Parents

Weekly Parent Bulletin - Friday 30th January

Dear parents,

Over the past 9 years, I've stood out in the Avonwood car park on some rainy days, but it feels like we have seen a winter of back-to-back storms this year! Thank you for your efforts to safely get to and from school this week. A shout out to my staff team too, who have overcome some really tricky journeys across Dorset to make it into school. Let's hope that some dry and sunny spring weather arrives in the not too distant future.

A reminder that we have our annual school discos next Friday. Details about timings can be found in our letter here. Please make the £2 payment on ParentPay to cover the cost of refreshments, with any profit going to the PTA.

A polite reminder to make sure children come into school with the correct uniform daily. Please make sure bracelets stay home and the right shoes are worn on the correct uniform days. We also ask that toys from home (including mini finger skateboards, trading cards and other toys) do not come into school. This helps avoid damage / loss of special items.

Wishing you all a super weekend!

Mr Jackson

Whole School Reminders

PTA Updates

Why not support Avonwood and be in with a chance of winning something for yourself! Our weekly lottery offers exciting cash and alternative prizes, and the best part? Every ticket helps raise funds for the school, going directly towards enhancing our children’s learning and experiences.

Signing up is quick and easy – just use the link below and follow the simple steps. Then sit back, cross your fingers, and… good luck! Www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/avonwood-primary-school

Whole School Updates

OPAL Update

Thank you for all the parents who have responded to the parents OPAL survey, it has been a very positive response. Last week, we had the first drop off morning for loose parts donations and we have a collection of cake tins, utensils and baking trays - thanks again for these.

Next week we would still like more kitchen utensils but would also like any dressing up clothes, fabric and baskets. The containers for collecting will be near the entrance of the school drive again next Friday morning.

Pop up Bookshop

The latest exciting news from Pop-Up Bookshop:

Preloved Book Donations - We are collecting high-quality pre-loved children's books for our event on World Book Day on Thursday 5th March. We particularly need chapter books for 5 - 11 years, graphic novels and non-fiction titles. Please bring your books to school marked 'Pop-Up Bookshop' before Friday 6th February.

Please find attached a letter detailing our Andy Seed author visit this month, pre-order your books at the following link: https://popupbookshop.co.uk/andy-seed All children will bring home a flyer in book bags.
Avonwood_Andy Seed Author Event

Whole school reminder

Please remember the calculation workshops / SATs talk are taking place on Thursday 5^th February. See the letter that went home for your child's year group specified time and class or alternatively speak to the class teacher.

Weekly Year Group Updates

EYFS

Calculation workshop - Next Thursday 5^thFebruary is our EYFS calculation workshop from 3:05 in Badgers and Hedgehogs. This is a chance for you to come into your child’s class and look at some of the strategies and resources we use to teach maths.
Frozen day- Next Friday 6^th February is our Frozen day! Badgers and Hedgehogs are invited to come to school dressed as kings, queens, princes, princesses, knights (no swords, please), or dragons!
Disco- Next Friday 6^th February is also our school disco. This will be in the afternoon. The children do not need a change of clothes as they will already have their Frozen costumes on.

Year 1

Thursday 5th February 08:50-09:30– Parent Calculation Drop-in -This is an opportunity for you to come into school to hear about some of the strategies and resources we use to teach maths in Year 1.
Friday 6^thFebruary - School Disco - 14:30-15:00 EYFS & Year 1
Wednesday 11th February– Culture Day – more information will be sent to you in a letter next week.

Year 2

Thank you for remembering the change of days for PE (Mondays and Tuesdays)
Maths workshop is on Thursday morning in Otters classroom.

Year 3

Please can you ensure you have signed and returned the permission slips for swimming and the sleepover
Elm class still need some parent helpers for swimming on Monday mornings in the summer term. Please speak to Mr Allen or Mr Deem on the door if you are available to help

Year 4

A reminder that the maths calculation workshop is on Thursday 5^thFebruary in Hawks classroom. Miss Keates will open the door to welcome parents in at 8:50am.

Year 5

Thank you to everyone who has logged in and used our new digital reading record. The children have loved sharing photos, voice notes and comments about their books. We have really noticed a difference in their engagement with reading.
A reminder that next week, we have both Forest School and the Disco on Friday 6th February.Please make sure children come appropriately dressed for Forest School especially as we have recently had such wet and blustery weather! They are able to go home and get changed into disco attire before returning to school at 4.30pm for the disco.

Year 6

A reminder that Year 6 have a SATs information workshop on Thursday 5^th February 5:30-6:15pm rather than a maths calculation workshop during the school day. The meeting will take place in Snowdon classroom and we will have SATs resources set up in Everest for you to look through. For anyone unable to attend the meeting, we will ensure that the slides are uploaded to the Year 6 page of the school website.