Welcome to your newsletter for week ending June 20th 

It has been a pretty hot end to the week but despite the high temperatures, we ended with a wonderful Ukulele Concert from our amazing Year 2 musicians. Thankyou to the families who came along to support this annual event. The children really were fabulous!

Our values assemblies this morning were another opportunity to celebrate those children who have shown collaboration in abundance- see if your KS1 or 2 children can name some of our top tips for effective collaboration!

We have had more classes out on trips this week, and two of our Year 6 classes have been on their end of year Residential. We’ve also had sports events (football and cricket) and more to follow next week!

What's Coming Up

The following children were awarded the Values Certificate for demonstrating Collaboration.

All Things Yellow!

By going yellow with clothes today, we increased awareness of spina bifida and hydrocephalus and helped to raise vital funds so that Shine can continue to provide specialist advice and support services to those affected by the conditions. The donation option is still available on Arbor, and if you'd like to read more about the condition, please see the link here.

Headlice

We've had cases of headlice in Year 2 and would like to remind our families of the many ways to prevent the likelihood of any future cases please can we make sure...

- Children are not sharing hair accessories such as headbands, hats, clips etc. 

- Regular checking for nits using a nit comb 

- Treatment issued as soon as lice are detected 

Toy donations

Our never-ending plea for toy donations continue! Our lunchtime staff are in desperate need of any dolls, blocks, cars and other small toys you may like to "get rid" of. 

BVP Afterschool Clubs Sept 2025

We will be sending and email out to parents towards the end of June regarding all contact info for our afterschool clubs next year. Click here to see what we currently have on offer for the new year (we will let you know when bookings are open). 

Congratulations to this week's Attendance Armadillo winners!

Missing bicycle!

A bike has gone missing from the bike racks on the top playground. If your child came home on the wrong bike or you have spotted it somewhere, please let Mrs Cooper know via [email protected] so we can reunite it with its owner. Thankyou

SEND Family Support Meeting- 4/7/25 14:00-15:20

As you may have noticed in our 'What's Coming Up' section, we will have a SEND Family Support Meeting on Friday 4th July at 14:00-15:20 in our George Building staff room. All families are welcome as this is a great chance to have a 1-1 chat with out SEND Lead Mrs May and Anna Geraghty from the Communication and Autism Team (CAT). For more information on schooling tips for parents of autistic children, click here. 

Year 6 Joint lessons

6S and 3S

The Year 6s have been helping the Year 3 children with their maths learning. The children prepared mini-lessons and games to support the Year 3 children with their understanding of time. The Year 6s identified what the children might find difficult and how best to help them. The session was a great success: the Year 6 were wonderful teachers, and the Year 3 children had a better understanding of time. This was a wonderful example of collaboration, our value this month.

6M and 2T

6M and 2T had a collaborative maths lesson this morning. 6M spent some time making games based on the year 2 curriculum then supported 2T to play the games and practise some of their maths skills. All the children showed excellent collaboration skills, helping and supporting each other and celebrating their successes. 

After School "Drop-In" Sessions for families 

As we prepare for September, we would like to ask out families what their preferred day is for Pastoral Drop- in Sessions, currently running on a Tuesday 3.30pm-4.30pm. Please click here to complete the form to choose your preferred day.

Year 6 Transition Lunchtime ‘Drop-in’  sessions will continue every Wednesday 12.00pm-13.00pm. Year 6 children will have the opportunity to chat through any worries with a member of the pastoral team. We will also have more structured activities available each week based on supporting Transition if the children wish to do them.  This week children reflected on their achievements throughout primary school, overcoming challenges and strategies for navigating new situations.

Mental Heath 

We know from conversations with our families that many of you are concerned about your child experiencing low mood or feelings of sadness. More than one in 10 primary school children aged five to 10 has an identifiable mental health condition – that’s around three children in every class.

While rates of mental ill health do increase as children get older, early intervention is key to giving young people the best start in life.

We have a vital role to play in supporting children’s mental health – teaching them the skills they need to recognise and deal with their emotions, and helping in times of difficulty to get the support they need.

Below are links to websites that can offer advice and support to help a child experiencing  low mood.

Young Minds

Barnardos

NHS -Low Mood in Children

Solihull approach: parenting

If you feel you need additional support please don’t hesitate to reach out and  contact the team [email protected], or contact your GP.

Pastoral Coffee Afternoon

The last  Pastoral coffee afternoon of the year will be held on the 2^nd July from 2.15pm-3.15pm.  If you are able to attend please can you sign up here. 

Please contact the team should you require any advice or support [email protected].

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Next week we will be on Week 1.

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 sweet tale of over coming your fears, building up your courage and taking a big leap.

Year 1

Find out if you are able to bottle happiness in this timeless fable.

Year 2

A lyrical tale about the rewards of sharing and reading stories, written by the award winning author ‘Oliver Jeffers’

Year 3

A series of books that are funny, short and more importantly, teach you how to look after dragons.

Year 4

Follow this book back through time to the Vikings era, to defeat a mighty beast and save a village.

Year 5

For those that like ‘How to train your dragon’, this award-winning book is just for you. Magical, adventurous and funny…it has it all.  

Year 6

Nominated for the Waterstones children’ book awards, this strikingly original book is definitely for those who look to be a hero.

PTA Quiz Night

Teams locked in. Food order sorted. See everyone later.

Doors open 19:00, dinner at 19:30, quiz starts at 20:00 and we might melt at 20:05. Hard stop at 23:00.

Year 6 Leavers

Thanks to all that have added an optional PTA donation to the Hoodie order. It is very much appreciated!

You should have received a letter outlining all the leavers celebrations, please do check you inbox. The link you need is https://forms.office.com/e/9p0vBvBXbC to tell us what you are getting involved in. We have received over 45 responses already which really helps us in the planning stages.

Summer Discos for all Years

Summer Disco tickets are now on Arbor for all year groups. If you would like to volunteer at the discos please do text 07974331102 and we will add you to the whatsapp group. The teams for all the discos are forming now. Thanks to those that have responded to the poll, we need as many hands as possible to make them run smoothly.

Parent Drinks and Dancing

We are heading out to Griedys Street on 11^th July from 1900, and then for those that want to dance go onto Actress and Bishop (or we might be going to Voulez Vous at The Night Owl in Digbeth). Lets see what we think on the night. No tickets no pressure.

Other PTA Dates for this term

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1st July (Tuesday) - Year 2/3 Disco, George Hall 15:20 - 17:00

1st July (Tuesday) - Year 4/5/6 Disco, George Hall 18:00 - 19:30

4^th July - last School Shop of the academic year

11th July (Friday) - Parents Drinks and Dancing (Greidy's Street, and then Actress and Bishop) (07974331102 to join the party)

17th July (Thursday) - Year 6 Leavers Assembly George Hall 14:00 - 15:30

17th July - Year 6 Family BBQ Top Playground 15:30 - 17:00

17th July - Leavers Party, George Hall 18:00 - 22:00

18th July (Friday) - Last day of Term

And finally...

Thankyou families for all your ongoing support with what we are doing at school- we really appreciate your honest feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve, so please let us know if you have any queries or suggestions.

We hope the sunshine continues over the weekend for you all and that you get to spend a few extra moments with your amazing children.

Take care folks and we will 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.

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