The Bonneville Buzz
September 2023
This term we enjoy a quieter month of activities in our lead up to warmer weather.
Please be reminded of the two school closure days Friday 3rd and Monday 6th May.
Following a successful round of recruitment, after half term we will be welcoming our new receptionist, Jasmine Negroni, into our Bonneville family.
Jasmine will be working alongside Shobnom as your first point of contact.
Please use the link below to meet our newest staff member.
Thank you so much for everyone who entered the 'Extreme Reading Competition'. We had so many different entries for 'Extreme Reading'. We had reading on bridges over a river in Bulgaria, reading at the swimming pool, ice rink, on roller coasters, at the grocery store plus many more. It's been wonderful to see so many children show such a love for their reading. The staff have voted and winners will be announced next week.
Here are just a few of the photos that we received.
What Spanish vocabulary is your child/ren learning?
Early Years- Los animales (learning animal names)
Year 1- Los animales (naming animals)
Year 2- Los animales (counting animals)
Year 3- Los animales (describing animals and their pets)
Year 4- Mi colegio (describing the school)
Year 5- Mis asignaturas (describing their favourite subjects)
Year 6- Los trabajos (jobs they would like to have in the future)
Please rienforce the learning by asking your child/ren what it means.
Spanish is taught as a discrete subject. Each class has a weekly timetabled slot with our specialist Spanish tutor who delivers a bespoke language curriculum to the children. Our language curriculum is designed to develop the skills of the children and repetition is planned for in order to support with language acquisition.
The children begin their journey as language learners in Nursery and this journey continues up to Year 6. They begin by learning Spanish in a fun and engaging way, through songs and games. This continues to be developed and by the time they reach Year 6, they are using their knowledge to speak and write in sentences with a focus on grammar.
At Bonneville, we feel it is important to create opportunities to learn about the culture of Spanish speaking countries and by writing letters to children in Spain, we can learn about the similarities and differences in the world around them. We also feel it is important to monitor the progress made by the children. We have created an assessment tool in order to assess the language skills acquired by the children, we use this to inform our planning and to ensure that the children are successful language learners.
Additionally, we feel it is important to celebrate the languages in our communities and as such, we have a Language of the Month. This provides the children with information about different countries around the world as well as learning greetings that we then use to take the register.
May 2024- Value 'Peace'
Thursday 2nd - Yr4 Local Trip to Clapham Common
Friday 3rd - INSET DAY School is closed
Monday 6th - BANK HOLIDAY School is closed
Thursday 9th - 9am Autism Voice Coffee morning for parents all are welcome
Monday 13th to Friday 17th - Yr6 SATs Week
Monday 20th to Friday 31st - FAB Half Term Challenge (more information below)
Wednesday 22nd - Open morning @ 9.30am
Thursday 23rd - International Evening
Friday 24th - Last day of half term, school ends at the usual time 3.15pm all after school arrangements are in place
Food Bank Vouchers
In these difficult times any of us can find ourselves in challenging situations. Should you need support, please contact Mr Connelly who can support with food vouchers discretely.
Better Start Outreach Support
We are delighted to welcome Alex from the Better Start Team who will be working with families at Bonneville going forward. Alex will be in school every Wednesday morning and will be happy to meet parents and carers to give help, advice and support relating to the following issues:
Citizens Advice
Benefits advice
Food bank vouchers
Disability Living Allowance applications
Cost of Living information
Training and employment advice
Activities for children during half-term breaks
Advice on support available within Lambeth
Alex has a great deal of knowledge and expertise and will be a fantastic asset to have working with us at Bonneville. If you would like to arrange an appointment with Alex to have a chat and a cup of coffee on a Wednesday morning, please contact Mr Connelly and he can book in an appointment for you.
Central to raising standards in all schools and ensuring all pupils can fulfil their potential, is the need for children to attend school regularly to benefit from their education.
There is a strong link between good learning, high achievement, rapid progress and developing good social skills with excellent attendance.
We want to take this opportunity to outline our expectations for school attendance this academic year.
If your child arrives at school from 9.01am they will be marked as LATE, if they arrive after 9.30am they will be classed as “late after the register is closed” and their attendance is classed as absent for the morning session. As the registers would have already been returned to the Department for Education.
Regular poor punctuality can also have a negative effect on your child’s attendance as well as their academic learning. Being 6 minutes late each day equals 30 minutes of missed learning every week.
If your child’s attendance drops below 90%, we will need to share our concerns with the Local Authority Education Welfare Officer at Lambeth Council.
Raising a Concern
It is important to us that any concerns or questions you may have are dealt with as efficiently as possible. The structure we have in place is designed to do just that.
The structure
1) Your first port of call is -Your child’s class teacher
(email via the admin team to request a meeting)
2) You may contact the leader of your child’s phase (see below)
This includes issues regarding communication and organisation
(email via the admin team to request a meeting)
Should you be dissatisfied with the handling or outcome...
3) You may raise your concerns with Ms Parker
(email via the admin team to request a meeting outlining the nature for the purpose of the meeting)
Leaders are required to share items (as appropriate) with Ms Parker on a weekly basis, even if the matter is being handled by them.
We request that you do not field your concerns to FAB but instead work directly with the school staff as outlined above.
