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DAVIDSON POST W E E K C O M M E N C I N G 4 T H D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 7
Davidson Primary Academy
Dartnell Road Croydon CR0 6JA Tel. 020 8654 1460 [email protected] www.davidsonprimary.com
Davidson Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Dear Parents/Carers
As we come to the end of a very busy term and approach the Christmas holidays I wanted to thank you for your continued support throughout 2017. As you are aware at Davidson we have experienced a high turn over of staff during the past twelve months but I want to offer reassurance that we are all extremely determined and passionate about the journey we have embarked upon. We are all committed to take the school from its current Ofsted grade to “Good” within the next year. The parent questionnaires were very positive and having spoken to individual parents who wrote comments on the questionnaires I am positive that we are addressing any concerns that were raised. Results from the 2017 Parent Questionnaires (Percentage)
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Questions Strongly
Agree Agree
1. My child is happy at this school 60 39
2. My child feels safe at this school 57 42
3. My child makes good progress at this school 60 37
4. My child is well looked after at this school 57 41
5. My child is taught well at this school 62 36
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 46 42
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 45 44
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 36 37
9. This school is well led and managed 36 37
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 43 43
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child's progress 50 44
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 44 37
Message from the Principal
This Issue: Message from the Principal Christmas Shows Christmas Jumper Day EYFS Winter Wonderland Class Christmas Parties Santa’s Post Box Nut Free School PE Kits Head lice and Nits PTA Christmas Discos Head Boy & Head Girl Medication in School. Attendance and Punctuality Clubs Clubs update
“Where Every Child Counts”
P A G E 2
The success of our work can be seen already in terms of attainments with our KS1, KS2 and Phonics screening test results from 2017, which I have summarised for you below.
Key GPS- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling EXP- Expected GDP-Greater Depth
This year there has been a transformation in the Early Years provision with Ms Campbell who is providing outstanding leadership. The curriculum is engaging with a clear pathway towards excellence. Other areas that we have focussed on include ensuring all children feel proud to be part of the Davidson Community. It was an honour to lead our first special achievement assembly this week where children had the opportunity to shine through their individual achievements. The new “Breakfast with the Principal” has also allowed children to be recognised for their positive attitude. The new uniform has also helped to raise aspirations in the school and the children look extremely smart. We have high expectations of the quality of our teaching staff and the turn over of staff is not unusual of a school when it is coming out of an Ofsted category. However I am confident with the current staffing structure that we now have the strongest teaching team that the school has seen for many years. Personally I am extremely proud to be the Principal of Davidson and know that with the support of the Senior Leadership team and the committed teaching staff we will continue our journey to ensure Davidson continues to shine. Once again thank you for your support throughout 2017 and I wish you all a very safe and festive Christmas. Yours faithfully
Ms Dando Principal
Reading Writing Maths
EXP GDP EXP GDP EXP GDP
KS1 82% 27% 78% 12% 83% 21%
KS2 69% 25% 81% 8% 81% 52%
EXP GDP
KS2 GPS 85% 67%
2017 Result Increase from 2016
Year 1 Phonics Test
80% +11%
News
News
EYFS WINTER WONDERLAND
EYFS had a wonderful Winter Wonderland afternoon and managed to
raise £285 for their class. This money will contribute towards purchasing
items for class activities. Thank you to everyone who supported them.
YEAR 3 TRIP TO MARY MAGDALENE’S CHURCH
Year 3 had a wonderful visit to Mary Magdalene's church where they watched a Nativity play and
joined in activities.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLY
Congratulations to the following pupils who received certificates at the Special Achievement
assembly this week:
Dawid – Palm Nia—Sycamore
Ronnie-Ray – Holly Elin—Silver Birch
Tymoteusz – Maple Mannt—Oak
Connor – Cherry Cerys—Elder
Ruby – Rowan Abdullah—Pine
Karina—Ash Sabeeha—Ivy
Leo—Chestnut
REMINDER: WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL
There are children in our school who has a severe, life-threatening allergy to nuts including: Peanuts, Pecans , Walnuts , Hazelnuts , Cashew, Macadamia, Brazil nuts and other nuts and nut flavourings. Items that may contain one or more of these are Kinder Bueno, Happy Hippo, Nutella, peanut butter, etc. To children with nut allergies, touching, eating or being in close proximity of someone who has eaten some of these items may provoke a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) and in some cases death. For the safety of our pupils we are asking all parents not to send any food containing these items to school.
News
NITS AND HEADLICE
Information about head lice Anyone can get head lice…mainly through direct head-to-head contact but also from sharing hats, brushes and other personal items. Head lice are a problem in many communities and do not reflect poor hygiene or social status. Please do your part to prevent the spread of this communicable condition by checking your child(ren) daily for the next few weeks, and on a regular basis thereafter. Lice infestation is much easier to treat if caught early. If you should discover a case of head lice, please notify the office. Notify the parents of your child’s playmates. This is the best way to protect your family and community. For further information please contact the National Pediculosis Associa-tion at [email protected] or visit www.headlice.org.
CLASS CHRISTMAS
PARTIES
All classes had a wonderful
time at their class Christmas
parties on Wednesday. Thank
you to all parents who
contributed to the party food.
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Thank you to the kitchen staff who made a delicious Christmas Dinner for everyone!
HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL
Kye, Head Boy, Oliver, Deputy Head Boy, Anika, Head Girl and Aria, Deputy
Head Girl
We had a spectacular Christmas disco along with the mouth-
watering Christmas Lunch. In adition to that we had an extremely
festive Christmas Jumper day all in one. On Wednesday everyone
enjoyed the Christmas spirit while watching movies, playing games
and munching on delicious snacks. Other than that we have been
working very hard on our tests and had some very impressive
scores!
