ORLEANS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER AUTUMN TERM 2019 NO.7 THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER

NOTE FROM THE HEADTEACHER: your child and indicate whether they can do this on a regular basis. It is part of our sustainability programme and Dear Parents/Carers enabling children to see how they can help within the local community. This half term has passed by incredibly quickly. It only seems like yesterday that we came back from our summer Just a reminder to parents that the play equipment in our break. It has been a busy half term - I will be writing to you school playground should not be used before or after at the end of the autumn term with my Headteachers school. Please remind your children of this. On Mondays termly review: this is the letter I send out at to all parents and Wednesdays during gym and karate club, the and Governors at the end of each term detailing how the playground should not be used as a waiting area and school has moved forward. playground equipment should not be used at this time.

As parents with children in Andes Class will already know, DESIGN COMPETITION TO CELEBRATE READING Mrs Jewitt is leaving us at the end of the autumn term. We have a new teacher joining us in January, Nerine Swanepoel We have attached a curriculum letter from our English who will teach in our Nursery whilst Ms Johnson will take Leaders; Mrs Sanderson Turner and Mrs Hayward with this over teaching Andes Class. A thank you to Mrs Jewitt for newsletter. her contribution to our school over the last four years. I'm sure she will be back to visit us in the future. We are running an exciting competition involving creativity

and developing children’s love of reading. See attachment We have attached the draft school dates for the rest of the year with this newsletter. Please do remember that as we with this newsletter for full details. move through the year we may need to change the time or possibly the date occasionally, but we will always Mrs Hayward and Mrs Bennett are also looking for reading endeavour to give you as much notice as possible. volunteers for any year group across the school, please contact the school office to let us know when you would be Christmas is fast approaching and as ever we will hold our available. productions. Please do remember that each production is ticketed. There is a capacity limit which we have to work With kind regards within and so we will therefore offer each family two tickets. I know many of you will be planning Christmas Jane Evans, Headteacher already! SCHOOL MEALS NEXT HALF TERM A gentle reminder about school uniform, please ensure that your child comes into school in full uniform including school The cost of school meals for the next half term is shoes and not trainers. Uniform should be named: this £78.20 which can be paid via ParentPay. If you wish enables us to return it to its owner quickly. We are often for your child to start or stop school meals left with uniform particularly jumpers which we cannot you must email [email protected] to return. request the required change.

RICHMOND MUSIC TRUST SINGING FESTIVAL

A future date for your diary: The Richmond Music Trust Singing Festival will take place on 18th March 2020 in the afternoon.

UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE: Mon 21st to Fri 25th October Black History Week

Mon 28th Oct to Fri 1st Nov HALF TERM School closed to pupils Every Friday morning Mrs Mole, together with a team of Monday 4th November INSET DAY School Closed to pupils children, go plogging in the local area. We would love more Tuesday 5th November Pupils return to School children to join in with this. If your child is interested in Friday 8th November ALASKA Assembly 9am th taking part in plogging please email Monday 11 November Remembrance Day 7.30pm to 8.20pm OPPTA Meeting [email protected] with the name and class of Tuesday 12th November Anti-Bullying Awareness Day Wednesday 13th November Book Fair Starts ORLEANS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER AUTUMN TERM 2019 NO.7 THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER

