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Term Five Apr/May2017 ‘Opportunity, enjoyment and

excellence for all.’

International Primary Curriculum This term has started with the launch of the new IPC curriculum

in all year groups. Classes are carrying out their entry points of

the new topics and classrooms are being transformed into new

learning environments. This term each class will cover:-

Reception - Growth Year 4 – History - Saxons

Year 1 - Flowers and Insects Year 5 - Growing Up

Year 2 - From A to B Y ear 6 - Investigators/The Great,

Year 3 - Forces The Bold and the Brave

There is a term dates list available in the School Reception or on our

website www.wrothamroadprimary.co.uk.

April Fri 28 Apr Reports out to parents May Mon 1 May BANK HOLIDAY (School closed) Tues 2 May Forest School - Shorne CP Reception RC class Thurs 4 May Forest School - Shorne CP Reception RB class Mon 8 - 11 May SATs week Yr 6 - Breakfast Club Tues 9 May ‘Decorate your jacket potato’ school meal Tues 14 May British Red Cross - Year 6 Weds 15 May Year 2 SATs Thurs 18 May Year 1 trip to Shorne CP Fri 26 May END OF TERM June Mon 5 June INSET DAY (School closed to children) Tues 6 June BACK TO SCHOOL

Thank you for everyone’s

support with Red Nose Day last

term. As a result of your

generous donations, we raised

the fantastic sum of £595.69 for

this great cause.

Holiday

Taking holidays in term

time will affect your child’s

schooling as much as any

other absence and we expect

parents to help us by not

taking children away during

term time. Remember that

any savings you think you

may make by taking a

holiday in school time are

offset by the cost to your

child’s education.

BANK HOLIDAY & INSET DAY

Please note MONDAY 1ST

MAY IS A BANK HOLI-

DAY AND SCHOOL WILL

BE CLOSED. We also have

an inset day on MONDAY

5TH JUNE when the school

will be closed to children.

On Tuesday 9th May we

are having a special

School Dinner menu of

‘decorate your own jacket

potato’! The children will

have a delicious variety of

toppings to choose from.

Usual charge of £2.15

applies. Please ask your

child to let their teacher

know if they would like to

join in with dinner on this

day and send payment in a

named, sealed envelope.

Thank you!

Special School Meal Tuesday 9th May

We will be holding a Sports

Week, commencing Monday

3rd July. KS1 Sports Day

will be on Friday 7th July

and KS2 Sports Day will be

on Thursday 6th July.

Sports Week - July

SATs - Year 6

Year 6 SATs testing will

take place from Monday 8th

- Thursday 11th May.

Every pupil MUST attend

school on these days. We

are offering free attendance

at our Breakfast Club each

morning to encourage a

relaxed start to the day!

If you would like to receive future newsletters by email, please send an email, Subject: Newsletter, to:- admin@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Warm weather

Staff Update

Mrs Stevens will be starting her maternity leave at the end of this

term, to have her first baby! We are sure you would like to join us in

wishing her good luck and look forward to hearing all about the new

arrival. Mr Arbiter and Mrs Seager will take over the class for the

remainder of the academic year.

Parking

We have received

complaints from our neigh-

bours at the rear of the

school concerning inconsid-

erate, illegal and dangerous

parking. If you are driving

to school, please ensure you

do not park/stop on yellow

lines, in resident’s allocated

parking spaces or on the

busy main road. Please drop

your children off safely.

Please be aware our Senior

Leadership Team and Com-

munity Wardens will be

patrolling the area regularly.

With the warmer weather finally upon us, we would

like to remind parents that children are able to bring

in a sun hat to use during playtimes. School hats are

for sale (£4.00). Sun cream can also be brought into

school for children to apply if necessary; please be

aware that members of staff are not allowed to apply

cream to any child. Please ensure that all items are clearly labelled. Sunglasses are not

to be brought into school unless medical evidence from a doctor has been received.

Science Day - Friday 21st April

We had an exciting return to school last week, with an

action-packed Science Day on Friday 21st April for the

whole school. There were exciting workshops from

Fizzpop Science and Science Boffins and a visit from

Zoolab with their wonderful animals! We hope the

children enjoyed their ‘scientific day’ and learnt lots of

new and interesting facts!

On Friday 31st March we

held a Multicultural Day in

school. There were fun

drumming workshops for

Years 3-5 and lots of excit-

ing events that the whole

school enjoyed throughout

the day. The children

dressed up to represent their

country and everyone

looked so colourful! Class

1B had lots of fun trying

Indian food, making

Rangoli patterns, dancing to

Bhangra music and creating

Mehndi designs!

Our KS1 children had a visit from the wonderful

Mobile Farm on Tuesday 28th March. The children

were able to meet animals such as sheep, pigs, chickens

and goats up close and learn all about

them and the importance of farming

in this

country.

Mobile Farm Visit - Tuesday 28th March

Multicultural Day - Friday 31st March

Thank you to everyone who has been sending in their Sainsbury’s vouchers! We have

a collection box in the Reception area. Please have a final collection before the scheme

finishes in store next week!

Sainsbury’s vouchers