Weekly Round up

We have had a week of preparation in school this week – as the children get ready for some big events in the next couple of weeks.

Across school, the corridors have been filled with the sound of music as children practice Christmas songs ready for nativities, church performances and Christingle. We love singing in our school, and we are very excited to share our new songs with the whole school community.

We have been delighted to announce our Diamond Standard winners in the last week. This is the culmination of a term of hard work, as five people are celebrated for their curiosity, courage, commitment, care and creativity. It is so hard to decide winners each term, as there are so many worthy candidates, but we were delighted with our representatives this term – who will now be invited to a grand trust celebration in the summer.

We are now on the lookout for our next group of winners, who will be awarded at the end of the Spring term.

Please make sure you check our calendar dates and Facebook regularly for all the Christmas events we have planned between now and the end of the year – and enjoy a relaxing, festive weekend!

Class Round up

This week Year 5, Year 6 and Class B4 are excited to show what they’ve been up to.

Year 5

We have had a really interesting week in year 5 where we have been lucky enough to work with the poet Bob Beagrie.

We have completed two poetry workshops which has seen us create our own group poems and even ended with our own poetry slam.

We will then be working with an animator to bring these poems to life. We can’t wait to share them with everybody! 

Year 6

In Year Six, we have been learning about Charles Darwin and evolution in Science. We wanted to find out if different types of beaks effected how much food a bird could pick up.

To represent the beaks we had scissors, pegs and a fork. We used these to see which foods were the easiest to pick up such as pasta, sultanas, sunflower seeds and laces (to represent different insects and wild fruit).

The results were quite surprising and we understood how some animals survive in the wild and why others do not. 

Class B4

A fab half term with endless creativity! 

We have enjoyed being creative during Art where we produced our own land art with Year 5 and with an amazing team at the Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery.

We made a wonderful sand sculpture and even got creative at Foxrush – all with the influence of Andy Goldsworthy.

PE has helped us work on our dancing skills combining emotion with the focus of the 1850s circus and in English we have begun our focus on writing a recount in dairy form- thanks to a much enjoyed book the Danger Gang.

Attendance

Each week we have an ‘Awesome Attendance’ competition for the class or classes with the highest attendance. The class with the highest attendance will receive a letter and the first class to spell out ‘Awesome’ receives a treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

Missed Learning

39 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 212 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week. A huge WELL DONE to you all😊

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy.

Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances.

If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible.

Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Art Gallery

Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery will be opening their doors at 5pm to the public and invite parents and children to the Children Exhibition. It will be hosting the sculpture work done by year 5 and B4.

If you cannot attend tonight, then the exhibition will be on from Wednesday to Saturday 11 am – 4pm until 23rd December. 

Christmas Extravaganza

Lunch Menu

Our lunches are provided on a 3 week rota. Choices next week will be Week 3.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Links to support our Children and Families

Cost of Living

Headlice

There would appear to be a problem with head lice in the academy.  Several parents have informed us that their child has headlice; obviously this must mean that there are other children who also have the problem. 

I have taken this opportunity to provide some up-to-date advice for treating headlice and I would ask every parent to please check their child’s hair tonight and every night and treat if necessary. 

It is not sufficient to simply shampoo your child’s hair; this will not get rid of the lice – parents should visit a chemist, supermarket or see their family doctor to purchase or obtain a prescription for headlice lotion and follow the instructions.  An alternative method, and one which does not involve the use of chemicals, is as follows: 

• Fill a sink with water 
• Wet the child’s hair 
• Apply conditioner 
• Comb (with a fine tooth comb or nit comb) the child’s hair into the sink.  If there are any lice they will fall out into the water. 

It is recommended that the above treatment be done for at least 4 days. 

If you know your child has headlice, please treat it as soon as possible and check your child’s hair every night.   

The school nurse can be contacted via school, if any further advice or information is needed. 

Bring It On Christmas

Agency Coffee Morning

Just a reminder that the Multi Agency Coffee morning is taking place next Wednesday for families who have a concern that their child may be autistic, have sensory processing needs, ADHD or FASD.  The following professionals will be there to answer questions; Neurodevelopmental team, SENDIASS, R&C SEN Team, CAMHS/SPOC, Carers Together, SEND Family Voice, Kooth, Inclusion.

The 4 T’s of Diabetes

National Sleep Helpline

Families Drop In

Online Courses for Parents

Access to Research

Max Card

Lollipops

You can also get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

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Weekly Round up

We have had an incredibly exciting week in the academy this week! Christmas has arrived with trees, decorations and rehearsals across school. Not only that, but we even had a flurry of snow to welcome in the season!

