E-mail: laurellane@hgfl.org.uk Telephone: 01895 442356 E-mail: laurellane@hgfl.org.uk Telephone: 01895 442356 The School is part of the LDBS Frays Academy Trust, which is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company No: 8335073) Registered office: 36 Causton Street London SW19 4AU

LAUREL LANE NEWSLETTER

Friday 14th March 2014 – Issue 24

Executive  Head  teacher:  Mr  C  Cole  Head  of  School:  Mrs  S  Voisey    Thought  for  the  week:  Never,  never,  never  give  up  –  Sir  Winston  Churchill    We  have  been  lucky  enough  to  enjoy  another  week  of   spring   weather.   The   blossom   is   growing   on   the  trees  and  spring  flowers  are  popping  up  everywhere.    We   have   a   very   full   newsletter   this   week   as   there  has  been   lots  going  on  and  a   lot   coming  up.  Please  take   the   time   to   read   it   –   we   welcome   your  comments  and  suggestions.    The  year  6  children  have  been  busy  working  on  their  mock  SATS  this  week  and  hope  that  their  hard  work  shows  in  their  results.    Thank  you  for  your  patience  and  understanding  with  regard  to  the  roadworks  taking  place  outside  of  the  school.   We   are   confident   that   the   end   result   will  help  make  the  road  safer  for  all.    Could   you   please   take   the   time   to   read   the   notice  over  the  page  regarding  the  summer  fair.  With  your  help  we  could  make  this  our  best  summer  fair  yet!          

ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLY WINNERS  

Nursery  A.M  Navya  Sriram,  Kaiden  Toombs,    

Nursery  P.M  Iesah  Aglae,  Ojaswini  Govardhanam  

RAS    Farzan  Rai,  Muhammad  Ali  Naveed  

RRG  Keeley  Eaver,  Rama  Farahat  

1VV  Abubakr  Shirzada,  Maddison  Ayres  

1LD  Morgan  Soliman,  Sarah  Rehman  

2TD  Shanya  Kamalathasan,  Dipen  Gunasagran  

2DD  Tygun  Hart,  Shelby  Buckland  

3GH  Tanisha  Ama  Velox,  Shanade  Smith  

3KP  Isiah  Barallon,  Joshua  Skinner  

4LS  Joshua  Cojocariu,  Anelia  Stefanova  

4RP  Bartek  Kaczorek,  Vlad  Demenski  

5GR  Ellie-­‐Marie  Stokes,  Jada  Thorp  

6AW  Dylan  Bagha,  Marley  Pope  

Attendance  Attendance   for   the   whole   school   for   week   ending  Friday  7th  March  2014  was:    

90.9.%    

Best  Class:  1LD      with  97.9%  

   

 

Lates  There   were   27   lates   recorded   in   the   register   for  week  ending  Friday  7th  March.    Lateness  disrupts   your   child’s  education  and  also   the  other   children   in   the   class.   Registration   starts  promptly  at  8.50am  so   children  need   to  be   in   school  by  8.45am  to  ensure  they  are  not  marked  as  late.  

See over the page for more news…

E-mail: laurellane@hgfl.org.uk Telephone: 01895 442356 E-mail: laurellane@hgfl.org.uk Telephone: 01895 442356 The School is part of the LDBS Frays Academy Trust, which is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company No: 8335073) Registered office: 36 Causton Street London SW19 4AU

Dates  for  your  diary  

March    

17th-­‐21st   Healthy  Living  week  21st     Sports  Relief:    Run  a  mile  &  Bake  off  25th     Pedestrian  Training:  –         (P.M  Nursery,  Years  1  &  2)  26th     Pedestrian  Training:  –         (A.M  Nursery,  RAS  &  RRG)    

April    

1st  &  2nd     Year  3  and  4  Production  3rd     Last  day  for  Nursery  4th     End  of  Term  –  2pm  finish  22nd     Teacher  training  day  23rd     Back  to  School  –  summer  term  begins    29th                                 Open  afternoon  to  look  at  books            

3.30pm    

 Lost  Property  

If  your  child  has  lost  an  item  of  school  clothing,  please  ask  them  to  see  Mrs  Dyer  and/or  check  the  lost  property  bin.  We  currently  have  several  items  of  clothing  in  lost  property.      Please  remember  to  put  your    childs  name  in  every  item    of  clothing  so  that  if  it  is  lost,  it  can  be  identified  and    returned  to  them.          

   

 Cross  Country    Competition                          

We  are  delighted  with  the  enthusiasm  and  dedication  shown  by  our  Cross  Country  Team  this  week.  Although  the  sun  had  been  out  all  day  on  Monday,  once  we  got  to  the  course  at  Abbotsfield  School,  the  weather  became  much  colder  for  both  runners  and  spectators.  Although  we  had  spent  many  hours  running  around  our  own  school  field  in  preparation  for  the  event,  the  actual  course  had  much  steeper  banks  to  overcome.    Our  girls’  team  were  first  to  compete,  having  to  run  a  total  of  1700m.  We  fielded  a  very  young  team  of  Year  4  and  Year  5  girls,  who  ran  their very  best  against  older  children.  Our  fastest  to  finish  was  Renee  Swinton  in  Year  5  who  came  26th,  which  was  fantastic  for  her  first  time  competing  in  this  event,  and  the  team  finished  in  10th  place  overall. The  boys  team,  which  was  made  up  of  children  in  Year  4,  5  and  6  also  made  a  fantastic  debut,  with  the  fastest  runner  being  Abdirakar  Hassan,  who  finished  a  brilliant  11th.  Overall  the  boys  ran  2000m  and  finished  in  6th  place.    A  huge  thank  you  to  all  the  children  who  gave  up  their  time  to  run  laps  round  the  school  field,  their  parents  who  cheered  them  on  so  enthusiastically  and  Miss  Walton  and  Miss  Hardie  who  stood  in  the  middle  of  the  cold  field,  carrying  out  their  marshalling  duties.  A  final  thank  you  to  the  Ridgewell  family  for  providing  the  children  with  bananas  to  eat  after  the  competition.  The  children’s  behaviour  was  exemplary  and  we  are  very  proud  of  them  all.  Roll  on  next  year  when  we  hope  to  use  the  experience  we  gained  this  year  to  do  even  better.  

