Year 1 Awards 24th July

Well done to all of Year 1 for a fantastic year. We hope that you enjoy the summer break and we wish you all the best for Year 2!

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Rico and Florence

Grasshoppers: Tyler and Ethan

Crickets: Amirah-Rose and Aran

Ladybirds: Saskia and Reyan

Readers of the week:

Grace (Ants), Emmie (Grasshoppers), Paul (Crickets) and Emily (Ladybirds)

Best Attendance this year:  

Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (95.2%) in Year 1 this year! 

Certificates will be handed out next week instead of today. 

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 6

Best Attendance:  Well done to Ladybird Class and Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (99.4%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Wiktor and Safa

Grasshoppers: Percy and Ollie

Crickets: Edward and Ethan

Ladybirds: Viraat and Lois

Readers of the week:

Katerina (Ants), Akshara (Grasshoppers), Fatama (Crickets) and Saskia (Ladybirds)

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 5

Best Attendance:  Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (97.3%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Bear and Francesco 

Grasshoppers: Ella and Riley

Crickets: Davinia and Aaliyah

Ladybirds: Aara and Arwen

Readers of the week:

Morad (Ants), Bibi (Grasshoppers), Xavi (Crickets) and Niko (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Veli (Grasshoppers), who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Support for Transition

The NHS Education Wellbeing Service are delivering some free online Webinars over the summer months for parents/carers of children who are starting new in primary school nursery/reception classes; these workshops may also be helpful for parents/carers of children who typically struggle returning to school after a holiday break. Please see flyer below for the link & QR codes which will enable you to sign up to a webinar.

Mini-Marsden March 2024

We are delighted to announce that the total amount raised was

£1,015!

Well done Year 1 and Year 2!

Thank you to everyone who took part and donated.

Sutton Parks ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ competition 2024

Sutton Park Friends are once again running our 'Landscape Artist of the Year' competition. 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? Sutton Parks are looking forward to your artistic interpretations of our green and pleasant parks.

Join Sutton Parks 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

• Sat 6 July @ Oaks Park (SM7 3BA), meet by the cafe at 10.30am to collect an entry form
• Sat 13 July @ Poulter Park (SM5 1EE), meet by the playground at 10.30am to collect an entry form
• Sat 10 Aug @ Manor Park (SM1 4BF), meet by the cafe at 10.30am to collect an entry form
• Sat 24 Aug @ Beddington Park (SM6 7NN), meet by the Pavilion cafe at 10.30am to collect an 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.

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 Autumn to include a selection of the artwork from the competitions. 

For T&Cs - Sutton Parks ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ - Sutton Council

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 4

Best Attendance:  Well done to Cricket Class for having the best attendance (97.8%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Myra and Reyansh

Grasshoppers: Akshara and Adam 

Crickets: Amirah-Rose and Nihaan

Ladybirds: Ewan and Anabia

Readers of the week:

Luke (Ants), Daisy (Grasshoppers), Fawaz (Crickets) and Yubi (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Ella (Crickets), who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 3

Best Attendance:  Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (97%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Bear and Katerina

Grasshoppers: Grey and Anna 

Crickets: Fatama and Kelen

Ladybirds: Emily and Niko

Readers of the week:

Reyansh (Ants), Franco (Grasshoppers), Aiden (Crickets) and Anabia (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Francesco (Ants), Arwen (Ladybirds), Dara (Grasshoppers) and Bibi (Grasshoppers) who all received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Trading Cards

A reminder that children should not be bringing any trading cards e.g. football/Pokemon cards into school. This includes toys. 

Thank you for your understanding

Sports Day - Tuesday 2nd July @ 8.45am

On Tuesday 2nd 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! 

Mini Marsden March and Mufti Day

We are aware of the clash between the Mini Marsden March and the Mufti Day to support the PTA Summer Fair. We will be in touch early next week with a solution to enable the Year 1 and 2 children participate in both important events.

We thank you for your ongoing support.

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 2

Best Attendance:  Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (99.7%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Maiza and Reyansh

Grasshoppers: Elizabeth and Brady 

Crickets: Millie and Aariz

Ladybirds: Alex, Rosie and a Whole class award

Readers of the week:

Rico (Ants), Tyler (Grasshoppers), Logan (Crickets) and Viraat (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Zach (Ladybirds), who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Congratulations to Smrithi in Ladybirds, who received a Phase Leader's Award

Year 6 Fiver Challenge.

