Lark Rise Academy
Lark Rise Academy Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3PT Tel: 01582 607852 Email: [email protected] Headteacher: Mrs. Rebecca Baker th
11 December 2015 Dear Parents/Carers, Welcome to the final newsletter of 2015; where has this year gone!? Before I begin to talk about the Christmas events that have taken place over the last two weeks I would like you to cast your minds back to an event I mentioned in my last newsletter…Junior Justdance; a dance competition in which twelve of our Key Stage 2 children took part. I was lucky enough to attend the competition in support of the children and was stunned by the magnitude of the event and the incredible dancing of the Lark Rise children. The team were able to confidently ‘strut their stuff’ in front of over one thousand people for the charity event (all proceeds went to Keech Hospice Care) and we were all delighted when they were awarded a sparkly, disco ball trophy for being the winners in their category. I wanted to say a huge well done to all of the children and the staff (Miss Williams and Miss Branscombe) who trained and looked after them, as well as the parents and carers who supported the event. A great day out was had by all! Since then I have had a super time watching more performances from the rest of the children in the school. I am sure you would agree that the children have excelled themselves in their Christmas shows and I have been amazed (as always) by their confidence, enthusiasm and talent. The performances have certainly made me feel festive and it was lovely to see so many of you when you came along to see the children. Well done to all of the children for their excellent participation and a huge thank you to the staff for supporting the children so well! Over the past fortnight I have also enjoyed so many other events and activities too; it is lovely to be in school with the children at this very special time of year. Carols around the Christmas tree in Dunstable town centre is a particular favourite of mine (thank you to all the children who joined me for this special event and to those of you who stood in the cold to listen to the fabulous singing and a visit from Santa!) Whilst all of the festivities at Lark Rise have been taking place, there has also been a lot of work going on behind the scenes. A review of the children’s progress and their advancement towards their targets has been a delight. It is clear that the children have been working hard and I am delighted with all they have achieved already. Well done to all for a great start to this academic year! Looking forward to 2016, it was lovely to talk with some of you at the Parents/Carers’ Forum this week to discuss matters relating to the year ahead and to meet with the children and their Mummies and Daddies who will be joining the Nursery soon. How exciting! Finally (and in case I do not get another chance), I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. I hope that you have a wonderful time with your incredible children during the Christmas break and I look forward to seeing you all when we return for the Spring Term in 2016. Yours faithfully Rebecca Baker Headteacher PS You may have heard that I recently enjoyed eating lunch with a small group of children at the first ever ‘Headteacher’s Top Table’ event; thank you to Lucas, Ruby, Angelina, Joseph, Joshua, Nathan and Nathan for joining me and making my lunchtime so lovely and to the fabulous kitchen staff for looking after us and serving our dinner to our table. How posh! The kitchen staff chose children to sit with me for lots of different reasons; for example, for being consistently polite or trying new foods. I am really looking forward to next time the ‘top table’ happens…I am assured it will be once every half term. Fabulous!
Lark Rise Academy Trust, Dunstable, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 07359630, Registered office address: Lark Rise Academy, Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3PT.
Dates for your diaries: Date 14.12.15 15.12.15 15.12.15 16.12.15 16.12.15
Time 9.30am AM AM & PM AM AM
16.12.15 17.12.15 17.12.15 18.12.15 18.12.15 4.1.16 5.1.16 7.1.16 15.1.16 27.1.16 28.1.16 5.2.16 11.2.16 15-19.2.16 22.2.16
PM AM 12.00pm All Day 3.20pm All Day 8.45am 6.30pm 9.00am 3.30-8.00pm 3.30-8.00pm 9.00am 6.30pm NA 8.45am
Event/Activity Christmas Carol Service at Methodist Church (parents/carers welcome) KS2 Christmas Photo Booth (pre-booked places only) EYFS & KS1 Santa Claus Visit (pre-booked places only) Christmas Entertainer for AM & PM Nursery children Reception & KS1 to Grove Theatre Pantomime (children return to school for lunch and afternoon session KS2 to Grove Theatre Pantomime (children to be collected from the theatre at 4.00pm) KS2 Santa Claus Visit (pre-booked places only) Christmas Dinner Day (Christmas party clothing can be worn all day, ie no uniform) Christmas Jumper Day (no school uniform needed) Last Day of Autumn Term Training Day (school closed) Children return to school FALLS Meeting Eagles Class Assembly for Parents/Carers Parents/Carers’ Consultation Evening (group teachers) Parents/Carers’ Consultation Evening (group teachers) Macaws Class Assembly for Parents/Carers Parents/Carers’ Forum Half Term Holiday Children return to school
Kindness and Caring Cup 04/12/15 Nominations for Foundation Stage (Ducks, Ducklings, Owls & Robins) Ben West Hollie Reidy Rosara Montecinos Lauren Reidy Heath Osborne Dexter Riches Sophie Braithwaite Winner for Foundation Stage: Rosara Montecinos : for picking up a friend’s letter that had been dropped on the floor. Nominations for Key Stage 1 (Hummingbirds, Parrots & Penguins) Tom Harper Nell Britten Dylan Jackson Winner For Key Stage One: Tom Harper : for putting out all the chairs for Hummingbirds Class. 100% Respect Winner (Macaws, Red Kites & Peacocks) 4.12.15
Alex Bland
For making a lovely decorated letter for every teacher and teaching assistant in Lower Key Stage Two saying how fantastic they are at what they do.
