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George Spicer Newsletter - 3rd November 2023

ARBOR PARENT APP - Thank you to all parents/carers who have logged in to the ARBOR Parent App.  For those who have not yet logged on, please check your email subject “Welcome to ARBOR” and follow the instructions.  ARBOR App allows you to receive the latest messages from your child’s school, track attendance and update the information we hold about you and your child. IMPORTANT: Please allow notifications when installing the app. The notifications will alert you when you receive a message from the school.

Please ensure you communicate to the school via office@georgespicer.enfield.sch.uk and do not reply to ARBOR messages.  

Parents Consultation Evening - Appointments are now open to book. See separate email from SchoolCloud on how to book. Families who need to book separate appointments, please contact the school office by emailing:  office@georgespicer.enfield.sch.uk .

Monday 20^th November 3.50 pm – 6.00 pm

Wednesday 22^nd November 3.50 pm – 7.30 pm

MarvellousMe - Please ensure notifications are on in your mobile app.

Parent Representatives - If you are interested in becoming a parent rep for your child's class please contact the office @ office@georgespicer.enfield.sch.uk . For more information about the role please visit our school website https://www.georgespicer.enfield.sch.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=174&type=pdf 

Attendance – you are now able to view your child’s attendance by logging into the Arbor App.  Please note that if your child’s attendance is below 90%, we will not authorise any absence without medical evidence (e.g., doctor’s certificate or letter, hospital appointment card, prescription or the prescribed medication, or text message appointment).

Flu Vaccinations - SR site-Thursday 9^th November.  For more information please click the link - Flu Vaccine Info.  To complete a consent form for a yes OR a no consent, please follow the link -  Flu Consent Form. Your child’s school code is: ENF101993

Foodbank & Felix Project – Available to all our families struggling to make ends meet. Please come to the Sketty Road site every Wednesday from 2.30pm to 3pm.

BASC invoice - The BASC Autumn Term 2 invoice is now available in ParentPay. For any queries please email basc@georgespicer.enfield.sch.uk

Residential trip payment reminder -

Y4 Cuffley Camp - £60 due 1^st December

Y6 Boreattan Park - £100 due by 30^th November

Important Dates for Diary

Tuesday 7th November - Thoth & Ra Trip to Guardwara.

Thursday 9th November - Anubis & Osiris Trip to Guardwara. - Please make sure you give your consent for these trips.

Carol Service Dates:

Friday 1^st December - Y4 Enfield Baptist Church at 10am

Friday 8^th December - Y3 & Y6 St Andrew's Church at 10am

Friday 15^th December - Y5 St Andrew's Church at 10am

FoGS Dates - please see below in FOGS section for more info 

6th November - Preloved uniform sale - KG 

26th November - Winter Wonderland 

2nd February 2024 - Year 3 + 5 Glow Disco

9th February - Non-Uniform Day Fundraiser 

23rd March - Reception, Year 1 + 2 Glow Discos

7th June - Non-Uniform Day & Donations for Summer Fair

6th July - Summer Fun Day

Attendance week ending 03/11/2023

Overall school = 95.88% Lates = 56

Best attendance: 1st Snowdrop 100% 2nd Daffodil 99.42% 3rd Achilles 98.57%

Punctuality: Well done to Poppy, Snowdrop, Elm and Hurricanes with 100% for punctuality.

Value for this half-term 

The school value this half-term is KINDNESS ahead of World Kindness Day in two weeks, we are challenging everyone in our school community to be the I in kind.

PSHE

Our topic this half-term in PSHE is all about ‘Celebrating Difference’.  It focusses on our similarities and differences and teaches about diversity.  The children learn to accept everyone’s right to ‘difference’.  There is also a huge focus in these sessions on anti-bully, including cyber bullying. 

National Road Safety week takes place during the week beginning 20^th November.  As part of the children’s PSHE lessons this week, they will take part in a variety of sessions to highlight the importance of staying safe on our roads.  

Year 1

Year One have been learning about Walter Tull this week. They were excited to learn that he played for a local football club (Tottenham) over 100 years ago. We learned that he was awarded winners medals in the FA Amateur Cup. The children then got to look at different medals and design their own medal.  We look forward to painting them at the end of the week. 

Year 2

This week in Year 2, pupils have been learning about World War I and they were excited to learn all about life in the trenches. On boards, they have practised writing as if they were soldiers in the trenches, and have begun artwork that incorporates poppies as they learn all about Remembrance.  In PSHE they were learning about how we can build friendships by finding out what you have in common with others. As part of our Maths sessions, we have been learning how to use the inverse operation to solve addition and subtraction questions.

Year 3 

Year 3 have had a fantastic start to their first week back. They have been working really hard! The children have enjoyed being introduced to their new reading text - When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest. They have also been using the column method to solve addition problems.

Year 5 

This week saw the beginning of a new half-term and a new topic - The Realm of the Khan. Children learned about the early life of Genghis Khan and how this shaped him as the ruthless ruler we know him to be. In writing, the children wrote 3rd person narratives about Temujin (Genghis Khan) and his brother Bekther who fell out dramatically over a marmot (Ask your children if you don't know), resulting in the death of Bekther. Here are some of our stories.

Year 6 

Year 6 wrote instructions this week on "How to leave a Haunted House". 

The children thought carefully about who their target audience was and who might have entered the Haunted House. Some write as if the person following the instructions was an adventurous person whereas others wrote it for a person wishing to show how brave they were. 

They then thought carefully about the equipment they'd need and the different steps they'd need to do. The children really enjoyed this and have learnt the key features needed for writing instructions. We will continue writing instructions next week on a different topic.