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NEWSLETTER Well Done! Smile For Joel

On the 29th January we held a non-uniform day to

raise money for Smile For Joel in celebration of

Richard Eades life. Richard was well known in the

community and is the Father of children at Old

Park. We raised £410.35 well done to everyone

who donated.

Autism West Midlands & Down’s Syndrome

Association

We held a non-uniform day on the 2nd February

in aid of Austism West Midlands and Down’s

Syndrome Association. We raised £424.47.

Old Park Primary School Website

Our website can be found at

www.oldparkprimary.com.

If you click on the events page you will find an up

to date annual calendar. This calendar contains the

term dates, training days and other events.

Occasionally dates change, due to circumstances

beyond our control . Please check the calendar

regularly. You can also use the events page to

check details for up coming school trips.

Newsletters and letters to parents will be available

to download in the news and events section of the

website.

Old Park Primary School Newsletter February 2018

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Calendar at a Glance! Wednesday 14th March 2018 Nursery Open Day AM—9.30 PM—1.30pm (Closed to pupils)

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Pupil Absence

Dolce have informed us that they are trying to minimise the amount of pre-

ordered food not eaten on a daily basis through pupil absences. This is due to

pupils orders not being cancelled.

May I remind parents that it is your responsibility to inform us if your child is

going to be absent and that you contact us before 9.00am If you have pre-

ordered a meal for your child for that day, you will need to cancel their meal to

avoid any charges.

Pre-ordering for your child

We have noticed some pupils have brought a packed lunch and pre-ordered a

hot meal, then the hot meal has not being taken. Can I ask parents to only pre-

order a meal if your child requires one.

We have also noticed that some parents are not pre-ordering meals for their

child and are not sending the child with a packed lunch. It is your responsibility

to book the meal for your child. If you are unable to access ‘Live Kitchen’ or are

experiencing difficulty, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the school

administration team.

It is recommended that parents include their child in the process of ordering their

meals as this will help reduce a child not knowing what has been ordered for

them and children also telling us they don’t like what their parent has ordered on

their behalf.

Thank you for your support.

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Class Star Pupil Reason

Nursery AM Rayyan For always trying hard and showing good,

friendly behaviour.

Nursery PM Anthony For making excellent progress in his phonics

and reading and for writing words

independently

RCB Tiana For trying exceptionally hard in everything she

does.

RMB Daniel H For consistent hard work and always having a

smile on his face.

1R Eve For a fantastic effort with her handwriting and

English work.

1JB Jaylen For persevering with his phonics and writing.

2W Lucie For always being a fantastic help in the

classroom and consistently displaying a positive

attitude.

2T Ekamveer For showing increased enthusiasm towards his

school work, especially mathematics.

3W Tanisha For improved confidence in lessons.

3S Joe B For having excellent general knowledge and always willing to learn more.

3E Zane For using his explanation and reasoning skills in

Maths.

4C Olivia B For consistent hard work, excellent

presentation and a great helpful attitude.

4S Savaanah F For being creative in her English, with her instructional writing of How to trap a Dragon.

5W Harry M For taking such a positive approach to reading

for pleasure—a great role model.

5H Grace W For always being an excellent role model to

others and trying her best in everything she

does.

6F Malikah For consistently giving 100% effort in all lessons. Keep up the hard work.

6M Ellie M For creating an healthy eating poster that was

voted best in the year group.

