Ashton Gate Primary School Newsletter

Monday 2nd February is an Inset Day. We will be back to school Tuesday 3rd February.

Children’s Mental Health Week is coming up on 9th-15th February , with the national theme “This is My Place”, which highlights the importance of belonging and the role it plays in children’s mental health and wellbeing.

Throughout the week, children will take part in age-appropriate activities and discussions that encourage them to reflect on what helps them feel safe, valued and included at school — and how we can all help make our school a place where everyone feels they belong.

We have noticed a large number of reading books are getting damaged. Can you please encourage children to be as careful as possible with books they bring home.

EY & KS1 Parents Evening will take place on Monday 9th March and Wednesday 11th March

KS2 Parents Evening will take place on Tuesday 10th March and Thursday 12th March. Parents Evening for 6K will be Monday 9th March and Thursday 12th March.

Bookings will open via Arbor on 12th February at 7am.

Our DT project this term is to create cars out of cardboard as we have been learning about mechanisms.

We still need some sturdy boxes for the children such as shoe boxes so if you have any please send it in with your child.

We will also require help when we are making these cars so if you could spare some time in the last week of term to volunteer please get in contact with your child’s class teacher. 

Beech- Thursday 12th February

Elm- Wednesday 11th February

Cherry- Tuesday 10th February

If you are a volunteer please arrive by 9.00 am so we can start promptly at 9.10 . You will be able to leave by 10.10.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support.

 Year 1 team

Headlice has been reported in Reception. Please check and treat your child’s hair accordingly.

The reception team are short on socks, pants and tights. Please hand them into the office or one of the reception teachers If you have any that you can donate.

We have observed road safety concerns and illegal parking on double yellow lines on Greenway Bush Lane near to the School Street barrier location. To ensure the rules of the road are being followed, and to ensure the safety of the children at Ashton Gate Primary School, parking enforcement has been informed and will be doing patrols.

As the school community, you are able to make a huge difference – improving road safety for all children attending the School. The map below shows a 5-10 minute Walking Bubble, your school is centred in the middle of the map, and the surrounding circle illustrates to a 5-10 minute walk to and from the school.

If your home is inside the walk zone, it means that you live very close to the school and that active travel could be a great option for you. If you’re not already, why don’t you try walking, scooting or cycling to school? Parents, if you need the car to travel to work, it may be quicker and easier to leave it parked at home while you do the school run. 

If you live outside of the walk zone, in order to reduce congestion at the school gate we would like those who currently arrive by car to try parking outside of the zone and walking or scooting the rest of the way to school. You may even find it takes you less time than trying to find somewhere to park near the school gates.

We also have a Park and Stride agreement with Aldi, so you are able to park in Aldi car park and walk to school from there. 

Regular school attendance is one of the best ways to help your child succeed. When children come to school every day, they keep up with their learning, build confidence in their skills, and develop good routines that set them up for the future. Every day at school matters—it helps your child stay on track and get the most out of their education.

It is also important to arrive at school on time. If a child arrives late to school every day, their learning begins to suffer. Below is a graph showing how being late to school every day over a school year adds up to lost learning time over one academic year.

Please remember to order your child’s lunch before 10pm on a Wednesday. If your child only has a meal once a week, you will still need to book this.

We are still having a lot of children who do not have a lunch booked with no packed lunch. Please remember the default meal is always salad bar. No other option will be available.

Please remember not to order a school lunch if your child is on a school trip, where a packed lunch is required. If you have already booked a meal for this date, the meal can be cancelled by the payer until 10pm on a Wednesday for the following week. As all food is pre-ordered there will be no refunds issued for non-cancelled meals.

A reminder that we are a nut free school. Please do not send your child to school with snacks/packed lunch with items containing nuts. This includes items such as Pesto, filled crepes and chocolate spread.

We are now on Facebook. Please like our page, we will be using this page to celebrate events and learning moments taking place across the school. We encourage you to invite other parents and family members to join as well, so that too can be part of our vibrant school network. Rest assured, our Facebook page will prioritise the privacy and security of our children. We will follow all the necessary precautions and guidelines to protect identities and ensure a safe online environment.

Studybugs is no longer in use. Please record any illnesses/medical appointments using the Arbor parent portal app. For planned absences please complete the online form on the attendance page of our website.