100% Respect Winner (Eagles Falcons & Hawks) 4.12.15
Jack White
For being continuously respectful, polite and a good role model to others in the class
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Do you need to speak to a member of staff? You can: Make contact by telephone (01582 607852) Email ([email protected]) Visit the school We look forward to speaking with you!
Bless you! We are always extremely grateful to receive any donations of boxes of tissues to build up our supplies for the year.
Message from FALLS Thank you for supporting our Christmas raffle which has raised the phenomenal sum of £733. The raffle has been drawn and winners will be notified by email today. Please collect your prizes as soon as possible.
Staff News We will be saying goodbye to Miss Hutton next Friday as she leaves Lark Rise to spend more time with her baby girl. We wish Miss Hutton well and thank her for all she has done during her time here.
End of Term Activities Next week will be extremely busy as we continue our celebrations for Christmas, so we wanted to clarify the arrangements for that time. As you are aware, there will be NO after school clubs running next week. Monday 14th December : We will be holding our annual Christmas Carol Service at the Methodist Church at 9.30am. All parents/carers are welcome to join us at this service; you will be asked to sit in the upstairs section of the church. If you are bringing small children with you to the service, we would respectfully ask that, should they be unable to sit quietly through the service, you take them out so as not to disturb the other members of the congregation. We will return to school after the service. Tuesday 15th December : Christmas Photo Booth for KS2 children (pre-booked places only), organised by the FALLS team. Tuesday 15th December : Santa visit (pre-booked places only), organised by the FALLS team.
Wednesday 16th December : Pantomime trip. Reception (Owls and Robins), Key Stage One (Hummingbirds, Parrots and Penguins) will attend the pantomime in the morning, transported there and back by coach. Key Stage Two (Macaws, Peacocks, Red Kites, Eagles, Falcons and Hawks) will attend the pantomime in the afternoon. They will be transported there by coach but will need to be collected from the Grove theatre at 4.00pm. Wednesday 16th December 8.45am – 11.45am : Nursery Christmas Party (Ducks and Ducklings): any donations of food can be sent into school from now with any fresh donations brought in on the day. Thank you in advance. Thursday 17th December : Christmas Dinner Day : children may wear Christmas themed non-uniform on this day. Thursday 17th December : Santa visit (pre-booked places only), organised by the FALLS team.
Friday 18th December is Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Children can wear any Christmas related clothing on this day. No school uniform needs to be worn.
Request from Nursery If you have any small boys’ trousers which your child has outgrown, the Nursery staff would be pleased to receive them to use as spares.
Dunstable Library The following Christmas events are being organised at Dunstable Library: Saturday 12th December Drop In 10am-4pm Christmas themed crafts create an assortment of Christmas decorations for your tree. Suitable for all ages. Tuesday 22nd December Festive Sing Along 11am11:30am for children and adults - everyone is welcome to join in.
Christmas Costumes We hope you enjoyed this week’s Christmas performances. To help us out with future productions, if you have any fancy dress costumes which your child has outgrown, we would be pleased to receive them. Many thanks.
Poppy Appeal Thank you for supporting the Poppy Appeal in November. Lark Rise raised £334.88 towards the appeal.
Medicines All inhalers held in school will be returned to you at the end of next week, together with a new indemnity form. Please check the expiry dates of the medicines and return to school with the new forms on Tuesday 4th January when your child returns to school.
