Sudbourne Primary School

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WEAR SOMETHING YELLOW! Thursday 10 October is World Mental Health Day. At Sudbourne we will be supporting the charity Young Minds by taking part in #HelloYellow – an initiative aimed at spreading the word that what ever you are going through, you are not alone with your mental health.

We invite children to come to school on Thursday wearing an item of yellow clothing and ask parents to consider making a donation of £1 on School Gateway to support this brilliant charity who has worked with Sudbourne Primary School for a number of years. If you wish to make a larger donation on School Gateway, this is possible as we have made this a flexible amount.

Whether it’s a scarf, hat, or your favourite bow tie, dig out your best yellow clothes and wear them with pride on 10 October for World Mental Health Day.

Jade Zelkowicz, Community Fundraising Manager for Young Minds, said:

“We know that young people face a huge range of pressures, including exam stress, bullying and concerns about body image. When these pressures become overwhelming, it can be an incredibly isolating experience, and the smallest gesture of support can make a huge difference. By wearing yellow trousers, a yellow wig or painting their nails yellow, thousands of children and teachers across the country are showing their support. We’re extremely grateful to everyone who’s taking part.”

To find out more about #HelloYellow or to make a further donation, go to www.youngminds.org.uk.

UPDATE FROM ON THE SUDBOURNE PRIMARY SCHOOL PROJECT As you are aware, the Sudbourne Primary School Project is in progress. This is an exciting project for the school pupils, staff, governors, community of Sudbourne Primary School and Lambeth Borough Council. The principal contractor for the Mandrell Road site has been appointed. The site will be mobilised in November and construction works are starting from the early part of 2020. Lambeth Council along with the school and contractor will arrange the ‘Meet the Contractor’ day in December 2019. We are currently working with the architect and consultants on updating the drawings and the planning submission for the Hayter Road Site. Information sessions on the Hayter Road proposals have been arranged during the Phase Meetings each day from Monday 7th October to Thursday 10th October from 5.30pm at Sudbourne Primary School, Hayter Road, SW2 5AP to review the proposed designs and provide any comments and feedback on the proposals. Images of these proposed designs will be available to view, and school management, the Schools and Communities project team from Borough of Lambeth and consultants will be on hand to talk through the process and explain how they can work together in partnership with all concerned. We hope you will be able to attend this event and look forward to meeting you then.

CURRICULUM As mentioned in a previous newsletter we are having a strong look at the curriculum breadth at Sudbourne. A key reason for this is to free some additional time during the week to ensure there is the time for teaching the full range of curriculum subjects, including and also beyond English, science and mathematics. This will provide more time for the foundation subjects (Art and design, Computing, Design and technology, Geography, History, Languages, Music and PE) and provides a more continuous approach to the learning in the foundation subjects rather than doing a number of days together on a subject and then not revisiting the subjects for a long period of time. What we are wanting is for pupils to experience the wider curriculum subjects more often than previously and every week. The rationale for this is that by approaching these subjects this way pupils will be able to know more, remember more and do more with an increased level of skills and knowledge. By studying subjects on a more frequent basis we are also wanting to ensure that pupils’ understanding in their long-term memory within and across different subjects is deepened. This will additionally help to ensure that they can transfer skills from one subject area to when working in another. To free some time in the timetables we have altered some of our arrangements. We have reshaped some of the assemblies and the way we organise subjects. For example, previously, we had one PE curriculum lesson and one fitness lesson per week for the pupils. We have moved to continuing the PE curriculum lesson and instead of the fitness lesson we are using the daily mile through the week to help support the pupils’ health and fitness levels. Our commitment to pupils’ health is high and this is why we have a teacher who focuses very largely on teaching PE to the different classes. It is also why physical activity is a key focus for our after-school clubs. We additionally have focused and supervised sport and fitness opportunities organised by staff at lunchtime. As with all aspects of the school’s work we will evaluate and keep under review the impact of this approach. If we feel that there is a more effective way of approaching the teaching of the full range of the curriculum subjects then we would adapt what we do.

