Friday 15th June 2018 www.ryders-hayes.co.uk

As you are aware Ryders Hayes has been awarded the Silver Rights Respecting School Award by Unicef UK. Unicef is the world’s lead-ing organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commit-ment to promoting and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children and young people to respect the rights of others in school. Silver is given to schools that make excellent progress towards embedding the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into its ethos and curriculum. There are 1341 schools across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales that have achieved Silver. Ryders Hayes is one of only two schools who have achieved this level in Walsall. Nationally 379 schools have been awarded Gold, the next step up and highest accolade granted by Unicef. The Award recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s planning, policies and practice. A Rights Respecting School is a community where children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted.

Mrs Miner, said, ‘This is an important day in the life of the school, allowing us to pause and reflect upon the positive impact that working towards the Award has had on pupils and the school as a whole. It fits so well with our strong values, centring around the importance of putting children’s rights at the heart of a school, and helping our children to recognise their rights as young citizens of the world. Thank you to pupils, parents, staff, and governors for their hard work and contribution to our Silver Award”

The Plaque and banner where presented to school by Wendy Morton MP. Wendy added, “Congratulations to all the Gov-ernors, Staff, but above all the pupils of Ryders Hayes School for receiving this prestigious Unicef UK Award. Unicef works with schools to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they are able to thrive and it was a pleasure to present the school with their Silver Award plaque and banner. Everyone at Ryders Hayes School can be very proud of their achievement”

We are always looking at new ways to help protect our planet and its resources and have decided to sell eco-

friendly school ties. These ties are of high quality and made from recyclable plastic, yet feel like any other tie

fabric. They have been designed with clips, for ease and are also available as standard ties. They are now

available from the school Office at £3.25 for the standard tie / £4.25 for the clip-on tie. You can also purchase

these at the Summer Fayre and Meet the Teacher Evening.

All school uniform can be purchased from either Tesco or Clive Marks– we have confirmed that they are both

stocking our uniform and Tesco will continue to do so. Our school coats are also available from Clive Marks at

£26.75, which are designed to be worn in Winter as well as Summer due to its detachable internal fleece.

We have been made aware by the Local Authority Safeguarding Team that game DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB is not suitable for

children, which is clearly stated on its homepage. It is a psychological horror game that involves player’s emotions and self-harming

endings.

As this is a free game to play online it is easily accessible and as the game uses illustrations children may mistakenly play it. Please

ensure that your child is not playing this game - the content is highly unsuitable.

We are pleased to announce that we will be piloting the running of Nursery and Pre-school Summer Sessions during the Summer Holidays.

Dates: 23rd July -10th August ,2018 - Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.30pm.

Fees: £29.50 per child per day or £145 per child per week (please send your child with a packed lunch)

Please contact the School Office to register your interest by 22nd June, 2018.

Mr McDonald is currently collating a list of all activities available in the local area for older children. Summer sessions will be subject to sufficient interest to make the sessions viable.

Mrs Schwartz conducted the Joint Pelsall Schools’ Choir to launch St Michael’s Music weekend, having taken over from

Mrs Davenport who started the initiative some years ago. Congratulations to Mrs Schwartz on an excellent job and to

Ryders Hayes Choir who sang beautifully, including their favourite song from ‘The Greatest Showman’.

Last week we began our new Archery and Fencing clubs for KS2. The children really enjoyed the opportunity to take part in the exciting clubs which involved sports they may not have had the opportunity to play previously. During the Archery session the children used the bow and arrow to play 'bake the cake' in teams. They had to aim for different colours on the target and hit them in a certain order. In Fencing the children were able to handle the equipment as well as playing a game which involved dodging. They have been practising with the equipment this week. The clubs are now full, but if you would like your child to be a part of either club in September then please let The Office know and they will be put on a waiting list.

On Monday this week a group of 11 year 3/4 children took part in a Cricket competition at Bronze Cricket Club. The children all played fantastically - for some it was the first out of school competition they had taken part in. They represented the school with real sportsmanship and should be extremely proud to have came third, just missing out on the finals. After only losing 2 games by around 9 runs-it was an extremely close competition! Well done to all involved!

Friday 22nd June - KS2 choir singing at Summer Fayre

Wednesday 4th July - Y5 Wider Ops concert (2:30pm start)

Thursday 5th July - Evening Summer Music Concert (6:30pm start) involving KS1 and KS2 choirs, Junior and Senior Band and all instrumental peri musicians.

Friday 13th July - Y6 dress rehearsal to the school (2pm start)

Monday 16th July - Y6 performance (2pm start)

Tuesday 17th July - Y6 performance (2pm start)

Wednesday 18th July - Y6 Presentation Evening (6:30pm)

Please can we remind parents wanting

their child to have a school lunch, that

dinner money must be sent in with your

child either on the day they are order-

ing lunch or on a Monday if it is for

more than one day in that week. Can

you also ensure that your child’s name,

class, amount enclosed and the days

your child is having school dinners, is

clearly marked on the envelope.

Thank you.

Inspiring Pupil Voice

YEAR 1

If you could attach something to your bike, what would it be and why?

YEAR 2

Explain to someone how you can work out the change from £2 if you spend 85p.

YEAR 3

What is the story of Treasure Island?

YEAR 4

How do you find the area and perimeter of a shape?

YEAR 5

Imagine being in Bruno's position in 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'. What would you do to help your new-found friend?

YEAR 6

Can I explain some of the features of a river environment and how the river created them? E.g. meander, V-Shaped

valley or waterfall.

Jamie Oliver’s restaurants

have proved to offer the

healthiest choices to chil-

dren and this is one of his

recipes for a healthier pud-

ding or snack.

You will need: 250g frozen

berries, 250g 0% fat Greek

yogurt and 1 tbs. honey.

You could also use fresh

fruit, just dice it and freeze

it for 2 hours.

Just blitz all of the ingredi-

ents in a food

processer or

with a hand

blender and

that’s it.

5HB

100%

Well done !

Friday 22nd June

At 6:30pm

Come and join us!

Bring your family and

friends.