Newsletter 26.4.24

News

26th April 2024

Following Mrs Roger's promotion to SENDCo, we are recruiting a new Reception teacher for September 2024. As a result, I have had the pleasure of showing interested candidates around Alveston. I love welcoming new people to our school, it is always a pleasure to introduce them to our children, staff and spaces. It also gives me time to reflect on just how much we do here every day to support our children to flourish and thrive.
Our visitors are always complimentary and their positive comments remind me over and over how lucky we are to have such a wonderful environment, charming children, super staff and fabulous families. We truly do SHINE together. One candidate added a bible quote to their application Ephesians 4:16 'Together we thrive - build bridges, not barriers.' How true this is and something we do strive to achieve and model each and every day. Thank you for helping us to do this.
Wishing you a peaceful and rest filled weekend,
Anne Clewley
Head Teacher
Stars of the Week!
 
Reception ~ Alex
Year 1 ~ Sophie
Year 2 ~ Quinn
Year 3 ~ Elizabeth
Year 4 ~ Sophie
Year 5 ~ Harrison
Year 6 ~ Thomas A
 
Congratulations to all of our Stars!
 
Team Cup Winners
 
Congratulations to this week's Team Point winners, Charlecote Greens! Also, a big well done to everyone who earned a team point this week.
 Greek Salad, Anyone?
 
This week, Year 4 have been busy preparing and making their very own Greek salads - the smells coming from the classroom were fresh and delicious! As part of the Chefs "Adopt-a-School" programme, the children analysed the different tastes, smells and textures of their ingredients and chose how to prepare their dishes, with advice and guidance from Chef Idris. As part of this process, they learnt the "bridge and claw" cutting technique, helping them on their way to becoming safer and more efficient in their food preparation. Very impressive! Taking this further, Year 4 went onto designing their own Greek salad in Design Technology - they decided that their end-user would be a primary school child, with the purpose being to encourage them to study Greek culture. Great work, Year 4!
Football Festival
 
This week, our Year 6 Boys football team took part in an exciting football festival, hosted by Studley St. Mary's school, playing against 5 other local school teams. Not only fun, this event was all about promoting a friendly, competitive spirit and encouraging teamwork. While our boys team sadly weren't victorious on this occasion, they showed commitment and tenacity and tried their very best to the final whistle. Well done!
Bagged It!
 
I can safely say that we well and truly bagged it up for Alveston's Bag2School collection this week. Just take a look at that veritable mound of donations above! 
 
Our collection weighed in at a whopping 467kgs this week and raised the school a wonderful £186.80!! Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to sort through their unwanted treasures and donate to this fantastic cause. We have been informed that your items will be heading to the Ukraine to people that are in need, which is wonderful news. Thanks again everyone for your generosity!
Staff Announcements
 
Au Revoir!
As you know, Mr Donovan celebrated his 70th Birthday in March. With so much he would like to do, he decided to hang up his keys and retire for a 2nd time at Easter. Having joined Alveston to just help us out in the short term, he stayed and looked after us for over 3 years! We have been very grateful to him, as since Easter, he has continued to come in twice a week to support us while we recruit. This week though, we have bid him a fond 'au revoir' as he heads off on a well deserved cruise. Good luck Mr D with all your plans for your next exciting chapter, we wish you and Mrs Donovan all the very best.
 
Welcome to the A Team!
We are very pleased to announce that Mr Leonard has joined us to step into Mr Donovan's caretaking shoes. We are so lucky to have found him too! He joins us just for a few hours a week to start but this will build over time. So look out for him and do say 'hello'! Mr Leonard is a member of the Tiddington community and as his three children are all Alveston Alumni, he already knows lots of the A Team. Welcome Back to Alveston, Mr Leonard!
 
We are also delighted to announce that we have appointed Mrs Sinclair to our Office Team. We have no doubt she will further enhance our wonderful team and help us to shine all the brighter. An experienced and fabulous Teaching Assistant at Holy Trinity Primary School, she will join us on Monday 3rd June. Mrs Sinclair knows some of our parents and staff already, and I am sure you will join me in providing her with a warm welcome to Alveston.
Fancy New Fence!
 
We have been very lucky here at Alveston to be kindly donated the timber supplies to revamp our slightly sad-looking KS1 fencing. Stephen Lomasney, of Avon Timber, kindly provided us with sparkling new wood to ensure that our KS1 outdoor area remains a safe and secure place for our young children. We thought we'd let you all have a little look at the "before" and "afters" - I think you'll all agree that it looks fabulous!
Roll up, roll up!
 
Don't forget to secure your tickets for our Circus Summer Fayre as the weekend draws near! We're thrilled about this upcoming event.

