Friday 11th May 2018

Dear Parents, Pupils and Carers,

Last Friday the PTFA hosted a cinema evening, complete with refreshments, which was very well attended by pupils who enjoyed the opportunity to watch, 'Boss Baby' with their friends. A big thank you to the Leopold PTFA for their generosity in giving up their time to plan, prepare, buy food and supervise the pupils. The pupils had a thoroughly enjoyable time and look forward to the next PTFA event.

Next week is Year 6 assessment week. We wish all pupils the best of luck as they look forward to an exciting week. Thank you to parents and staff for the encouragement and support pupils have received. Free breakfast will be provided for all Year 6 pupils next week.

Next week some Year 4 pupils will visit the Gordon Brown Outdoor Education Centre in Hampshire for a 5 day residential trip. All dietary requirements and medical forms should have been returned to the school office. In addition parents should have gone through the 'Code of Conduct Agreement' with their child, both signed the agreement and returned it to school. No pupils can go unless these documents are signed and returned. We wish the Gordon Brown party a safe and happy trip. A daily Gordon Brown diary with updates will be posted on the school website each day so that parents are kept informed.

All parents are reminded that no holidays will be authorised during the school term. We are currently working with the Brent Educational Welfare Officer who is helping us to improve school punctuality and attendance. Pupils are expected to be in school every day and on time.

This week pupils have been asked to hunt out books by Michael Morpurgo the author. Dami, Year 5 pupil, was the first to respond with 5 books by this bestselling author; Kesuke's Kingdom, War Horse, The Butterfly Lion, Born to Run and the 9 Lives of Montezuma. Liam Year 5 was second to respond with 'Beowulf.'

All pupils are invited to take the Michael Morpurgo Challenge! Read 2 books by Michael Morpurgo and write a review that compares both books. The deadline is Friday 8

th June.

Ms Ashton, Executive Head

Mon 21st

-Fri 25th

May: Walk to School

Week

This is a country wide celebration of

walking. You can pledge to walk to school

this month and be in for a chance to win £40

of shopping vouchers! Visit

www.livingstreets.org.uk to pledge to walk

to school.

Warm weather

Summer caps are available to buy

from the school office for £4.50 .

Order online on ParentPay for

next day collection.

Please ensure your child brings

a bottle of water to school to stay

hydrated.

Sports Day Dates

Wednesday 6th June-Yr 1 & 2

Thursday 7th

June- Yr 3 & 4

Tuesday 12th

June-Year 5 & 6

Friday 15th

June- Nursery & Reception

Year 6 SATS Exams next week:

Pupils should arrive at school at

8:00am. A healthy breakfast will

be provided in the dining hall in

the morning.

WEEKLY ATTENDANCE

CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to this week to Yr 1

Oak Class (97.7%) and Yr 4 Bayberry

(100%) who achieved the highest

attendance last week.

PTFA: Summer fair meetings will

be held starting in late May.

Watch this space for dates! You

can support the summer fete

with a sponsor board outside

your house for 3 weeks in June.

£15 will be donated to the

school for each board we host.

We could raise £1500 if we have

100 families sign up!

Friday 18th

May: Yr 5 Cake Sale

3:30-4:30pm in school

playground.

- on our mailing list? we need

you to confirm you're happy to

still hear from us. Watch out for

Dates for your diary

(Lunes) Monday 11th -15th June:

Yr4 Gordon Brown residential.

Term Dates as follows:

(Lunes) Monday 28th May- 4th June: Half

Term

(Martes) Tues 24th July: Last day of term