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Newsletter
w/e 6th Oct 2023
Message from the Head
Attendance Stats
Kittiwakes | 99% |
Sandpipers | 92% |
Curlews | 93% |
Cormorants | 91% |
Puffins | 95% |
Herons | 92% |
Guillemots | 96% |
Sign up for parent’s meetings in the reception lobby!
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week saw our very own rock bands get underway with the team from Rock, Steady – it was super to hear children playing the drums, bass, guitar, keyboard and performing the vocals. Once the bands are a bit more established, we will hope to share some of their music with you all. There is such great music provision in place at Mabe and it has been lovely getting around and seeing what the children are learning in their Music lessons. I have been very impressed by the standards of singing in our whole school aseemblies – from both the children and staff! We are now moving into songs with 2 and 3 parts to challenge ourselves!
It seems unbelievable that we are only now a couple of weeks away from the end of the first half term of this academic year! Thank you all for making me feel so welcomed into your very special community. We are looking forward to sharing with you how your child has settled into their new class when we run parents meetings in the week beginning 16th October. Due to just moving to the new app system, we are unable to offer online signup this time around and so we will be reverting back to a reliable paper and pen method for this round of meetings! There are sign up sheets in the front office for you to sign up to. Don’t worry if you don’t do drop off or pick up, just message the class teacher or Mrs McCarthy your availability on DoJo and they will sign you up at a time to suit you and let you know your confirmed slot. Hopefully, by the time our next parent meetings come around, we will be able to offer online sign up once more.
And, I know it is only October, but as we have to start thinking about Christmas so early in primary school I wanted to make sure you had all our plans so you can add these to your diaries! On this newsletter, we have added the dates of the Christmas performances, so that you have these nice and early. Also, our PTA will also be helping to organise a Christmas Market which will take place on the 19th November starting at 3:00pm.
As always, please do stop and have chat when you see me or any of the staff out and about at the beginning and end of the school day. Your views and opinions really help to shape our provision here, so we do want to hear what is going well and where we can continue to develop.
With my very best wishes,
Mrs Stevens
Notices
PTA Halloween Ball
Friday 20th Oct.
More details coming soon!
Please could we request that at pick up times, you collect your youngest sibling first. We appreciate that you can’t be in two places at 3.15 but this will help ensure the littlest children don’t get upset waiting.
Thank you!
End of day pick-ups
Starting School 2024
Do you have a child born between 1 sept 2019 and 31 Aug 2020?
If so you will need to apply for a reception place by
15th Jan 2024.
For more information visit www.cornwall.gov.uk/admissions
Family/Parenting Worker Drop In @ Mabe School
Tuesday 10th October between 1.45m to 3:15pm
Do you need some support and advice to understand your child’s needs and behaviours?
Advice on positive parenting and how to keep your child safe?
Support with budgeting and debt advice?
To understand the importance of routines for your family?
We are running drop-in sessions with no appointment necessary.
Please sign in at the school Reception and you will be shown through.
Curriculum News
Next week, we will be talking about special occasions in our homes, and how we like to celebrate those special times.
In PE this week the children will be learning to explore control and co-ordination when dribbling a ball with your feet
We are going to carry out a germ experiment to find out how good we really are at washing our hands!!
In Maths, Puffins are learning to add and subtract two 4-digit numbers with an exchange.
In Herons we will be making our DT designs.
Next week, the Guillemots will be comparing New York and Washington DC as part of their topic work.
In Design and Technology, we are going to be working on constructing our castles, which we have designed, using 3D shapes.
Calendar
Upcoming
W/C 16th October
Parent meetings
20th October
Halloween Disco
Monday 23rd - Friday 27th Oct
Half Term
Monday 30th October
Inset Day
Wed 1st November
Individual and sibling photos
7th November
Reception class vision screening
8th November
Flu immunisations for all year groups; letters to follow
19th November
PTA Christmas Market
6th December
Source FM Carol Concert
13th December
KS1 Christmas Performance Michaelmas Mouse
14th December
KS2 Christmas Performance
6pm at Falmouth All Saints Church
Key Dates
Half term
Sat 21st - Sunday 29th October + Monday 30th Inset day
Christmas Break
Wed 20th December to Wed 3rd Jan
Feb Half Term
Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th Feb + Monday 19th Inset Day
Easter Holidays
Friday 29th March to Sunday 14th April
May Half Term
Saturday 25th May to Sunday 2nd June.
Name:
Awarded for:
All of the Kittiwakes children
Jago
Name:
Awarded for:
Calvin
Name:
Awarded for:
This week's awards
Learning Behaviour Awards
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the best you can
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Amazing listening during our circle time activities!
Commitment
Courage
Compassion Award
Courage Award
Progress in Learning Awards
Tiggy
Daisy
Name:
Awarded for:
Layla
Compassion
Name:
Awarded for:
Aivah-Belle
Name:
Awarded for:
Charlotte
Name:
Awarded for:
James
Cooperation Award
Community Award
Commitment
Community
Commitment
Compassion Award
Community Award
Commitment Award
Commitment Award
Commitment Award
Amelie
Hector
Otto
Progress
Compassion Award
Courage Award
Community:
Be
long
Cooperation:
Be
helpful
Commitment:
Be
lieve
Courage:
Be
brave
Compassion:
Be
caring
Mabe School, Cunningham Park, Mabe, TR10 9FD 01326 372662
mabe@kernowlearning.co.uk
