Welcome to your newsletter for week ending May 9th
It's been a shorter week but we've crammed lots in! Yesterday we marked the 80th Anniversary of VE day with an assembly, and a range of activities in and out of classrooms. Whilst the weather wasn't quite as warm as the week before, the sun did shine for all the classes who spent time outside during the afternoon.
Thankyou to all those who completed the Parent/ Carer Survey for the Spring term... please see the summary of the 'nearly' 200 responses
here. We will provide a summary of the free text responses in next week's newsletter. We will then start adding the 'You said...we did' comments, based on your feedback. Thankyou again for providing such great responses.
What's Coming Up
| Date | Organised By... | Event |
| Monday 12th- 16th May | SCHOOL | Year 6 SATs Week- Breakfast Club for all year 6's from 8am. Come in via the main office door. |
| Wednesday 14th May | SCHOOL | Pastoral Coffee Afternoon 14:00-15:20 in George Staff Room- sign in at school office. |
| Monday 19th May | SCHOOL | Year 6 First Aid Training |
| Monday 19th May | SCHOOL | Singing Playgrounds and SingMaker Workshop Trip (more details to follow to children attending) |
| Monday 26th May | Half Term |
Values Of The Week
The following children were awarded the Values Certificate of the week for demonstrating Challenge.
| YEAR R | Buttons- Finley P | Snaps- Sophia N | Twirls- Alexander M |
| YEAR 1 | 1C- Donovan G | 1R- Albert C | 1S- Harry H |
| YEAR 2 | 2O- Reuben H | 2TJ- Haider A | 2T- Zachary M |
| YEAR 3 | 3B- Ethan C | 3P- Nicholas V | 3S- Freddie G |
| YEAR 4 | 4BW- Logan P | 4C- Maisy P | 4EW- Emily D |
| YEAR 5 | 5H- Che B | 5LS- James M | 5S- Dorothy S |
| YEAR 6 | 6M- Akira D | 6OG- Kitty S | 6S- Selina L |
Congratulations to this week's Attendance Armadillo winners!
Entrance Tests for Gramma School (2026 entry)
Registration is now open for parents of current Year 5 pupils who would like their child to sit the entrance test for a place at any of the grammar schools in Birmingham/West Midlands (entry to Year 7 in September 2026).
Registration can be made online by clicking the website link below:
https://westmidlandsgrammarschools.co.uk/
The closing date for registration is 27th June 2025 at 4pm
The test will take place on 13th September 2025
Year Six Rounders Success!
A huge congratulations to our Year 6 Rounders Team who played brilliantly in last night’s competition against local schools. The team showed fantastic teamwork, skill, and sportsmanship throughout, winning all three of their games and securing overall victory for the evening. We’re incredibly proud of their achievement—well done to everyone involved!
McDonalds Theme Day- Thursday 15th May
Next Thursday (15th May) there will be a special menu celebrating the 85th anniversary of McDonalds.
Have a readthrough of the menu below with your child(ren), if they would like to have something off the menu, head to Arbor>> Meals>> Meal Choices Available>> (make sure you have Summer Term selected) Input meal choice>> Confirm.
Pastoral Coffee Afternoon
On Wednesday 14th May from 2.00pm-3.00pm we will be holding out half termly Pastoral Coffee afternoon for parents and careers. Following requests from yourselves, our session will focus on Transitions and how you can support your child at what we know can be a challenging and often emotional time for both children and their families. The session will be relaxed and informal and there is no expectation for you to share your experiences or views unless this is something you would like to do.
If you would like to attend, please can you complete the following form so that we have an idea of numbers to ensure we have enough resources and seating available, this would be very much appreciated. We look forward to welcoming you next week:
Our pastoral team is in desperate need of the following items...
Lego mini figures and wheels
Polly pocket figures or mini people / animal figures
Games
Puzzles
Table Cloths
Beads and bracelet
If you have any of these items laying around unused, we would be more than happy to take them off your hands! Just hand it into the school office.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact the Team should you require any advice or support or would just like to chat at [email protected] ,head over to the pastoral pages on our website here, or pop along to one of our Pastoral Drop In session- details below.
