Newsletter 8th April 2022
Dear Parents and Carers
New school website
We have a lovely new website. Do have a look and familiarise yourself with where to find all our information.
Playground safety
For the safety of both children and adults, scooters, bikes, roller skates, skateboards or footballs are not permitted on the school playground.
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
April
- Monday 11th - Friday 22nd April Easter holiday
- Monday 25th April School reopens to all pupils
- Monday 25th April - Friday 27th May - Year 3 extra-curricular clubs
- Monday 25th April - Friday 27th May - Guitar, football, singing and Y5 challenge club dates
- Monday 25th April Y1 Animal Man experience
- Tuesday 26th April 1.30 - 3.30pm Year 5 to Bristnall Hall Academy for Dance Extravaganza
- Friday 29th April Reception Eye Tests
May
- 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
- Friday 27th May Beyond the Book Day
- Friday 27th May Last day of Year 3 clubs
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.
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:
- Jannat K for always working hard in every lesson
Headteacher & Deputy Headteacher Awards
Congratulations to the children who have received a Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher award this week. They are:
- Nyla-Rae for an informative and creative anti-bullying poster
- Rashu K for an informative and creative anti-bullying poster
- Rehaan A for working extremely hard and making fantastic progress
- Ibraheem R for working extremely hard and making fantastic progress
- Heratio S for working extremely hard and making fantastic progress
- Maisie R for her amazing story writing skills
Mr Williams is proud to present January's Musician of the Month award to Matthew P. for his dedication and excellence in Year 6 Guitar Club this term.
ATTENDANCE
YEAR GROUP NEWS
Nursery
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Letters sent home recently
- Year 1 fruit tasting
The BIG Uplands Manor Joke Book for Comic Relief 2022
The video version of this year's online Joke Book is now embedded on our school website and is also available to watch here: https://youtu.be/fDx2MvYZtKk
I have tried to include all the jokes I was given but, as you can imagine, it was a mammoth task to collate them all from around school so I apologise if any were missed. All the fundraising for the day totalled to over £716 so well done Uplands!
Mr Williams
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.
DT resources
Mrs Marshall would be grateful for any donations of polystyrene which she can use for a DT project she will be doing with Year 2.
Art resources
Do you have items at home that you no longer need? Please could you have a look around your homes during the Easter break for any of the following items that we could use in art lessons:
- Wool - Year 2
- Newspapers, magazines and catalogues - Year 3 & 4
- Wrapping paper scraps from opened presents - Year 3
- Old colourful or patterned duvet covers - Year 2
- Scraps of patterned material, fur fabric, lace or velvet - Year 2 & 3
- Buttons - Year 2 & 6
- Zips - Year 6
Late collection of children from school
Please read the letter below from 4CommunityTrust.
COMMUNITY NEWS
The Dorothy Parkes Centre
Women in Theatre
Sandwell Shape
Applications are open to all young people in Sandwell aged between 8- 19 years old ( or up to 25 for people with disabilities) who are in education, live or work in Sandwell.
An online application form can be completed here and more information about the application process, and terms and conditions can be found here!
All you need to do, is complete the application form on Just Youth and you will be emailed a live audition time slot at Coneygre Centre, Tipton on Saturday 9th April 2022.
We have attached a flyer to be sent out to any young people who may be interested. Please can you distribute to all your contacts who work with children and young people.
Closing date is Monday 4th April 12pm
Sandwell Shine a Light
Cricket in Smethwick
Sandwell Beam - Parents' workshops
Sandwell Beam is pleased to provide a timetable of virtual workshops for parents starting in April which includes a workshop on understanding & responding to self-harm.
The details needed are below in a chart, all you need to do is click on the appropriate link at the appropriate time of chosen Workshop. All workshops will be done via M S Teams Video call, we are unable to record sessions.
The Workshops are derived to be informative and engaging sessions, please be willing to participate during the sessions.
There are four Workshops which will be rolled out in April 2022 at various times to enable more people to attend, please see the following details of content:-
- Supporting Children & Young People with Anxiety - aims & objectives are to share psychoeducation within the topic followed by practical suggestions of methods & techniques to help support the youth experience issues with anxiety.
- Wellbeing Planning - a workshop which explains & provides a tools for Children & Young people to support their general Emotional Health & Wellbeing, it recognises triggers and promotes self-awareness, his can also be used as a relapse tool to support resilience.
- Sleep Support - aim to share psychoeducation within the topic followed by practical suggestions & advise of methods & techniques to help support the children & young people having difficulties with getting to sleep and staying asleep.
- Understanding & responding to Self-Harm - aims & objectives are to pass over psychoeducation within the topic followed by practical suggestions of methods & techniques to help support the youth experience issues with self-harm.
5 - 11 year old Covid vaccinations poster competition
Sandwell Public Health are running a competition to create a poster to let other children across Sandwell know the importance of having a COVID vaccination. The competition is open to all children aged 5–11 living in Sandwell and to enter an email of the finished design is to be sent to phcovid19community@sandwell.gov.uk
Click the link below for more information.
Parking reminder
Sandwell Shine a Light
