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B Cador: October 2017
We are well on our way to our first half term of the year.
It has been a busy time!
We've acted positively on creating even more opportunities for parents and carers to have greater information about school and their children's learning. (Communication — Parent Survey 2016)
CALENDAR
- Whole year calendar of events — paper copy to each family — September — Mrs Rowlands/Mrs Cador
- Website calendar
MEETINGS / INFORMATION SHARING
- Pastoral Meetings in each Base / year group — information sharing about the learning and expectations for the year ahead — teachers
- Phonics session for parents of YR/Y1 pupils — Miss Pitcford
- Reading Workshop
- 1:1 parent appointments as necessary
- Headteacher's newsletter
- Newsfeeds on website
INVITES TO SCHOOL
- Parent Lunch — Base 3 and Base 4 opportunity to look at books / tour school
- Community Coffee Stop
- Welcome Back FOWS event
- Harvest Service at St Margaret's
- FOWS AGM — 19 October 4pm
COMMUNITY EVENTS
- Welcome Back FOWS event
- Harvest Service at St Margaret's Church
- Rev Alison leading assembly — 16 October
- Don't bin it, tin it — collection for art project
#OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN
- Bikeabiliy Y4/5
- Robinwood Residential Y5/6
- Ruby the dog — read with Ruby
- Sporting competitions
- Brass Tuition Y3/4 10 weeks
- Specialist gymnsatic coaching — Base 1 and 2 weekly
- Film Night Social — FOWS — 19 October
- Base 3 — Computing Workshop — led by Mrs Sanders (BLS) — 13 October
- Gymnastics and Tennis Clubs led by external specialist providers
- Holiday Clubs (free) x 3 days — October Half term
- Support in school from volunteer helpers
WHAT'S IN STORE FOR NEXT HALF TERM?
MEETINGS / INFORMATION SHARING
- Maths Workshop — 20 November
- 1:1 parent appointments as necessary
- Headteacher's newsletter
- Newsfeeds on website
- Parent's evening
INVITES TO SCHOOL
- Parent Lunch — Base 2 (8 Nov) and Base 1 (22 November) — opportunity to look at books / tour school
- Community Coffee Stop — 21 Nov, 19 Dec
- Remembrance Service — 13 November starts 11am
COMMUNITY EVENTS
- Christmas Fair — FOWS — 8 December
- Nativity — KS1(11,12, 13 Dec)
- Carol Service led by KS2 at St Margaret's Church — 19 December 6 pm
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN
- Ruby the dog — read with Ruby
- Mr Cliffe (Headteacher BLS) and Mr Forshaw — leading music with Base 4 — 2 November
- Professor Fulford — archaeologist — whole school assembly and work with Base 3
- Blists Hill Visit for Base 1 and Base 2 — (21 Nov)
- RNLI — Base 1and 2 — History of RNLI — 13 November
- Supporting Children In Need and collaborating with BLS pupils — 17 November
- Meet an MP — Laura Smith visiting school for Parliament Week — 24 November
- Hope Journey — Base 2 — Broomhall and Sound Chapel — 29 November
- Participation in Christmas plays and carol service
- Sporting competitions
- Creating gifts to sell at Christmas Fair; running a stall
- Support in school from volunteer helpers
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