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Friday 11th October 2024

 

Our value of the week has been Respect. Teachers in the school have been trying to catch children showing this value in school this week. Our Values Certificate winners this week were:

  • Yva and Harrison
  • Millie and Arezo
  • Wasif and Jasmin
  • Magnus and Zachariah
  • Grace and Olive
  • Poppy and Nye

Well done to all of you!

 

Thank you to everybody who attended our Art on the Hill exhibition last weekend. Displaying art in a gallery is one of the events we have in our Victoria Park Passport of Opportunities so it was brilliant to have so many of you come and view the children's work (as well as support the school by buying the various items on offer!)

 

Thank you, once again, to Lucy and Beth from ArtLab for running the workshops for the children as well as organising the other workshops on the day. Also thank you to everyone who ran a workshop or an event for the school over the weekend.  And of course, thank you to the VPPS PTFA for making the event possible. 

 

We have a few cake containers in the school office left over from your generous cake donations for Art on the Hill, please pop into the office to collect yours if you are missing one.

 

 

Harvest Collection

The school council are organising a Harvest collection for the Julian Trust.  Each class have been allocated a chosen item to donate and there will be a collection box in each classroom (see the flyer below for details). If you are able to contribute to the collection, please do. 

 

 

PE Kits

We have noticed that some children are not wearing school PE kit to school on their PE days.  Please take a look at our uniform policy on our school website and ensure that your child is wearing the correct PE kit to school.  Football kits, branded or slogan clothing are not part of the uniform and should not be worn.  We allow children to come to school in PE kits on the days they have PE as not having to get changed saves valuable time for learning in the lesson.  

 

Attendance and Punctuality

 

Important Dates for this Term

  • Wednesday 16th October - Reception Parents’ afternoon/evening
  • Wednesday 16th October - Year 6 Music Concert
  • Thursday 17th October - Year 2 Geography walk
  • Friday 18th October - Individual school photographs
  • Tuesday 22nd October - PTFA Disco (Reception 3.15pm - 4pm & Yr3/4 4.15pm - 5.15pm)
  • Thursday 24th October - PTFA Disco (Yr1/2 3.15pm - 4.15pm & Yr5/6 4.30pm - 5.30pm)
  • Wednesday 23rd October - Year 1 Parent/ Carer Phonics and Reading Meeting 9am-9.30am (Main Hall) 
  • Friday 25th October - Last day of Term 1
  • Monday 4th November - INSET Day
  • Tuesday 5th November - Start of Term 2

 

Remember that you can see all of the term dates and INSET days on the term dates page of this website. These and other important dates are also on the website calendar.

Supporting Inter-parental Communication Project

This is a great opportunity of support for parents/carers (separated/together/solo) that

  • are arguing a lot/struggling to communicate/stopped communicating

  • have a child aged between 8 and 14 years

  • are not experiencing current domestic abuse/ substance use difficulties and are not in current court proceedings (please contact for other support in this case)

The help on offer will either be Mentalization Based Therapy with a relationship therapist or access to online resources with practitioner support. It’s a research project which requires 3 questionnaires to be completed at intervals and parents/children are remunerated with shopping vouchers. £10 per questionnaire with a bonus £10 for completing all 3. A family of 3 would receive £120 in total.

Further information here: Support for Interparental Communication (SIPCo)

Referral form here (parents can self- refer) : https://forms.office.com/e/kcjftQn66D

 

 

Shine Holiday Club

Shine Holiday Clubs are running for children in Southville this October Half Term!  Open to children from any school in Reception to Year 6, we look forward to seeing your children and their friends joining us for lots of October fun.

Running from 09:00-3:30pm with early and late hours if you need them, there are loads of different activities.  Including Gymnastics with Circus skills, Little Steppers dancing to Michael Jacksons ‘Thriller’ with face painting, Creative Extravaganza, Play in a Day and Mini Mash-ups offering loads of Halloween games and fun. 

With the reassurance of a 48 hour cancellation period, you can book knowing if your plans change, you can cancel your booking. 

Click Holiday Clubs in Southville – Click Here to see what’s on. See you at Half Term!

Computer Xplorers

Computer Xplorers have a few spaces left at their Half-Term Tech Clubs! Robots, Minecraft, Videogame design and more! Book with a friend for discounted tickets: https://tinyurl.com/halfterm-tech-club

art-K 

Here are some details regarding half term workshops at art-K in Southville.

 

Marvellous Moths

Everyone is welcome to come and learn about local moth species.  The speaker will be Charlie Tallis who has coordinated a moth count (over 150 species!!) during 2024 in the neighbourhood around Gores Marsh Park.  

Tuesday, 29 October at the Bristol Beer Factory (back room), North Street from 7pm

Friends of the New Avon Cut litterpicks
FrANC are a local community group who share a keen interest in helping the natural environment of the Avon New Cut to thrive, so locals and visitors can enjoy this green corridor in the heart of Bristol.
Their next litterpick is tomorrow, Saturday 12th October with others on the second Saturday of each month: https://franc.org.uk/events/litter-picking-winter-2024-25-season/
 
Dementia-friendly Allotments
There is one at Talbot Road, Brislington and is coordinated on most Tuesdays by Nick Green (nick.green@aliveactivities.org). They have lots of seating and covered areas so that sessions can be run in all weathers. As well as tea and biscuits, particpants can enjoy supported craft and gardening activities.They will be making willow hurdles, painting bird boxes, planting garlic, broad beans and hardy annuals over the next few weeks. Places can be booked at Community Allotment Session – South Bristol – Alive Activities
 
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