Spring 1 - January 2020

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Spring Term!

We hope you all had a fabulous Christmas break and are looking forward to

the term ahead.

The children have come back with enthusiasm and a determination to make

2020 a fabulous year! Look out for all the amazing things that continue to

take place at Tonge Moor! Mrs Whittaker - Head of School

Last half term we celebrated our second values day as a

whole school. The focus for this day was Friendship and

each class produced a piece of work based around the value of Friendship. At the

end of the day the whole school came together to share and present their work. It

was a successful and enjoyable day and it gave the children the opportunity to

further their understanding of our new school value Friendship. Our next values day

will be on Monday 11th February and the focus for this day will be

Sale Sharks - Year 3

This half term Year 3 will be working with the coaches from Sale Sharks Rugby Club every Monday

afternoon for the next 5 weeks starting on Monday 13th January. They will have the opportunity to learn

new skills and will also be discussing healthy eating. The children will be entered into a

rugby competition (details to follow) that will allow them to use all their newly learnt

skills. Please ensure your child has a full PE kit in school in order for them to participate

in this activity.

Parental Concerns Reminder

Parents or Carers - What to do if there is something you want to discuss about your child…

In the first instance, please arrange to meet your child’s class teacher. This can be done by:

Speaking to the school office either by person or by telephone who will gladly pass a message on for you.

Speaking to the support staff or your child’s class teacher at the end of the day to make an appointment to meet with them.

We ask everyone dropping children off at school to observe the rules of the road, be mindful of other road

users/pedestrians and to be respectful to our neighbours when stopping or parking. Please do not park in

'residents only' parking bays, block driveways or park on pavements. Reminder... STOTT LANE IS FOR

PEDESTRIANS ONLY. CARS MUST NOT BE DRIVEN DOWN AND PARKED OR BE SEEN TO BE WAITING. THIS

GATE WILL NOT BE AN OPTION IF PROBLEMS CONTINUE. Thank you.

Uniform Reminder

Earrings are not

allowed in school and

girls wearing boots

must bring their school

shoes to change into in

the classroom.

Thank you

CLASS HALF TERMLY

ATTENDANCE

AUTUMN 2

Rec W 87.4%

Rec R 91.9%

Year 1G 91.4%

Year 1K 89.5%

Year 2L 96.8%

Year 2D 92.1%

Year 3G 94.5%

Year 3B 92.6%

Year 4G 91.4%

Year 4P 94.5%

Year 5B 95.2%

Year 5M 95.3%

Year 6D 94.4%

Year 6P 96.9%

Whole School 93.75%

This Term’s Year 5 Lake District Trip

A letter will be coming home soon to let you know that Year 5 are planning a trip to the Lake District.

This is planned to take place on Tuesday 4th February 2020.

The day will consist of walking around the area of Lake Windermere, exploring the rivers and lakes.

In addition to this, children will also take a journey across the Lake on a ferry. This will allow children

to apply their knowledge of rivers outside of the classroom. It promises to be a memorable day,

during which the children will gain a great deal of geography skills and real-life experiences.

Last Term’s Y5 Trip to York

For the end of the Viking topic, Year 5 visited the famous Jorvik Viking Museum in York. The children

experienced the sights and smells of a real Viking village and were able to do some forensic digging

in an archaeological dig site, uncovering historical relics of the past.

Rock Stars Maths Day - On Friday 10th January 2020 we will hosting a Maths Rockstar Day with a focus on times

tables and number facts. This is to launch our newly purchased licence of ‘Times Tables Rockstars.’ All children

in school are invited to come to school dressed as a ‘Maths Rockstar’ for the day. There will be a prize for the

most creative costume! On the day, children from each class will be selected to play against other children in

their Key Stage in a knockout style tournament in the school hall. The winning child will be awarded a prize. In addition to this,

there will be lots of fun times tables and number fact workshops for children to visit throughout the day.

Citizenship Awards

Last term’s winners of the Citizenship Award were:

Leland K - Y6D for trying really hard

Evie C - Y4G for making friendship bracelets for charity

Alex P - Y6P for being helpful and kind

Katie N - Y4G for making friendship bracelets for charity

Nursery Wedding

In November, the Nursery children took

part in a wedding celebration to find

out what takes place. They even had a

wedding reception afterwards and

celebrated with a cake!

Payments Reminder - a polite reminder that dinner monies, school trip monies,

After School Club payments and Nursery fees MUST be paid on time.

Thank you

The Friends of Tonge Moor had a really busy half term. Families enjoyed the

Halloween and Christmas discos and the Christmas markets

were once again very successful! Thank you so much to Mrs

Watson and her fabulous team. Look out for more events in

2020 and thank you for your continued support.

Diary Dates

Tuesday 14th January 2020 - NSPCC Stay Safe Assemblies and Y5/6 Workshop

Wednesday 15th January 2020 - Y6 Trip to Chester Zoo

Thursday 30th January 2020 - Y2D Class Assembly 9.00 am

Monday 10th February 2020 - Values Day

Thursday 13th February 2020 - FOTM Valentines Disco

Monday 17th - Friday 21st February - HALF TERM

Monday 24th February 2020 - Theme Week - Authors / The Book People Bus in School