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Values Curriculum Launch ‘Love’ Term 2

As part of our Values Based Education initiative, during the month of February we shall be studying the value of Love. Please take a few minutes to visit the school website (www.oldparkprimary.com) and look at the assembly with your child. We hope that you will be able to use the assembly as a starting point to help you to engage with your child and support their learning in school. There is an ‘Our Values’ section on the website, under the ‘Our School’ heading where you can access all of the values assemblies and newsletters should you wish to revisit any of the themes. What value do you value most? In recent assemblies, we have discussed that the best answer to this question is love. That raises some important questions. Is love a value? Does love belong with other things considered values, such as honesty, loyalty, tolerance, determination, patience, confidence etc.? Were the ancient scholars of wisdom correct when they held love to be the highest quality of all qualities? Teaching and learning is grounded by love , by which we mean the capacity to extend ourselves for the sake of another person’s growth. Our work in school stretches us to understand, respect and support each other; teaching us why learning to love is one of the most demanding disciplines we can choose. As we continue our journey in Values Based School teaching, it is appropriate that we pause for a moment to reflect on the impact of what being a Values Based School has meant for us. Every month, since September 2017 we have explored and deepened our under-standing of the core values we chose to focus on in our school: Equality, courage, hope, consideration, love, compassion, respect, kindness responsibility, friendship, peace. Whilst we take great pride in our academic achievements, it is our celebration and focus on these values that underpins the emotional intelligence that is so often demonstrated by our children and will be pivotal in their success in later life. By success, I mean that they live fulfilling lives. Why love? Love is the value that underpins our most noble human values. Love activates, empowers and encourages the growth of our other core values.

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Newsletter Poster Winners

Pearl - Year 1 Zoey—Year 2 Zara—Year 3

Olivia—Year 4 Tayla—Year 5 Ellie—Year 6

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House Attendance - January 2018

Lions 95.9%

Winners for January 2018 are: Lions

House points will also be awarded to the House with the best attendance

Sharks 95.6%

Eagles 95.8%

Dragons 95.5%

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Spotlight on . . .

Full Name: Michelle Batty

Year Group/ Job title: Reception Teacher EYFS Leader

Favourite subject: English

My favourite teacher at school: Mrs Burgess PE Teacher

Proud Moments: When I graduated from University

Pets: A black Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Oscar

Hobbies: Baking and going to the gym

Favourite Film: Mamma Mia

Favourite Book: The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

Full Name: Victoria Louise Truran

Year Group/ Job title: Class Teacher in Year 2

Favourite subject: Geography

My favourite teacher at school: Mrs Barnbrook PE Teacher

Proud Moments: Becoming an aunty 12 times over!

Pets: None

Hobbies: Watching documentaries & Spending time with my

family.

Favourite Film: Annie & Steel Magnolias

Favourite Book: George’s Marvellous Medicine

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Celebrations for February! Please can you share your photo’s artefacts and stories. We can then display them on our Religious Celebration board.

Celebrations for the month of February are:

Tuesday 13th February - Maha Shivarati Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu holiday.

Shiva is one of the Hindu deities

Wednesday 14th February—Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent in the

Christian faith. As a display of atonement, ashes are marked on

worshippers. Lent, which is observed during the seven weeks prior

to Easter, is a time of reflection and preparation for the Holy Week and is observed by fasting, charitable giving.

28th February—1st March—Purim Purim, a Jewish celebration that marks the time

when the Jewish community living in Persia was saved from genocide.

According to the Book of Esther, King Ahasuerus’s political advisor planned to have all the Jews killed; however, his plot was foiled when Esther, one of the king’s wives, revealed her Jewish identity.

Friday 16th February—Lunar New Year Lunar New Year is one of the most sacred of all

traditional Chinese holidays, a time of family reunion and celebration.

Lunar New Year is also celebrated at this time in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Mongolia.

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THE PATCH NEWS The Patch Day Nursery News

To contact the Patch Day Nursery regarding any of the information on this page please ring 0121 526

2669 and then press 1 for the Patch.

Do you need childcare from 3.20pm—5.30pm?

The Patch has spaces available for their Out of School Club, days available are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

and Friday.

From 3.20pm—5.00pm £7.00 per child.

From 3.20pm—5.30pm £10.00 per child.

We provide a wide range of activities from origami, board games, ipads, outdoor play and use of the school

hall/computer suite on a Wednesday.