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.
We have one more week in school before half term. The children will break up on Friday 28th May at 2pm returning to school on Monday 7th June.
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.
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.
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.
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Full detailsOur 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.
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:
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!
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.
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
Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.
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Full detailsOur 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.
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 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.
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
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.
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, 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.
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Full detailsOur 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.
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. 3rd May – 4S
w.b. 10th May – 5W and 5S
w.b. 17th May – 6S and 6H
Please ensure the children have their swimming costume/shorts and a suitable towel in the academy on their allocated day.
Please follow the link to the HeadStart Newsletter:
HeadStart Newsletter 26th April- 7th May 2021
We have had another delivery of breakfast packs which the children have brought home today.
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
Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.
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Full detailsAnother 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.
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Full detailsThank 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.
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Full detailsWe 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.
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.
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.
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 Newsletter 12th – 23rd April
We also have a new sign in school to show that we are a HeadStart school.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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Full detailsAnother great week in the academy with the children having such positive engagement in their learning tasks as well as fantastic behaviour.
We are so proud to be giving out our new “Pot of Gold” certificates as our Friday reward based on our values: Inspiration, Aspiration, Collaboration, Celebration.
Once the children have received at least one of each badge, they will receive the main logo badge featuring all four values.
As our badges are being especially made to order, we will make sure the children receive them as soon as they arrive. The children have all voted for their replacement for a Honk reward token following ideas gathered from Pupil Voice and discussions in Academy Council. The children have voted for a gold coin that will be kept in a golden pot in each classroom, before been put into the Friday draw to be in with the chance to choose a prize.
Great fun was had in the academy today as we celebrated Comic Relief. It was non-uniform, with staff and children wearing something red. We had a joke competition in line with the theme of “Funny is Power”. Watch out for our winners from each class on FaceBook where you can vote for the funniest! Thank you for all your donations that we will give to this amazing charity.
Please can any outstanding uniform issues be remedied over the Easter break, so every child is in full school uniform for our return on the 12th April.
The childrenhave found out about the Census in school this week which is an important exercise in understanding the population of our country and what their needs will be in the future.
Can we ask that any dogs brought onto the Plaza at the beginning or end of the day are kept on a lead and under control at all times. Please can we ask that parents/carers leave the academy as soon as possible after dropping off or collecting their child?
The children break up for the Easter holidays on Thursday 25th March at their normal collection time. Friday 26th March is a PD Day for the staff in school.
Everyone will return to the academy, following the break, on Monday 12th April.
Please see below for a useful workshop on Child Criminal Exploitation run by Barnardo’s.
Year 6 – Reece and Lucas P
Year 5 – Kayden and Spencer
Year 4 – Adam and Pepe
Year 3 – Lucas and Kyron
Year 2 – Paige and Maddy
B3A – Amelia and Joseph
B2H – Ryan and Alexis
Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.
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Full detailsIt has been wonderful to have our children back in the academy this week. They have settled back in so well, enjoyed seeing their friends and had great focus on their work.
Our assemblies this week have focused on the values on our logo: Inspiration, Aspiration, Collaboration, Celebration.
The children have also been really motivated to try to achieve one of this week’s daily Praise and Share awards.
We are sure you have all seen our new signage at the front of the academy. We have also additional logos inside the academy which the children and staff have felt so proud to see.
Here are two links from Childline and the NSPCC that parents/carers may use whilst supporting their children on their return to the academy:
Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/school-college-and-work/school-college/school/
NSPCC https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/away-from-home/at-school/#cornavirus
Thank you for the support from parents and carers this week in getting the children back into full school uniform and maintaining our expectations. We appreciate that sourcing clothing isn’t as easy at the moment, so please contact us if anyone is having any issues. School jumpers and cardigans can be ordered from:
https://myclothing.com/ and Lollipops Middlesborough
On Thursday, Class RM had their pizza party for being the first class before Christmas to achieve all the letters of AWESOME by having the best attendance in school for 7 separate weeks. The attendance this week has got off to a fantastic start. Let’s see which other classes can achieve their AWESOME letters and have a celebration in their class!
Please see below for a useful workshop on Child Criminal Exploitation run by Barnardo’s.
We have had another delivery of breakfast packs this week. Children will be bringing home cereal and porridge, and we will be offering everyone bagels in the academy.
TTRS
Year 6 – Shilo and Lucas P
Year 5 – Harley and Josie
Year 4 – Finley and Reiley
Year 3 – Kyron and Ryan
Year 2 – Paige and Maddy
B2H – Alexis and Noah
B3A – Josh and Joseph
Please continue to stay safe and look after each other.
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