We hope that everyone had a relaxing half term break and enjoyed the last of the snow as well as some spring sunshine. Both the children in the academy and those at home have enjoyed the work on Showbie this week, and it has been great to see some new faces on the live sessions. Remember to check on Showbie for the times of the live lessons and join your class for the last week of home learning.
Following the Government announcement on Monday, we are delighted that all children will return to the academy on Monday 8th March. Our arrangements will be similar to the autumn term, and we will send a letter to clarify all details on Monday.
Thursday 4th March is World Book Day, and Mr Stammers has posted a challenge on FaceBook to send in photos of reading in unusual place. We look forward to seeing some of your ideas to make us smile.
Next week, some of the work on Showbie will be based around World Book Day. In the academy, we are all focusing on “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to create a wonderful display and as a stimulus for other activities.
We are also working with Usborne Books to provide an online Book Fair. This is similar to the book fairs that we normally have in school. You can order books online for your children to enjoy.
Please see the link below to the latest HeadStart newsletter for the 22nd Feb to the 5th March. HeadStart works with children and young people to promote positive emotional wellbeing.
Can we please remind parents of the expectations with packed lunches, as we have noted some children have excessive amounts of food in their packed lunches, particularly sweet items.
Children may bring a packed lunch to the academy but energy drinks, fizzy drinks, hot drinks, soup, flasks, or glass containers are not allowed for health and safety reasons. We would actively discourage sweets and chocolate bars in packed lunches, as we are committed to ensuring that the children adopt healthy lifestyles.
We have noticed that a number of children are wearing trainers in the academy. Although we appreciate that it is difficult to source all clothing at the moment, we would ask that children wear plain black shoes for school. Many thanks for your support.
We still have iPads available for Year 1 to Year 6 to loan. Please contact the academy office if you would like to take up this offer to support your child’s access to Showbie, even for this last week of home learning.
We still have a few breakfast packs left. Please pop in and collect one from the entrance to the academy if you are passing on your daily walk.
Year 6 – Lucas M and Onyx
Year 5 – Harley and Jackson
Year 4 – Sienna and Riley
Year 3 – Jake and Kyron
Year 2 – Paige and Emme
R1/M – Mubarak
B2H – Alexis
B3A – Albie and Luca
Please continue to stay safe and follow the Lockdown rules.
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Full detailsCongratulations to our Autumn Term Diamond Standard winners.
Curiosity
Finley D for having a real thirst for knowledge and always going out of his way to seek new facts about his project work.
Care
Heidi S for being a friend to many, always supporting others around the academy and being a super Dormanstown citizen.
Courage
Abdullah A for his courage to try new things in Reception, being excited and enthusiastic and making lots of progress with the English language.
Commitment
Harper I for having such an infectious enthusiasm for learning. She is so committed to everything she does and fully supports everyone around her.
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Full detailsIt’s been lovely to see lots of your smiling faces on the live class sessions this week, and we hope that you have enjoyed seeing your friends. Thank you to everyone who has persevered with the technology this half term to access their learning through Showbie and share the work with their teachers.
The snow has brought lots of excitement in the academy this week, and we hope you have a restful and enjoyable half term holiday next week.
Children in 3A wrote a Blog about what they have been learning about as part of their writing lessons. We are proud to publish two examples below:
This half term our class story was ‘The Twits’. The Twits are people who play nasty tricks on one another. For instance, Mr Twit tied balloons to Mrs Twit and tried sending her to the moon, but Mrs Twit had served Mr Twit worms for his tea and told him it was spaghetti! They also play tricks on others too. In their garden, they smear glue all over the tree, so when the poor birds land on it they get stuck. And do you know what they do with the birds? Make bird pie! If you have never read the Twits, we think you would enjoy it. We have completed some reading activities:
As part of our Design Technology project, we designed and made our own board games. Firstly, we had fun playing our favourite board games with our family. Then we evaluated them against a criteria (pros and cons). We used this to see what features we liked across a number of different board games. Completing questionnaires and a design brief, we then came up with our own ideas and made our own games. Take a look at our amazing board games:
Thank you Year 3 for your contribution to the Blog. We love what you have written and your games and reading activities look amazing. 🙂
Please note that from Monday 22nd February we are moving to two Nursery sessions for children who have booked a place. A morning session for N2 children and an afternoon session for N1 children. Nursery parents have received a letter explaining these arrangements, but please ask if you are unsure.