You and your child are invited 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.  You are invited to come and buy those products.

Dates:  

Wednesday 19th and Wednesday 26th June  

Venue: 

The School Field (Via Avenue Road Gate) 

Time: 

3:05pm-3:45pm

Please collect your child as usual and then walk to the field where you will be able to buy a range of products.

All of the money raised goes towards the Year 6 leavers' celebrations.  

Thank you,  

The Year 6 Team  

Year 1 Awards Summer 2 Week 1

Best Attendance:  Well done to Cricket Class and Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (98.3%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Samuel and Jamie

Grasshoppers: Ella and Lexi-Jai 

Crickets: Oliver and Eleni

Ladybirds: Harold and Zeynep

Readers of the week:

Cherine (Ants), Jude (Grasshoppers), Millie (Crickets) and Alara (Ladybirds)

A huge congratulations to Nihaan (Crickets) and Paul (Crickets), who both received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 6

Best Attendance:  Well done to Cricket Class for having the best attendance (98.8%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Florence and Cole

Grasshoppers: Yoyo and Grey 

Crickets: Hailey and Muhammad

Ladybirds: Tyler, Yubi and Asal 

Readers of the week:

Bear (Ants), Amber (Grasshoppers), Retal (Crickets) and Smrithi (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Reyan (Ladybirds) and Fatima (Grasshoppers), who both received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Congratulations to Shivya in Ladybirds, who received a Phase Leader's Award

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check -

Week Commencing 10th June

Please read the information below regarding the phonics screening check that takes place wc.10th June. If you have any questions, please speak with your child's class teacher. 

Avenue Summer Fair

Our Avenue Summer Fair is on Saturday 29^th June. The children in Nursery-Year 5 will be preparing a dance to display at the fair.

Children will need to meet their year group teachers at the Great Hall 20 minutes before their dance time. Please see timings below:

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 5

Best Attendance:  Well done to Ant Class for having the best attendance (98%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Affan and Maryam

Grasshoppers: Ileri and Franco

Crickets: Edward, Riyaz and Fawaz

Ladybirds: Amina 

Readers of the week:

Hadi (Ants), Esam (Grasshoppers), Ella (Crickets) and Shivya (Ladybirds)

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 4

Best Attendance:  Congratulations to Ant Class for having the best attendance (96.3%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Teddy and Yuchi

Grasshoppers: Ella and Percy

Crickets: Paul and Eleni

Ladybirds: Smrithi and Aara

Readers of the week:

Florence (Ants), Ollie (Grasshoppers), Oliver (Crickets) and Lois (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Joanna (Crickets), who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Sun Safety 

Now that the warm weather has arrived, we need to ensure 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 3

Best Attendance:  Congratulations to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (98.6%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Avni and Wiktor

Grasshoppers: Yoyo and Daisy

Crickets: Noah and Ella

Ladybirds: Alara and Yubi

Readers of the week:

Felix (Ants), Dara (Grasshoppers), Millie (Crickets) and Niko (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Viraat (Ladybirds), who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Congratulations to Grace (Ants), who received a Phase Leader's Award!

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 2

Best Attendance:  Congratulations to Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (98.3%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Felix

Grasshoppers: Aithan and Ethan

Crickets: Aiden and Alexandra

Ladybirds: Asal and Tanay

Readers of the week:

Savvas (Ants), Emmie (Grasshoppers), Jon (Crickets) and Emily (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Hinata (Ants) and Nellie (Ladybirds), who both received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Seaside in a bottle activity

Thursday 2nd May

On Thursday 2nd 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 Thursday. 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 Thursday.

Thank you for your continued support! 

Year 1 Local Walk to Belmont

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

Year 1 Awards Summer 1 Week 1

Welcome back! We hope that you enjoyed the break.

