Welcome to your newsletter for week ending September 26th 

What a fabulous day (and week!) we have had a BVP! Today's Talent Shows have been a wonderful celebration of all sorts of skills, interests and passions and we are incredibly proud of all the just over 200 children who performed and the children who celebrated and cheered along their friends and peers. Thankyou too, to friends and families who have supported children in preparing for the special event. 

We are always telling our children that BVP is their school and today's shows are a reflection of just that; the year before last, two of our Year Five pupils asked if we could arrange a Talent Show for the whole school and here we are, two years later with our second set of shows. Children who are reading this newsletter- this is a reminder that you really can make anything happen if you persevere!

We have had lots of families in school this week with a Dinosaur event in The Cadbury Building and Phonics workshops in Elizabeth- thank you to all the families who attended, we hope you found the sessions enjoyable and informative.

Have a good look at what's coming up further below and as always, keep your eye on the website calendar for a look at the terms and year ahead!

What's Coming Up

Attendance Armadillos 

This week the attendance armadillo's were handed to... 

Safeguarding Newsletter – Supporting Our Families

We are pleased to share that, starting this month, we will be introducing a monthly safeguarding newsletter. Each edition will focus on a key theme to help support our families with advice, resources, and practical tips to keep children safe.

Our first edition is all about Online Safety – a topic that is more important than ever as children spend increasing amounts of time online for both learning and leisure. The newsletter provides guidance on how to help children use the internet safely, as well as signposting further support for families.

You can access the first safeguarding newsletter here: https://www.servicesforeducation.co.uk/the-safest-start/parents-safeguarding-online-safety/ 

We hope you find these monthly updates helpful.

Campfire Reading Event 

An email went out to our families earlier this week regarding our upcoming Campfire Reading Event on Tuesday 30th September. The Reading Event will be held on our Forest School Area at BVP. 

As we will be outside, you will need to bring your own cushions and blankets to sit on. Other than this, we can provide books to read, and our PTA will be around to provide Hot Chocolate and other confectionary for Parents and Children.

The Event is broken up into 3 sessions: 

5:00pm - 5:45pm – Reception Children
6:00pm – 6:45pm - Years 1-3
7:00pm – 7:45pm – Years 4-6

2026 New Intake Open Evenings

If you or someone you know has a child starting Reception in September 2026, BVP have some upcoming open days. For more information click here and email [email protected] to confirm which day you would like to attend. 

In the Summer Parent/ Carer survey some of you said you wanted more information about maths.

Mr Hall (our AHT) is our maths lead and he is putting on several workshops for families across the year. This week we have parents' introductions to Times tables Rock Stars and Numbots and there are further maths information sessions later in the year. We have lots of information about maths across the school on our website: go to 'Learning'- 'Our Curriculum'- 'Maths'. On that page you'll also see a link to email Mr hall directly. he's also willing to answer any maths related questions or queries! 

Parent Carer Workshop

Does your child struggle to handle big emotions like anxiety? Do you sometimes worry about how best to support your child at home or in school?

On Monday 13^th October we will be welcoming Joe Staines from Beacon School Support to our Pastoral Coffee Afternoon.  Joe will be delivering the  parent/ Carer workshop – ‘How to support your child through anxiety.’

This session is open to all parents/ carers who are interested in supporting their children in a variety of ways, including building confidence, resilience and emotional awareness. You’ll learn new strategies and ideas that you can take away and use at home. There will also be time to speak to the behaviour consultant from Beacon School Support afterwards and ask any personal questions.

Refreshments will be available and we look forward to seeing many of you there.

The session will take place on Monday 13^th October -14.00pm-15.15pm.  Please click on the following link if you will be attending: https://forms.office.com/e/R5g4fENdFH

If you have concerns regarding you child please don’t hesitate to contact us by calling the office or emailing  [email protected]. There is also lots of useful information and advice on our school website  https://www.bournvillevillageprimary.org.uk/Page/Detail/our-pastoral-team 

Reminder: Theme Day Menu!

Next Thursday (02/10/25) we will have our first themed menu of the academic year! Please see below the film inspired menu and if this sounds like something you're child would like to have, please pre-book on Arbor:

Arbor>> Meal Choices Available>> Select the Thursday on "week beginning 29th Sep 2025">> School dinner/ halal School Dinner.

Next week we will be on WEEK 2.

You can pre-book meals in advance on Arbor till the end of the academic year (Arbor>> Meals>> Meal Choices Available>> Select Meal Choice)

Reminder: Even if your child is a packed Lunch, parents will need to book that lunch option on Arbor! 

Maths Parent Workshops

Reception, Y1 and Y2: Introduction to Numbots

Where: Elizabeth Hall

When: Monday 29^th September, 3.30-4.30

Y3 and Y4: Introduction to Times Tables Rock Stars

Where: George Hall

When: Thursday 2^nd October, 3.30-4.30

Login Cards

Children in Y4, Y5 and Y6 - your TTRS login cards should be stuck in your planner. Please speak to your child's teacher if they don't have a login card.

Children in Y3 - your TTRS login cards will be coming home in your planner from Wednesday 1^st October.

Children in Reception, Y1, Y2 - your Numbots login cards will be coming home in your planner/homework book from Monday 29^th October.

Robot/Rockstar Day!

We are counting down the days to Wednesday 1^st October, which will be our very own Robot/Rockstar day to celebrate the launch of Numbots and TT Rock Stars!

Reception, Y1 and Y2: Dress up as robots (tin foil, cardboard boxes, a picture of a robot, or just own clothes)

Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6: Dress up as rockstars (band t-shirts, big hair, inflatable guitars, or just own clothes)

There will be special events in assembly, as well as opportunities for the children to try out Numbots or TT Rock Stars in their maths lessons throughout the week. There may even be certificates for the best-dressed robots and rockstars! For KS2, this will also mark the start of 'Rocktober', our annual celebration and competition for practicing times tables. Stay tuned for more information soon...

Christmas cards

Pupils have been doing their Christmas card designs in class this week. Nudge them if you are hoping to buy cards, mugs, coasters, tags with their design on to check that they have completed it.

Coming up...

And finally...

This week we were delighted to hold our Talent Show at the Cadbury Theatre. The children were fantastic, and it was wonderful to see so many of their talents celebrated on stage. A big thank you to all families for your support, and our apologies for the late finish – it was certainly worth it for such a special occasion!

We would also like to thank everyone who has kindly made donations. These can still be made through Arbor, and every contribution, no matter how small, helps us as we work towards funding a new climbing frame for the children.

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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