Friday 25th October 2019 Issue 2

TIMINGS OF THE DAY

Please be aware of our start and end of day procedures.

The school gates will open at 8.30am, classroom doors will then open on the sound of the

bell at 8.40am. Teachers will be at doors to welcome in children.

Any children not in class by 8.50am will have to sign in

through the office.

At the end of the day school gates will open at 3.20pm, class-

room doors will then open on the sound of the bell at 3.25pm.

Any children not collected by 3.40pm will be taken to Turtle Bay where a late fee will be in-

curred.

Heritage Herald The first term of the new school year has been incredibly

exciting, fun and busy. We have had lots of visits and trips to places both near and far that have sparked awe and won-

der for all of our children in their learning. We have also hosted a fantastic parents and children Rugby lunch as par-ents came to watch England V USA in the Rugby World Cup. But by far the most positive part of this term has been see-

ing the children progress in classrooms on a daily basis. The wide variety of things the children cover, explore and un-derstand is truly wonderful. I would also like to say how

lovely it was to see so many happy and pleased parents over the two parents evening sessions last week. We thank you

for all your continued support of the children and staff and we hope you have a wonderful half term break.

- Ms Polly Bennett

GETTING TO KNOW OUR TEACHERS

Every month a couple of our pupils will interview their class teacher

and report back, for their interview to feature in the newsletter. This

month it is….

MR KNIGHT

What is your role within school? Year 5 teacher and lead of

geography.

Why did you get into teaching? To

encourage children to like P.E because I

used to be a P.E teacher.

Describe yourself in 3 words.

Funny, smiley and cool.

Do you play any sports? Football, I

used to do running and now I just go to

the gym.

What music do you listen to? Rap

and Hip-Hop music.

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NUT FREE SCHOOL

Please can we remind all par-ents that we are a nut-free

school. That means we kindly ask children to NOT bring in any food products that may

contain nuts. Thank you for your co-

operation.

What is your favourite film? Batm an the Dark Knight

What is your favourite book? The Darren Shan Series

Who is your favourite person in modern history? Martin

Luther King

What is your greatest achievement? Com pleting m y science

degree at university.

Do you have a fear of anything? Spiders, scared of the dark,

fire, wasps and bees.

What is your favourite moment from your childhood? W hen

I went to Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, with my family.

Reported by Neha & Sukhmani (Great Britain Class)

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Back in September we asked for donations on behalf of Slough Food

Bank, for the harvest festival. We had a fantastic response and collect-

ed so many items that Slough Food Bank are so grateful for. We

would like to take this opportunity to thank our parents and children

for their generous donations. We are extremely proud to have such a

giving community around our children and believe that the harvest

festival is a great tradition to promote charity to our future genera-

tions.

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HEAD BOY/GIRL

Children in Year 6 were also running for Head Boy and Head Girl of the school. Our winners

were…..

Aarunya & Antrix

Congratulations to you both! We look forward to you bringing

forward the children’s ideas and being superb role models for our

school.

SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

On Wednesday 2nd October school council elections were held. Chil-dren from each class, who wanted the chance to be a school council-lor, put their names forward and told their class why they would be good for the job. The candidates from each class had the opportunity to make a speech within assembly and also produced posters to en-courage others to vote for them. Children then went to their designat-ed voting booths where they had to pick one candidate for the role of school councillor for their class. It was a fantastic chance for children to understand how democracy works and how our voting system works.

OUR NEW SCHOOL COUNCILLORS ARE…

Year 1 Temilayo, Oscar, Gurneet

Year 2 Kye, Hania, Lilly

Year 3 Mani, Thomas, Lexi

Year 4 Daisy, Zachy, Daniel

Year 5 Emily, Brooke, Esma

Year 6 Amarpal, Saif, Martha

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RUGBY WORLD CUP DAY

On Thursday 26th September we celebrated the Rugby match, Eng-

land v USA, as a whole school. Children got to spend the day in class

taking part in Rugby themed activities and also got to watch the

match live within class. We also had parents come in to have lunch

with their child/children and enjoy watching the match together. The

day was a great success and we hope to get the opportunity to run

more days like this in the future.

NURSERY

Our Nursery children have been get-

ting used to their environment and

order of the day. Learning new

songs, practising being independent

and making new friends.

RECEPTION

Reception children have been retelling the story ‘We’re going on a

bear hunt’. They went on a bear hunt around the school grounds

whilst retelling the story. They also read the story ‘The Little Red Hen’

and even went to visit the school’s hens. They learnt about how to

care and look after them.

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

Join us on our Facebook Page The Langley Heritage Primary.

It is a closed group so you will have to be accepted by our ad-

min team to join.

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YEAR 1

Year 1 have been learning about old and new Langley as part of their

topic this half term. They all went for a local walk around our area,

using a map they covered local roads as well as Maplin Park. On their

walk they looked for human features such as houses as well as physi-

cal features such as trees. All children had a great time exploring and

it made a lovely link to their Outdoor Learning too!

