Explore - Dream - Discover

The Willows News – Week 5 06.10.17

www.willowsprimary.com

Dear Parents/Carers

It’s been a great end to the week seeing a number of our Year 1 pupils cycling independently around our playground in the sunshine. Bikeability for our younger pupils has been a huge success and I look forward to seeing them when they are older learning to safely ride out on the roads around Penkhull.

I have been hugely impressed by the uptake of homework activities across the school: completing homework activities gives you an idea of the expectations for your children and it really helps reinforce learning that takes place in the classroom. We expect all of our children to complete their homework on a weekly basis and I am especially pleased with 2SS, 2LP, 1SR and 6HR where we saw 100% uptake of the tasks set for them. Well done.

Mrs S Thursfield

Headteacher

Attendance

Whole school - 97.2%

Reception

RAF - 97.7%

RSC - 95.7%

RJT - 97.9%

KS1

1KM - 96.3% 2SS - 96.7%

1SR - 97% 2TC - 100%

1ES - 98% 2LP - 99.3%

KS2

3HP - 97.3% 5AA - 99%

3BA - 98.7% 5AJ - 95.2%

3CB - 98.7% 5TH - 95.3%

4KA - 95.3% 6HR - 95.8%

4JH - 99.3% 6PB - 95.3%

4LD - 99.7%

Free Boot Camp! Taster Session for parents

Monday 9th October - 9.15am in the school hall.

You will need suitable footwear for exercise and a water bottle.

Totally private, totally free and fun! This is with a view to it being a weekly, low-cost, convenient exercise class run by

Premier Sport.

Swimming at Fenton Manor

During the half term holiday Fenton Manor are offering

intensive swimming lessons throughout the week.

Monday to Friday just £5 for the whole week!

For further details call 01782 233222

Year 6 WW2 Assemblies and Dougie Mac Coffee Morning

So far £260.80 has been raised for this worthy charity. Thank you.

Stars of the Week

Well done to the following children who have been chosen by staff this week!

Nursery

Badgers: Reuben Melville-Kinally Foxes: Nikhil Patel Squirrels: Bradley Butler Hedgehogs: Joe Bridgwood

KS1

1ES: Alisha Asad 1SR: Aleena Khan 1KM: Luis Sharrock

2SS: Michalina Orlowska 2TC: Jayden Moorcroft 2LP: Shenaya Jayakody

KS1 Behaviour Shield: Aisha Shafiq (1ES)

KS2:

3HP: Immogen Davis-Phillips 3BA: Nikola Mihailova 3CB: Alex Deakin

4KA: Arisha Khan 4JH: Thomas Rudge 4LD: Oliver French

5AA: Owen Smith 5AJ: Bailey Watson 5TH: Save Veramu

6PB: Angel Elks 6HR: Charlotte Weston

Parking Issues

We continue to be concerned about the parking issues that are being experienced at the beginning and end of each school day. Your feedback on parental questionnaires and on the Facebook page are much

appreciated in giving us this information.

This term our School Council and Eco Council are going to be working on projects to promote safe parking and driving.

The ongoing issues have been discussed many times with the Governing Board and actions have been taken previously. However, this week it was decided that it is time to pass all concerns and complaints

directly to the local MP, Gareth Snell. Therefore can we kindly ask that you send your experiences, concerns and complaints to the contact details below. We want to work together for a resolution that

keeps our children and families safe.

Thank you for your support with this campaign, we really want to bombard Gareth and by sending messages to him we could prevent a tragic accident occurring. Please help us out!

Email: gareth.snell.mp@parliament.uk Ceramics House, Garth Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB Tel: 01782 272897

PTFA News

Tuesday 10th October at 6.30pm ‘Prosecco and Cake’ event.

Everyone is welcome and there will be a crèche available on the night.

Congratulations to Viktoria Borislavova’s mum who won the competition for completing the PTFA questionnaire regarding the A.G.M. Her choice of prize is wine, chocolates or a basket of fruit.

As we’re sure you are all aware, Stoke-on-Trent has been shortlisted for the UK City of Culture 2021.

We love Stoke-on-Trent and believe that becoming City of Culture will bring huge benefits not just to the area, but to you. YOU - the people who live and work here, YOU - the businesses

that are thriving here and YOU - the children, our future generation.

So as a way of backing the sot2021 bid, getting involved in this exciting opportunity and con-tributing to some of the fantastic activities and events as part of the bid programme, Living Streets and Stoke-on-Trent City Council would like to encourage all schools, staff, parents and pupils to tell us what they love about their walk to school in North Staffordshire.

