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Week ending 16th September 2022
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This week the children in Nursery have been beginning to mark make and using their name cards to develop a recognition of their own name.
The children have begun the HeartSmart wellbeing unit of 'Introducing Boris' and have listened to the story of Boris the Robot. This week they started work on creating their own Boris, using junk modelling materials.
We have also been balancing on the rope swing and catching bubbles.
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Following our self-portraits last week the children in Reception have chosen to create portraits of Her Majesty the late Queen Elizabeth ll, improving their skills and adding more detail. Here are our wonderful window displays in tribute.
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This week, as part of our 'Moon Zoom' topic, we have enjoyed listening to a song to help us to learn about the planets. We learned Venus is the hottest planet.
We have also been using junk to make model rockets. The children had design criteria to follow that said it must be shiny, have a window and have flames. The children chose the resources and tools that they needed to make their rockets and rose to the challenge! More photos
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We have been learning more about: Vincent van Gogh, Christopher Columbus, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks and Mary Anning and Henry VII. We used diamond ranking to decide who we felt was the most significant person and explain why by considering their impact on the world. The children had some really thoughtful responses!
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This week the Woodpeckers have been exploring electricity. Having first thought about the different types of devices that use electricity around the house we set out to see if we could make our own electrical circuits. Using teamwork, we investigated different ways we could combine cables, cells, bulbs and switches - we even tried to get a buzzer to work!
Our teamwork also played an essential part during PE, where we had to guide our partners around an obstacle course blindfolded. More photos
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There was some very ambitious building work going on in the Year 3 Forest School session this week with a recreation of Whitby harbour, complete with cranes!
We were also excited to see some unplanned oak tree saplings emerging on the site. This prompted a discussion about, and a hunt for acorns! See more photos here
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Forest school has mainly been about bugs and blackberries since we came back to school. We have enjoyed identifying and picking blackberries from the hedge and then using their juice to make pictures and prints.
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Bank Holiday: Monday 19th September
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King Charles III approved a Bank Holiday on Monday 19th September 2022. This will be the date of the funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As it is a Bank Holiday, the school will be closed to all students and staff.
All meals ordered on this day will be cancelled by Kingswood, and for those with paid meals in Years 3-4 a credit will be issued to your account for future orders.
With regard to Wrap Around Care, those booked into the setting on Monday 19th September will have their booking transferred to Monday 3rd October.
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Lost property
This weekend, please check the uniform you have belongs to your child and is labelled with their name. If you have accidentally ended up with another child's uniform please hand it into the office, and we will help reunite it with the owner.
We're noticing unnamed items of clothing, lunch bags and bottles. Please check name labels are still stuck on and name pen has not faded. Thank you for your help.
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Reception Notice
We use a secure payment system, Pay360, to receive bookings and payments for wrap around care and donations for events like school trips. An invitation to activate a Pay360 account has been emailed to those Reception parents/carers without an active account. If not immediately apparent please check your junk mail/spam as the invite email often ends up there. For security reasons the invitation link will expire 24 hours after being sent, if you need it to be reset please contact Mrs DeBoo and Mrs Cooper by email: enquiries@monksmoorceprimary.co.uk
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Family Learning: Healthy Eating on a Budget for Families
Northamptonshire Adult Learning are hosting a FREE course on Tuesdays 1:00-3:00 pm at Daventry Children's Centre, Staverton Road, N11 4EY. The course lasts five weeks and starts on Tuesday 20th September.
Inspire healthy eating in a fun way, and discover everyday activities to help children learn at home. Gain new skills, knowledge, and confidence in a positive and supportive learning environment. To book your place and for more information please click here to be taken to the Northamptonshire Adult Learning website.
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Flu Vaccination for School Aged Children
The school nurses will be in school on Thursday 22nd September to administer the flu vaccination to Reception-Year 4 pupils with parental permission in place.
For more information please refer to the letter recently emailed home. The booking link for our school closes on Monday 19th September, if you wish your child to be vaccinated at school please ensure you have booked before then.
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Absence
If a child is away from school because they are poorly, no work will be issued from school.
If they are away from school due to an isolation period of an infectious disease but are well in themselves, we will endeavour to upload work to Microsoft Teams to support learning at home.
If you have individual queries or concerns please speak to your child's class teacher.
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We are holding our popular small group tours for the families of children applying for a September 2023 school place.
Our open mornings are by appointment only, book now on our website.
Wednesday 5th October 9.30 to 10.30 am - FULLY BOOKED
Wednesday 5th October 10.45 to 11.45 am
Wednesday 19th October 9.30 to 10.30 am
Wednesday 19th October 10.45 to 11.45 am
Wednesday 2nd November 9.30 to 10.30 am
Wednesday 2nd November 10.45 to 11.45 am
Wednesday 9th November 9.30 to 10.30 am
Wednesday 9th November 10.45 to 11.45 am
For more information about school admissions click here to be taken to the admissions page on our website.
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