10th February 2023
Love is in the air at Alveston! With our Valentine’s Discos on Friday, the school was alive with excited chatter. For our younger children, it was their very first disco at school, after school hours! We haven’t done this since 2019 and it is wonderful to have them back in the calendar.
Valentine’s Day is when we celebrate love and the loved ones in our lives. However, we may not always think further than those we wish to send a card to or accompany to the disco. With our wonderful community spirit at Alveston, we like to think about this celebration more broadly. There are lots of ways we can show our love to others in our community and in doing so, we can make others feel good. When we smile broadly and greet someone warmly, that person feels good. When we say something encouraging to someone else, that person feels good and when we do something that is helpful to other people, they feel good.
On Friday morning we celebrated a wonderful set of Stars, so many of them awarded for being wonderful role models within our community, for being kind and therefore loving to their peers.
So, this Valentine’s Day (and disco!) when we think of Valentine’s Day, or we see pictures of a heart or heart shaped balloons, I hope we can all say and do encouraging and kind things for other people and spread the love more widely.
Whatever you are doing this weekend, I hope it is filled with love.
Anne Clewley
Head Teacher
Year 1 ~ Evie
Year 2 ~ Sssshhh! It's a secret!
Year 3 ~ Oliver
Year 4 ~ Iris
Year 5 ~ Georgia
Year 6 ~ Freya & Annabelle
Congratulations to all of our Stars!
House Point Cup Winners
Child Friendly Warwickshire Competition...continued!
Calling all young-change makers at Alveston CofE Primary School!
Last week, I told you all about the ‘Child Friendly Warwickshire' competition.
Child Friendly Warwickshire believe being ‘child friendly’ means that every child and young person should be Happy, Healthy, Skilled, Safe and Heard.
This week I wanted to briefly remind you all that Child Friendly Warwickshire want to hear your ideas for making the county more child friendly before 27 February - and you could win £2,500 for our school in the process!
This week we have also been given a link to Child Friendly Warwickshire's official website so that you can find out even more detail about this exciting competition!
Follow this link for further details...
We are so lucky at Alveston that the Football Club allow all our parents who drive to school to use their car park for drop off and pick up. This makes it safer for all our children. Please continue to use the Football Club car park. Please do not park on Knights Lane or Oak Road for pick up or drops offs. Please also ensure that you do not stop or park within the zig-zag "Keep Clear" markings. This area is marked to keep the flow of traffic resuming and to ensure the safety of all pedestrians.
The car park is safer for pedestrians as well as families loading and unloading into cars. Parents have reported an increase in cars parked on Oak Road and many cars have parked on double yellow lines. Please be considerate to the safety of all. Thank you.
Music lessons in school
If you are interested in music lessons, please click here. Warwickshire Music have opened their waiting lists for: Piano, Violin, Oboe, Flute, Clarinet, Tenoroon/bassoon, Cello, Viola and Guitar (age restrictions apply to some instruments. Contact Warwickshire Music directly for more information or to sign up: https://www.warwickshiremusichub.org/ , or visit our website clicking here.
Please let the school office know each day your child is absent from school by calling 01789 293412 and leaving a message. You may also email parents3002@welearn365.com. You do not need to contact us daily if your child is sick. Absences for sickness will be recorded 48 hours from the end of the day your child was last sick (i.e. if sick on Sunday, come back on Wednesday; if Tuesday come back on Friday) nor for COVID absences.
Medicines in School
We cannot accept medicines in school without a prescription label and a medical form completed by a parent or carer. Please ask the school office for more information and/or a form: parents3002@welearn365.com.
Lunch menus - Autumn Term 2022
Lunch menus for the Autumn Term are available in the Parents section of our website - please click here to view.
Fitt4Kids before and after school clubs
If you are interested in more information or signing up to Fitt4Kids before and after school clubs, please contact Simon directly: fitt4kids@gmail.com - 07731639980 - http://fitt4kids.org.uk/
Naming Items in school
Please ensure any items brought into school are named so they can be returned to your child if misplaced. This includes uniform, water bottles, snack and lunch boxes, etc.
Are you eligible for Free School Meals?
Do you know if you are eligible for Free School Meals and other support? To find out more, please click here to be redirected to our website.
Key Information
Don't forget to check our School News by visiting: www.alvestoncofeprimary.co.uk and click on the ‘News’ tab. Alternatively, you can click on the ‘News’ tab on the App.
Throughout the week lots of different organisations share their news and local activities. These have been saved to 'Our Community' tab on our website and App.
If you are not set up on the e-schools App, and would like to, please email parents3002@welearn365.com for assistance.
14/02/23 Year 5 Class Assembly
16/02/23 School Uniform Sale
17/02/23 Break up for Spring Half Term
27/02/23 Return to School
01/03/23 St David's Day!
01/03/23 Year Group Photos
02/03/23 World Book Day
07/03/23 Year 6 Class Assembly
14/03/23 Year 1 Class Assembly
21/03/23 Year 2 Class Assembly
28/03/23 Easter Service at St James's
29/03/23 Reception Class Assembly
30/03/23 Easter Bingo / Easter Raffle ** PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE
31/03/23 Break School Rules Day and break up for Easter holiday
17/04/23 Return to School
20/04/23 Bag-2-School
27-28/04/23 Sunflowers / Grow Seeds
4/05/23 FoA Committee Meeting
8/06/23 Bag-2-School
30/06/23 Non School Uniform
7/07/23 Summer Fayre
Friends of Alveston dates are also included in the website calendar.
