Snowsfields & Tower Bridge Primary Schools We learn and succeed together

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SNOWSFIELDS IMPORTANT DATES

Friday 13th December - Christmas

Show/Morning performance for

parents bringing young children

- Afternoon performance no children

allowed

17th December - Christmas Dinner

17th December - Key Stage 2 Talent

Show

18th December - Winter Concert EYFS

18th December - Class Parties

20th December - School Concert and

Christmas Jumpers

Term dates for 2019-2020 Autumn Term

Wednesday 4th September – Friday 18th October 2019

Monday 21st October – Friday 25th October 2019 Half Term

Monday 28th October – Friday 20th December 2019 Spring Term

Tuesday 7th January – Friday 14th February 2020 Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February 2020 –

Half Term Monday 24th February – Friday 3rd April 2020

Summer Term Tuesday 21st April – Friday 22nd May 2020

Monday 25th May – Friday 29th May 2020 – Half Term

Monday 1st June – Friday 17th July 2020

INSET DAYS – SCHOOL CLOSED Monday 2nd September Tuesday 3rd September

Monday 6th January Monday 20th April

Stay and Learn / Parent Workshops Each term we provide a range of workshops that are geared towards helping you as parents and carers to support your child’s learning. Further information will be made available on the school’s website and

sent via email and text messages. Please come along to support your child’s learning and progress!

Date Focus Year Group

11/12 Winter Crafts and Hats at Snowsfields and Tower

Bridge

Nursery and Reception

The ‘Tell a Good Tale’ certificate was awarded for helping another pupil when they got hurt in the

football pitch at lunchtime.

Preston in Year 1 for helping his classmate to

succeed in learning during Maths lesson.

Gabriella in Year 2 for helping Mosunmola at

lunchtime to play hula hoop.

Natalia in Year 5 for helping Steph with football

equipment at lunchtime.

The letter of the week is: N

Nurturing

The letter of the week is: O

Overcoming challenges

The ‘Tell a Good Tale’ certificate was awarded for

being resilient in Maths.

TOWER BRIDGE IMPORTANT DATES

Friday 13th December - Christmas

Show/Morning performance for

parents bringing young children

- Afternoon performance no

children allowed

17th December - EYFS Winter

Concert

17th December - Class Parties

18th December - Christmas Dinner

20th December - School Concert

and Christmas Jumpers

We received a certificate in assembly this week!

We received a certificate in assembly this week!

Packed Lunch In keeping with our drive to

encourage our children to lead a healthy lifestyle, both now and when they are older, we have listed below

an example of a healthy packed lunch. A sandwich made with

wholemeal bread, an apple, Greek yoghurt and a small treat. We ask

that parents provide only one small treat per day. This should not include any fizzy or sugary drinks. In addition, please do not give any nuts (including peanut butter) within a packed lunch to safeguard children with allergies

throughout the school.

Water Bottles Please be reminded that children are allowed to

bring their water bottles to school everyday!

Attendance and Punctuality at Snowsfields Overall whole school attendance for week beginning 25/11/19: 95.03%

Termly totals Absences Lates Points

Year 1—Red Class 14 13 325

Year 2—Orange Class 21 5 1000

Year 3—Yellow Class 6 4 975

Year 4 - Green Class 8 3 625

Year 5—Blue Class 10 10 450

Year 6—Purple Class 6 10 1125

Attendance and Punctuality at Tower Bridge Overall whole school attendance for week beginning 25/11/19: 96.56%

Termly totals Absences Lates Points

Year 1—Red Class 6 13 600

Year 2—Orange Class 3 14 475

Year 3—Yellow Class 7 24 375

Year 4 - Green Class 4 17 300

Year 5—Blue Class 3 13 800

Year 6—Purple Class 2 4 1300

Snowsfields KS1 Christmas Play!

Tower Bridge KS1 Christmas Play!

Tickets will be on sale from Friday 6th

December for the KS1 Christmas Show. They

will be performing Snowy Chums!

This year’s performance will be on: Friday 13th December

10am – for parents accompanied with small children 2pm - parents without small children

Tickets are £1 each and will be available to purchase

from the school office. There are only 100 tickets available for the

performance. Each ticket has a number and will be entered in the prize draw.

This year’s performance will be on: Friday 13th December

10am – for parents accompanied with small children 2pm - parents without small children

Tickets are £1 each and will be available to purchase

from the school office. There are only 100 tickets available for the

performance. Each ticket has a number and will be entered in the prize draw.

