Dear Parents,

I would like to welcome you to our new school year. It has been a pleasure to see all the children back to

school and welcoming our new families to our community.

This week we have been thinking about the journey we are on together. Will you get on the bus with

us…………. ?

On our journey we are going to become better:

Readers, Writers, Mathematicians, Scientists, Religious scholars and explorers in

history, geography, art, cookery, music, computing, and design technology.

We will develop our knowledge in Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

to become healthier by exercising more and eating a balanced diet.

I met with Chartwells, the school caterers, and a group of Year 6 children to discuss how we can work together

to have school lunches that are healthy and appeal to their taste. For activities you can do at home please look

at: https://www.nhs.uk/change4life

To help improve everyone’s fitness, Mr Mohamud will be inviting you and your child to a daily run on

the Sports Arena every morning, starting Monday 9th September at 8:20am – 8:35am .

Have a good weekend!

Mr D Feasey

Head Teacher

Friday 6th September 2019

Reflection of the week

‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to

prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a fu-

ture.’ Jeremiah 29:11

Nursery Thank you for a lovely start to the year in Nursery. Please ensure that all items of the school uniform are clearly labelled with your child's name. Just a reminder to ensure that all earrings are removed for school on Monday. Have a lovely weekend!

Reception Thank you for a wonderful start to the year in Reception. Please ensure that all items of the school uniform are clearly labelled with your child's name. PE for Reception will start next week. Please send the PE kit in the school PE bag clearly labelled with their name. Just a re-minder to ensure that all earrings are removed for school on Monday. Have a lovely weekend!

Year 1 Year 1’s topic this half term is Toys. Please can the children bring in small toys to add to our display? We will be talking about old and new toys as well as past and present so any type of toys is suitable. (Make sure the toy is labelled please). All children must have their PE bags and book bags in school every day. Please take time to read with your child daily.

Year 2 Year 2 have had an amazing start to the school year and have settled in very well! They are really enjoying learning about Space and they are super excited to be creating and making their very own rocket soon. Please bring in a large plastic bottle for your child to make it if you haven't already done so. Just a small reminder to bring in PE Kits with the chil-dren's names on them. Thank you from all the teachers in Year 2

Year 3 Topic Homework: Please help your child to gain an interest for our new topic ‘Prehistoric Britain’ by helping them with a project. You could write some interest-ing facts about the Stone Age, draw and label a picture or create a model, the choice is yours!

Year 4 Year 4 have had a fantastic start to the school year, they are really enjoying learning all about the Anglo-Saxons! The children are all extremely excited to be starting their swimming lessons next week! Please ensure that on the day of your child's/children's swimming lesson, they bring in their swimming kit including a swimming costume/swimming trunks and a towel (swimming hat and goggles are optional). Year 4's swimming days are as follows:

4A Tuesday, 4B Wednesday, 4C Thursday

Thank you for your continued support.

Year 5 Welcome to the new school year. In year 5 our first topic is the Tudors. We are also looking at 'Animals, including Humans' in science and 'ourselves' in RE. There are some links to the topics below. In English we shall be reading the book Treason by Berlie Doherty and using this as our base for poetry, recount and narrative writing. In maths we shall be starting with num-ber and place value.

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Tudors.html

https://www.bbc.com/education/topics/zsgkwmn

Year 6 The children have settled very well into Year 6. In English they have been writing a recount of their summer holidays and studying the features of recounts. In Mathematics they have been revising place value. Your children can continue to work on their place value skills on this web-site:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/place-value

Tuesday 10th Year 4A -Pupils commence swimming lessons

Wednesday 11th Year 4B -Pupils commence swimming lessons

Thursday 12th Year 4C -Pupils commence swimming lessons

Monday 16th After School Clubs resume

Monday 14th Parents Evening

Wednesday 16th Parents Evening

‘Recipe of the Week’

Green bananas (Matoke) from Uganda

Peel the green bananas, wash them and put them in a pot of boiling water, cook for few minutes, drain water and mash them. Wrap mash in foil and put them in the oven for 20minutes. In another pot of boiling water, add chopped chicken breast, cook for 15min then add cut tomatoes, curry powder, sliced onions, mixed peppers and cook for another 15 minutes. Serve mashed bananas on a plate and pour over the chicken soup.

Enjoy!!

From Amelia Kabwa

Absences

If your child is ill and unable to attend School, please ring the school office and select Option 1 ,and give a specific reason for absence.If you need to take your child out of the school please complete a ‘Leave of Absence’ request form prior to the dates required.

Contact Details/Email addresses—Please remember to ensure that you notify the School Office

Children’s medication should be brought directly to the School Office and a form must be completed

Changes to end of day collection arrangements — If these change at very short notice, please call the School Office and speak to a member of staff— Do not email the school office

Healthy Snacks: Please end a piece of fruit to school with your child everyday for morning play. Please remember to send a bottle of water each day with your child.

Magic Breakfast: Children in Years 3—6 can have a free half a bagel each morning before school. Please make sure you are at school in time to eat your bagel before lessons start! Children can collect their bagel from the school hall.

Merton Music Foundation (MMF). Currently visit the School and offer music lessons in Piano. Instruments are available for hire. Further information on les-son and instrument hire costs can be obtained by contacting MMF directly on 0208 640 5446

Helmets…. All Children who travel to school by bicycle should wear a helmet. Injuries to the head can be fatal

Parking— We would ask parents to park with consideration to local residents when collecting and dropping off their children and adhere to the road signs and markings. Please also note that new restrictions have recently come into force from the beginning of this term for the Commonside East entrance of the School.

Mobile Phones…. These are NOT permitted in the School for any reason

Packed Lunches: To reduce waste and help you monitor what your child is eating during the school day. All rubbish will be put back into lunch boxes.