We have been marking Francophonie week with a special focus in our Collective Worship. Pupils from across the school have been creating wonderful presentations on French speaking countries, using both their Microsoft accounts and hand written posters. The whole school also took part in a quiz about Francophone countries, looking at capital cities, flags and locations.

Reception have been delighted to welcome two new arrivals to the class over the past few weeks. Having counted down the days until they were due to hatch and learning all about how to care for ducklings, they were thrilled to meet Rocket and Star! They have enjoyed seeing them grow and learning, including a very exciting swimming lesson. Thank you to the family in our school community who have supported this wonderful experience for our pupils.

There is a lot on offer from Leicestershire Libraries over the Easter holiday. They will be celebrating poetry and rhymes with some great online events for all the family and the document below also includes some information about how to keep reading while libraries remain closed.

Easter 2021_Leicestershire Libraries Family Newsletter

The whole school loved adding a splash of red to celebrate Red Nose Day and our red nose and spoon races were great fun.  The results from each class have been added together and the final leaderboard is:

1^st           Hanbury

2^nd       Kendall

3^rd          Langton

4^th           Latimer

We are delighted to be able to welcome all the classes back to school on Monday 8th March. Staff have been busy working hard preparing all of the classrooms and our grounds for everyone to be back together. Breakfast and After School club also return as well as some of our extra-curricular opportunities.

We have put together a selection of documents which we hope will be of benefit to support the conversations you have with your child as we prepare for the return of all pupils on Monday 8th March.

A guide for parents and carers to prepare their child to return to school after lockdown – Sheffield NHS Trust

Sheffield-Parent-guide-for-supporting-children-to-return-to-school.pdf (sheffieldparentcarerforum.org.uk)

Trauma Informed Schools Guide

preparing_your_child_for_the_return_to_school.jpg (2479×3506) (traumainformedschools.co.uk)

Recognising and responding to Anxiety (traumainformedschools.co.uk)

Back to School Guide for Parents – Manchester NHS Trust

back-to-school-parent-pack-final-version.pdf (mft.nhs.uk)

Young Minds website

Supporting a child returning to school after lockdown (youngminds.org.uk)