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Hollydale News Hollydale Newsletter: W/E 31st January 2020

Dear Parents and Carers, In assembly we learnt about the origin and story behind the Chinese New Year holiday and celebrations. We learnt about how many existing customs and activities of the festival actually can be traced back to a popular story of the Monster Nian, which helped us to understand why and how the festival is celebrated. Corona virus. Some of you may be aware that there are now two confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in the UK; we are also at that time of year when cold and flu bugs are all around us. To safeguard our children, we will be cleaning our communal areas during the day and reminding children of the importance of washing their hands after toileting and before eating; it would be hugely appreciated if you could reiterate the importance of this with your child (ren). This week, our premises Officer Mr Les has had to spend time repairing the toilets. The damage is being caused by children using excessive amounts of paper and not flushing the toilets. Every time we have to call the plumbers out, not only does it cost the school money, it also disrupts the school day. We have spoken to the children about the importance of not putting too much paper down the toilet and are helping our younger pupils by getting an adult coming in at set times and making sure the toilets are clear of paper. Could I ask you too, to please have a chat with your child about the importance of helping us to keep our drains free from blockages? Thank you in advance for your support. Children’s Mental Health Week Children’s Mental Health Week will take place from: 3-9 February 2020. Set up by children’s mental health charity Place2Be, the week shines a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. This year’s theme is ‘Find your Brave’. In school, we are aiming to raise the importance of supporting children and young people’s mental health during the week. If you would like further information, support or resources please look at: https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/ On Thursday we will be having a visit from the Local Authority regarding reading and the implications of its leadership for the school. This is known as a deep dive, which is an in-depth examination of reading. It will focus on: Is reading taught in a systematic and coherent way? Does the school prioritise reading as a key skill and resource accordingly? Is planning effective? Is reading made inclusive? Does provision match need? Does home reading support effective reading progress? Do pupils take books home that are matched to their reading/ phonics level? We look forward to a busy and exciting week of learning for both staff and pupils. Green postcards: Please can you let us know if you have received a positivity post card via the post for your child. Due to the cost of postage we need to know if these are being received! Many thank in advance for your support. Best wishes, Ms Reema Reid – Headteacher

Attendance & Punctuality Whole school attendance

Class Attendance Punctuality – Number of

Lates

Cherry 96% 4

Elm 98% 5

Oak 96% 4

Cedar 93% 5

Birch 95% 5

Hazel 94% 4

Willow 97% 6 Please ensure that your child is at school and on

time every day!

Thought of the week

“A friend who understands

your tears is much more

valuable than a lot of friends

who only know your smile.”

Sushan R. Sharma

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.hollydale.southwark.sch.uk/

https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/



Attendance News!

Our attendance this week has dropped to 95.89%. This means our year to date attendance is just below the national average. No classes have been awarded with a 100% attendance or punctuality, although some classes were very close. May we remind parents that arriving on time to school is very important? We understand that sometimes things can go wrong but coming late to class regularly can be disruptive for children as well as teachers. Thank you.

Nuts at School

The school is strictly a NUT FREE ZONE. Several children have severe nut allergies so please DO NOT give your child any food containing nuts such as nut bars, peanut butter sandwiches, snacks containing nuts etc. Thank you!

Reading how can you help Please note all teachers will be monitoring reading records closely this term and we expect all parents to support us in our drive to ensure that the pupils attending Hollydale are becoming critical readers. In EYFS and KS1, we expect parents and carers to comment in the records at least once a week and in KS2 please can you monitor that your child is keeping a log of their daily reading? All children should be reading every day for a minimum of 15 minutes. In recent weeks, I am disappointed to say that a small minority of reading books that we have been sending home weekly have been returned in extremely unsuitable conditions that we have had to dispose of them. Please note that we expect school property to be treated with respect. We instil this in children as part of one of our core values whilst they are at school and we need you to uphold this at home. We do not have the money to replenish books due to negligence. If books are returned back to school in a state where we cannot reuse them for other children to enjoy, then we will not send books home for your child.

Friendship Disco Pupils in Y2-6 are cordially invited to Hollydale’s Friendship Disco! Date: Thursday 13th February 2020 Time: 5.00pm – 7.00pm Venue: Lower School Hall Dress Code: Add a little bit of sparkle! Ticket Price: £3.00 each - Cash / School Money Payment Included in your ticket price is: Meat or vegetarian beef burgers and a drink Donations of biscuits, sandwiches, popcorn, cakes, cupcakes etc. will be gratefully received.





All about Maths! Staff and pupils are looking forward to next week Maths activities all about measures. We are launching the week with exciting workshops delivered by the Bubbly Maths Company. Please support us by making a £1 contribution towards the cost of this event. The children will engage in a range of hands on activities throughout the week, including cooking. On Friday children will be able to come to school wearing a t-shirt, or any clothing showing numbers or any other maths, by bringing £1. All donations collected will be sent to the NSPCC charity (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children). We will also end the week, on Friday at 3.30pm, with a maths exhibition in Chestnut class. We are looking forward to see you all there. Maths workshop Year 3 and 4 enjoyed their second session with Toby from My Bnk. This week they developed their knowledge of salaries and bank accounts by thinking about the importance of decisions when it comes to spending money. They even tried to do some budgeting themselves! They soon discovered that is was better to be a ‘super saver’ rather than a ‘big spender’. They look forward to their final session in two weeks’ time. In the meantime, please engage in your ‘My Bnk’ package and explore the booklets and activities with your children.





