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This first half term has again flown by. It has been great to see the children settle so
quickly into their new classes and year groups.
This newsletter highlights some of the key things that are happening in terms of our
curriculum provision. We are delighted with our new Reading Lounge. Many thanks to
Mrs Galpin for leading this project from beginning to end, and to yourselves for the
fundraising that was involved. It now provides a stimulating base for the children to
use, containing a huge range of new reading material. Reading is obviously
fundamental to each child’s learning.
You will also see an article on P4C (Philosophy for Children). This allows children to
develop their oracy and critical thinking skills. P4C sessions can be used to develop
children’s thinking in any subject area.
Finally, you will see that some of our children were lucky enough to visit the Houses
of Parliament. This ties in with our work over the last year on looking at the values
that underpin everything that happens in school and the taught curriculum. The
Parliament trip fits into ‘Democracy’, a key element of our British values, we also
uphold key Christian values as a Church School, and hope to instill Global values, that
will prepare our children to be the next generation of world citizens.
Many of you will have noticed the large amount of scaffolding at the front of the
school. This is for our flat roof repairs, which should be completed by the end of
November. It is not for the proposed physical expansion of the school, which is still in
the pipeline.
Best wishes for an enjoyable half term break.
Mr Leah
October 2019
Fleckney School Newsletter
Dear Parents, Governors and Friends,
Houses of Parliament Trip On Monday 9th September, we took 21
children to visit the Houses of Parliament. The
day was absolutely fantastic from start to
finish.
During the main tour, the children got to visit the
many different areas of Parliament, including the
House of Commons and the House of Lords. We
got an insight in to how Parliament is run and a
better
understanding of the very interesting history of
how Parliament came to exist.
As an added bonus, we got to meet our local MP,
and the children got an opportunity to discuss
issues and suggestions for our local area.
We also visited the exclusive seating area that
only MPs and their guests are allowed to visit—a
real treat indeed!
The children represented the school superbly and
we hope that the trip has inspired some future
politicians!
Mr Scranage
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H-A-R-V-E-S-T! Our Harvest services, on 27th September,
were enthusiastically led by some of our
Year 2, 4 and 6 children. They all read and
played their parts superbly, visually
delivered the message of sharing the good
things we have with a generous heart.
Father Philip gave us some amazing facts
about gold and reminded us that all we have
is from God and how it is good to be thankful
and to share with those who have less.
Joseph in year 6, played the piano
delightfully whilst the children presented
their harvest gifts at the front of church
during the service.
Thank you, to the many parents and
members of the community who attended
the services and supported us in our
worship.
Also, a huge ‘thank you’ for all your food
donations; these are gratefully received by
Open Hands in Leicester and will be used to
provide emergency aid to vulnerable and
disadvantaged people in the community.
Mrs Fremmer
Labelling Please ensure that all items of clothing and footwear are clearly
named so they can be easily reunited with your child if they lose
them!
Lost property is placed in the KS2 pavilion. Children and parents are
welcome to look there for any missing items. Please look in the locker
under the first bench on the right hand side.
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Application for First-time Admission to Primary
School 2020 All parents need to apply to County Hall for a school place for their child, even if
they live in our catchment area. If your child is 4 years old before 1st September
2020 and therefore starting school for the first time, the closing date for applica-
tions is 15th January 2020.
Parents are encouraged to apply online at www.leics.gov.uk/admissions where you
will find an online application form and guidance notes. This is quick and easy and
an emailed receipt is sent so you can be sure the application has gone through. For
more information, contact School Admissions on 0116 3056684 or email:
N.B. Applications received after the closing date will be dealt with after those re-
ceived on time; if the closing date is not met it may not be possible to offer a child a
place at their local school if all available places have been filled.
We are already looking forward to the next academic year. We will be welcoming
new parents and children into our Foundation Stage at our Open Afternoon on
Thursday 24th October. They will have the opportunity of seeing the Foundation
Stage and meeting the staff. They will also have a tour of the whole school, to look
at our excellent teaching facilities and view some of the children’s work on display.
Foundation Stage The youngest children in our school have settled into their new routine very well.
They have had fun getting to know new friends and experiencing new opportunities
in the setting.
We have had an assortment of new activities including, writing in the outdoor foam,
making musical sounds, joining our phonics groups for the first time, getting a first
reading book, painting our portraits, riding the balance bikes, learning new songs
and creating interesting designs in the workshop area.
Following on from the Little Red Hen story, the children have made bread rolls to
take home. We hope they enjoyed the eating as well as the making!
Mrs Teear
Year 1 Pizza Making On Wednesday, 25th September, the
Year 1 children had great fun making
pizzas as part of our Design and
Technology work.
They had shown great curiosity in
trying a variety of fruit and vegetables
that were new to them, and on the
cooking day they were able to add
these to their pizzas after handcrafting
their pizza bases.
It was great to see many of the
children trying new things, and to hear
their feedback on how the pizza had tasted! Well done, chefs!
Miss Hamilton
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The NEW Reading Lounge I am pleased to announce that the Reading Lounge is
now up and running! Due to the wonderful support
and commitment from yourselves (as well as support
from The Ernest Cook Trust, FSA and Fiona Cairns) we
now have a space in school where children are able to
work in small groups, peruse books and share books
in comfort.
The room
hosts new
furniture, a
new carpet,
sofa,
beanbags
and an
ample
amount of
shelving
space to display books.
Picture books have been categorised into
areas such as: Going Global; Values and
Character; and mixed themes.
New books have been ordered in and
collections of books are displayed and
available to use for class and group Book
Talk activities.
