Welcome to your newsletter for week ending November 22nd
We’ve had an interesting week in school with some challenging weather but we seem to have got through it without too many problems. Thank you for getting children in, despite the roads and footpaths being tricky.
We hope the delayed registration helped some of you out- we are ‘back to normal’ now so please remember that children should be in their classrooms by 8:50am. Thankyou.
We were joined by Mr Reece King in today’s KS2 Values Assembly. Mr King will be our Deputy Headteacher in January, following Mrs Carter’s retirement. Mr King has been in school quite a bit this term and children are starting to get to know him. We are working hard to ensure the transition between these members of staff is as smooth as possible. Mrs Carter works closely with many families across school- if you are one of these families and have any worries about Mr King picking this support up in January, please let us know.
We’ve got some busy weeks ahead so have filled the ‘dates’ section with pretty much all you need to know for the remainder of the term.
Read on to find out more about the week in school.
What's Coming Up
| Tues 26th November | KS1 Writing - Information session for parents/ carers (children do not need to attend but can do if easier for you) |
| Wed 27th November | SEND Support Afternoon with Mrs May (Mrs Davies to accompany) |
| Thurs 28th November | KS2 Writing - Information session for parents/ carers (children do not need to attend but can do if easier for you) |
| Fri 29th November | 'Celebrating Our cultures' Day -see below for more details |
| Mon 2nd Dec | Parents/ Families Diversity Working Party Meeting 2pm-3:15pm -all welcome |
| Tues 3rd Dec | KS2 Maths Workshop for Parents and Carers15:20 - 16:15 Focus on our Calculation Policy, Language and Visual Representations (not really a focus for Year 6 as they will have a separate meeting). |
| Fri 6th December | Donate any good quality books, DVDs, toys, wellies, overcoats for sale at the Fair AND donate any cakes, biscuits to stock the Christmas Cafe at the Fair |
| Sat 7th December | Christmas Fair 11:00 - 15:00. Stall holders arrive at 09:00. Volunteers at 10:30 or 12:30 for their slot. Recommended last entry at 14:30 to see Santa. |
| Tues 10th December | Year 1 Disco 15:20 - 16:30 (Elizabeth Hall) << on Arbor now |
| Thurs 12th December | Year 2/3 Disco 15:20 - 17:00 (George Hall) << on Arbor now |
| Thurs 12th December | Year 4/5/6 Disco 18:00 - 19:30 (George Hall) << on Arbor now |
| Fri 13th December | Carols in the Playground (14:00 gates open for Parents/families, 14:30 - 15:00 singing, and then dismiss at normal time through normal doors) and then Christmas Cake Raffle draw after end of School. |
| Mon 16th December | Reception and Yr2 Carol Service in School 09:00 - 09:45 Families welcome! |
| Wed 18th December | Y1 Nativity Service 09:00 - 09:45 At St Francis Church. Families welcome! |
| Wed 18th December | Christmas Music Concert 14:20 -15:10 Performance for Families of the... School Orchestra, School Choir, Yr3/4 Singing Group and Recorder Group! |
| Thurs 19th Dec | KS2 Carol Service in School 09:00 - 09:45 |
| Friday 20th December | Christmas Raffle draw and End of Term! |
Values of the Week
Today the teachers presented the Values Certificates to the following children for demonstrating Responsibility.
| Year R | Twirls- Orla | Buttons- Rome | Snaps- Oliver |
| Year 1 | 1C- Arifah | 1S- Darcie | 1R- Rome |
| Year 2 | 2T- Aliyah | 2TJ- Seth | 2O- Keira |
| Year 3 | 3B- Nancy | 3P- Jack | 3S- Digby |
| Year 4 | 4EW- Mia- Rose | 4C- Jaime | 4BW- Toby |
| Year 5 | 5H- Jemima | 5S- Annabelle | 5LS- Jude |
| Year 6 | 6S- James | 6M- Kenji | 6OG- Lydia |
Last week, children in KS2 took part in the England Rocks competition on TT Rock Stars. They each had up to one hour per day to answer times tables questions and earn themselves a spot on the leaderboards, and potentially some prizes! Although we sadly didn’t win any of the overall prizes this time, we’re very proud of everyone who took part and put in such a fantastic effort. Some headline figures:
BVP finished 397/4,500 schools nationally (top 10%)
BVP finished 53/560 schools in the West Midlands (top 10%)
Our highest scoring class, 6OG, finished 525/30,000 classes nationally (top 2%)
6OG were also 82/3,700 classes in the West Midlands (top 2%)
Some individual BVP awards:
Top 3 classes: 6OG (1st), 5LS (2nd), 4EW (3rd)
Top 3 Most Valuable Players: Reggie 5LS (1st), George 4EW (2nd), James 6OG (3rd)
Well done everyone – keep practicing, and next time let’s aim even higher up the leader board!
Celebrating Our Cultures Day- Friday 29th November
We are so pleased to be holding our first 'Celebrating our Cultures' day. This was the idea of our Rights Respecting School Ambassadors last year- we have planned one per term and on Friday, we will be holding our first one.
For the day, we are inviting children (and staff!) to come to school in national costume/ dress/ or something that represents their own heritage. If children do not want to do this, they can come to school in own clothes of their choice, or their school uniform.
During the day, children will be researching a 'significant historical moment' related to a country that the class have chosen. They will also be researching the national flag for that country.
In the afternoon we will be holding assemblies where classes will share an overview of what they've found out about the significant historical moment and the flag for the country they've based their research on. (Sorry, but these assemblies are not for parents.)
