Crestwood Park - Newsletter 13/02/2025

Welcome to our Newsletter

Well, as we arrive at the end of this half term, it is lovely to be able to reflect back on some highlights. Geography Day and Music Day ensured our children had the opportunity to explore each subject and develop their learning through a range of engaging and interactive activities. Our Talent Show was yet again a huge success, proving that we have so many children who excel in the arts.

Next half term promises to be as eventful and worthwhile. In addition to class assemblies, World Book Day and Mother’s Day celebrations, we will also be showing our support to some charities close to our heart.

On Friday 28^th February we will be asking you to ‘Go Bright for Muscular Dystrophy’. For a donation, we would like our children to wear their brightest clothes and complete some challenges in class.

On Friday 21^st March we will be supporting World Down Syndrome Day and asking you to ‘Rock your Socks! ‘ A Sunflower challenge will also form part of the day, so in preparation, we will be asking all children to provide an egg box, small cup or something similar to plant their seed into. More details will be shared nearer the time.

So..as always, it is crucial that you keep reading our newsletters to stay up to date with all that has been happening and what will be happening in school!

Happy Birthday to you...

Sending Birthday wishes to Baani, Bodhi and Ben S who have celebrated their birthdays this week or will be celebrating over the weekend.

Attendance

Reception Zakariya, Bodhi, Skyla, Ellie, Mabel, Noah, Phoebe, Elsie-May, Isabella, Teejay, Harper, Elsie, Eric, Jaxon, Maisie L, Lottie, Kristof, Minahil, Madeline, Lola, Zoe, Harrison, Emily, Minnie-Jo, Hallie, Maisie W

Year One Jamie, Alfie A-H, Yen, William, Daisy, Kasper, Joey, Leo, Mikel, Eshaal, Maya, Alfie H, Lennox, Mia, Ivie, Charlie, Archey, Theodor, Kaloyan, Jack, Eden-Rae, Ivar-Jack, Nancy-Mae, Ivie-Leigh, Lotte, Oakley, Saharsh, Sohansh

Year Two Ella, Aaron, Alexander, Jak, William, Stanley, Jack, Bailey, Jacob, Ezmae, Archie, Ella, Tyler, Oscar, Jackson, Rudy, Sophie, Alisha, Elsie, Rory, Henry, Harry, Layna, Beatrice, Paisley, Kayden, Riley

Year Three Brianna, Theo, Zachary, Oliver, Emma, Eva, Archie, Arthur, Melissa, Joey, Conor, Riley, Amelia, Oliver, Lainey, Cody, Darcie, William, Mia-Louise, Kara, Jaylen, Harmonee, Jessica, Kayden, Violet-Rose, Ronnie, Sienna-Rose

Year Four Betsy, Mason, Eve, Lotty, Grace, Zach, Ava, Mason, Isabella, Benjamin F, Fearne, Mya, Nathan, Heidi, Delilah, Tanatswa, Nahla, Ashley, Joshua, Hassan, Cailen, Evan, Chloe, Millie, Joshua, Frankie

Year Five Jayden, Lucas, Xavier, Oceanna, Jenson, Elsie, Isabella, Harper-Rose, Declan, Baani, Jake, Benjamin, Faith, Isla, Rosie, Haidar-Ali, Ashleigh, Jasmine, Leila-Rae, Mercy, Lilly Mai, Evelyn-Mae, Caelan, Nathaniel, Amber, Renesmai

Year Six Lily, Molly, Esmè, Rhys, Kaiden, Harry, Lillie, Harrison, Ty, George, Annalise, Amber, Harvey, Daniel, Kyle, Nicholas, Rosie, Danielle, Faye, Teddy, Jack-James, Logan, Amelia, Isabella, Thomas, Eden, Samuel, Darius, Ameliya, Leah

CONGRATULATIONS TO....

JACKSON

who was drawn out of the hat to win the 100% Attendance prize for this Academic Year so far!

Keep up-to-date with what goes on in school by following the link below

School Calendar

Spring 2 - Important Dates

We have these things to look forward to ...

February 2025

Monday 24th - Children Return by 8:50am

Wednesday 26th - Parents' Evening 4pm-6:30pm

Wednesday 26th - The BOOK Bus - available during Parent's Evening on the carpark.

Thursday 27th - Parents' evening 5pm-7:30pm

Friday 28th - ABC Assembly and Go Bright for Muscular Dystrophy.

March 2025

Thursday 6th March - World Book Day

Friday 21st March- World Down Syndrome Day- Rocks Your Socks and Sunflower Challenge.

Friday 28th - Mother's Day Assembly (9am)

April 2025

Friday 4th - ABC Assembly

Friday 11th- Easter Achievement Assembly (9am)

The Book Bus!

The Book Bus is coming to Crestwood Park Primary School!

On Wednesday 26th February, The BOOK BUS will be on our car park offering a fantastic range of books to buy.

During the afternoon, children will get the opportunity to take a look at what is on offer and even purchase a book. To encourage independence, children will be allowed to bring in money to spend during their slot, or if you prefer, you can purchase vouchers through The Book Bus website for them to spend. The Book Bus will be available after school until 5pm, if parents prefer to purchase the books. More details to follow.

Similar to the Book Fairs we usually hold, for each purchase made at The Book Bus, school will get rewards to spend on books for our library areas.

Happy Reading!

Afterschool clubs.

Take a look at the After School Clubs taking place after half term!

Please note that there are no clubs the first week back.

Congratulations to all those children who received their AWARE Sparks badge yesterday!