READING DOG As you will be aware from the first newsletter of the year, we are having a focus on further developing the children’s reading skills. To help with this we are hoping to be able to have a reading dog come to the school after half term. There is research that shows that some children and adults prefer reading aloud to an animal, such as a dog or a cat, rather than to an adult. This has shown to develop pupils’ confidence in reading aloud but also to encourage greater fluency. This is the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression. We have a member of staff who has been registered as a volunteer and has a dog that has been assessed and registered as a Pets as Therapy dog. This is a national charity founded in 1983. The charity works to enhance health and wellbeing in the community through the visits of volunteers with their behaviourally assessed animals. As well as the dog having been assessed, senior leaders have carried out a risk assessment to ensure that the children are kept safe at all times. We are very aware that some children and people do not like dogs and may have an allergy to them. Therefore, if for whatever reason you do not want your child to either read to or get near to the dog then please let the office know by the end of this half term, Friday 18th October. We plan that the dog (Amber) will visit on Thursday 31st October.

HOMEWORK At Sudbourne, we aim to use homework as an opportunity to consolidate pupils’ learning in 3 key priority areas: - Reading - Spelling/Phonics - Key number facts/skills (KS1 – counting, KS2 – times tables) You may have noticed that your child’s homework has changed slightly this year. This has been done in order to streamline their homework to focus on the key skills listed above. We are having a strong focus on reading as this is a crucial skill needed to access many other curriculum areas. Phonics plays a significant part in this in the development of early reading skills development. We have identified spelling as a key ingredient in improving the written work of pupils and want this to be a firm priority within the homework pupils receive. Number skills are an essential platform on which pupils build their mathematical understanding. This is why we are focusing on this element of mathematics in the homework.

Here is a brief outline of the homework expectations for each phase:

KS1 LKS2 UKS2

Reading 10 minutes per even- 15 minutes per even- At least 15 minutes ing. Adult to write in ing. Adult or child to per evening. Adult or reading journal at write in reading jour- child to write in least once a week. nal at least once a reading journal at week. least once a week. Spelling/ Pupils to learn the Pupils to learn 10 spell- Pupils to learn 10 Phonics words taught in their ings each week for spellings each week Phonics lesson for weekly spelling test. for weekly spelling weekly test. test. Mathematics Half-termly ‘counting Pupils to complete Pupils to complete tasks’ set to be com- times tables activity times tables task in pleted by parent and on sheet or within book. child together. book.

We recognise that some parents would like additional resources to support their child’s learning at home. A list of suitable resources that are widely available for your child’s age range will be shared at the Parents’ Information Evenings next week.

FAREWELL TO MADAME SALLY CORNFORTH Sadly, we say farewell to Mme Sally Cornforth who is retiring. Mme Sally started the after school French Club at Sudbourne in 1995 and has been successfully running it ever since together with trips to Boulogne! Her French Club was always very popular and we would like to thank her for all her dedicated teaching over the years. She really nurtured the children’s love of French. We wish her all the very best in her retirement.

FROM THE PTA

Dear Parents and Carers,

2020 PTA SCHOOL CALENDAR - CLASS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Can you please give a couple of hours of your time to work with your child's class teacher? We are aiming to make a piece of art for each month for our 2020 school calendar, and WE NEED YOU! In the past class parents have joined together to form a creative team and take on the shared task of producing one image. The calendar raises more than £1,500 each year and this year the money is more needed than ever. All the coordinating is being done, this is just a few hours of your time and creativity! Please email us to volunteer at: [email protected]

Sarah & Eleanor (parents of Ana & Oliver, Sebastian & Primrose)

PTA tea: Come and meet the Sudbourne Parents and Teachers Association over tea and biscuits.

Hear what we do and how you can join in with planning and delivering fun activities for all - whilst raising crucial funds for the school.

All the money raised goes into the school to provide extra curricular activities for your children.

The next date is: 07 October 6:00pm-6.30pm

We look forward to seeing you there!

SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICATION SUPPORT The deadline for Secondary School applications is 31 October 2019. We urge you to complete the application online as soon as possible. This website provides information on the application process in general: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/apply-for-a- secondary-school-place-for-2020-21

This website provides the link to the important document outlining how to apply and providing information on each secondary school in Lambeth: https:// www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/ files/Starting-secondary-school-in-Lambeth-2020-2021.pdf

If you need support in completing the form, we will be holding 2 parent support sessions on: • Monday 14 October @ 3.30-4.30 • Tuesday 15 October @ 8.00-9.00

If you would like to book a place on one of these sessions, please email [email protected]

GARDENING NEWS Autumn the time of mellow fruitfulness, shorter days, welcome sunshine, cold nights and blessed rain. The vegetable beds are being harvested producing tomatoes, melons , cucumbers, herbs and the last of the strawberries. The squash which were planted late are growing and will hopefully be ready before the first frost along with the sweet potatoes. The flowers are putting on a final show as a result of deadheading (removing the dead flowers before they make seed to encourage the plant to produce more flowers) and the trees are changing colour and shedding their leaves. It has been a busy time and in the gardening clubs we are planting bulbs, collecting seeds and propagating plants to use in the gardens next year. Planted up just before the start of term ,please take time to look at and enjoy the new wall planters in the drive at the entrance to the school. Hopefully the squirrels will leave these ones alone - they dug up and raided the bulbs in the planters that were on the ground. Over the last few months the children and I have been working hard sowing planting, growing and caring for the fruit veg and flowers. The children really enjoyed harvesting the potatoes just before the end of summer term and turning them into delicious food. Some were roasted while others were made into potato salad. The lettuces, cucumbers, basil, chives and the few tomatoes that were ripe enough to be eaten were made into colourful salads These were shared by the children and parents at the gates. Going back to the summer, the holidays were mainly hot and dry (at least from a horti- cultural point of view) When I returned to Sudbourne at the end of August this com- bined with a broken watering system and no one being on site for a couple of weeks meant that many of the plants were either dead or dying. An intensive watering session revived a few but there were a few fatalities. On the plus side the sun lovers such as the lavender, the baby fig tree and the tomatoes came through relatively unscathed and this year we have had many kilos of tomatoes some of which the children have enjoyed as they are handed out after school at the gate alongside the melons, cucumbers. The loganberries (a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry) didn’t make it to the gates. They ripened in the holidays and were taken by the birds or dried on the plant. A shame as they are delicious. The tomatoes which we are still picking are being turned into a spicy tomato chutney which will be available to buy in the next few weeks along with other produce from the garden including herb and chilli oil and lavender bags. The money generated from the sale of these items will go towards funding materials need- ed for the garden. As the gardening year comes to a close and the plants become dormant, a future project I’d like to do is to make large planters for trees and plants that I have moved from overcrowded beds. David Chambers kindly donated the timber conveniently cut to size and painted Sudbourne yellow. If there are any parents out there handy with a power tool and with the time to spare I could really do with a hand. It shouldn’t take more than a few hours. Let me know if you can be of assistance. I would also like to ask if anyone has any compost sitting in a shed that they aren’t using or would like to buy and donate a bag of it to the school. This would help enormously (trees need a lot of soil!) Finally, if you’d like to come to the parents and kids gardening club we meet every Tuesday after school at the greenhouse. Help make a difference to your children’s environment If the weather is not conducive to working outside we will do something indoors. This is a drop in so you don’t have to attend every week. All are welcome so do come along. As always if you have a minute come and say hello and if you have any gardening questions just ask. If I don’t know the answer I’ll find out for you. Bye for now. Pauline, the gardener. 144 CLUB IS BACK! Yes, you heard it right! The 144 Club is back and we have had such an amazing response from the Junior children! So many children have been practising their times tables and have had a go at the quiz- well done!

