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Kilham C of E
Primary School
www.kilhamschool.co.uk
Newsletter AUTUMN TERM - 13th September 2019
This week our Christian value was….. Caring and compassion
Dear parents and carers,
Kilham C of E Primary School PTFA meeting.
Welcome back to a very busy first full week back at
If you are a new or existing parent, our school PTFA
school. Children across school have been enjoying les-
(Parents, Teachers and Friends Association) needs
sons and settling into their new classes and getting to
you!! The group which is struggling with members will
know new routines and often new teachers. Occasionally
be meeting on Monday 23rd September to discuss all
some children find this process difficult, but I feel that
of the activities that they will be planning to do over
we need to give it at least 3 weeks before they find their
the year to support the children. The group are really
feet.
friendly and do a fantastic job for the school and more
Children across school have been involved in Bikeability importantly your children. If you are interested in
training, after school gymnastics and laser quest. You will helping in any way please speak to Mrs Richardson or
hopefully have noticed the reading tepee is back up and Mrs Chester on the playground or come to the
inside it is a jungle filled haven for reading during play- meeting on Monday 23rd September.
times and dinnertimes.
Year 5 Bikeability
Tesco Bags of Help Winners
You may have noticed bright yellow cyclist around the
Can I once again thank all families who voted for Kilham village this week. These were children from year 5 who
School and our focus on reading during the recent in- were completing their cycle proficiency training. Chil-
store Tesco vote. As you know, we came second during dren needed to work with the trainers to show their
the voting process and received a cheque from Tesco for bike handling skills, their understanding of road signs,
£2000.00 this week. The store manager and assistant and how to keep their bike roadworthy. Well done to
manager came into school and presented the cheque to all children who completed their stage 1 or stage 2.
children. Keep your eyes on the local paper as they had a Hopefully, they will have greater confidence to get out
photographer in tow. The money will be spent enhancing and about on their bikes around the village.
the stock of reading materials that we have in school es-
pecially for those children in the EYFS and class 1.
Termly Dates and event
In the past, we have provided a list of important dates
that are included in the newsletter from this year we will
not be using this system but will make sure we keep the
school calendar up to date with all of the key events and
activities that are happening across the school. Please
refer to the school calendar on the school website.
This weeks VIP Award winners.
Termly Dates and event
In the past, we have provided a list of important dates
that are included in the newsletter from this year we will
not be using this system but will make sure we keep the
school calendar up to date with all of the key events and
activities that are happening across the school. Please
refer to the school calendar which can be found under
the “home” tab on the school website, this gives you an
overview of events over the whole year.
New cross above our front entrance
You may have noticed a new cross above our front en-
trance, celebrating the fact that we are a Church of Eng- Well done to our VIP award winners for this week, all
land School. During a recent governing body walkabout it of them have been chosen because they have been
was highlighted that from the roadside it was difficult to caring or compassionate. The children enjoyed receiv-
realise that we were a Church of England School so ac- ing their certificates, arm bands and having a VIP
tion was taken and our new cross is in place. The school lunch.
would like to say a massive thank you to Simon Baker a
local joiner from Driffield who came to Kilham School Macmillian Cuppa and Cake Afternoon
between 1973 and 1979, Simon made and fitted the
Children in year 6 will be running a cuppa and cake
Cross and donated all of the materials and his services
afternoon on Friday 27th September 2019 to raise do-
for free. If you are looking for a local joiner he is available
nations to support the fantastic work of Macmillian
on 07929008921.
Cancer Support. Children in year 6 will be on the EYFS
playground every morning selling tickets for £2.00 and
collecting any donations that parents want to make;
please remember to bring some spare change with
you on a morning – the world seems to be turning into
a cashless society.
Please, can parents get on their: British Bake Off Hats
and find some time to make buns and cakes which the
children will be able to sell on Friday 27th. Please can
you bring any baking donations to the office on Thurs-
day afternoon or Friday morning?
Phonics meeting for class 1 and class 2 parents
Mrs Dowkes and Miss Brown will be running an introduc-
tion to phonics meeting on Wednesday 18th September
2019 from 3,30pm, part of the work they will be doing is
the starting block for closing the word gap (see infor-
mation below). Please find the time to attend this im- For extra information about the work of this fantastic
portant meeting a crèche is being provided for younger charity please follow the link below.
children.
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
For more information see the letter below.