Lunchtime Clubs

As well as the lunchtime Chess Club happening on a Tuesday for Key Stage 2 children, we will be offering a Reading lunchtime club. This will be run by the Reading Ambassadors in the Key Stage 2 Library on a Friday. To start with, this will be an opportunity for you to sit, relax and read your book in a calm environment during the lunchtime. The Reading Ambassadors have lots of ideas for this club, which they will develop over the term.

Pastoral update

Another wonderful week has flown by. We hope you are all well and have had a good week too.

Now that half term is here, why not take the opportunity to get yourselves outdoors. Spending time in green spaces and fresh air really boosts your mental health and wellbeing. This could be a walk to the park, out in the countryside or woodland. The outdoors is accessible to everyone and it's free! There are so many things you can do outdoors as a family.

However, if you are not feeling like braving our lovely British weather why not take a look at what activities Dudley Borough have to offer. From craft activities in our local libraries to a free swim.

https://councilnews.dudley.gov.uk/news/half-term-activities-at-dudley-libraries

https://www.freeswimindudley.co.uk/home

We hope you all have a happy, healthy half term, look after each other, lots of love The Pastoral Team xxx

IMPORTANT Asthma Update

As you may be aware we are an asthma friendly school. Please make sure your child is registered with us if they are newly diagnosed. This will ensure we give your child the best possible care.

As half term is approaching this is the ideal opportunity to check that your child's inhaler is in date. All children on our register must also be provided with a spacer to use in school. Please clearly label both. Please also notify us of any change in contact numbers or medical information which we need to be aware of.

Thank you so much for working with us to support your child.

Forest School

Forest School Calendar and Kit List

Lapwood Lambs (Every Monday)

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All pre school age children welcome. No booking required - just turn up. Pass on to anyone who may be interested.

Information on our Lapwood Lambs Facebook page.

Starts at 2:15 until 3:15pm

£1 per child

Free tea/ coffee and biscuits.

Different fun activities every week.

Mrs Cadman's English News

Reading for Pleasure

Thank you to everyone who has sent me photos this half term, given me recommendations and for generally being excited about books! Please continue to do this - I will be putting up more photos on our English board in school and I will speak with the Reading Ambassadors about what we can continue to do to keep this enthusiasm up.

Henry loves his 'Ultimate Football Heroes' books, which he has been reading at home.

Jak loves reading at bedtime. What a lovely way to relax before a good night's sleep.

Times Table Rock Stars - Message from Mr Powell

Well done to Tigers for winning the house competition by a big margin!

House Points!

Health & Safety

Uniform Policy Statement.

This policy works in conjunction with our Home-School Agreement, which reinforces our SPARKS expectations.

For SMART we expect:

Long, shoulder length hair to be tied back- for hygiene and safety reasons.

The school reserves the right to make a judgement on whether a pupil’s hairstyle, hair colour or headwear is inappropriate for the school environment; however, the school will ensure that any such judgements do not discriminate against any pupil by virtue of their protected characteristics.

Jewellery- no bracelets or necklaces. Small stud earrings are allowed. (For PE all earrings must be removed- please see separate Jewellery in PE Policy).
Shirts to be tucked in.
No make-up or false nails.
No smart watches.

Special Circumstances

Special dispensation can be requested for temporary exception from the prescribed school uniform or elements of it. This will usually be on medical grounds or for other exceptional circumstances. Parents may be asked to put such requests in writing. The Headteacher will have the ultimate decision on granting or refusing this.

To avoid disproportionately impacting pupils of a certain religion, belief or culture, the school will ensure that there is flexibility to allow pupils to present themselves in a way that adheres to their dress requirements as far as possible, within the school’s uniform policy.

If there are serious reasons, why parents want their child to wear clothes that differ from our school uniform, the school will consider such requests sympathetically. If any parent would like to request a modification to the uniform policy they should, in the first instance, contact the Headteacher.

The school will endeavour to meet all requests for amendments to the uniform for these purposes; however, the needs and rights of individual pupils will be weighed against any health and safety concerns appropriate to the circumstances, e.g. if safety headgear needs to be worn.

Non-compliance

Staff will be permitted to discipline pupils for breaching this policy, where relevant to their role, in accordance with the school’s Behaviour Policy and in line with our SMART expectations.

Meet the staff

Finally...

Happy Half term Everyone!

See below for some half term holiday ideas and events…Enjoy! xxx

What's Going on in our Community

Events that may be of interest to you and your families.

February Half Term Holiday Multi Sports Club - Run by JJS Sports Coaching Ltd

Mr Barnett is offering Half Term Holiday Clubs as a new fun adventure. The company name is JJS Sports Coaching Ltd.

The first Holiday Sports Club, to be held at Crestwood Park Primary School, is for 2 days at February Half Term.

Posters are displayed in classroom windows, and shown below, with all booking information.

Squash & biscuits are provided but children need to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink.

A sibling discount is available for Crestwood Park children as is a discount for booking the 2 days.

Deposit needed through bank transfer to secure place. Payment to be made via bank transfer. Contact Mr Barnett directly via email: b47n3tt@outlook.com

This is not run by or administrated by the school so please do not contact school for any information. Please contact Mr B via email in the first instance.

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Big Bounce

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is the responsibility of everyone in our school and at all times we consider what is in our children's best interests. We work to ensure our children are safe and cared for and by doing this we are protecting their health and development and preventing them from harm. If we are worried, we will raise concerns, share information and take prompt action with the aim of ensuring families receive the right help at the right time.