As ever this week in school, the time has flown by and I am sitting here writing this blog before heading home for the weekend after seemingly only having just written my last one!

As I mentioned in my blog last week that it would be, it’s been a fairly quiet week in school this week, but Reception did go off to the snow centre yesterday and by all accounts it was an amazing experience for all of the children. Once again, I’d like to thank the PTA for funding this visit as one of their fully funded trips for this year –I hope that it is making a difference.

We are of course into the last week of the half term next week and there is quite a lot going on. First of all, it is our next Sharing Assembly on Monday. If your child is involved in this, you will have been sent a letter this week inviting you to join us and I look forward to welcoming you in if that is you. It is also Children’s Mental Health week next week so the children will get to explore in their PSHE lessons, strategies to support their mental health now and in the future. Tuesday is Safer Internet Day so the children will be carrying out activities related to this. On Wednesday, we have our Open Afternoon for you or another family member to come in and see and share the work that your children have been doing. Finally, on Thursday, we have the Disco that I know that the children always look forward to, before we break up for the half term break on Friday (at the normal time).

Have a lovely weekend and see you all again on Monday.

This is going to be a very brief blog this week as yet another week has just flown by even though it seemed like there was nothing particularly special going on in school. This is not to say that there has not been a lot of enriching learning going on though –quite the contrary! We did also have a PTA meeting last night which was very good and some exciting events will be announced by them very shortly so watch this space.

The calendar looks pretty standard for next week too without too much to report on though I am pleased to say that our reception class will be having the first of their educational visits next Thursday as they head off to the nearby Snow Centre. I am pleased to say that this is one of the trips being funded by the PTA and will no doubt be very exciting for all of the children (and adults) involved in going.

As I said, it is a brief one this week, but I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

I am so pleased to be writing my blog this week going into the weekend with a noticeable rise in temperature from this time last week. It certainly makes it easier to get out and about at the weekend when we’re not faced with sub-zero temperatures!

We had a couple of notable events which happened this week, the first of which took place yesterday. It was fantastic to see the Year 2 children dressed in their Tudor clothes as they took part in their history workshop throughout the day. The children got to experience several aspects of life as a person in Tudor times and they were all buzzing to be part of this enriching experience. It really helps to bring history to life when experienced first-hand by the children and I’m sure they will keep the memory for many years to come. Thank you so much to the parent volunteers who gave up their time to allow all of the planned activities to go ahead.

The next notable event of the week happened this morning and that was our Year 3 class assembly. The children shared lots of learning that they have done so far this year and they presented it in a very humorous and entertaining way! From the work that the children had completed on the Tear Thief in English to the Stephen Wiltshire-inspired drawings that they had created in their art lessons, it was clear to see how much the children have learned during their time in school so far this year. The breadth of learning and the fun ways that these have been presented highlighted how we try to provide as many opportunities as possible across the school for the children to learn in different ways. I was particularly proud of the way the children dealt with the technical difficulties that we had at the start and went with it –they were all stars! Thank you as ever to all of the parents for joining us and supporting the children throughout.

Have a good weekend everyone.

I cannot believe I am sitting here at the end of term having broken up for the Christmas break! It has certainly been a busy one with many illnesses of children and staff along the way, but equally, it has been such a rewarding term and I want to thank you all for all of the support and kind words that I have had from so many of you.

Little Heath really is a lovely place to work and we do all we can to ensure that our children feel happy and secure in their time with us. The Christmas build up is one of the times in the year where we get to do so many fun and exciting things and this last couple of weeks has been no exception to that. The Foundation Stage and KS1 performances and the KS2 Carol Concert were both very well attended and were a joy to watch the children perform and sing in.

Thank you for all of the cards and presents that I have been given –I’m sure that, as ever, I will be coming back at least a stone heavier after this break!

I hope that you all have a lovely Christmas and New Year and we will see you all again on Tuesday 6^th January.

I want to start by saying how awesome everyone looked in their Christmas jumpers today! There were lots of amazing looking jumpers on show and lots of money was no doubt raised for Save the Children; I will let you know how much in total was raised in my blog next week.

