seton community primary school

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Headteacher: Mrs H Isaac Tel: 01947 840257 website: www.seton.n-yorks.sch.uk

Dear Parents and Carers,

With Easter just around the corner and the promise of some much-needed sunshine heading our way, we couldn’t resist including some final photos of the snow fun in this newsletter. Our children are sure to remember this winter for a long time to come!

Despite the snow interruption, we’ve managed to keep most events in the calendar and we welcomed lots of parents to recent events. Miss Laven provided an information session to launch Class 1’s `Tapestry’ online learning journal, which proved to be popular (see back page).

Miss Jackson’s class prepared a super afternoon tea for families who attended their open afternoon. Children enjoyed sharing their work with mums and dads.

We were also thrilled to see so many mums, grandmas, dads and uncles attend Mrs Welford’s fabulous Mother’s Day lunch. Our children are always thrilled to see their families involved in school events.

A little later than planned, we celebrated World Book Day with a fantastic array of costumes! Prizes for most original outfit and most eye-catching book cover were well-deserved.

Our thoughts turn now to Easter activities and we look forward to seeing this year’s egg decorating entries. Families are most welcome to come into the hall at 2.45pm on Thursday, 29th March, to see the finished projects.

We wish all of our families a peaceful Easter break and we look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Tuesday April 17th.

Helen Isaac, Headteacher

Seton Community Primary School

Seaton Close, Staithes, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS13 5AU Tel (01947) 840257 Email: [email protected]

www.facebook.com/SetonSchoolStaithes

March 28th 2018

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British Values

Visit to Bradford

As part of their RE topic, children from KS2

visited places of worship in Bradford, to

develop their understanding of the British

Values of Tolerance and Respect.

After an early start and a long journey to West

Yorkshire, we were met by Seema, who gave an

interesting guided tour of Shree Laxmi Narayan

Hindu Temple. This is the largest and most

ornate Hindu Shrine in the North of England

and the ONLY purpose built place of worship

that has been officially opened by Her Majesty

the Queen.

Seema explained to the children the signifi-

cance of the many shrines of the Hindu Gods

and Goddesses. Working in small groups, the

children were then given the opportunity to

explore different aspects of Hindu life.

The visit was designed to give the children an

opportunity to learn about other religions,

including a chance to observe worshippers at

prayer and to handle religious objects.

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Tolerance and Respect

Madni Jamia Masjid Mosque

A short journey from the Mandir took us to the Mosque,

where our guide, Fatima, gave us a fascinating insight

into life as a Muslim.

Children learnt how Muslims prepare for prayer by

washing in a special way, called `Wudu’. Fatima talked

about the Holy Book (The Qur’an) and explained about

the importance of prayer times.

Downstairs in the hall, we discovered how the local

community use the Mosque for special family times as

well as religious events.

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TV Chefs

Thursday 29th March 2018 DECORATED EGG COMPETITION

School closes at 3.15pm for Easter Holiday.

Monday 16th April 2018 TRAINING DAY— SCHOOL CLOSED

Tuesday 17th April 2018

School re-opens for the start of the Summer Term

Wednesday 18th April 2018

Fire Safety Presentation

Thursday 26th April 2018

KS1 SPAG tests

Monday 30th April 2018

Water Safety Presentation

Dates for your diary

CLASS 1 and 2 NEWS

Message from Miss Laven

It was great to see so many of you at our Tapestry launch session. Now when your child

comes home from school and says they can't remember what they've done all day, you can

share their observations with them. We look forward to hearing all about the fantastic

learning that goes on at home. If you could upload at least one observation per week then

we can talk to your child about what they've been up to at home.

This term’s space topic has inspired children to produce some amazing aliens and flying

saucers! Next term, children will start their new topic: `Enchanted Woodlands’ and a trip

to a very special place is involved.

Meanwhile Class 2 children have been busy creating healthy recipes for their `TV Chefs’

project with Mrs Pearson. As part of their Computing Curriculum, they talked about healthy

eating and what makes a good diet. They then wrote a TV script for making a fruit salad,

acted this out and took it in turns to film their class mates.

At Seton School we work very hard to help your child learn and achieve well. To do this, we need you to help us in many ways. The most important way to help and support your child is to ensure that he or she attends school and is punctual. There are many reasons for this:

Being punctual is a skill that your child will need for life. It shows a respect for others and shows that school is important.

Good attendance means that your child will be able to get the most out of school and make the most of the opportunities offered to them.

It will ensure that there are no gaps in their learning. This will mean that the important foundations for future learning will be strong.

Children who have good attendance and arrive punctually generally achieve better than those who do not. They are able to make and sustain strong relationships and have a better understanding that school is important.

**ALL CHILDREN DESERVE THEIR FULL ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATION**

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