Year 3 using place value counters to explore multiplying 2-digit numbers by partitioning.
Reception learning new basketball skills in P.E.
Year 4 have been designing clay tiles for our new Fox mural.
Extra INSET day
Children in Reception ,Year 1 and Year 2 will be breaking up one day early on Thursday 30th March. This will enable the school to move out of St Annes and into Fox on Friday 31st March. This will allow the teachers to set up their new classrooms over the holidays.
Dates for the dairy
Monday 27th February
Parent spelling workshop 8.30am
Reception profile morning 9am - 10am
World Book Week
Governors 6pm
Tuesday 28th February
Year 1 /2 parents evening
Wednesday 1st March
Reception trip to Holland Park pm
Year 1 /2 parents evening
Thursday 2nd March
Last Reception parents literacy workshop from 8-9am
Reception/Yr 3/4/5/6 parents evening
Friday 3rd March
Poetry Performance assemblies
Reception/Yr 3/4/5/6 parents evening
Book Club
The Spring Fox Book Club meeting will take place on Tuesday 14 March and we’ll be discussing "The Lost Thing" by Shaun Tan. This is the first time that we’ve chosen a picture book as our focus and we’re really excited about the rich discussion possibilities. Please read it, look very closely at the illustrations and come ready to share your ideas with other children and parents/carers from Years 5 and 6. The text is available in bookstores, in libraries and online.
As always, there will be refreshments to keep you going.
See you at Book Club!
Weekly Theme:
National Random Acts of Kindness Day
During half term on February 17th it was National Random Acts of Kindness Day which has grown in popularity each year. It is celebrated by individuals, groups and organizations nationwide to encourage acts of kindness. This week, children looked at what other acts of kindness school children have done around the world. Children were all encouraged to perform one random act of kindness this week, either at home or at school! To find out more or to continue at home, visit https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/.
St Anne's Update
Year 1 Weekly News
Year 1 have had a great first week back at St Anne’s! In Literacy, we have started to write poems about the magic box. The children have come up with some imaginative ideas and their poems were filled with vivid adjectives. In maths, we have been comparing numbers and solving missing number equations using our place value knowledge. The children have been speaking in full sentences to explain their mathematical understanding and have used the dienes to represent how many tens and ones are in a two digit number. In Geography, we have started our UK study. The children learnt the four different countries that make up the United Kingdom and the capital cities. The children enjoyed looking at the maps and used them to design their own map of the UK.
Year 2 Weekly news
Year two have had a very exciting week! Not only did they have an actress visit St Anne’s who played the part of Florence Nightingale, but they also got to do PE with some year two children from Ashburnham School. The children were extremely welcoming and loved meeting some new children and making new friends. The children have been doing some really challenging maths this week - learning all about the language of rotation and using the language of clockwise and anticlockwise. They have had great fun giving each other directions from one point to another in the classroom.
Spring Term Parent/Carer Consultations
St Annes
Tuesday 28th February - 2pm – 6pm Years 1 & 2
Wednesday 1st March - 3.30pm – 5.30pm Years 1 & 2
Fox Primary School
Wednesday 1st March - 2.00pm –5pm Class 6J only
Thursday 2nd March - 2.00pm – 6pm Reception and Years 3 - 6
Friday 3rd March - 2.30pm –5pm Reception and Years 3 – 6 (not 6J)
Online appointment booking system
This allows you to choose your own appointment times with class teachers and you will receive an email confirming your appointment. This must be the e-mail address we hold on the system for you.
Appointments can be made from today and will close at 1pm on the consultation day.
Should you wish to make any changes after this date, please contact the school office.
Please visit https://foxprimaryschool.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/ to book your appointments.
Login with the following information:
Your Title, Forename and Surname
E-mail address (you will get a reminder if you do this)
Pupil’s Preferred Forename:
Pupil’s Surname:
Pupils Date of birth: DD/MM/YYYY
School Nurse
On Tuesday 28th February from 9-10am,
Nadine will be leading a sleep workshop for parents at Fox. She will share advice and research on how to support your child to get a good night's sleep and respond to any queries or concerns.
Date for your Diaries: Bedwetting Workshop
In response to parent interest our school nurse, Nadine Powell, will be leading a parent workshop on bedwetting at 9am on Tuesday 28th March. She will provide practical advice and support on how to deal with night time toileting accidents and on helping children to move on from pull-ups.
BAME We are pleased to let you know that we will be holding our Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) History week from 6th to 10th March.
A focused Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) History Week provides us an opportunity to celebrate BAME culture, history and achievement. This also complements our work on the issues of prejudice and racism. We will explore the concepts of identity and belonging through a range of mediums such as dialogue, drama, texts, music and art. During the week, the children will enjoy lessons, activities, trips and workshops specifically linked to Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic themes.