Our Year 5 students had an amazing day on Tuesday, making their way down to Redcar Beach to complete some beautiful Andrew Goldsworthy inspired art installations, supported by the local art gallery. Not only that, BBC Radio Tees heard about the experience, and decided to drop down and interview the children while they were working! We are extremely proud of how well all children were able to articulate their creations, and talk with passion about what they had created.

We’ve also had a huge reading week in school! On Tuesday we were joined by children’s book author and illustrator Emma Reynolds, who travelled from Manchester to share assemblies, workshops and even a session with parents – based on her gorgeous book Amara And The Bats. Emma is working with school throughout the year as part of our application to gain Artsmark accreditation, and we look forward to welcoming her back again soon.

Reception also had an author experience this week: Nishani Reed visited them for a draw along session, based on her new book Nabil Steals A Penguin. We loved the laughter and fun as the children listened to the story and drew their own penguin sketches!

Keep an eye on the diary dates over the upcoming week for more Christmas events as we make our way into December!

Class Round up

Here is the latest from Year 4 and Class B3

Year 4

In Art, Year 4 have been learning about the artist Antony Gormley.

So far, we have explored his work and recognised he uses human form and his sculptures are placed in a range of different outdoor settings.

We are now creating our own wire sculptures that represent his work, considering carefully the proportion of the figures body parts.

Class B3

Class B3 welcomed our parents into school last week.

They helped us learn to sew using a running stitch.

We all worked well together and had a great afternoon.

Attendance

Each week we have an ‘Awesome Attendance’ competition for the class or classes with the highest attendance. The class with the highest attendance will receive a letter and the first class to spell out ‘Awesome’ receives a treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

Missed Learning

 39.5 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 215 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week. A huge WELL DONE to you all 😊

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy.

Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances.

If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible.

Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Our lunches are provided on a 3 week rota. Choices next week will be Week 2.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Georgian Christmas

Links to support our Children and Families

Cost of Living

Headlice

There would appear to be a problem with head lice in the academy.  Several parents have informed us that their child has headlice; obviously this must mean that there are other children who also have the problem. 

I have taken this opportunity to provide some up-to-date advice for treating headlice and I would ask every parent to please check their child’s hair tonight and every night and treat if necessary. 

It is not sufficient to simply shampoo your child’s hair; this will not get rid of the lice – parents should visit a chemist, supermarket or see their family doctor to purchase or obtain a prescription for headlice lotion and follow the instructions.  An alternative method, and one which does not involve the use of chemicals, is as follows: 

• Fill a sink with water 
• Wet the child’s hair 
• Apply conditioner 
• Comb (with a fine tooth comb or nit comb) the child’s hair into the sink.  If there are any lice they will fall out into the water. 

It is recommended that the above treatment be done for at least 4 days. 

If you know your child has headlice, please treat it as soon as possible and check your child’s hair every night.   

The school nurse can be contacted via school, if any further advice or information is needed. 

Bring It On Christmas

Agency Coffee Morning

Just a reminder that the Multi Agency Coffee morning is taking place next Wednesday for families who have a concern that their child may be autistic, have sensory processing needs, ADHD or FASD.  The following professionals will be there to answer questions; Neurodevelopmental team, SENDIASS, R&C SEN Team, CAMHS/SPOC, Carers Together, SEND Family Voice, Kooth, Inclusion.

The 4 T’s of Diabetes

National Sleep Helpline

Families Drop In

Online Courses for Parents

Access to Research

Max Card

Lollipops

You can also get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Actions for Happiness

Weekly Round up

What a busy week we’ve had!

As you are aware we had some very special visitors in academy this week and we would like to pass on a huge thank you to our whole school community for your support, honesty and involvement in our Ofsted visit. Outcomes will be shared as soon as the report is published, and whilst we are unable to share results until this happens, we are incredibly grateful to all our families who were involved, either through face-to-face discussions, online surveys or supporting your child in their learning.

On that note the children were amazing! We are so proud of all our students who represented the school so well. They were observed, interviewed, their behaviour discussed and their books studied by our inspection team, who noted how wonderful they all were! It was a ringing endorsement of the hard work our whole school community continue to do that the team were able to give such positive feedback on our students.

Next week we have a full and action-packed week planned again, so please do check in on our social media page to see what we have been up to – and a final thank you again for your ongoing support from all the staff.

