27th September 2019 (4) Dear Parents and Carers, I hope your child/children have settled into their new class and are enjoying being back at school. Prime Minister The whole school have had a very exciting week, as children across years 2 - 6 presented speeches about why they wanted to be the first Eversley Prime Minister. Today the whole school heard the winning candidates’ speeches from each year group.

Elyssa (Year 2) Reya (Year 3) Obi (Year 4)

Zenon (Year 5) Christian (Year 6)

All children delivered their speech with confidence and passion, explaining what they would do if they were appointed as Eversley Prime Minister. Each child from Years 1 – 6, then filled in their ballot paper, which were then collected and counted. I would like to announce that the Eversley Prime Minister with 230 votes is - Christian! The Deputy Prime Minister with 109 votes is - Elyssa. Zenon will be the KS2 Minister, Obi will be the KS1 Minister and Reya will be the EYFS Minister. Next week, each class will vote for cabinet members. By the end of the week we will have formed our Eversley Government. I would like to congratulate all the children who took part, as I heard some amazing speeches. It is great to know that so many children are passionate about making a difference and helping make Eversley a better school. PE Kit Thank you to all those parents/carers who are sending their child/children into school wearing the correct PE kit. Below is a reminder that Mr Robotham has sent to all classes.

Our Eversley PE kit consists of:

• Plain black trainers (no white)

• Plain royal blue or black tracksuit or jogging bottoms, leggings or shorts (not navy blue)

• New Eversley PE fleece

• House colour PE t-shirt

If your child does not currently have plain back trainers, then they should wear their normal shoes into school and then change into their trainers before they have PE.

Your child does not need to wear the PE uniform, but they must come to school in their correct school uniform. The PE kit has always been the same, apart from the fleece and no navy blue bottoms. I want to state again why this was brought in:

Children could have a maximum of 2 hours PE

Children do not need to get changed in the same room as the opposite sex

Please ensure your child has the correct uniform. If you are struggling financially, please contact the school office who will let me know. Anxiety As a school, one of our School Improvement Priorities is -

To put mental health at the heart of strategic school improvement

to support pupils and staff in line with national priorities

All staff have had some great training to support the children at Eversley manage their

feelings and reducing anxiety.

A technique that we learnt to help reduce anxiety and stress is to trace your fingers,

inhaling as you move up one finger and exhaling as you come down.

This is a great technique that you can teach your child/children to do independently

when they feel worried.

Safeguarding Please talk to your child about the poster below, which is produced by the NSPCC. Have a lovely weekend! Best wishes, Samantha Williams Headteacher

Egyptian Day 2019 Year 3 had a fantastic day learning all about the life of the Ancient Egyptians. We stepped into the heart of Ancient Egypt and experienced first hand the death of a Pharaoh, the process of mummification, and the procession of

professional mourners at an Egyptian funeral. We had the chance to get up close with some secret treasures of the tombs, and enjoyed measuring each other using a Royal Cubit and fingers. We also took part in a class quiz and have acquired so much new knowledge!

(Miss Patrick)

Congratulations to our new Captains and Vice-Captains for this year House Boy Captain Boy Vice-Captain Girl Captain Girl Vice-Captain

Caxton Lucas - 6DS Andreas - 6RK Erin - 6RK Eva - 6L

Scott Aydin - 6RK Luke - 6RK Rosie - 6L Sienna - 6L

Marconi Felix - 6RK Andrew - 6DS Aryia - 6L Anastasia - 6L

Fleming Panos - 6DS Liam - 6RK Ellia - 6RK Delilah - 6RK

Congratulations to this weeks’ Superstars who had afternoon tea with Ms Williams today

Superstars 1EM Stacey 4DC Tejas 1F Aryan 4E Maria

1M Arya 4G Lucas

2C Luke 5B Adithya 2O Zahra 5E Shaun

2WH Arya 5K Ruby

3OS Hafsa 6DS Sienna 3P Max 6L Anoosh

3SS John 6RK Penelope

Congratulations also to last weeks’ Superstars who had afternoon tea with Ms Williams on Monday

Well done to the pupils who received a Thank You Certificate for making Eversley a better place by demonstrating one of our Eversley Values

We would like to wish Seafra (Nightingale), Romica (1M) and Sam (4E) a very Happy Birthday and thank you for donating a birthday book to your class.