If we’re successful, the benefits to the city would be enormous. We’ll see new jobs, more visitors from all over the world, who will boost our economy; international cultural events that will make you stop in your tracks, and improved educational opportunities for our children.

Using social media from the 16th to the 20th October, we’d like you to take and share your photos or videos of the best bits of your walk to school. Make sure you give a brief description of where you are and what you like about it and send them to the sot2021 team and Living Streets.

Message us through…

Facebook: /sot2021 /livingstreetsuk

Twitter: @sot2021 @livingstreets using #walktoschool #sot2021

Instagram: @sot2021 @livingstreets

Living Streets will be re-tweeting and liking all of the best pictures, their favourite receiving a SoT 2021 Living Streets goody bag.

Walk to School

September Results

KS1 - 2SS

KS2 - 5TH

Congratulations!

Reading Champions

KS1 - 2SS with 100%

Y3/4 - 4JH with 100%

Y5/6 - 5TH with 100%

Please read with your child 5 times a week.

Teachers organise lovely treats for 100% champions.

Diary Dates for October

Monday 9th Learn 2 Ride — Y1

Book Fair 3.05-3.45pm

Tuesday 10th 1KM visit to Brampton Museum

Half of Y2 visit to Cadbury’s World (letter to follow)

Book Fair 3.05-3.45pm

1SR Dance Day, performance to parents at 2.30pm

Wednesday 11th 1SR visit to Brampton Museum

Half of Y2 visit to Cadbury’s World (letter to follow)

1ES Dance Day, performance to parents 2.30pm

Book Fair 3.05-3.45pm

Thursday 12th 1ES visit to Brampton Museum

Friday 13th Y6 Dance Day, performance to parents at 2.30pm

Monday 16th 2SS Dance Day, performance to parents 2.30pm

Tuesday 17th 2LP Dance Day, performance to parents 2.30pm

Wednesday 18th 2TC Dance Day, performance to parents 2.30pm

KS1 SATs meeting for Y2 parents 3.15pm (crèche available)

KS1 SATs meeting for Y2 parents 6pm (no crèche available)

Friday 20th 1KM Dance Day, performance to parents 2.30pm

BREAK UP FOR HALF TERM

Monday 30th SCHOOL OPENS FOR CHILDREN

Tuesday 31st Y3 visit to Poole’s Cavern

Diary Dates for November

Wednesday 1st 4JH Dance Day, performance to parents at 2.30pm

Friday 3rd Academy Photographs (individual and with siblings)

Monday 6th 4KA Dance Day, performance to parents at 2.30pm

Wednesday 8th 4LD Dance Day, performance to parents at 2.30pm

Thursday 9th Parent Consultations 1-8pm

Friday 10th Non-uniform day (wrapped present donations for PTFA Christmas Fayre)

Monday 13th SCHOOL CLOSED FOR TEACHER TRAINING DAY

Tuesday 14th School reopens for children

Friday 17th Non-uniform day (chocolate donations for PTFA Christmas Fayre)

Monday 27th 3HP Class Assembly for parents at 9.15am

Songbirds Concert (letters to follow)

Tuesday 28th 3CB Class Assembly for parents at 9.15am

Wednesday 29th 3BA Class Assembly for parents at 9.15am

Thursday 30th PTFA Fireworks and Christmas Fayre (time tbc)

Diary Dates for December

Friday 1st SCHOOL CLOSED FOR TEACHER TRAINING DAY

Tuesday 5th Reception Nativity performance to parents 1.45pm

Nursery visit to Bridgemere

Wednesday 6th Reception Nativity performance to parents 9.30am

Tea with Santa (time tbc)

Thursday 7th Nursery visit to Bridgemere

Tea with Santa (time tbc)

Tuesday 12th Reception visit to Cannock Chase

Wednesday 13th Nursery ‘Jolly Jingles’ Christmas songs for parents 9.30am

Y1 Nativity performance to parents 6pm

Thursday 14th Y1 Nativity performance to parents 9.30am

Monday 18th Y2 Carol Concert for parents 2.15pm

Tuesday 19th KS2 discos a.m

BREAK UP FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

Diary Dates for January 2018

Wednesday 3rd SCHOOL OPENS FOR CHILDREN

Thursday 18th ‘Busy fingers’ Nursery parent workshop 9.15-10.15am

Tuesday 23rd Y5 visit to New Vic Theatre

Wednesday 24th Y5 visit to New Vic Theatre

Thursday 25th Y5 visit to New Vic Theatre

Young Voices (information to follow)