Class Round up

It’s time to see what Year 1, Year 2 and Class B2 have been up to.

Year 1

The year 1 children have worked really hard so far this half term.

In the last few weeks we have been learning about the artist Iris Scott.

We practiced mark making using a range of objects and mixing colours to turn them lighter and darker. We also took pictures of things that inspired is in our playground and made a sketch from these pictures. For our final piece we have been inspired by Iris Scott’s poppy/flower collection.

As a whole class we agreed that it would be nice as we have just had Remembrance Day at school. The children looked at pictures of poppies, then carefully sketched an outline of their main focus.

As we were inspired by Iris Scott we decided we should use our fingers o paint just like she does.  So far, we have added red, green and black to our painting.

Next week we will be completing the background. The children are really excited to have a finished piece.

Year 2

Year 2 have been learning all about the famous artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

We have been exploring a range of media, including oil pastels, crayons and felt pens to draw circles, spirals and patterns, all in the style of this artist!

Hundertwasser was also an architect, designing many interesting and colourful buildings.

We worked together to create a ‘Hundertwasser Dormanstown,’ decorating the houses of Dormanstown with colourful patterns.  

Class B2

Wow! What an exciting time that we had over the last few weeks.

First off, we have been reading the story, ‘We’re Going on A Bear Hunt.’ Then, found some bear prints and we went on a bear hunt.

We walked around the school and outside. We had to squelch in some mud and we finally found a scary bear.

In Art, we have been looking at Iris Scott. She is an artist who uses her fingers to create some magnificent art work.

We created some poppy landscape pictures in the style of Iris Scott.

Attendance

Each week we have an ‘Awesome Attendance’ competition for the class or classes with the highest attendance. The class with the highest attendance will receive a letter and the first class to spell out ‘Awesome’ receives a treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

Missed Learning

 41.5 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 199 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week. A huge WELL DONE to you all 😊

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy.

Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances.

If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible.

Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Our lunches are provided on a 3 week rota. Choices next week will be Week 1.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Children in Need

We would like to thank, pupils, parents, staff and everyone else who donated last Friday for Children in Need, we raised a total of £216.89!!

Georgian Christmas

Links to support our Children and Families

Cost of Living

Agency Coffee Morning

Just a reminder that the Multi Agency Coffee morning is taking place next Wednesday for families who have a concern that their child may be autistic, have sensory processing needs, ADHD or FASD.  The following professionals will be there to answer questions; Neurodevelopmental team, SENDIASS, R&C SEN Team, CAMHS/SPOC, Carers Together, SEND Family Voice, Kooth, Inclusion.

The 4 T’s of Diabetes

Community Conversations

SEND Family Voice

A monthly Newsletter filled with news, information and events for all things SEND in the Redcar & Cleveland Area. You can read or download the latest newsletter here.

Families Drop In

Online Courses for Parents

National Sleep Helpline

Access to Research

Max Card

Lollipops

You can also get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Actions for Happiness

Weekly Round up

This week all children have been thinking about antibullying. We recognise the importance of all children feeling safe and happy in school, and all classrooms have had discussions and circle times where they have discussed how they should behave, and how we can overcome negative choices. This started on Monday with our odd-sock day. It was lovely to see the children confidently talk about why they had dressed differently for the day, and how well they could explain the importance of being a good friend.

We have also had parent’s evening this week, which was amazing! We are incredibly grateful to all the parents and families who attended, and we hope that you are proud of your children and the hard work they have been putting in to their work. We are also thankful for those of you who filled in the parental survey. If you did not get a chance a QR code link is attached below – the form is a great chance to share your suggestions, and to help us future plan for how we can make our school even better!

Our Y5’s have also been out on their bikes this week, completing the first of their cycling proficiency sessions. Feedback from their instructors has been great, and they are now moving on to their Level 2 awards next week.

Finally, we rounded off the week with Children In Need. The school was awash with colour as children completed a range of activities including a BEARPEE challenge, where they jumped their way through as many burpees as possible as they could in a set time! Your kind donations are yet to be totaled, but we are sure your contributions will make a huge difference to the charity.

Class Round up

Let’s see how early years are getting on with Nursery, Reception and B1 this week.

Nursery

This week Nursery have been enjoying the Gruffalo story and enjoying exploring woodland environments.

We have also had a fantastic day enjoying Children in Need activities and dressing up.

Reception

Reception have been learning all about the changes that happen in autumn.

We have enjoyed role playing the story Percy the Park Keeper, After The Storm.

