Our assembly focus this week was on Collaboration, and we discussed this though our Trust Diamond Standards, asking children to work together to choose their nominees for the summer term. Our Character Education assembly focused on Determination.

Great swimming progress from 6S and 6H this week, with lots of children being determined to achieve their next milestone in this essential life skill.

Community Information

Half Term

We have one more week in school before half term. The children will break up on Friday 28^th May at 2pm returning to school on Monday 7^th June.

Holiday Vouchers

For those entitled to income based Free School Meals, vouchers for the half term break will be issued on Tuesday 25th May. The vouchers have been funded by the Department for Work and Pensions.

30 Hour Provision for Your 3 and 4 Year Olds

As of September, we hope to be able to offer 30 hour provision for your 3 and 4 year olds!

We can offer funded 30-hour provision for those parents entitled and also a flexible paid for service for those not eligible or who require additional hours.

Check your 30-hour eligibility via the website https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

 Call us on 01642 483696 to register your interest or for more information.

Times Tables Rockstars…

Year 6 – Reece and Alfie

Year 5 – Max and Josie

Year 4 – Reiley and Kenton

Year 3 – Leo and Ollly

Year 2 – Paige

B3A – Albie and Joseph

B2H – Alexis

Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.  

Our assembly focus this week was on Mental Health Awareness Week whose theme was Connecting with Nature. We also looked at Forgiveness in our Character Education assembly.

1T had a fantastic experience on Monday, taking themselves back to Edwardian times and spending a day dressed up and re-enacting what a day at school would be like for a child over a 100 years ago.

Well done to 5N and 5W for another great week at swimming with lots of progress made in developing this essential life skill.

Mental Health Awareness Week

Children spent time using the theme Connecting with Nature to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week. Our outdoor spaces allowed plenty of opportunities to see the benefits that nature can bring to our mental health.

HeadStart also focused their fortnightly newsletter around activities linked to this theme also. Follow the link below:

Attendance Awards

Yesterday year 6 enjoyed a film afternoon with southern fried chicken, popcorn, and sweet treats. This was an attendance reward for filling up their ‘AWESOME’ chart. This is the second class to receive this reward this year, well done!!

There are a few other classes close to completing their chart too so keep attending to win a reward afternoon!

We are having a whole academy push on attendance for the remainder of the summer term, letters have gone out to parents/carers where attendance has fallen below 96%. Let’s really go for 100% until the 6 weeks holidays and we can have many more rewards!

https://wke.lt/w/s/WpzV6U

Swimming

6S and 6H will be going swimming next week.

Please ensure these children have their swimming costume/shorts and a suitable towel in the academy each day.

Times Tables Rockstars…

Year 6 – Reiley and Harvey

Year 5 – Max and Lola S

Year 4 – Adam and Thomas

Year 3 – Lucia and Lucas

Year 2 – Paige

B3A – Amelia and Heidi

B2H – Alfie

Spelling Shed Leader Board…

Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.  

Our assembly theme this week was focused around the British Value of Democracy, and we discussed the elections that were taking place around the country. In Character Education we also discussed courtesy again, and we were looking out for children who showed impeccable manners around the academy; needless to say, we had lots of superb examples.

Children in 4S have been swimming each afternoon this week, and they have really enjoyed being able to resume this essential skill and have made rapid progress in 4 days.  Well done to everyone.

Swimming

5N and 5W will be going swimming next week.

Please ensure these children have their swimming costume/shorts and a suitable towel in the academy each day.

Multi Sports

Multi Sports after school will start next week in bubbles for 4S, 5N/5W and 6S/6W for those who have reserved a place. If you would like a place for your child, please could you ensure that your child returns their form on Monday and that children have their P.E. kits in school on the relevant days:

Tuesday 4S, Wednesday 5N and 5W and Thursday 6N and 6W (check days correct)

All clubs run from 3-4pm.

Mental Health Week

Next week is Mental Health Week, and the theme is Connecting with Nature.  We will be having an assembly to promote this and having discussions in class.

Follow the link for more information:

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

Meaningful May

The Action for Happiness calendar this month reflects around what gives our life meaning.  Being a part of something bigger than ourselves and focusing on things that we value is key to our wellbeing. So let’s take time to reflect on what we care about this month and keep these things at the front of our minds as our societies begin to open up again.

Times Tables Rockstars…

Year 6 James and Onyx

Year 5 Max and Kayden

Year 4 Kenton and Reiley

Year 3 Leo and Lucas

B2H Mohammad and Ryan

B3A Heidi

Mellors

Mellors, our catering company, have provided some useful handouts for parents around their summer term theme of “Eating well to help the environment”. There is some interesting information as well as delicious recipes and tips for families to use and challenges to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.  

