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Friday 22nd January 2016

SPRING TERM 2016

Year 5 have started learning all about Ancient Greece. As part of our learning each class visited the

National Gallery in London. We were able to look first hand at a range of paintings, which introduced us to

different Gods and Goddesses and some of the stories behind famous Greek myths. We are especially

excited to find our more about Medusa! Thank you to all the parents who helped with the trips.

Year 5

To start our topic off in a different way

all of Year 4 went to the Museum of

London in Docklands to have an

inspiring talk about Tudor Explorers.

All the children had to decide who was

the most successful explorer and why.

Due to the trip we decided not to issue

any Home Learning last week.

However, we are back to normal this

week with both English and Maths being handed out on Friday

which will be due in next Wednesday.

This week we have been carrying out cognitive ability tests

(CATS) in year 4. These are sent away to be marked

externally. You will receive a copy of your child’s results later

on this term.

We are looking forward to starting our English book, Meercat Mail. To kick start the topic, we are being visited by meercats on Tuesday next week... Yes real ones!

Thank you to all those parents who have already contributed towards the cost of this activity. If you have not yet done so, we would be very grateful to receive a contribution of £3 via School Gateway. The children are also learning about extreme weather and we would appreciate if you could spend time discussing the different weather we are experiencing at the moment.

Year 3

Year 6 have had a busy start to the Spring Term. The children have coped well with the changes to their maths sets and have

shown a mature approach to the Reading and Maths intervention groups we have put in place which many of them attend.

During the first week of the term we were lucky to have a number of visitors in Year 6. Two Police Officers came in to speak about

crime and consequences. During the talk the children found out that at the age of 10 they are responsible for their own actions,

and were told about the importance of staying safe online and being sensible when using social media sites.

We also had a visitor from Bromley Council to speak to the children about road safety. This was especially relevant as an

increasing amount of pupils are now walking to and from school without an adult.

Our final visit was during an English lesson where we were debating the topic of graffiti. We were

fortunate to have Mr Kilgour, Councillor Payne and Mr Lancaster (a school parent) share their

opinions with us about graffiti. The children were able to ask questions and make notes and then

use this information to write some fantastic persuasive speeches.

Spellings

Spelling lists have been given out to the children this week. The set-up is slightly different to last term. The children will be given 3

sets of spellings each week. The first set contains up to 8 of the statutory spellings from the list suggested by the Government;

the second is the class focus for the week e.g. silent letters or homophones; and the third is a list of words that the children have

spelt incorrectly in their work. It will be the responsibility of the pupil to create this list and learn the words. The children will be

tested weekly on the statutory spelling list.

Year 6

Year 4

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23rd January Year 3 Animal Encounter

26th January School Council Bingo Fundraiser

29th January 5 Larch Class Assembly

5th February 4 Hawthorn Class Assembly

8th February Resiliance Ambassadors Chinese New Year Event

9th February Band rehearsal at Fairfield Halls/Bromley Schools’ Prom Performance

10th February Parent/Teacher Consultation Meetings

11th February PTA Krispy Kreme Doughnut Sale

11th February Year 3 Recorders Rehearsal/Bromley Schools’ Prom Performance

12th February Inset Day and Parent/Teacher Consultations

15th-19th February Half Term

Dates for your Diary

Term Dates

Spring Term 2016

4th January - 24th March

Half Term: 15th-19th February Inset days: 12th & 29th February

Summer Term 2016

11th April - 20th July

Half Term: 30th May - 3rd June Bank Holiday: 2nd May

Autumn Term 2016

6th September - 21st December

Half Term: 24th - 28th October

Spring Term 2017

5th January - 31st March

Half Term: 13th - 17th February Inset Day: 10th February

Summer Term 2017

19th April - 21st July

Half Term: 29th May - 2nd June

At the end of last term, the following pupils achieved a SPORTacus Club Award for achievement:

Isabelle Shurety (Chess) Freya Gloag (Cricket)

Taylor Mcardle (Zumba) Jake Scriverner (Most Improved in Football)

Theo Lancaster (Football Boot Award) Holly Thomas (Netball)

Isabelle Inman (Performing Artz) Ben McCartney (Tag Rugby) Victoria Fenwick (Dodgeball)

Yingjun Zhao (Hockey)

Congratulations everyone!

