Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Parent Portal

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This month's value is Appreciation

Our well-being theme this half-term is Learn Something New

20th December 2024

Dear parents & carers,

A huge thank you for all your support this term. We have had a plethora of activities that we need your help with, whether it be reading at home with your child, contributions to trips and experiences, volunteering to help at events, dress-up days and charity donations - we couldn't do it without you. These are in addition to our curriculum and after and preschool clubs.

Here are additional events:

Black History Month
Harvest Festival for Luton Foodbank
Outdoor Learning Day
Remembrance Day
Anti-bullying Week
Children in Need
Governors' Day
No Pens Day
Maths Week
Football Power League
Luton Hockey Club - Yr 4
Yr 6 Residential
Indoor Athletics - Yr 3 & 4
Yr 4 Anglo-Saxon Day
Yr 1 Local Walk
Yr 2 Shuttleworth Trip
Yr 5 Wardown Trip
KS2 TTrockstars competition
Yr 5 & 6 Futsal competition
Christmas Show Trip
Yr 5 Trip to Stopsley (Elf the Musical)
Yr 2 Firefighter Trip
School Council Conference
Reception Concert
Choir performance at Bushmead Court
Yr 3 Science Workshop
Yr 3 trip to Bushmead Christchurch
Bushmead Panto!

Thank you to all of our staff for creating a fantastic, enriched curriculum!

We are very proud of the progress that the children have made this term.

A reminder that from January we will be switching from ParentMail to the My Child at School App (MCAS). Please make sure you have this downloaded onto your device.

I am delighted to announce that Bushmead Nursery will be opening next term. This is an exciting development for our school. It is great for the children that come to Bushmead and also for our community. If you would like to find out more, please see the information on our website: NURSERY

We will see the children on Tuesday 7th January.

I wish a Merry Christmas to those celebrating and a wonderful New Year to you all.

Joanne Travi

Headteacher

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Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who support the school via FOBS! The Christmas Discos and Shop have been great this year, and we couldn't have done it without your help.

Staying Safe Online

https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/top-tips-for-staying-safe-online-at-christmas

Some excellent advice as many receive new devices at Christmas.

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School Council

This term, we fundraised for several organisations. The amounts raised for each cause are as follows:

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal: £1,072.58
Children in Need: £576
Luton Food Bank: 1,468 items

We are proud to announce that we have been acknowledged as the Luton school that collected the most items for the food bank during Harvest. Here are some of our councillors with the trophy we received.

As always, we thank our families and community for their generous donations.

Mrs Gray

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Recently, some members of the School Council were invited to attend the Luton Child Friendly School Council Conference at the University of Bedfordshire. On the day, the children had the opportunity to work with pupils from other schools to share their thoughts and opinions on the positives of living in Luton and their hopes for the future of the town. Their views will help to inform future plans and decisions of Luton Borough Council. Thank you to the children for their contributions.

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Highlights from our Twilight Club this term include wreath making, biscuit decorating, Christmas tree making and our Children in Need colouring competition.

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Our School Council along with the Wildlife Trust clearing our pond!

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The Fire Service came to visit Yr 2!

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Maths Week Number Blocks

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Thank you to Mrs Hine for organising gifts from Dunelm for some of our children! Very much deserved for their hard work.

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Science, geography and maths in Yr 6

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Science Workshop in Yr 3 - thank you Mrs Mckinnon

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The Year 6 Football Team took part in the EFL Kids Cup at Power League, Stopsley. They played 7 group games, winning 5 of these (and narrowly losing their other 2 games). The team played some fantastic football in all of their games, finishing 3rd in their group, which led to them qualifying for the quarter-finals of the competition. Unfortunately, they came up against a strong Stopsley team who progressed to the semi-finals. A huge well done to the team, with some excellent wins during the day.

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