you,

Miss Taylor

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 following children who have had certificates this week:

Ladybirds

 Class Teacher Awards- Marcin and Aarohi

Reader of the week - Thamira

Crickets

 Class Teacher Awards- Scarlett & Tom

Reader of the week- Anuitha

Grasshoppers

 Class Teacher Awards- Elyssia &Eleanor

Reader of the week- Bruno

Ants

 Class Teacher Awards- Shreyas and Joseph

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 1 Swimming days: Summer 1

Wednesday: Grasshoppers

Thursday: Crickets

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

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 6

Well done to all of Year 1 for a fantastic spring term. We hope you enjoy the break and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 17th April.

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Chloe and Rohan

Grasshoppers: Ese and Oliver

Crickets: Scarlett and Isaac

Ladybirds: Amir and Zainab

Readers of the week: 

Cathy, Anastasia, Tylen and Dillon

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:

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 5

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Mila and Joseph

Grasshoppers: Anastasia and Ali Kaan

Crickets: Rowan and Silas

Ladybirds: Eniola and Robert

Readers of the week: 

Sofia, Haffie, Zayyan and Heidi

Congratulations to Haffie, who received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

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 I has youth in the title, it is relevant to all ages).

Please click on the link below:

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 4

Well done to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Florence and Silver

Grasshoppers: Rosa and Nico

Crickets: Athena and Vinisha 

Ladybirds: Aadam and Sky

Readers of the week: 

Arsal, Elyssia, Acelynn and Eniola

Congratulations to Aarohi, Ayla, Leo and Hirad, who all received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

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

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! 

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 3

Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Sofia and Ali

Grasshoppers: Bruno and Heidi

Crickets: Emilie and Uthman

Ladybirds: Ava and Aarawin

Readers of the week: 

Gabriel, Isaac, Vinisha and Theo

Battersea Park Zoo Trip

The children had a lovely day at the zoo today and we were pleased that it managed to stay dry for us! The children enjoyed observing the animals, playing in the adventure playground and of course, having lunch. Thank you to our parent helpers for volunteering today! 
 

We will upload some photos from the trip next week, once we have sorted through them. 
 

Miss Taylor

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)

Battersea Zoo Trip: Thursday 9th March 

A reminder that our trip to Battersea Park Zoo takes place on Thursday 9th March. Collection from the Year 1 playground will be later on this day, at 3.45pm. Please note children can only be collected from school, to keep all children safe and in order to follow our risk assessment. 

Children will require:

• Full school uniform, including black school shoes which are sensible for walking
• Lunch (see below in blue) 
• A small back pack or P.E. bag (no bookbags please) to put their lunch in and carry comfortably  
• A waterproof coat with a hood.

If your child normally has a school lunch, we will provide a packed lunch containing a ham or cheese sandwich. We have already asked the children which sandwich they would like prior to the trip. If your child usually brings in a packed lunch, they can still bring their packed lunch as normal. Please remember that we are a nut free school, so please check the ingredients of any food so that it does not contain nuts. 

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

Thank you, 

Miss Taylor 

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 2

A big well done to the following children who received an award in assembly today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Gabriel and Hirad

Grasshoppers: Zara and Abhinav

Crickets: Bhavya and Silas

Ladybirds: Thamira and Ellis

Readers of the week: 

Leo, Rosalie, Aahana and Aadhya

Congratulations to Zuha and Leyton, who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 1

We hope that you enjoyed the half term break! Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Gabriela and Akshayan

Grasshoppers: Ani and Isaac

Crickets: Jayden and Daisy

Ladybirds: Matthew and Ayla

Readers of the week: 

Zuha, Faizan, Uthman and Leyton

Congratulations to Darcy, who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

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).  
 

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 6

A huge well done to all of Year 1 for another fantastic half term. We hope that you have a lovely break and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 20th February. 

Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Elliott and Ali

Grasshoppers: Noah and Theia

Crickets: Isabella and Franca

Ladybirds: Daisy and Callum

Readers of the week: 

Darcy, Chelsea, Kash and Amir

Congratulations to Freya, Rosalie, Eniola and Aisha I, who all received a Year Group Leader's Award!

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.

