Newsletter 25.03.22

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25th March 2022

Spring is not only a really busy time of year for nature, it is also busy here at Alveston!
In this week's news, we have lots of updates for you covering different areas of our community.
 
You will be updated on Science Week, The Friends of Alveston baking and making and our football match results. Next week we will share more information about this week's Shakespeare Week.
 
I would also like to take this opportunity to wish our star runners all the very best of luck with the National Primary School Cross Country Finals. We are so proud of Isabella, Harrison, Oscar, Sam and Lydia for getting this far. Run team run! 
 
Enjoy the sunshine this weekend and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday.
 
Anne Clewley
Head Teacher
Stars and House Point Cup Winners!
 
Star of the Week

Well done to this week's *Stars of the Week*!

Reception ~ Phoenix

Year 1 ~ Clemency

Year 2 ~ Harley

Year 3 ~ Darcey

Year 4 ~ Matthew

Year 5 ~ Oscar D

Year 6 ~ Sarah

Congratulations to all of our Stars! 

 
House Point Cup Winners
Congratulations to Othello Yellow!
Science Week!
 
The whole school spent the week learning about the theme "Growth" and have learnt about a famous scientist. Below the classes share their science focus and activities. Thank you to Mrs Rogers, our Science Lead, who co-ordinated the week for the school.
 
Reception
We shared the traditional stories of The Enormous Turnip and Jack and the Beanstalk. The children planted their own magic bean (given to us from our farm trip!) at Forest School and we very much hope they will grow into giant beanstalks! We found out all about the famous naturalist and biologist, David Attenborough. The children were inspired to paint their own animals and build their own wildlife habitats. Finally we collected data in the class and inputted it into the computers to make bar charts of our hair colour, pets and favourite fruits! 
 
Year 1
We became plant detectives and explored the school grounds observing where plants grow. We used magnifying glasses and enjoyed collecting a box of natural treasures to then observe further in our classroom. We also learnt about the work of Marie Curie. 
 
Year 2
During Science week, Year 2 learnt about a famous botanist called Jane Colden. Then we went outside and became botanists ourselves by studying and sketching daffodils. 
 
Year 3
Year 3 learnt about the work of the famous scientist Galileo. We also created pendulums and looked at forces by using parachutes. 
 
Year 4
With the theme this year being growth, Year 4 watched our class daffodils bloom.  We wrote about Tiera Fletcher. She is a twenty three year old female rocket scientist working on the rocket to take people to Mars. We considered what an animal who lives on Mars would look like. Finally, we explored electricity circuits and investigated which materials are conductors and insulators.
 
Year 5
We have looked at the life cycles of different animals, focussing on metamorphosis. We produced zoological drawings of their life cycles to illustrate our explanations, we learned about the life and work of Jane Goodall, and we also created our own outdoor gyms to promote healthy growth in ourselves. We will also be creating a poster for our homework.
 
Year 6
This week for Science Week Year 6 learnt all about the history of electricity. In groups they researched famous inventors/ discoveries about electricity and created their own display.
Sports Reports
 
It is wonderful to be able to report on live sports matches again!
You will find the updates for our most recent football matches by following the links below. Well done to all our players! Thank you to Simon, our school football coach, and to all the parents for your support.
  
A Prayer for the Community
 
This week Year 4 held their class assembly. Together, they wrote their own prayer. As the prayer touched us all, we wanted to share these wonderful words for reflection with the rest of the Alveston Family.
 

Dear God,

We thank you for the food and water to keep us healthy. We thank you for our school community and for our families. We thank you that we can bring the two together to safely share our work.

We are grateful for our school values. Kindness, community, honesty, curiosity, creativity, ambition, and hope. We pray that these values continue to spread throughout our school, local community and the wider world.

We pray that the world leaders will come together to spread kindness and hope through Ukraine and the rest of the world. We pray that you will be with us to accomplish our ambitions and hopes for the future. Finally, we ask you to continue to spread curiosity and creativity through our classroom and work.

Amen

Friends of Alveston Bake Sale Final Figure
 
Last week's Friends of Alveston Bake Sale raised £345.65 just from the sale in the playground. The Friends then raised almost £100 selling cakes at the football club on Saturday. 
 
As a result the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal  will receive a total of £445.13 for our school community. 
 
A massive thank you to everyone who supported this good cause. Well done Team Alveston!
Friends of Alveston - Mother's Day Crafts
 
We are delighted to announce that the Mother's Day Crafts event has raised £265.72 so far. Thank you to everyone who has contributed.
 
The children across all years had a brilliant time making their creations and it was lovely to see them getting so excited making something for their Mummy!
 
This event wouldn’t have been possible without our wonderful volunteers who gave up their precious time to help supervise and set up the activities, with some individuals also helping twice. We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who was involved in making this happen. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
 
We hope everyone has a lovely weekend.
 
Friends of Alveston
Reminders
 

**NEW** French (Reception, Y1 & Y2) and Spanish (KS2) Clubs

French and Spanish Club bookings for Summer Term are now open.  Please click here for French Club and click here for Spanish Club Information and how to book.

 

Coronavirus within school

Please check our Daily Update for key information and case numbers within your class.  For more information, please click here, or the website in the 'COVID-19' section, then clicking on 'Daily Update'.   Please ensure all parents and carers wear masks when inside school buildings.

 

Sickness and Absence

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 admin3002@welearn365.com.  Exceptions include sickness, absences 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) and COVID absences.  

 

Cool Milk Price Increase

Cool milk are increasing the price of the milk for over-5's from 24p to 25p per child per day, from April 2022 onwards.

 

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: admin3002@welearn365.com 

 

Fitt4Kids Easter Holiday club

Easter Holiday Club information and dates have now been released.  For more information, please click here. 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/

 

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/

  

Safer use of car park and on Knights Lane

Please continue to be mindful of parking and driving in the Football Club car park. Please do not park on Knights Lane for drops offs, the car park is safer for pedestrians as well as families loading and unloading into cars.

  

Music lessons in school

If you are interested in music lessons, please click here.  Warwickshire Music have waiting lists for Guitar, Piano, Flute and Violin, with a few additional pupils they may be able to arrange a teacher to come in, please let them know if you are interested in one of those instruments. 

 

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.

 

 

 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 admin3002@welearn365.com for assistance

Dates to remember this half term
 
Monday 4th April - Parents' Evening
Tuesday 5th April - Easter Service; Parents' Evening
Thursday 7th April - End of term & non uniform day
Friday 8th April - INSET - school closed to children
 
Friends of Alveston fundraising dates are listed in the calendar, in addition to the above dates.  We are waiting for an update from Warwickshire County Council to confirm guidance..
 
To view our calendar with more information and dates, please click here.
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