Last week’s 144 winners were:

Khadiza 3/4C, Atticus 4C, Joseph 4C, Adam 5/6C, Daniela 5/6C, Marcie 5/6C, Safia 5/6C, Beatrice, 5/6F, Christopher 5/6F, Dali 5/6F, Marcy 5/6F, Shira 5/6F, Ra-Id 5/6W

This week's 144 winners are:

Isla 5/6W and Jennifer 5/6F

RECEPTION PLACES FOR SEPTEMBER 2020 – FOR CHILDREN BORN BETWEEN 1 SEPTEMBER 2015 AND 31 AUGUST 2016 – APPLY ONLINE AND ON TIME TO LAMBETH ADMISSIONS – DEADLINE 15 JANUARY 2020 If your child was born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016, it is very important that you apply to Lambeth Admissions www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions for a Reception place by Wednesday 15 January 2020.

The Lambeth booklet ‘A brief guide to starting primary school in Lambeth 2020/2021 will be handed out shortly to all children who attend our nursery.

There is no automatic entry from Nursery to Reception.

Please note that all policies and decisions on Reception places are made by Lambeth.

Primary transfer meetings for parents/carers Meetings for parents/carers have been organized by Lambeth Admissions to explain the primary transfer co-ordinated admission arrangements and give you the opportunity to ask questions about the procedure on the following dates: Monday 4 November 2019 4-5pm at Kings Avenue Primary School Kings Avenue, London SW4 8BQ

Thursday 7 November 2019 4:30-5:30pm at Julian’s Primary School, 16 Wolfington Road, , London SE27 0JF

Community Notices

ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE ACROSS THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH Please find below some information on clubs and activities which are available – some of them are free and others subsidised which we have been asked to share with parents/carers: North: Football: Black Prince Trust: Tuesday 5.30pm-7pm disability football Friday 6.30pm-8pm Secondary school age Oasisplay 5-6pm Tuesday & Thursday – Primary school age Boxing: Fitzroy Lodge Boxing Club Tuesday and Thursdays at 5pm for beginner adults (16+), 6pm for advanced Monday and Wednesday at 5pm for juniors

Community Notices contd. North contd.: Basketball: Black Prince Trust: Saturdays 11am-1pm U20s NFL American Football: Larkhall Park Tuesdays 5-830pm Other: Park Estate XLP music production – Tuesday 6-830pm Lollard Street Adventure Playground – Re-Cycle bikes, creative games and adventure playground City Farm Oasis – Thursday 830pm – board games + general youth club Stockwell Oasis Play – Everyday after school - Nature garden, adventure playground, pedal karts, general activities. Black Prince Hub – Homework clubs, various exercise options, sexual health clinic Central: Football: St Matthews Project - 5-a-side pitch 4-6pm St Matthew Project - , by the croquet lawn – 10am-midday 10-15 y/o Kicks 5-6pm Roupell Park Kicks – Friday – 5pm-7pm Evelyn Grace ASC – Thursday – 3.30pm-4.45pm Boxing: Dwaynamics Boxing Club Tuesday and Thursdays at 5pm for beginner adults (16+), 6pm for advanced Wednesday at 5pm and Saturdays at 1130am for juniors Other: BMX racing Brockwell Park – Saturdays and Sundays – Novices 12-1pm Hebe foundation - Wandsworth Road – debating sessions and employment mentoring Tulse Hill Adventure Playground – Everyday after school, Re-cycle bikes Park bike project – Tuesdays + Thursday – 4-530pm South: Football: Park Campus Kicks – Monday - 6pm-7.30pm Elm Green Kicks – Friday – 6pm-8pm SMP x Kicks Elm Green girls – 7pm-830pm Other: Old Library Youth Club – Norwood – Games and general youth club activities, caters for SEN

AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB FOR OVER 8s Every Thursday between 3:30pm-5:00pm, Studio 1, 31 Jeffreys Road, SW4 6QU www.art4space.co.uk Please see the flyer on the community noticeboard.

HALF TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AT LAMBETH LEISURE CENTRES – 21ST -25TH OCTOBER 2019 Please see the flyer on the community noticeboard.