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 5 

Well done to the following children who received an award today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Cathy and Leo

Grasshoppers: Zoha and Rosalie

Crickets: Dara and Athena

Ladybirds: Adhrith and Mahsa

Readers of the week: 

Shreyas, Yarik, Isaac and Aarohi

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 4 

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Nathan and Chloe

Grasshoppers: Lucy and Kushagra

Crickets: Tylen and Emma

Ladybirds: Montana and Leyton

Readers of the week: 

Ali, Nico, Maryam and Sadie 

Happy Chinese New Year to any families celebrating this weekend

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 3

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Aidan and Darcy (to be handed out next week)

Grasshoppers: Alex and Ani

Crickets: Maryam and Haffie

Ladybirds: Theo and Lily

Readers of the week: 

Joseph, Eleanor, Isabella and Mahsa

Congratulations to Mila who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Supporting your child with reading

Dear Parents, 

The English team have put together a short video to support you with reading at home. We have also included a section on using Oxford Owl and tips on how to use phonics to support your child as they read.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rGClCF10Kk

The English Team

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 2

A big well done to the following children who received an award today. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Tre and Evie

Grasshoppers: Oliver and Nela

Crickets: Aisha and Kash

Ladybirds: Aarohi and Dillon

Readers of the week: 

Elliott, Jiya, Reggie and Adhrith

Congratulations to Mikyle, Florence and Zayyan who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Update: Cardboard boxes needed for Tuesday 24th January

Next week, we will be designing, making and evaluating our own castles. Please bring in any cardboard boxes that you would like to use for your castle for example, cereal boxes, amazon delivery boxes, shoe/food/tissue boxes, kitchen roll tubes (for the towers). Unfortunately children will not be able to bring in toilet roll tubes or food boxes that have contained nuts. 

Children can bring any other materials that they may like to use to make their castle.

Please bring your boxes in on Tuesday 24th January only (we will be making them on this day). 

Thank you. 

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 1

Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Freya and Shreyas

Grasshoppers: Eleanor and Jiya

Crickets: Ardal and Anvitha

Ladybirds: Lua and Montana

Readers of the week: 

Mia, Kushagra, Dara and Skye

The Year 1 staff would like to thank you all for your very kind and thoughtful gifts. We hope that you enjoy the Christmas break and have a wonderful New Year. We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday 4th January. 

The Year 1 team x 

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 7

Congratulations to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Matthew and Aisha

Grasshoppers: Marcus and Oliver

Crickets: Maryam and Vinisha

Ladybirds: Marcin and Skye

Readers of the week: 

Silver, Zoha, Anvitha and Aarawin

Congratulations to Leo, who received a Year Group Leader's Award this week! 

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.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 6

Well done to the following children who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Elliott and Sami (to be given next week) 

Grasshoppers: Reuben and Marcus

Crickets: Ayda and Tom

Ladybirds: Montana and Theo

Readers of the week: 

Evie, Rosa, Ardal and Evelyn

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 5

Well done to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Naqasha and Zuha

Grasshoppers: Lucy and Eleanor

Crickets: Uthman and Rowan

Ladybirds: Matthew and Thamira

Readers of the week: 

Florence, Zara, Bhavya and Dillon

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 4

Well done to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Gabriel and Mila

Grasshoppers: Abhinav and Nico

Crickets: Tylen and Aahana

Ladybirds: Ellis and Nadhi

Readers of the week: 

Nathan, Harley, Scarlett and Marcin

Congratulations to Aidan (Ants), who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

PE Uniform

As we move into winter and the weather becomes colder, you may wish to provide your child with a labelled pair of navy tracksuit bottoms (no large logos please). This is in addition to having navy blue shorts. 

Thank you,

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. Children in KS1 could visit the Elementary section for an introduction to French. 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.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 3

Well done to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Chloe and Ali

Grasshoppers: Zara and Ali Kaan

Crickets: Haffie and Acelynn

Ladybirds: Sadie and Robert

Year Group Leader Awards: 

Mikyle and Zainab

Readers of the week: 

Aisha (Ants), Nela, Aisha (Crickets) and Aadam

Congratulations to Rohan, who received a Phase Leader's Award!

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.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 2

Well done to the following children who received an award this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Gabriela and Hirad

Grasshoppers: Isaac and Reuben

Crickets: Ayda and Kash

Ladybirds: Aadam and Skye

Readers of the week: 

Chloe, Lucy, Silas and Daisy

Congratulations to Bruno, who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Useful Phonics Websites

Below are a range of website links for phonics videos and games. They will also support children to pronounce the sounds accurately. A selection of games on Phonics Play and Phonics Bloom require a subscription. There are still a small number of games available on these websites for free. 

Alphablocks (BBC iPlayer) 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b01cz0p1/alphablocks

YouTube - Mr Thorne Does Phonics

YouTube - Geraldine the Giraffe 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=geraldine+the+giraffe                

Phonics Play

(Subscription required for some games)

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources       

Phonics Bloom

(Subscription required for some games)

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-3     

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 

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

Toys and Games Show

You will have now received your tickets for the Toys and Games show on Tuesday 15th November and Wednesday 16th November. Please check the tickets carefully for timings. 

We have a small number of extra tickets available on both days, for all performances. Please see Miss Taylor on the playground after school on Monday 7th November, if you would like an extra ticket. 

Entry to the show will be via the Avenue Road gate and through the school office. Doors will open 10 minutes before the performance. 

We look forward to seeing you then! 

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 1

Year 1 had a great first week back and enjoyed designing and making their slider toys in DT.

Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Mia and Jacob

Grasshoppers: Lucy and Kushagra

Crickets: Reggie and Bhavya

Ladybirds: Aadhya and Adhrith

Readers of the week: 

Aidan, Noah, Rowan and Etienne

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 7

Well done to all Year 1 children for a fantastic first half term! We are so impressed with all of your hard work and achievements. We hope you have a wonderful break!

Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Cathy and Arsal

Grasshoppers: Bruno and Theia

Crickets: Sumayyah and Xavier

Ladybirds: Daisy and Arawin

Congratulations to Jacob, who received a Year Group Leader's Award. 

Readers of the week: 

Freya, Alex, Teddie and Ayla

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 6

A huge well done to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Florence and Akshayan

Grasshoppers: Heidi and Ani

Crickets: Aisha and Teddie

Ladybirds: Ayla and Dillon

Congratulations to Rohan, who received a Year Group Leader's Award. 

Readers of the week: 

Hirad, Oliver, Daisy and Callum

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

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 5

Another fantastic week in Year 1! Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Nathan and Sofia

Grasshoppers: Harley and Yarik

Crickets: Ardal and Emma

Ladybirds: Eniola and Amir

Readers of the week: 

Mikyle, Reuben, Ayda and Robert

Fruit Smoothie Making Tuesday 11th October

As part of our 'Zen Den' topic, Year 1 children will be making a fruit smoothie in class on Tuesday 11th October. We would be very grateful if you could please provide the fruit for your child’s smoothie on this day (see options below). Your child will then drink this smoothie in class. 

Please ask your child what smoothie they would like to make. The options are….

Strawberry and Banana

Banana and Peach (Tinned)

Peach (tinned) and Raspberry

Strawberry and Raspberry

Please bring in the fruit on Tuesday 11th October labelled with their name.

We are very grateful for your help in ensuring that this fun activity can continue to happen. Please let your child's teacher know of any allergies to these fruits.

Kind regards

The Year 1 Team.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 4

Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Mikyle and Darcy

Grasshoppers: Anastasia and Chelsea

Crickets: Daisy and Silas

Ladybirds: Leyton and Evelyn

Readers of the week: 

Naqasha, Elyssia, Tylen, Montana and Lua

Parent Forum Slides 

The Year 1 Parent Forum slides and video have been uploaded onto Microsoft Teams. Please login to Microsoft Teams using the details attached to the letter sent out at the beginning of the week. 

Thank you

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.

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.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 3

A big well done to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Elliott and Evie

Grasshoppers: Rosa and Elyssia

Crickets: Isabella and Tom

Ladybirds: Callum and Lily

Congratulations to Silver, who received a Year Group Leader's Award this week! 

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.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 2

 Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Leo and Silver

Grasshoppers: Faizan and Noah

Crickets: Isaac and Dara

Ladybirds: Zainab and Etienne

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/

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.

We are so impressed with how well the children have settled this week. Please check the year group page regularly, as this is where we will post important information.

Today, your child will receive their home school liaison book, along with a book from our reading scheme. Please read with your child daily (at least 3 times a week) and comment in their green book each time they read. Please ensure that your child’s reading book and home school liaison book is in their bag each day.

You will also receive a letter today with information about Purple Mash and Numbots. Logins for these websites have been stuck into your child’s home school liaison book.

https://www.purplemash.com/#tab/home 

https://play.numbots.com/  

You will notice that there is also a login for Oxford Owl. This is a home learning tool which will give your child access to our reading scheme books at home.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/  

Please ensure children have their named PE kit at school. Kits should include: plimsolls, a green polo top with the Avenue logo, navy blue shorts. You may also provide jogging bottoms which can be worn during the colder months. Year 1 will not be swimming this year.

Thank you, 

Miss Taylor

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 1

A huge well done to all of Year 1 for a fantastic first week. Congratulations to the following children who received an award in assembly this week. 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Jacob and Freya

Grasshoppers: Chelsea and Isabella

Crickets: Emilie and Seon

Ladybirds: Mahsa and Zayyan

Zen Den Hook Day: Friday 16th September 

On Friday 16^th September, Year 1 will be having their Zen Den hook day. We will take part in a range of physical exercises and mindfulness activities. On this day, we would like children come to school dressed in comfortable clothes suitable for exercise e.g. jogging bottoms, shorts, t-shirt, trainers, plimsolls.

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 1 Parent Forum: Tuesday 27th September at 8:30am

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 1

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 Dorset Road gate. The gates will be open 8:10am – 8:30am. The children will then make their way along the decking to their new classrooms.

If you also have a child in year 3-6 please drop and collect your children off via the Dorset Road gate and they can find their way through the school to their classroom. 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.

Summer Homework  

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

• Find out about your new topic: Zen Den, (Keeping ourselves healthy)

       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 Hilton

Head of EYFS and Year 1