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We have been notified of and asked to share Operation Snap within the school community. Operation Snap is running in police forces across the country, including in the West Midlands. Members of the public can report traffic offences directly to the team by submitting digital footage, or images (if they capture the offence) via the website. All footage and images are reviewed and police action is taken where appropriate. The only important criteria is that it must be submitted as soon as possible and definitely within 10 days as the police have to notify the driver of any intended prosecution within 14 days of the offence. To find out more or report an offence please search for the West Midlands Operation Snap webpage.
Twelve pupils in Year 5 and 6 have been a fantastic judging panel for the Royal Society's Young People's Science Book of the Year Award. They have spent the last two months reading and discussing the six shortlisted books. They have unanimously voted for "Where Are You Really From" - an engaging book about evolution, biology and history. We have submitted our vote and we are excited to find out the overall winner which will be announced in March.
We would like to thank UNICEF volunteers from Warwick University who have worked with all classes in Key Stage 2 over the past month helping children to learn about human rights and the refugee crisis. Pupils have also been interested to learn about university life and subjects that they could study at Warwick University in the future.
Last Thursday, the choir took part in the annual Young Voices concert at the BP Pulse Arena in Birmingham. Young Voices is the largest children’s choir series in the world and provides an amazing opportunity to perform live music with professional singers and musicians. The choir sang and danced with nearly 6000 other children and displayed fantastic energy and enthusiasm for the whole event. They represented our school brilliantly and we are really proud of them! Thank you to Mr Hook, Mrs Hine and Mrs Leigh for accompanying and supporting the children at this exciting event.
e are delighted to be working in collaboration with Earlsdon Library on a British Science Week initiative. This will include a fantastic photographic exhibition celebrating the one year anniversary of our community allotment. This will open on Friday 7th March at 3.30pm. Our allotment leaders will be running science activities on Saturday 8th March 10am - 12pm.
It’s World Book Day on Thursday 6th March. We work hard to promote a love of reading for pleasure throughout the school year and will be celebrating this national event with a range of activities. We want to give parents plenty of notice as the children have asked to dress up as book characters. There is no expectation that families spend money buying costumes– please encourage the children to make a costume. If you have any dressing up costumes that your children have outgrown and they could be useful to other families for World Book Day, please send them into school. They will be gratefully received and will be displayed on the preloved uniform rail in the entrance area. Thank you During World Book Day we will also be holding a 50p book sale so the children can buy some new books to enjoy at home. Please help by donating unwanted picture books, chapter books, novels and comic. Please send any donations into school by Monday 3rd March. Thank you for your ongoing support
We know that sometimes our pupils cannot come to school because they are really unwell - and that's the right thing to do for them and other students. However, medical advice is clear that children with mild illness will often be well enough to attend school- for example if they have a cough, or cold, without a temperature. The NHS guidance Is my child too ill for school? - NHS (www.nhs.uk) is designed to support parents in their decision making about mild illness. We are keen to support families to ensure children are in school ready for their learning. As a reminder we have listed below the key attendance procedures:
• Telephone the school before 8.30am each day of your child’s absence.
• Tell the school in advance, of any medical appointments and bring in appointment cards/letters. (Where possible book these appointments after school.)
• If you are not sure whether your child is well enough to attend school, send them in anyway as they often perk up on arrival.
• Have a backup plan if you are unable to bring your child to school e.g. call on a family member, neighbour or friend.
• If you and your child are experiencing difficulties with school attendance then talk to us so we can help
We have enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year in school this week. Thank you to Mr Kumar and our catering team for the delicious Chinese food they prepared for lunch on Wednesday. The Reception children have enjoyed a range of exciting activities to deepen their learning.
We were delighted to welcome UNICEF volunteers from Warwick University. Children in Year 6 learned about human rights and children in Year 3 learned about the refugee crisis.
We were very pleased to welcome some families to our allotment this week for a dual language story session including Panjabi, Marathi, Malalayam and Telugu. We will be running more of these sessions after half term.