Are you struggling for food during these difficult times?
FSM meal vouchers will come from the Winter Grant Scheme which is run by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (same as over Christmas and New Year).
Vouchers from school will resume after half term.
Just a reminder to parents/carers to keep the academy office up to date with any new contact telephone numbers. This is not only extremely important for being able to contact you but also to ensure that families eligible receive their food vouchers.
We can now offer children from Year 1 to Year 6 the opportunity to loan their school iPad. Please contact the academy office if you would like to take up this offer to support your child’s access to Showbie.
If you require a critical worker place in the academy please contact the academy office. Places must be booked by Monday at 12 noon to start the following week to allow us to plan numbers and keep staff and children as safe as possible.
We still have a few breakfast packs left. Please pop in and collect one from the entrance to the academy if you are passing on your daily walk.
Year 6 – Onyx and Alfie
Year 5 – Kayden and Harley
Year 4 – Harvey and Adam
Year 3 – Ryan and Harper
Year 2 – Paige and Lola
R1/M – Mubarak
B2H – Alexis and Lennox
B3A – Luca and Heidi
Please continue to stay safe and follow the Lockdown rules.
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Full detailsThank you to everyone who has joined in the class live discussion sessions this week. We know that many of you have enjoyed seeing each other on Showbie and being able to catch up with your friends. Class teachers will continue to let you know the time of the live taught session each day, and we look forward to seeing lots of children taking part.
Safer Internet Day is on Tuesday 9th February and, as we have included items on the Blog over the last couple of weeks, the promotion of this has never been more important than during the current lockdown.
This year in the UK, Safer Internet Day explores reliability online. The internet has an amazing range of information and opportunities online, but how do we separate fact from fiction? Safer Internet Day will be celebrated globally with the slogan: Together for a better internet.
More details and information /activities can be found at:
Safer Internet Day 2021 | Safer Internet Centre
Activities have been shared with children this week to support Children’s Mental Health Week and the theme of Express Yourself. We had some great examples of children expressing themselves to music and in other ways. The Reception children also listened to “The Huge Bag of Worries” story, discussing how they can make their worries go away with their parents/carers. Other classes have also enjoyed the daily lessons using the ELSA resources.
HeadStart promotes children and young people’s emotional wellbeing in schools, at home, in the community, and online. Working with partners, the aim is to improve resilience and provide support at an early stage to enable children and young people to better cope in difficult circumstances. During Children’s Mental Health Week 2021, HeadStart have launched their new newsletter. These will come out each fortnight and will be packed with resources to support school communities. Click on the link below:
We need each other more than ever right now! This month the focus is on reaching out to connect with others and doing our best to be a good friend. Our acts of kindness and connection ripple out and impact so many more people than we realise – and they also boost our own happy hormones too! In stressful times people around us may be feeling the strain, so let’s try to keep calm, take time to listen and show compassion.
Just a reminder to parents/carers to keep the academy office up to date with any new contact telephone numbers. This is not only extremely important for being able to contact you but also to ensure that families eligible receive their food vouchers.
We can now offer children from Year 1 to Year 6 the opportunity to loan their school iPad. Please contact the academy office if you would like to take up this offer to support your child’s access to Showbie.
If you require a critical worker place in the academy please contact the academy office. Places must be booked by Monday at 12 noon to start the following week to allow us to plan numbers and keep staff and children as safe as possible.
We have received another delivery of breakfast packs today. Please pop in and collect one from the entrance to the academy if you are passing on your daily walk.
Year 6 – Alfie and Reece
Year 5 – Josie and Max
Year 4 – Reiley and Thomas
Year 3 – Leo and Olly
Year 2 – Paige and Maddy
B3A – Albie and Luca
B2H – Alexis and Noah
Please continue to stay safe and follow the Lockdown rules.
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