HALF TERM HOLIDAY
Celebrate Reading at our Book Fair!
During week commencing 5th February we will be holding a School Book Fair. We would love you to come and join us.
There are over 200 titles for you and your child to choose from, with prices starting from only £2.99. There’s sure to be a book for everyone.
The book fair will be open for children and parents from 8.40am – 9.00am (Tuesday to Friday) and 3.15 – 3.45pm (Monday to Friday) in the school hall (access via the main entrance).
Don’t forget that every book you buy can help to get FREE BOOKS for our school library.
As part of our Book Fair Week you are also invited into school on Wednesday 7th February to enjoy our Reading Den Day.
We really hope you can join us and be part of supporting your child’s reading and love of books. With Easter not far off, a book might make a perfect Easter gift for your family.
Thank you for your continued support.
Dear Parents, Grandparents and Carers,
On Wednesday, 7th February we are holding another ‘Reading Den Day’. We are welcoming every parent, grandparent and carer into Larkspur to have the opportunity to share a story with their child.
Each class will be allocated a time slot in the transformed school hall where they can meet with their family and enjoy a story together in a cosy den, on a picnic rug or with a drink and snack. Your child will also share their creative reading and writing skills in a short performance with their class – a poetry recital or storytelling session.
We are really looking forward to welcoming as many families as possible in to ‘share a story’. The children will perform and share a story at:
Nursery & Reception - 9.30 - 10.30am
Years 3 & 4 - 10.45 - 11.15am
Years 1 & 5 - 1.15 - 2.00pm
Year 2 - 2.00 - 2.45pm
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We look forward to you joining us and supporting your child’s amazing achievements.
HELP! We urgently need a loan of any ‘pop up tents’ (beach tents), picnic blankets, sheets, tunnels, bean bags etc to use in our den for the day. All items loaned will be taken care of and returned on to your child at the end of our den day. Thank you!
Thank you for your continued support
Dear Nursery Parents / Carers
We would like to invite you to one of our open mornings on either Tuesday 30th January or Wednesday 7th February from 9.00am until 10.00am.
The open morning is an informal opportunity for you to play with your child in the setting, look through their Learning Journey book and chat with the staff.
Please indicate which session you will like to attend on the slip sent home with your child. We look forward to seeing you there.
The school photographer will be in school on Friday 26th January from 9.00am to photograph children as a class as a request from several parents.
Friday 23rd February 2018 is the last day to hand in your child's class photograph form should you wish to buy it. Forms received after this date will need to be sent directly to Tempest Photography following the guidance on the form. Thank you
Dear Parent/Carer
PARENTS’ EVENING APPOINTMENT REQUEST FORM
There will be the opportunity on Monday 5th February to discuss the academic and social progress being made by your child(ren) with his / her class teacher.
The evening will follow the format outlined below:
Parent/teacher discussions will take place in your child(ren)’s classroom.
Parents can view their child(ren)’s work at leisure.
Tea and coffee will be available throughout the evening.
As with other parents’ evenings, time slots are limited to 5 minutes. If you feel that you require more time, please make further arrangements with the class teacher.
Please tick as many time slots as possible and we will try to allocate a suitable time. Liaison will take place with regard to siblings’ and we hope to allocate appointment times close together.
Please return the form sent home with your child(ren) by Monday 22nd January in order that appointments can be arranged and notified.
Yours sincerely
Mrs M Liddle
Dear Parents,
On Wednesday 24th January 2018 at 10.00am we are holding an Attendance Assembly for children in Years Three, Four, Five and Six. As your child achieved 95% or above in the Autumn Term (05/09/17 – 22/12/17), you are invited to attend the assembly.
The children will be presented with a certificate that they will be able to take home on the day. By doing this we hope to celebrate your child’s excellent attendance record. Unfortunately, because of limited space we are only able to have two guests per child.
We look forward to your reply, and your support for your child’s continued attendance. We can help your child’s learning grow together by working in partnership.
Dear Parents,
On Wednesday 24th January 2018 at 9.15am we are holding an Attendance Assembly for children in Reception, Year One and Year Two. As your child achieved 95% or above in the Autumn Term (05/09/17 – 22/12/17), you are invited to attend the assembly.
The children will be presented with a certificate that they will be able to take home on the day. By doing this we hope to celebrate your child’s excellent attendance record. Unfortunately, because of limited space we are only able to have two guests per child.
We look forward to your reply, and your support for your child’s continued attendance. We can help your child’s learning grow together by working in partnership.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL PARENTS AND CARERS
At the start of a new term it’s a good idea for parents / carers to talk to their children about Stranger Danger. We will also be reinforcing this message in school.
Whilst incidents involving children may be rare, they are every parent/carer’s worst nightmare. Making sure children are aware of the dangers that strangers can present without scaring them is a fine balancing act. If children are to spend any time at all out of sight, teaching them about Stranger Danger may give some peace of mind.
Teaching Children about Stranger Danger
Basic Stranger Danger rules include:
Safe People and Places
Stranger Danger is not just about teaching children who or what to avoid but also includes
positive rules so that children know how to keep themselves safe.
For example:
We are working closely with our local police who support us in addressing specific issues with the children, as and when they are brought to our attention. If you or your child have any concerns or see any suspicious behaviour, please contact the police on their non-emergency number 101 and ask for Northumbria Police Force.
Our main priority at Larkspur Primary School is to keep our children safe and we can achieve this by working together with parents / carers and professional organisations.
Struggling to support your child with maths at home? Not sure of the strategies used to solve those difficult word problems? Help is at hand…
On Friday 26th January Miss Hall invites all Y6 parents to a ‘Making Sense of Maths’ workshop. Together, we’ll work through a series of maths strategies taught in Key Stage 2 that will help make maths less daunting and make sense of those tricky homework challenges.
The workshop will be held in Miss Hall’s classroom at 2.00pm until the end of the school day.
Please don’t worry if you find maths challenging – no tests – just an informal workshop to keep up with your child’s learning.
Please note in order for the workshop to go ahead you must return the reply slip sent home with your child.
We look forward to seeing you there.