The circus will roll into the school front field on the morning of May 24th and spend the day with our children, offering circus training sessions for each class. It's going to be a day packed with fun and excitement! 

But that's not all! Along with the circus, we have some fantastic stalls lined up: 

Sweet Tombola 
Chocolate Tombola 
Teddy Tombola
Hook-a-Duck 
Food & Bar 
And lots more!! 

So, let's get booking! And don't forget to spread the word to your family and friends. We can't wait to see you all there!

Book your tickets via our events page: https://www.pta-events.co.uk/friendsofalveston/
Internet Safety/Appropriate Online Activity

We are very aware that, as an education setting, we play a crucial role in promoting online safety for children, and engaging our parents and families in setting parental safety settings on your children's devices. There are many things online that children are not yet ready to know, and parental safety settings serve as a vital protective measure. Please take a look at the helpful guide here from Safety Net.


 

Community Interest 
 
We post all community events and projects on our website under 'Our Community'. For more information about activities open to you, your family and your local community, please do check the page regularly. With Spring sprung (kind of!), we have some information regarding new clubs, local events and May half term clubs: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
   
Last but not least, you can also find a list of Stratford Food Bank's latest "MOST WANTED" items right here. Please do take a look.
General Reminders
 
Parking at Drop-Off and Pick-Up
We are so lucky at Alveston that the Football Club allow all our parents who drive to school to use their car park for drop-off and pick-up. This makes it safer for all our children. Please continue to use the Football Club car park. Please do not park on Knights Lane, Oak Road or any double-yellow lines for pick-up or drop-offs. Please also ensure that you do not stop or park within the zig-zag "Keep Clear" markings. This area is marked to keep the flow of traffic moving and to ensure the safety of all pedestrians.
 
Sickness and Absence
Please let the school office know each day your child is absent from school by calling 01789 293412, option 1, and leaving a message.  You may also email parents3002@welearn365.com. You do not need to contact us daily if your child is sick/vomits. Absences for sickness/vomiting will be recorded 48 hours from the end of the day your child was last sick (i.e. if sick on Sunday, come back on Wednesday; if Tuesday come back on Friday) nor for COVID absences.  

Medicines in School
We cannot accept medicines in school without a prescription label and a medical form completed by a parent or carer.  Please ask the school office for more information and/or a form via parents3002@welearn365.com.  

Key Information

Don't forget to keep up-to-date with all our School News by visiting: www.alvestoncofeprimary.co.uk and click on the ‘News’ tab. If you are not set up on the e-schools App, and would like to be, please email parents3002@welearn365.com for assistance.

Important Dates to Remember 
 
Key dates for the Spring and Summer term are HERE!  They have also been added to the website calendar.  You can find information relating to term dates here and teacher-led club dates here:
 

Summer Term (1)

 

Celebration / Star of the Week Assemblies

 

 

19.04, 26.04, 3.05, 10.05, 17.05, 24.05

20/5 Half Term Cup Assembly

Teacher-Led Clubs (4 wks)

 

8 April – 3 May

 

 

 

1/5/24

 

Y6 SATs and Residential meeting

2/5/24

 

Reception class firefighter visit

6/5/24

 

Bank Holiday

8/5/24

 

Year 1 trip to Kenilworth castle

13/5/24

 

KS2 SATs 13th – 16th May

15/5/24

 

Year 5 trip to Mary Arden’s Farm

20/5/24 wk

 

Arts Week

20/5/24

 

Half Term Cup Presentation

21/5/24

 

Reception class trip to Oversley Farm 

24/5/24

 

Non Uniform / **SUMMER FAIR**

 

 

 

 

 

HALF TERM 27th May – 31st May 2024

 

 

 

Summer Term (2)

 

Celebration / Star of the Week Assemblies

 

 

7.06, 14.06, 21.06, 28.06, 12.07

15/7 Half Term Cup Assembly

Teacher-Led Clubs (4 wks)

 

10 June – 5 July

 

 

 

12/6/24

 

New Reception Parents’ Information Evening (6pm)

19/6/24

 

Parents Reading Together Time

24/6/24

 

Online Safety Week

24/6/24 wk

 

New Reception Settling Sessions (Week 1)

1/7/24

 

New Reception Settling Sessions (Week 2)

1/7/24

 

Year 6 Leavers’ Play (4:30pm)

3-5/7/24

 

Year 6 Residential

10/7/24

 

Transition Day / Year 5 Residential Meeting (5pm)

15/7/24

 

Half Term Cup presentation

15/7/24 wk

 

Healthy School Week

15/7/24

 

Open Evening

16/7/24

 

Sports’ Day and Family Picnic

17/7/24

 

Reserve Sports’ Day and Family Picnic

19/7/24

 

Leavers’ Assembly

19/7/24

 

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