This is where you will find all of the information that will keep you up to date with our latest events!
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.
We are looking forward to holding the Spring term parent/ teacher meetings on Tuesday 11th February and Thursday 13th February 2025. More information about how to book an appointment will be emailed to parents/carers shortly. Please put the dates in your diary!
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 encour?age the children to make a costume. If you have any 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 uni?form rail in the entrance area. Thank you
We are looking forward to holding the Spring term parent/ teacher meetings on Tuesday 11th February and Thursday 13th February 2025. More information about how to book an appointment will be emailed to parents/carers shortly. Please put the dates in your diary!
Please put the date in your diary for the annual World Book Day. 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 charac?ters. There is no expectation that families spend money buying costumes– please encour?age the children to make a costume. If you have any 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
We are holding a parents workshop on Thursday 30th January at 5pm. The session will be led by West Midlands Police and will focus on raising parents awareness of the dangers and possible consequences of children accessing the internet if appropriate safety measures and monitoring are not put in place. The session is extremely relevant and important for all primary school parents as school and West Midlands Police are seeing an increase in primary school age children getting involved with things online or accessing things they shouldn’t. Throughout the session PCSO Chater will give tips and strategies that parents can use to make the online space a safer place for their children. This workshop is open to all parents. Please let us know if you wish to attend (and if both parents will be attending) by emailing the school office by 3pm on Monday 27th January.
We are very excited to be launching a city-wide initiative for Rail200 - a celebration of 200 years of the railway. Pupils in Year 4 will be joined by the CEOs of both West Midlands Trains and Avanti when they travel by train to the Harry Potter Studios in Watford for a creative writing workshop based on magical creatures