Welcome to your newsletter for week ending November 14th

It's been an wet and windy day to finish the week but the weather hasn't prevented us from having a busy and productive time. Over the course of the week our Reception children have been on their first school trip to All Things Wild. Through assemblies throughout the week we have been talking about Bullying and how we can all work to create a school that is free of this type of behaviour using this year's theme- 'Power for Good'. Next week all children from Year 1-6 will be involved in performances and workshops from a visiting theatre group who will be reinforcing the 'Power for Good' message. We add some of the the resources we use in our assemblies to our website so you can see what we are covering. Just go to 'Learning' and 'Assemblies' or click here to view some of the materials we use to get our important messages across. 

We are already thinking about the new year and 'Jobs January'! Please see the information further down the newsletter for more about this annual event in the BVP calendar where we invite family members to come in to school and talk to groups of children about their professions. Please have a look and complete the form if you can help us raise our children's awareness of a range of jobs and opportunities.

What's Coming Up

To view more dates, please visit our website calendar under the 'Families' tab or click here.

Festive Wreath Making Workshop

We are delighted to invite parents to join a special evening of festive wreath making at school on Friday 21st November and help us raise money for some important projects.

Come along to learn how to make your own wreath made from natural, seasonal materials in a festive and fun social celebration in our George Hall with some light refreshments. 

Places are £35 each - this includes materials and equipment to make one wreath (which you will take home).

We also welcome you to bring your children along to join in the fun at no extra cost.

Proceeds from the evening will go towards funding our new climbing frame and to supporting Young Minds, an important charity to our BVP community and our parent organisers.

To book your place, please pay via the Arbor shop where we are also welcoming additional donations.

Year 5/6 Football Team Triumph in District Tournament!

We are incredibly proud to announce that our brilliant Year 5/6 football team have been crowned District Football Tournament Champions! Their determination, teamwork, and exceptional skill shone through in every match, and this well-deserved victory means they will now go on to compete in the Regional Finals, proudly representing Birmingham City FC.

The intent of the tournament is to promote sporting excellence, teamwork, resilience, and fair play, giving pupils the opportunity to showcase their talents while developing confidence and character through competitive sport. Our team embodied all of these values throughout the competition.

A huge congratulations to every player involved, you have represented our school with pride, passion, and exemplary sportsmanship. We cannot wait to cheer you on as you take the next step on this exciting journey!

Year 3/4 Dodgeball Team Shine in Tournament Finals!

A huge well done to our fantastic Year 3/4 dodgeball team, who recently qualified for the finals of their district tournament and went on to achieve an impressive 3rd place overall! Their energy, teamwork, and excellent sportsmanship were evident throughout every round, and they represented our school superbly.

The intent of the dodgeball tournament is to encourage active participation, promote teamwork, build resilience, and develop strategic thinking in a fun and competitive environment. Our pupils demonstrated all of these qualities brilliantly on their journey to the finals.

We are incredibly proud of each member of the team for their determination and positive attitude—what an achievement!

Today the following pupils received the Values Certificate for Responsibility...

Honouring Remembrance Day at BVP

Today, our school community came together to mark Remembrance Day with a moving tribute. Two of our talented students, B and U, performed the Last Post and Reveille live for all classes. Their performance was streamed across the school, creating a moment of reflection and respect for everyone.

B and U were outstanding—professional, courteous, and truly brilliant. Their contribution made this years’ service incredibly special, and we are so proud of them.

We recorded the performance so families can share in this memorable occasion. You can watch this here.

Thank you to B and U for representing BVP with such dignity and skill.

Pupil Passwords

A friendly reminder to our families, if you have set a pupil collection password for you child there is no need to inform the school office if you have arranged for another trusted adult to collect your child as all class teachers check passwords at dismissal. 

If you have not set a password, please email [email protected] with your child's name, class and collection password for the school office to add to your child's record.

Jobs January

We are excited to be launching our “Jobs January” for 2026 – an opportunity for our children to learn about the world of work directly from you!

Throughout January, we are inviting parents and family members to visit school and share insights about their job, career journey, and experiences. Each session will last around 30 minutes and will be delivered to a group of children who have expressed interest in the area of work.

If you would like to take part, please complete our short Expression of Interest Form by Sunday 30th November. Once we have gathered responses, we will send out a booking form so you can choose a specific time slot.

Your involvement will help inspire our children, broaden their horizons, and show them the many exciting paths available in the future. Click here to complete the form. 

Thank you for supporting this initiative – we can’t wait to hear your stories!

Year 4 Fire Visit

Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic visit from the Fire Service last week.

