Newsletter 12

4th December 2020

Our primary objective is to keep our children, staff and school community safe. I must ask that if your child or a family member within the household is unwell with any of the key symptoms of COVID-19 (A new, continuous cough, a temperature over 37.8 or a loss or change to taste or smell), please do keep your children at home and follow the government guidance. This is very important for us all in making sure the run-up to Christmas is as safe as possible.

Our wonderful children, families and my exceptional staff team are so deserving of a great Christmas - let's all work together to make the next two weeks the very best they can be!

A Message From Mr Lillo

Changes To Statutory Testing This Year

The government has updated it’s guidance on statutory testing for primary schools.

For the academic year 2020/21 we will still submit the EYFS profile at the end of Reception indicating whether or not the children have met the Good Level of Development.

The Year 1 Phonics Screening Check will still take place in Year 1 and Year 2 children who didn’t pass the PSC in the autumn term will have the opportunity to take it in June.

This year in Year 2 there will be no SATs. The teachers will submit teacher assessment for Reading, Writing and Maths.

The Multiplication Check will be optional for Year 4. We have decided that they will be taking it.

Year 6 will not take the Grammar Punctuation and Spelling test as they have done in previous years, but will still take the Reading and Maths SATs papers. The teachers will also be submitting teacher assessment in reading, writing and maths. These SATs will take place in May.

Further guidance can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2021-early-years-foundation-stage-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara?utm_source=cbb56e44-966b-485e-98d6-864ed90af8c1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=daily

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2021-key-stage-1-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara?utm_source=57a58f0c-5f97-410c-80cf-2f87722737dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=daily

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2021-key-stage-2-assessment-and-reporting-arrangements-ara?utm_source=a9f1aa24-d310-4aae-85bb-b3051ce2194c&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=daily

We will send further information closer to the time.

Anti Bullying Task Force

The Anti Bullying Task Force had their first meeting this week. The panel is made up of a range of people with different roles and responsibilities. Our Head Boy and Head Girl spoke about the playground equipment which is currently available and what they think would help to make the playtimes more enjoyable. They spoke highly of the school and talked about the changes we currently have in place since coming back after lockdown. We will be meeting again in February 2021 to discuss how the school deals with any bullying situations and how this can be improved further.

Reminder! Years 2, 5 & 6 Enrichment Clubs have

now finished for Autumn Term, so

please collect your child at normal

school finishing times as of next week.

Years 1, 3 & 4 have one extra session

next week to make up for the lost

sessions due to INSET Days.

Nursery: Our theme this week in Nursery was Music. We looked at many different instruments and listened to the

sounds they make and found out how they were played. We made our own shakers and sung whole class songs

such as ‘Tanka Tanka Skunk’, using them as a percussion accompaniment. We have had great fun dancing along

to the ‘Animal Bop’ and the ‘Animal Boogie’. We even looked at sheet music and tried to write the musical notes

and symbols! We also started practicing for our Christmas sing-song and we used our handmade instruments to

keep to the beat!

Reception: This week Reception have had a wonderful week learning about the season, Winter. They have loved

watching the story The Snowman by Raymond Briggs and used the story to inspire their ideas for what their

snowman might do at night-time. The children also enjoyed learning about the Artic and the cold animals that live

there, such as polar bears and the beluga whale.

Year 1: Y1 have started a new book called “The Queen’s Hat”. We have been reading a fragment from the book

and children used their imagination and made predictions based on the text. In Maths, we have carried on solving

problems using the known strategies. In Science, children have enriched their knowledge about the five senses

and have had a detailed look at eye and sight. We have also talked about fire safety and created fire safety

posters. In History, children have played detectives and tried to figure out how The Great Fire of London might

have started. Today Year 1 have dressed up as adjectives, we were all amazed with their creativity and how the

children were able to explain the adjectives their outfit shows. We had lots of children who were sporty, sparkly,

scary and fluffy, then we had some more individual costumes described as adventurous, noble and noisy. We

would like to thank the parents/carers who supported developing the outfits and discussing the adjectives with

the children.

Year 2: Y2 worked very hard this week completing a Phonics Check. They all worked brilliantly and remembered

lots of their sounds. Mrs Cutter and Miss Bell are very proud of all the children. Well done Year 2!We have been

writing poems about their favourite foods. We have learned about syllable patterns and have had fun with

rhyming and assonance in our English! We’ve also continued to practice our multiplications in Maths and have

tested the rigidity of different materials. The highlight of the week was easily today however, when we all dressed

up as EXPLORERS! Fantastic effort Year 2!

Year 3: We have been practicing what we have learnt by answering test papers. It has been tricky but we have

done so well. In the afternoons we have been carrying on as usual being historians, scientists and gymnasts.

Year 4: We have future political party leaders in our midst! We have been putting together our own manifestos

and party speeches to become leaders of the school. We have had great fun conjuring up new ideas to improve

our school experiences. We have continued reading our book The Accidental Prime Minister, which has helped us

with our writing task. In maths we have been interpreting data and creating pictograms. We have also tested our

knowledge of the new learning that we have done in Year 4 so far. In PE we were concentrating on teamwork and

distance jumping… watch out Olympics 2024! In ICT we have created animations and used broadcasting tools to

make the animations move and talk. We have also been getting into the Christmas spirit and started practicing

our Christmas song! Fa la la la la…

Year 5: Year 5 have been continuing to learn about forces in Science. They undertook an investigation into the

best surface for a PE hall and used force meters to measure the force to pull a shoe. Today, they have all looked

incredible in their wonderful Viking costumes. During their Viking day, the children had lots of fun making rune

stones, creating Viking kennings and completing an investigation into floating long ships.