Please remember we finish at 1.30pm on Wednesday 20th
December!
Merry Christmas to you all and have a Happy New Year!
P A G E 5
Attendance & Punctuality
ATTENDACE REPORTING
Whole school attendance for week commencing 4th December 2017
93.95% Our Target is 97%
Congratulations to Maple for KS1 and Ivy for KS2 for the
best attendance last week!
Class Attendance %
Palm EYFS 94.93
Holly Y1 91.69
Maple Y1 92.98
Rowan Y2 94.4
Cherry Y2 88.1
Ash Y3 95.42
Sycamore Y4 93.25
Silver Birch Y4 94.96
Oak Y5 90.56
Elder Y5 96.13
Ivy Y6 96.81
Chestnut Y6 94.4
Pine Y6 96.35
Year Group
Attendance %
0 94.93
1 92.33
2 91.29
3 95.42
4 94.19
5 93.11
6 95.88
MEDICATION IN SCHOOL If your child has medication
in school, due to our new
procedures we require
duplicate medication to be
held in their classroom. If
you have not done so
already, please request the
duplicate medication from
your doctors and supply to
the school asap.
It is the parents
responsibility to ensure the
school has as necessary
medication and that it is in
date.
P A G E 6
REMINDER Please be reminded that pupils should be kept home from school for 48 hours following a bout of vomiting or diarrhoea. You must phone the school on the morning of each day of absence.
PTA CORNER
It’s been an exciting week, getting everything ready for the disco, it was a big success and was enjoyed by all the children who attended. A very special thanks to all the volunteers who helped supervise the event, it is very important that we all work together so that we can organise events in the future. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us this term with the fundraising, you can still help by registering at www.easyfundraising.co.uk and choosing Davidson Academy PTA, every time you shop online, the company you are buying from will donate to us and it won’t cost you anything. Please contact us at [email protected] ,we welcome your ideas, suggestions, support or any kind of help you can provide or maybe you would like to join our team and become part of the committee? We would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a happy New Year, have a good holiday!
HOUSE POINTS
1st Place: EAGLE
2nd Place: HARRIER
3rd Place: NIGHTHAWK
4th Place: FALCON
GOLDEN BOOK NAMES
Congratulations to the following pupils who’s names
were in the golden book this week:
Year 1 Maple Alex
Holly Marcel
Year 2 Rowan Aaraf
Cherry Peter
Year 3 Ash Charlie
Year 4 Sycamore Peter
Silver Birch Malia
Year 5 Elder Hayden & Louise
Oak Hannah & Chalone
Year 6 Ivy Yoana & NIkija
Chestnut Oliver
Pine Zahra
CLASS FOCUS—CHERRY
Well done to Araaf in Cherry class for
this fantastic poem about a Magic
Carpet!
Activity Open to Years
Cost of the club
Day Time From
Time To Location Providers Dates Note
Football Years 5—6 £20 per term Monday 3.15pm 4.15pm Field (all weather)
Mr Taylor PE Coach
Start: 15/1 End: 26/3
Street Dance Years 1-6 £40 per term Tuesday 3.15pm 4.15pm KS1 Hall TeamGet-Involved (TGI)
Start: 16/1 End: 27/3
Football Years 1—4 £20 per term Tuesday 3.15pm 4.15pm Field (all weather)
Mr Taylor PE Coach
Start: 16/1 End: 27/3
Gymnastics Year 1– 3 £40 per term Wednesday 3.15pm 4.15pm KS1 Hall TeamGeInvolved (TGI)
Start: 17/1 End: 28/3
Dodge Ball Year 1—2 £20 per term Thursday 3.15pm 4.15pm KS1 Hall Mr Taylor PE Coach
Board Games Reception, Y1, Y2 and Y3
£3 for 6 weeks
Thursday 3.15pm 4pm Reception Class Room
Mrs Campbell Start: 18/1 End: 1/3
Gymnastics Year 4– 6 £40 per term Friday 3.15pm 4.15pm KS1 Hall TeamGet-Involved (TGI)
Start: 12/1 End: 23/3
CLUBS UPDATE Letters for our clubs starting in January are going out next week! Please check your childs book bag!
Clubs
Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 20th December 2017 The school finishes at 1.30pm
Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd January 2018 INSET DAYS—School closed to pupils
Tuesday 9th January 2018 Phonics Workshop for Parents
Tuesday 9th January 2018 Open Day—Reception 2018/2019
Wednesday 17th January 2018 Soundsteps KS1 Assembly (pupils only)
Thursday 18th January 2018 Soundsteps KS2 Assembly (pupils only)
Friday 19th January 2018 Breakfast with Principal
Wednesday 7th February 2018 Safer Internet Day
Thursday 1st March 2018 World Book Day
Friday 2nd March 2018 Breakfast with Principal
Wednesday 7th March and Thursday 8th March 2018 Parents Evening EYFS, Y1, Y2 and Y3
Wednesday 14th March and Thursday 15th March 2018 Parents Evening Y4, Y5 and Y6
Tuesday 20th March 2018 World Story Telling Day
Thursday 22nd March 2018 Special Achievement Assembly
Friday 23rd March 2018 Class Photos
Thursday 29th March 2018 End of Spring Term. 1.30pm finish for all pupils
Friday 30th March 2018—Sunday 15th April 2018 Easter Holidays
Monday 16th April 2018 Summer Term starts
Monday 23rd April 2018 St.George’s Day