Weekly Newsletter

Avonmore Primary School

End of Term Newsletter

21.12.18

Thank you for a fantastic term!

After such a wonderful week which included a fantastic production of Cinderella; a brilliant and very busy 'Stay & Play' in Reception class; many Nursery parent tours by the Pupil Ambassadors; a ‘Friends of Avonmore Disco’ that was described as ‘the best ever’ by some very excited Y5 children and a Junior Choir performance at the BBC, we are all ready for a well deserved, restful break.

In assembly today, we reflected on all the people who make Avonmore the fantastic place it is to work and learn in and the children were encouraged to say thank you throughout the day to the adults that work in school- the teachers, cleaners, office staff, lunch time staff, teaching assistants, student teachers and all the volunteers that mean we can ensure the best possible learning is taking place.

A big thank you from all the staff to all the parents, carers, grandparents, siblings and family friends that support the children at home and give their time, energy and donations into our school.

Avonmore would not be the warm hearted and community spirited place that it is without the continued support from you all.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

AVONMORE'S NEW HOUSES

The children in Pupil Council are delighted to announce the names of Avonmore’s new houses: Laurence Lowry, Bridget Riley, Mikela Henry-Lowe and Frank Bowling. These people are all important and influential British artists, and are all linked to our enriching art curriculum. The children have a special take-home task based on their new house, which is detailed in their curriculum letter.

This week, our Junior Choir gave a superb performance of their Christmas carols at the BBC Television centre. They have worked very hard all term to learn their words and actions to the songs and their singing was absolutely beautiful. Well done!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Tuesday 8^th January 2019	First day of Spring Term 1
18^th – 22^nd February 2019	Spring Half Term
Monday 25^th February 2019	First day of Spring Term 2
Friday 5^th April 2019	Last day of Spring Term 2 School finishes at 2pm
Tuesday 23^rd April 2019	First day of Summer Term 1
27^th – 31^st May	Summer Half Term
Monday 3^rd June 2019	First day of Summer Term 2
Wednesday 5^th June 2019	INSET – School closed (Eid)
Friday 19^th July 2019	Last day of Summer Term 2 School finishes at 2pm

Learning around Avonmore this week

The children in Nursery were both delighted and surprised to have a very special visit from Santa. They each received a gift. Well done Nursery for a fantastic Autumn Term!

Reception had a fun week with lots of Christmas related learning. They enjoyed a visit from Father Christmas and have been busy making gingerbread slime.

Year 1 have had a week full of endless fun and excitement. They have enjoyed a visit and gifts from Santa, a disco and lots of learning about Christmas.

This week Year 2 have been working hard designing, making and testing their own water pumps in DT to great success. We have also written a letter as part of our literacy unit on 'The Bear and the Piano'. Enjoy your break Year 2!

Key Stage 2 enchanted us with their production of Cinderella, a vibrant and funny reworking of this classic fairy tale. They sang and danced with energy and the show was a joy to watch. The raffle raised £161 which will go to support further events. Yesterday, saw the end of term disco with a professional DJ kindly organised by our reinvigorated PTA. A huge thank you everyone who has helped make this final week of term so entertaining and memorable.

PLAYGROUND STARS OF THE TERM
Chosen by our Pupil Leaders

EYFS and Key Stage 1 : Sierra (Reception)
KS2 : Lendi (Year 5)

Year	Attendance this week	Attendance since September
Reception	98.6%	94.9%
Year 1	93.3%	96.5%
Year 2	95.8%	97.2%
Year 3	91.7%	96.3%
Year 4	94.6%	97%
Year 5	92.2%	95.8%
Year 6	96.3%	96.9%
Whole school	94.6%	96.4%

CALLING ALL NURSERY PARENTS
30 hours free childcare entitlement

Please check your entitlement to see if you can claim for the extended day. All children receive 15 hours and some will be entitled to 30 hours. Please check the link below and bring your codes into the school office before January 17th.

We are dependent on this information for our budget allocation in March.

Please click here for more information and to register

Term Dates 2019-2020
Autumn Term
Tuesday 3rd September - Friday 18th October 2019
Tuesday 29th October - Friday 20th December 2019

Spring Term
Tuesday 7th January- Friday 14th February 2020
Monday 24th February- Friday 3rd April 2020

Summer Term
Monday 20th April- Friday 22nd May 2020
Monday 1st June - Friday 17th July 202

AVONMORE PLAY
Avonmore is delighted to be able to offer ‘Avonmore Play ‘our after school provision, the service is now established and is open to all children from Reception upwards.

Each day there will be a different theme as well as an opportunity to play, read and catch up with home learning:

Mondays – performing art
Tuesdays – art and craft
Wednesday – art and sports
Thursdays – cooking
Fridays - science and games

Sessions run from 3.45 – 4.45pm and from 4.45 – 5.45pm. Each session costs £3 per child and must be booked and paid for in advance on School Gateway. You must register 24 hours in advance as we need to be able to plan and resource the sessions. There may be space for some emergency places but we cannot guarantee them. If your children attend, please note there are only two pick up times; 4.45pm and 5.45pm.

After half term, you will no longer be able to book in person or on the phone, only online so if you have any problems, please come and see Mrs Hammerton in the office.

SCHOOL GATEWAY FOR CLUBS AND DINNER MONEY PAYMENTS
School Gateway sign up information:
Download the app: If you have a smartphone, please download School Gateway from your app store (Android and iPhone). The app shows the same information as the website PLUS you can send app messages to the school for FREE – this will also save the school money when we send text messages.
OR
Visit the website: www.schoolgateway.com and click on ‘New User’. You’ll receive a text message with a PIN number. Use this PIN to login to School Gateway

School uniform is available to buy from our online supplier Stevensons. Please have a look at their website here
If you need any more information about the new uniform, come and speak to the office.

School uniform is available to buy from our online supplier Stevensons. Please have a look at their website here If you need any more information about the new uniform, come and speak to the office.

School uniform is available to buy from our online supplier Stevensons. Please have a look at their website here
If you need any more information about the new uniform, come and speak to the office.