Dear Parents and Carers, 1st November 2019 (8) We hope all of our Eversley parents and children celebrating Diwali had a wonderful few days. I would like to thank Prafulla for organising the Diwali coffee morning, where parents and children were able to come and share food, traditions and take part in art work. Thank you to our governors who attended and enjoyed the celebrations.

Halloween Cake Sale I hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween cakes. Thank you to EPSA for organising another successful event. All the parents/carers involved do this role voluntarily and work hard to help raise money for our pupils. As a result, pupils are provided with resources that the school is currently unable to fund. Makaton Lucy and Yesim will be sharing 2 signs each week during Monday assembly. Please encourage your child/children to use them at home, so we can communicate with non-verbal children and adults. General Election The London Borough of Enfield has advised us that they will be using Eversley Primary School as a polling station on the 12th December 2019 for a General Election. We have been informed that as a Local Authority School we are legally obliged to allow the use of our premises as a polling station. Once again, we have expressed the huge disruption this causes to the school day and to families. We are very sorry for the inconvenience this may cause. Eversley Finance Committee The Finance Committee have been working hard this week writing letters to companies asking if they are able to donate food products to support them setting up a ‘Tuck Shop.’ Isaac (5E) wrote a great letter to McVitie who have already responded.

Thank you very much for your letter. You mentioned that you needed our help so, here we are!

We will be sending you 700 packets of Gingerbread Men to make sure you all get one and to help raise lots of money for your school.

We hope you enjoy them and good luck with your tuck shop!

Yours sincerely

'Mr McVitie' 🍪 We would also like to congratulate Aleyna (4G) and Andrew (3P) who wrote lovely letters to Sainsburys in Highlands Village. We have received an email response from Sainsburys confirming that they are happy to help contribute to the schools tuck shop and help promote healthy living. They have kindly provided us with a £15 gift card towards purchasing packets of mini breadsticks. Well done to the Finance Committee! Safeguarding Video sharing Musical.ly is becoming more popular with children sharing videos online. Please be aware of the following dangers.

Apps such as Musical.ly and YouTube let you create and upload short videos.

You can choose to lip-sync, perform dance routines, sing, or show off other talents. People who see your videos can also like, comment on, or share them.

What are the risks for your child?

o they could receive nasty or negative comments from other users

o they won't have control over who see's it. It could end up being shared via other social networks, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp

o they may hear explicit language or see adult content from videos other people have shared.

Please remember to check which apps your children are accessing and make sure the stay safe online. I hope you all have a lovely weekend and enjoy the fireworks! Best wishes, Samantha Williams Headteacher

Our value of the month is Friendship

This month’s artwork is by Indian artist Jiaur Rahman. It is one of a series of paintings entitled ‘Friendship’. Jiaur Rahman's painting shows the spirit of friendship in a very colourful way. The contrast of the background in a brick red with the bright yellow and blue worn by the children is very powerful. Friendship quotes; poets unknown:

F.R.I.E.N.D.S Fight for you Respect you

Include you

Encourage you

Need you

Deserve you

Stand by you

Friendship isn’t how you forget but how you forgive. Not how you listen but how you understand. Not how you see but how you feel. Not how you let go but how you hold on. (Mrs Whitehouse)

Parent/Carer Consultations Tuesday 19th November and Thursday 21st November 2019

School will be open for parents/carers to see their child's classteacher on Tuesday 19th November between 4pm and 6.30pm, and on Thursday 21st November between 6pm-8.30pm. ParentMail, our online service for arranging appointments will be available from Saturday 9th November until Saturday 16th November to book an appointment. Please log on to your ParentMail account, click on Parents Evening and select your choice of time. Only one appointment is allocated per child. The duration of the consultation is 10 minutes and will take place in your child's classroom. If you are having difficulty in connecting to your ParentMail account or if you require more than one appointment, please advise the school office.

Parent/Carer Consultations with the SEN Team

Should you wish to discuss a specific concern, the SEN Team will also be available for parent consultation appointments on these days. Please phone the office to make an appointment or, alternatively, there is a clipboard at the main office for you to sign up for an appointment.

Music Lessons with Enfield Music Service

Would you like your child to learn a musical instrument in school? We can offer lessons to children from Year 2 and above. The deadline for applying is Friday 8th November. Applications can be made via the Enfield Council website or alternatively forms are available from the school office.

For those already having lessons, it is time to renew payment to continue lessons in the Spring term.

(Mrs Evans)

Year 4 Forest School This week Year 4 began their Forest School journey, by firstly exploring our new Forest School site. They learnt about the importance of supporting each other, staying safe and having lots of FUN! The focus was Autumn fruits and specifically pumpkins and squashes. The children discussed the many different ways to use and celebrate pumpkins aside from Halloween traditions. Some children made a delicious pumpkin soup, which many of the children

tasted. Other children built the fire on which to cook the soup. Some children created unique pumpkin bird feeders. We look forward to more adventures next week Year 4! Please don’t forget your wellies and your coat.