Pupil Premium meeting
Mr Palmer will be running a pupil premium meeting
for invited parents on Thursday 19th September at
6.00pm to explain the schools current thinking on us-
ing our pupil premium fund to support your children.
Reading at home. International Day of Peace – Saturday 21st September
2019
Kilham C of E Primary School has always been committed
to teaching all of our children to read and develop a love Next week our key Christian Value will be peace, to
for reading. As part of an ongoing project in school to try coincide with the UN’s international Day of Peace.
and close the word gap, we will continue to work with, The 2019 Theme is "Climate Action for Peace"
challenge and support parents to help their children with
their reading. The theme draws attention to the importance of com-
batting climate change as a way to protect and pro-
Research by the Oxford University Press highlights the mote peace throughout the world.
fact that “A child who is not at the expected standard in Climate change causes clear threats to international
language at the age of five is 11 times less likely to peace and security. Natural disasters displace three
achieve the expected level in reading at age 11”. An in- times as many people as conflicts, forcing millions to
creasing number of children are coming into school with leave their homes and seek safety elsewhere. The sali-
limited vocabulary and poor communication skills. nization of water and crops is endangering food securi-
Here are a few ideas to tackle this situation, over the ty, and the impact on public health is escalating. The
coming months the school will be rolling out several initi- growing tensions over resources and mass movements
atives for parents to help them address the “Gap”. The of people are affecting every country on every conti-
primary solution is to read with or to share a book daily nent.
with your child for at least 10 minutes a day. There is
abundant academic evidence that the rate at which chil-
dren develop language is sensitive to the amount of in-
put they receive from parents (especially) and primary
carers.
IDEAS TO TRY AT HOME.
Read to children daily, taking time to go over new
words. Look for books with illustrations that pro-
vide clues to word meanings.
Support your child with their phonics.
Use new and exciting words in natural conversations.
Try this at mealtimes or when presenting a new
toy or material. Introducing a new word in con-
text helps children learn what it means. For ex-
ample, it’s easier for children to learn what a
ukulele is when they can see and hear it as well
as listening to you say the word.
Sing with children and recite poetry and rhymes playfully
to introduce new vocabulary.
Talk with children and encourage children to talk with
one another. Keep the conversation going by asking
questions, making comments, and inviting children
to think and share their ideas.
Think about new vocabulary words that might be dis-
cussed as part of a field trip. A trip to an art exhibit
could introduce the word landscape, while a trip to a
pizza restaurant might introduce kneading dough.
Give children ample time to learn the meaning and uses
of new words before moving onto other words.
Caring and Compassion Worship 3D Printing at Kilham School.
This week our worship focus has been about being caring
and compassionate, children learnt about the Bible story
of Moses then reflected on the idea of clothing yourself
in compassion.
Well done to PHR, who volunteered to clothe himself in
words of caring and compassion which were discussed
and shared by the children in the worship.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mr R Palmer
After the success of our Tesco bid, we are looking at
putting together a 2nd request to support school buy-
ing and using a 3D printer, as part of our DT curricu-
lum. The pictures above show items made using a 3D
printer by primary aged school children. This project
would try to involve the local community. If you have
any experience of using a 3D printer or would like to
get involved in this exciting project, please contact
school.
Mr Palmer will be making contact with the local com-
puter club which runs at the Star to see if they would
be interested in using the printer during some after
school sessions.
2nd September 2019 Dear parents and carers, Macmillan Coffee Afternoon The Year 6 children are organising a coffee afternoon for the Macmillan cancer charity. It is taking place on Friday 27th September 2019 in the hall from 1:30 – 2:45pm. Invitation / Tickets £2 We would be overjoyed if you could join us for our coffee afternoon. It is £2.00 a ticket; this includes a drink and a cake. If you have a friend or companion please bring them along. If you are unable to come, but would like to buy a ticket to contribute to our fund-raising please let us know. Tickets will be on sale from Class 5 (in the mobile classroom), some of the Year 6’s every morning from next week and from the office. Baking We would be grateful if you could make cakes/buns or even biscuits to donate for our ‘guests’ and also to be sold on our cake stall. We will also be holding a raffle if you have any donations please bring them to the front office, as well as other competitions. We hope you can support our first fund raising event of the year and would welcome any do- nations for raffle prizes. Yours faithfully, Miss Hobson and the Year 6 children
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