Back to school!
Written on September 2, 2010 – 12:58 pm | by Mr Cooke
Hi All,
Looking forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday 6th September at 8.50am.
See you in the playground.
Mr Cooke
Written on September 2, 2010 – 12:58 pm | by Mr Cooke
The Plymouth Grove Podcast (PGpodcast)
Written on July 29, 2010 – 11:41 pm | by Mr Heap
We are always looking for new ways to improve communication with all members of the school community. The school blog has been invaluable at keeping parents informed about important school events.
We would like to introduce a new area of the website.
http://podcast.plymouthgrove.net
You can also find it in the “School Blogs” section of this page.
This will be a monthly news report and celebration of some of the events taking place around the school. We hope that it will be an exciting project for some of our aspiring writers within school.
If you are in years 4-6 and would like to think about being part of a MEDIA club start to have a think about what ideas you would like to include in the podcast.
July Newsletter
Written on July 12, 2010 – 10:49 am | by Mr Cooke
JULY 2010 NEWSLETTER
The school year comes to an end on Friday 16th July and we will be saying some goodbyes and hellos. We especially wish all our Year 6 children success in the future as they move on to High School.
STAFFING
Our lunchtime organisers Viris Bonner, Sheila Gorton and Sheila Gordon will be retiring in July after many years service to Plymouth Grove School. On behalf of staff, children and parents I would like to thank them for everything they have done for the children of the school.
Miss Murphy (reception teacher) will be leaving us in July to take up a post closer to her home. We wish her all the best in her new role. We will also say goodbye and thank you to Julie Ogden (Year 1 teacher) who has been with us for two and a half years; we wish her well for the future.
Mrs Eyre (nursery teacher and foundation stage team leader) will be starting her maternity leave in July. She is a fantastic leader and a great support as teacher governor. We wish her health and happiness with her new arrival.
Asifa Quadratullah (teaching assistant in Year 1) will be leaving us in July. Thank you for your support in Year 1 this year.
We welcome three new arrivals to Plymouth Grove. Mrs Amin will be the new nursery teacher and Ms Fielden will be the new reception class teacher. Mr Stringer will be joining us in Year 6.
We currently have three vacancies for parent governors. A letter was sent out on Friday 9th July regarding nominations. Further copies our available from the school office.
Classes for September
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Foundation Stage |
KS1 |
Lower KS2 |
Upper KS2 | ||||
| Nursery | Mrs Amin | Year 1 | Miss Clarke | Year 4/3 | Mrs Salvaterra | Year 5/6 | Mr Heap |
| Reception | Mrs Wilkinson | Year 1 | Mrs Hewitt | Year 4/3 | Mrs Peck | Year 5/6 | Miss Challis |
| Reception | Ms Fielden | Year 2 | Mrs Heap/Mrs Simpson | Year 4/3 | Mr Matthews | Year 5/6 | Mr Stringer |
| Year 2 | Mrs Abbas | ||||||
Attendance
Thank you for everyone’s help and support in encouraging good attendance at school. Since January the school has an average of 95% attendance which is a great improvement
Music
The school has achieved the Sing Up silver award for the progress made in developing singing throughout the school. Many thanks to Miss Wakefield who has worked so hard to support the staff and children in achieving this award. As part of the chorister outreach programme the school choir recently performed at Manchester Cathedral . It was a real highlight of the year and well supported by 30 parents. The choir also performed at the Royal Northern College of Music, another spectacular performance.
Our African Drummers performed on Thursday 8th July at the Manchester Music Service Showcase event at The Royal Northern College of Music. They opened the show with four breathtaking pieces. The children have practised all year with the help of Mr Bucknor and Miss Challis and this performance showed just how hard they have worked. Congratulations!
Artsmark
The school has achieved the artsmark gold award for excellence in art. Rebecca Simpson has led the way in celebrating the excellent art the pupils produce. We are fortunate that staff such as Mr Foy run after school clubs in art. Thanks to all staff for their contributions to achieving this award.
My Money Week
The children took part in a series of lessons to learn about financial management. As part of the week all classes took part in fund raising ideas including playing games, baking cakes, ice cream and biscuits. An amazing £600 was raised. The money raised will be used by the school council to improve the school. Well done everyone and thank you Mr Matthews.
Tesco Great School Run
40 of our Year 5 children joined 5000 children across Manchester in participating in the Great School run at Sport City. The children ran 2K around the City of Manchester Stadium before finishing in the regional athletics stadium. Congratulations to all who participated.
SCHOOL CLOSES AT 1.30pm ON FRIDAY 16TH JULY.
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY
MC July 10
World Cup Party
Written on June 24, 2010 – 8:59 pm | by Mr Cooke
A great result for a great party.
140 children and parents were able to enjoy the England v Slovenia match in the school hall on Wednesday afternoon. Families were able to take part in quizzes, have their faces painted and try the refreshments baked by Ms Zeb and Year 5 and 6 children. Despite a dodgy moment when the projector decided it was too hot we enjoyed great coverage on the big screen. A huge cheer went up when England scored but we were still left to bite our nails for the last 10 minutes. Thank you for everyone’s help and support.
Will England beat Germany? Go to the sports’ pages and leave your comment.
Plymouth Grove’s Amazing Choir
Written on June 17, 2010 – 10:01 pm | by Mr Cooke
Congratulations to all 25 children who performed so well at Manchester Cathedral tonight. The choir, conducted by Miss Ruth Wakefield, performed two songs as part of the Sing Up chorister outreach programme. They also performed a song with three other choirs. I was extremely proud of all the children and many thanks to all the staff and parents who came along to support. The performance was videoed and we hope that this will be shown on the music pages of this blog shortly.