The firefighters delivered an engaging and informative session about fire safety, shared insights into their daily work and even demonstrated some of their equipment. The children asked excellent questions and came away with a deeper understanding of how to stay safe and the important role firefighters play in our community.

Reception Campfire Feast 

To mark the 5^th of November, YR children enjoyed toasting marshmallows by the campfire at forest school. We all agreed they were very tasty!

Litter Picking 

Here's a little snap of some of our weekly litter picking helpers who work around the school perimeters and our local park each Friday lunchtime, helping to clean up our local area. We are VERY proud of them and their commitment to looking after our local community.

Pre-booking meals Plea! 

Please can we urge ALL families to make sure any dinner options (packed lunched, school dinner/ halal school dinner) are pre-booked on Arbor. 

Since the start of the year we have noticed an outstanding amount of meal options that have not been booked. This means the school office spend their morning adding around a 300 meal options daily! 

To pre-book your child's meal option go to Arbor>> Meals>> Meal Choices Available>> Select day & meal option>> Confirm 

Attendance Armadillos 

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

KS2 Music Lesson Space Available 

Is your child itching to play a musical instrument, but hasn’t had the chance until now? We may just have the perfect opportunity for them…

One space has become available for either an oboe, flute, clarinet or bassoon music lesson at BVP. If your child would be keen to start playing any of the above instruments, please contact: [email protected]

The space will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. So, act quick to avoid disappointment!

Young Voices 2026 

We are gearing up for yet another Young Voices concert! Year 5 and 6 pupils in the BVP choir are set to perform at the BP Pulse Live arena in Birmingham on 8^th January 2026.

When and Where: 8^th January 2026

Who: Year 5 & 6 (No Year 4s as it is very noisy and long event with a late return to school)

Tickets 

If your child is set to be part of the performance, you will have received an email earlier this week explaining how to purchase tickets and merchandise. The deadline for these orders is today, so if you have already signed up to the “Parents Music Room” on the Young Voices website and wish to buy tickets, please do so as soon as possible.

If you miss the November 7th deadline, this means you can no longer purchase Young Voices tickets at the special schools' rate via the Parent Music Room. However, please see the below information on how to buy tickets after this date:

What to do if you missed the 7^th Nov deadline

• Contact the arena box office: You will need to wait until the tickets are officially released to the venues and then purchase them directly from the specific arena's box office. Young Voices will notify schools and parents when this has happened, so do not contact the box offices before then.
• Be aware of seating: Tickets purchased from the arena box office may not be seated with the rest of your child's school group, as the school block booking will have already been finalised.
• Act quickly: Even at the arena box office, tickets are limited and generally sell out quickly. 

Merchandise 

Some of your children have already received their T-shirts however, if you have recently paid for merchandise and are yet to receive it, Young Voices will be posting them to school as and when they receive orders. Once school receives these items, we will hand them out to your child to take home.

Again, if you have missed the 7^th November deadline you can still purchase Young Voices t-shirts separately from the general YV Shop, although you may have missed the school delivery option.

On The Day

Time children will leave school: Approx 12pm

Show time: 7-9pm

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We will send out further information in the run up to the event regarding transport to and from the event as well as other useful tips ahead of the day.

The countdown is on!

Hip-Hop with EMMPOWER!

We’re delighted to offer an exciting Dance for Wellbeing programme for children in Years 3 - 6. These fun and engaging sessions are designed to help pupils boost their confidence, resilience, creativity, and emotional wellbeing through movement. Sessions are held in a supportive environment in the George Hall after school on Mondays.

Parents and carers can book places via the QR code on the flyer below; more information on below flyer for session timings, prices etc.

If you have questions, want advice or 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 

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! 

SEND Lived Experience Surveys Now Open on Birmingham’s Local Offer

BCC want to hear from young people and parent carers of children with SEND.

Two new Lived Experience Surveys are now open on Birmingham’s Local Offer, one for young people with SEND and one for parent carers of children and young people with SEND.

For young people: BCC want to know what life is like for them in Birmingham, at school, at home, or in their community to get a sense of how they’re feeling and what matters most to them.

For parent carers: BCC want to hear about your experiences of support and services for your child or young person. Your insight helps BCC understand what families are experiencing and how things could be better.

Please see the links below:

• Lived Experience Survey for Young People
• Lived Experience Survey for Parent Carers

The surveys are multiple-choice and hopefully won't take up too much of your time, but the feedback will make a big difference to improving services for children, young people, and families across Birmingham.

If you have questions or need support completing a survey, you can contact [email protected]. 

