Newsletter 6th May 2022
Dear Parents and Carers
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Dates of all events happening at Uplands Manor can be found on the calendar https://uplandsmanor.sch.life/Page/Calendar
Make sure you check it regularly as new dates will be added throughout the year
May
Year 4 - 6 cricket club is cancelled on Friday 20th May. Please collect children at the end of the school day.
- Monday 2nd May School closed for Bank Holiday
- Tuesday 3rd May School re-opens to all pupils
- Monday 9th May - Thursday 12th May Year 6 SATs week
- Tuesday 10th May Reception Hearing Screening
- Wednesday 11th May Reception Hearing Screening
- Monday 16th - Friday 20th May Year 2 SATs week
- Monday 16th - Friday 20th May Walk to School Week
- Monday 16th 9am Year 3 RHE parents' meeting
- Thursday 19th 9am Year 4 RHE parents' meeting
- Monday 23rd - Friday 27th May - Year 5 Bikeability
- Monday 23rd May 9am Year 5 RHE parents' meeting
- Tuesday 24th May - Reception Hands & Teeth talk by school nurses
- Tuesday 24th May - Year 3 Healthy Eating talk by school nurses
- Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th May - Year 5 puberty talk by school nurses
- Tuesday 24th May - Year 6 Healthy Relationships talk by school nurses
- Thursday 26th May 9am Year 6 RHE parents' meeting
- Friday 27th May Beyond the Book Day
- Friday 27th May Last day of all extra-curricular clubs
- Monday 30th May - Friday 3rd June School closed for half term holiday
Year 6 SATs - Monday 9th - Thursday 11th May
During Year 6 SATs week, children are encouraged to come to school at 8.30am for toast and fruit juice. Breakfast is extremely important to help the children concentrate. They will be given bananas during morning break.
Extra-curricular clubs
Please make a note in your diary of the club dates. The start and end dates are the same for all of the clubs.
Year 3 clubs, guitar club, football club, singing club, Y5 challenge club and Year 4 - 6 cricket club will run from
Monday 25th April - Friday 27th May.
June
- Monday 6th June - School closed for staff training day
- Tuesday 7th June - School re-opens for all pupils
- Thursday 9th June - Class photographs
- Wednesday 15th June - Reception visit to the Think Tank
Secondary School Transition Days
Secondary Schools are starting to send us the dates for Year 6 transition days. These are what we have received so far. If you know of any others, please let us know so we can share them with other parents.
- Perryfields - 6th, 7th, 13th & 14th July 9am - 3pm (children need to attend all the days)
- Holly Lodge - 6th & 7th July
- Oldbury - 6th & 7th July
We believe that it is important to celebrate achievements. As part of our 'Good to be Green' behaviour and reward system, each week, children may be given a certificate, a gold letter from a member of staff or a certificate from Mr Dickinson, Miss Copestake or Miss James.
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:
- Barin S for excellent behaviour, good choices and hard work all week
- Rumaisa A for excellent behaviour, good choices and hard work all week
Headteacher & Deputy Headteacher Awards
Congratulations to the children who have received a Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher award this week. They are:
- Logan B for great improvement with his handwriting
- Malachi C for amazing independent work in class
- Jason S for fabulous writing - well done!
- Shanaya K for wonderful effort with your learning
ATTENDANCE
YEAR GROUP NEWS
Nursery
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Summer Reading Challenge
Well done to all the children that earned a reading token last term; it was lovely to see so many children enjoying reading across the school🙂 Please see the KS1 and KS2 Reading Challenges for the summer term ahead. We will hopefully have a new vending machine up and running by May half term for the children to use. Thank you for your continued support with this. We look forward to seeing lots more children earning tokens in the coming weeks!
Tesco tokens - vote for Uplands Manor
School Gateway app - important information
As you know, all the school information and letters, payments and booking for dinners and visits are done through the School Gateway app.
It is important that you leave it logged in on your phone and set to receive push notifications at all times. Otherwise, you will miss lots of important information.
If you need help to download or use the app, please speak to a member of the school admin team.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Women in Theatre
Sandwell Parents for Disabled Children
Sandwell Shine a Light
In the build up to and during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Sandwell Council is running an engaging and inclusive programme of cultural events across the Borough.
Shine a Light Festivals will take place across each of Sandwell’s six towns and aim to showcase Sandwell’s rich, diverse culture and showcase the best of arts, sport and culture from all ages, background and parts of the community.
We will be holding a celebration event across the weekend days at Lightwoods Park, 10am-4pm, and an evening extravaganza at Victoria Park, 4pm-9pm.
There are several ways to do this, such as performing on one of our stages or performance areas at our evening event or displaying artwork during the day. We would welcome input from already established groups such as drama clubs or choirs, or even individual students. For further information on the Shine a Light Festival’s you can visit: www.shinealightfestival.co.uk
Website: www.DiscoverSandwell.co.uk
Facebook: Discover Sandwell
Instagram: @DiscoverSandwell
Twitter: @VisitSandwell
Autism West Midlands
Rising to the Challenge
6 Free Webinars
13th May to 24th June
9:30 am - at 10:30 am
For parents / carers across the West Midlands
A free six session course for parents / carers who want a better understanding of their child’s autism and learn about strategies that may help and support them. (Your child does not need to have an official diagnosis). Each one-hour webinar is followed by an optional interactive 45 minute Zoom session to explore the day’s presentation in more detail and ask questions.
See more details and booking information here: https://autismwestmidlands.org.uk/events/rising-to-the-challenge-2022/
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