House Point Winners this week are …

Marconi

Thank You Certificates 1EM Ceylin & Theodore

1F Liana & Nya

1M Emiliano & Isabella

2C Evangeline & Jaylen

2O Aaron & Cameron

2WH Christina & Eren

Autumn Term - 2019 Time Event Monday 30th September 2019 Shakespeare Workshop (Class 5E and Class 5K)

Tuesday 1st October 2019 Shakespeare Workshop (Class 5B)

Tuesday 1st October 2019 9.10am Yr 6 Manor Adventure Initial Meeting to Parents

Wednesday 2nd October 2019 2.00pm-3.30pm Yr 3 Share Plus Programme

Monday 7th October 2019 Yr 2 London Eye River Boat Cruise

Wednesday 9th October 2019 9-10.00am EPSA Reception Parents Coffee Morning**

Wednesday 9th October 2019 2.00pm-3.30pm Yr 3 Share Plus Programme

Wednesday 9th October 2019 7.00pm Reception Parents Curriculum Evening**

Wednesday 16th October 2019 2.00pm-3.30pm Yr 3 Share Plus Programme

21st-25th October 2019 school closed Half Term - School closed to pupils

Monday 28th October 2019 Children Back in School

Thursday 31st October 2019 3.30pm-4.30pm EPSA Halloween Cake Sale

Tuesday 5th November 2019 9.00am-9.40am Class 1F Reading Session

Tuesday 5th November 2019 1.00pm-4.00pm Yr 5 Young Shakespeare Company at Millfield Theatre

Thursday 7th November 2019 9.00am-9.40am Class 1EM Reading Session

Friday 8th November 2019 9.00am-9.40am Class 1M Reading Session

Monday 18th November 2019 8.30am-9.00am EPSA Donations Day

Tuesday 19th November 2019 9.10am Class 6L Assembly to Parents

Wednesday 20th November 2019 9.10am Class 6RK Assembly to Parents

Thursday 21st November 2019 9.10am Class 6DS Assembly to Parents

Friday 22nd November 2019 Yr 2 Soldiers & Nurses Day

Tuesday 26th November 2019 Individual/Sibling Photos**

Wednesday 27th November 2019 Individual/Sibling Photos**

Thursday 28th November 2019 9.00am Year 2 Singing Assembly

Tuesday 3rd December 2019 9.15am 5B Class Assembly

Wednesday 4th December 2019 9.15am 5E Class Assembly

Thursday 5th December 2019 9.00am Year 3 Recorder Concert

Thursday 5th December 2019 9.15am 5K Class Assembly

Friday 6th December 2019 3.30pm-6.30pm EPSA Christmas Fete

Tuesday 10th December 2019 2.15pm Musical Concert (selected children performing)

Wednesday 11th December 2019 2.30-3.30pm Sunshine Class Story Café

Thursday 19th December 2019 1.30pm School finishes at 1.30pm for the Christmas holidays

20th Dec 2019 to 6th Jan 2020 school closed Christmas Holiday - School closed to pupils

Tuesday 7th January 2020 Children Back to School

** Date Change

Our value of the month is rESPONSIBILITY

One of the areas the school is working hard to improve is the attendance of children at Eversley Primary School. The United Nation Convention on the rights of the child entitles them to a Right to Education (Article 28). If the attendance drops below 95%, this could potentially affect any future Ofsted judgement, as well as children missing vital learning which reduces their chances of success. Please help us to continue the upward trend by ensuring your child comes to school every day and on time.

The overall school attendance to date is 97.83%