January 29th
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are pleased to welcome Miss Wilson and Mr Reeves who will be starting their teacher training week placement next week.
Miss Wilson will be teaching Year 2 and Mr Reeves will be teaching Year 5. They have already been in for some introductory days. Please come and say hello if you have not already met them.
Learning
On Tuesday Year 5 and Year 6 enjoyed lunchtime rugby Club.
On Wednesday children from Y5 and Y6 enjoyed an after school learning club at Bristol Rovers FC. Next week they will be going on a harbourside tour with Pirate Pete to learn about the history of Bristol.
Teaching Training
On Monday Mrs Hayes attended CAF training.
International Links
We have been successful in a bid to set up a link with New Delhi in
India. We will be working with Orchard Academy, St Theresa’s,
Fonthill and a number of schools in New Delhi to help the children develop their global citizenship.
Applications for Dinner Staff
Thank you to all those people who have shown an interest in the Lunchtime Supervisor Role. Please return applications forms by 12:00 on Monday 1st February, Please remember the post in
subject to 2 fully supportive references and an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check.
Class Assembly
Year 4 will be doing a Chinese New Year Assembly on Thursday
4th February at 9.10 — parents are most welcome
School Choir Report
by Georgia, Cora and Charlie-May
On Tuesday 26th January the Upper Horfield School Choir went to Horfield
C of E to meet their choir. We enjoyed singing lovely songs about flight. Our
favourite song was “Those Magnificent Men”. When we
arrived we also enjoyed some biscuits and juice. We would like to say thank you to Mr Seddon and Miss Hayes.
Attendance
Best class this week
3TB 97% with 4 Late
RKB 89% with 1 Late
1TH 87% with 7 Late
2MR 95% with 5 Late
4VN 85% with 3 Late
5SH 92% with 3 Late
6TS 91% with 2 Late
Overall attendance 91%
Congratulations to the following children:
Caught Reading: Holly, Degmo, Abdi, Liam C, Lauren, Kelsey
Golden Book: Abel, Marni, Holly, Cameron D, Siobhan, Oli, Kelsey, Danny D, Cora
Birthdays: Michael (6), Tashi (5(, Rahim (11)
House Point Winners: Jake, Michael, Holly, Nabeela, Summer, Ruben, Logan, Shanaide, Steffan, Roda, Anila, Skie, Georgia, Danny, Amina, Cora, Akmal, Allan
Winning House: Yellow, 2nd Blue, 3rd Red
ESOL Family Health
A free class is being held at UHCT Community Centre.
The course will help you understand:
How to make appointments with different health professionals.
How healthy you and your family are.
How to make healthy changes to your diet and lifestyle.
Home safety tips to stay safe.
Begins Friday 29th January for 10 weeks
9:30 – 11:30 am
UHCT Community Centre
Eden Grove
Horfield
Yours sincerely,
Kathryn Wong
Headteacher