South Milford Moments
Weekly News Friday 10.1.20
Musical Theatre Club
Reception Chinese New Year Party
To celebrate Chinese New Year and our learning in the classroom, we would like to invite Reception's family to join us for a party on the 28th January, 9:15- 10:30 am. We will be creating some Chinese decorations, learning some mandarin together and enjoy tasting some Chinese food.
We look forward to celebrating with you
Lost watches
School Lottery
Sign up for the School Lottery before February 22nd and be in with the chance of winning a family Fitbit bundle, including a Fitbit Inspire HR and a children’s Ace 2 fitness tracker.
You can play for as little as £1 per week to be entered into weekly draws to win a guaranteed local prize or a national jackpot of £25,000.
Money from every ticket sold helps to support the school. Please click on the link in the poster to enter.
Final numbers needed by 3.15pm on Monday 20.1.2020...
Dear Parents/ Carers of Reception and KS1 children,
We are delighted to invite you to our Musical Bedtime Story event on Wednesday 22nd January, at 5 pm in the school hall.
With a live story-telling of ‘The Bear and The Piano’ by Mrs Smith, accompanied by a live performance of contemporary piano music by Miss Rowley, we hope that this fundraising event will be enjoyable for all.
To develop the arts education we can offer, we are fundraising to buy more instruments for music within school. To help us with this, adults and children will need to pay entry at £2 each. Please use ParentPay to make your contribution and let us know how many people will be attending.
As well as your entry to the performance, your contribution also pays for a hot chocolate, with marshmallows, and a biscuit each.
Due to limitations of space, siblings in KS2 will not be able to attend, but we hope to offer a similar event for KS2 children and their families in the near future.
Please feel free to bring your child in their pyjamas.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Radio 2 500 Word Challenge
This week, the children in Years 4, 5 and 6 took part in BBC Radio 2's live lesson on story writing. The children had the privilege of some of the CBBC presenters along with two famous authors taking them on a trip through history and giving them top tips on generating ideas for future stories. The best advice for this was to start with the sentence "Wouldn't it be great if...".
We will be using these ideas next week where the children will have an opportunity to further plan their stories with a real-life local author who is coming to school! They will be then bringing these home to create their own 500 word story for submission!
JIGSAW - THE MINDFUL APPROACH TO PSHE
This week we have launched our new whole school PSHE (Personal Social Health Education) programme, ‘Jigsaw’ which focuses on children learning about themselves as individuals, respectful relationships, keeping healthy and staying safe including on-line safety. Each half term children from Reception to Year 6 will focus on a different topic at an age appropriate level. This half term the focus will be ‘Dreams and Goals’.
Throughout the series of weekly lessons children will have the opportunity for self-reflection and at the heart of the programme is an understanding of mindfulness. As the term/year progresses we will be reviewing our Relationships Policy and will be consulting with you with regard to this.
Help us to help your child do better at school
I am writing to you as a parent or guardian of a child who is in reception, year 1 or year 2. As I am sure you will know, all pupils in these year groups are now able to receive a school meal at no extra cost. Choosing a school lunch for your child or children will save you up to £400 a year regardless of your family income.
While all children in these year groups will be receiving a free school meal, if you are on a low income our school can receive an additional £1,320 Pupil Premium Grant per year to help us help your child to do better, here at our school.
So even if your child doesn’t take the free meal, or your child gets a free meal because they are currently in reception or Key stage 1, you should apply now if you haven’t already.
Special School Meal
On Thursday 23rd January, there will be a special meal day. It will be Pizza Day, where the menu will be pizza slice, diced potatoes, peas and sweetcorn followed with chocolate ice-cream and banana sundae for dessert.
If you pay for your child’s meals the cost will be £2.30 payable on ParentPay.
Adverse Weather
I really hope we do not need to do this!
However, if a situation occurs where adverse weather may cause a school closure I would like to confirm we will communicate this via—
* Text Message
*Local Radio Station Announcement (Radio Leeds)
* School Website
After School Club
We have been given the opportunity to run an additional after school club for children in Years 1 - 6. This will be a street dance club which will run on Mondays between 3.15-4.15 pm. There will be ten sessions at £3.00 per session. Please book your child’s place on ParentPay. The sessions will be 20th January - 10th February and 24th February - 30th March.
Dates for your diary
Flu Catch Up Clinic
Did your child miss being vaccinated against flu in the recent session held in school? If so there will be a clinic at Selby North Children’s Centre, Flaxley Road, YO8 4DL on Monday 20th January between 3.30-4.45pm. It is a DROP IN clinic so no appointment is necessary and you don’t need to take anything with you. There is also a FLU health bus which will be parked at the Askham Bar Tescos, YO24 1LW this Saturday 11th Jan between 10-2pm. It is a DROP in clinic for primary school age children who are still outstanding their flu vaccination. Again no appointment is necessary.
Winning Team
This week's Shining Stars
We celebrated the following children this week in Celebration Assembly:
YR -Estha
Y1 -Joseph
Y2 - Tilly
Y3 - Elliot
Y4 - William
Y5 - Lewis & Olive
Y6 - Eleanor
South Milford Primary School
Mrs Lawrence
Email: admin@sm.starmat.uk
Website: http://www.southmilfordprimary.co.uk
Location: South Milford Community Primary School, Sand Lane, South Milford, Leeds, UK
Phone: 01977 682359
Twitter: @southmilfordcp