Newsletter Issue 20

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We are happy to share that the number of pupils arriving at school late has reduced significantly! Well done to all our families, you should be very proud of this achievement.&nbsp; Throughout this half of the term, Mr Brewster will be meeting with parents to support them in growing their children’s overall punctuality and attendance.

Well done to Sycamore class at Churston Avenue and Laurel class at Kirton Road! You have had an amazing attendance this week!

Sycamore visiting City Hall &amp; Cable Car Monday, 27th February Last day of the Book Fair Tuesday, 28th February World Book Day Thursday, 2nd March

We hope you had a fantastic half term! It is great to see so many faces return and we are super excited about the term ahead!

On Friday 10th February, year 4 took part in a workshop which taught us that it’s not all about winning but taking part. We learnt a lot of information about the 2012 Olympics and we were inspired to build on our own team working&nbsp;skills.

Thursday kicked off the start of our KS1 Arts &amp; Crafts club and our children got very creative. They were tasked with a ‘Build a Cat’ worksheet in which they were able to get creative in colouring in the cat, cutting out the pieces and ‘puzzling’ the cat together. By the end of the session, we laid out the cats and put them to a vote! Anne-Marie from Apple class came out victorious with her cat Sandy, being voted the best. Congratulations!

This week, Acacia &amp; Eucalyptus class visited City Hall to learn about the purpose of City Hall and the role and&nbsp;responsibilities of the London Mayor. During their visit, they were lucky enough to sit in on a committee meeting focused on the new announcement that all primary school children will receive free school meals in London for a year. Children were able to listen to discussions around the new initiative and any questions members of the committee had around it. 

Please see the dates below, for our upcoming sharing assemblies:

Churston Avenue: 02/03/2023 Mulberry - 9am Damson - 2:55pm (CANCELLED) 09/03/2023 Hawthorn - 9am Elm - 2:55pm 16/03/2023 Oak - 2:55pm 23/03/2023 Willow - 9am Fig - 2:55pm

Kirton Road: 02/03/2023 Poplar - 9am (CANCELLED) 09/03/2023 Apple - 2:55pm 16/03/2023 Juniper - 9am 23/03/2023 Elder - 9am Ash - 2:55pm 30/03/2023 Ivy - 2:55pm

We were so fortunate to have Lou Treleaven as a guest author at Upton Cross this week.&nbsp; She read extracts from a variety of her wonderful books such as ‘Turns Out I'm An Alien’, ‘Snugglewump’ and many more. We even got the chance to meet some of the characters from Lou’s books which really brought our reading to life! Each year group had the opportunity to have a personalised creative writing session where they discussed dynamic characters and plots as well as some intriguing settings. We hope this wonderful opportunity has inspired the children at Upton Cross to love reading and aspire to be writers and creators in the future.

Feedback from Lou Treleaven Thank you all for a lovely visit today - I felt so welcome and was really impressed by the enthusiasm and positivity of the children. Hope you have a great rest of the term and World Book Day. Best wishes, Lou

Well done to all our pupils attending clubs this week - it certainly has been a busy one!&nbsp; Our footballers and netballers have been developing and refining their attacking and defending skills.&nbsp; Our KS2 and KS1 Arts and Crafts Club also started this week- it was great to see artists at work. We are looking forward to seeing your wonderful art pieces over the coming weeks. It has been great to see the fantastic teamwork that the different teams are showing, we know how important it is for success.&nbsp; Information about Summer Clubs will be shared soon - watch this space.

Dear Parents/Carers,&nbsp; I am writing to share that due to the upcoming teacher strike taking place on Thursday 2nd March, there will be some cancellations to our sharing assemblies. For Orwell Road, there will be no sharing assembly for Poplar class. For Churston Avenue, there will be no sharing assembly for Damson class. Any other scheduled sharing assemblies for that day will continue as normal. Thank you in advance for your support and understanding.

Please find attached the NEW school lunch menu <a href="https://www.uptoncross.newham.sch.uk/docs/Autum_winter_menu_2223.pdf">here</a>.

Please note that from Monday 27th February 2023, we will be starting from Week 2.

*Please note the menu may change due to the non delivery of ingredients* 

We are pleased to inform you that the Book Fair has returned to Upton Cross after half term. It will be running from Thursday 23rd February to Tuesday 28th March 2023 at both our Orwell Road and Churston Avenue site. Each class will be given the chance to visit the fair during school time to buy books and stationery. Children will need to make sure they bring the exact money to buy a book.&nbsp; Please <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1off-GCpWxUJMGDpMd2lg8YCW9gHrliSA">click here</a> to access the leaflet detailing some of the books that will be available. If you would like to order a book that is out of stock at the Fair, you can do so <a href="https://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/travelling-books/the-books">online</a>. The more books that are sold, the more fantastic titles we are able to put onto the shelves of your child’s classroom. We hope they find a book they love!

Our Stay and Play sessions will once again be returning to Upton Cross! Please see the table with the new dates up until the Easter Holidays. Our sessions will now only be running at our Kirton Road site (for any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to call the school office). For more information, please visit our <a href="https://www.uptoncross.newham.sch.uk/StayandPlay/">website</a>. Go on to the next page to see what fun the children have been getting up to...

We are excited to share that the houses will be competing in the following sports this term: Reception to Year 2 - Football Year 3 and 4 - Football Year 5 and 6 - Tag Rugby Ivy and Fig - Multi Skills&nbsp; House competitions will take place at the end of each half term. The competitions will take place during our PE lessons. Pupils will show off and apply the skills they have learned that half term.&nbsp; Good luck everyone!

Please click on the link to read all about an exciting job opportunity at Upton Cross Primary School.&nbsp;

<a href="https://ce0386li.webitrent.com/ce0386li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=0908203BCQ&amp;WVID=2417440xoB">Upton Cross Midday Assistant</a>

This week at Stay and Play, see what we got up to!

We have loved exploring all the different activities and learning new nursery rhymes in our singing time.&nbsp; 

If you have a child from 0 - 3 why don’t you come and join us next week? 