We look forward to welcoming you to our Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ OWLS picnic on Sunday. The event is now full thanks to the fantastic response from parents. Please remember to bring a dish to share (with ingredients labelled for those with dietary requirements) and bring something to sit on.
We have come a long way since the start of the year. It feels though we are moving towards a safer and less anxious time as COVID is declining. On Monday at 2pm we will hold a Parent Forum to discuss how we now move forward as a school regarding COVID. You can sign up or add your views . Sign up by 9am on Monday is essential.
Here is a list of some of the parent information sessions that we have held this year and what you can look forward to. If you have suggestions for other topics that you would like us to cover, please do let us know.
Parent Information sessions 2021 – 2022
Regards,
Caro Drumm
Principal
Notice of Withdrawal
Thank you to those parents who have confirmed that your child/children will be leaving this term. Early notice is a must and compulsory requirement as per the school’s policy as it does allow us to plan ahead for the new term and we can refund your deposits on time. Please let Ms Bajracharya in the admissions office know should you require any school documents/references to provide in the new school. The last day of providing the formal notice either by email or in writing regarding the withdrawal of your child/children would be Wednesday, 1st June 2022.Ìý Parents shall receive a clearance form to complete the withdrawal procedure nearer the end of Term 4.
Late notification and failure to submit the form or returning the resources may fully or partially affect the deposit.
Primary Spotlight
Our young learners have continued with their IPC topic of The United Nations Sustainable Development goals; we have continued to have guest speakers from organisations who are working towards these goals in Nepal and this week, we welcomed Jimi Oostrum from UNICEF. He came in to speak to our Year 4 students about education in Nepal and the importance of an education to ensure equality in our society.
Our students were fascinated and felt very lucky to be able to come to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, particularly when they found out the challenges faced by so many children in accessing education.
Our Year 4 students also presented their learning to their parents in their Year 4 assembly on Monday; this was written and performed by the students based around the learning in their IPC topic.
Our Key Stage 2 Reading Club became reading detectives this week, and spent time investigating books that have significant meaning to them. They thought about the various themes, messages and also the impact on the reader. What’s a significant book to you, and why? Let Ms Ealy know!
They also made Reading Summary Chatterboxes, and then used them on each other to practice their ability to recall and summarise key information from a wide variety of texts within our Primary Library.
Year 5 combined maths with food technology and instruction texts for a cross curricular lesson where they used and applied their mathematical skills of weighing, measuring, converting units of measure and reading scales to make cookies!
History Spotlight
History at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ aims to provide students with a wide range of transferable skills alongside a deep knowledge of world history that will help them to answer the question ‘why is the world like it is today?’. In Key Stage 3 we focus in particular on developing critical thinking and investigative skills that will serve students well into adulthood.
Year 7 students have been investigating the Mongol empire in the 13th century. This has been part of a comparative study of life in different medieval societies. They have previously studied Europe, the Crusades and Japan. They ended their study of the Mongols with an assessment of their legacy, writing a KS3 textbook section.
Year 8 have spent the year so far doing a thematic study of exploitation and revolution. They’ve looked at the Renaissance, Slavery, the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution and Empire. Students have been evaluating the links between these different examples of rebellion and revolution, and have considered the long shadows different events and atrocities have been cast all the way to the modern day.
Year 9 students have been examining the turbulent 20th Century, focusing on the theme of struggles. They have looked at the intertwined causes and consequences of the first and second world wars. Most recently they have been reflecting on the topic of genocide – investigating the holocaust and the sobering realisation that “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.”
In the upper school our GCSE and A-Level students are currently doing their exams. Please join me in wishing them the very best of luck!
Thank you for reading our department’s spotlight. There have been some significant changes in approach and curriculum in history over the past couple of years, and we would be very grateful for any feedback you might have, or indeed any questions. If you’d like to get in touch please feel free to email us.
Eco Warriors
Hello, we are the mighty Eco Warriors. Last Wednesday, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ cleaners didn’t pick up any of the litter they found around the school, our fellow Eco Warriors did. The spots which had the most litter were the Astro, Mound, Basketball court and the back court. The type of litter we found was plastic straws, lunch cups/bags, chips, and plastic bottles. This shows that many students are not responsible for their own waste during break and lunchtime.Ìý
We will continue to check for litter every Wednesday but we hope that everyone at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ will try to be more responsible and eco-friendly.
