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Enabling all children to learn and grow

Dear all families,

A huge well done to all of our Year 6 children who have completed their SATs (standardised assessment tests) this week. I am so proud of the way they have approached these tests. They have behaved very maturely, stayed calm and taken the opportunity to show off their learning with confidence. Thank you to the Year 6 teaching team, who prepared the children brilliantly, so they were ready. Thank you also for all the help you have given your children at home. It is definitely a team effort between home and school. Completing the nightly reading homework, practising times tables around the dinner table and supporting them with their targets have all contributed to the children being able to perform to their personal best this week. They are off to Osmington Bay next week for a well deserved week of fun activities. 

I hope you enjoyed the Coronation Street Party organised by the PTA last Friday. I am sure you will agree that it was a fantastic community event. These events cannot happen without our wonderful volunteers who give up their time to ensure our children and families have opportunities to get together and enjoy being part of the school family.

Tomorrow morning a group of families and some staff will be doing some planting in the reception outdoor classroom. If you have any spare time between 9am and 12pm, a small bag of compost and a plant or two, do pop along. I've heard a whisper that there maybe a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit available.

I really hope the weather starts to improve. Sadly, there is no bank holiday this week, but it will be lovely to see the children at the gate on Monday morning ready for another week of learning.

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

Frances Bracegirdle

Headteacher - headteacher@vineyard.richmond.sch.uk

Attendance

A massive well done to all year groups for getting above 96% this week! A special shout out to year 3 for almost 100%!!

Vineyard Recommended Reads!

As you can see from the covered book corner year 6 have been busy with exams but many of us feel most relaxed when reading one of our favourite books!

Saksham in Year 6 recommends: Ultimate Cricket Superstars by Matt Oldfield and Tanya Aldred

Reading Age: years 4 - 6 

Genre: sport & history

Cricket is very important to me and is definitely my favourite sport. I play nearly every day and when I am not playing the sport I love to read about it! This book covers many incredible, unbelievable stories in cricket. I particularly like this book as it teaches us how to rise after not succeeding in our first attempt.

The year 6s will hopefully be packing many books on their trip to Osmington Bay. Next week it would be incredible to get a reception child to recommend a read on the big comfy bean bag in 6Garnet; please see Mrs Bracegirdle if you think this could be you!

Teaching and learning

This week it was wonderful to walk around school to see children using their green editing pens to check their work and be able to self-correct alongside their talk partner.

Here are some great examples of feedback marking:

Ms Reilly- AHT Teaching & Learning

Copter Competition

We are really looking forward to seeing the entries on May 25^th for the Copter Competition and raising money for London’s Air Ambulance Charity. Every child across the school in invited to create a helicopter to display in the exhibition. They can make it from any materials they wish and they can be as imaginative as they would like!

For example, the ‘Copter’ can be made out of:

• recycling
• lego
• cake
• a painting
• play dough
• clay

The exhibition will be open for parents and their children to visit after school in the library on May 25^th for an entry donation with all money going to London’s Air Ambulance Charity. There will be refreshments and music as part of the exhibition. We can’t wait to see you all there! See our flyer here.

If you would like, you can make a donation on our fundraising page here.

Class Photos

We are excited to tell you that we have booked our class photos for 24th May with a new company called Imago. Here is the flyer for the photos with information on how to create an account. Please ensure that on 24th May all children are in the correct uniform and are smartly dressed.

Parent workshop - Tuesday 16th May at 7pm 

Come and find out a bit more about what we have been working on this year and the Ofsted framework.

Mrs Bracegirdle and the governors will present a short presentation and then there will be time for them to answer your questions.

Parent workshop - Wednesday 7th June at 8.45am and 5.30pm

If you would like to find out about what your children will be learning in the 'changing me' unit during the second half of the summer term please join us at one of the workshops. This will include the material we will be teaching on puberty and growing up in years 4,5&6.