Dear Parents and Carers,
Homework
Although we have done lots of incredible home learning, during the pandemic, managing traditional homework has been more difficult. In September we will share clearly our policy and expectations for homework, so that children continue to build independence and practice away from the classroom.
- For the remainder of this term, we will be focussing on:
- Children reading at home as much as possible.
- Children practising their spellings.
- Where possible, children using digital resources to support their learning. Children have logins for some great resources like Times Tables Rockstars, Numbots, Doodle Maths and Doodle English.
Sports Day
As a result of COVID-19, our sports day will look a little different this year. We are going to have our CTK sports day on Monday 19th July. This will take place at school. Our sports day will consist of 6 different carousel sports activities for the children to enjoy. However, due to the current COVID restrictions, we are unfortunately unable to open our sports day to parents and carers this year, especially with the current rise in infections due to the Delta variant. Please can your child come into school on this day in their PE kit and with a water bottle. Other than this, it will be a normal school day.
We will share lots of photos and videos on Facebook so you can all see what is going on.
Winston’s Wish - NON UNIFORM DAY
On Friday 2nd July, we are having a non-uniform day to raise money for our new 'Growing Hope Garden'. We are working with the charity Winston's Wish to develop a very special garden area within the school playground. At first the Garden will be used to support children within our school community who have been bereaved but by next year it will be used for gardening activities across the school. This is a great opportunity for us to raise funds for a project that will directly benefit our own school. We kindly ask for a £1 donation per child. Buckets will be on the front and back gate. Thank you for your continued support.
School Photographs
This Wednesday 30th June 2021 a school photographer will be in school to take photographs. Every child will have their photo taken and there is no obligation to buy.
Unfortunately, due to present covid restrictions, younger siblings who are NOT in school will be unable to come in for photos.
Shout-out for mums who are getting moving!
Bristol Girls Can is looking for local mums to take part in a new project run by Bristol City Council and Knowle West Media Centre. The aim of the project is to share real stories of mums with young children who have recently started taking small steps to be more physically active. By sharing their stories, we hope to inspire other mums.
We are inviting women to take part in two fun, free workshops exploring storytelling, filming, and editing to make a 30-second video. And what’s more, your story will be part of our new city-wide campaign in the Autumn!
The only equipment you need is a mobile phone. Workshops will run in July and be located in South Bristol.
Free creche and light refreshments available.
So whatever small steps you take to fit a bit of movement into your life - it might be 10 minutes with Joe Wicks, a swift walk round the park with a friend, or a 5-minute kitchen boogie with the kids - we'd love to hear from you! Apply by 1st July.
To find out more please email josephine@kwmc.org.uk or visit https://kwmc.org.uk/projects/bristol-girls-can/
Places Available
We have a number of places available for this September’s Reception Class. If you know somebody who might need a school place, please ask them to contact the school office.
Attendance
Well done to the following classes who had attendance at over 97% this week:
- Year 2 with 98% attendance.
- Year 6 with 98% attendance.
Headteacher’s Awards
The following children will receive an award in next week’s Celebration Assembly. Videos of Celebration Assemblies are now shared on our Facebook page.
Reception -
- Zuzanna for using an initial letter / sound to come up with words to write and doing this independently!
- Reggie for showing good understanding of sharing in numeracy including what is fair / unfair or uneven.
Year 1 -
- Chloe- for scoring a fantastic 40/40 on her phonics work with Mrs Meacham!
- Harper G - for her fabulous work in literacy on The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Year 2 -
- Alfie - For working independently when describing himself as if he was a fruit. Super description of an orange.
- Ronnie - For working independently when describing himself as if he was a fruit.
- Toby, Leo, Abby and Filip - For independently producing a quality retelling of our story called ‘Handa’s Surprise’. The focus being on using adjectives, commas, question marks and exclamation marks.
Year 3 -
- Kalvin- For showing fantastic enthusiasm to learn about different types of angles in maths.
- Kaye- For producing a wonderful poem about Boudicca using interesting similes.
Year 4 -
- All Year 4 children! For the last two weeks of swimming, the coach drivers have both praised the class for their politeness, manners and behaviour on the coach. They all represent CTK in the most fantastic way when off site and with members of the public. Mr Prichard and Ms Holmes feel so proud to be your teachers.
Year 5 -
- Gabriel - for taking the success criteria and our shared work and making it into something completely unique and wonderful.
- Ian - for responding to feedback about sticky commas and using adventurous punctuation independently.
- Deniro - for being kind to his classmates and for getting straight down to his work in every lesson.
- Mrs Langmead - for: being kind, being generous and for explaining things well.
Year 6 -
- Chanelle - Different members of staff have commented on how polite, helpful and kind Chanelle is. You set the best example - keep it up!
Dates for Diaries
School Photographs - Wednesday 30th June
Friday 2nd July - Winston’s Wish non uniform day
Sports Day - Monday 19th July
End of school year - Wednesday 21 July 2021.
Start of 2021-22 school year - Monday 6th September
Yours sincerely
Matt Condon
Headteacher