(Mrs Turner)

Congratulations to this weeks’ Superstars who had afternoon tea with Ms Williams today

Our VIPs today were Ayse (4E), Layla (4E) and Isabella (2C)

Well done to the pupils who received a Thank You Certificate for making Eversley a better place by demonstrating one of our Eversley Values

Thank You Certificates 1EM Naiya & Oliver 4DC Jonny & Sophia

1F Dora & George 4E Nea & Shanaya

1M Alan & Romica 4G Amelia & Danish

2C Chloe & Lola 5B Umar & Yesim

2O Alea & Edward 5E Panikos & Samara

2WH Annabelle & Reece 5K Jasmin & Tiquana

3OS Aryan & Sophia 6DS Andrew & Meisha

3P Jack & Xingqi 6L Antonia & Manish

3SS Dilan & Layla 6RK Aditi & Luke

Superstars 1EM Zach 4DC Naya

1F Gabriel 4E Layla

1M Alice 4G Lucas

2C Anna Maia / Elli 5B Richie

2O Edward 5E Zen

2WH Sophie 5K Dora

3OS Lucas 6DS Holden

3P Leo N 6L Shayan

3SS Alexandra 6RK Katerina

We would like to wish Alex (2C), Oscar (3P) and Tony (6DS) a very Happy Birthday and thank you for donating a birthday book to your class.

House Point Winners this week are

Autumn Term - 2019 Time Event Tuesday 5th November 2019 9.00-9.40am Class 1F Reading Session

Tuesday 5th November 2019 1.00pm-4.00pm Yr 5 Young Shakespeare Company at Millfield Theatre

Tuesday 5th November 2019 2.30pm-3.30pm Maths Workshop for Year 4 Parents

Wednesday 6th November 2019 9.00am-10.30am Class 1F Story Café

Wednesday 6th November 2019 2.00pm-3.30pm Reception Parents Share Course

Thursday 7th November 2019 9.00-9.40am Class 1EM Reading Session

Friday 8th November 2019 9.00am Parent Rep Meeting **

Friday 8th November 2019 9.00-9.40am Class 1M Reading Session

Friday 8th November 2019 Finance Cabinet Book Sale

Tuesday 12th November 2019 2.30pm-3.30pm Maths Workshop for Year 4 Parents

Wednesday 13th November 2019 9.00am-10.30am Class 1EM Story Café

Wednesday 13th November 2019 2.00pm-3.30pm Reception Parents Share Course

Thursday 14th November 2019 Flu Nasal Vaccinations (only for those who have given consent)

Monday 18th November 2019 8.30am-9.00am EPSA Donations Day (non uniform)

Monday 18th November 2019 9.10am Class 6L Assembly to Parents

Tuesday 19th November 2019 2.30pm-3.30pm Maths Workshop for Year 1 Parents

Tuesday 19th November 2019 4.00pm-6.30pm Parent Consultations

Wednesday 20th November 2019 9.00am-10.30am Class 1M Story Café

Wednesday 20th November 2019 9.10am Class 6RK Assembly to Parents

Wednesday 20th November 2019 2.00pm-3.30pm Reception Parents Share Course

Thursday 21st November 2019 9.10am Class 6DS Assembly to Parents

Thursday 21st November 2019 6.00pm-8.30pm Parent Consultations

Friday 22nd November 2019 Yr 2 Soldiers & Nurses Day

Tuesday 26th November 2019 2.30pm-3.30pm Maths Workshop for Year 1 Parents

Tuesday 26th November 2019 Individual/Sibling Photos **

Wednesday 27th November 2019 Individual/Sibling Photos **

Wednesday 27th November 2019 2.00pm-3.30pm Reception Parents Share Course

Thursday 28th November 2019 9.00am Year 2 Singing Assembly

Tuesday 3rd December 2019 9.15am 5B Class Assembly

Tuesday 3rd December 2019 2.30pm-3.30pm Maths Workshop for Year 2 Parents

Wednesday 4th December 2019 9.00am-10.30am Class 4DC Story Café

Wednesday 4th December 2019 9.15am 5E Class Assembly

Wednesday 4th December 2019 2.00pm-3.30pm Reception Parents Share Course

Thursday 5th December 2019 9.00am Year 3 Recorder Concert

Thursday 5th December 2019 9.15am 5K Class Assembly

Friday 6th December 2019 3.30pm-6.30pm EPSA Christmas Fete & Santa’s Grotto

Tuesday 10th December 2019 2.15pm Musical Concert (selected children performing)

Tuesday 10th December 2019 2.30pm-3.30pm Maths Workshop for Year 2 Parents

Wednesday 11th December 2019 EPSA Secret Santa

Wednesday 11th December 2019 2.30pm-3.30pm Class 4E Story Café

Wednesday 11th December 2019 2.30-3.30pm Sunshine Class Story Café

Thursday 12th December 2019 School Closed - Polling Day (tbc)

Wednesday 18th December 2019 9.00am-10.30am Class 4G Story Café

Spring Term - 2020 1.30pm School finishes at 1.30pm for the Christmas holiday period

20th Dec 2019 to 6th Jan 2020 school closed Christmas Holiday - School closed to pupils

Monday 6th January 2020 School Closed - INSET DAY

Tuesday 7th January 2020 Children Back at School

** Date Change

One of the areas the school is working hard to improve is the attendance of children at Eversley Primary School. The United Nation Convention on the rights of the child entitles them to a Right to Education (Article 28). If the attendance drops below 95%, this could potentially affect any future Ofsted judgement, as well as children missing vital learning which reduces their chances of success. Please help us to continue the upward trend by ensuring your child comes to school every day and on time.

The overall school attendance to date is 97.62%

The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre are hosting a Festive Fun

Walk to raise funds for The Nightingale on Saturday 7th December

at Trent Park, Cockfosters.

The 5km walk is suitable for all ages to take part. Alongside exercise and raising funds for The

Nightingale, they will have carol singers, Christmas crafts for children, plus a seasonal scavenger

hunt around the 5km walk for Children to take part in.

Please also have a look at their website https://www.nightingalesupport.org.uk/product/festive-fun-

walk