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Bonneygrove Primary School

Spring One 2024

School Values

Resilience - Honesty - Ambition - Creativity - Kindness - Inclusion

Message from the Headteacher

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Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to the final newsletter for 2023. It has been a busy year, filled with lots of amazing learning experiences for the children.

This week, Year Five enjoyed a day of Italian dance, food and music, to bring together their Geography module on Italy. At lunchtimes the children have taken part in a daily mile using the new running track painted in the summer. Mr. Cook overseas all of the physical activity as PE lead. All pupils have loved our Victorian Christmas and have been full of fun facts in celebration assemblies, and created lots of purposeful non-fiction writing to show off their new-found knowledge!

The PTA ran a very successful Christmas Fair, thank you to everyone who attended and made this a success. This helped us to start feeling festive and raised money for the school which we are very grateful for.

Have a happy and safe winter break and we look forward to seeing the children back on Monday 8th January 2024!

'Our 50 things to do before leaving Bonneygrove Primary School'

has been updated so it links with our Bonneygrove Curriculum...

Nursery	Make New Friends Decorate a cake Paint with your fingers Try a new food Learn how to do Yoga Have your face painted
Reception	Get Changed for PE Hold an animal Perform in a nativity Have a teddy bears' picnic Meet a dinosaur Find a fossil
Year 1	Play Dominoes Design a raincoat for a teddy bear Read a story under a tree Taste exotic fruits Visit a museum Watch a Punch and Judy puppet show
Year 2	Make a paper aeroplane Listen to live African drumming Visit a real aeroplane Play a board game Dress up as a Queen or King Learn a song about the Continents
Year 3	Visit a church Experience life as a caveman See a real life skeleton Try an exotoic fruit Dress up as an Anglo Saxon Build a shelter in the forest
Year 4	Take swimming lessons Learn to sew Dress up as a Roman Visit a zoo Learn a Caribbean Dance Eat a dish you have cooked yourself
Year 5	Make an Italian Pasta Salad Visit a gallery or museum Visit a STEM centre- see a Mars Rover Dress up as an ancient Greek Build a volcano Go to a supermarket to buy ingrediants
Year 6	Dress up as a Victorian Experience a night in the life of an Evacuee Cook a three course meal Put on a theatre performance Go on a residential trip Make your own chocolate
EVERYONE WILL	Experience a Victorian Christmas Show the Headteacher two pieces of good work

Bonneygrove 100% Attendance Stars for Autumn Term 2023 2024

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CLASS	CHILDREN

Seuss	Alfie, Anna, Isabella
Rosen	Nate, Duchess, Maddie, Aiden, Isabella
Browne	Nevaeh, Magdalena, Harper, Leadro,
Potter	Harley, Edward, Kaya, Ermis, Lexi
Dahl	Emily, Stanley, Georgie,
Wilson	Lady, Noel, Faustyna, Ali
Blackman	Amelia, Roan, Roxy, Robin, Eva, Alya, Isabel, Emma, Ikem
Blyton	Anvika, Jacob, Darby, Ada, Maya, Daisy
Lewis	Elizabeth, Dimana, Valen, Dorian, Caoimhe, Luca, Koray, Mya,
Morpurgo	Millie, Lily-Mae, Deaves, Joshua, Noah, Dino, Mira
Kipling	Alexander, Daisy, Rayan, Kaiden,
Pullman	Chloe, Caliah
Horowitz	Ellison, Joshua, George, Dyana, Natalia, Ilhan, Evie
Rowling	Michael, Lyla, Gerald, Isabella, Sarah, Jesscia

Class Names 2023 / 2024

All of our class names this year are named after famous authors!

Nursery - Donaldson Class - Mrs. Photi

Reception - Seuss- Miss McDermott

Reception - Rosen - Miss Korbay

Year One - Potter - Mrs. Cain

Year One - Browne - Miss Morris

Year Two - Dahl - Miss Bekem

Year Two - Wilson - Mrs. Wynne

Year Three- Blackman - Mrs. Arnett

Year Three- Blyton - Mrs. Beschizza

Year Four - Lewis - Miss Kingham

Year Four - Morpurgo- Miss Difrancesco

Year Five - Pullman - Mr. Cook

Year Five - Kipling - Mr. Waller

Year Six - Rowling - Miss Gursoy

Year Six - Horowitz - Miss Wylie

Calendar Dates

Last day of term - School closes at 2.00 p.m.

From 21 Dec until 22 Dec

December

Christmas Break

All Day

From 25 Dec until 29 Dec

December

Christmas Break

All Day

From 01 Jan until 03 Jan

January

INSET - Teacher Training Day - School closed to pupils

All Day

January

INSET - Teacher Training Day - School closed to pupils

All Day

January

First day of term - children return at normal time

All Day

January

Forest School Club Years One - Six

3:15pm – 5:00pm

January

JP Football Club - Years One - Six

3:15pm – 4:15pm

January

Film Club - Years One and Two

12:30pm – 1:00pm

January

Homework Club - Lunchtime - Year Two

12:30pm – 1:00pm

January

ACE Basketball Club - Years Three, Four Five and Six

3:15pm – 4:15pm

January

Art Club - Years Three, Four, Five and Six

3:15pm – 4:15pm

January

Year Four Lewis - Swimming Sessions

1:30pm – 2:30pm

January

Choir Club - Years Three, Four, Five and Six

3:15pm – 4:15pm

January

E-Safety Updates

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Meet the Teacher Spring One 2024

In every newsletter we will introduce a new teacher for the parents and carers to get to know a little better.

Miss McDermott

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Hi I’m Miss McDermott, I have worked in Bonneygrove for 4 years, first teaching in Year One and now in Reception. I am reception lead and Modern Foreign Languages subject lead.

I started teaching 15 years ago in key stage two. After 6 years of teaching, I moved to reception and felt at home! I strive to create a love of learning for every child, and it is wonderful to know I’m part of their journey. Watching a child move from mark making to writing stories, or from not speaking a word on their first day to performing in a nativity is why I love my job!

At home, I have two boys, a cat and sometimes the class tortoise! I love exploring and set a challenge every summer holiday to book in as many activities and trips as possible! I think it’s important to spend time making as many new and exciting memories as you can.