Wednesday Reward Assembly Chart

W/C 27th

January 2020 Reward week on Music

Class Name of Child Reason for reward

Name of child

Reason for reward

Cherry YR Anayah Fenelon

Always listening and following instructions

Hasan Capar Excellent enthusiasm in music

Elm 1

Eseosa Aighewi Beautiful singing during your music

lessons.

Frazer Fitzgerald

Excellent enthusiasm during music.

Oak Y2

Jayden Onoriobe

For wonderful singing during our class assemblies.

Aleena Ali For excellent participation during our weekly music lessons. Aleena is always

striving to be the best that she can be.

Cedar Y3

Sienna Forde For her commitment to

learning the guitar and

showing excellent listening skills.

Ziad For always being determined to do his best

in ukulele lessons and following instructions

carefully.

Birch Y4

Mya Dormer For a great effort in all of her music

lessons.

Jordan Ogungeyin

For beautiful singing in assembly and for class assemblies this year.

Hazel Y5

Prince Mesumina

For his commitment to

Brass Club during lunchtime.

Eni Akingbade

For making good progress in her Recorder lessons.

Willow Y6 Calista Tijani

For commitment to her guitar

practise.

Nabila Hamza

For commitment to her guitar practise.

Star Pianist

Elizabeth Ogunyebie

Star Recorder Players Kaila Taylor Thaxter & Tegan Edwards

Star Guitarists

Sienna Forde-Gahan & Alex James





Key Dates for the Diary W/C 3rd February 2020 – 14th February 2020

Dates Events Notes

Monday 3rd February

Maths Week! ‘Bubble Maths’ Company

Workshop

Lots of fun maths workshops and class activities for the whole school

Tuesday 4th February Art and Maths workshop Years 3 and 4

Wednesday 5th

February

Prevent Workshop Years 5 and 6

Thursday 6th February Debate Mate Competition at Ivydale School – Selected Years 5 and 6

children

Children should return to school by 6.00pm.

Friday 7th February NSPCC Number Day Parents and Pupils reading together in

YR-2 9.00AM

Willow Class trip to Nunhead Library 10.00am

Wear something with a number on for a donation of £1 for NSPCC

All parents and carers

Years R – 2 Welcome to attend

Tuesday 11th February Computing Curriculum Workshop for parents Years 1 - 5

9.15-10.15am

Safer Internet Day - Together for A Better Internet

Mybnk Workshop - Years 3 - 5

Computing Workshop for parents from 9.15-10.15am

Wednesday 12th

February

Hazel Class going to Y5 Football Festival

Elm Class Parents invited to school

lunch with children

Y5 Hazel Class to take part in a football festival

Elm Parent and Carers are invited to have school lunch with their children

12.00pm sitting

Thursday 13th

February

Birch Class Assembly at 9.20am

Elm Class Trip to Nunhead Library 2.00pm

Hollydale Friendship Disco

Years 2-6 5.00pm – 7.00pm

All Year 4 Parent and Carers Invited

All children from Years 2-6 are invited to Hollydale’s Friendship Disco

£3.00 each

Friday 14th February Parents and Pupils reading together in YR-2 9.00 - 9.20AM

Mybnk Workshop - Year 1 Last Day of this term

All parents and carers Years R – 2

Welcome to attend





Year 4 – London Landmarks Sketches

Year 5 – Viking Brooches





Year 2 – Cross curricular writing and art based on Diwali













We have our very own Book Hut!

As you will be aware last year in autumn, we were given a book hut for a term by the London Children’s Book

Project. The book hut created such a brilliant buzz around reading at Hollydale and we saw lots of children during their lunch break selecting books from the book hut and choosing to read as part of their lunch hour.

We wanted to keep that enthusiasm for reading alive and so decided to purchase our very own book hut! This is located in the main playground on the wall near the school office. We are hoping to run the book hut on the premise that children use it as a ‘book swap’. They can take a book as long as they also donate a book. If you

have any books that are in good condition that you would like to donate to our book hut, please leave them in the school office for the attention of Miss Sultana. Any donations would be gratefully received. Reading is a

vital skill for life and it is at the heart of our school curriculum.

Hollydale Reading Survey – Y2 to Y6 Children

Headlines

In Spring 2020 we asked all of our Y2 to Y6 children to participate in a survey about reading. The survey was adapted from the ‘National Literacy Trust Reading for Pleasure Survey for KS2 Children.’ Reading has been a





main focus for Hollydale this year and the survey was conducted to support us in a continuous cycle of review and improvement. The results of the survey are incredibly positive and have enabled us to identify some clear areas of development to further improve reading for our children. Overall, 71% of Hollydale children say they enjoy reading with 52% saying they love it, 19% say they like reading a lot and 21% saying they like reading a bit. 75% of children consider themselves to be better than average readers which tells us that children have high levels of self-esteem and good self-awareness around reading. Many of our children would like to read more if they had more time. Additional factors they have identified that would encourage them to read more are: if the books were more interesting, books had more pictures, and if families encouraged them to read more. It is wonderful to hear that the majority of our children participate in regular reading practice at home. The vast majority of children enjoy reading time at school. 77% of children enjoy participating in quizzes to show they have understood what they have read. This tells us that quizzing has had a positive impact on readers from a range of abilities and interests. It is important that our children understand how fundamental and enriching reading is to our daily lives. Whilst 31% of them read because it’s fun, 25% believe it helps them learn new things, and 15% believe it to be a skill for life.



















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