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Dear Families

Week 2 is already over and it has been a really lovely and busy week. The children are thriving and it is wonderful to see them so engaged in their learning.

Assembly

In this week’s assembly we talked about our school rules and values. We focused in on the values: Kindness and to believe in ourselves.

We discussed how everyone has the right to be treated kindly both in person and online. We then read the book Mabel and the Mountain which taught us that if we believe in ourselves, anything is possible.

Why not discuss things we are working hard on and need to believe in ourselves about at home?

During the assembly, we also did our House point total, and I told the children that next week I will be picking out from the Golden Tickets our ‘new’ Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher for the day – there was much excitement! More information to follow...

Year 6 STEAM Event at UoN

On Wednesday, Year 6 went to the University of Northampton as part of their STEAM (Science, Technology and Maths) event. It was a brilliant and inspiring day and the children enjoyed taking part in activities and workshops such as paramedic science, engineering and art and textiles. They even got to take part in an immersive planetarium experience. Working in partnership with our local university is important to us, especially as part of our Careers and Aspirations Education Team. A wonderful day was had by all.

Special Guest

What a week for being inspired! On Tuesday, we were visited by Paralympian, Canoeist Emma Wiggs MBE. She spent time with our Playleaders, Girls that Run Club and led an assembly for us. It was an amazing session and the children were truly inspired by her achievements and work ethic.

Rugby Coaching

Following on with a sporting theme… on Friday the Saints were in leading a coaching session for years Yr 2, 3 and 6. It is wonderful to work so closely with the Saints and see the children’s enjoyment for the sport grow and develop so many new skills.

The Saints will be coming in again on the 8th July so hopefully other year groups will also have a change to work with the coach.

Like our visit to the university, having inspirational speakers in really raises the aspirations of our children and supports our values of Believe and Work Hard.

Lastly, a huge well done for our Year 4 children who worked extremely hard at their times-tables and this week completed the national multiplication check. They were brilliant and we are all very proud of each and every one of them.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone – don’t forget next Friday is a mufti day in exchange for tombola prizes for our fete on Saturday 28th and it is class photos on Monday so please brush hair and wear school uniform (if your child has PE on Monday – please ask them to bring it in a bag to get changed into).

And for our Dads, Fathers, Granddads and Papas - if you are marking Fathers’ Day on Sunday, I wish you a happy and restful day.

See you on Monday.

Ms Pennington