1 Enjoying & Achieving BIRCHILLS C.E. COMMUNITY ACADEMY THANK YOUFRIDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2016 Spot mistakes! Earn house points! Enjoying & Achieving LEST WE FORGET THANK YOU Today we have been paying our extra special respect to people all around the world affected by war today and in the past. Many people of all faiths, in the past and now, are affected by war. We pray for peace, love and respect for people of all cultures and faiths. THANK YOU for supporting our remembrance day which was all about people from all around the world. A special thank you to one of our parents who came into school today to show and share his medals. Parents/Carers Meetings - It was great to see so many families this week. If you would like to see your child’s teachers for further information, please don’t hesitate to ask - we want to help. The PACT workshops were well attended. Please don’t under-estimate the importance of our partnership with you. Please contact the class teacher if you need further information. YOUR VOICE MATTERS Thank you to all the parents/carers who came to the meeting this morning. More details to follow. NON-UNIFORM DAY BBC Children in Need is on Friday 18th November. Donations of £1 for this children's charity are welcome. Pupils can wear their own clothes or dress up as Pudsey Bear, or any of their favourite characters. HEALTH & SAFETY Our school car park is for permit holders only. You may only park on our car park if you have a special pass from Mrs Williams. Please respect our health and safety as this will help your children. OUR SCHOOL FAIR IMPORTANT DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Our fair will be on Thursday 8th December at 2pm. School will close at 1.45pm. Please collect your children from the usual exits. Lots of stalls: International food, sweets and treats, games and Father Christmas. All money raised will go towards reducing the cost of visits and school trips. DON’T FORGET THE PANTASAURUS SONG!. Go to NSPCC website.
2 Please keep this safe. Watch out for the updates.EVENTS Sunday 13th November Remembrance Sunday/Poppy Day Thursday 17th November Skipping Day in school Friday 18th November BBC Children in Need - £1 donation. Non-uniform/Dress up day. Wednesday 7th December Years 4, 5 & 6 Theatre Trip to see Wind in the Willows Thursday 8th December School Fair – 2pm. School to close at 1.45pm. No after school clubs today. Tuesday 13th December Pupils / Staff Christmas Lunch Wednesday 14th December Reports out to parents/carers. Christmas Church Service am Years 1, 2 & 3 Trip to see the Pantomime Aladdin. Thursday 15th December Christmas activities & parties & Christmas Jumper Day. Friday 16th December Last day of Term. School closes at 1.30pm. No after school clubs today. TERM DATES 2016 / 2017 First day of term Last day of term Autumn Term Monday 05 September 2016 Friday 21 October 2016 Monday 31 October 2016 Friday 16 December 2016 Spring Term Tuesday 03 January 2017 Friday 17 February 2017 Monday 27 February 2017 Friday 07 April 2017 Summer Term Monday 24 April 2017 Friday 26 May 2017 Monday 05 June 2017 Tuesday 25 July 2017 Training Days : Monday 5th September 2016/Tuesday 6th September 2016 Tuesday 3rd January 2017 Friday 26th May 2017 – Assessment and report writing day Monday 5th June 2017 – Assessment and report writing day OUR WEBSITE Find out more about our school by visiting our website.
3 *URGENT!* PARENTMAIL TEXTING SERVICE **STARS OF THE WEEK** HELPLINESAssembly on Friday 18th November 2016 10.10am – Parents/Carers welcome YEAR 1 – Aneela/Awais YEAR 2 – Jannat/Haaniya YEAR 3 – Kiran/Imaan YEAR 4 – Aviral/Curtis YEAR 5 – Sofian/Arzoo/Mohammed Zayaan YEAR 6 – Aalene/Marshall Pupils must read everyday. Reading is very important; it enriches vocabulary and improves writing skill. Learn multiplication facts. Learn number bonds to 10. How many different ways can you make the number 10? Learn to tell the time. How many different ways can you make: 50p and £1.00? Being tidy, clean and organised. Being polite. Manners matter most. Being kind and caring & TEXTING AVAILABLE! PARENTMAIL TEXTING SERVICE We are currently having some technical difficulties with our parent texting service. Please bear with us. It is important to let the office know if you change your telephone numbers/ so that we can update our systems to ensure you receive information. Thank you. HELPLINES NSPCC Crimestoppers Samaritans or Citizen Advice Bureau Domestic Violence / / 0779 Addictions, Misuse of Alcohol and Drugs Alcoholics Anonymous – Addiction Walsall (Drug Intervention Programme) – Childline Police – 999 emergencies only or 101 for other. *URGENT!* Be safe ONLINE and when you are out and about! NEVER talk or walk with people you don’t know! Always YELL & TELL if someone is trying to hurt you! Call 999 in an emergency. Tel:
4 **ONLINE SAFETY** LIBRARY FORMSWe know that many children are using social media when ‘officially’ they are too young to sign up to the sites – we know because they tell us! Lots of them say that Mums, Dads and older brothers/sisters have signed them up – sometimes years ago. We would like you to keep in mind that if you signed your 8 year old up to Facebook five years ago, saying they were 13 years old – they now appear as an 18 year old on the site. If an adult tries to groom your child via social media, they will be able to argue that they thought they were talking to another adult. Remember to update their details, check their privacy settings, and talk to them about which pictures they use for their profile, so they’re safe online. LIBRARY FORMS Library Application Forms are available from the School Office. There are lots of fun and fantastic opportunities to learn for you with your child. It’s FREE to join! EMPTY BOTTLES If you have any empty/used 2 LITRE PLASTIC BOTTLES (i.e – pop bottles) please save them and bring them into School for our Eco Garden. We need to collect around 1500 bottles. Mr Brownridge and Mr Wesi, our gardeners, would really appreciate your help. We can only accept the 2 Litre size bottles. Thank you. No ESOL Classes until 25th November. We have ESOL Classes running on Friday mornings 10am – 12 noon. The classes are for men and women. Please come along and join us. Passport/Driving Licence/Utility bill required to enrol.
