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Welcome to the SpringE

From the Headmistress

Dear Parents

It was good to see so many of you at Parents' Evening this week in order to see first hand the work children have completed. Thank you for all the positive comments, I shall feed them back to teachers. The strong links between Springfield and parents are vitally important and it is so good to have an opportunity to discuss progress and agree how we can work together on the next steps, whether your child is just two or has reached the grand old age of eleven in Year Six.

Last Friday we had a very enjoyable chocolate Bingo run by the SPA which was very well attended, raising an amazing £453.00. Thank you to all the staff, parents and children who attended, particularly the indefatigable Mr Miller as Willy Wonka.

As I write the children in Years Three to Six are nervously awaiting the start of their English Speaking Board Exams, having prepared talks, learnt poems and readings. I am shall be keeping my fingers crossed for them all.

I am very much looking forward to The Choral Concert in the Cathedral on Tuesday and hope to see many of you there with our Cathedral Choir. Please see the poster around School for details of how to get tickets.

Next week is Science Week across RGS. The children in Years One to Six will be engaged in a number of fun science activities during the week, starting with a science assembly on Monday. I am looking forward to testing any spinners to find the winners made by children and parents at home, we have some good prizes lined up.

Have a restful weekend,

Laura Brown

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Orchestral Day
Last week Mrs McCabe took 14 children to RGS The Grange to join in with an Orchestral Day arranged by Mrs Corrie.

The day consisted of sectional and full rehearsal and culminated in an informal concert to parents. Brass it Up and Stringy Things also performed individual pieces. It was lovely to see our young musicians working so hard and performing with around 40 other musicians.

Mark Making Art
The children in Nursery have been exploring different mark making opportunities. Giorgio investigated the coloured sand making circular shapes and Noah made a lovely painting for the Nursery Art Gallery.

Gold Book Awards:
No Gold Book Awards this Friday as we have English Speaking Exams. Gold Book Assembly will take place on Monday morning as usual.

Busy Brownies
At the beginning of this term, the Brownies decided to gain their Writer's Badge. One of the clauses they had to complete was to write a letter. They all wrote about their visit to watch 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Brown Owl then sent the letters to Blue Peter to see if they would be awarded a Blue Peter Badge. A special envelope for each Brownie arrived and inside was a Blue Peter Badge. Everyone was thrilled. Well done to all the Brownies who all gained their Writer's Badge.

All the Brownies hope their Mums liked their special cards, flowers and presents they made.

This week at Brownies the girls began work on their First Aid Badge. Mrs Hildred came in to help the Brownies learn all about First Aid and how to deal with an accident. The Brownies learnt how to put a casualty in the recovery position. Next week we will be learning about cuts, breaks and sprains and how to apply bandages.

Terrific T
This week's Frogs sound is 't'. We have enjoyed creating and exploring the sound table with many children bringing in 't' objects from home. We have decorated 't's using tractors and trains through paint and driving them over the letter. On Wednesday morning, a group of Frogs enjoyed exploring our sound box. We found a tiger, toast, tea-bags, train and many more objects within the box. We finished off our phonics session by writing 't's on whiteboards. The Frogs all did really well producing terrific 't's. A fun-filled morning had by all.

Jelly Bean Maths
Year One have been busy estimating and problem solving using magic jelly beans. The children loved the maths activity linked to their creative topic: Roots, Shoots and Magic Beans. Eating the jelly beans afterwards was good fun too.

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