Best Attendance:  Well done to Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (98.9%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Grace and Affan

Grasshoppers: Lexi-Jai and Bibi

Crickets: Fatama and Aariz

Ladybirds: Zach and Saskia

Readers of the week:

Avni (Ants), Amie (Grasshoppers), Aileen (Crickets) and Tanay (Ladybirds)

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 6

Best Attendance:  Well done to Ant Class for having the best attendance (97.6%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Affan and Cherine

Grasshoppers: Herbie and Grey

Crickets: Nihaan and Amirah-Rose

Ladybirds: Nellie and Alex

Readers of the week:

Akkshara (Ants), Emmie (Grasshoppers), Davinia (Crickets) and Arwen (Ladybirds)

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

Congratulations to Anabia and Viraat in Ladybirds, who received a Head of Phase Award!

Message from School Council

Dear Parents/Carers,

The School Council have set up ‘Quiet Areas’ on the playgrounds. We are asking for donations of unwanted  board/card games for the children to play with outside  (complete games please).

Please hand any donations to the class teacher or to the school office.

Many thanks,

APA School Council

RED NOSE DAY 2024

We are delighted to announce that the total amount raised was £687.08!

Thank you so much to everyone who took part and donated.

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 5

Best Attendance:  Well done to Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (96.6%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Wiktor and Luke

Grasshoppers: Ollie and Fatima

Crickets: Eleni and Logan

Ladybirds: Zeynep and Emily

Readers of the week:

Aneeksha (Ants), Elizabeth (Grasshoppers), Edward (Crickets) and Rosie (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Safa (Ants) and Gaia (Ladybirds), who both received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

Parent Consultation:

Wednesday 27th March 

If you have not yet booked an appointment with your child's class teacher for Parent Consultation on Wednesday 27th March, please do this via Arbor. Alternatively, please speak with your child's class teacher to arrange the appointment for this day. 

Thank you, 

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 4

Best Attendance:  Well done to Cricket Class for having the best attendance (94.5%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Hadi and Felix

Grasshoppers: Tyler and Ethan

Crickets: Millie and Hailey

Ladybirds: Lois and Reyan

Readers of the week:

Maryam (Ants), Dara (Grasshoppers), Aiden (Crickets) and Alara (Ladybirds)

Red Nose Day: Friday 15^th March 2024

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

The accessory could be for example a hair accessory, or a red t-shirt, or red socks, or a red hoodie etc - just anything they may have at home, there is no pressure to buy anything new!

Children can also wear red noses if they have them. 

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

Red Nose Day - 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.

Important Trip Information

Year 1 will be visiting Battersea Park Zoo on Thursday 14^th March. Please read the following information carefully:

• Children will still need to arrive at school between 8.10 and 8.30am to register.
• Children will be collected via the Dorset Road gate at 3.45.
• 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 what sandwich they would like. If your child normally brings a packed lunch to school, 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 children would like to bring a snack for the morning, please put this in their bag. 
• Construction club will still run until the normal time of 4.10 on this day.

Children will require:

• Full school uniform, including black school shoes which are sensible for walking

• Lunch (see above)
• A small back pack or P.E. bag to put their lunch in and carry comfortably (not a book bag)
• A waterproof coat with a hood.
• In the event of hot weather: a sun cap and sun cream (only applied by the children themselves)

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 3

Best Attendance:  Well done to Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (96.1%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Grace and Cole

Grasshoppers: Adam and Akshara

Crickets: Aileen and Muhammed

Ladybirds: Aarya and Aryan

Readers of the week:

Affan (Ants), Anna (Grasshoppers), Kelen (Crickets) and Amina (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Francesco in Ant Class who received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Ramadan and Emotional Wellbeing

For anyone observing Ramadan, please read the following advice from Sutton Education Wellbeing Service:

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 2

Best Attendance:  Well done to Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (100%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Aneeksha and Maryam

Grasshoppers: Elizabeth and Veli

Crickets: Riya and Fatama

Ladybirds: Ewan and Shivya

Readers of the week:

Karthik (Ants), Amie (Grasshoppers), Ella (Crickets) and Aryan (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Alex (Ladybirds) and Bear (Ants), who both received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Year 1 Awards Spring 2 Week 1

Best Attendance:  Well done to Cricket Class for having the best attendance (100%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Savvas and Safa

Grasshoppers: Percy and Herbie

Crickets: Olivia and Jon

Ladybirds: David and Arwen

Readers of the week:

Gabriela (Ants), Tyler (Grasshoppers), Arjunsai (Crickets) and Nellie (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Smrithi (Ladybirds) and Noah (Crickets), who both received a Year Group Leader's Award!