Friday 15th November PYRENEES Assembly 9am 3.30pm to 5.30pm OPPTA Film Night Tuesday 19th November Year Four to Buddhist Temple DIAMOND AWARDS Friday 22nd November HIMALAYAS Assembly 9am Autumn Term 2019 Monday 25th November Nursery Closed for Parent Consultations th Tuesday 26 November School closes 2pm HENRY, Andes, for a great drawing of his family! Parent Consultations 2pm to 2pm Wednesday 27th November Parent Consultations 3.30pm to 7pm LIZZIE, Southern Alps, for great bar modelling in Maths! Friday 29th November SIERRA NEVADA Assembly 9am JESSIE, Southern Alps, for great writing about the dark in English! JESSE, Southern Alps, for great writing and Maths! JULIET, Southern Alps, for great footwork and teamwork in HEADTEACHER’S STAR OF THE WEEK PE! OSCAR, Southern Alps, for great bar modelling in Maths! This week I have chosen ANTON of HIMALAYAS for DILLON, Southern Alps, for great listening in Music and this amazing poem about the sea: answering questions in French! DAISY, Southern Alps, for being brave and great Music! And AGAIN for great Maths! HANNAH, Drakensberg, for a great story writing! LIZZIE P, Southern Alps, for great English and Music! ISLA, Southern Alps, for great English and Music! TALITHA, Southern Alps, for great English and Music! TOBY, Southern Alps, for great English and Music! ALBIE, Southern Alps, for great listening! JULIETTE, Southern Alps, for a great sentence in English! LUCAS, Southern Alps, for great reading and being an amazing learner! LIZZIE A, Southern Alps, for great sentence stems in Maths and sounding out words! IVY, Pyrenees, for great resilience in getting 10/10 spellings five weeks in a row! and AGAIN for good vocabulary in Maths! EUAN, Pyrenees, for great resilience in getting 10/10 spellings five weeks in a row! ROMAN, Pyrenees, for great resilience in getting 10/10 spellings five weeks in a row! ALEXANDER, Pyrenees, for great resilience in getting 10/10 spellings five weeks in a row! GIACOMO, Pyrenees, for great resilience in getting 10/10 spellings five weeks in a row! LAL, Pyrenees, for great resilience in getting 10/10 spellings five weeks in a row! JUNO, Pyrenees, for great resilience in getting 10/10 spellings five weeks in a row! GEORGE, Pyrenees, for great resilience in getting 10/10 MERITS – 18th OCTOBER 2019 spellings five weeks in a row! Rocky Mountains - EMILY SCARLETT, Pyrenees, for great story writing! Twelve Bens - ERIN TAY, Pyrenees, for great story writing! Drakensberg – ALEX RALPH, Alaska Range, for 4 weeks of 100% spelling! Southern Alps – JESSE HARVEY, Alaska Range, for 4 weeks of 100% spelling! Sierra Madre - MAYA ALESSANDRO, Alaska Range, for 4 weeks of 100% spelling! Atlas Mountains – AMY ZACHARIA, Alaska Range, for 4 weeks of 100% spelling! Pyrenees – SOPHIE JULIETTE, Alaska Range, for learning the entire Matilda Alaska Range – JULIETTE poem for the reading challenge! Sierra Nevada – INIGO KEIVA, Sierra Nevada, for a great poem! Himalayas - HAIDER

YEAR SIX – ALICE, DANNY, MIA

ORLEANS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER AUTUMN TERM 2019 NO.7 THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER

PC SIMON AMOR, SAFER SCHOOLS OFFICER, VISIT TO YEAR SIX ON INTERNET SAFETY ATTENDANCE CUP The classes with the best attendance for week ending Last Friday PC Simon Amor visited Year 6 to discuss using 18th October 2019 are – social media responsibly. SOUTHERN ALPS AND ALASKA RANGE – both 97.93% Martina summarised his visit:

PC Amor is the new Police Officer for our school. He talked HOUSE POINTS CUP AUTUMN TERM 2019 about how to stay safe on-line and how we should always put our social media settings to 'private'. If you post public Points up to 18th October: information about yourself, people on the internet may get hold of that information and find out where you live without SYON – 425 (Running total 1698) you realising. He told us that from the age of 10 we can be RICHMOND- 383 (Running total 1633) punished if we commit a crime. MARBLE HILL - 223 (Running total 1202) So be safe on the internet and listen to what PC Simon says! CRANE – 389 (Running total 1372) Be safe!

Martina

YEAR FIVE WRITING WORKSHOP YEAR SIX MATHS CHALLENGE AT HAMPTON SCHOOL On Tuesday 15th October a group of five Year 6 children Last Tuesday, three year five pupils embarked on a took part in the Gifted and Talented Mathematics Challenge at School in Strawberry Hill. They creative writing workshop called the Cabinet of were accompanied by a parent and Luci Rainford. They had Curiosities at Hampton school. The workshop an enjoyable afternoon and attempted a variety of provided the children with the opportunity to let their challenges to the best of their ability. imaginations run wild. Teams of pupils were provided Well done to Akshaya, Kara, William, Felix and Kerem who with a ‘cabinet of curiosities’ ranging from feathers to represented Year 6. gems and butterflies to wands. The pupils worked Akshaya and William reported: through a range of exciting activities to produce their own story based around one of the objects, It was a fun experience for the whole group. Tricky maths developing their creative flair and their writing skills puzzles and challenges baffled us but we got there in the along the way. A selection of stories were then read end! It showed us that life can be hard but you have to use out loud to the audience of pupils, teachers and your brain to figure out the answer. It's always better working in a team. parents.

