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Attendance week ending 1 April 2021

Overall school =   95.73%  Lates = 83

Best attendance: 1^st   Primrose      2^nd Snowdrop        3^rd Oak

Punctuality: Well done to Oak, Woodpecker and Sparrow for all receiving 100% for punctuality

Willow Class  - Year 1

The children worked together on drawing 'what you would find inside a cave in the Stone Age' for our role play corner.

Year 5 - Electric circuit

In year 5 we have been learning about electricity. We have been investigating different circuits. This week, we were looking at how the loudness of a buzzer in a circuit is affected by the number of cells/batteries.

Year 6 - WWII topic

As part of our WWII topic, Year 6 learnt about the battle of the Atlantic - the longest battle during WWII - where German U-Boats stormed the Atlantic, hunting British cargo ships protected by Destroyers. The U-Boats hunted like a pack of wolves and managed to intercept many goods being transported to British shore until the British managed to intercept the Wolf Pack’s radar signals. Then the hunted became the hunters... 

Mrs Spillman's E-safety tips

Roblox has been rated by PEGI (Pan European Game Information) as a 7 which means it is not suitable for persons under 7 years of age. However, remember a PEGI rating does not take into consideration the presence of a chat facility. The Chat Facility means that players can chat to each other. However, you can add parental controls to turn this feature off completely or add restrictions. Further information can be found here: https://corp.roblox.com/parents/ 

Blocking users and reporting – ensure your child knows how to do this. Virtual Currency - Players can buy Robux (their virtual currency) to buy in game upgrades or accessories. If you do not want your child to purchase them,  make sure your card details are not saved. 

SWGfL have produced this Privacy and Safety Checklist: https://swgfl.org.uk/resources/checklists/roblox/  

Competition Time  - I wish I was....

'I wish I was a ...' by Richard Johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAngpt7-IWY

Here at George Spicer, we always wish to promote a love of reading. 

Inspired by Richard's book, we are going to run a competition where you can either draw or write what you wish you were and why. 

Winners will be selected by the English team and you will receive a free copy of the book. 

Please send entries to the office by Friday 23rd April with the subject 'I wish I was'. We look forward to seeing all of your creative ideas!

Training Courses

8 week job club

Introduction to working in a school training course

Short online Introduction to Working in a School course (Level 1) will start on Thursday 15^th April 2021, 9.30am – 11.30am. The course is free to parents/carers who receive benefit. Parents can progress to another WEA course on the schools and parenting Pathway: Level 2 teaching assistant courses, Level 2 SEND course.

For more information, or to enrol onto the course please click the link below.

Click here to enrol

Course bookings can also be made by calling student support services on 0300 303 3464 (option 1) -  please quote the course reference number C2422444.

Our benches at Sketty site have been fitted!   

Huge thanks to FoGs who actually paid for these benches over a year ago, but due to covid, it’s taken a while to have them installed. However, we’re all very pleased with them and can see them being used a lot. On days like today, you can see how much the children are loving having somewhere to sit and chat!  All FoGS money goes directly to improving facilities for the children, so we are very grateful for everything they fundraise.