World Cup 2010
Written on June 10, 2010 – 10:14 am | by Mr Cooke
As part of the World Cup celebrations we will be setting up a blog to discuss all matters football and World Cup. You can follow the link to our Sports pages section: http://sports.plymouthgrove.net/. Our opening discussion will be about who you think will win the World Cup in South Africa.
All classes have also been allocated countries that they will follow during the World Cup. They will be finding out about the countries capital cities, languages spoken, their flags and other information. You can help your child find information about these countries. The classes are as follows:
Nursery: Australia
RM: Mexico
RW: Spain
1o: Netherlands and Slovakia
1C Germany and Brazil
2A :Switzerland and Portugal
2S :Argentina and Japan
4/3M :Serbia, Chile and New Zealand
4/3P : USA, England and Algeria
4/3S: South Africa, Uruguay, Republic of Korea
Year 5: Italy, France, Denmark, Nigeria, Honduras, Paraguay
Year 6: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Greece, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Cameroon, Slovenia
We are also planning an Africa Day on the 1st July to celebrate the World Cup being held in Africa for the first time. More information to follow.
MC
May Newsletter
Written on June 1, 2010 – 11:48 am | by Mr Cooke
May Newsletter
The term is coming to an end and I would like to thank all the staff who have been working so hard this term supporting the children with their learning.
Growing and Relationships Education
Just a reminder that the new growing and relationships curriculum will begin after the half term holiday. If there are any parents who still require further information regarding this curriculum please get in touch with myself, Mrs Smith or Mr Matthews. Parents do have the right to withdraw children from this provision. If you feel you would like to withdraw your child from some or all of these lessons please can you pick up a form from the school office.
Buildings improvement
Following on from the feedback you provided through the last questionnaire we have begun the process of improving school security. A new gate will be erected on the Plymouth Grove West entrance. We believe that this work will start after the half term. During the half term holiday we will also be replacing the tarmac around the pedestrian entrance to the school to prevent the puddles that inconvenience you as you walk into school.
Holiday Club
Fruits of Life who run the after school club are also running a holiday club during the half term holiday. If you require further information please contact Rebecca on 07551 644309.
Water Bottles
We have just bought water bottles for all the children in the school so they can have access to water during lessons.
World Cup
As part of the World Cup celebrations the school has signed up with Action Aid a charity who are promoting 1 Goal: Send my friend to school campaign. This campaign is aimed at getting the 75 million children around the world who are missing out on a school education. More information to follow.
Punctuality
We have noticed a big increase in children coming late into school. Please can we make sure all children are in the playground at 8.50 am.
Uniform
New stock has arrived in school and can be bought at the school office.
Dinner Money
Thank you to all the parents who are using the new paying in system for dinner money it is proving very effective. Please can all parents please try and keep up to date with dinner money payments.
My Money Week 28th June-4th July
This year the school will be participating in My Money Week. My Money Week focuses on financial education for children. The week will consist of all children taking part in lessons about managing money. Further details will follow.
Key Dates for next half term
6th July Parent’s Evening Drop in
15th July Year 6 Disco and Graduation
16th July Last day of term
School will close at 3.15pm on Friday 28th May and re-open on Monday 7th June.
MC 10
Year 6
Written on May 13, 2010 – 9:49 pm | by Mr Cooke
Everyone at Plymouth Grove are really proud of the Year 6 and all the hard work and dedication towards the SATs tests this year. Well done and congratulations.
MC
Toast Friday
Written on May 6, 2010 – 9:33 am | by Mr Heap
Don’t forget that we will be selling slices of tasty toast on Friday at break time to children in key stages 1 and 2. Only 30p! All money is going to future school trips and activities.
April Newsletter
Written on April 15, 2010 – 1:45 pm | by Mr Cooke
April Newsletter
Welcome back to the summer term at Plymouth Grove.
Sun protection
Now the weather is warming up can I remind all parents about the need to keep their children safe in sunny weather. Here are some useful tips:
- Apply sunscreen regularly(factor 15 or above).
- Wear a hat during lunchtimes, breaktimes and during P.E.
- Bring a bottle of water to school.
Year 6 SATs week
Can I remind all parents of Year 6 children that SATs week starts on Monday 10th May. It is essential that your child is in school all week. If a test is missed children are not able to re-sit.
Group Call
The school now has a text message system to contact all parents with important messages such as cancellation of an after school club or parents evening reminders. If you ever have a change of mobile number or any other details, please make sure you inform the school.
General Election and May Bank Holiday
Due to the General Election, school will be closed on Thursday 6th May as it will be used as a polling station. It will also be closed on Monday 3rd May as it is a bank holiday. School will be open as normal on Tuesday 4th May, Wednesday 5th May and Friday 6th May. It is essential that all children attend on these days.
Dinner Money
Thank you to all the parents who are using the new paying in system for dinner money it is proving very effective. Please can all parents please try and keep up to date with dinner money payments.
After School Club
The after school club, Fruits of Life, ran a very successful holiday club during the last holiday. They will be running another holiday club during the next half term. Please contact Rebecca on 07551 644309
My Money Week 28th June-4th July
This year the school will be participating in My Money Week. My Money Week focuses on financial education for children. The week will consist of all children taking part in lessons about managing money. Further details will follow.
Key Dates for this term
27th April Class Photos
3rd May School closed- bank holiday
6th May School closed- General Election
May 10th-May 14th Year 6 SATs week
27th May Sports Day
6th July Parent’s Evening Drop in
15th July Year 6 Disco and Graduation
16th July Last day of term
MC 10