Year 6: Y6 have finished their work with fractions this week and moved on to statistics. We have seen some

children really excel in their understanding of plotting co-ordinates, translating, and reflecting a shape. In

Science, we looked at the eye and the links to light. Some children showed great understanding by producing

some wonderful masterpieces for their homework. In English, we concluded our work on Goodnight Mr Tom and

will continue the story as a class book. We also ended the unit of work by creating a comparative image in Art

from the descriptions they completed last week. In Topic, we have been using our inference skills to answer the

question, 'who am I?' Children had to work out who each character was, based on clues that were given to

them. In Music, each class composed our own Jazz piece and played along on the Glockenspiel.

What We’ve Been Up To This Week

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Local Interest

South Norwood library – Croydon Council have marked South Norwood library for closure. Please visit https://friendsofsnlibrary.wixsite.com/home to sign the petition and find out more. There will be a socially distanced protest on Saturday 5th December at 11am Croydon town centre updates – following the lockdown, Check Out Croydon will have updates on how to stay safe while shopping: https://checkoutcroydon.com/news Social prescribing events – there are free events on a range of topics from loneliness and safeguarding to entrepreneurship available through Croydon CVA: https://cvalive.org.uk/calendar/

Nursery Spaces

Do you or anyone you know have a child who is 3

years old or turning 3 this academic year? We

have spaces available in our wonderful Nursery

for Morning, Afternoon and Full Time sessions.

Morning / Afternoon sessions are free of charge

and Full Time is just £25 per week if you are

eligible for 30 hours free

childcare from the

Government, or £125 per

week if you are not entitled.

Please email the Office on

office@oasisryelands.org if interested.

Board Games Do you have any unloved board

games lurking in cupboards, under

beds, in toy boxes or anywhere else

gathering dust that your child no

longer plays with or wants? We would

love to give them a new lease of life!

Donations would really be

appreciated for classes to use during

wet playtimes.

Thank you!

This week’s Maths Shed winners were

Raven Class

Dithusha - Owl Class

Maths Shed

1st place - Woodpecker Class - TROPHY

WINNERS

This week's individual winner:

Spelling Shed

This year we have replaced golden tickets with

golden tokens. Each adult in the school has 5

golden tokens which they reward to children

around the school for positive actions and

behaviour. The winning class will be rewarded

with a box of games to play

with on Friday afternoon for

15mins with their class. The

class with the most golden

tokens this week is Wren

class. Well done!

Golden Token Winners

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At Oasis Academy Ryelands we are driven by a

powerful ethos that CAREs. It aspires to treat

everyone inclusively and recognises the

importance of a holistic approach to education.

We have been giving out our celebration

certificates in line with our school values. The

children’s and staff certificates have been

awarded for demonstrating our values, as seen

below:

Values

C - Community. We care for our community and

help others whenever we can.

A - Aspiration. When you work hard and believe

you can do anything you then have options.

R - Resilience. We never stop trying even when it

gets tough.

E - Enjoyment. Developing a love of lifelong

learning in our community.

The Circle of Inclusion. (which surrounds the word

CARE) - We believe we are one family: we play

together and learn together and no one is left out.

Stars of the Week

Community

Piotr - Hawk

Sofia - Owl

Felix - Woodpecker

Hamedul - Sparrow

Aspiration

Elizabeth - Eagle

Amenita - Raven

Georgia - Kingfisher

Kyla - Goldfinch

Resilience Kayon - Heron

Saphia - Starling

Enjoyment Yasmin - Magpie

Ethan - Chaffinch

Do you have the opportunity to make choices about where you work?

Sometimes we can vote

Are you making good progress?

I feel like it

Yes

How do you know?

The presentation is neater

I am nailing the morning challenges!

Do you have opportunities to work as a team?

Yes

Can you give me some examples?

Last week in PSHE making freeze frames

What attitudes do you need to help you learn effectively?

Growth mindset

Don't give up if you find things challenging

Being focused

Pupil Voice - Year 6

Class attendance figures for this week.

Robin 97.8% 96.6% Wren

Sparrow 100% 99.3% Starling

Chaffinch 97.9% 98.9% Goldfinch

Kingfisher 93.1% 96.8% Woodpecker

Magpie 97.9% 99.3% Owl

Heron 97.4% 96.6% Raven

Eagle 98.9% 94.4% Hawk

School Weekly

Total: 97.5% 96.8%

School Year

to Date:

Class Attendance

Friday 11th December 2020 Festive Dress Up Day

Thursday 17th December 2020

Christmas Lunch

Christmas parties in class

Christmas dress up day - whole school

Friday 18th December 2020

NO PM Nursery session on this date.

Last Day of Term -

1.15pm finish for Reception, Year 1, Year 3 and Year 5

1.30pm finish for Year 2, Year 4 and Year 6

Please ensure all children are collected by an adult.

Monday 21st December 2020 – Friday 1st

January 2021 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

Monday 4th January 2021 INSET Day

Tuesday 5th January 2021 All children return to school

Inclusion Drop In

Wednesday 6th January 2021 Behaviour Drop In

Friday 15th January 2020 Deadline for Primary School Admissions (those joining

Reception in September 2021)

Wednesday 20th January 2021 SRE Parents’ Meeting

Tuesday 9th February 2021 Safer Internet Day

Wednesday 10th February 2021 Behaviour Drop In

Monday 15th February - Friday 19th

February 2021 HALF TERM

Please note, these dates are subject to change.