Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
This week Yr3/4 continued to have their Rugby and Maths sessions with Saracens which they are thoroughly enjoying. Nursery and Reception celebrated Chinese New Year today by dressing up and taking part in a number of activities including making lanterns and dragon flags and tasting Chinese food.
Next Week
Silver Smartie Week
Monday
Chinese New Year Menu (see menu below)
Thursday
Yr3 trip to the British Museum
Friday
Yr5 class assembly
Stay and Play
Is your child born between 1st September 2013 and 31st August 2014 or do you know someone with a child of this age? If so, we would like to invite you to a Stay and Play session on Saturday 4th February or 4th March 9.30am to 11am to and find out all about our Nursery.
Chinese New Year Themed Menu (Monday)
Red - Chicken Chow Mein
Green - Sweet and Sour Quorn with Rice (V)
Cookie for pudding
No packed lunch option on this day
Reception: Olivia for Reflection
Year 1: Emily for Challenge and Rose for Stickability
Year 2: Isla and Freya for Challenge
Year 3: Hollie for Challenge and Adele for Stickability
Year 4: Brandon for Reflection
Year 5: Edward for Stickability and Challenge
Year 6: Matthew for Creativity
With a busy term planned our school diary is a great place to check what is going on, please take a look and remember you can sync it to your own diaries so won't miss any important dates. You can also use our School Gateway to pay for almost every school activity including some PTA events (Quiz Night). Whilst in the Gateway look at your child's attendance which should be at least 96% which is the National expectation.
On Tuesday our Nursery and Reception class were treated to a visit by ZooLab. They had the opportunity to get up close and learnt all about creatures such as Giant Snails, a Bearded Dragon, snakes and other unusual animals. Look out for the photos on our class pages.
Finally as it's getting colder please ensure your children come to school with warm coats, gloves and scarves.
Next Week
Wednesday
Away football match against St Adrian's
Friday
Yr4 Class Assembly at 9.05am
PTA Quiz Night
Internet Safety
We have recently published some new documents on our website to support you around the area of esafety. They are really useful and informative pieces of information to help you keep up with this ever changing subject. http://www.colneyheath.herts.sch.uk/safeguarding-esafety/
PTA
Silver Smartie Week starts Monday 30th January so start putting aside those silver coins ready to fill your Smartie tube.
Happy New Year to you all.
What an interesting start to the year we have had. The children have learnt just how important water is and how much we take our access to it for granted. Thankfully we are now fully operational and everyone is looking forward to the rest of the term.
Reading
We have noticed that many children are not reading enough at home. This will now become a major part of homework. We would urge you to hear your child read or read to them as often as possible, whatever their age. Remember reading is not just about decoding the words it is also understanding what is being read and making inferences. For example: What do you think will happen next? Why did the author use that word?
We will over the coming months help you in supporting your child at home by providing strategies and ideas.
Please make sure that at all times reading should be a positive experience for you and your child. Setting a specific time and special place to share a book is important.
Next Week
Tuesday 17th
PTA Coffee Morning
7.30pm PTA Meeting
Class Assemblies
Year4 Friday 27th January
Year5 Friday 3rd February
Year3 Friday 10th February
Year2 Friday 24th February
Year1 Friday 3rd March
Reception Friday 10th March
Year6 Friday 24th March
Nursery Friday 31st March
Club News
We have not received any slips to book places for the Apex Football Club (Wednesday). This club is at risk of being cancelled if we are unable to meet the minimum number. Apex will contact us on Tuesday morning to confirm how many places have been booked, therefore if your child wished to join or continue this club, please ensure your slip/payment is received by Tuesday at 9am.
Please remember we have a new Board Games Club for Years 4-6 on Tuesdays. Details available from the office.