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Dear Parents / Carers,

What a busy week we have had! First of all, a huge well done to Year 1 who have completed their phonics screening this week and Year 4 who have had their multiplication tables test. The children persevered so well and can be proud of their achievements.

Next, congratulations go to Year 5 who took part in the Big Science Share on Tuesday. They did a great job in arguing the case for the compass being the greatest invention of all time and were sent a message from the vice-chair of the Trust:

I wanted to pass on our congratulations to all of your pupils who attended the Sharing Science event yesterday.

They all presented brilliantly, were so enthusiastic and engaged, and their work was fantastic, and behaviour exemplary. It was very obvious how much effort and preparation had gone into the event, and we learned a good deal from the content of the talks and tables.

It was a delight to be able to see their work, interaction, negotiation skills, and all-round pleasure at being there.

Water bottles - We are starting to see children bringing 'Prime' water bottles into school which is causing an issue in some of the classes. Regardless of what is in the bottle, it is not appropriate to send these into school. Please ensure your child has a plain water bottle in school.

Thank a teacher day 21st June - Every year on National Thank a Teacher Day, the Education sector takes the time to celebrate teaching and support staff across the country. The aim of the day is to raise the profile of the teaching profession, highlight the positive impact teachers and school leaders have in our society, and show teachers that they are valued. If you would like to send a thank you message to an adult in our school, please see the section of the newsletter below. These are shared with staff weekly on our internal newsletter.

Finally, I am in the final stages of finalising classes and teachers for next year but can confirm that each class will be moving up as a whole and no children will be moving into a different form group next year. I should be able to confirm teachers in next week's newsletter so watch this space!

Have a lovely weekend,

Karen Williams

Head Teacher

This week's certificates were awarded to the following children:

Donaldson - Jonah and Owen

Hughes - Scarlett and Seb

Coelho - Maisie and Daniel

Rosen - Sophie and Charlie

Milligan - Coby and Clara C

Zephaniah - Ava and Isla S

Shakespeare - Whole Class

Angelou - Lily-Mae and Nadia

Well done to the following who earned the hot chocolate award:

Donaldson - Archie

Hughes - Oliver

Coelho - Evie

Rosen - Hamish

Milligan - Clara M

Zephaniah - Joe

Shakespeare - Hattie

Angelou - Fred

Congratulations for their win this week to Olivia M, Ivor and their team the Orange Spitfires.

Well done to everyone who has worked hard on their maths this week. A special well done to Zephaniah class who have made a fantastic effort with their multiplication learning over recent weeks and completed their times tables test this week. Our other TT Rockstars are Ryo L, Eryn G and Bea O. Well done!

Lots of children are putting in huge effort on Numbots too and teachers are really seeing the difference in class. Special congratulations to Maisie A, Alfie H, Austin B, Tom O and Evelyn A who are our Numbots superstars this week.

This week, year 5 visited another school in hope of convincing them that the compass is the best invention of all, at the Great Science Share. All classes have been on the field preparing for next week's sports day and year 6 have been busy making nightlights in DT. Other than this it has been a quiet week full of interesting learning and the excitement of the holiday getting closer. See you next week for Sports Day (Thursday the 22nd).

Head Pupil certificate went to Thomas D.

Niamh and Lillie

Classes have been practising for Sports Day and we are very excited to invite parents and carers to watch our races on Thursday 22nd June. Reception, year 1 and year 2 will have their sports day in the morning, starting at 09:30, and years 3, 4, 5 and 6 will have their sports day in the afternoon, starting at 13:30. We will open the gates for EY and KS1 at 9:15 and for KS2 the gates will open at 13:15. Parents attending both will need to leave the school site over lunch time. Please can you apply sunscreen to your child before school and send them with a sun hat and a water bottle.

Please do not take any photos as many children do not have photo permission. Spectators will be sitting on one side of the track, and children and staff will be sitting on the other side. Please do not come across the track to your child as this can cause upset. Reception and KS1 parents/carers are welcome to come and say goodbye to their children at the end of the morning. KS2 parents/carers can collect their children from their classrooms when sports day finishes.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

This year, our KS2 children have been working hard every week with Mrs Moulds, developing their skills on their musical instruments. Parents and carers of children in year 3, 4, 5 and 6 are warmly invited to a musical performance, so they can share the pieces they have been learning, on the following dates:

Parents of children in year 5 and 6: Tuesday 4th July at 2.45pm - 3.15pm

Parents of children in year 3 and 4: Wednesday 5th July at 2.45pm - 3.15pm

Wear your own clothes and please bring in a donation of chocolate for the chocolate tombola at Friends of Kirk Fenton Summer Fair.

Sports Day

Thursday 22nd June

EYFS/KS1 - morning

KS2 - afternoon

Open Classrooms

Monday 26th June, 3pm

Non-Uniform Day

Tuesday 27th June - donations of chocolate for the summer fair chocolate tombola

Hughes & Coelho Class Trip

Wednesday 28th June

'Kirk Fenton Does Pride' Day

Friday 30th June - dress in bright clothes for the day

Friends Summer Fair

Friday 30th June, from 3pm

Musical Performance

Tuesday 4th July, 2.45pm Y5 & Y6

Wednesday 5th July, 2.45pm Y3 & Y4

Moving Up Days / Y6 TGS & SHS Transition Days

Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th July

New Starters EYFS Transition Morning

Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th July, 9-11.30am

New Starters EYFS Parents Meeting

Thursday 6th July, 4-5pm

Rosen Class Trip

Thursday 13th July

Milligan & Zephaniah Class Trip

Tuesday 18th July

Y5/6 Leavers' Production

Tuesday 18th July, 6.30pm

Wednesday 19th July, 2pm

Y4 Onsite Camp

Thursday 20th - Friday 21st

Donaldson Class Trip

Friday 21st July

Y6 Leavers' Lunch

Tuesday 25th July

Y6 Leavers' Service in Church

Tuesday 25th July, 2.15pm

Term Ends

Tuesday 25th July

If anyone would like to say thank you to or has any positive comments for a member of staff then please complete and submit the form below.

Thank you to everyone who has brought in donations of books, teddies and bottles for the Summer Fair. There is still time if you have items to donate, we'd like all donations in by next Friday 23rd please.

We could still do with a few more volunteers to bake, and maybe help at the fair itself - so if you can help with either please email us.

Raffle tickets will be coming home next week - we have some FANTASTIC prizes this year, see the poster for more info.

And finally, don't forget chocolate donations for non-uniform day will help to stock the chocolate tombola at the fair!

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