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Newsletter Nine May 2018

Lanchester Community Free School

Hempstead Road, Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 3HD

Web: www.lanchestercfs.org.uk Tel: 01923 224160

Email: [email protected]

May Value : Endurance

During the month of May, we

will be discussing what

endurance means to the

children and how endurance

can support and help them

with their learning. Children

will be reminded of strategies

to help them when they get

stuck and to persevere when

things get tough.

The value of endurance

highlights the necessity of

making mistakes in order to

learn. We want every child to constantly try their best, to accept

that learning has challenges within it but to not give up when things

get difficult. Endurance is about having a go, not giving up and

keeping a positive attitude.

In assembly, we will be sharing stories where the moral is to reach

your goals through endurance, determination and perseverance,

and hearing about endurance demonstrated by people in the

past.

You can demonstrate endurance by:

•Keeping going and not giving up.

•Having a go at a task even if it is hard.

•Believing in yourself.

Congratulations to Miss Kirby on

completing the London Marathon

demonstrating endurance.

School Diary Dates

May

7th Bank Holiday

10th EYFS – Trip to Ashridge Forest, Mini

Beast hunt.

16th 9.am Sun class Assembly- Parents/

Corers and siblings welcome

21st YR3 Trip to the Apple Store Time to be

confirmed

23rd 9am Stars Class Assembly – Parents/

Carers and siblings welcome

24th Yr3 Zoolab

28th May – 1st June Half Term

June

4th Back to School

7th YR2 Road Safety – Scooter Training

8th YR2 Road Safety.- Scooter Training

20th 9am Moon Class Assembly – Parents/

corers and siblings welcome

21st YR1 Trip to Kew Gardens- Letter to

follow shortly

22nd 1.30pm New EYFS Meet the teacher.

28th Teacher Training – No after School or

extra-curricular clubs both paid and free.

29th Sports Day – No after School clubs, No

Extra Curricular Clubs

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What does the quote below mean?

What does it mean to ‘bear a hard thing’? Discuss.

Very little in life can be achieved without endurance – do you agree with this?

From the Headteacher

Dear Lanchester parents,

This is the first of many contributions I'll be making to the school newsletter and am very pleased to

do so.

My first three weeks as Principal of the school have been extremely enjoyable and positive. I've

very much enjoyed meeting many of you at the school gates and at the 'meet and greet' sessions

that we've organised - thank you to those of you who were able to attend. It's already been

useful to hear your views about the school and ideas for improving it and I will be following this

meeting up with termly parent forums which will start in the second half of this term. Of course, the

very best part of the job has been meeting your children, which has been delightful - they are

really lovely and a great credit to you all.

There is a wonderful group of adults working here at Lanchester, who show great commitment and

hard work. They are constantly aiming to provide your children with the best, safest learning

experiences that they can. I have been really impressed with the positivity and willingness to learn

and improve that the staff have shown. I have no doubt whatsoever, that the school will build its

quality and reputation and become the outstanding place of learning that your children

deserve.

John Dibdin

Principal

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Using our value for this month, children have been encouraged to demonstrate their understanding of their

learning. We have asked the children to think carefully about what it means to be understanding and to be

understood by others. We also encouraged the children to think about the choices they make and to

understand that how they choose to talk to others, and to act towards others, will affect how others respond

to them

Moon

Class

In Moon

class, we

have

been

thinking

about

understanding as a value. We

now know that to be able to

learn, you need to understand

Star Class

In Star class we

learned that to

help us

understand,

we need to

listen to the

other person

talking.

Sun Class

In Sun class

we have

been

learning that

when we

understand,

learning

becomes

fun.

Mercury Class

In Mercury Class the children

demonstrated this month’s

value when they worked

together to perform Goldilocks

and the Three Bears, They

showed real understanding

towards one another,

swapping roles so everyone got

the opportunity to play the

character that they most wanted to be.

Venus Class

In Venus class we

made a thought shower

about words which are

related to understanding

Jupiter Class

In Jupiter Class we made a list of some wonderful

words to describe what understanding means to us.

Listening

Feeling

Reasoning

Appreciating

Empathy

Caring

Saturn Class

In Saturn class we discussed our value of ‘Understanding’.

These are some of the ways we interpreted our value.

“Understanding means knowing the truth about something.“

Mariya

“Understanding means knowing the meaning of something

like a word.” Amrita.

