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Whole School Attendance

97.59%

TARGET: 97.7%

Issue 18 Monday 27th January 2020

This week the children will be continuing to explore the values and vision of the National Trust. Last week in our music assembly I played a video from the National Trust that talked about how it is not too late to keep what we have magnificent, and it finished with Elbow’s song, ‘Magnificent’, which the children are going to learn this week in music assembly. This also supports looking after the environment and seeing how we can improve our climate. This is on our School Improvement Plan too, and Rob Hunter is joining the Trustees on Thursday evening to talk about how we can develop this in school. Rob volunteered to help lead this change in school. Thank you Rob. We have also had an enquiry from a lovely Grandparent who is interested in becoming a Trustee. If you or any member of your family would like to become a Trustee then do get in touch. It is a very important and rewarding role in school. Our journey over the last ten years has been exciting and we would like to make the next ten years even more exciting! To support the National Trust learning this term, we had planned to take all the children on a National Trust Day Out but unfortunately the National Trust have said that many of the places we want to go cannot accommodate double-decker buses, so we are now going to use the minibuses and go over a period of time so that all the children can get to visit at least one of the National Trust sites on the Isle of Wight. It has been lovely seeing Dojo posts of our families also visiting these sites on the island. Thank you for your support of our term topic.

This week in school we look at the A in SCARF, which represents achievement, and that to gain achievement we have to have effort, skill and courage. I asked all the children to think about an achievement they might be successful in today, so it would be great if you could ask them if they achieved their achievement tonight when they get home. Year 2 families are invited in for lunch this week and we have Week 2 of our Relax Kids programme this afternoon. Year 3 are swimming for their third session. Tomorrow Year 1 are off to Cherry Blossom, and on Wednesday we have our next ’open lessons’, on reading. Please come and join your child at 8.45am if you can. We are interviewing this week for Office Manager, Learning Support Assistants and teachers. I will let you know how we get on next week. We have a Maths Challenge Day for some children in years 4 and 5 on Thursday and a SNAG (School Nutritional Action Group) meeting on Friday at 2.00pm. Laura Kay used to lead on this, but unfortunately is not at school anymore and I would love another parent to help support us get our silver award so do come along on Friday, or speak with Miss McQueen if you are interested. Sporting fixtures this week: we have basketball tonight, girls’ football on Thursday and volleyball on Friday.

Dance Live rehearsals are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in school, and after school Tuesday and Friday for all members. We only have two weeks to go and I will check with the team to see if we are okay, or need extra rehearsals next week. Don’t forget to get your tickets from Portsmouth Guildhall and please remember to complete the survey monkey if you wish to travel on the boat home with your child.

It was a very busy week in school last week with Fire Safety Training, Relax Kids starting, a fabulous visit from the author Billy Bob Buttons and a space rocket workshop at Newchurch. It was nice to have a drier week for the children. This week it is a little rainy again and the ground is extremely muddy. If it does become unsafe we will avoid playing on the grassy areas. May I remind families that we do go outside in our PE kits for PE, but if you wish you are welcome to provide a black tracksuit for the children. We could look in to getting a school track suit if this is something that families would like to purchase. I will ask Charli to do a little survey monkey to gauge interest. I have not forgotten about the survey monkey for term dates and I will be taking this to full governors on Thursday this week and will let you know our term dates for 2020-21 and 2021-22—it is likely that they may be slightly different to the rest of the island as the Christmas weeks are not two full weeks and this is something that was strongly recognised in the survey. Just a couple of requests: as a school we have open communication channels through email and Dojo. The staff in school have been very accommodating replying to emails and Dojos outside of the school day, however, there has been a rise in communication from parents and demands to reply instantly. Please be aware that all of our wellbeing is important and if staff do respond outside of the school day, this is beyond expectation. Please allow all members of staff a reasonable response time. In many organisations the minimum is five working days, however we will always try to respond at the earliest opportunity. We will always support you, but I have to also support my staff too. Outstanding monies: we are now asking all families to clear their debts. School policy is that if you have any outstanding monies you will not be able to participate in activities including trips, the Den and school lunches. Unfortunately our cash-flow will not allow this and we are monitoring this on a daily basis. It would be absolutely lovely if you could contact the office to clear your debts. Thank you in advance. On the newsletter today I have included an information guide from internetmatters.org on top tips to control children’s screen time. We seeing more and more children becoming very anxious when they are not able to access their screen time during the school day. The internet is a marvellous creation, however it needs to be regulated. I felt this was a really good guide that MR Andre has found. Thank you Mr Andre. Daisy’s first day in school has been lovely, as we are just allowing her to become accustomed to the sights and sounds in school. Thank you to all the families who completed the survey monkey, this will close tomorrow. I have also been very touched by the emails I have received and kind offers of donations to help with the cost of Daisy in school. She has her first training session tomorrow , but she has proved to be very relaxed in school today which is a positive sign. We are looking for a new MSA—pop in and pick a form and arrange a trial shift if this is something you would like to do.

