Newsletter
4 April 2025
If you haven't got much time please read:
- Easter Celebrations and RE Theme Morning
- Phonics Screening Check
Happy Easter to all our families, we wish you all a relaxing and enjoyable break and look forward to seeing you back at school on Tuesday 22 April. If you haven't already seen my end of term letter, you can click here to read.
Phonic Screening Check-Year 1 and Year 2 retakes
The phonic lessons in Year 1 from this week will be focusing on consolidating learning of the key sounds found in the Phonics Screening Check (PSC). They will be introduced to alien words and how to decode them. PSC will take place WC 9 June, any children who are absent during that week will have up until the 20 June to complete the check. For further information and how to support your child click here and for a how to pronounce the sounds click here.
NEW DATE-There will be a Phonics Screening Check Presentation for YR1 and YR2 (retake) on Thursday 1 May at Victoria at 9.00 with tips on how to support and an opportunity to ask questions.
There is also lots of useful information for parents on the Little Wandle website For parents | Letters and Sounds. This is the programme overview for what has been taught so far.
On Tuesday we had our RE theme morning where the children looked at different pictures of Jesus from around the world. They were then asked who Jesus was to them where they drew pictures and wrote their thoughts. These are some of the quotes from Nursery:
My After School Art Club- Message and Art Gallery
Our ‘London calling’ art project has come to an end. London from the children’s perspective looks fantastic :) Please find here the Victoria Art Gallery of the children's artworks.
I wish you a lovely Easter and we are back on 23rd of April.
School Uniform
Please make time over the Easter holidays to check that all school uniform is named. This makes it easier for us to reunite the uniform to your child. With warmer weather coming, the children are often taking their jumpers/cardigans off and at times items get left around the school.
VSA Update
Playground News
Thank you SO much for all of your amazing donations so far! To date we have raised £1275 - over 50% of our target!!! 👏👏 There is still time to donate!! Every penny is gratefully received and will make a big difference! 💜💛 https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/vsaplaygroundproject
We also have over £1,100 to add to our total from spring fundraising! Thank you to anyone who bought a cake, some uniform, or played poker! We will put some of this money towards the works and also towards buying some fabulous new equipment for our shiny new playground. 🤩🤩🤩
We are SO excited to see this project come to life and are very grateful for all of the positive feedback and support we have received!
Easter Thank Yous!!!
A big thank you for those that contributed their time and donated to the Easter trails. Sarah, Anna, Gemma and Sherine for getting the Berkhamsted Easter trail ready for the Easter holidays . Donating time and goodies for the treat bags! Also Oakleys who donated the Easter Eggs for today's in School trail!!!
All massively appreciated, HAPPY EASTER ALL!!
THANK YOU!!! Love, The VSA 😘
Ash - Jack Giles - for being a brilliant part of a team, both when playing and learning.
Oak - Haleyah-Chae for her super effort in reading and writing during phonics, well done!
Hazel - All of Hazel for being amazing on our trip to Legoland.
Rowan - All of Rowan for being fabulous on our trip to Legoland.
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Rufus, Josh, Sonny, Sophia, Max & Etta
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