Uniform Suppliers

We are pleased to inform you that we now have two uniform suppliers which will give parents/guardians more choice when purchasing school uniform.

Our two suppliers are now:

• Myclothing – their website is www.myclothing.com
• Border Embroideries – their website is www.beuniforms.co.uk

Border Embroideries/BE Uniforms is the supplier we have been using for a number of years and our new suppliers website, Myclothing, will go live for ordering on 14th April 2025. On both websites, just search for our school and it will show the items available.

Alongside these two suppliers, please don’t forget our pre-loved uniform shop. You are welcome to come and browse our shelves whenever school is open. We sell sweatshirts, cardigans, polo shirts, skirts, trousers, shorts, winter and summer dresses, joggers, PE Hoodies and PE t-shirts.

We have a lot of summer dresses in all sizes for only £1.00 and a large number of age 3-4 and 5-6 sweatshirts just ready for our new intake in September (it’s never too early to get prepared!).

We hope with more choice this will help with the cost of providing your child with a school uniform.

Severn Arts

Severn Arts teachers are making up missed music lessons next week; the piano teacher is coming in on Monday and Wednesday to make up the two lessons she has missed this term and the guitar teacher is coming in on Tuesday to make up the one lesson he has missed - please remember to bring in your guitar on Tuesday.

I have missed the Wrens this week as I was off accompanying Year 3 on their residential visit to the Pioneer Centre at the start of the week.  However, the children were well looked after by Mrs Gregory, Miss Hughes and Mrs Postlethwaite in my absence.

They have been busy learning all about 2D and 3D shapes in maths.  They learnt how to identify different shapes using the correct mathematical terminology.  We had great fun spotting 2D and 3D shapes around school.  Maybe you could try doing a shape hunt at home.  We would love to see some photographs of what you find.

In PSHE, we have been learning about the importance of good hygiene including teeth cleaning and hand washing.

In RE the children are continuing to learn the Easter story and this week have been looking at the events of the Easter story and how this links to the idea of new life.  The children worked together to create an Easter garden and were able to recall the story accurately.  We have been working hard to learn our songs and also poetry for our Easter celebrations in the village hall next Friday.  The event will start at 9.15am and finish at approximately 10.00am.  We do hope you can join us.

This week has been assessment week in school and the children have been working hard across a variety of subjects. They have completed assessments in phonics, reading, writing and maths. They have shown determination and perseverance throughout these assessments. They should all be proud of what they have achieved.

In maths this week, the children have been exploring arrays. They have been using arrays to write repeated addition number sentences and the corresponding multiplication sentences. This has been a great way for them to see the connection between addition and multiplication. We have also continued to practise counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s.

In PSHE, our focus was on the five food groups and healthy food. The children had the opportunity to design a healthy snack that they could create themselves, such as fruit skewers. They learned about the importance of each food group and how to make balanced food choices.

In geography, we recapped the different seasons. The children were able to recall the types of weather linked with each season and could identify which clothes would be appropriate for each type of weather.

In music this week, we have listened to Pachelbel's Canon, discussing the instruments heard and the tempo of the music. We learnt to sing London's Burning and sang it as a round.

This week in RE we have sequenced the events of Holy Week and told the Easter Story.

Timetable

Monday: Wellies and a coat suitable for the weather

Tuesday and Thursday: PE kits

In Kestrels this week, while Y3 were on residential at The Pioneer Centre, the other children have been completing tests in reading, writing and maths as part of their end of term assessments. This has been the perfect opportunity to show their understanding of their learning this term.

The children were set a project of designing their own zoo. They were set a strict budget to buy animal enclosures, cafes, toilets, gift shops etc. and then they had to draw a detailed map of their zoo. The children had to come up with an advertising campaign, which included a poster and recording a video to encourage people to come and visit. It was great to see the children applying their learning in geography, maths, English and computing to good effect. The children then shared their projects with each other and gave constructive feedback on their designs.

In computing, Yr 4 enjoyed eating popcorn and watching the trailers they had created for their favourite book. There was excellent use of audio, filming, transitions and text to entice pupils to read these books.  Yr 3 will be sharing their trailers next week.  

The Y3 children had a fantastic time at The Pioneer Centre as you will have seen in the news stories sent out this week.

Please remember that Kestrels are taking part in a Dance Festival at The Chantry this Thursday (10th) and should come to school in their brightly coloured or camouflage outfits.

The children should bring their school uniform to get changed into when we get back, ready for our Easter service at the church at 2:30pm the same day.

In English, we have been focusing on core grammar and punctuation concepts. The children have been identifying and using main, subordinate, and relative clauses in their writing, as well as exploring the active and passive voice to understand how sentence structure affects meaning.

In Maths, the children have been working on converting fractions, decimals, and percentages, finding equivalence between them, and ordering them in ascending order. Towards the end of the week, we introduced our new topic of ratio, where the children have begun using ratio language to develop their understanding.

In Science, we have been investigating how shadows change throughout the day. The children explored the idea that while it appears as though the sun moves across the sky, it is actually the Earth’s rotation that creates this effect.

In Geography, the children have been analysing the data from their fieldwork study. They have been evaluating whether the information they collected helps to answer their enquiry question and considering how best to present their findings to each other.

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