Newsletter

04.07.25

 

This has been our first full week back in school. Formal timetables have started for Years 1 to 6. It always takes a bit of time to adjust to the routines of a new school year but staff are all beavering away to support the children with this. Year Six pupils have been telling me about their History enquiry ‘Why was winning the battle of Britain in 1940 so important? They really enjoy finding out about WW2 and the different events associated with it.

The portraits are all on display in the hall and the art gallery is filling up also.

Reception pupils have settled well. They have a lot of adjustments to make as they transition into school life but they have coped really well.  We are very proud of them!

     

 

 Celebration Assembly: This week, the focus for ‘Star of the Week’ was for children who have demonstrated positive behaviour and good choices and shown a good understanding of the school rules. Many children strive to be nominated for the Role Model Award at the end of the academic year; these children have made an excellent start in working towards this achievement.

Well-done to the following children for being nominated this week:

Ava, Harley, Annie, Lewis, Verity, Stephanie, Olivia, Raiden, Eric, Amelia, Tis'shaun, Leila-Rose, Aleena, Tan’dre and Md.

 

Sports Personalities:

The following children were awarded Sports Personality this week for their contribution to PE and physical activity. These awards are presented to children weekly who show determination and perseverance: Blake, Matvey, Aleena, Isabella, Tabasom, Kobi, Ella-Rose, Lily, Dema, Max and Jason.

 

Special mention to:

Aaila and Addi-May for their super skipping.

Theo for completing lots of different activities linked to his Maths and English skills.

Leah for joining Rainbows.

Iyrah for completing the Reading challenge over the summer.

Every week a different Key Stage Two class are responsible for writing prayers linked to the week’s theme. 6A were the first to complete this task this year. Thoughtful prayers were presented by Sofia, Zuri and Marco today.

 

Attendance:

6A who have 100% attendance and 2M who have 98.15% attendance this week.  Bobby and Abdulsamad rolled the dice for their classes this week. They are ‘on the board’ and the competition to get a reward has already started!

 

School Grounds: Over the summer holidays we had some work carried out on the playgrounds. The roots of some of the trees had caused quite a lot of disturbance to the surface of the playgrounds, causing the surface to lift. The Key Stage One playground has been completely resurfaced and the troublesome roots have been removed. In due course, we will be having some new markings painted which will provide activities for the children to do during their break times. The Key Stage Two playgrounds have also had this work carried out in the affected areas and have some of the markings repainted already. This has improved both the aesthetics and safety of the playgrounds.

 

SEND Coffee Morning: This morning Mrs Steatham held the first of these events for this academic year. They were joined by the ‘Family Hub’ to work with and engage parents in an informal get together, whereby parents can network and support each other. Another one will be arranged for some time in October. Mrs Steatham will advertise this once we have a date. We would love to see more parents engage with this. Mrs Steatham often advertises different support networks on the main class dojo page for parents to access. If you have any questions regarding any of these, please drop her a message.

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Homework:

Homework routines will have started today. Homework is given out on a Friday across the school. The expectation is that this is returned by Wednesday. Please support and encourage your child to complete their homework and hand it in. Children are awarded house-points for returning their homework completed and on time.

Vacancy: Reminder that we have a vacancy for a lunchtime supervisor. The closing date for applications is Friday 19^th September. Application packs are available from the school office and on our website.

 

If you need to reach us, have a concern or help of some kind, catch one of the senior leaders on the gate, contact the team via Class Dojo message, give the pastoral team a ring, or email to enquiry@glenmead.bham.sch.uk. We are always here to support our families.

 

 

 

                                                  

 

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