YEAR 2

Year 2 are looking at journey’s and our own heritage and took a trip to

the Build a Bear workshop on Tuesday 8th October. They started by

reading the book Paddington Bear and went on to look at how biog-

raphies are written, in preparation for writing their own. They looked

at William Herschel’s biography, who is a key figure in Slough’s herit-

age. In Science they explored which materials would absorb water

after their bear had a bath.

SAFETY IN THE PLAY-

GROUND

Can we please remind parents that the climbing frames in the KS1 playground are not to be

used by children in the morning and after school. This is for the

health and safety of the chil-dren. The same also applies for

bikes and scooters, these are not to be rode around the KS1 play-

ground. Thank you for your cooperation.

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YEAR 3

On Monday 14th October Year 3 had a visit from an ancient technolo-

gy expert. They got to explore what is was like living in a roundhouse,

what you would wear, what you ate and also how they lived. They ex-

plored the school’s roundhouse, situated at the back of the field. They

looked at the materials used and they each had a go at getting messy

and covering the walls with a mixture of clay, water and straw to rep-

licate ‘Cob’ that was used at the time.

YEAR 4

On Thursday 17th October Year 4 visited the Bignor Roman Villa site

in West Sussex. They all had a fantastic time exploring the remains of

a mosaic floor that archaeologists uncovered on the site. The children

then took part in various activities where they had a go at making

their own mosaics and drawing on replica wax tablets. They also be-

came archaeologists for the day exploring different roman artefacts,

drawing what they had found and looking at what different natural

objects look like when they have been buried for 100s of years.

AFTER SCHOOL

We have had some feedback regarding the collection of chil-dren from the back of the school

site. We would like to thank those who brought it to our

attention and want to say it is something we are aware of. The proposal to move the collection

to the back of the school has meant that the end of day proce-

dure has become much more efficient however, the extra

volume of foot traffic has meant that it can become quite con-

gested on the small footpath at the back. We are currently

working on some effective long term solutions to resolve this.

We thank you for your patience and your ongoing support re-

garding this matter

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YEAR 5

Year 5’s topic this term is ‘All About Clothes’. All of Year 5 took a trip

on Tuesday 17th September to Twickenham Stadium. They had a

chance to explore different materials that are used in sports kits and

also had a chance to try on some kits. As part of their project they will

also get to design the schools sports kit and sew together a prototype

too!

YEAR 6

Year 6 have been looking at the topic World War 2 throughout all their subjects. In English they have been reading the book Goodnight Mr Tom and have had a go at writing a letter as if they were an evacu-ee. In Art they have looked at the artist Lowery’s work and have imi-tated some of his artistic style in their own pieces.

UNIFORM ISSUES

We are currently having a few problems with uniform going missing within school. There

have been a number of parents who have labelled their chil-

dren’s uniform clearly and yet it has gone missing without a

trace. We are urging all parent’s to please check the uniform that your child brings home to make sure it has no-one else’s name

on it.

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HALF TERM HOMEWORK

For your half term homework this October, we would love to see a piece of work about Why I Love My School - The Langley Heritage Primary. It could be a piece of art such as a painting, drawing or col-lage, a poem, a story or even a short film. The best will be displayed throughout the school and a winner from each year group will receive a prize for their work. To help start you off we have also attached a template that you can use with this month’s newsletter. All entries must be in by the 15th of November.

FREE FAMILY COACH TO LONDON

We are pleased to be running our annual Free Family Coach to Lon-

don where you will be given the opportunity to explore some of Lon-

don's exciting museums. This year we have decided that for ease, our

coach will leave from The Langley Heritage Primary and will alight at

Exhibition Road in London, home of some amazing free museums.

This opportunity is for families to explore and enjoy some of London's

museums together. The number of seats is limited. Please see our ad-

ditional letter that has gone home today and simply fill in the form

and bring back the letter and the team at TLHP will confirm whether

you have been allocated a space for the trip.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

28th October—1st November HALF TERM

4th November Back to School

5th November Individual and Sibling Photos

8th November HONK! Auditions KS2

8th November Diwali Dress up Day

16th November Reception Open Morning - September 2020 Children - 10am-1pm

30th November Winter Market - 11am—2pm

11th December Nursery/Reception Nativity 9.30am-10.30am & 1.30pm-2.30pm

16th December Christmas Carol Performance Y1,2 & 3 - 2pm—3pm

17th December Nasal Flu Day

18th December Christmas Carol Performance Y4, 5 & 6 - 2pm—3pm

19th December Y4 Christmas Production - A Pirate Christmas - 6pm—7.30pm

19th December End of Term Report Cards

20th December End of Term (Half Day, collection at 1.30pm)

23rd December—3rd January CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS