Aim high, work hard, dream BIG Dear Parents and Carers,

A very warm welcome to the latest newsletter - what a fortnight we have had! This issue is packed full of the wonderful work and opportunities the children have been enjoying and we have been marvelling at the progress they are making! We have been particularly impressed with the writing we are seeing as well as the creativity. Well done everybody! Thank you to all parents/carers, school staff, governors and pupils for helping us develop our School Vision, Values and Motto. Our new motto is proudly displayed at the top of this newsletter and the vision and values agreed can be found at the bottom. Please do take a look. This is such an exciting development for our Federation!

COMIC RELIEF 2019

On Friday 15th March we will be joining in the fun for Comic Relief! This year our lovely Infant School Council have helped plan our fundraising event which will be the same for both schools. We will be holding a Pyjama mufti day and will have delicious cakes, cookies and milk for sale at breaktime. Children may bring in small change in a named purse/wallet for the cake sale. Any cake donations will be very gratefully received!

This year we are asking for £1 mufti charity donations to be paid on parentpay due to being cashless in the office. This will then be sent directly to Comic Relief. There will also be opportunities for buying Red noses across both schools from Monday 11th March. Please bring in £1.25 if you would like to buy one.

We look forward to seeing you all cosy in your pyjamas, dressing gowns and slippers for mufti in support of Comic Relief! Don’t forget suitable outside shoes for changing into at lunch and playtimes. Thank you for your continued support, and thank you Miss Lewis for organising it!

LONDON TRIP

Years 4 and 5 set off on Tuesday morning on an adventure they will never forget - a trip to our nation’s capital for a visit to the British Museum in fabulous Bloomsbury. Two expectant year groups set off on their respective coaches,

eagerly awaiting a look around some of the most spectacular treasures of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation.

The coach took us past some amazing sites - The O2, London Bridge, The Gherkin, The Shard, The Walkie Talkie Building. What a way to start the trip! When we finally arrived, a tour around 3000+ years worth of history ensued, condensed into only a matter of hours (with, of course, a visit to the gift shop!)

We saw a wide variety of different Egyptian artefacts, from tombs to mummies, sarcophaguses to Egyption jewellery. It was a day to remember. A massive thank you to Mr Thrower for all his hard work in organising this exceptional and successful trip. A huge thank you to all parent helpers, staff and most importantly, the children, who made this visit such a massive success and so very enjoyable.

YEAR 2 GREAT FIRE OF LONDON DAY

Year 2 children spent the morning reenacting the Great Fire of London last week. Children were escaping from their houses to the River Thames, buying tickets to get on boats, passing buckets of water down the narrow streets, trying to pull down houses, burying their precious items in soil and exploding houses following the King’s orders. They then wrote fantastic diary entries of the experience!

RECEPTION TRIP TO HAMPDEN PARK

Reception went on a bear hunt at Hampden Park this week. With their binoculars, they spotted lots of bears hiding in the woods! The children then read

the story, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ and joined in with the actions. As a treat, the children had a play in the park and had a walk around the pond to see the ducks. The children were impeccably behaved and were an absolute credit to the school. The Reception team would also like to say a big thank you to all of the parent volunteers that helped out!

WORLD BOOK DAY 2019

A HUGE thank you for helping us make our World Book Day such a roaring success. It was lovely to see that so many of you came along to enjoy breakfast with a book before school. From Reception to Year 6, there was an amazing array of book character costumes and the children looked fantastic.

Meanwhile in the Junior School, children developed their story telling skills, including taking part in a sound effects workshop.

At the very end of the day, both schools mixed year groups together and took part in a buddy reading session. Advance warning…. 364 more

days to go until you need to prepare your next book character costume! A MASSIVE thank you to our reading leaders for organising such a memorable and enjoyable day - Ms Castle Mercer and Miss Vincent. You are both amazing!

INFANT WORLD BOOK DAY - TEACHER PERFORMANCE

A huge well done to the Parkland Infant Teachers for their annual World Book day Performance. The children all enjoyed the ‘Room on the Broom’ show and completed some wonderful work based on this book. Thank you Miss Vincent for organising this! What a special treat!

EXTREME READING COMPETITION 2019

We have received some fabulous entries of reading a book in an unusual, but safe, place. However we have been asked by some children if there is still time to enter a photograph; therefore we have extended the closing date to the 14th March. Please email any additional entries to the office of either school with details of your child’s name and class. We look forward to receiving further entries. Please note that these photos may be used on the school website or newsletter.

MATHS WEEK 2019

It has been a busy time at the Infant School this week! The children have been taking part in Maths Week. They have been playing games, going on treasure hunts and solving problems to do with place value, adding, subtracting, shape and measures. They have had LOTS of fun and have learnt a lot. Thank you to all the teachers for all of their hard work! A HUGE thank you to Miss Jewell for organising such a splendid week! We love numbers!

E-SAFETY - HELPFUL TIPS FOR PARENTS/CARERS

We have put some helpful posters on our school website covering lots of e-safety items. These include Whatsapp, YouTube, Snapchat, Catfishing etc. We copy below the link for ease of access. Please take a look in order to help us support the children navigate this challenging area.

bit.ly/e-safety-posters

AN IMPORTANT INVITATION TO ALL YEAR 5 PARENTS

On Thursday 4th April, the year 5 children will be holding a special end of term event. We will be opening our own `LIVING MUSEUM`. The children will become a museum and all parents are invited to come and visit - free of charge of course! Doors open at 2.30pm

CLASS PHOTOS - SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHER

The school’s photographer will be attending on Wednesday, 27th March to take your child’s class photo. Please make sure that you have completed the school’s Photo Consent form as we do need permission from you before your child can take part in this photo event.

CLUBS OFFER - FREE SCHOOL MEALS

As from Term 5, we will be offering a 50% discount on our School Activity Clubs for all pupils who are in receipt of Free School Meals. Details of our Term 5 clubs will be coming out soon, so please look out for this information. If you feel that your child would be entitled to a Free School Meal then please apply online via the following link www.eastsussex.gov.uk/schoolmeals

ESCC CONSULTATION RE SCHOOL TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES

The Local Authority is currently responsible for setting school term and holiday dates for all Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools. Foundation, Trust, Voluntary Aided schools and Academies are responsible for setting their own term dates. East Sussex County Council is consulting on a draft proposal for school term dates for the academic year 2020-2021. The Council would like to hear the views of schools, parents/carers and other interested parties on the proposed dates before they are finalised and published. The consultation will be open from Wednesday 13 February until Tuesday 19 March 2019 and comments should be submitted by this date.

The consultation is available on the Council’s Consultation Hub or can be viewed by using the following link https://consultation.eastsussex.gov.uk/

REMINDER - NO SCOOTERING OR CYCLING ON THE SCHOOL SITE

Please can we remind you that there should be no cycling or scootering on the school site. A child nearly got hurt again this week. Please ask your child to walk their bike/scooter to the back gate. Please help us look after all children on the site.

TERM 4 - PARENT CONSULTATIONS

We will be holding our parents evenings on Tuesday, 2nd April and Wednesday, 3rd April after school. The links to book your child’s appointment will be coming next week.

Please make sure you book an appointment with your child’s teacher - It is important that we see all of you in order to communicate all of the successes and next steps for your child.

Please find below our Achievers of the Fortnight. A HUGE well done to them all!

