There has been a really party feel to the end of the week. It has been ‘Crazy Hair Day’ in school and people have certainly gone to town with their hair. This followed our Spring discos last night. They were both well attended and from what I saw all the children were having a great time. Both these events have been organised by our wonderful PTA and I cannot thank them enough for all the amazing events that they put on to help raise funds for the school. Little Heath would certainly not be the well -resourced school that it is without all their support. The next event that they are putting on is a quiz night on March 2^nd. I hope to see many of you there.

Apart from the PTA events there have also been a lot of other events taking place in school. Tuesday was certainly a busy day as Reception and Year 1 had a trip to the Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead and Year 5 had a Viking Day in the hall. I went to the Snow Centre and it was lovely to see the excitement on the children’s faces at seeing the snow inside the centre. Most of them found going down the slopes very exciting although a couple were a little scared and I can understand that feeling as well. They all gave it a go though which is the main thing.

I did not take part in the Viking day as I was at the Snow Centre but I did catch up with the man running the event on my return to school and he told me that he had a fabulous day with the Year 5 children. He told me that their behaviour was exemplary and that he was amazed at the amount of knowledge that they knew about the Vikings –he said that they could answer questions that children from other schools had never been able to answer. I certainly felt very proud at that moment.

Next week it is the half term break which I am sure you are all looking forward to –I know that I am. I hope you all have a fabulous break and I look forward to seeing you all again on February26th. 

 I know I say that the weeks just feel like they fly by but as I have had to be out of school for 2 days I truly cannot believe that it is Friday again - one more week and it is half-term. The Christmas holidays feel like they were a life-time ago. Unfortunately, the weather has also taken a bit of a dip this week so whilst last week I was feeling like spring was on the way this week has made me realise it is still winter.

This week has been a very thought provoking week in school as it has been Children’s Mental Health Week. The children have been looking at strategies to help support them with their well-being which is very important in ensuring they have good mental health. The children have also covered internet safety this week which is also very important. As we all know from watching the news mental health problems in children are at an all-time high and I think that one of the reasons for this is the amount of information and contact they have with the outside world through social media. Although the internet has many benefits children need to know how to manage social media to ensure it does not have a negative impact on their life. Hopefully with what we teach them at school we are helping them with this.

Next week in school is one of the highlights of the school calendar because it is the PTA Spring Disco on Thursday night. The Foundation and KS1 disco starts at 5.30pm and the KS2 disco starts at 7.00pm. We have the same DJ as last year coning to run the disco and he did an excellent job last year so I know the children are going to have fun. If you have not already purchased your tickets make sure you do so.

To finish off the week the PTA have also organised a ’Crazy Hair Day’ for next Friday. Children can make their hair look as outrageous as they like – they also do not have to wear their uniform to ensure it does not get messed up by all the hair spray and possible glitter. It will help give a party atmosphere to the last day before the half-term holiday.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Let us hope that there is not too much rain to dampen our spirits. I look forward to seeing you all again next week.

 We had a lovely end to the week as Year 3 performed their class assembly for us this morning. I always enjoy a class assembly and as usual, the Year Three one did not disappoint. The assembly was based on the learning they did this year and they actually wrote it themselves! The class did a fantastic job in presenting it and I would like to thank them for doing it so well –it is not an easy thing to present to a large audience when you are so young. I would also like to thank Miss Davis, Mrs Reynolds and Mrs Ameen for helping them to prepare for their assembly.

I also had a lovely start to the week as I attended the O2 on Monday with the choir for a Young Voices concert. This was a fantastic experience for the children and I have included a couple of pictures from the concert although they are not the best quality- all the lights and the flashing cameras make it difficult to take good picture. The choir all had a great day and they were all a credit to the school both for their performance and their behaviour. Not many people know but leaving the O2 and getting back to the carpark after a Young Voices concert is quite a challenge with so many schools being there but the children made it very easy –unlike some of the stewards who at times seem quite determined to split our group in two. I know all of those children who can, would love to do it again next year. I must give big thanks to Mrs Lawrence and Mrs Robinson who gave up their time to prepare the choir for this event.

I have had a lovely week but I am going to have to have a little moan about uniform. I have noticed that there are some lapses coming into the uniform. As I have mentioned before some of the KS2 pupils are coming to school without their ties which is not acceptable and I have noticed that some children are wearing black tights and leggings in school when they should be grey. Can you please ensure that your child is dressed in the correct school uniform (and this includes their socks). If you are unsure of what it is, please check our website. If you have any problems in purchasing your child’s uniform, please do not hesitate to contact me via the school office.

Next week is another busy week in school. It is Children’s Mental Health Week and the children will be carrying out some activities related to this in school. As we all know taking care of your mental health is just as important as any other part of your health and we do give children strategies in school on how to manage this. It is also Safer Internet Day and we will be reminding the children again of the importance of how to keep themselves safe whilst they are using technology.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend – it is definitely warmer which makes you feel like spring is on the way. I will be seeing some of you on Monday morning as a Sharing Assembly is taking place – those of you who have children involved will have been informed.