Please note that Sudbourne Primary School disclaims any implied warranty or endorsement of any of the Community Notices

Dates For Your Diary

Monday 7th October, 5:30pm-6:30pm: Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Nursery and Reception, collective Parents’ Meetings. Monday 7th October, 6:00-6:30pm: PTA Tea—please see above. Tuesday 8th October, 5:30pm-6:30pm: Phase 1 (Years 1 and 2) collective Parents’ Meetings. Wednesday 9th October, 5:30pm-6:30pm: Phase 3 (Years 5 and 6) collective Parents’ Meetings. Thursday 10th October: World Mental Health Day—wear something yellow—please see above. Thursday 10th October, 5:30pm-6:30pm: Phase 2 (Years 3 and 4) collective Parents’ Meetings. Thursday 10th October: Reception to Year 6 nasal flu vaccinations— consent forms have been distributed in book bags and emailed. Monday 14th October 3:30pm-4:40pm: Parent support session for secondary school applications. To book a place, please email [email protected] Tuesday 15th October 8:00am-9:00am: Parent support session for secondary school applications. To book a place, please email [email protected] Friday 18th October: End of Term 1—school ends at 3:15pm. Sunday 27th October at 2am: Clocks go back one hour for British winter time. Monday 28th October: Staff INSET. Tuesday 29th October: Children return to school for Term 2. Thursday 31st October: Deadline for Lambeth secondary school applications—please see above. Monday 9th December: Parents’ Meetings. Tuesday 10th December at 9:30am: ReceptionVision Screening. Tuesday 10th December: Parents’ Meeting. Thursday 19th December: End of Term 2—school ends at 2:00pm. Monday 6th January 2020: Staff INSET day—school closed. Tuesday 7th January 2020: Staff INSET day—school closed. Wednesday 8th January 2020: Children return to school for Term 3. Wednesday 15th January 2020: Deadline for applying for a Primary school place (Reception) for September 2020—please see above.

PUPILS OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK!

Class 5/6C Aaliiah For showing great resilience, particularly in maths. Keep up the good work.

Class 5/6F Leo For perseverance during English. Challenging himself.

Class 5/6W Fyodor For really great effort in class and some fab English writing!

Class 4C Treasure For always being kind. Thank you, Treasure.

Class 3/4C Freya For consistently making the right choices and being a model pupil in 3/4C.

Class 3M Azaria For always trying your best and not giving up!

Class 2C Ethan His amazing manners! He says good morning to all his adults!

Class 1/2B Myah For being such a kind, polite and lovely member of our class. You always show such integrity and set a beautiful example for others. What a star!

Class 1O Gregor For consistently showing integrity in and outside of the classroom.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!

PUPILS OF THE WEEK LAST WEEK!

Class 5/6C Adam For becoming a more active member of the class. He is now putting his hand up more and joining in with PE.

Class 5/6F Jennifer For being kind and polite to everyone she meets.

Jeremiah For exceptional politeness and kindness.

Class 5/6W Ria For being a fantastic friend, role model and brilliant team player.

Class 4C Zoe For an excellent attitude to work and approaching your learning with a focused attitude.

Class 3/4C Poppy For being a fantastic new member of our class! Thank you for your smiles and kindness.

Class 3M Khyanna For giving 110% to all her learning and being so kind!

Class 2C Clara For working so hard in English to make her writing exciting!

Class 1/2B Lorcan For having such a brilliant attitude towards your learning, and so kindly helping others with their learning too! You are a delight to teach!

Class 1O Barney For his amazing perseverance this week when coming to school. Well done, you super star!

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!

PUPILS OF THE WEEK THE WEEK BEFORE LAST!

Class 5/6C Jahmal For trying to manage his emotions in positive ways: open communication, suggested strategies. Keep up the good work!

Class 5/6F

Class 5/6W Ra-Id For super speaking and listening skills, particularly in Science.

Class 4C Ella For being a wonderful member of 4C! Always positive!

Class 3/4C Saran For always showing integrity! You always make the right choices.

Class 3M Kai For having such a positive start to year 3—you are such a great role model! Keep it up!

Class 2C Chidiebere For his amazing attitude to learning. You have also been so kind to everyone in Phase 1.

Class 1/2B Ceandra For being so positive, friendly and fun! I love your enthusiasm for your learning! I love being your teacher and you make me smile every day!

Class 1O Daisy For being such a kind and thoughtful member of 1O.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!