“Understanding means explaining how you worked out a

problem.” Harry W.

“You can ask questions to help you show your

understanding.” Thandeka

“Understanding is when you help people see a different point

of view.” Nathan

Neptune

In Neptune we discussed the importance of

‘understanding’ and ways to support ourselves when

we misunderstand something. Some of us then had a

go at writing an acrostic poem. Use care

Never say bad words

Don’t leave injured people out

Endure others

Respect and be fair

Say good things

Think for others and show tolerance

Awareness of others.

Never judge or underestimate others.

Do amazing things to help others

In your life good things and bad things happen.

Negative thoughts towards others isn’t good.

Grasp a task.

Pluto

Pluto carried out a class

circle time where they discussed

the meaning of understanding. The

children were able to discuss the

different situations they face inside

and outside of school where they

have shown great understanding.

Pluto were then able to discuss how

we can be understanding to one

another in class.

Understanding – a review of last month’s value

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YR3 Pluto

Pluto have settled back into school really well. They have been working so hard on their new topic of

Rainforests where they have been writing setting descriptions and have re-told the story of The Great

Kapok Tree. Pluto have also begun their Ukulele lessons which they are really enjoying. We are

looking forward to working with an artist to create some Rainforest art work before half-term which

we are hoping to display in the foyer. Well done Pluto keep up the good work!

YR3 Neptune

Neptune have got off to a good start this summer term. We are enjoying learning about the

Rainforest and have linked this into our English lessons when writing a story based on this topic and

thinking about what we might see and hear. We have especially enjoyed starting our swimming

lessons at the leisure center, as well as taking part in scooter training. Year 3 are going to be creating

some Rainforest artwork within the next few weeks which we will all enjoy!

YR2 Saturn

Saturn class has been focused after the Easter break on their learning. We have been looking back

at our number work in Maths. We have been thinking about the strategies we can use to solve

addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division questions. In English we have started on our topic of

“Where the wild things are”, which follows the story of Max and his adventures in a new and different

land. We have been making our own wild thing character descriptions using lots of adjectives, noun

phrases and similes to make our descriptions come alive in our minds. We have been most excited

about our art lessons and using our outside environment to inspire and help us in making Richard

Long influenced art. In Inquiry lessons we are comparing parts of Kenya and the UK, looking at the

similarities and differences between the two countries. We will be soon taking advantage of our

spring weather and sowing seeds to look at plant growth and observe how they grow in our science

lessons. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank all our parents and their continued

support in our learning.

YR2 Jupiter

We hope you had a lovely break and it’s good to see every single

child motivated and looking forward to learning new things and

enjoying school. Thank you all for encouraging your child/children

to do their best. As you know we have SATs coming up soon and

we continue to support the children in preparation for these

alongside all our other learning. The children have been

particularly inspired by the life and work of the British land artist,

Richard Long and have produced some fantastic work of their

own. The children have been working very hard and I’m very

proud of all their efforts. We would like to thank all the parents who

have volunteered to support children in school with their reading.

Many Thanks - Jupiter team

‘Circle of friends’ inspired by Richard Long’s work

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YR1 Mars & Mercury

Mercury and Venus Classes

The Summer Term has got off to a flying start in Year 1. The children have been mastering

multiplication in Maths. In their English lessons they have been developing their editing

skills, correcting their own punctuation and spellings with their purple polishing pens.

They loved searching for signs of spring on their visit to Cassiobury Park and, with the wonderful

support of our parent volunteers, they spotted daffodils, bluebells, bumble bees and butterflies.

They were so inspired by the beautiful blossom they saw in the park, they created some stunning

art work for a new display on the four seasons.

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Moon Stars and Sun Class

This term in Reception we are learning about minibeasts! The first week back we went on a minibeast hunt; we used i-

pads and we looked for minibeasts all around our school! We found spiders, worms and even bees. We took pictures,

videos and we looked for information on the web! We continue our learning by attending an amazing and very

enjoyable workshop about animals and the jungle! We also made different micro-habitats for all the minibeasts that we

are learning about!

We cannot wait for the rest of May!

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Uniform

Please can we remind parents that black school shoes need to be worn on a daily basis. For a

reminder, please see our website for the full uniform details.