5 NO NOTICE SCHOOL CLOSUREGROWING UP- KEEPING SAFE! WHEN SOMEONE DIES It is really important to help pupils understand that growing up is a natural part of their life and their bodies will change. Keeping safe is also part of growing up. We have DVDs (cartoon style for all year groups) in school that we would like to loan out to families who feel they would like to discuss these subjects at home. We care and want to help. Please contact Mrs Williams, Mrs Adams and/or Miss Ellen. The death of a loved one is a traumatic experience for anyone, but it is especially difficult for children. We have cartoon style DVDs in school to loan to families and also a memory box for children to keep in order to support families through difficult times. We care and want to help. Please contact Mrs Williams, Mrs Partridge and/or Miss Ellen. NO NOTICE SCHOOL CLOSURE In the event of an emergency or weather related disruption, we may have to close our school with very little notice or even no notice. We will do the following: Text families, and post information on our website. We may have to turn families away on arrival. We will always try very hard to give you plenty of notice, however this is not always possible in an emergency situation. Do you receive texts and s from us? Please register with parentmail through our website. SCHOOL EVENTS SEE PLANNER AND WATCH OUT FOR UPDATES CAN YOU HELP US? MRS. H. HASTINGS Outdoor learning is very important; it supports all aspects of pupils well being and has huge life long health benefits. We are always looking for ways to improve our school. Listening to parents/carers and our pupils is important to us. We wanted to tell you about some of our outdoor learning priorities. We are busy saving for outdoor and all weather play park equipment along with outdoor gym activities; all very expensive! If you have any ideas to help us on our way, please contact the school office, we would love to hear from you. Our Chair of Governors, Mrs Hastings, visits our school regularly to discuss pupils progress and impact of everything we do to improve our school. If you would like to meet Mrs Hastings please contact the school office.
6 Confidential Helplines Please don’t suffer in silenceWHAT IS E-SAFETY? E-safety is vitally important to ensure children stay safe on-line. To learn more about the risks facing our children when they use computers, please log on to Other useful websites you might like to visit: pdf ew.pdf Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) is a police agency tackling child abuse on the internet. This website includes a unique facility that enables parents and young people to make reports of actual or attempted abuse online. INTERPRETING/TRANSLATION SERVICE Our newsletters are available in all languages. If you need support with reading our newsletters please contact us, we are very happy to help. Interpreting is also available for all of our families if needed. Please ask at the school office. Our letters are very important and it is vital that you all read them. Please ask your children to help you; it will support them with their learning. ********************************************تتوفر النشرات الإخبارية لدينا في جميع اللغات. إذا كنت بحاجة إلى دعم بقراءة النشرات الإخبارية لدينا يرجى الاتصال بنا، ونحن سعداء جدا للمساعدة. رسائلنا مهمة جدا وأنه من الأهمية بمكان أن جميع قراءتها. يرجى نسأل أطفالك لمساعدتك كما أنه سيتم تقديم الدعم لهم مع تعلمهم. (Arabic) ************************************ ہمارے خبرنامے تمام زبانوں میں دستیاب ہیں. آپ ہم سے رابطہ کریں ہمارے خبرنامے پڑھنے کے ساتھ مدد کی ضرورت ہو، ہم مدد کرنے کے لئے بہت خوش ہیں. ہمارے خطوط بہت اہم ہیں اور یہ آپ سب ان پڑھ ضروری ہے. یہ ان کے سیکھنے کے ساتھ ان کی حمایت کریں گے کے طور پر آپ کی مدد کے لئے اپنے بچوں براہ کرم دریافت کریں. (Urdu) ****************************************** A hírlevelek áll rendelkezésre minden nyelven. Ha támogatásra van szükségük az olvasás hírlevelünkre, kérjük, forduljon hozzánk, mi nagyon szívesen segít. A levelek nagyon fontosak, és rendkívül fontos, hogy az összes olvasni őket. Kérje a gyerekek, hogy segítsen, mert támogatni fogja őket a tanulás. (Hungarian) ******************************************** Nasze newslettery są dostępne we wszystkich językach. Jeśli potrzebujesz wsparcia z czytania naszych biuletynów, prosimy o kontakt z nami, jesteśmy bardzo chętni do pomocy. Nasze listy są bardzo ważne i istotne jest, że wszystkie je przeczytać. Proszę poprosić dzieci, aby pomóc jak będzie wspierać je w nauce. (Polish) ************************************************************** Confidential Helplines Please don’t suffer in silence NSPCC Crimestoppers Samaritans or Citizen Advice Bureau Domestic Violence / / 0779 Addictions, Misuse of Alcohol and Drugs Alcoholics Anonymous – Addiction Walsall (Drug Intervention Programme) – Childline Police – 999 emergencies only ਸਾਡਾ ਸਮਾਚਾਰ ਪੱਤਰ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਹਨ. ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ ਸਾਡੇ ਸਮਾਚਾਰ ਪੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਪੜਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੋਵੇ, ਸਾਨੂੰ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ. ਸਾਡਾ ਅੱਖਰ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਪੜਨ ਲਈ, ਜੋ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ. ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਿੱਖਣ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਕਰੇਗਾ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਛੋ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ. (Punjabi) Warsidayaasha Our lagu heli karaa luqadaha oo dhan. Haddii aad u baahan tahay taageero leh reading warsidayaasha fadlan nala soo xirriir, waxaan ku faraxsanahay oo aad u si ay uga caawiyaan. Warqado waa mid aad muhiim u ah iyo waxa lagama maarmaan ah in aad dhammaan u akhriyi kartaa. Fadlan weydii carruurtaada si ay kuu caawiyaan sidii ay ku taageeri doonaan waxbarashadooda.(Somali) ********************************************************* Naše informačné bulletiny sú k dispozícii vo všetkých jazykoch. Ak potrebujete podporu pri čítaní nášho spravodajcu, prosím, kontaktujte nás, sme veľmi radi pomôžeme. Naše listy sú veľmi dôležité, a to je veľmi dôležité, aby si všetci prečítať. Prosím požiadajte svoje deti, aby vám pomohol, ako ich bude podporovať ich učenia. (Slovak)
7 STRANGERS INTERNET SIMPLE RULES BLAME FAMILY ROOM UPSET LIES FACEBOOKThe best way to help your child to be a safe when using the internet is to talk to them and make sure they understand these simple rules. TALK TALK Talk to your children. Showing an interest in your child’s school work and friendships builds trust and mutual respect. Meal times, bath times and bedtimes. NICKNAME Never give out personal details to online ‘friends’. Use a nickname when logging on and don’t share full name, address, mobile number, school name and any photos. FAMILY ROOM Talk to your child about what they are doing online and who they are talking to. Get them to show you how to use things you are not familiar with. Keeping the computer in a family room means that you can share your child’s online experience, they are less likely to act inappropriately (i.e. via webcam) and their online ‘friends’ will see they are in a family room. UPSET If your child receives a message that upsets them, remind them not to reply, they should save the message and show you or another trusted adult. STRANGERS Don’t open files sent from people you don’t know. They could contain a virus, or worse – an inappropriate image or film. An online ‘friend’ is anyone you have not met in real life; no matter how long you have been friends with them. LIES Help your child to understand that some people lie online and that it’s better to keep online ‘mates’ online. They should never meet up with any online ’friends’ without an adult they trust. Spam and junk s and texts are not true, don’t reply or send them to anyone else, just delete them. BLOCK Make sure they know how to block someone online and report them if they feel uncomfortable. FACEBOOK Did you know that it is against site regulations for a child under the age of 13 to have a Facebook account? As all children at Birchills are below the age of 13, no child should have access to this chat- room. BLAME Make sure your child feels able to talk to you, let them know that it’s never too late to tell someone if something makes them feel uncomfortable. Don’t blame your child, let them know you trust them. REPORT You must report any thing that worries you or your child to a trusted adult. Headteacher or the police on 101. NSPCC Youtube clips There are some very good resources, in cartoon style, you can use at home to help you to explain the dangers online and in real life. I saw your willy is a cartoon about sending pictures to friends. Komal is a cartoon about sexual abuse Lucy and the boy cartoon about online safety Losing control: Jay is a cartoon about grooming. **Search NSPCC Youtube and add the information above**