Dear Parents/Carers,
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week we held our Remembrance Day Service on 11th November at 11am to commemorate the end of World war 1. This was an opportunity for pupils, staff and parents / carers to come together to reflect, show respect and learn about the sacrifices made by others in times of conflict. Our Year 6 house captains led the event and read powerful works culminating with the poem, In Flanders Fields. It was wonderful to see so many of our parents and carers at the event and it was a truly remarkable occasion when the whole school was able to come together and reflect.
This week at Parsloes to close Anti-bullying week we celebrated with Acts of Kindness. This was a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to come together in their houses and think more about the act of being kind and how even the smallest acts of kindness can have a big impact. Activities included, kindness poems, the creation and playing of kindness bingo games, creating kindness bunting, and an anti-bullying video.
Thank you for helping us raise funds for Children in Need via our collection buckets earlier today.
Next week’s guest speaker, Constantin, will be sharing information about how our young people are supported in the Local Authority at Future Youth Zone. Future zone offer children a range of clubs and activities that they can attend. Our pupils will have an assembly on Monday to meet the team so come along on Wednesday to find out more.
Refreshments will be served. Enter via the black gate in the KS2 playground.
We understand that these are challenging financial times for our families. Please remember that we may be able to offer support in a range of ways including access to food banks, uniform assistance, support with access to extra curricular clubs and school trips. If you are finding things difficult please come along to speak to us in confidence, we are here to help.
Our uniform swap shop will start next Monday 17th November. Nearly new items will be available for you to purchase at a very low cost or be available to swap with an item of uniform that you no longer need. Please come along to the breakfast club entrance which is next to the dining hall. If you are unsure where the entrance is please ask your child’s class teacher.
Every week, we learn about a different musician in school, from different time periods, cultures and styles of music. This supports our knowledge our music through time and the artists, composers and musicians who created it. This term we have been listening to a wide range of genres including Pop, Rock and Classical. The children are exposed and discuss the music theme in class each week.
Please see the links below for information, prices and booking details.
SPRING HPV DTPMenACWY catch-up Clinics Poster
Daggers Multisport Camp Registration
Daggers Football Camp Registration
Jim Peters Stadium – Football Training for Boys & Girls
Please take at our posts to find out what your children have been learning!
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Karen Deville
Head of School
Odd Sock Day is a fun and meaningful event that kicks off Anti-Bullying Week, celebrated by wearing mismatched socks to promote individuality and celebrate differences. Created by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, the day’s message is that being unique is good and everyone should be celebrated, not bullied, for what......
This week we held our Remembrance Service. This was an opportunity for pupils, staff and parents / carers to come together to reflect, show respect and learn about the sacrifices made by others in times of conflict. Our Year 6 house captains led the event......
This term, Year 6 will revisit all of the skills they have learnt in Year 5 – revealing a character through their actions, appearance and setting. They will focus especially on revealing a character through the use of dialogue. This week, the children began their......
In Science this week, we have been exploring sound. We began our learning with a range of experiments to investigate how sound is created. We hit a tuning fork on a hard surface then watched what happened when we put it into water. We explored......
This week in English, we have immersed ourselves in the world of narrative writing with a quest. We started the week with a fun and engaging creative hook – using our detective skills to find out who King Arthur actually was. We also used drama......
Year 3 have been learning about the term ‘hunter gatherer’ during our history lesson this week. The children learnt about the different ways people in the stone age used to survive, including the way they would hunt for resources and animals. The children went into......
This week in maths with have been looking at 4 sided 2d shapes. We have been creating shapes from different resources and learning the names of the shapes. We have also been looking for these shapes in our environment. Please help your child to look......
In Art this week we have been exploring how we can create different tones of the same colour. We used paint to mix our colours to make lighter and darker shades. We created our very own tones swatches! ...
Our PE focus this half term is gymnastics. This week we have been learning to explore and link a range of different movements and shapes. We learnt the key shapes: straight, star, tuck, dish and arch. We tried really hard to perform the shapes with......
In our core text, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, we have learnt that the caterpillar ate lots of healthy foods as well as those that were not so healthy. This week we used our cutting skills to slice. We had the choice of bananas or cucumbers......
As part of our new unit, we have been looking at animals in Science and answering the ‘Big Question: Can we name and describe animals?’ In our environment we have been able to look at toy animals and have watched different videos to help us. ......
This week Hedgehog Class have been exploring 2D shapes. We have learnt the names of the shapes and talked about their properties; such as how many sides they have. We have also looked at tessellating shapes and made pictures out of shapes. ...
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 96.05%
Best class attendance this week – Bumblebee & Elm Classes with 99.20%
Best class punctuality this week – Centipede & Owl Classes with no lates
| Class | Attendance % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EYFS | |||
| N Rabbit | 96.5 | ||
| N Fox | 98.6 | ||
| R Hedgehog | 97.5 | ||
| Years 1, 2 & 3 | |||
| Bumblebee | 99.20 | ||
| Ladybird | 98.50 | ||
| Centipede | 93.90 | ||
| Grasshopper | 98.10 | ||
| Elm | 99.20 | ||
| Oak | 90.40 | ||
| Year 4, 5 & 6 | |||
| Beech | 97.00 | ||
| Maple | 98.30 | ||
| Hummingbird | 90.90 | ||
| Owl | 96.00 | ||
| Robin | 92.00 | ||
| Kingfisher | 96.20 | ||
| Woodpecker | 97.30 | ||