RUN  A  MILE  FOR  SPORTS  RELIEF  AND    LAUREL  LANE  BAKE  OFF  

On  Friday  is  a  non  uniform  day  for  Sports  Relief  –  please  send  your  children  in  their  favourite  sports  clothes  and  donate  £1  to  a  worthy  cause.    If  you  have  an  entry  for  the  bake  off,  please  bring  it  to  the  hall  during  Breakfast  Club,  or  the  Front  Reception  area  by  10.00  am  on  Friday  morning.    Mrs  Voisey  will  be  judging  the  cakes  at  lunch  time.    Please  remember  no  nuts.    All  entries  will  be  sold  after  school  in  the  hall  with  proceeds  going  to  Sports  Relief.  

   

Football  News  Our  football  team  played  the  final  match  of  the  season  on  Wednesday  against  Cowley  St.  Laurence.    We  weren’t  lucky  enough  to  win  but  the  team  coach  said  that  they  "played  very  well  and  the  children  were  excellent!”  The  children  have  worked  very  hard  this  season  and  it  is  great  to  see  such  great  team  spirit!      After  school  football  is  now  finished  for  the  moment  and  will  be  replaced  by  another  activity,  which  will  be  announced  in  due  course.  However  we  cannot  wait  for  next  season!...    

E-mail: laurellane@hgfl.org.uk Telephone: 01895 442356 E-mail: laurellane@hgfl.org.uk Telephone: 01895 442356 The School is part of the LDBS Frays Academy Trust, which is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company No: 8335073) Registered office: 36 Causton Street London SW19 4AU

Laurel  Lane  Summer  Fair  

 The  PTA  is   looking  for  your  help  and  ideas  for  the  Summer  Fair  to  be  held  in  July.    We  will  be  happy  to  co-­‐operate  with  parents  who  can   provide   any   of   the   following   professional  services:-­‐    

• face  painting  • pony/horse  rides  • ice-­‐cream  van    • bouncy  castle  • DJ  services  

 Please   feel   free   to   come   to   us   with   any   ideas   or  suggestions.    You  may  contact  us  at  ihryhorovych@hgfl.org.uk    or  pass  your  details  to  the  school  office.            Thank you            

Keep  your  bottle  tops    

Mrs  Borrett  from  our  Nursery  is  collecting  the  plastic  tops  from  drink  and  milk  bottles  in  aid  of  children  with  cancer.    Please  collect  your  tops  and  bring  them  in  to  school.  They  can  be  handed  in  to  Nursery,  Main  reception    or  breakfast  club.    Please  support  this  worthwhile  cause.    

Clothing  request  from  Nursery  If  you  have  any  items  of  school  clothing  that  your  child  has  outgrown,    can  we  please  have  them  for  nursery.    In  particular  we  need    underwear  and  boys  trousers  but  would  be  happy  to    receive  anything  that    you  can  donate.  

******  School  Uniform  Sale  ******    

Wednesday  19th  March  8am  until  8.50am  In  breakfast  club  

 All  items  £1.00  

   

 

WRITER  OF  THE  WEEK  I  am  playing  this  music,  yet  it  brings  tears  to  my  eyes.  I  am  looking  back  on  all  of  my  memories  and  none  of  them  are  lies.  Then  it  appears  that  my  wife  is  sitting  next  to  me,  and  she  can  always  open  my  heart  up  with  a  very  special  key.  I  ask  her  why  does  she  have  to  go.  But  she  tells  me  it’s  better  if  I  don’t  know.  Then  she  starts  to  fade  away  even  though  I  really  want  her  to  stay.  Then  I  move  on  to  a  different  memory,  me  and  my  brother  in  the  army.  One  moment  he  was  there.  The  next  ‘’BANG’’  he  wasn’t  there.  It  had  to  happen  to  someone  who  matters  to  me.  But  I  want  him  back,  ill  beg  ill  plead.  But  look  here  comes  a  happy  one,  and  here  comes  out  the  sun.  I  was  given  this  toy,  now  I’m  full  of  joy  to  specially  give  it  to  you.  You  played  with  it  all  day  and  all  night.  But  let  me  just  tell  you,  it  was  a  beautiful  sight.  Now  my  grandson  has  sat  next  to  me.  I  look  him  in  the  eyes  very  deeply  and  I  know  it’s  time  for  my  memories  to  leave.  I  have  finally  realized  I  am  happy  right  now,  I  just  really  don’t  know  how!      

Shannon  Browne  –  5GR,  wrote  this  piece  after  watching  a  clip  of  ‘The  Piano’  in  school.    This  is  available  on  youtube,  for  the  full  effect  of  the  writing.