11 December 2015 Dear Parents/Carers, Welcome to the final newsletter of 2015; where has this year gone!? Before I begin to talk about the Christmas events that have taken place over the last two weeks I would like you to cast your minds back to an event I mentioned in my last newsletter…Junior Justdance; a dance competition in which twelve of our Key Stage 2 children took part. I was lucky enough to attend the competition in support of the children and was stunned by the magnitude of the event and the incredible dancing of the Lark Rise children. The team were able to confidently ‘strut their stuff’ in front of over one thousand people for the charity event (all proceeds went to Keech Hospice Care) and we were all delighted when they were awarded a sparkly, disco ball trophy for being the winners in their category. I wanted to say a huge well done to all of the children and the staff (Miss Williams and Miss Branscombe) who trained and looked after them, as well as the parents and carers who supported the event. A great day out was had by all! Since then I have had a super time watching more performances from the rest of the children in the school. I am sure you would agree that the children have excelled themselves in their Christmas shows and I have been amazed (as always) by their confidence, enthusiasm and talent. The performances have certainly made me feel festive and it was lovely to see so many of you when you came along to see the children. Well done to all of the children for their excellent participation and a huge thank you to the staff for supporting the children so well! Over the past fortnight I have also enjoyed so many other events and activities too; it is lovely to be in school with the children at this very special time of year. Carols around the Christmas tree in Dunstable town centre is a particular favourite of mine (thank you to all the children who joined me for this special event and to those of you who stood in the cold to listen to the fabulous singing and a visit from Santa!) Whilst all of the festivities at Lark Rise have been taking place, there has also been a lot of work going on behind the scenes. A review of the children’s progress and their advancement towards their targets has been a delight. It is clear that the children have been working hard and I am delighted with all they have achieved already. Well done to all for a great start to this academic year! Looking forward to 2016, it was lovely to talk with some of you at the Parents/Carers’ Forum this week to discuss matters relating to the year ahead and to meet with the children and their Mummies and Daddies who will be joining the Nursery soon. How exciting! Finally (and in case I do not get another chance), I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. I hope that you have a wonderful time with your incredible children during the Christmas break and I look forward to seeing you all when we return for the Spring Term in 2016. Yours faithfully Rebecca Baker Headteacher PS You may have heard that I recently enjoyed eating lunch with a small group of children at the first ever ‘Headteacher’s Top Table’ event; thank you to Lucas, Ruby, Angelina, Joseph, Joshua, Nathan and Nathan for joining me and making my lunchtime so lovely and to the fabulous kitchen staff for looking after us and serving our dinner to our table. How posh! The kitchen staff chose children to sit with me for lots of different reasons; for example, for being consistently polite or trying new foods. I am really looking forward to next time the ‘top table’ happens…I am assured it will be once every half term. Fabulous!
Lark Rise Academy Trust, Dunstable, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 07359630, Registered office address: Lark Rise Academy, Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3PT.
Dates for your diaries: Date 14.12.15 15.12.15 15.12.15 16.12.15 16.12.15
Time 9.30am AM AM & PM AM AM
16.12.15 17.12.15 17.12.15 18.12.15 18.12.15 4.1.16 5.1.16 7.1.16 15.1.16 27.1.16 28.1.16 5.2.16 11.2.16 15-19.2.16 22.2.16
PM AM 12.00pm All Day 3.20pm All Day 8.45am 6.30pm 9.00am 3.30-8.00pm 3.30-8.00pm 9.00am 6.30pm NA 8.45am
Event/Activity Christmas Carol Service at Methodist Church (parents/carers welcome) KS2 Christmas Photo Booth (pre-booked places only) EYFS & KS1 Santa Claus Visit (pre-booked places only) Christmas Entertainer for AM & PM Nursery children Reception & KS1 to Grove Theatre Pantomime (children return to school for lunch and afternoon session KS2 to Grove Theatre Pantomime (children to be collected from the theatre at 4.00pm) KS2 Santa Claus Visit (pre-booked places only) Christmas Dinner Day (Christmas party clothing can be worn all day, ie no uniform) Christmas Jumper Day (no school uniform needed) Last Day of Autumn Term Training Day (school closed) Children return to school FALLS Meeting Eagles Class Assembly for Parents/Carers Parents/Carers’ Consultation Evening (group teachers) Parents/Carers’ Consultation Evening (group teachers) Macaws Class Assembly for Parents/Carers Parents/Carers’ Forum Half Term Holiday Children return to school
Kindness and Caring Cup 04/12/15 Nominations for Foundation Stage (Ducks, Ducklings, Owls & Robins) Ben West Hollie Reidy Rosara Montecinos Lauren Reidy Heath Osborne Dexter Riches Sophie Braithwaite Winner for Foundation Stage: Rosara Montecinos : for picking up a friend’s letter that had been dropped on the floor. Nominations for Key Stage 1 (Hummingbirds, Parrots & Penguins) Tom Harper Nell Britten Dylan Jackson Winner For Key Stage One: Tom Harper : for putting out all the chairs for Hummingbirds Class. 100% Respect Winner (Macaws, Red Kites & Peacocks) 4.12.15
Alex Bland
For making a lovely decorated letter for every teacher and teaching assistant in Lower Key Stage Two saying how fantastic they are at what they do.