Tickets will be on sale from Friday 6th

December for the KS1 Christmas Show. They

will be performing Gnome Alone!

STEM STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics and is something that we, at The Bridges

Federation, feel passionate about teaching the children. All

children in KS1 and KS2 will be allowed to enter the challenge.

All they have to do is answer the weekly question in the most

creative and imaginative way possible.

What would happen in the world if there were no

numbers? The winners are:

Emily Tower Bridge

Manna Centre

On Tuesday 3rd December, some of the school leaders from Snowsfields and Tower Bridge visited the Manna Centre to donate bags of groceries and Christmas crackers. The organisers of the centre were thrilled with the children’s generosity.

‘We gave away our Christmas crackers and some bags of food. The manager explained to us about what they do at the Manna Centre; they do jobs for the homeless for free.’

‘Going to the Manna society has encouraged me to give to people less fortunate than me.’

‘Now I have visited the Manna society, I realised how important it is to give to others.’

‘I felt proud of our schools and myself because we gave to the homeless.’

‘I gave to people less fortunate and to see how grateful they were made me so happy. ‘

Susan Snowsfields Primary

Snowsfields EYFS News

Choir Trip

Tower Bridge EYFS News

Wednesday 11th December is our Parent Winter Craft Workshop. Please join us to help make the children’s Christmas hats. We

would appreciate any donation of arts and craft supplies.

Winter concert— 10am on Tuesday 17th December

Class Parties—Tuesday 17th December in the afternoon –

Children can wear a Christmas jumper

Christmas Dinner—Wednesday 18th December

Wednesday 11th December is our Parent Winter Craft Workshop. Please join us to help make the children’s Christmas hats. We

would appreciate any donation of arts and craft supplies.

Winter concert— 9.45am on Wednesday 18th December

Class Parties—Wednesday 18th December in the afternoon –

Children can wear a Christmas jumper

Christmas Dinner— Tuesday 17th December

‘The choir trip was so fun because we performed Christmas songs twice in a Christmas market. We sang really well and received hot chocolate afterwards!’

Tower Bridge

On Wednesday 4th

December, Snowsfields

and Tower Bridge

schools Choir sang

Christmas Carols at 10

Fleet Street at Cannon

Bridge House.

‘We sang a range of Christmas Carols

and all of us were happy to see one of

our choir members leading out. We

raised over £100 for our school.

Snowsfields

‘On the choir trip, we sang Christmas carols and lots of people watched us. It was so good when they all clapped

and cheered.’ Tower Bridge

‘While we were on the bus back to

school, the passengers asked us to

sing some Carols for them. They

clapped us and put some money into

our bucket.’

Snowsfields

Elected Parent Governors

As a parent of Nicole in Year 2, I am honoured to become a parent governor at Tower Bridge Primary

School. I want to fulfil this role for the following three reasons.

Firstly, I believe that any school would perform well by accurately answering to the needs of all the

children if parents, teachers and children proactively cooperate to raise the standard of the school. The

key element in this reason is the involvement of the parents in the school life. I wish to involve more

parents in order to raise the school standards. Secondly, we need to unite more our children by

teaching them to help each other. Thirdly, I wish our children to learn to be more resilient. We need

to organise programmes or events that will teach our children to be aware of the risks of being

approached by individuals who are not law abiding and could force, influence or use them to do bad

things. In addition to these reasons, I know most of the children’s parents in this school and I would be pleased to bring to them

any positive project the school wishes to undertake. I am thrilled to be representing my fellow parents and I am looking forward

to working with the executive head and the rest of the leadership team at the Bridges Federation.

I would like to stand again to be parent governor at Snowsfields Primary School.

Having held the role for the past two years, I would like to carry on working with the head teacher, leadership team and teachers to help continue raising the school's high standards, in particular

regarding the curriculum.

I'd like to build on my experience and training so far to ensure the school continues to innovate, and pupils are put first, especially following the addition of a third school

into the federation.

We are really pleased to inform you that Matthew Parsons, Eléa and Theo’s father

has been appointed as our new parent governor for Snowsfields Primary. As

Matthew was the only parent nominated by the deadline, he has been elected

with immediate effect. We are sure, you will all join us in welcoming him back on our

governing body and wishing him all the best for his new term as a parent governor!

We are really pleased to inform you that William Houngbo Nicole’s father has been

appointed as our new parent governor for Tower Bridge Primary. As William was

the only parent nominated by the deadline, he has been elected with immediate effect.

We are sure, you will all join us in welcoming him on our governing body and wishing

him all the best for his first term as a parent governor!