It is that time of year again! The booking form is open for the next academic year. If you want your child to start, continue or cancel music lessons in September, please complete this form before Monday 12th May 2025:
https://forms.office.com/e/wpa1pdPNRy
If you do not do this, your child will not be given a music space. This applies to children who already play an instrument.
Applications are open to the CURRENT year 2,3,4 and 5 pupils.
If you wish to see some of the instruments we offer, please log on to www.sfeonline.co.uk
Username: bournvillvp
Password: Gqczdev4
Any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on [email protected]
We can’t wait to welcome the next year of budding BVP musicians!
Y4 MTC Parent Workshop
On Monday 19th May, Y4 parents are invited to attend a Multiplication Table Check (MTC) workshop in George Hall from 3.30-4.30.
The workshop will provide information about the Y4 children's upcoming tables check, and why times tables are such an important skill in Y5 and Y6. It will be run by Mr Hall and members of the Y4 team will be present if you have any questions. Children are welcome to attend, and the school laptops will be available for children to login to TTRS, play some games and show parents their heatmaps.
National Numeracy Day
On Wednesday 21st May, BVP will be taking part in National Numeracy Day!
Across school, children will have the opportunity to take part in live lessons and complete fun activities in their classrooms linked to numeracy. There are also resources available to get the whole family involved in NND, which this year focuses on money. There will be lots of exciting things for the children to look forward to!
BREWSeducation- ADHD/Autism training/awareness
One of our parents recommended a free 6 week course that provides families with more insight into ADHD and Autism delivered by Nora Young from Birmingham Resilience Education and Wellbeing Services CIC.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, contact BREWSeducation directly using the details below:
07311 167 485
Next Week we will be on Week 2.
Don't forget to pre-book your child's meal option on Arbor! (even if your child is having a Packed Lunch)
Top Tip: When selecting your meal choice, tick "Pick for all future available dates" to confirm your selection until the end of term!
Each week, we will be recommending a book for you and your child to read at home...
Reception
A witty picture book that gives guidance on life. Meet Leonard the lion whose shows that you do not have to roar to be heard.
Year 1
Gaspard the Fox takes you on his adventures with his friends. Explore what it is like for a fox living in the city in a funny way.
Year 2
An award winning picture book which gets more than she bargained for when she took her toy gorilla home from visiting the zoo.
Year 3
If your child is looking for a creative escape, then this is for them. Explore this funny and adventurous book.
Year 4
A book which all children will want to read. Get your teeth into relatable characters, such as Mandy who has trained her parents. (Sorry Parents!)
Year 5
For those fans of Emma Carroll, a gripping plot with authentic historical detail. Get into this story about friendship and being courageous.
Year 6
A multi-award winning, spellbinding story about a girl’s adventure to find her destiny. Step into this fairytale world of magical adventure.
PTA Quiz Night
Time to get your Quiz team together for Friday 20th June... that is in six weeks time!
Bookings have started to come in through https://bournvillehsa.wordpress.com/quiz-night-friday-20th-june-2025-ticket-booking-form/ where you can tell us what your Team's name is and who else you are on the team with you. You can then go ahead and pay for your tickets on Arbor.
Fish and Chip supper (with options of fish, sausage or veggie roll with chips), bring your own bottles, sit down bingo, tuck shop, tea and coffee, music and usually eight quiz rounds that are always enjoyable (and not too difficult!) testing all sorts of skills.
Doors open 19:00, dinner at 19:30, quiz starts at 20:00 and hard stop at 23:00. Up to 10 per team, but don't worry if you have 5-6 in your team - still go for it - it is always a fun night out. Book your team asap before we run out of space.
Year 6 Leavers
Year 6 Hoodies information has gone out to Parents this week, which marks the start of the Leavers celebrations!
If you want to join the team that makes all the celebrations happen then please text David on 07974331102 and we will get you involved.
And finally...
Thankyou again for your efforts to complete the Parent/ carer survey - we really do appreciate the time taken so we can work together to give our children the very best educational experience possible.
Have a good weekend folks and we'll see you on Monday for the penultimate week of the half term!
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.
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