Our assembly theme this week was focused around commitment and we had a discussion around the Captain Tom 100.  The children tried to think of a challenge they could commit to, based around the number 100.  Please send in any photos or videos of any achievements the children did at home, so we can celebrate these.  In Character Education we also looked at courtesy and children had some good discussions around what this meant. 

We look forward to welcoming 3A back to the assembly next week.  Many children engaged in their home learning offer, and some excellent work was submitted via Showbie. Well done for all your efforts.

Swimming

Our block of swimming at Saltburn Baths is starting next week with children attending in bubble groups.  The following year groups will be attending for every afternoon in their allocated weeks:

w.b. 3^rd May – 4S

w.b. 10^th May – 5W and 5S

w.b. 17^th May – 6S and 6H

Please ensure the children have their swimming costume/shorts and a suitable towel in the academy on their allocated day.

HeadStart

Please follow the link to the HeadStart Newsletter:

HeadStart Newsletter 26^th April- 7^th May 2021

Breakfast Packs

We have had another delivery of breakfast packs which the children have brought home today.

Times Tables Rockstars…

Year 6 – Reece and Alfie

Year 5 – Max and Josie

Year 4 – Reiley and Kenton

Year 3 – Ryan and Jake

Year 2 – Paige

B2H – Mohammad

B3A – Heidi

Spelling Shed Leader Board…

Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.  

Another great week in the academy with children engaged in their learning and producing some very positive outcomes. We did unfortunately have to close a bubble this week, so we are supporting our Year 3 children to work remotely again.        

Thank You!

 We want to say a huge thank you to the Ladies of Steel who provided every child in the academy with a hygiene pack funded and organised by themselves. This was such relevant gesture with the focus on hygiene during the pandemic and allowed all the classes to engage in sessions on the importance of keeping clean and looking after your teeth. Another level of support much appreciated by the academy, families and the community.

HeadStart

As part of our involvement in the HeadStart programme to give all children the necessary support to build resilience to achieve good emotional health, the Y5 children began their HeadStarters programme This was one of ten virtual sessions focused around their own wellbeing and aiming to increase their confidence and self-esteem.

TVEd Pupil Therapy and Wellbeing Offer

At TVEd, we offer a full range of support for Pupil Therapy and Wellbeing. The poster details the various therapies we offer to our children and the stakeholders we work with in order to achieve this. Please get in touch with the Pastoral Team if you require any further information.

Times Tables Rockstars…

Year 6 – Reece and James

Year 5 – Kayden and Max

Year 4 – Reiley and Kenton

Year 3 – Declan and Leo

B2H – Mohamad and Warren

B3A – Heidi and Alfie

Spelling Shed Leader Board…

Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.  

Thank You! We want to say a huge thank you to the Ladies of Steel who provided every child in the academy with a hygiene pack funded and organised by themselves. This was such relevant gesture with the focus on hygiene during the pandemic and allowed all the classes to engage in sessions on the importance of keeping clean and looking after your teeth. Another level of support much appreciated by the academy, families and the community.

We were so happy to welcome all the children back to the academy this week.  They have settled well into their summer term projects, put lots of effort into their work and been supportive of their peers.   Well done everyone.                           

Gold Coins, Pot of Gold and Celebration Assembly

Our children have been earning lots of gold coins this week, and they will go into the prize draw during Celebration Assembly. We look forward to seeing who will receive our Pot of Gold awards this week and celebrating the achievements.

Plaza

Thank you for your support by standing within the indicated space when bringing dogs onto the Plaza.  We appreciate this for the safety and convenience of everyone.

We have had some reports of inappropriate language used on the Plaza in front of other parents and children.  We would respectfully ask you to use acceptable language at drop off and pick up times. Thank you.

HeadStart

We are so pleased to be part of the HeadStart programme to give all children the necessary support to build resilience to achieve good emotional health.

KS2 had a virtual assembly on Wednesday to introduce the programme and the Y5 children are starting a programme of work to become HeadStarters next week. This involve them being engaged in an accredited pathway of education that aims to build resilience, knowledge around their own wellbeing and increase their confidence and self-esteem.

Please see the links below to the HeadStart website and their most current newsletter.

HeadStart South Tees

HeadStart Newsletter 12^th – 23^rd April

We also have a new sign in school to show that we are a HeadStart school.

Online Safety

Please find two more links to informative resources that support parents/carers in their understanding of online safety.