ORLEANS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER AUTUMN TERM 2019 NO.7 THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER

CLUBS NEWS BOUNDLESS DANCE - 3 very exciting events happening this October Half Term. Please see the details of the events below: ACRO SKILLS WORKSHOP RIGHTS RESPECTING NEWS Our 1-day event where your child will be lead through a variety of Acro Skills on their own, with a partner and in a

group. The event will be taught by three staff members RIGHTS RESPECTING -Right of the Month – October including Lee Harvey Robinson & Hannah McKenna-

Vickerstaff, and is for ages 8+. At this event, your child will As we are a Rights Respecting school, we have now started experience a number of acrobatic moves and be shown a 'Right of the Month' focus in order to help us to learn how to link Acro and Dance together, as well as developing more of the Articles in the UNCRC. their individual skills.

WHEN:Monday 28th October 2019 This month, October, our Right of the Month is: WHERE: Methodist Church, Stanley Road,

Teddington. TW11 8TP. Article 28: TIME:10am-2pm (early drop off at 9am and later collection Every child has the right to an education. Primary at 3pm or 4pm available). education must be free. Secondary education must be PRICE:£25 (10% sibling discount available). available for every child. Discipline in schools must respect children’s dignity. Richer countries must help poorer MUSICAL MADNESS countries achieve this. Our Half-Term holiday event where you can sign up to 1

day, 2 days or the full 3 days. This event includes Acting, Everyone under the age of 18 has all the rights detailed in Dancing and Singing classes which results in a performance the UNCRC. where certificates and medals are awarded by professional Please remember that if you wish to find out more about West End performers. the Articles, there is a link in the Rights Respecting section This event is for children aged 4.5-14 years. of the school website. WHEN:Tuesday 29th- Thursday 31st October 2019 – 10am- http://www.orleans.richmond.sch.uk/page/?title=Rights+ 2pm with the option to drop-off early at 9am and collect Respecting&pid=375 later at 4pm.

WHERE:This event is taking place at the Teddington Methodist Church, Stanley Road, Teddington. TW11 8TP. PRICE:10am-2pm - 1 day £20, 2 days £37.50 & 3 days £50 (10% sibling discount available). 9am early drop-off is £5 per day, and later collection at 4pm is £10 per day. (This event runs every Half-Term throughout the academic year).

OPPTA NEWS CHOREO:LAB CAKE SALES The workshop will begin by warming up your son/daughter Last week's Atlas class bake sale scaled new heights through fun games and exercises. He/she will then learn peaking at £120.94!  about themed choreography, inspired by Halloween, before exploring their own piece, either individually or in a group (their choice). There will be an informal sharing of work at the end of the day. This event is for children aged 11+. WHEN:Thursday 31st October 2019 – 10am-3pm. WHERE:This event is taking place at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, 1 Vicarage Road, . TW2 5TS. PRICE:£25 for the day. (This event will run every Half-Term throughout the academic year).

For further information or to book any of these Boundless Dance events, go to

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HALF TERM EVENTS AT lantern, creating a collage cherry blossom tree and trying their hand at origami. Adults can get stuck in and assist!  Entry to the World Rugby Museum There are some exciting events taking place at where you can absorb the history and Twickenham Stadium during half term. Click on take on our interactive challenges. the links below for more information or to book. This event is suitable for children aged 5-13 years old. All children must be accompanied Family Ghost Tours by an adult and all adults must be Twickenham Stadium is the home of England accompanied by a child! Maximum of 3 rugby but it’s also home to some terrifying children per adult. tales. From ghosts and World Cup hauntings to the tale of a deadly murderess, the site has Book now some stories that are sure to send shivers down your spine. For one day only this Halloween, grab your witch’s hat and come on down to the World Rugby Museum where we will be leading special family-friendly ghost tours, unearthing some of the darker mysteries behind the stadium and the World Design Your Own Cap Rugby Museum’s collection. Workshop (5-13 years old) Tours will last for approximately 45 minutes Caps have been part of rugby tradition for before visitors have plenty of time to explore over 150 years. Now it’s your turn to design the World Rugby Museum. Spooky fancy your own cap in preparation for the Rugby dress is encouraged! Witches, ghosts and World Cup final. magical beings over the age of 5 welcome. What does my ticket entitle me to? Book now  Children will design and use special fabric pens to design their own cap.  A white, child-sized (5-13 years old) sports cap.  Entry to the World Rugby Museum Journey to Japan: Japanese where you can absorb the history and Inspired Arts and Crafts (5-13 take on our interactive challenges. years old) This event is suitable for children aged 5-13 Come on down to the World Rugby Museum years old. All children must be accompanied this October half-term! Go on an adventure to by an adult and all adults must be Japan in our Japanese inspired arts and accompanied by a child! Maximum of 3 crafts sessions for families. Make a children per adult. Japanese fan, decorate lanterns, create collage cherry blossom trees and get hands- Book now on with origami.

What does my ticket entitle me to?

 Children can participate in the mixed arts and crafts session, making a Japanese fan, decorating a paper