PE Kit

Please can we remind all parents that the children need to have their PE kit in school.

Winter PE kit is – Black/ Blue plain jogging bottoms, white t-shirt and a black/ blue plain jumper or

Jacket and plimsolls or trainers.

Summer PE kit is – Black/ blue plain shorts, white t-shirt and plimsolls or trainers.

Snacks

YR3 snacks, please can we ask that you provide fruit or vegetables as a healthy snack for your child’s

break time not cereal bars, crackers etc.

Medication

Any Medication that you need to send your child to school with this includes, Calpol, Throat

sweets/Sprays, creams. All need to be handed in to the office and a medical form completed.

Please do not give them to your child or put them in their book bags.

Online Homework

Bug Club is a very beneficial resource the school has to help us ensure all children are regularly

enjoying reading at home. Your child has appropriate reading books allocated to their personalised

account. Here is the website: http://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk. To log in to your child's account,

their username is (first four letters of first name and first four letters of surname) and the password is

your child's class name. If your child only has 3 letters in either name then just enter the 3 letters.

For example: Sarah Bloggs from Turtles Class

Username: sarablog

Password: turtle

school code: 3ghs

Thank you for your support.

Please see your class pages for online homework information and log in details.

http://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/

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Parent Pay

Please can all parents/carers make sure that they have access to ParentPay or activate your

accounts if you haven’t already done so.

Complaints

If Parents/ Carers have any complaints or concerns or would like to request a meeting please see

below the procedure.

1. Class Teacher 2. Key Stage Leader 3. Assistant Principal 4. Principal 5. Governing Body

Playground Safety

Please can all parents/carers leave the playground promptly after dropping off and collecting your

children from school. When on the premises, please do not allow the children to climb on the railings,

swing on the gates or play with the equipment in the playground; this is for health and safety reasons.

Safeguarding

Thank you for your co-operation with signing in to the parent signing in sheet for parent visits past the

reception doors, between 8:45 and 3:30. This remains a vital part of our safeguarding procedures

which are in place for the safety of all pupils at the school.

Medication

If your child has any medication that remains in school- eg. Epi Pen or Ventalin Inhaler these need

to be provided to the school in a clear Tupperware container that is clearly labelled with the child's

name, year group and class. We also require a form to be completed which gives our first aiders

the instructions to follow should your child need the medicine during school time. Please contact

the school office, for a form to complete.

Clothing

Please can you make sure that the children come to school appropriately dressed for the weather.

If they are coming to school in wellington boots, please can you make sure they have school shoes

in a separate bag. YR3 will still need coats to go over their blazers.

Parent Query

Just a reminder that ALL parent queries should be submitted via email the forms can be found on our

website

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We are pleased to announce that our Summer

Fayre will take place on Sunday 1st July, from

11am – 2pm. As usual we will be looking for

donations of certain products and also people to

help run the stalls on the day, as well as setting up

and packing away.

We will be holding a couple of pairs of ‘Donation

Days’ over the next few weeks. On these days we

would like to collect donations that will be used at

the Summer Fayre. Large boxes will be outside

the main entrance for you to deposit them in.

They are:-

Thu 7th/Fri 8th June– Bottle donations! Bottles of any

kind!! Whilst it would be fabulous to receive wine

and champagne, we are more than happy to

receive bottle of squash, fizzy drinks, shower gel,

bath foam - even tomato ketchup!!

Thu 21st/Fri 22nd June - Sweets and unwanted

gifts/good quality bric-a-brac - no chocolate

please as we are planning on good weather and

don't want it to melt on the fabulously hot day of

the Fayre ;)

Any unwanted gifts or bric-a-brac that can be put to good use on the tombola...

As always we love Jazzy Jars!! These can be brought along to either donation day!

Coconuts – We are having a coconut shy at the Fayre. Does anyone have contacts in a shop that

would make a donation of coconuts to us??

Summer Raffle

We will also be holding a Grand Raffle that will be drawn at the Fayre. For this to be successful we

need some great raffle prizes. If you or your friends/family know a company who will donate a

prize, please get in touch. Would you employer consider making a cash or voucher donation??

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Clothing Collection

We have organised another clothing collection. Bag2school pay us for each kg of clothes that

are donated. Last time we raised £160. The bags are in a box just inside the front doors. Please fill

a bag and bring it in by Thursday 24th May.

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