Dear Parents/Carers,

Hopefully you should have received a letter this evening about our upcoming Parents’ Evening on both sites. The letter asks

you to state a preference for a 5 minute appointment on either Monday 15th October between 3:30 and 5:30pm, Thursday

18th October between 4:30 and 6:30pm or stating that you have no preference. This term, the event will be held in the hall

on both sites. There will be tables set up around the hall for all teachers and a seating area for you to wait in and look at

your child’s books.

At the Parents’ Evening, you can expect the class teacher(s) to discuss your child’s progress so far this term and how they

have settled in. They will also share your child’s targets with you, the activities they have planned to address these targets

and how your child is getting on with them. The senior leadership team will be available on both nights to support with any

additional matters. Should you require an appointment lasting more than 5 minutes, please let the class teacher know so

that they can plan this in for another time.

We look forward to seeing you very soon, if you can help with OPAL and if not, then at Parents’ Evening in a week’s time.

Have a lovely weekend,

L. Dollings

BSc. (Hons), PGCE, NPQH

www.bluebellmeadow.school School Newsletter Friday 5th October 2018

Attendance

Holidays during term time have a dam-

aging effect on students’ learning.

Should parents/carers take students

on unauthorised holidays they may be

subject to a fixed penalty notice from

the Local Authority. Please see the

school attendance policy on the school

website for further details.

This week’s Shining Stars . . .

RG Molly R

RV Noah B

1MK Eric P

1MC Libby B

2KM Lucas S

2AS Flynn C

3/4 HD Chloe B

3/4LG Bailey D

3/4NHAM Ashton A

5AMB Scarlett W

5CW Isaac T

6KC Ethan C

6ER Aidan B

Safeguarding

The school has many policies and procedures to ensure that all children are safe in school. These include ensuring that all adults who come into school and have

regular contact with children have enhanced DBS checks and additional checks on those with whom they live. The school also ensures that all staff have had the

most recent training in how to identify the signs of abuse and what to do in the event of their noticing these signs. We keep careful records of these identified

signs; most of these are easily explained but it is only through this vigilance that we can ensure that all children are kept safe.

Every Lesson Counts!

RG 99.29%

RV 95.52%

1MK 94.17%

1MC 94.74%

2KM 98.00%

2AS 93.18%

3/4HD 97.92%

3/4LG 94.09%

3/4NHAM 99.09%

5AMB 97.89%

5CW 96.50%

6KC 92.00%

6ER 92.00%

Our

Whole School Attendance

this week is

95.7%

Our Target Is 97%

Well done to

classes RG, 2KM,

3/4HD, 3/4NHAM

and 5AMB who

have all achieved

above 97% this

week!

Dates for Your Diary

9th October - School nurse (Vicki Sutherland) available between 9 and 10am for parent drop ins at the Village site 9th October – Coffee afternoon 2pm at the Village site 10th October - School nurse (Vicki Sutherland) available between 9 and 10am for parent drop ins at the Grange site 10th October – Coffee afternoon 2pm at the Grange site 11th October—Friends of the school meeting. 3:30pm at the Vil-lage site. All parents welcome. 15th October – Donations for the local food bank brought into school as part of our Harvest celebrations 15th October – Parents’ evening on both sites 3:30 – 5:30pm 17th October —Stay and Play for 2 year olds, Nursery and Reception (separate letter sent to foundation stage parents) 18th October - Parents’ evening on both sites 4:30 – 6:30pm 19th October – Children break up for half term week 29th October – Children return to school at the normal time 5th November—Book People bus comes to Grange site at 7:30am till 12, then visits the Village site 12:30—4pm. *New* 13th November - School nurse (Vicki Sutherland) available 9 - 10am for parent drop ins at the Village site 14th November - School nurse (Vicki Sutherland) available 9 - 10am for parent drop ins at the Grange site 7th December – Open afternoon for parents on both sites 11th December - School nurse (Vicki Sutherland) available 9 - 10am for parent drop ins at the Village site 12th December - School nurse (Vicki Sutherland) available 9 - 10am for parent drop ins at the Grange site 12th December – Nursery and Reception Christmas ‘stay and play’ 12th December – 2pm KS1 Christmas nativity performance 13th December – 2pm KS2 ‘Christmas around the world’ 14th December – 9:30 KS2 ‘Christmas around the world’ 14th December – End of term assessment update to parents 17th December – 1:10pm Y1/2 Christmas parties 18th December – 1:10pm Y3/4 Christmas parties 19th December – 1:10pm Y5 Christmas parties

Memorial rededication—11/11/18

Some of our Y6 children will be producing work to be taken along to the memorial rededication in Trimdon Village on the 11th November 2018. There will be a ceremony….. The children’s work has been based around the book ‘The day the war came’ by Nicola Davies.

Our Golden Rules are: Be Ready, Respectful and Safe.

Science is fun!

Our Y5 children made us proud on Wednesday when they

attended a science event at the stadium of light. The

event focussed on engineering and allowed the children to

participate in a huge range of practical activities which

helped them to understand more about science. The chil-

dren were extremely well behaved and some even came

home wanting be scientists!

OPAL needs you!

Week beginning 15th October The OPAL team need your help. If you have any time to spare we would love you to come in and help us to create exciting play spaces on both sites for the children. The OPAL team have the plan and the equipment but not the time! Can you help? If so, please email the school office or pop in and pass on your details, and one of the OPAL team will get back to you.

Hot Chocolate Friday

These children were chosen by their

teachers to come to Hot Chocolate Fri-

day for going over and above this week:

Kayleigh S, Tayla S, Eleanor S, Emma B,

Saule K, Poppy S, Scarlett

W, Cody M, Mia M,

Harvest—Food Bank donations

This year we have decided to collect donations for the local food bank. The children

will all take part in a Harvest school assembly on Monday 15th October and are invited

to make donations from Monday 8th October. More information about the kinds of

donations which are most useful is on our Facebook page.

Football Update

The Year 5/6 football team we’re on fire last night! Improved teamwork and

communication helped the team secure 2 wins and 1 draw. Impeccable

players and superb team spirit: what a team we have this year! Keep it up

Bluebell Meadow!