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ISSUE 80 -  2nd May 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back!  We hope you had a lovely rest over the Easter holidays.

 

School PE Kit

Reminder: children should wear black jogging trousers or black shorts and a white T-shirt for PE, plus trainers.  They may also wear a black hoodie if they wish.  Football kits are not allowed for PE.  Thank you for your co-operation.

 

Warmer weather

As the weather improves and gets warmer, it is important that children are sun-safe, so we encourage children to wear hats at playtimes.  They may wear sunglasses if they wish but children are responsible for looking after these.

Please do not send children to school with hand-held fans as they are not allowed - we do not want them getting lost or broken.  Children always have access to water during the day, but it does mean that they must have their own school water bottle.  If your child needs a new school water bottle, please purchase one from the Sycamore office.

 

Important Dates

KS2 SATs - Monday 12th May to Friday 16th May - ALL year 6 children MUST be in school every day this week and ON TIME.

 

Bank Holiday

Finally, Monday 5th May is a Bank Holiday, so school is closed.  We re-open on Tuesday 6th May at 8:45am.

 

 

Have a good weekend.

Best Wishes, Miss Loughlin and all the staff at St Stephen's.

School News & Blog

24 Apr 2025
Parent/Carer Support Group
Supporting emotional and mental health.
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02 May 2025
Bug Hotel
Recently, Reception made a bug hotel.
Read more
01 May 2025
Art Club
Children of St Stephen's loved getting creative with Miss Hussain.
Read more
01 May 2025
NSPCC - Speak Out, Stay Safe
Year 5 had a visit from Jenny and Buddy from the NSPCC.
Read more
01 May 2025
YR 5 Art
Year 5 enhanced their work on the topic of North America by looking at some indigenous art.
Read more
30 Apr 2025
YR 5 Spartan Warriors
Year 5 created Spartan warrior outfits in their DT lessons.
Read more
29 Apr 2025
YR 5 Geography
In year 5, we started our new topic for this half term.
Read more

 

Please make sure your child is wearing the correct school uniform.

School Uniform

 

 

14 Feb 2025
Arbor Parent App
Parents/Carers - we are moving our school communications to the Arbor parent app. 
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Nursery

Morning: Abeeha

 

Afternoon: Miracle

Reception

Spinners: Michael & Naiyab

 

Twisters: Anabia & Shefa

Year 1

Delius: Mehvish & Daniela

 

Hockney: Yusuf & Hashim

Year 2

Forster: Eli & Adyan

 

Lister: Ayaat & Aizah

Year 3  

Bronte: Safa & Huda

 

Haworth: Raima & Amira

Year 4  

McMillan: Maryam & Qasim

 

Priestley: Roman & Zidan

Year 5  

Salt: Vanessa & Aleena

 

Jowett: Dali & Vanessa

Year 6  

Appleton: Leo & Salma

 

Cartwright: Fazilat & Vadanah

 

Attendance

Saplings & Willow Sycamore
NAM Weavers 87% Bronte 96%
NPM Weavers 83% Haworth 96%
Spinners 95% McMillan 96%
Twisters 98% Priestley 95%
Delius 97% Jowett 94%
Hockney 94% Salt 90%
Forster 98% Appleton 94%
Lister 97% Cartwright 94%

National Online Safety

 

 

Roblox Launches New Parental Controls 

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New Filtering and Reporting Features Introduced to Fortnite

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Dates for the Diary

School Closed (Bank Holiday)
All Day
05
May
School Open
All Day
06
May
Ready, Steady, Grow toddler group in the Orchard
9:15am – 10:15am
from 24 Jan and on Friday each week except for 21 Feb, 11 Apr, 18 Apr, 30 May, 06 Jun, and for between 25 Jul and 29 aug
09
May
SATs week for year 6
All Day
from 12 May until 16 May
12
May
Flouride varnishing team in the playground to speak to parents nursery/year 1 and reception
All Day
15
May
Ready, Steady, Grow toddler group in the Orchard
9:15am – 10:15am
from 24 Jan and on Friday each week except for 21 Feb, 11 Apr, 18 Apr, 30 May, 06 Jun, and for between 25 Jul and 29 aug
16
May
YR 5 - Science & Media Museum Trip
All Day
19
May
UKS2 Triathlon
All Day
20
May
Live Concert with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
All Day
21
May
Ready, Steady, Grow toddler group in the Orchard
9:15am – 10:15am
from 24 Jan and on Friday each week except for 21 Feb, 11 Apr, 18 Apr, 30 May, 06 Jun, and for between 25 Jul and 29 aug
23
May
School Holiday
All Day
from 26 May until 08 Jun
26
May

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Little Wandle - Letters And Sounds.

The resources on this site will help you support your child with saying their sounds and writing their letters. There are also some useful videos so you can see how they are taught at school and feel confident about supporting their reading at home.

Little Wandle 

Online Pupil Programs

Children in both key stages use RodoCodo as part of their computing lessons. This is a fun way to solve puzzles and enhance their computational thinking. Children have their own logins which they can use both in school and at home.

You can play online or download the app from your devices app/play store.

Rodocodo - Apps on Google Play

Play Rodocodo 

Children in school use Times Table Rockstars as part of their maths. Children have their own logins which they can use both in school and at home.

You can play online from your device.

TTRockstars Hall of Fame! - Great Rollright CofE Primary School

Play TT Rockstars

Additional Articles

17 Jan 2025
Toddler Group
Next week 24th January we are starting our new baby and toddler group: Ready, Steady, Grow. This is a joint venture with SHINE. Please join us at 9:15am in the Orchard.
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