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St Faithian Summer Term: w/e 5 June 2020

Head’s Corner

Thank you to all the parents who have congratulated us on our return to school this week. It was a massive job in preparing for the much desired return of our children but so worthwhile when we saw so many happy faces. Now we’re looking forward to phase two and the return of the rest of the purple and gold army!

Bunnies update

The rabbits Raffi and Lily are having an extended holiday with the Amos family. They are both doing very well and keeping the children Benji and Matilda very busy. Raffi and Lily look like they are having a whale of a time and eating everything in sight!

We would like to thank the Amos family for taking good care of Raffi and Lily whilst the school is only partially open and send Raffi and Lily all your love !

Marvellous Me!

Year 1 have been reminding themselves that being unique and simply themselves is a great way to stay happy! We have been making ‘Marvellous Me’ medals identifying 5 things that are marvellous about ourselves. These range from being a caring friend, speaking more than one language, having golden hair to looking after my animals. Do you know anyone that could do with a ‘Marvellous Me’ medal? Remember we can help others keep happy by reminding them what is marvellous about them too!

Eid-ul-Fitr At the beginning of half-term, Sunday 24 May 2020, Muslims around the UK celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, a festival which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Some of our children also celebrated Eid, although it was very different this year because of lockdown. Traditionally this is a time of visiting family and friends as well as dining and enjoying time together, to mark the end of a very special holy month. Delicious food is prepared, traditional desserts are made and cash gifts called ‘Eidi’ are exchanged and especially given to children, as well as other presents. People greet each other with an “Eid Mubarak!”.

However this year, this boy’s family could not have all of those festivities as home alone, but they still made it special. They adapted by making home-made bunting as decoration and an Eid Cake. Lots of presents were received in the post as well as some from home ; and they spent the day connecting and speaking with family from around the UK, playing games and of course eating!

BIRTHDAYS Eva Wyon & Henry O’Connor

ACCELERATED READER Word Millionaire

Dexter Stavri, Michael Coombes Target 1

Madeleine Ward, Freya Ralph, Roxi Booth, Safiya Dubignon, Clara Montgomery, Gurveena Dhaliwal, Willa Bradley,

Sofia Cresswell, Daniel Mathew, Alex Fox, Holly Rooke, Romola Todd, Jamie Coombes,

Michael Coombes, Filipe Papadopoulos Target 2

Madeleine Ward, Freya Ralph, Francesca Savin, Willa Bradley, Arabella Porter,

Angus Solley, Rosie Hudsmith, Lily Read, Dexter Stavri

Target 3 Fransesca Savin, Anaïs Andrews, Lily Read,

Anna Woodhead, Freya Ralph Target 4

Anaïs Andrews, Anna Woodhead, Freya Ralph Target 5

Anaïs Andrews

OUTSIDE ACHIEVEMENTS Well done to this boy in Year 1 who received a letter from the Deputy Director of Research and Evaluation at Ofsted who said his butterfly sculpture was ‘Outstanding’!

This Year 4 boy built and painted a blue tit nesting box this half-term with his dad. He drew the template on the wood himself, helped with sawing and hammering

and then painted it himself. He also put it up in the tree!

RB Luna Hulme For developing handwriting

RR Alfie Mowl For fantastic sentence structure

1CP Amelie Coles For consistent hard work

1T Bertie Hampshire For excellent engagement during lockdown

2L Imogen Norman For continuing to work well throughout virtual learning

2R Harry Evans For his hard work and excellent attitude towards home learning

3B Dexter Stavri For always working to the best of his abilities and pushing himself

3F Noah McCann For working hard to produce a consistently high standard of work

4A Dhiyana Patel For working hard in Maths this week

4M Edward Dove For taking direction and making a concerted effort to improve his work

5A Julie Oprchal For working with a conscientious approach

5M Teddy Ridings For rising to the online challenge

6G Matilda Ford For adapting to changes and rotating shapes like a pro

6W Jude Leberl For being adaptable and positive

STAR OF THE WEEK

MUSIC STAR OF THE WEEK Kasen Wells for working

extremely hard

STAR AWARDS SILVER (200+)

Joshua Tucker, Harry Ford, Dylon Patel, Oscar Farquhar, Skye McGarry, Thomas Mills, Isabella du Toit, Flynn Marsh, Dexter Stavri,

Henry O’Connor, Noah McCann, Nila Nagarajan, Aryan Bhide, Jack Manser,

Nicholas Fox GOLD (300+)

Penny Ford, Cleo Parkinson, Elsie Rang, Max Rooke, Gurveena Dhaliwal,

Martha Bartlett, Holly Matravers, Jennifer Ainsworth, Sofia Cresswell,

Oscar Irwin, Arabella Porter, Jaspar Rae, Freya Ralph, Honor Urquhart, Zara Coombs,

Logan Bouhours-Goodlad, Oliver Simms, Genevieve Jeer, Evie Parkinson,

Thomas Solley, Eliot Tucker, Jessica Wynn