Dear all families,
The half-term has absolutely flown by, but as I write this final newsletter of the half-term and reflect on the achievements, it has certainly been a productive one. On Thursday, the reception children took part in a carnival, where they brightened up our corridors dressed in brightly coloured clothing and danced to music while
moving through our school - this was part of their learning on Trinidad and Tobago. Some of our year 6 girls took part in a netball competition and were true ambassadors for The Vineyard. Today, we enjoyed International Day. It has been wonderful seeing all the children proudly wearing their international dress or the colours of their flags. They spent the afternoon doing different activities, such as: learning a traditional dance from Turkey, a national anthem quiz, presenting about the country they come from, mini projects, art and so much more. Thank you to our wonderful parents who came in to help.
The staff have been busy with their continued professional development and have all received further training on Emotion Coaching and Attachment Theory, which was delivered by our educational psychologist. We have also been working on how to further develop the quality of our lessons (more information to come on this in the next few weeks).
Many of you joined our workshops on the new RE (religious education) curriculum, handwriting and feedback & marking. A highlight of the term was the open classroom event - it was so lovely to have the school full of children sharing their books with their families.
The PTA have been working very hard planning events for the rest of the year. They hosted an information evening this week. For those who could not attend, there is another opportunity on Tuesday 6th February at 9am. Please click here to find a report from one of our parents about the meeting. It would be great to have a room full of families at the next meeting - you can never have too many people ready to help with events.
Finally, I would like to say thank you to Lily Bracegirdle for all her hard work developing music during her time at The Vineyard. We will certainly miss her but wish her all the best in her new job.
Thank you and we hope you have a wonderful half term,
Frances
Frances Bracegirdle
Headteacher - headteacher@vineyard.richmond.sch.uk