NSPCC Number Day

As a Trust we took part in the NSPCC Number Day on Friday 2^nd February. Both staff and children thoroughly enjoyed dressing up and completing a variety of fun activities throughout the day.

We are delighted to announce that the total money raised for the charity was £1,114.01!

Thank you so much to everyone who took part and donated.

World Thinking Day and Founders Day

Thursday 22nd February 2024

Thursday 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. 

Thursday 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. 

Children’s Mental Health Week

This week, the children have enjoyed celebrating children's mental health week. The theme for this year has been 'My Voice Matters'. The children enjoyed sharing their likes and dislikes and came up with their dream day. We reminded the children to use our pupil voice groups, like the School Council, to ensure that their voices are listened to at school. 

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 5

Best Attendance:  Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (95.8%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Cherine and Akkshara

Grasshoppers: Ileri and Esam

Crickets: Millie and Edward

Ladybirds: Samriddhi and Harold

Readers of the week:

Jamie (Ants), Aithan (Grasshoppers), Paul (Crickets) and Amina (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Luke (Ants) and Emmie (Grasshoppers), who both received a Year Group Leader's Award!

Congratulations to Amina (Ladybirds), who received a Head of Phase Award!

Young Artists' Summer Show

The Young Artists’ Summer Show is a wonderful opportunity for UK-based artists and schools to engage creatively in the making and sharing of a piece of artwork that truly expresses their own voice. 

For a chance to exhibit your work at the Royal Academy of Arts both online and onsite, please read the follow guidance and attachments.  

There is no theme and artists aged 4-19 can submit a wide range of works which may include drawing, painting, printing, photography, sculpture, textile, fashion, animation, video, or surprise us!

You are required to complete the permissions form which must be attached for us to be able to submit your child's work. 

The art work must be completed independently by your child. 

Each submission can include a short artist statement ideally by the child. 

Please can all art works, that wish to be submitted, be returned to the school office by  Wednesday 20^th March. 

Happy Creating!

To Parents and Carers,

We have become aware of a large number of children wearing scarves during the Winter months. Unfortunately these pose a safety risk to our children - a choking risk-  and therefore we will not be allowing children to wear these to school. Coats can be zipped up fully to keep children warm. 

We hope that you understand why this has been necessary and support the School to keep our children safe.

Many thanks, 

Miss Guy 

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 4

Best Attendance: Well done to Ant Class for having the best attendance (96.9%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Katerina and Safa

Grasshoppers: Tyler and Akshara

Crickets: Joanna and Matteo

Ladybirds: Viraat and Gaia

Readers of the week:

Francesco (Ants), Adam (Grasshoppers), Fawaz (Crickets) and Anabia (Ladybirds)

Well done to Affan and Lizzie who both received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

UPDATE date change

Cardboard boxes needed for

Wednesday 31st January

In week 4, 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 Wednesday 31st January only (we will now be making them on this day). 

Thank you. 

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 3

Best Attendance: Well done to Ant Class for having the best attendance (97.6%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Florence and Karthik

Grasshoppers: Dara and Amber

Crickets: Alexandra and Riya

Ladybirds: Niko and Eunice

Readers of the week:

Safa (Ants), Grey (Grasshoppers), Joanna (Crickets) and Zach (Ladybirds)

Well done to Teddy, Valan, David and Francesco, who all received a Year Group Leader's Award! 

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

Walk to School week is something we celebrate every year. This year, Living Streets are hosting a 'Design a badge' competition'. The winner could win the school prizes of up to £500! Please find attached the template for you to design your badge. If you need a printed version, please speak to your class teacher!

Make sure to read the 'Top Tips' for winning designs!

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 2

Best Attendance:  Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (98.1%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Maiza and Avni

Grasshoppers: Rushan and Jude

Crickets: Aariz and Amirah-Rose

Ladybirds: Anabia and Fariz

Readers of the week:

Teddy (Ants), Veli (Grasshoppers), Logan (Crickets) and Aarya (Ladybirds)

World Book Day - Thursday 7^th March 2024

This year, World Book Day will be held on Thursday 7^th March 2024. To celebrate this, we are inviting the children to come to school dressed up as their favourite character from a book. Please ensure the costume is appropriate for school. We will be engaging in a range of fun activities throughout the day to celebrate books and reading. Thank you for your continued support. 