SPORTacus Club Awards

We have again amassed a huge amount of lost property.

Anything named has recently been returned to its owner, but

there are still two big bags of unnamed items. If you are

missing something, please check through this as soon as

possible as anything unnamed and unclaimed by next Friday,

29th January, will be disposed of.

Any items brought to school are the responsibility of the pupil.

Lost Property

Please look out for upcoming PTA events on our Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/groups/310360152493468/?fref+ts

and in the next edition of the Bulletin as we are currently in the process of planning some exciting events for this term.

PTA

There is still time to get a

ticket for the School Council

Bingo Fundraiser next

Tuesday, 26th February.

It’s being held straight after school, finishing at 4.45pm. Tickets

cost £3 for three games and include a drink and a snack. Please

call in at the office or see Mrs Pethurst if you’d like to buy a

ticket.

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Well done to our Learning Legends for the first two week of term:

Week commencing 11th January

Stanley Scowan, Shamrutha Shree Ganesh, Bella McLellan, Anamaria Pacey, Tomasz Bogacki, Harry Paterson

Week commencing 18th January

Maddie Penver, Rowan Bulpitt, Zak Hollingsworth, Amber Steyn, Eloise Mowatt, Taylor McArdle

Learning Legends

We are collecting used stamps to help the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. We eventually hope to sponsor a puppy who will be trained to provide assistance and bring independence, companionship and confidence to someone who is deaf.

Please give your used stamps to the office, or hand to your class teacher.

School Council

School Gateway

We now have 66% of parents registered on School Gateway, with 29% using the app. We hope you are finding the system convenient and easy to use. If you have not yet downloaded the app on your phone, why not give it a try? By using the app, it saves the school money as text messages sent this way are free. Please make sure you have allowed ‘push notifications’ if you are using the app, or you’ll miss our messages! If you would like some help registering on School Gateway and using the system or app, please contact Mrs Benstead in the office who will be happy to assist and give you a quick lesson!

Monday 25th January

Salmon & Vegetable Pasta (M)

Macaroni Cheese (V)

Jacket Potato

Tuesday 26th January

Lasagne (M)

Shepherdess Pie (V)

Jacket Potato

Wednesday 27th January

Roast Gammon, Roast Potatoes & Gravy (M)

Quorn Roast with Roast Potatoes & Gravy (V)

Jacket Potato

Thursday 28th January

Mexican Beef Chilli with Wholemeal Rice & Tortilla Crisp (M)

*Quorn Burger and Potato Wedges (V)

Jacket Potato

Friday 29th January

Fish Fingers and Chips (M)

Cheddar Cheese & Tomato Tart & Chips (V)

Jacket Potato

Monday 1st February

Cheese & Tomato Pizza Wedge & Oven Baked Wedges (M)

Mexican Rice & Beans & Tortilla Wrap (V)

Jacket Potato

Tuesday 2nd February

Cottage Pie & Gravy (M)

Vegetarian Sausage & Mashed Potato & Gravy (V)

Jacket Potato

Wednesday 3rd February

Roast Beef, Roast Potatoes & Gravy (M)

Cheesy Hotpot & Roast Potatoes (V)

Jacket Potato

Thursday 4th February

*Beef Bolognaise and Pasta (M)

Quorn Bolognaise and Pasta (V)

Jacket Potato

Friday 5th February

Crispy Battered Fish and Chips (M)

*Cheese Whirl & Chips (V)

Jacket Potato

* This is a change to the meal shown on the published menu

School Lunch Menus

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