Weekly Blog 1st December

Wilton Expects Focus

Snow is here, that means Christmas is near!

This week it was all about Advent and the meaning behind the tradition, which the children learned about in assembly.

Next week the children will be showing Caring and Determination as it is Human Rights day and the children will learn why they are so important to every single person.

Year 1/2 Mrs Barron Class Round up

There’s been lots happening in Y1/2 over the last few weeks. The children were very excited to attend a Gymnastics and Dance Festival held at Eston Leisure Centre with lots of other schools in the area. The children got to try out lots of activities with some of the young sports leaders. They worked collaboratively to make letter shapes with their bodies, became cheerleaders following a number of moves that got faster and more intense and took part in a dance about exploring a winter forest. They had an amazing time.  

Part of our DT this term was to design and make a “healthy” soup. As part of this they tasted a variety of soup to decide what texture, thickness and taste they wanted in their soup. They all got to peel, chop and blend a vegetable soup and then parents were invited to come into school to design an appealing soup carton before tasting the final product.

In Maths our Y1 children have been working on “position”, learning to give directions using “forward, back, left, right as well as half and quarter turns.

We also got a delivery of 100 free books from Puffin publishers and the children thoroughly enjoyed exploring and sharing the stories. The days are getting even busier in the run up to Christmas so watch out for the next Y1/2 update.

Breakfast Club

Did you know we do a breakfast club every morning? You can bring your child in, knowing they’ll get a good breakfast before they start school.

This is open to everyone and can be booked in the clubs section on the school gateway app.

It costs £1.20 for each morning your child attends.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Christmas Fayre

Attendance

Attendance every day is vital for your child’s progress unless they are too unwell to learn. It is your responsibility to inform the academy if your child is going to be absent by 8.45am each day of their absence. You can contact the office on 01642 453374.

This weeks best attendance goes to…..

100% Attendance

61 children achieved 100% attendance this week which is Outstanding!!!

Can you get 100% next week?

Lunch Menu

Our lunches are provided on a 3 week rota. Next weeks choices will be Week 2.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Georgian Christmas

Headlice

There would appear to be a problem with head lice in the academy.  Several parents have informed us that their child has headlice; obviously this must mean that there are other children who also have the problem. 

I have taken this opportunity to provide some up-to-date advice for treating headlice and I would ask every parent to please check their child’s hair tonight and every night and treat if necessary. 

It is not sufficient to simply shampoo your child’s hair; this will not get rid of the lice – parents should visit a chemist, supermarket or see their family doctor to purchase or obtain a prescription for headlice lotion and follow the instructions.  An alternative method, and one which does not involve the use of chemicals, is as follows: 

• Fill a sink with water 
• Wet the child’s hair 
• Apply conditioner 
• Comb (with a fine tooth comb or nit comb) the child’s hair into the sink.  If there are any lice they will fall out into the water. 

It is recommended that the above treatment be done for at least 4 days. 

If you know your child has headlice, please treat it as soon as possible and check your child’s hair every night.   

The school nurse can be contacted via school, if any further advice or information is needed. 

Bring It On Christmas

Cost of Living

The 4 T’s of Diabetes

National Sleep Helpline

Families Drop In

Online Courses for Parents

Access to Research

School Uniform and PE days

Please make sure that all items of clothing, including coats and packed lunch bags are clearly labelled with children’s names, so it is easy to find their owners.

All children have been provided with a t-shirt and shorts in a bag for PE lessons but they need to have their own trainers/plimsols in school please. Plimsols will be provided if needed. As the weather is changing, you may want to send in a tracksuit for children to wear outside during PE lessons.

Mrs Wardle – Tuesday

Mrs Barron – Thursday

Miss Norton – Friday

Mrs Harding – Wednesday

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