27th November 2014 - longleaze.wilts.sch.uk
Transcript of 27th November 2014 - longleaze.wilts.sch.uk
27th November 2014
Contents
Next Week Events
Learning Powers
Attendance Cup
Tidy Classroom Award
Thank you
Healthy Snack reminder - ACTION
Parking at school - ACTION
Autumn Concert
Ofsted Consultation - ACTION
Imperial War Museum
Emergency Closure Procedures
Spelling - ACTION
Next week’s menu
Diary Dates
Tidy Classroom Award
Congratulations to Beech Class
who won the Tidy Classroom
Award last week.
Attendance Cup
Congratulations to Maple Class who won
the Attend-
ance Cup last week.
Learning Powers
In last Friday’s Celebration Assembly, these children were awarded an Emerald Learning Power because they have been brave, haven’t been afraid to ‘have a go’, and have bounced back from mistakes. Jamie Gregory, Annabella Phelps, James Hep-pinstall, Harvey Morrisey, Zaeem Yousaf, Em-manuel Agboka, Tom Dodson, William Had-dock, Luke Brewster, Oliver Heathcote, Isaac Lovesey, Rebecca Lee and Kyle Mountford.
Congratulations!
Next Week’s Events
Tomorrow - Maple swimming
Monday - Anxiety Workshop for parents; Govern-ing Body meeting
Thursday - Silver Birch—Secondary Ready meet-ing at 6.00pm
Friday - Last Maple swimming; Family Friday morning (8.40-9.15), Maple assembly at 2.20pm.
Acorn 86.36%
Oak 92.73%
Lime 97.14%
Chestnut 90%
Maple 98.18%
Ash 87.33%
Beech 94.45%
Silver Birch 94.86%
Ofsted consultation online
If you would further information about this, please
refer to www.ofsted.gov.uk/futureofinspection or
speak to the school office for a hard copy.
Healthy Snack reminder
We are noticing the unhealthier snack choices at break time are beginning to appear again and would ask that, if
your child wants to bring in a snack from home to eat at this time, please would you ensure that it is both nu-
tritious and healthy.
Crisps, cakes and chocolate bars can be provided for lunchboxes in moderation; however, would you please re-
mind your child that these are to be eaten at lunchtime and not in the playground.
Alternatively, they can buy healthy snacks from the Healthy Tuck Shop which runs on a Tuesday and Friday in the
KS2 playground and on a Wednesday and Thursday in the KS1 playground. The tuck shop provides water and
snacks that are considered to be part of your ‘5 a day’ fruits and vegetables, such as smoothies, raisins, yoghurt
raisins, fruit in jelly and, during the winter months, vegetable or fruit based soup.
Our KS1 children continue to be provided with a piece of fruit or vegetable daily and we would recommend that
you ask them what they had each day so that you are able to monitor their intake.
We very much appreciate your co-operation to ensure that Longleaze remains a Healthy School.
Kind regards Mrs Ceri Seal
Thank you
For getting your disco and
nativity tickets on time!
Parking around school
We have been contacted again by local residents making us aware that there are still problems with traffic on the approaches to the school at
the start and end of the day. This problem will only be solved if we all work together. Please ensure that you do not drive onto school premises at the end of the day and also do not obstruct other road users and residents, including parking across drive-ways. Thank you.
Spellings
We are having a real push on the children being able to spell the days of the week and the months of
the year correctly. Please support your child in learning these. If they are already confident at spelling
these words, the seasons are next on the list to learn. Here the words for you to check with your child.
Thank you.
Days:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Months:
January February March April May June July August
September October November December
Seasons:
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Well done to the children who took part
in Mr Elliott’s Autumn Concert last
Friday. These are children who are
taught by Mr Elliott — what a lovely
evening with fantastic singing and piano
performances and a guest appearance from Darth Vadar -
(otherwise known as Mr Hopkins, our Chair of Governors!)
Well done to:
Tom Dubarry
Samuel Hatton
Olivia Rogers
Isaac Peaker Stevens
Sam Levitt
Frank Hatton
And also to our ex pupils, Abigail Harris, Edward Smith, Thea
Hopkins, Max Hopkins and Eloise Lovesey.
If your child is interested in music lessons in school, please
speak to the school office for further information. We
currently offer Piano, Violin and Guitar lessons, but may be
able to offer other instruments if there is enough interest.
We will be having a special performance on
Monday morning for all of our children which ties
in with the WW1 100th year anniversary commem-
orations that we have been looking at this term.
The performance will tell true stories of WW1
animal heroes and teaches our children that they
can be a hero everyday.
