‘Being the best we can be’
Listening and Learning Respecting and Caring Trusting and forgiving
Helping and Supporting Smiling and Inspiring.
Dear Parents,
What wonderful collection of books characters we had this week! Thank you very much to parents and children who went to so much trouble not to come to school as film / action figures. The costumes and characters were fantastic!
Gangster Granny rubbed shoulders with Harry Potter, Frankie the football sat next to the Oxford English dictionary and Tris with the Artful Dodger in our assembly!
Our Artist in residence, Megan Davies, worked with class 1 on interpreting classic books with the children. Class 1 – The Owl Babies, this fitted in beautifully with our work with the new chicks. Class 2 created collage inspired by the Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit and Class 3 created their own Iron Man based on Ted Hughes books of the same name. I am looking forward to some impressive displays in school.
Last but not least, can I thank all the staff who dressed up as characters from Alice in Wonderland –we have had a great idea for next year!!
Some books that children’s characters came from:
Becky was Tis from -Divergent – Veronica Roth – Upper Key stage 2
Xander was Tobias from - The Pirate’s Diaries – Richard Platt – upper key stage 2
Ruby was Katniss from - The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins – Upper key stage 2
Thomas as both George and Fred Weasley from Harry Potter by JK Rowling – Key stage 2
Cameron and Elliott were - Frankie the Magic footballer – Frank Lampard- Lower Key stage 2
William was - Gangster Granny – David Walliams- Lower Key stage 1 and key stage 1
Isabelle was – Anantol the mouse from Anatole – Eve Titus- Lower Key stage 1 and key stage 1
Zaine was Thing 1 from Dr Suss – All ages
George Was Pirate inspired from a non-fiction text
And Zan was a knight inspired by King Arthur and Hector and the Bad Knight – key stage 1
Other excellent creations were Mya as the Oxford English dictionary and Ryu as the Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
This week sees the start of our ‘good news’ postcards. Staff will be writing to families with good news about your child, this will be anything from showing resilience in their learning, fantastic attendance and no lateness, to being the best they can be, up holding our guiding principles and also being an all-round super person!
We still reward children for kindness, thoughtfulness and excellent behaviour with our pennies of kindness.
The chicks from ‘Living Eggs’ have been very popular, once again, in class 1. The children’s writing, maths work has been inspired this week!
Looking forward- we will be hosting an Olympic champion and fund raising for sports equipment and the Olympic sports people.
Easter Bingo is round the corner – I hope you have got your tickets!
I look forward to seeing you all at the parents evenings next week. We will be surveying parents on what workshops they would like to attend in school.
We are very proud of being a Healthy eating school. Over the last few weeks we have noticed sweets and chocolates creeping into the children’s lunchboxes. We would like to encourage more fruit and healthy snacks please.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
Mrs Gaskell
Head Teacher award
This week’s Head teacher award goes to ….
Freya, Ben P, Luca and Svenna for explaining their learning so well to me this week.
William for such a fantastic costume.
TEACHING ARRANGEMENTS
We would like to inform you about the teaching arrangements for next week. These absences are to cover important staff training and teacher planning time.
Tuesday 8thMarch Mrs Kynaston and Mrs Jenkins to cover class 1 (pm)
Mrs Paggett to cover class 2 (pm)
Mrs Tudor to cover class 3 (pm)
Wednesday 9th March Mrs Jenkins to cover class 1 (pm)
Mrs Paggett to cover class 2 (pm)
Mrs Tudor to cover class 3 (pm)
Friday 10th March - Mrs Tudor to cover class 1 (all day)
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Teacher awards
This week’s awards go to……………………….
CLASS 1: MAX P : super work on measuring.
DARCEY : being so helpful and engaged with learning.
CLASS 2: AUSTIN : super punctuation in Literacy.
BEN S : trying really hard to improve his sentences in Literacy.
CLASS 3: JACK : for his hard work and effort in maths lessons.
ELINA : outstanding art work with a visiting artist.
