Denaby Main Primary Academy Astrea Academy Trust
Good morning everyone,
Today is a teacher strike day- school will be open as normal to all pupils.
School Council Minutes
Reminder
On Thursday 2nd March it is World Book Day. Children will be asked to come to school dressed in something book related. This can be really simple so please don’t think you need to buy a costume. I have googled some ideas below.
https://www.madeformums.com/toddler-and-preschool/last-minute-easy-world-book-day-costumes/
Parent Questionnaire- I have 6 returned so far.
Please help by returning your parent questionnaire- thank you. This will help me to plan for future developments.
Have a good day
Mrs Mason
Can you please help me to review our PSHE curriculum- Below you can see the units that your children have been taught so far. Please let me know if you feel that we should be including any other topics- thank you.
Years 1 and 2
Years 3 and 4
Years 5 and 6
Draft homework policy
We discussed our draft homework policy with the school. Our next steps is to take feedback from parents, pupils and teachers. More information soon.
We have decided to encourage more children to get onto our Reading Challenge board by awarding stickers for those that read at least 3 days per week. Please help your child by signing their reading diary- thank you.
Children’s University
We will be awarding hours to children who volunteer in school for example as a Playground Leader, Eco or School Councillor.
Graduation
- Children receive a BRONZE certificate when children have collected 30 hours in their Passport to Learning.
- The next one will be a SILVER certificate for 65 hours.
- Then a GOLD certificate for 100 hours.
- Thereafter, children will then get certificates at every stage of 30, 65 and 100 hours after that, all the way up to 1,000 hours!
- Children only need to collect 30 hours in their passport to be invited to our Children’s University Graduation!
- Children will be invited to the annual CU graduation ceremony held at Doncaster College & University Centre.
- Children wear a mortar board cap and gown and are presented with a special graduation certificate.
- Families, friends and teachers are invited, with talks from guest speakers and performances where possible
Remember if children read at least 3 times in the week (proposed 3 x to encourage more children )and have their reading diary signed they can earn stickers on their chart. These stickers earn the children a prize for each milestone they hit. We will also feature their photo in the school hall and in this news post. So please support your child to read as much as possible. Thank you.
Key Dates
February
Thursday 2nd March- World Book Day
Thursday 9th March- Queen Canopy tree planting in school
Tuesday 14th March- Y6 to Crucial Crew
15th and 16th- potential strike days
Friday 17th – Red Nose Day
Friday 31st March- End of term. School closes until Monday 17th April