We even built Percy a new tree for his animals to live in!

Class B1

This half term, B1 have been super busy learning about the celebrations Bonfire Night and Diwali. The children have used their fine motor skills to make fireworks in lots of different ways!

We have also been learning about how Fire Fighters help to keep us safe. The children have enjoyed dressing up as fire fighters and role playing to put out fires.

 Last week, we welcomed our parents in to share the learning we had been doing and take part in some firework and fire fighter related activities.

Attendance

Each week we have an ‘Awesome Attendance’ competition for the class or classes with the highest attendance. The class with the highest attendance will receive a letter and the first class to spell out ‘Awesome’ receives a treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

100% Attendance

This week we had 214 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week. A huge WELL DONE to you all 😊

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy.

Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances.

If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible.

Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Our lunches are provided on a 3 week rota. Choices next week will be Week 3.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Georgian Christmas

Links to support our Children and Families

Cost of Living

Agency Coffee Mornings

Just a reminder that the Multi Agency Coffee morning is taking place next Monday 20^th November for families who have a concern that their child may be autistic, have sensory processing needs, ADHD or FASD.  The following professionals will be there to answer questions; Neurodevelopmental team, SENDIASS, R&C SEN Team, CAMHS/SPOC, Carers Together, SEND Family Voice, Kooth, Inclusion.

The 4 T’s of Diabetes

Community Conversations

SEND Family Voice

A monthly Newsletter filled with news, information and events for all things SEND in the Redcar & Cleveland Area. You can read or download the latest newsletter here.

Families Drop In

Online Courses for Parents

National Sleep Helpline

Access to Research

Max Card

Uniforms

As we are all being affected by the cost-of-living crisis, we have a small stock of preloved uniform and coats/jackets that parents can come and purchase, all we are asking for is a donation. This will be open for you to come and have a look on a Tuesday & Thursday between 08.50 – 09.15 and 14.40 – 15.00 via the main office.

Lollipops

You can also get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Actions for Happiness

Weekly Round up

We are back!

We hope all our families had a lovely week off school, and that you managed to rest and enjoy some time together.

As the nights grow dark, and the weather gets colder and wetter it has been amazing to see so many smiling faces at the door – and we have been delighted at how well learning has returned to our school.

Year Six students have started their reading and maths boosters, and have already shown the perfect attitudes towards revision; our new Christmas club has been hugely well received and enjoyed by all and classes are now beginning their new curriculum topic in art – so we are eagerly awaiting the inventive, individual and creative projects children will be working on in the next few weeks!

 Next week we are hosting parents evening, and we are very excited to share your child’s work with you, as well as have the time to discuss how they are getting on. If you cannot attend, or are yet to make an appointment please let the office know and they can make arrangements for you.

More diary dates

We are back!

We hope all our families had a lovely week off school, and that you managed to rest and enjoy some time together.

As the nights grow dark, and the weather gets colder and wetter it has been amazing to see so many smiling faces at the door – and we have been delighted at how well learning has returned to our school.

Year Six students have started their reading and maths boosters, and have already shown the perfect attitudes towards revision; our new Christmas club has been hugely well received and enjoyed by all and classes are now beginning their new curriculum topic in art – so we are eagerly awaiting the inventive, individual and creative projects children will be working on in the next few weeks!

 Next week we are hosting parents evening, and we are very excited to share your child’s work with you, as well as have the time to discuss how they are getting on. If you cannot attend, or are yet to make an appointment please let the office know and they can make arrangements for you.

More diary dates will be sent out soon as we continue to plan activities to end the year in style!

will be sent out soon as we continue to plan activities to end the year in style!

Class Round up

For the first week back we’re focusing on Year 5, Year 6 and class B4.

Year 5

We have had a really exciting week in Y5 this week. We have begun our new Art topic in our curriculum lessons.

This term we are looking at the work of the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. He is famous for working with natural materials to create sculptures within a landscape.

We went outside to try it out for ourselves and we came up with some really interesting ideas! 

Year 6

Before the half term, Year Six visited Eden Camp.

We have been learning about World War II in our history lessons and once there we could go in the different themed huts.

We saw and learnt more about how the war started, the Blitz, rationing, streets at war and the U-boats. We had such an amazing day! 

B4

B4 have had a fantastic term.

MIMA has been a great experience where we explored various forms of art through the focus of Redcar beach.

This will be revisited as we enjoy art by Andy Goldsworthy where we will create natural sculptures in our environment.