Have a good week. Caroline Sice, Headteacher

Development Days 2019-20: Monday 1st June 2020 Tuesday 2nd June 2020 Wednesday 3rd June 2020 Thursday 4th June 2020 Friday 5th June 2020

ATTENDANCE Week Ending 24th January 2020

YR Stonehenge 100% YR Pitstone Windmill 99.1% YR Emmetts Garden 99.1% Y1 Clouds Hill 91.8% Y1 Glastonbury Tor 89.5% Y1 Lindisfarne Castle 100% Y2 Clumber Park 96.5% Y2 Hill Top House 99.1% Y2 Wray Castle 97.8% Y3 Lake District 98.7% Y3 Kinder Scout 96.0% Y4 Compton Castle 100% Y4 Cheddar Gorge 94.5% Y4 Snowdonia 98.8% Y5 Morwenstow 88.7% Y5 Giant’s Causeway 97.1% Y5 Baggy Point 97.4% Y6 Brownsea Island 98.8% Y6 Nuffield Place 98.9% Y6 Chartwell 97.1% Whole School 96.9%

Missed sessions (family holidays) 2019/20 290!

Issue 18 Monday 27th January 2020

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Coming soon:

Plastic-free

Fridays!

FOR YOU

Sports Corner

Our Under 9s had a tough game away against Bembridge

Primary School last week. The final score was 4-3 to

Bembridge. Superb sportsmanship and team-ability as

always, which makes us so proud.

This week’s menu is Week 1

Monday Chicken curry/sweet potato

curry with rice

Tuesday Sausage Roll with wedges/

veggie sausage roll

Wednesday Roast chicken/vegetable stack

with roast potatoes

Macaroni cheese/tomato and veg pasta with garlic bread

Fish fingers/cheese frittata

with chips

Once again we are going to enter the BBC Radio 2 writing competition: the 500 word challenge. Follow the link for all the details you need. If you wish to enter write your story at home on a computer. It must be under 500 words and you must be over 5 years old. When you have completed your story bring

it to Mr Cooper who will support you getting it ready for entering. It can be as creative as you like but must be age appropriate! We are looking forward to some fabulous stories! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/

VACANCY

Midday Supervisory Assistant

10 hours 50 minutes per week

Please enquire at the office for an

application pack or email

admin@lanesendpri.iow.sch.uk

THANK YOU!

We are totally overwhelmed by

the generosity of Medina

Veterinary Group who have

provided us with one year of free

access to the Healthy Pet Club. This gives Daisy the best

care and ensures all her

vaccines are covered.

We now need to fund raise to

help pay for the purchase of

Daisy—if you know anyone

who would like to sponsor

gorgeous Daisy please email

carrie.almond

@lanesendpri.iow.sch.uk

UNIFORM

Please remember that black leggings

are NOT part of our school uniform.

Children may wear black school

trousers, skirts or skorts. In the

summer term our striped dresses may

be worn. Thank you.

Issue 18 Monday 27th January 2020

Autumn Term Topic “Time Well Spent”

Mon 27th Year 2 families in for lunch all week Mon 27th Chickens &compost Year 3 Mon 27th Relax Kids week 2 Mon 27th Year 5/6 basketball @ CEC Mon 27th Money Group Meeting Tue 28th Mums’ coffee morning 9.00am Tue 28th Year 1 Cherry Blossom visit Tue 28th Celebration assembly Y4, 5, 6 Tue 28th Dance Live rehearsals for all Wed 29th Open Lessons in school 8.45am Thu 30th Celebration assembly YR, 1, 2, 3 Thu 30th Maths Challenge Day years 4 and 5 Thu 30th Full Governing Body Meeting Fri 31st Dance Live rehearsals for all Mon 3rd Year 1 families in for lunch all week Mon 3rd HERO week Mon 3rd Chickens & Compost Year 2 Mon 3rd Year 6 passport photos 1.15pm Mon 3rd Relax Kids week 3 Tue 4th Celebration Assembly Y4, 5, 6 Tue 4th Year 1 Cherry Blossom visit Tue 4th Dance Live rehearsals for all Wed 5th School nurses in Yr R and Yr 6 Thu 6th Year 3/4 relays @ CEC Fri 7th AEN coffee morning 9.30am Fri 7th Noel Turner Physics Festival Year 5 @ CEC Fri 7th Dance Live rehearsals for all Fri 7th U9 boys football v The Bay @ Lanesend

Last puzzle’s answer: K. K is the same number of spaces in the alphabet from H and N, O

and G, and E and Q.

DEBT POLICY Please remember that if you have outstanding debt for a school trip, your

child will not be able to book a place on a new school trip until that balance is paid. This also applies to after school clubs. Lunches should be booked and paid for in advance, as should the Squirrel’s Den too. If you owe monies for lunches or Den you may be prohibited from accessing these. If you need to

talk about money please pop in and speak to a member of the team—we are here to help.

Issue 18 Monday 27th January 2020

During the Spring

term the Reception

and Year 6 children

are having their

height and weight

recorded by the

School Nurses on

behalf of The Local

Authority Public

Health, as part of

the National Child

Measurement

Programme. Nationally this data is sent anonymously to the

Department of Health who use the BMI (Body Mass Index) calculated

from the measurements to target relevant services to specific areas of

the country.

Locally this data is kept on your child’s health notes and soon you will

be sent a letter informing you of which range your child’s BMI falls into.

It is important to remember that whilst this BMI data is useful to show

national trends, individually it may produce some unexpected results.

The BMI ranges try to account for the fact that children are constantly

growing but occasionally an anomaly will occur and a child who looks to

be in proportion will record a BMI outside the ‘healthy range’.

If you receive a letter that puts your child into a different range to one

you were expecting or you have a concern regarding your child’s

growth, please contact the School Nursing Team who will be happy to

look at individual data and offer any support or advice.

Your School Nurse can be contacted on 821388 (Ext 1or 2).

Issue 18 Monday 27th January 2020

Issue 18 Monday 27th January 2020