Although officially, Christmas Jumper Day was actually yesterday, we chose to do ours today as it coincided with our Christmas lunch and it feels much more festive wearing the right attire whilst tucking into our turkey and sprouts. For those children who had the Christmas meal option, I trust that they enjoyed it –there was certainly not much left at the end so this is always a good sign. Getting everyone sat and fed on time is always a stretch, but I’m pleased to say that everything went like a well-oiled machine today. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the parent volunteers for giving up their time to help with the running of things at lunchtime. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side this year and so we had to start the film in the hall earlier than planned, but I hope you enjoyed watching the film as well (even though you have no doubt seen in lots of times before)! I also want to thank all of the Year 6 children for their excellent serving skills –I hope you enjoyed taking part in this annual tradition.

Next week, we have the second of our sharing assemblies of the year taking place on Monday morning and you will have been invited already if your child is taking part. We then have lots of festivities taking place, starting with the KS2 carol concert which takes place on Monday evening at Christchurch at 7pm. The EYFS and KS1 performances will then be on Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday afternoon will see KS1 having their Christmas party so do make sure that your child has their party outfit in school to get changed into for that. The KS2 party will be on Thursday afternoon and once again, children will need their party clothes in school for this.

Whether you will be in school already watching the show or not, all parents are welcome in school from 3pm onwards on Wednesday for our Open Afternoon, where you can come in and look at all of the learning that your child has done so please do join your child if you are able to.

Come next Friday, we will then be finishing for the 2 week Christmas break at 1:15pm.

Have a lovely weekend.

 

It seems very strange sitting here writing my blog on a Thursday but as the school is closed tomorrow for our occasional day, I need to get it in early this week. I spoke to the children in assembly this morning about what they are up to this weekend with their extra day off and it appears that there are lots of lovely activities going on from visits to Santa at various places to family gatherings and even one or 2 children who are just looking forward to a lie in tomorrow! Whatever you are up to, I hope you all enjoy it.

Looking at the calendar, we have a fairly busy week in school next week, 3 of the main ‘events’ I will mention here.

Firstly, on Monday our Year 6 will be taking part in a ‘Health Fair’ in the hall. This event has become an annual tradition at Little Heath as we invite in trainee nurses from the University of Hertfordshire to work with our pupils on a range of workshops designed to promote healthy eating and living.

At the end of the week, we then have a non-uniform day next Friday for which the children have been asked to bring in something which can be used in the Christmas Hampers. Also happening on Friday is the Year 5 class assembly. Unfortunately, whilst I will be in school on Friday, I won’t be able to attend the assembly so Mrs Robinson will be there in my place to welcome the parents and I’m sure she will tell me all about it afterwards.

Have a lovely weekend everyone and we will see you all again next week.

Has another week really passed by that quickly?! Although I was not around for the first part of the week, I am pleased to say that while the temperatures may have dropped dramatically, it has not dampened the children’s spirits and it has been another week of hard work and enjoyment from the children of the school.

I want to start by saying what a pleasure it was to welcome the families of our Year 4 children into school this morning for what was the first of our class assemblies for this academic year. In my opening paragraph, I have mentioned the hard work that has been going on in school and this was clearly demonstrated by the Year 4 children today. They shared their learning in a wide variety of subjects and presented it using humour, clear, confident speech and it even included a conversation taking place in Spanish that would put fluent speakers to shame! The key thing that came across was how much enjoyment the children have had with their learning and this is something that we strive to achieve here in all that we do. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to Year 4 and to Mr Chanter for putting on such a great assembly and thank you to all of the parents who attended –it really means a lot.

Following on from my blog last week, I am very pleased to announce that we managed to raise just over £280 for the BBC Children in Need appeal from our non-uniform day. I’m sure you would all agree that this is a fantastic amount of money going to a very deserving cause so thank you to all of you for your donations.

There are no big events planned in next week for once, but I’m sure that the hard work and good learning will continue across the school.

Have a good weekend.