What a fantastic first week we had back here in STA Primary and Foundation Stage. There has been so much learning going on in the new environment and the students all came back, enthusiastic to learn after a long break. Here are some highlights from last week as well as some events to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Year 3s Have a Scary Visitor!
Year 3 enjoyed an assembly introducing the new Topic on Ancient Greece. They enjoyed a snippet of what life was like for boys and girls their age during that time and were greeted by an unexpected guest. A roaring Minotaur gave the children a little jump! Luckily he did not eat any of the children or Ms Hollie. The children are very excited to learn more about Ancient Greece over the next few weeks.
Mr Michael - Year 3 Leader
EYFS and Primary MATHS DAY Is back!
Maths Day will take place on Friday 3rd February 2023. An enjoyable day in which the children have lots of fun taking part in many Maths-related activities across EYFS and Primary.
Theme
The theme for this year’s Maths day is Maths Hats and linking with Primary STEAM. We would appreciate it if you would help your child or children create their Maths Hat at home, ready for the fun.
Come to school with your Maths hat on – ready to join in all the fun!
You could decorate an existing hat, or you could make your own.
Which Maths concepts will your hat show?
House Points to everyone wearing a maths hat.
Certificates for class winners and prizes to be won.
*** Please make the hats sustainable ***
Book Week 2023
This year, the much-loved Book Week will take place during the week beginning Monday 28th February. This will coincide with World Book Day, which takes place on Thursday 2nd March. Book Week is a wonderful week in which the children have lots of fun taking part in an abundance of book-related activities. There will also be events and competitions that the children can join in with and earn themselves LOTS of house points!
Theme
The theme for this year’s Book Week is St Andrews Mr Men and Little Miss! The reason for this theme is we are wanting to celebrate just over 50 years of this wonderful series of books written by the late Roger Hargreaves. Throughout the week, the children will complete some activities relating to the books.
Book Character Parades
On the last day of Book Week, we have one of the highlights of the week - our Book Character Parades. Staff and children come to school dressed as chosen book characters. As our theme this year is St Andrews Mr Men and Little Miss, it would be fantastic if everyone came dressed as a Little Men or Little Miss character - this could be their favourite existing character, or the children could design a new character. The chosen character could be related to the child’s personality, e.g. if they love sport, they could be Little Miss Sporty or Mr Sporty. We would appreciate it if you would help your child or children to create their book character costume at home, ready for the fun on Friday 3rd March.
Visiting Poet
We will be welcoming a poet from the UK during Book Week this year. Simon Mole will be in school from Wednesday to Friday. He will host presentations for each year group, and he will run some writing workshops for some year groups - focusing on writing poems. Children will be able to buy a signed copy of the books Simon brings to school. More information about Simon can be found on his website.
Shuttle Bus Priority Pass
Some of our students and their parents have been issued with a Priority Pass for the Shuttle Bus service. Please be mindful, that if a student has a Priority Pass such as this, they are allowed to come to the front of the queue, and to get on the Shuttle Bus first. This is because some children with sensory disabilities such as Autism find busy crowds, noise, too much sudden movement, or waiting in line very difficult.
There are clearly marked spaces on the benches in the waiting and queuing area showing the Priority Pass symbol, and please remember, some disabilities are not obvious. If a parent is displaying this pass, please be kind, supportive, and model such behaviour for your children.
Thank you for showing continued kindness and understanding.
If you would like to learn more about disabilities such as Autism or ADHD, please contact Ms Catherine, Whole School director for Learning Support, for more information.
Ms Catherine - Head of Whole School Learning Support
MAKATON SIGN of the WEEK
The next 10 signs are verbs.
We will be in High school over the next few weeks recording HS staff for signs 20 onwards.
Here is Week 11 video - To Help