The online facts of life to support children’s digital safety | Internet Matters

Online safety issues – advice to support children| Internet Matters

Breakfast Packs

We have had another delivery of Breakfast Packs this week, so the children will be bringing cereal home and will continue to have bagels when they arrive in the academy on a morning.

Times Tables Rockstars…

Year 3 – Leo and Olly

Year 4 – Kenton and Reiley

Year 5 – Max and Lola S

Year 6 – Reece and Lucas

B3A – Heidi and Amelia

B2H – Toby and Alexis

Spelling Shed Leader Board…

Nursery

Pot of gold this week for Morning nursery is Isla Picknett for Inspiration…our new topis is minibeasts and she wanted to make a bug cafe outside. She spent all of Wednesday morning transforming our shed into the Minibeast coffee shop and even found a table cloth and set it for her first customers. 

Pot of gold for afternoon nursery is Trixy Tighe for collaboration…she has worked so hard with her friends to make a minibeast hotel and find creatures to put in. She has shown excellent sharing skills and kindness. 

B1R

Pot of Gold – Aspiration – Joel Wheater for aspiring to learn red words and to become more independent in his learning.

Praise and Share – Alfie McQuillan – Building a fantastic minibeast house using construction materials.

Reception – Class RB

My Pot of gold this week is for Aiden and Thomas for amazing collaboration when constructing a model together and for recording their shared learning.

My Praise and share is Freya for her lovely pieces of writing she has worked really hard on this week.  

Reception – Class RM

Pot of Gold Rosie Nelson ASPIRATION for aspiring to be a better reader. Rosie has been practising her new phonic sounds in the areas and trying really hard to read her RWI book.

Praise and Share Malak Alsadoun for her enthusiasm to write and beginning to form letters correctly when copying words.

Year 1 T

Pot of Gold – Lexi Allenden for aspiring to be the best version of herself. She always listens and completes her work to the best of her ability. 

Praise and Share – Tommy-Jay Cox for being able to remember the names of the continents which he learnt during lockdown! 

Year 2P

Pot of Gold – Brooke Lillystone – Inspiration. Inspiring others to read with expression and telling the story with her voice. 

Praise and Share – Isla Betteridge – Showing perseverance with her Maths. Understanding Multiplication as repeated addition and arrays. 

Year 2R

Pot of Gold – Lilly Jackson for being an inspiration to others with her attitude to learning, she is a delight to teach with her positivity and her willingness to want to do her best, well done Lilly!

Praise and Share – Jaxon Jones for producing some lovely independent instruction writing, he has really tried to think of his sentences on his own and was really proud of himself for doing so, go Jaxon!  

Year 3A

Our pot of gold child is Anthony Jones this week for inspiring others with his politeness, enthusiasm for learning and his zest for life! He makes us smile every single day!

Our praise and share child is Jack Reed for much improved concentration and effort in all aspects of learning.

Year 4S

Aspiration 

4S Sienna Jones for aspiring to be the best that she can be and making an excellent effort in improving her handwriting. Well done Sienna!

Praise and Share 

Riley Stubbs for being a kind and considerate friend and for having impeccable manners. 

B2H

our Aspiration Pot of Gold this week is Judd Reed. He has completed some amazing independent writing, that others should aspire to. 

Praise and Share is George Nawton-Tunnicliffe. He worked independently to write the sounds he could hear.

Year 5

Celebration – Jackson Smith

Wow – where do I start? He has had an incredible week and worked so hard throughout the entire period. He has had a wonderful, positive attitude and myself and Mrs McLean are sooooo proud of him! 

Inspiration – Lexie Kenyon

For working extremely hard in all areas of the curriculum and for having a superb attitude to all she does and for putting in 110% effort! She really has gone the extra mile this week. 

Praise and Share – Coby Waller

For having some wonderful ideas in writing and for choose some amazing and purposeful vocabulary. 

Praise and Share – Harvey Meredith

For working really hard in all areas of the curriculum but especially in Maths!

B3A

My Celebration Pot of Gold is Joshua Balam for his drive and enthusiasm when contributing to class discussions in science and art lessons this week. 

My Praise and Share is AJ Trowsdale for great use of onomatopoeia in his descriptive sentences. 

Year 6S

Collaborations – Mais Sharbaji and Heidi Singh, for working as part of a team together during maths, supporting each other and having meaningful discussions about their work.

Praise and Share – Stephen Tooth – Excellent explanations in maths this week.

Year 6H

Our Pot of gold this week is: Leo Slater for inspiration. Leo has had an amazing first week back, completing all work to an extremely high standard.

Praise and share is: Alfie Cochrane for some awesome reading skills this week.

Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.