Year 1 Awards Spring 1 Week 1

Best Attendance: Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (99.2%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Myra and Grace

Grasshoppers: Maryam and Brady

Crickets: Arjun-sai and Retal

Ladybirds: Tyler and Rosie

Readers of the week:

Maize (Ants), Ollie (Grasshoppers), Millie (Crickets) and David (Ladybirds)

Thank you from all of the Year 1 team for your very kind wishes, cards and gifts. We hope that you enjoy the break and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 9th January!

Week 7 Awards 

Best Attendance: Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance in the year group (93.8%) this term! 

A big well done to all children for another busy, fantastic term. We hope that you enjoy the festive season and we wish you all the best for the New Year. 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Samuel and Hinata

Grasshoppers: Daisy

Crickets: Edward and Eleni

Ladybirds: Samriddhi

Readers of the week:

Myra (Ants), Jude (Grasshoppers), Valan (Crickets) and Viraat (Ladybirds)

Congratulations to Savvas (Ants), Amina (Ladybirds) and Saskia (Ladybirds), who received a Year Group Leader's Award. 

NSPCC Number Day Friday 2nd February 2024

As a Trust, we will be supporting the NSPCC by taking part in Number Day on

Friday 2nd February 2024. This will involve many fun activities throughout the day, including Dress up for Digits!

Pupils are invited to wear an item of clothing with a number on it. (football shirt, cap, netball shirt or even a onesie!) Or get even more creative by dressing in a maths or numbers theme, this could be as a Numberblock (KS1) or a Times Table Rockstar (KS2). Be as creative as you’d like!

Donations can be made via the link below, or children can bring in some coins on the day to hand to their teacher (all donations are voluntary).

www.justgiving.com/campaign/numberday2024

Best Attendance: Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (96.1%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Aneeksha and Katerina

Grasshoppers: Fatima and Bilyana

Crickets: Xavi and Matteo

Ladybirds: Viraat and Smrithi

Readers of the week:

Yuchi (Ants), Dara (Grasshoppers), Nihaan(Crickets) and Aara (Ladybirds)

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 5

Best Attendance: Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance (95%) in Year 1 this week! 

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Jamie and Grace

Grasshoppers: Anna and Yoyo

Crickets: Fatama and Oliver

Ladybirds: Gaia and Arwen

Readers of the week:

Avni (Ants), Aithan (Grasshoppers), Matteo (Crickets) and Samriddhi (Ladybirds)

A huge well done to Shivya in Ladybird Class and Affan in Ant Class, for receiving a Year Group Leader's Award!

Poppy Appeal 2023: Thank you!

On behalf of The British Legion Belmont Branch, thank you for raising £389.69 for the Poppy Appeal.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 4

Best Attendance: Well done to Cricket Class for having the best attendance (93.3%) in Year 1 this week! 

Congratulations to the following children, who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Wiktor and Felix

Grasshoppers: Akshara and Riley

Crickets: Logan and Ella

Ladybirds: Zeynep and Emily

Readers of the week:

Cole (Ants), Grey (Grasshoppers), Hailey (Crickets) and Alex (Ladybirds)

A huge well done to Fariz in Ladybird Class and Florence in Ant Class, for receiving a Year Group Leader's Award!

If you would like an application form, please visit our Health and Wellbeing page using the link below:

* Revised Date*

Class Parties : Thursday 21st December

The children will be having their class parties on Thursday 21st December.

Children are invited to come to school wearing a Winter/Christmas top and or accessory if they would like to.

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

Drama Workshop

Unfortunately the drama workshop organised for Year 1 children today had to be cancelled by the provider. We have been able to reschedule the workshop and this will now take place in Spring 1.  

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 3

Best Attendance: Well done to Cricket Class for having the best attendance (98.5%) in Year 1 this week! 

Congratulations to the following children, who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Reyansh and Cherine

Grasshoppers: Esam and Dara

Crickets: Fawaz and Valan 

Ladybirds: Zach and Aarya

Readers of the week:

Grace (Ants), Maryam (Grasshoppers), Ethan (Crickets) and Fariz (Ladybirds)

A huge well done to Anabia in Ladybird Class and Cole in Ant Class, for receiving a Year Group Leader's Award!