This performance comes highly recommended and
we hope the children will find this fun and
informative.
(There is no charge for the children to attend.)
Thank you to Ethan Price in Year 5 who wrote this piece about the
school trip back in September— we’re sorry that we have not yet
published it!
Imperial War Museum
On Tuesday 23rd September Year 4 and half of Year 5 went to the
Imperial War Museum in London. The coach left school at 8.00am
and got to the museum at 11.56am. The children went to have their
food inside the museum. Then we entered the main hall and we saw
two huge WW2 aeroplanes hanging from the ceiling. We also saw a
massive, long V2 (a rocket) and a big WW2 tank—that was just the
beginning!
Then we went into WW1 an we saw a map of Europe in 1914 and
there is showed us many facts about alliances. Then we saw power-
ful, cool guns that all the children loved and there was also lots of
other stuff like dressing up and seeing their uniform and much,
much more!
Everyone looked like they enjoyed their experience. We got back to
school at about 6pm.
What a fantastic day!
Ethan Price
Year 5 (Beech)
Emergency Closure
With the weather turning colder, we think it would be helpful to keep you informed of how Longleaze Primary School responds to these conditions and what you can do to support us in this.
First, on very cold mornings such as these, we begin work by opening the school early, checking the heating and gritting/salting the main paths and steps. We encourage children, parents and visitors to keep to the treated pathways and avoid any areas in the school that are untreated.
We aim to keep the school open in all but the most severe weather conditions. There are times however when it becomes impossible to maintain a safe provision for children. In these circumstances the following considerations are taken into account:
Can children and staff get safely to school?
Is the school site safe for children and staff?
What is the advice of the Police and the Local Authority?
If it is necessary to close the school due to adverse weather conditions notice will be given on local radio; BBC Wiltshire and Heart FM. We use the Teachers2Parents text messaging, the website and Facebook to inform parents. Please avoid telephoning the school which is likely to be very busy on these occasions. Please, also, do not rely on “word of mouth”! If we are not listed as closed on the radio and you have received no text message or email from us, we will be open!
Finally, on some rare occasions, it may be necessary to send children home early. This is to allow us to ensure that children and staff who have to travel some distance, can get home safely. We would ask that all families have arrangements for such emergency closures.
Next week’s school lunch menu (week 2)
The small print… All meals ordered must be accompanied by the correct payment. The school
kitchen does not offer credit terms and will not provide a meal without payment.
Available daily :- fresh fruit and salad from our salad bar, freshly made bread, home-made fruit yoghurt and two choices of vegetables, fresh water. Please feel free to talk to Tracy, our Catering Manager for any special dietary needs on 01793 849251
£2.30 for a KS2
child per day.
Don’t Forget!
Once a week - take a
peek!
Together we can beat
head lice.
For advice and support,
ring our School Nurse on
01793 605418
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Thursday 27th LSA Discos
December
Monday 1st FGB meeting at 6.30pm
Thursday 4th Secondary Ready Meeting for Silver Birch at 6pm in
school hall
Friday 5th Last Maple swimming, Family Friday morning for all clas
ses (8.40-9.15am); Maple Assembly. Christmas lights and
community carol service
Tuesday 9th Nativity dress rehearsal for school - COSTUMES NEEDED
BY TODAY
Wednesday 10th Afternoon Nativity performance for parents/carers at
2.15pm
Thursday 11th Evening Nativity performance for parents/carers at
6.00pm
Friday 12th Morning Nativity performance for parents/carers at
9.10am; Beech swimming starts
Monday 15th Carols round the tree at 3.30pm
Wednesday 17th Christmas lunch
Friday 19th Carol Service 10.00am at The Sacred Heart Catholic
Church,
End of term 2 at 1.30pm
Monday 1st December
Tuesday 2nd December
Wednesday 3rd December
Thursday 4th December
Friday 5th December
Chicken korma Pork sausages Roast gammon Beef lasagne Fish in a
wholemeal crumb
Mild quorn chilli Cheese and baked
bean puff Vegetable fingers
Vegetable pasta bake
Cheese and onion pasty
Jacket potato with baked beans
Jacket potato with cheese and
coleslaw
Jacket potato with tuna mayo
Jacket potato with cheese
Jacket potato with baked beans
Boiled rice and seasonal
vegetables
Mashed potato and seasonal
vegetables
Roast potatoes and fresh vegetables
Garlic bread and vegetables
Oven baked chips Baked beans or
peas
Fruity flapjack Fresh fruit salad Chocolate crispy
cake Jam roly poly and
custard Raspberry ripple
mousse