Dear Parents and Carers,
Community Activities
This weekend, there are a series of free events happening in Knowle West organised by Knowle West Media Centre.
This Friday 19th Nov people can join a free cook-a-long on zoom 6-8pm they will get to learn to make Japanese dumplings with a cook from Japan! Anyone living in BS4 gets a free ingredients pack, (made by Square Food Foundation) which they can collect from KWMC this Fri afternoon - we have some spare...would love to make sure they go to local people.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cook-a-long-with-grizedale-arts-tickets-195759551087
And...
This Sunday 21st Nov 11-12.30 people can come to KWMC or join via zoom for some calm collaging and mindfulness inspired by nature. Followed with an optional walk 12.30-1 to the roundhouse for free hot soup and chat 1-2.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-as-a-resting-tool-tickets-195805227707
Parent Governor Vacancy
As I am sure you are aware, all schools have a Governing Body who support the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team in their endeavours to make this school an outstanding establishment where all children thrive.
We now have a vacancy on our Governing Body for a Parent Governor. All parents are eligible to apply for this voluntary role and we would ask you to contact the school office if you would like your name to be put forward.
Meetings typically start at 3:30 or 4pm and finish between 5 or 5.30pm. An interest in the school and finding out more about the way that the school is managed is the first consideration and if you have any specific skills with budgets or experience with staffing issues you would be particularly welcome.
If you would like further information please speak to Miss Morse In the office who will either be able to help you or will put you in touch with the Clerk to the Governors to answer any specific questions. Alternatively just come and have a chat with me about the role at the school gates.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Staff News
We are sad to share the news that Miss Kingscote, one of our Year 5 teachers, will be leaving us at Christmas as she is relocating to Wiltshire. We are however very happy that Miss Owers, who is already a well established part of the team as an Academic Mentor, will take on the role of class teacher in January. Miss Kingscote and Miss Owers are already working together to plan a smooth and positive transition for the children and a settled return to school in January.
Reception Applications
If you have a child that was born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018, or you know someone that does, admissions are now open for Reception Class applications.
We are very proud of our Reception Class, and our Early Years Team works very hard to create a welcoming and exciting environment for our new pupils.
Applications close on 15th January 2022 and we will be holding open events on the following dates:
- Thursday 9th December - 2.30pm and 4.30pm
- Monday 10th January - 9.30am and 4.30pm
If you would like to attend one of these open sessions, please contact the school office to book a space. Each session will take about 30 minutes. If you would like to arrange a visit, but are unable to make one of the above sessions, please contact the office to arrange an alternative time.
Parking
Please can we politely remind parents that they should be observing the road markings outside the school during drop-off and pick-up times. Parents should NOT be parking on the zig-zag lines, or parking in the bus/loading bay as this not only causes congestion on the road, but is also a danger to pedestrians.
We have had a number of complaints from parents recently who have not been able to safely cross the road with their children, or who have been caught in unnecessary traffic caused by inconsiderate parking - if this continues, we may have to get our local PCSO involved.
Thank you for your cooperation with this issue.
Term 2 Curriculum Overviews
We have now added curriculum overviews for this term to our website:
https://sites.google.com/a/ctk.education/www/learning/our-curriculum
The Year 6 overview has also been added.
New After School Clubs
We will be starting after school clubs next week. We will have limited spaces for Juniors to take up archery and basketball, and for Infants to join tag-rugby and multi-sport clubs. More information to come soon! We will send out booking information on Monday.
Headteachers 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.
Year 1 -
- Kamsi - For making a great start since joining our school. She is enthusiastic and kind to her new friends. She has shown a wealth of knowledge and made great contributions in many subjects particularly in RE.
- All of year 1 - for being really sensible when we visited the church this week! The children learnt lots and enjoyed listening to Fr Micheal explain about the features of a church.
Year 2 -
- Justin - For a fabulous start at our school. He has shown his determination and competitive side in PE and has demonstrated his enthusiasm for learning in class by asking and answering questions in class discussions. He has shown he is now part of the Year 2 team!
- Phoebe - For always making an amazing effort with her reading. Great expression and understanding.
- Tyrone - For becoming much more confident when reading out loud.
Year 3 -
- Rory- For being an independent learner and persevering with his number bonds.
Year 4-
- Josiah- For his deep thinking during our RE lessons this week. Year 4 were focussing on pilgrimage and Josiah contributed with great detail to our class discussions.
Year 5 -
- Mia - For being absorbed in her work and producing a superb continuous line drawing.
Year 6
- Marley - for listening and reflecting on feedback to improve the quality of his work. Well done, Marley!
Dates for Diaries
- Thursday 9th December - New parent’s open event - 2.30pm and 4.30pm
- Monday 10th January - New parent’s open event - 9.30am and 4.30pm
- Friday 17 December 2021 - End of Term 2
- Tuesday 4th January 2022 - Start of Term 3
- Tuesday 8th February - Safer Internet Day
- Friday 18 February 2022 - End of term 3
- Monday 28th February 2022 - Start of Term 4
- Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4
- Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5
- Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5
- Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6
- Thursday 21 July 2022 - End of the school year
Yours sincerely
Matt Condon
Headteacher