Safeguarding - Advice for Parents

I would like to remind all parents that there is an 'Advice for Parents' page on the school website, on the  Safeguarding page of the school website (link at the top of the home page).

Here you will find information on: courses on parenting, safety at home and out and about, protecting children online, protection from abuse, supporting mental health and external support. 

You can also contact Mrs Brooke, via the school office, if you would like some specific support or advice on keeping your child safe.

Waterproof Coat

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.

Best Attendance: Well done to Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (94.8%) in Year 1 this week! Third week in a row! 

Congratulations to the following children, who received an award on Friday 17th November...

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Savvas and Maryam

Grasshoppers: Ella and Amber

Crickets: Riya and Alexandra

Ladybirds: Lois and Aryan

Remembrance Day Parade 2023

Thank you to Miss. Walls, Mrs. Stock, Mr. Burke and our Avenue Ambassadors for representing the school at the Remembrance Day Parade on Sunday 12^th November.

They took part in the parade and then laid a wreath on the Belmont cenotaph.

They represented us all so beautifully and made us very proud.

Odd Socks Day Tuesday 14th November 

In support of anti-bullying week, children are invited to come into school on Tuesday 14th November wearing odd socks if they would like to . 

Tickets for the Toys and Games Show

Today you will receive your tickets to the Year 1 Toys and Games show. We have a small number of spare tickets available. If you would like one, please speak with your child's class teacher next week.  

Year 1 Awards Autumn 2 Week 1

Year 1 have had a great first week back! We hope you enjoyed the half term break.

Best Attendance: Well done to Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (96.6%) in Year 1 this week! 

Congratulations to the following children, who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Francesco and Teddy

Grasshoppers: Daisy and Yoyo

Crickets: Kelen and Arjun-Sai

Ladybirds: Reyan and Aara

Readers of the week:

Amila (Ants), Akshara (Grasshoppers), Aran (Crickets) and Harold (Ladybirds)

A huge well done to Grey in Grasshopper Class and Tyler in Ladybird Class, for receiving a Year Group Leader's Award!

Congratulations to Veli in Grasshopper Class, who received a Phase Leader's Award!

Poppy Appeal 2023 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

On Tuesday 7^th and Wednesday 8^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 9^th and Friday 10th, but stock sells fast. 

Paper poppies are sold for a donation of your choice, but all other items cost a minimum of £1.

Please be aware that it is cash only and no change can be given.

Thank you, on behalf of The British Legion Belmont Branch 

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 7

A huge well done to all of Year 1! You have worked very hard this term and we are so impressed with your learning! We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 6th November.  

Best Attendance: Well done to Ladybird Class for having the best attendance (95.3%) in Year 1 this week! 

Congratulations to the following children, who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Gabriela and Avni

Grasshoppers: Amie and Adam

Crickets: Aiden and Davinia

Ladybirds: Alex and Amina

Readers of the week:

Wiktor (Ants), Fatima (Grasshoppers), Xavi (Crickets) and Zeynep (Ladybirds)

Are you aware of our Health and Wellbeing page? This is a great place for you, and your child, to find resources and support.

Please click on the link below to take you there...

Year 1 Trip to Battersea Park Zoo.

Year 1 will be visiting Battersea Park Zoo in the Spring term. Children will also experience a drama workshop in the Autumn term.

The cost of these experiences will be £22.00
Please make your payment by 20th October on your child’s Arbor page under ‘Trips’.

Thank you

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 6

Congratulations to the following children, who received an award today.

Best Attendance: Well done to Grasshopper Class for having the best attendance in Year 1 this week! 

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Florence and Hadi

Grasshoppers: Franco and Elizabeth

Crickets: Retal and Aariz

Ladybirds: Ewan and Alara

Readers of the week:

Katerina, Gaia, Amirah Rose and Amber

World Mental Health Day

Today, we have celebrated World Mental Health Day. The theme of the day has been 'Mental Health is a universal right' and the children have completed a range of activities to help them to understand this. We focused on the idea of being kind, not only to others, but to yourself too. 

The children played kindness bingo throughout the day which included things such as 'say hello to someone new' and 'write down 3 things you love about you.' All of the children finished the day by writing themselves a kindness postcard, remembering a time where they had done something great.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 5

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

Best Attendance: Cricket Class

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Luke and Akkshara

Grasshoppers: Veli and Jude

Crickets: Nihaan and Jon

Ladybirds: Rosie and Fariz

Readers of the week:

Reyan (Ladybirds) and Amie (Grasshoppers)

Congratulations to Emily in Ladybirds, who received a Year Group Leader's Award.

