LATEST NEWS

• Y3: ROMAN DAY! Visit from The History Guy

  Mon 13 Nov 2023

  Our Y3 students had an AMAZING day with The History Guy, learning about what it would have been like to be a Roman in Ancient Britain.  They took part in so many fantastic activities and absolutely loved every minute.

  

• ANTI-BULLYING WEEK from Mon 13 November

  Mon 13 Nov 2023 R Eckley

  Whole School Anti-Bullying Week from Monday 13 th November 2023

  As part of Anti-Bullying Week, in our PSHE lessons and in assemblies, we will be discussing all forms of bullying. We will be using materials from the Anti-Bullying Alliance.  Discussions we will be having in class:

  What is bullying?

  Bullying is when a person repeatedly says or does things to control another person. People can bully others by, among other things, calling them names, making derogatory comments or writing mean things about them, excluding them from activities, refusing to engage with them, threatening them, inducing fear or dread in them, stealing or damaging their property, hitting or kicking them, or forcing them to do things they don't want to. This might take place in person or online. Bullying can refer to a variety of things; all of them are damaging. If you are being bullied, then you might think that it's your fault. It isn't. No-one has the right to bully you. If you speak out about it, there are people who care - they will listen to you and help you. Have any of these things happened to you? Have you done any of these things to someone else? Really, bullying is wrong behaviour which makes the person being bullied feel afraid or uncomfortable. We need to unite against bullying.

  Your child is invited to wear BLUE clothes on Wednesday 15th November to mark Anti-Bullying Week. No money is required. If your child has PE, please wear something appropriate for exercising.

  OPTIONAL ACTIVITY – your child is invited to create a leaf over half-term for our anti-bullying tree. This work is for display and needs to have an anti-bullying message written on it.

  Please contact us if you require any further help or advice. Mrs. Eckley

• MET. POLICE - Coteford Visits

  Tue 31 Oct 2023 D.Selfe

  Representatives from the Met. Police visited this week to speak to students and parents about Internet Safety, What Police Officers Do and Personal Safety.  Our parents were particularly pleased to have an opportunity to discuss their concerns face-to-face and to get all the latest available information.

  

• Black History Month at Coteford

  Thu 12 Oct 2023 R Eckley

  We were very proud of the contributions made by our pupils in our ‘Celebrating Black History’ assemblies. We asked pupils what made them proud. The children shared their heritage and others discussed why it is important to represent all people and to ensure everyone has a voice. We are delighted with all of our contributors but one story really stood out. Iyass’s family have given us permission to share his words. This is a snapshot of what he said:

  'I’m proud to be black because my heritage is a source of strength. Black is beautiful, black is excellent, black is joy, black is pain and black is evident. I’m black and I’m proud. My ancestors went from being kings and queens to slaves and then back to kings and queens.' 

  Iyass’s great great grandfather was captured with his sister and they were both set to become slaves. But as his grandfather was albino, he was let go as his skin did not look black. His sister was taken and to this day no-one knows if she died or stayed alive. 

  His story was so powerful that the children started a round of rapturous applause.  He finished with such powerful words:

  'I come from a powerful family. I was born too soon but will never give up because I am Iyass Baba. I’m black and proud.' 

  Huge thanks to Iyass and all of our children who contributed. It was a special moment for all of us.

   

  

• Rosh Hashanah Assembly

  Wed 27 Sep 2023 R Eckley

  Rosh Hashanah Assembly
  We enjoyed one of our faith assemblies this week where our Jewish pupils were asked to share their beliefs and experiences of Rosh Hashanah. Special thanks to Saskia who led both assemblies and to Tallulah and Arlo who answered questions and shared their knowledge too!

  

• READING WORKSHOPS for PARENTS

  Tue 26 Sep 2023

  READING WORKSHOPS

  YOU ARE INVITED TO A READING INFORMATION EVENING

  AT COTEFORD JUNIOR SCHOOL

  Years 3 & 4:  WEDNESDAY 11TH OCTOBER AT 6PM

  Yrs 5 & 6:  THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER AT 6PM

  RSVP to confirm attendance: reckley.312@lgflmail.org

  (Parents / Carers only please)

• iPAD WINNER for FULL ATTENDANCE!

  Thu 20 Jul 2023 D.Selfe

  All children who have had full attendance are given a ticket for each half term, which goes into our prize draw at the end of the year.  So the better your attendance - the more tickets you have in the draw :)  

  We are delighted to say that MATTHEW in 5UQ has won this year's prize of an Apple iPad!  Matthew has had excellent attendance throughout his time at Coteford and we are so pleased for him.

  

• Governing Body - Summer Term Newsletter

  Wed 19 Jul 2023

  Please see COMMUNITY / GOVERNING BODY NEWSLETTERS for summer term governor update.

• SUMMER READING CHALLENGE!

  Mon 17 Jul 2023 D.Selfe

  The Summer Reading Challenge

  Dear parents and carers, 

  You will have received a letter regarding The Summer Reading Challenge recently. The challenge encourages pupils to visit your local library four times over the summer and get prizes as rewards! It’s free. It’s local. Reading often and widely is the best thing you can do to improve your child’s performance at school. 

  MyOn - our online library is also available to you over the break. These are the login details. Please make use of it frequently over the summer. Reading a real book and visiting the library is most certainly the best option but this online library is there for a rainy day… 

   

  Go to https://www.myon.co.uk and enter your login information:

  1. School Name: Summer Reads
  2. Username: SUM
  3. Password: SUMR123!

   

  Click the Sign In button, select a book, and start reading!

  Have a great day and happy reading!

  Mrs Eckley 

  

• 5UQ Global Village Cafe!

  Thu 29 Jun 2023 D.Selfe

  5UQ's GLOBAL VILLAGE Cafe was a huge success!  Thank you to the many visitors who contributed so generously to the chosen charity of WATER AID.

  Over £1,000 was raised and the Water Aid representatives who attended were blown away by the efforts of our staff, parents and children.  Huge thanks to all the 5UQ parents who cooked and baked their hearts out!  Well done Mrs Qureshy and team :)