We had a practiced of working with some of the materials which has been both fun and challenging. We loved the focus of looking at Scandinavia in Geography.

Attendance

Each week we have an ‘Awesome Attendance’ competition for the class or classes with the highest attendance. The class with the highest attendance will receive a letter and the first class to spell out ‘Awesome’ receives a treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

100% Attendance

This week we had 215 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week. A huge WELL DONE to you all 😊

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy.

Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances.

If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible.

Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Our lunches are provided on a 3 week rota. Choices next week will be Week 2.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Children in Need

Friday 17th November is Children in Need and we will be supporting and fundraising.

This years theme is to challenge yourself to be SPOTacular and will be taking part in Joe Wicks Pudsey Burpees Challenge.

For a donation of £1 children can come dressed in spots, Children in need clothing or their own clothes. Decorating a t-shirt with colourful spots using felt tip pens is an easy, inexpensive way to join the fun.

Links to support our Children and Families

Cost of Living

The 4 T’s of Diabetes

Georgian Christmas

SEND Family Voice

A monthly Newsletter filled with news, information and events for all things SEND in the Redcar & Cleveland Area. You can read or download the latest newsletter here.

Families Drop In

Online Courses for Parents

National Sleep Helpline

Access to Research

Max Card

Uniforms

As we are all being affected by the cost-of-living crisis, we have a small stock of preloved uniform and coats/jackets that parents can come and purchase, all we are asking for is a donation. This will be open for you to come and have a look on a Tuesday & Thursday between 08.50 – 09.15 and 14.40 – 15.00 via the main office.

Lollipops

You can also get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Actions for Happiness

Weekly Round up

Well, that’s it!

A long, but hugely rewarding 8 weeks are over – and we would firstly like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all our families and community for such an outstanding year we have had so far!

It feels like an awfully long time ago that we returned from the summer, but the progress all classes have made has been astounding, and you can all be incredibly proud of the work children have put in already to making this year a success.

This week has been no different!

We have had trips galore, with Y4 visiting MIMA for some amazing art exhibitions, Y6 reflecting on the profound effect of World War II by visiting Eden Camp, and the half term was capped of in style by our choir, who joined the rest of our trust for a beautiful concert at Guisborough Church.

We were also joined this week by our Year 1 and 2 parents for a Read Write Inc coffee morning, which was a lovely opportunity to catch up on reading, talk about the groups children are currently in – and to share what is working well both in school and at home. After the holidays we look forward to inviting in families to see our sessions in action – and to join in with some reading classes!

Finally, we had the excitement and fun of the halloween disco, which was a huge success and loved by all! 

We wish everyone a wonderful week off, and look forward to seeing you all in November!

Class Round up

For the final blog this half term let’s hear from Year 3, Year 4 and class B3

Y3

Year 3 have enjoyed learning about direct speech within their English lessons.

They have discovered the 5 finger speech rule and are starting to be able to remember it without prompts.

They have also been learning about mass in Maths and were able to find the weight of different objects around the classroom.

Y4

This term Year 4, have been working on bridges in gymnastics.

We have been working hard on a range gymnastic skills such as: co-ordination,  balance, strength and flexibility.

We have practised individual balances, as well as collaborative balances that demonstrated excellent team work.

B3

B3 have been experimenting in science to see which type of soil was the most permeable.

We also talked about how we made sure it was a fair test by having the same amount of soil and water.

Attendance

Each week we have an ‘Awesome Attendance’ competition for the class or classes with the highest attendance. The class with the highest attendance will receive a letter and the first class to spell out ‘Awesome’ receives a treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

Missed Learning

 34.5 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 226 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week. A huge WELL DONE to you all 😊

Can you get 100% when we return?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy.

Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances.

If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible.

Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Our lunches are provided on a 3 week rota. When we return it will be Week 1.

On Monday, instead of Carrot Cake the children will have the option of Bonfire Parkin cake instead.

Busy Bees Holiday Club

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Power of Women – Day of the Girl

Links to support our children and families

Cost of Living

Georgian Christmas

Families Drop In

Online Courses for Parents

Access to Research

Max Card

Uniforms

As we are all being affected by the cost-of-living crisis, we have a small stock of preloved uniform and coats/jackets that parents can come and purchase, all we are asking for is a donation. This will be open for you to come and have a look on a Tuesday & Thursday between 08.50 – 09.15 and 14.40 – 15.00 via the main office.

Lollipops

You can also get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

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Weekly Round up

It has been a busy week again this week, filled with learning and fun!

