Newsletter 13th March 2020
Dear Parents and Carers
Unfortunately, last night, we received the devastating news that Minnie, our very special and much loved school dog, passed away. She was a friend to the staff and children and a loving companion to lots of our children as they went through difficult times. We will of course be doing something in the coming weeks to celebrate Minnie and all the wonderful things she has done at Uplands Manor.
After school clubs - Tuesday 17th and Thursday 19th only
There will be no clubs on Tuesday 17th or Thursday 19th March due to Parents' Evenings. Clubs will still take place during the rest of the week.
Letters sent home this week
If you have not received one of the letters on the list below, please check the website or ask for a copy from the Receptionists.
- Coronavirus information
Headteacher & Deputy Headteacher Awards
Some children are sent to the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher for a special award. This week, they were given to:
- Riley for an excellent week last week
- Adeeb for working with more determination and really focusing on audience and purpose in his writing
- Liam for working with more determination and really focusing on audience and purpose in his writing
- Melody for always working enthusiastically to the best of her ability in writing
- Kane for amazing writing
- Rico for fabulous narrative writing
- Ava for her fantastic fantasy story
- Anoop for her amazing fantasy story
It's Good to be Green but it's Great to be Gold!
Pupils who show exceptional behaviour for the majority of the week can be chosen to receive a gold letter. Gold letters have been given to:
- Grace for helping Mrs Bavington with World Book Day
- Melody for helping Mrs Bavington with World Book Day
- Kane for excellent writing
- Manjot for a fantastic verbal book review
- Daniel for being very helpful scanning books for Mrs Bavingon
- Dominic for being very helpful scanning books for Mrs Bavington
Weekly Attendance
The best attending classes last week were:
NAM 94.6%, RJC 97.7%, 1W 99.6%, 2S 99%, 3D 98.7%, 4S 97.4%, 5S 96.3%, 6S 95.8%
Parents' Evenings & Book Fair - Tuesday 17th and Thursday 19th March 3.40 - 6pm
Final reminder to book your parents' evening appointments.
The Book Fair will be open during both parents evenings.
Test your reading strength with the Scholastic Books reading challenge
Test Your Reading by completing the Scholastic Books' Strength-O-Meter where you can record the four books you've read to complete the Author Challenge. Send in the completed challenge into school for Mrs Bavington so she can send them to Scholastic Books. They will then select twenty winners from all the entries across the country. The winning school will receive a free author visit in Autumn 2020! See Mrs Bavington for more information.
World Book Day
Thank you to everyone for your support on World Book Day. The children looked fantastic in their book character outfits and everyone had a great time enjoying all of the stories. Don't forget to use your World Book Day token. All you need to do is take it to the Book Fair or a book shop and swap it for one of the fifteen free World Book Day books. Or, if you prefer, you can use your book token to get £1:00 off any full price book.
Fundraising - thank you for your support!
Thank you once again for your support. We raised £218 for Sports Relief and the latest clothing collection raised £90.30.
Dates for your diary
Dates of all events happening at Uplands Manor can be found on the calendar https://uplandsmanor.sch.life/Page/Calendar
- 20th March Non-uniform fundraising day for Kaycee's hair donation for Matt's Mission Charity
- 25th March 2.30 - 4pm Housing Surgery with Pam
- 1st April Friends of Uplands Manor (FOUM) non-uniform fundraising day
- 1st April 3.30 - 5pm FOUM Spring Disco
Non-uniform fundraising day Friday 20th March to support Kaycee as she cuts her hair for charity
On Friday 20th March, we will be having a fundraising non-uniform day to help Kaycee with her fundraising for Matt's Mission Charity. We are suggesting a donation of 50p per child but please be as generous as you can. You can also donate by going to the webpage www.goldengiving.com/fundraising/kayceebutlersponsoredhairdonation
Spring non-uniform day and Spring disco Wednesday 1st April
Dates for 2020-2021
Below are the dates for the next academic year for your diaries.