It’s an ‘inviting’ space, a space where
reading is promoted and enjoyed.
We hope you were able to have a look
during parents evening.
During this academic year, we will be
looking at ways to add to our book
collections and provide a class set of
books for each class in school. If you
are able to help in anyway (or have
any wonderful ideas), please let us
know!
Mrs Galpin
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Year 6 Warning Zone Trip On Monday 30th September, Year 6 went to Warning Zone in Leicester. Warning
Zone is an interactive education centre that teaches children about how to stay safe
in the world as they get ready for increased independence and their transition to
secondary school.
It was an excellent day. The children learnt lots and their behaviour, as usual, was
exemplary. Well done. A huge thank you to the volunteers at Warning Zone who do
such a brilliant job of conveying such important messages to our students.
Mr O’Connell
Philosophy for Children Over the past 2 years, teachers at
Fleckney have been embarking
upon a pedagogy which focuses
upon improving children’s
thinking and speaking skills.
Philosophy for Children (P4C)
creates a safe space for children
to explore their creative, critical,
caring and collaborative thinking.
It promotes multi-layered
thinking and provides teachers
with the opportunity to model
language and help children to
articulate their ideas.
On September 25th, Rosie
Wilson (from Lifeworlds
Learning) came into school
to support teachers to
develop their practice
further. As part of this
support day, 12 children
from Year 4 and 5 were
invited after school to attend
the staff meeting, where
Rosie conducted a P4C
enquiry for all teaching staff
to watch and take notes.
This was a very effective
method of training, and we are extremely grateful to (and proud of) the children
who took part.
Many thanks to: Dulcie, Seth, Matthew, Jacob, Ella, Meredith, Emily, Heidi, Max,
Imogen and Oliver.
Mrs Galpin
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Year 6 Spy Day
Year 6 have been studying spy
stories and have focussed on
Anthony Horowitz's
Stormbreaker. We have started
reading the book, written our
own spy stories and watched the
Stormbreaker movie.
On Monday 16th September, we
had a spy day in school. The
children got dressed up in some
very impressive costumes. We
solved some mathematical
puzzles and designed our own spy
story book covers.
Thank you to all of the children for
working so hard during this unit of
work and entering into the spirit
of our spy day with such enthusi-
asm.
Mr O’Connell
Aldi Team GB Stickers This term we’re collecting Team GB stickers with Aldi’s Kit for Schools. Until 3rd
November, when you spend £30 or more in any Aldi store, you’ll receive a special
Team GB sticker.
Please send any stickers you receive into school with your children, or hand to the
school office, and we will add them to our Aldi’s Kit for Schools sticker posters.
We have already completed one poster with 300 stickers and have partially
completed our second one. For each completed poster will we will receive an
exclusive school sports kit, in addition to entry into a £20,000 prize draw.
Children in Need We will be supporting
Children in Need again on
Friday 15th November.
Further details will follow
after the half term break.
Macmillan
Cake Sale A few of our Year 6
children organised a cake sale on Friday
27th September. They raised the
fantastic sum of £87.80 for Macmillan
Cancer Support. Thank you to all the
children and parents who supported it by
baking and purchasing the wonderful
cakes.
School Kitchen Award
We are extremely pleased that our school kitchen has recently
been inspected and again has been given a 5 star rating by a
Leicestershire County Council Environmental Health inspector.
Congratulations and thanks to the kitchen staff for all their hard work.
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School Terms and Holidays 2019—2020
Dates 2019-2020 Autumn Term 2019 Mid Term Break
Mon 14th—Fri 18th October
School Closes
Fri 20th December 1.30pm
Spring Term 2020
School Opens
Tues 7th January
Mid Term Break
Mon 17th—Fri 21st February
School Closes
Fri 3rd April
Summer Term 2020 School opens
Mon 20th April
May Day/VE Day
Fri 8th May
Mid Term Break
Mon 25th May—Fri 29th May
School Closes
Fri 10th July
Diary Dates October Fri 11th Last day of half term Mon 14th to Half term break Fri 18th Mon 21st 3.20 FS Education City session Tues 22nd 3.20 FS Education City session First choir practice Weds 23rd Year 1 baking First Year 3 swim session 5.30-6.30 FS Parent phonics workshop Thurs 24th Book Fair in hall 8.15-8.45am FS Open Afternoon for 2020 starters 3.30-5.00pm 3.30pm ASD support group First Group 2 KS1 spy club Fri 25th Book fair in hall 3.15-4.00pm Mon 28th to Year 6 PGL Residential Fri 1st Mon 28th Book fair in hall 3.15-4.00pm Weds 30th 2.45pm KS1 parents reading session 7.30pm FSA meeting at Golden Shield
November Mon 4th First KS2 gym club Weds 6th First Yr6 cooking club—group 2 Mon 11th Remembrance Assembly Fri 15th Children in Need day Mon 18th 2.45pm Yr3/4 parents reading session Thurs 21st Final KS1 spy club—group 2 Weds 27th Flu vaccinations Final Yr3 swim session Thurs 28th 3.30pm ASD support group Sat 30th 10.30-1.30 FSA Christmas Fair
December Mon 2nd Final KS2 gym club Weds 4th Final Yr6 cooking club—group 2 Mon 9th Final lunchtime French club Tues 10th Final Yr1-4 multiskills club Weds 11th KS2 pantomime trip Fri 13th Christmas services at St Nicholas Church Tues 17th Christmas dinner Thurs 19th FS & KS1 pantomime trip Fri 20th Last day of term—school closes at 1.30pm Save the Children Christmas Jumper day