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Weekly Blog

On this page you will find a weekly blog from Mrs Preston, Head of School.

January 2024

Archive

  • WEEK 18 - Friday 26 January 2024

    Published 26/01/24

    Congratulations to all who made it to the school gates this week without being blown away in the process! I do hope you have all managed to (literally) weather the storm this week. At one point, I did lay awake in fear of my 220 year old chimney! 

    As always, a whole host of exciting activities have been taking place in our classrooms this week. Year 1 have been experimenting with primary colours and using these to create artwork inspired by Piet Mondrian. Year 3 have learnt all about how shadows are formed in Science, and have investigated whether opaque, translucent and transparent objects cast them. Year 4 have been learning about different parts of the digestive system and have new words in their vocabulary bank such as Bolus, Oesophagus and Enzymes. For more information on all of our latest learning, please visit our X (formerly Twitter) page! 

    Your child may have come home and mentioned a new resource that we have introduced this week called Reading Plus. This is designed to increase reading fluency and also improve comprehension. We will be allocating time within the school day for your child to access this, but they are also able to do so at home. Before your child can really get their teeth into it, they must sit an initial assessment which we have timetabled over the past week. Once they have completed this, you will receive further information including your child’s login details. Please feel free to use this in addition to, or instead of, your child’s Reading Record. Thank you for your continued support.  

    Last week, at the time of writing my Blog, our boys’ football team were battling against Brough Primary and it was a narrow defeat at 4-3 to Brough. Once again, a huge well done to our brilliant team. 

    In other news: 

    As previously mentioned, when driving on the school site, please remember that there is a 5mph speed limit. There is a sharp, blind bend on the drive, and we have staff who cycle along this daily. Please note that if this limit is not adhered to, permission will not be granted to access the drive. Thank you for helping to keep us safe. 

    All that remains is to wish you a fantastic weekend. See you next week! 

    Mrs Preston

    Head of School

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  • WEEK 17 - Friday 19 January 2024

    Published 19/01/24

    This week has been a week of greeting little red noses and rosy cheeks as the learners have been in and out of the building in the freezing temperatures. Whilst it is dry and not too slippery underfoot, we will continue to encourage the learners to get fresh air outdoors at break and lunchtime. Therefore, please ensure your child comes to school in clothing and footwear that is suitable for the conditions.

    Last week, as I was typing the blog, the Year 5/6 girl’s football team were busy battling against Anlaby Primary in a match. After an exciting and competitive game with some excellent skills exhibited, we were unfortunately defeated, by one Anlaby pupil scoring an epic 7 goals! Move over Millie Bright!

    As I type this, our 5/6 boys are battling on the field against Brough Primary. Let’s wish them lots of luck!

    I am looking forward to sporting fixtures increasing over the coming weeks and will keep you up to date with our progress. For now, I hope you have a super weekend and will see you on Monday.

    Mrs Preston

    Head of School

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  • Week 16 - Friday 12 January 2024

    Published 12/01/24

    It was lovely to welcome parents and learners back this week after what I hope was an enjoyable and restful break.  

    We have launched back into our sporting fixtures this week with the Year 5/6 girls cup match Vs Anlaby Primary on Friday afternoon. At the time of writing this, the match had not yet taken place so I will keep you posted on the results next week.  

    Speaking of PE, previously, we have communicated that thanks to your generosity, we now have plenty of spare uniform at school (bigger sizes still welcome). However, we would be very grateful if you could donate any PE kit items that no longer fit your child (e.g. house-coloured or white t-shirts, shorts, jogging bottoms etc). Black school shoes would also be welcomed. 

    Why do people go into teaching? Obviously, there are many different reasons, but I’m fairly confident that should you ask staff at Penshurst, the most common ones would be a love of spending time with children and making a difference to their lives, and a desire to support younger generations to better themselves and reach their full potential. You put your trust in us each and every day by leaving your children in our care, and it is an honour to be able to educate, nurture and support them. Daily, we reflect on our school values with the learners, and the staff work tirelessly to role-model these to them. Furthermore, we absolutely love chatting to our parents and believe that we have a positive, respectful relationship with our local community. Mutual respect is paramount in maintaining this type of relationship and staff carefully consider their approach towards parents in any difficult circumstances. We are very fortunate that in 99% of our conversations with parents, staff receive the same mutual respect back. We politely remind you that we all want the best for your children and that the only way to achieve this is to ensure mutual respect and consideration is present. Thank you.  

    Enjoy the weekend and I look forward to seeing you next week.  

    Mrs Preston

    Head of School

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