Stars of the Fortnight

Year R Brody (Kerr) Zachary and Serene (Inkpen)

Year 1 Susie K (Mini Grey) Oscar M (Donaldson)

Year 2 Tommy (Morpurgo) Elsie (Blyton)

Year 3 Seraina (Dahl) Mason W (Dahl)

Matthew (Rowling) Megan (Rowling)

Year 4 Albert - Agard Alfie - Agard

Revathi - Seuss Oliver - Seuss

Year 5 Connor, Ruby - Zephaniah Toyah and Joshua - Lewis

Year 6 Otis B - Rosen Seby L - Rosen Harry SH - Potter

Charlotte D -Potter

Dojo Winners of the Fortnight

Year R Bailee (Kerr) Serene and Hollie (Inkpen)

Year 1 Adhira (Mini Grey) Jensen (Donaldson)

Year 2 Jake B (Morpurgo) Isaac (Blyton)

Year 3 Lottie (Dahl) Jasmine C (Dahl) Darren (Rowling) Gracie (Rowling)

Year 4 Gaby - 4 Agard Isla-Sofia - 4 Agard

Harry - 4 Seuss Holly - 4 Seuss

Year 5 Jack JS and Alexa - 5Z Jasmine and Ruby- 5L

Year 6 Cara L - 6R Ghelose U - 6R

Rosie W - 6P Dylan W - 6P

Readers of the Fortnight

Year R 25 Reads: Betheny (Kerr) 50 Reads: Betheny, Aleksandr, Barney, Frankie, Danny, Logan, Lola, Lucas, Millie (Kerr), Archie, Jayden (Inkpen) 100 Reads: Isabella (Kerr)

Year 1 50 Reads: Jack (Donaldson)

Year 2 50 Reads: Riley (Morpurgo) 100 Reads: Bridie (Morpurgo) Sam (Morpurgo) Jason (Morpurgo) 150 Reads: Angel (Morpurgo), Tommy (Morpurgo), Isaac (Blyton)

Year 3 25 Reads: Devon (Dahl), Harlow (Rowling) 50 Reads: Bailey and Jayden W (Rowling) 100 Reads: Sophia, Kai, Lottie and Madeline (Dahl) 150 Reads: Coby (Dahl) Chloe (Rowling)

Year 4 100 Reads Oliver, Georgia (4S) :

Year 5 50 Reads: VInnie (5L) 100 Reads Aiden (5L), Josh (5Z), Isabel (5Z) 150 Reads: Harry (5Z)

Year 6 50 Reads: Otis B, Lucy W, Laila D (Rosen) 150 Reads: Charisma J (Rosen)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR INFANT AND JUNIOR SCHOOL STAR ATTENDERS:

Week Commencing: 11th February 2019 Infants: Morpurgo 100% Juniors: Zephaniah 98.5% Week Commencing: 25th February 2019 Infants: Kerr 99.7% Juniors: Dahl and Dr Seuss - 99.7% Please be aware the target for attendance is ABOVE 97% for all pupils. Our attendance officer will be in touch if we have any concerns over your child’s attendance. Attendance information for all pupils is sent to East Sussex County Council regularly.

JOINT CALENDAR FOR MARCH 2019

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

11th

Red Noses on sale all week

12th

Red Noses on sale all week

13th

Red Noses on sale all week

14th 4 Dr Seuss Swimming Lesson Red Noses on sale all week

15th Comic Relief Day Pyjama Mufti and cake sale

18th 19th 20th 21st 4 Dr Seuss Swimming Lesson

22nd

25th 26th 27th School Photographer - Van Cols - attending to take class photos

28th 4 Dr Seuss Swimming Lesson

29th MUFTI DAY - Bottle Tombola FOPS School Disco - Infant and Junior

JOINT CALENDAR FOR APRIL 2019

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1st 2nd

Parent Consultations

3rd

Parent Consultations

4th LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR PUPILS Live Museum for parents - Year 5 - 2.30pm Governors’ visit @ 3.15pm followed by LGB meeting @ 4pm

5th INSET DAY

SCHOOL CLOSED

EASTER HOLIDAYS - 8TH APRIL - 21ST APRIL 2019

22nd EASTER BANK

HOLIDAY SCHOOL CLOSED

23rd First day back - Term 5

24th 25th 26tth

29th 30th