A note from Mrs Simpson…

Our school website address has changed, see the address on the

letterhead above for more information.

Autumn is definitely here, I plan to find a park and crunch in leaves of

all different colours this weekend. A #hygge moment for me. I wonder

how may of you can have a family trip out and enjoy the colours of

autumn. Tweet us with #autumnhygge if you do

https://kestrel-tmet.uk 0116 2461732

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20th September 2019

Mon 23rd Sept:

Class 17 @ 8.55am

Fri 27th Sept:

Class 11 @ 8.45am

Mon 7th Oct:

Class 19 @ 8.55am

Fri 11th Oct:

Class 9 @ 8.45am

Edition 3

REMINDERS

Attendance Winners W/C 09/09/19

3 Robin with 98.3% and 19 Dove with 100%!

Whole school attendance = 95.9%

Well done!

Please see below the final tour which Mrs Simpson will be

providing this term. If you wish to book on please contact the

office.

Monday 7th October 10-11am

If you are unable to make this date, please contact the office

who will arrange a school tour for you with a member of SLT.

REMINDER!

To avoid disappointment, please make

sure that you only attend the Celebration

Assemblies if you have received an email

with a Dojo invite explaining that your child

will be getting a badge on that day.

If you are unsure if your child is getting a

badge, please contact the office who will

check the list for you.

Thank you in advance.

This is Hursh – he will be

working alongside Joe for

the year as our PE

apprentice. Children will

see him in PE lessons

with Joe, at competitions

and fixtures and also in

classrooms across the

year.

Meet our new PE Apprentice

Votes for SchoolsAs a school we have begun using Votes for Schools to promote discussion,

understanding and the children’s opinion about the world in which they are

growing up in. The children will be given lots of information about both

arguments in the topic and will end the week with a class debate and

anonymous voting. We will then receive whole school data and National data to

see if we agree!

It has been very exciting start and the children have loved debating and

thinking of different reasons for and against. The first topic has been “Is gaming

good for you?” There have been many opinions such as: it can be a good

career for you, it means you can play and talk to friends. On the other hand

children think that it can cause bad eye sight, make you unsociable with your

family and can affect your behaviour. Ask your child each week what their new

topic is and please encourage more discussions at home!

Your child may be entitled to Free School Meals if you claim any of

these benefits:• Income support• Income-based jobseeker's allowance• Income-related employment and support allowance• National asylum seeker support• Child tax credit (provided you’re not also entitled to

working tax credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

• The guaranteed element of state pension credit• Working tax credit run-on - paid for four weeks after

you stop qualifying for working tax credit.• Universal credit with annual net earned income of

less than £7,400

In school we would also provide children with 50% of costs of trips along with additional focused work to support them academically. If you think you are entitled to Free School Meals, please come in and talk to use about this and we can provide you with the information to apply.

Friday Flair

Next Friday, we will be re-launching Golden Time as Friday Flair in

KS2 in order to foster and develop the many talents of our children.

Friday Flair will have a different focus each term.

The Autumn term will focus on improving confidence and voice. We

have some wonderful clubs to be part of including: comedy club,

singing club, dance club, poetry club, drama club, debate club,

newsletter club, podcast club and campaign club. These will work

on our speaking and listening skills in a fun and interactive way.

The Spring term will focus on creativity, where children will be able

to design and produce a piece of work over the course of the term.

Teams will include sewing, woodwork, clay pottery and many more!

The Autumn and Spring terms will round off with a ‘Kestrel Mead’s

Got Talent’ session, where the children can celebrate and share

their new skills with other children in the school.

Summer term will be a ‘Get Active’ term, which will include a

variety of sports such as rounders, yoga and football. We will

celebrate the children’s successes with an amazing sports day at

the end of the year.

Mrs Simpson had a very exciting meeting with

Sus-tran this week. We have been selected to be

an intensive support school this year, which we

are delighted about. This will help with our

morning rush and ensure that all children can

come to school safely and in an active way.

There are several exciting projects in the

pipeline. Watch this space to find out more.

Year Group Name Current Studio Speed

(seconds)

Year 3 Arun L 4.58

Year 4 Avani M 0.99

Year 5 Diya D 1.40

Year 6 Aryan P 1.31

Who is the fastest in each year group?