Dear Families
It seems hard to believe that we are fast approaching the end of the first half term of this academic year.
Whilst we have been celebrating RED October, we are also aware that it is Black History Month. This week, our assembly was led by Miss McIntyre and focused on the theme “Standing Firm in Power and Pride.”
The assembly helped the children to understand what it means to feel proud of who they are and to use their voice to stand up for what is right. We talked about important people in History, including Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks and discussed that they fought for equality. We listened to the story called 'I Am Enough' by Grace Byers. This shed a light on being you is what makes you brilliant and how we all deserve to be treated with respect and kindness. Children are currently creating their 'Power Portraits.' This has involved them drawing a picture of themselves and writing a sentence about what makes them proud to be them!
Thank you! Northampton Education Awards
A huge thank you to everyone who nominated us for the Northamptonshire Education Awards. We are thrilled that we are finalists in so many categories! Headteacher of the Year, Primary School of the Year, Maths Team/Teacher of the Year, Unsung Hero and SEND Team/School of the Year. We love what we do – it is a privilege to be in Education so it really is lovely when that is recognised.
Watch this space and we will let you know how we get on at the end of November.
Walk in Wednesday
Thank you to those who came to school on Wednesday and shared a story or two. It is lovely to see so many families in school – we love opening our doors to you all but please be assured that if you are ever unable to make it, we always make sure your child has an adult or some friends to be with. No one is ever left out . There are some lovely photos later on in this newsletter.
RED October
Our Read Every Day October continues and today we were treated to the return of the Word Guerilla! What a spectacular day it was. It started with an assembly and then Years 4 and 5 had a special poetry workshop. The Word Guerilla always lights up the school and raises the roof with his creative poetry and genius performances. I could see the children being thoroughly inspired!
Girls’ Football
Nine of our KS2 girls took part in a Football competition at Moulton College on Wednesday. They showed show confidence, competence and motivation during their games and their skills and competitive nature earned them 6th place out of 14 teams. Well done everyone.
The Story Spuds Have Landed
WOW! Today saw the arrival of our story spuds! I didn’t think it was possible to go bigger and better than last year but you have all amazed me! Dotted around the school are potatoes dressed as story book characters and it is evident how much time and effort so many of you have put into them - thank you and well done.
We will do a roundup of all the Spud news (photos and winners) in next week’s newsletter.
School doesn’t stop for the weekend….
Tomorrow it is our famous Spooktacular event for all those who have been lucky enough to get a ticket and also some of our Year 4 children and those from Green class will be taking part in the Diwali parade in Northampton Town Centre.
Governors
Lastly, today our Governors were in monitoring standards within the classroom and ensuring all of the things that we are doing to improve in school are having the impact we would like. Our Governors play a very important role in school and if you ever want to know more about their work – the Chair is Hanna Castle
Have a super weekend and don’t forget next Tuesday is individual and sibling photos so brush that hair and polish those teeth .
Finally, I look forward to seeing you at our weekend events and see you next week for our final week of Autumn 1.
Ms Pennington