Discos (Yr1-Yr6)

Disco ticket are now on Arbor for Year 1, 2/3 and 4/5/6. Reception will get their first School Disco in the Spring Term. Disco volunteer team building nicely! If you want to join that team for your respective disco then text 07974331102.

Christmas Cards 

Christmas Card order will be processed over the weekend.

Christmas Fair

Year 6 can sign up to help at the Fair (if you have not done so already) here https://forms.office.com/e/BLV9wUGNUT and join the 50+ strong team.

We are now accepting early donations for the Christmas Fair and school shop activities in December. We are looking for good quality books, toys, DVDs suitable for children, unopened/good as new products that you won't ever use but could be sold on/given away, children's wellies and overcoats. Any donations will be used to stock various activities across the Christmas Fair, and school shop activities in December.

Christmas Fair - Saturday 6^th December please do pop the date in your diary now so that the event is well attended and keeps the Year 6 team busy - after all - it is what you would want to see happen when your kids are in Year 6.

Year 6 Opportunities 

We have visited year 6 classes this week to build momentum of gathering the Christmas Fair Volunteer Team. Loads of keen kids, most of them wanting to help out on something NOT with their Parents... which we totally understand and can easily facilitate! The form you need if you are in Year 6 is here https://forms.office.com/e/BLV9wUGNUT

PTA AGM (Annual General Meeting)

We are preparing the way for the PTA AGM in early January where we will continue the transition over to the new Team. If you want to get involved in the actual running of the Charity, then please do email [email protected]. This is NOT "Parent Governors", NOT "Parent Voice", NOT any working groups... this is entirely focused on making the fun things happen around school actually happen!

Like these things...

Dates coming up

Friday 28^th November- Own clothes day for a donation of book or age-appropriate toy for the Christmas Fair Tombola

Friday 5^th December- Christmas Fair Setup, George Hall

Saturday 6^th December- Christmas Fair 11:00-1500, George Hall

Tuesday 9th December- Yr1 Disco 15:30-1630 Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 11th December- Yr2/3 Disco 15:30-1700 George Hall

Thursday 11th December- Yr4/5/6 Disco 18:00-19:30 George Hall

Friday 12^th December- Carols in the Playground 1400 gates open where we will be serving tea/coffee/mince pies on the top playground whilst the school gather on the lower playground. Singing starts at 14:30

David, Becki, Veronica

BVPS PTA

And finally...

We are hoping to (virtually) see lots of you at our Parent Voice meeting next week for this half term. The agenda is open and we can discuss any aspect of 'behind the scenes' school life that you are interested in. Please email [email protected] if you are joining us and let us know if you have a particular topic you'd like to discuss.

We hope tonight's rain doesn't cause you too many problems and that you all have a safe and peaceful weekend with your families.

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...

Birmingham's Local Plan 

Click here to view this weeks Birmingham Bulletin. 

Message from St Francis Church 

Be Part of Our Youth Club Team!

Do you care about young people in your community and have a few hours to spare?
Shenley Court Hall and St Francis Youth & Community Centre are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help run our Youth Clubs — safe, welcoming spaces where local young people can relax, make friends, and build confidence.

We’re looking for:

• Friendly, reliable adults (18+)
• People who are happy to listen, support, and join in activities
• No experience needed — just a positive attitude!

What you’ll gain:

• Full training and ongoing support
• A friendly, supportive team
• The chance to make a real difference in young lives

📅 When:

• Thursdays at Shenley Court Hall (6:15pm – 8:15pm)
• Fridays at St Francis Youth & Community Centre (7:00pm – 8:30pm)
  (Flexible rota — no need to commit every week)

📧 Interested?
Contact Felicha at [email protected] (Shenley Court Hall)
or Rachel at [email protected] (St Francis Youth & Community Centre)

Your Thursday and Friday nights could change someone’s future. Come and be part of something that matters!

Fun French Christmas Club

We are once again this year running our very exciting Fun French Christmas workshops and have a limited number of places remaining.

It will be a fun packed experience celebrating Christmas in a France with a host of fun activities including cooking, festive games, Christmas card and decoration making, French Christmas carols and much more besides!

The details are as follows:

DATES: Monday 22nd December and Tuesday 23rd December 2025

TIMES: 10am to 4pm

VENUE: Woodlands Park Village Hall, Bournville

COST: £70 for both days (each day will host different activities) or £37.50 for one day

If you would like to book a place, please contact Michael either by:

1) Email - [email protected].

or

2) WhatsApp/ text - 07787118755

Please confirm your child’s name, age and your email address and a place will be held and the booking form sent over to you.

We look forward to hopefully seeing you next Month!