Fruit Smoothie Making wb 09/10/23

As part of our 'Zen Den' topic, Year 1 children will be making a fruit smoothie in class next week. 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….

Banana and Raspberry

Banana and Peach (Tinned)

Peach (tinned) and Raspberry

Blueberry and Raspberry

Please bring in the fruit on the day below labelled with your child’s name.

Ants, Grasshoppers and Ladybirds – Tuesday 10^th October

Crickets – Wednesday 11^th October

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.

The Year 1 team

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 past and present.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 4

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

Best Attendance: Ladybirds

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Samuel and Safa (to be handed out next week)

Grasshoppers: Riley and Herbie

Crickets: Hailey and Matteo

Ladybirds: Anabia and Tanay

Reader of the week :

Ants: Luke

Grasshoppers: Lexi-Jai

Crickets: Noah

Ladybirds: Ewan

Congratulations to Amie (Grasshoppers) and Samuel (Ants), who received a Year Group Leader's Award.

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 3

Congratulations to the following children, who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Affan and Yuchi

Grasshoppers: Lexi-Jai and Grey

Crickets: Muhammed and Aileen

Ladybirds: Saskia and Harold

Reader of the week :

Ants: Hinata

Grasshoppers: Ella

Crickets: Oliver

Ladybirds: Eunice

School Photographer

19^th, 20^th & 21^st September.

The school photographer will be taking individual photos on the following days:

• Tuesday 19^th September
• Wednesday 20^th September

Sibling photos will be taken on:

• Thursday 21^st September

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 2

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

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Savvas and Maryam

Grasshoppers: Ethan and Emmie

Crickets: Noah and Valan

Ladybirds: David and Shivya

Reader of the week :

Ants: Samuel

Grasshoppers: Yoyo Yip

Crickets: Logan

Ladybirds: Tyler

PE changes

Grasshopper's will now have PE on the following days: 

Tuesday and Thursday

A reminder that these days often change and so from next week, please ensure that your child's PE bag is in school everyday. PE bags will be sent home at half term so that they can be washed. 

Zen Den Hook Day Reminder

A reminder that on Friday 15^th September, Year 1 will be having their hook day as part of our topic, Zen Den. Children should come to school dressed in comfortable clothes suitable for exercise e.g. jogging bottoms, shorts, t-shirt, trainers, plimsolls.

No football kits or shirts please.

Thank you

Year 1 children have had a fantastic first week and they have settled very well. 

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.

We look forward to seeing you all next week! 

Year 1 Awards Autumn 1 Week 1

Well done to all Year 1 children for a great first week! Congratulations to the following children, who received an award today.

Class Teacher Awards:

Ants: Maiza and Cole

Grasshoppers: Ileri and Aithan

Crickets: Paul and Millie

Ladybirds: Nellie and Niko

Zen Den Hook Day:

Friday 15th September

On Friday 15^th September, Year 1 will have 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 to come to school dressed in comfortable clothes suitable for exercise e.g. jogging bottoms, shorts, t-shirt, trainers, plimsolls.

Thank you,

Year 1 PE Days

Children will have PE on the following days: 

Ants - Monday and Thursday

Crickets - Monday and Thursday 

Ladybirds - Tuesday and Wednesday 

Grasshoppers - Tuesday and Wednesday 

These days often change and so from next week, please ensure that your child's PE bag is in school everyday. PE bags will be sent home at half term so that they can be washed. 

Thank you

Open Classroom Today @3:15

We look forward to welcoming you to our open classrooms today after school at 3:15 - 3:45. Please collect your child from the Dorset Road playground at the normal time of 3:05. Once all children have been dismissed, you will then be able to enter your child's classroom. 

Miss Taylor 

Swimming

Year 1 children will not swim in the Autumn term. Children will swim in the Summer term and more information will be provided nearer the time. 

Sun Safety 

As the warm weather is still with us, we need to continue with 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.  

Open Classrooms

Wednesday 6^th September

Years 1,3,5

3.15 – 3.45

Thursday 7^th September

Years 2,4,6

3.15 – 3.45