Dear Parents/Carers,
Dear Parents and Carers,
As a Reading Champion school reading is a priority at Parsloes Primary and today was no exception. This week we celebrated World Book Day. This annual celebration of authors, illustrators, books and the joy of reading is one of the highlights of our year ! Pupils were immersed into a book from our reading spine. Classrooms had a makeover to support the learning, teachers swapped classrooms to read to another class of pupils and throughout the day we ‘dropped everything’ and read for pleasure. This week our assemblies have focused upon the importance of reading. Today every class shared something they had learnt in their lessons for World Book Day.
Thank you to all our parents and carers for supporting the day and sending children into school dressed as a favourite book character. All staff joined in for the occasion too. Our class posts will be in next week’s edition of the newsletter.
This week our Year 6 pupils have had their mock SATS. Their attitude and dedication has been very positive. Well done to all. Keep up the hard work! If you would like to know how to support your child during the Easter break please do see your child’s class teacher.
We are delighted to be welcoming Wellgate Farm to Parsloes during the coming weeks to support the pupils with their learning in Nursery, Reception and Year One. More information will follow for these year groups.
Every week, we learn about a different musician in school, from different time periods, cultures and styles of music. This week we have been listening to the music of the 1950s Rock & Roll era and Elvis Presley. Next week we will be listening to the music of Raag Kafi (Hindustani Classical Music)
Please remember if you need any uniform for your child that is second hand but in good condition please come along to the main office and we will support you.
Daggers Trust Half term Holiday Camp
Jim Peters Stadium – Football Training for Boys & Girls
Please take a look below to find out what your children have been learning!
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Karen Deville
Head of School
As a Reading Champion school reading is a priority at Parsloes Primary and today was no exception. This week we celebrated World Book Day. This annual celebration of authors, illustrators, books and the joy of reading is one of the highlights of our year! Pupils......
Year 6 have had a busy week, completing a set of practice SATs papers. However, we found some time in the afternoons to experiment with collage. We are recreating a scene from the book Flotsam, using collaged materials. This week we looked at a range......
This week, Year 5 have been appraising songs in hip-hop, such as ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ by Will Smith and ‘Me, Myself and I’ by De La Soul. We delved into the history of each rapper and the year each track was created. We......
This week in Science, we have been exploring the concept of electricity by constructing an array of series circuits in simple experiments to help us understand how electricity works. We learned about the different sources of energy, the pathway needed for electrons to flow through......
In English this week, we have been exploring different settings. We explored the sunny beach, experienced the sounds and sights of a peaceful forest and entered the mysterious dark cave. We then generated nouns and adjectives to describe the different places using our five senses. The......
In PSHE this week, we have been looking at stereotypes. We know that sometimes we may make assumptions about boys and girls. We established that we are all unique in our own special ways....
This week Year 1 took part in their creative hook for their new Talk for Writing story ‘Cinderella’. The children made sure they each had their tickets to attend the amazing movie premiere. They walked the red carpet pretending to be famous. They then took......
Making Colours. This week we have been learning about the primary colours red, yellow and blue. We have been mixing the colours together to create secondary colours. We have been exploring what happens if you add white or black to change the colour. We have......
This week in Nursery, we have been looking at the length of different things. We have started to use the vocabulary – shortest and longest. One of the activities was rolling out playdough into a caterpillar and then comparing the lengths of them with each......
This week in the Meadow, we have been exploring different plants of a plant (roots, stem, leaves and flower). We have been learning about how different parts are really important. We have been singing songs about the parts to help us learn and we have......
Our book this half term is the Enormous Turnip. We have been taking part in a sensory story. We used most of our senses to engage in the story. We used our hands to touch and sprinkle the seeds, sight to watch the turnip (balloon)......
Please note: If your child is absent you must inform the school on the morning of the absence. Please do this via the ParentMail app or by phoning the school office on 020 8270 4925.
We aim for the best education for your children at Parsloes Primary School. Full Attendance and Punctuality are essential for your child to make the maximum progress.
To reach the school target pupils must not have any more than 6 days off per academic year. If you need to make appointments for your child, please aim to make them out of school hours or during school holidays. Thank you.
Children with 100% attendance each term will receive a certificate and enter a prize draw for our termly tea party with the Head Teacher.
| Attendance during one school year | Equals this number of days absent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 90% | 19 days | ||
| 80% | 38 days | ||
| 70% | 57 days | ||
| Outstanding 100% |
Good 96% – 99% |
Requires Improvement 91%-95% |
Inadequate (PA) Below 90% |
If you have a concern about a child, please see a member of our safeguarding team.
In an emergency call 999.
Overall attendance this week for Years 1-6 is 96.82%
Best class attendance this week – Oak Class with 99.15%
Best class punctuality this week – Centipede, Oak, Sycamore, Owl & Rabbit Classes with no lates
| Class | Attendance % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EYFS | |||
| Rabbit | 90.12 | ||
| Badger | 94.20 | ||
| Hedgehog | 96.76 | ||
| Years 1, 2 & 3 | |||
| Bumblebee | 98.09 | ||
| Ladybird | 92.59 | ||
| Centipede | 95.88 | ||
| Grasshopper | 97.46 | ||
| Elm | 96.72 | ||
| Oak | 99.15 | ||
| Year 4, 5 & 6 | |||
| Beech | 96.76 | ||
| Maple | 96.44 | ||
| Sycamore | 98.55 | ||
| Owl | 96.55 | ||
| Robin | 98.08 | ||
| Kingfisher | 93.65 | ||
| Woodpecker | 98.94 | ||