As always, we hope to welcome special guests to share their experiences and answer the children’s questions. In the past, Fox parents have suggested suitable people amongst their own friends and acquaintances willing to act as such guests. These people would be black, Asian or ethnic minority role-models (for example, people particularly successful in a given field) who would be comfortable talking to the children about their work or achievements and answering their questions. In addition, this year, we would like to hold some BAME family history sessions. If you are available to come in and speak for 15 minutes about your family’s background and history, we would love to hear from you. You are welcome to bring along photos or any other relevant props to illustrate your talk.
Anyone who can help in this or any other way, please contact Uz Afzal and Hannah Rickman
Autumn Term 2017 Mon 4th September - Inset Day – School closed Tue 5th September – FIRST DAY OF TERM Fri 20th October – LAST DAY OF HALF TERM Mon 23rd to Fri 27th October - Half Term Mon 30th October – Inset Day – School closed Tue 31st October - FIRST DAY BACK Wed 20th December – LAST DAY OF TERM
Spring Term 2018 Tue 2nd January - Inset Day – School closed Wed 3rd January - FIRST DAY OF TERM Fri 9th February - LAST DAY OF HALF TERM Mon 12th to Friday 16th - Half Term Mon 19th February – Inset Day – School closed Tue 20th February - FIRST DAY BACK Thu 30th March - LAST DAY OF TERM
Summer Term 2018 Mon 16th April - Inset Day – School closed Tue 17th April - FIRST DAY OF TERM Mon 7th May – Bank Holiday Fri 25th May - LAST DAY OF HALF TERM Mon 28th May to Fri 1st June - Half Term Mon 4th June - FIRST DAY BACK Fri 20th July - LAST DAY OF TERM
Aitina's Poetry Competition entry
Fixtures:
Westway Year 5 Boys Football Draw
Tues 21st Feb
4:00
4:15
4:30
4:45
Ark Brunel v St Francis
St Mary Abbots v Avondale 1
St Francis v Fox 1
Thomas Jones v NHP
St Clements v St Charles 2
Fox 2 v St Charles 2
St Mary's v Colville
Fox 2 v Bevington
Westway Year 5/6 Mixed Netball Draw
Tuesday 21st Feb
4:00
4:20
4:40
Thomas Jones v St Charles
Avondale 2 v Fox 1
Oxford Gardens v Thomas Jones
Whole school attendance to date 96.94
RB
RC
Ivo
Ivo has had an excellent week in Reception and has been working so hard. We were all very impressed with Ivo’s 3-d shape knowledge in maths and he was using our star vocabulary very well with his partner. Ivo amazed us all with all the facts he knows about dinosaurs and volcanoes – he has been teaching us all a thing or two! Well done, Ivo.
1B
Isabel works incredibly hard at school. Her enthusiasm for learning and thirst for knowledge rubs off on us all. Isabel loves to share her ideas with the whole class. She absorbs all the information she is given and strives to put it into practise. Isabel is a delight to teach!
1H
Gaia is a star every week! Every day she arrives at school ready to learn and always tries her best. This week, she has impressed us all by explaining her mathematical understanding in full sentences and has challenged herself to solve missing number equations using her place value knowledge. Well done Gaia!
2B
Daphne has had an excellent week! Her writing has come on leaps and bounds recently and this is because she has been really stretching herself with her vocabulary choices. Daphne is always very cheerful and never makes a fuss. She gives things a go and deserves great praise for her positivity! Well done Daphne
2J
Camilla is a star every week! She always listens carefully on the carpet and gets straight down to her work. Camilla has really worked on having a growth mindset and not giving up, something we talk about a lot in 2J, and has been an excellent talk partner this week by helping them to do this too! Well done Camilla!
3B
Julia is a star every week. She is always so helpful in class and focuses in every lesson. This week we were particularly impressed by Julia’s technical vocabulary in her detailed explanation text. We were also extremely proud of her mature attitude to learning, understanding that we can celebrate mistakes to help us learn. Well done Julia – keep up the great work!
3F
Carlota
Carlota is a star this week because of her focus and effort- she has worked really hard to be organised and ready for her lessons. She has also been an example to the class for our 'random act of kindness' week. Carlota is an incredibly kind friend and will always offer a helpful hand when needed. Carlota’s happiness brightens the year 3 team’s day with her fantastic smile! Keep it up!
4F
Toby
Toby has been a fantastic mathematician this week while investigating shape! He investigated all of the different types of angles in shapes and put them onto different Venn diagrams. We can’t wait to see what he will do next week in 3D shape! Keep it up.
4W
5P
Amory has been a superstar all week and has shown an exemplary attitude towards his learning. Not only has he been an excellent partner in Numeracy by working collaboratively, he has also been a kind and caring member of the class by encouraging and supporting others. Thank you Amory!
5T
6G
Isiah has been such a star this week! The vocabulary he has been coming up with in our Literacy lessons has been absolutely mind-blowing! In Maths, Isiah has been showing great resilience, determination and willingness to take on board feedback. Isiah is always trying to improve his work and challenge himself - his attitude is exemplary!
6J
For her amazing effort towards her learning. She shows excellent resilience in numeracy and her home learning is always outstanding. Feo is also supportive of her peers and a great team player. Well done!
