Ashton Gate Primary School Newsletter

Our ‘Windrush Generation’ history unit was off to a great start last week with a fantastic assembly and dance workshop run by St Pauls Carnival. The children learnt about the origins of St Pauls Carnival and about the Caribbean culture that is celebrated. During the dance workshop, they were able to dress up and we were so impressed by their enthusiasm and participation!

8 girls from Year 5 and 6 Girls’ Football Club did a fantastic job representing Ashton Gate at the Bristol City Primary Schools competition this Monday at the Imperial Sports Ground.  Our team played 6 games: won 2; drew 1 and lost 3, exhibiting impressive skills, determination, effort and teamwork.  All had a great time and should be very proud of themselves  Well done, girls!

On Tuesday 3rd February there will be a change to the menu. It will now be:

• Margherita Pizza (V) (H)
• Jacket Potato with beans, cheese or tuna
• Ashton – Salad Bowl with Chicken, Cheese or Tuna
• Upton – Salad Bar with Chicken, Cheese or Tuna.

If you have already selected a meal for this date, please can you update on Parentpay.

Reminder

Monday 2nd February the school will be closed for an inset day

EY & KS1 are looking for good quality donations of small world animals, play mobile, cars and magazines such as Beano, Phoenix. Please bring them to the Ashton Office if you have any of these items you would like to 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. 

6 Nations at Ashton Gate Primary School – SOLD OUT

This year’s showing of the 6 Nations at Ashton Gate Primary School sold out in record time, so a HUGE thanks to everyone that purchased a ticket, and sorry to those that missed out (we have a maximum capacity which we can’t go above).

Event details reminder:

• Saturday 7th February
• England vs Wales
• Doors open: 4.15pm
• Kick Off: 4.45pm
• Bar closes on final whistle around 7:00pm (ish)

Anyone who has a ticket but didn’t place a Pimms Pizza order and would like to, you still can by emailing the PTA team: [email protected]

As a reminder you can choose from:

• Large Peperoni
• Large Margherita
• Large Hawaiian
• Large Gluten Free Margherita

All pizzas cost £15 and will be delivered to the school.

Please note due to our strict limitations on numbers only those with tickets will be
able to attend.

Join the PTA

This year brings a challenge the PTA hasn’t faced in a while – that being we have quite a few members leaving after the summer as their kids move on to year 7. The past few years we have been able to get by, and recently seen some new parents join us, but without new members and a new Chair the PTA is at risk of not being able to carry on after the summer holidays.

Over the coming weeks and months, we will be writing more about what becoming a member means, our roles, and what we love about being involved. All we ask of you at this stage is to read our PTA member sections and give some thought to becoming actively involved.

Remember – if you want to find out more then you can email us at [email protected] or come and talk to one of us at an event – or if you spot one of us out and about (we’re a really friendly bunch!).

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.