LINK TO THE TWSCB WEBSITE
Please find below a link to the Telford and Wrekin safeguarding board, you will find their latest newsletters and useful information.Link: http://www.telfordsafeguardingboard.org.uk/
SHROPSHIRE STAR’S CASH FOR YOUR CHARITY APPEAL
The Shropshire star are once again printing the tokens “Shropshire Star's cash for your charity appeal” from Thursday 3rd March, this year we are collecting the tokens for The Harry Johnson Trust. If any parents are not using the tokens they get in their issue of the Shropshire star, please can you drop them into the office for us to pass on to Mrs Sally Johnson.
Many thanks in advance.
READING IN UNUSUAL PLACES
A reminder that the closing date for all entries is Friday 11th March. If you would like to take part in this competition take a photo of your child reading in the most unusual place.
Send your entries into school either by emailing it to the school office or printed out
PARENTS EVENING APPOINTMENTS – Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th March
Details of the Parents evenings have been sent out via parent mail. Please book your appointment to avoid disappointment.
OUTSTANDING DINNER MONEY / CHANGE OF MENU
Could all outstanding dinner money please be paid before the end of the school term. This will ensure that there will be no outstanding debts towards the school for the new financial year.
On the last day of term, Thursday 24th March there will be a change of menu.
The menu will be fish and chips so the children will not miss out on their Fish Friday meal.
MUFTI DAY
This year we will be holding a Mufti day on Friday 11th March. All children can come to school in their own clothes in exchange for an Easter egg for the Easter bingo.
EASTER BINGO
Saturday 19th March
at
St John’s Church Hall in Muxton.
Doors open at 4.30pm and eyes down at 5pm.
Tickets are now on sale at the school office
Adults £1.00
Children 50p
RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THE GIANT EGG WILL BE ON SALE FROM NEXT WEEK
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
THE LAST SUPPER
On Tuesday 15th March at 2pm St Lawrence School will be celebrating the Last Supper under the school oak tree. Parents are invited to join in with this special celebration, we would like to welcome as many of you as possible
PALM SUNDAY LENT LUNCH
St. Lawrence Church would like to invite you to their Lent Lunch on Sunday 20th March in Schoolat 12.30 p.m.This will be avariety of soups and crusty bread,followed by cheese and biscuits. We would like a minimum donation of £3 (not per person) which will go to the Bishop of Lichfield’s Lent Appeal. Anyone wishing to attend the lunch, please would they ring either Betty on 603659 or Pat on 603612 by Monday 14th March.
Thanks Pat
EASTER SERVICE
We look forward to welcoming you all to our Easter service on Tuesday 22nd March at St Lawrence Church at 2pm. The children will be starting a special palm procession from school to the church at 1.30pm. After the service, the children will be walked back to school into their classrooms. We will release the children to parents from their classrooms.
We will be having a very special animal guest at this years Palm Sunday service.
POLLING DAY
Advanced warning for child care.
The polling date has been set for Thursday 5th May 2016. As the school is traditionally used as a polling station, we will be closed on that day.
ACTIVE KIDS IS BACK
Sainsbury’s vouchers are back! If you shop in Sainsbury’s remember to collect your voucher for St Lawrence Primary school. This year you will receive all your vouchers on one receipt. You still get one voucher for every £10 you spend, so if you spend £40 you will get four vouchers on one receipt.
Vouchers are available in your Sainsbury’s store between 27th January and 3rd May 2016. Once you have collected your vouchers please put them in the collection box in the school reception.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
MARCH
Tuesday 8th/9th Parents appointments.
Friday 11th – Mufti day.
Tuesday 15th - St Lawrence Last Supper at 2pm.
Saturday 19th Easter bingo at Muxton.
Sunday 20th - Palm Sunday family Lent lunch.
Tuesday 22nd - Easter Service at St Lawrence Church at 2pm.
Thursday 24th – Last day of school.
APRIL
Monday 11th – PD day (School closed).
Tuesday 12th – Back to school.
Thursday 14th - Individual photographs.
MAY
Monday 2nd - MAY DAY (School closed).
Thursday 5th - POLLING DAY – Police and Crime Commissioner Election (School closed).
Monday 9th to
Thursday 12th - SAT’S week.
Friday 27th - Last day of term.
JUNE
Monday 6th - Back to school.
JULY
Friday 22nd July Break up for the summer holiday