B4 invited parents in for their parental engagement this week – and it was lovely to see how proud the children were to share their learning and work together on each activity.

Across school, children have been undertaking history as part of their wider curriculum, and the corridors have been buzzing with conversations about Greek gods, The Blitz and stone age hunter gatherers! Why not ask your child about what they have been learning?

Next week is shaping up to be a busy one, with trips for several year groups as well as the choir, a Halloween disco as well as PD day on the last Friday.

Finally, this week saw the chance to reflect on how children are reading at home, and it was a joy to read some of the comments written in children’s home readers about how hard they are working. We are eager to explore how to continue to make links between home and school reading – and will be sending out some guidance and strategies in the upcoming weeks. Please do continue to read regularly with your child, and to ensure they have their book and reading record each day – as this helps us to reinforce and reward the work you are doing.

Enjoy your weekend (and good luck to England in the rugby!)

Class Round up

Let’s heard the latest from Year 1, Year 2 and B2

Show Racism the Red Card

All of the children dressed up in red today to show Racism the Red Card.

We have been learning that every person deserves to be treated  with respect.

Year 1

The year 1 children have worked super hard so far this half term.

This week we have been writing a set of instructions. To make sure we wrote specific and clear instructions we decorated our own biscuits.

After this we tested them to make sure they tasted good!

We took lots of pictures to stick in with our piece of writing so when someone uses our instructions they will be able to see exactly what their biscuit should look like.

Next, we wrote our instructions, we made sure to use bossy verbs such as mix and spread. We also practiced saying our instructions out loud to check they made sense and were clear so our reader would know exactly what to do.

Year 2

Over the past few weeks in Science, Year 2 have been focusing on the topic of materials and conducting a range of experiments to deepen our understanding.  

The children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the properties of different materials and investigating their suitability for various purposes. One experiment involved finding out which material would make the best umbrella.

The children had to consider which material would be most waterproof and which would provide the best protection from the rain.

We spent time testing the materials to see which were waterproof and which were absorbent. We discovered that cellophane was the best. 

We have also been manipulating materials through stretching, twisting, bending, and squashing. The children were fascinated by how materials can change shape.  

B2

B2 have been very busy this week.

This week we have been reading and watching clips so that we can write a fact file about bears.

We have written some sentences about bears.

Here they are-

In History, we are answering the question ‘What was life like for a child in Redcar?’

We have been talking about when we were born and looking at our baby photos.

We have also been learning about special events in our lives. Some special events are when we learned to walk or when we had our first birthday.

On an afternoon, we have started ‘Attention to Autism.’ Mrs Seddon surprises the children with something inside the mystery bucket. 

We love this activity. Then we have Dough Disco where we make shapes and control our dough with our hands / fingers.

Attendance

Each week we have an ‘Awesome Attendance’ competition for the class or classes with the highest attendance. The class with the highest attendance will receive a letter and the first class to spell out ‘Awesome’ receives a treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

Missed Learning

 58.5 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 211 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week. A huge WELL DONE to you all 😊

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy.

Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances.

If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible.

Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Halloween Disco

Georgian Christmas

Lunch Menu

Our lunches are provided on a 3 week rota. Next weeks options will be Week 3.

On Tuesday all children are invited to enjoy a Spooky Halloween themed lunch

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Lunchtime Supervisor Vacancy

We are looking to appoint a dedicated lunchtime supervisor, who is confident and with strong behaviour management.  Their duties will include supervising children, both in the dining hall at mealtimes and other parts of the school including the playground, leading play activities, ensuring the safety, wellbeing and good behaviour of all our children.  Ideally, the successful candidates will have experience of working with children and young people.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with children, can remain calm and positive, and has strong communication and interpersonal skills.  We need someone who can provide some social and educational training, such as good table manners, and encourage children to eat healthy. 

Please see the link below for more details and an application pack.

Applications to be made before Friday 20th October.

https://www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/careers/lunchtime-supervisor-dormanstown-primary-academy/

Power of Women – Day of the Girl

Links to Support our Children and Families

Cost of Living

Busy Bees Holiday Club

Families Drop In

Online Courses for Parents

Access to Research

Max Card

Uniforms

As we are all being affected by the cost-of-living crisis, we have a small stock of preloved uniform and coats/jackets that parents can come and purchase, all we are asking for is a donation. This will be open for you to come and have a look on a Tuesday & Thursday between 08.50 – 09.15 and 14.40 – 15.00 via the main office.

Lollipops

You can also get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Actions for Happiness