At 3:20pm, we will be opening up both halls and inviting families in to bring and share some food that is represents their culture/ heritage/ family for all to enjoy and learn about. We would love to see the halls full of a range of cultural delicacies so as a school family, we can learn all about each others' favourite cultural dishes. We will set out tables for parents/ families to present their food and talk to others about it. If you are able to contribute to this, please email [email protected] with the subject header 'celebrating cultures food' and a very brief description of what you might bring. Please can we remind you that we are a nut free school- thankyou.
In the halls, we will also have 2 world maps and we will be inviting families to stick a pin on the map that indicates their/ their families nationalities - we are hoping this gives us a lovely representation of our international school family.
Lots of good things coming up this half term…
Christmas Events:
Christmas Card Order
The mugs and coasters have arrived, just waiting on the cards and then we will ship them into class.
Christmas Raffle & Cake Raffle
Tickets are now available on Arbor for the Christmas Raffle Draw £1 per entry. The draw will take place on 20th December. We have also secured a repeat donation of a Cake to raffle off - so Christmas Cake Raffle Tickets are on Arbor. £1 per entry with the draw on 13th December during the Carols in the Playground event.
Christmas Fair 7th December 11:00 - 15:00 preparations
64 Year 6 kids have signed up for volunteers shifts at the Christmas Fair! Everyone should have received a text message with some joining details. If you haven't yet done so, please submit https://forms.office.com/e/Akhf94qySJ as soon as possible so we can form the whole Team.
If you have any good quality books, DVDs, toys, wellies, overcoats that you want to donate onto those that need it we will be running a pay what you feel shop at the Fair. If you are a keen baker and wish to help us stock food and drink items in the cafe then please contact us on [email protected] and we can see what we can do.
We will be setting up on 6th December straight after School in the George Hall and adjoining classrooms. Come and get involved to give us a hand or bring donations to us then!
Christmas Fair 7th December: We Promise
Above anything else, its' really important that you feel able to come along and enjoy the Christmas Fair.
We promise that once you have a slot for Santa you will wait no longer than 15 minutes to see him.
We promise that there will be price busting fun things to do so it shouldn't be an expensive day out.
We promise that the atmosphere in the George Hall will be like nothing else you've seen before.
We promise that you can get some quiet time in the silent disco in the Canteen downstairs.
We promise that there will be space for you to buy (or bring) lunch and eat it from the cafe.
And we promise that by the time your kids are in Year 6 you will be wishing that everyone comes along to make it a great opportunity to be part of a really big event!
Pop it in your diary now!
Celebrating Our Culture Day
On Friday 29th November it will be a non-uniform day where children can come in their own clothes or their national costume/ dress/ something that represents their heritage.
This is the day when we are also asking for a donation to the tombola for the Christmas Fair. Age-appropriate gifts can be bought into class to fill the Tombola boxes under the Christmas tree at the Fair. If you would like to donate anything to the raffle, please do let us know.
We have got a great bunch of designer/makers from the community and some exciting enterprises from ex-pupils and existing pupils alike including 3D printing, bracelets, cards, key rings, bag charms. We are now full, so maybe next year if you want to get involved.
Forthcoming Dates:
29th November - own clothes day in return for Fair Tombola donations - age-appropriate gifts to fill the Tombola boxes under the Christmas tree
6th December - donate any good quality books, DVDs, toys, wellies, overcoats for sale at the Fair
6th December - donate any cakes, biscuits to stock the Christmas Cafe at the Fair
6th December - Christmas Fair set-up 15:30 till its ready 🙂 << come to the George Hall to get involved!
7th December - Christmas Fair 11:00 - 15:00. Stall holders arrive at 09:00. Volunteers at 10:30 or 12:30 for their slot. Recommended last entry at 14:30 to see Santa.
10th December - Year 1 Disco 15:20 - 16:30 (Elizabeth Hall) << on Arbor now
12th December - Year 2/3 Disco 15:20 - 17:00 (George Hall) << on Arbor now
12th December - Year 4/5/6 Disco 18:00 - 19:30 (George Hall) << on Arbor now
13th December - Carols in the Playground (14:00 gates open for Parents/Guardians, 14:30 - 15:00 singing, and then dismiss at normal time through normal doors) and then Christmas Cake Raffle draw after end of School.
20th December - Christmas Raffle draw
How to book school dinners & packed lunches
Instructions:
Once you opened your Arbor App go to Menu>> School Meals>> Select Autumn Term 2024/2025>> Select the chosen day of the week and confirm your child's meal choice>>
If you tick the box to "pick for all future dates" it will apply the same meal choice until the end of term e.g if you tick the box for a Monday meal, it will add it to all Monday's till the end of term.
*If you're having any difficulty with this, please contact the school office for assistance*
We will always include next weeks menu in our newsletters but if you would like to look at all menus for this half term, you can check our school website here: https://www.bournvillevillageprimary.org.uk/Page/Detail/school-meals
And finally...
We hope you all get a bit of rest over the weekend. Take care of yourselves and each other and we'll see you on Monday!
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is the responsibility of everyone in our school and at all times we consider what is in our children’s best interests. We work to ensure our children are safe and cared for and by doing this we are protecting their health and development and preventing them from harm. If we are worried, we will raise concerns, share information, and take prompt action with the aim of ensuring families receive the right help at the right time.
Going On In Your Area...
Stage2 Youth Theatre
Stage2 Youth Theatre is back for the Spring Term, with sessions running every Sunday from 12th January – 6th April (no sessions Feb 16th for half term) at Queensbridge School, for anyone aged 7-21!
We have a variety of options available, including Stage1 (which is our workshop for 7–11-year-olds!), workshops focussed on ensemble work and a Pic ‘n’ Mix option with a different drama theme each week, as well as our Spring Show, Tales from Ovid.
Booking is available on our website for all options: www.stage2.org
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or if you would like more detail!
