Thomas Reade Primary School

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Heads up from Mrs Day!

Today included more fun activities for the World Book Day winners. The Zorbs were out on the field and there were classes in pyjamas and non uniform. The Year 3 children performed their production to the whole school this afternoon and they are excited about showing the parents on Monday. Liz Fraser and Michael Hills, who are two of our governors, visited the school this morning for a Maths monitoring visit to ensure that the feedback I give in governor meetings coincides with what they see in the classroom. It was a really positive visit and it was lovely to see the Year 1 and 2 children outside completing practical investigations around volume and capacity. Next week is a busy one for Year 3 as they have their Roman Day on Wednesday alongside their production so I am looking forward to seeing the fun they will have. Tuesday is the day for school photos so please make sure the children are in school uniform on that day (classes who have PE kit will need to bring it to school with them) and we will end the term with a non-uniform day for all organised by the School Association (suitable for PE if necessary).

Similarly to last week, I have included some more information regarding social media and appropriate ages for children to be on different sites. This is something we discuss regularly as a staff body and with the children. Just this week, we held a long PSHE session with the Year 6 children around a digital footprint and the inability to permanently delete anything that is posted on there. They were incredibly sensible with their answers. Teaching the children a boredom tolerance is difficult but important that not every quiet moment needs a distraction - difficult in today’s society!

Please see below for our exciting fundraising event - Colour Run - which is happening in June. Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Pay it forward top up account available on Arbor.

In previous years, the school has been in a position to make some funding available to pay for school trips and activities for those children and families facing financial hardship. As the number of families in this group has risen and the national issues of school funding are hitting Thomas Reade, it is now no longer possible for the school to guarantee this facility going forwards. 

We firmly believe that every child in every class deserves the opportunity to benefit from all of these important enrichment experiences and are launching a pay-it-forward initiative to provide a mechanism for our community to come together and help support places on these school trips and activities so that no child is left behind. 

Any amount you can give will be used for a general 'pay it forward' fund to support places on school trips for families facing financial hardship. Payments to this account can be found on the front page of your parent portal under the accounts section where you can top up an amount of your choice. Please see below as an example:

Current Fundraising

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