100% Respect Winner (Eagles Falcons & Hawks) 4.12.15
Jack White
For being continuously respectful, polite and a good role model to others in the class
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Do you need to speak to a member of staff? You can: Make contact by telephone (01582 607852) Email ([email protected]) Visit the school We look forward to speaking with you!
Bless you! We are always extremely grateful to receive any donations of boxes of tissues to build up our supplies for the year.
Message from FALLS Thank you for supporting our Christmas raffle which has raised the phenomenal sum of £733. The raffle has been drawn and winners will be notified by email today. Please collect your prizes as soon as possible.
Staff News We will be saying goodbye to Miss Hutton next Friday as she leaves Lark Rise to spend more time with her baby girl. We wish Miss Hutton well and thank her for all she has done during her time here.
End of Term Activities Next week will be extremely busy as we continue our celebrations for Christmas, so we wanted to clarify the arrangements for that time. As you are aware, there will be NO after school clubs running next week. Monday 14th December : We will be holding our annual Christmas Carol Service at the Methodist Church at 9.30am. All parents/carers are welcome to join us at this service; you will be asked to sit in the upstairs section of the church. If you are bringing small children with you to the service, we would respectfully ask that, should they be unable to sit quietly through the service, you take them out so as not to disturb the other members of the congregation. We will return to school after the service. Tuesday 15th December : Christmas Photo Booth for KS2 children (pre-booked places only), organised by the FALLS team. Tuesday 15th December : Santa visit (pre-booked places only), organised by the FALLS team.
Wednesday 16th December : Pantomime trip. Reception (Owls and Robins), Key Stage One (Hummingbirds, Parrots and Penguins) will attend the pantomime in the morning, transported there and back by coach. Key Stage Two (Macaws, Peacocks, Red Kites, Eagles, Falcons and Hawks) will attend the pantomime in the afternoon. They will be transported there by coach but will need to be collected from the Grove theatre at 4.00pm. Wednesday 16th December 8.45am – 11.45am : Nursery Christmas Party (Ducks and Ducklings): any donations of food can be sent into school from now with any fresh donations brought in on the day. Thank you in advance. Thursday 17th December : Christmas Dinner Day : children may wear Christmas themed non-uniform on this day. Thursday 17th December : Santa visit (pre-booked places only), organised by the FALLS team.
Friday 18th December is Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Children can wear any Christmas related clothing on this day. No school uniform needs to be worn.
Request from Nursery If you have any small boys’ trousers which your child has outgrown, the Nursery staff would be pleased to receive them to use as spares.
Dunstable Library The following Christmas events are being organised at Dunstable Library: Saturday 12th December Drop In 10am-4pm Christmas themed crafts create an assortment of Christmas decorations for your tree. Suitable for all ages. Tuesday 22nd December Festive Sing Along 11am11:30am for children and adults - everyone is welcome to join in.
Christmas Costumes We hope you enjoyed this week’s Christmas performances. To help us out with future productions, if you have any fancy dress costumes which your child has outgrown, we would be pleased to receive them. Many thanks.
Poppy Appeal Thank you for supporting the Poppy Appeal in November. Lark Rise raised £334.88 towards the appeal.
Medicines All inhalers held in school will be returned to you at the end of next week, together with a new indemnity form. Please check the expiry dates of the medicines and return to school with the new forms on Tuesday 4th January when your child returns to school.
