Principals Update
Yesterday evening’s sad announcement of the death of Her Majesty the Queen means that we have now entered a period of national mourning. There will be many different emotional responses to the Queen’s death with many thinking about parents, grandparents and great grandparents who have lived long and fulfilled lives.
This event may prove very upsetting for our communities and in particular our young people. Minded is a source of information to support children and young people to manage death and loss so please click on the link for more information
Once details of the funeral are confirmed by the Royal Household, we will write to you with further guidance and information.
Miss V Bardsley
Y7 CATs, GL and reading Assessments
Year 7 students will be completing their Cognitive Abilities Tests (CATs), GL assessments in English, maths and science and reading tests over the next few weeks.
The CATs is a suite of tests developed to support schools in understanding students’ abilities and likely academic potential. Results from CATs will be used to inform individual and group teaching, for target setting and monitoring the performance of groups of students. CATs assess the ability to reason with and manipulate different types of material and therefore students are not expected to revise for these assessments.
Please can parents / carers remind your child to bring in headphones (not wireless headphones) for these tests starting on Monday 12.09.22.
British Science Festival
https://britishsciencefestival.org/
Sat 17th Sept has family activities at the Clock tower & Humberstone Gate. Follow the link for more information.
Eureka Challenge
Alongside our successful winners, it has now been announced that the following students were also shortlisted.
| Anjli G. 13 | Dhriti S. 12 | Diljot M. 12 | Maya P. 13 |
| Jush B. 13 | Rudra K. 13 | Vibhish S. 13 | |
| Meisha P. 13 | Durgadevi U. 12 | Shreya J. 13 | Didhiti P. 13 |
| Kushali P. 12 | Siya P. 13 | Diya S. 12 | Shivani K. 13 |
| Jency C.13 | Prabhleen K. 13 | Dhiya B. 12 | Jahnavi K. 12 |
As a token of appreciation, IOP have sent all students who won or who were shortlisted a copy of their judge, Femi Fadugba’s novel, The Upper World. They have also been displaying the shortlisted students’ video submissions in the Institute of Physics’ entrance hall!
Lunchtimes
In response to queries and concerns raised about the change in timings to lunches, we would like to inform all parents that during break at 10:40am –11:00am that students are welcome and invited to bring in a small break time snack, such as fruit, crackers, or a small sandwich e.g a cheese sandwich. This snack should see students through to their lunch break.
Vedanta
Communication and information about the upcoming year 7 Vedanta retreat have been e mailed out to all Yr 7 parents this week and the Parent Pay system for deposits is now active. Please see below for a summary of the communication sent so far.
We have an exciting opportunity for Year 7 students to attend the Avanti Quest retreat organised by Avanti Schools Trust. Avanti Quest is an immersive offering of spiritual insight and character formation where students reflect, relax, connect, and grow together through a combination of outdoor activities and workshops.
DATES OF THE RETREAT: MONDAY 31.10.22 – FRIDAY 04.11.22
VENUE: Vedanta, Lincolnshire
Places are limited and so to reserve a place, a non-refundable payment of £50 should be made via ParentPay by 16.09.22.
Secondary Open Evening – 20th September 2022
Our Secondary Open Evening will take this place this year on 20th September 2022. Please see the links below to book a place through Eventbrite. There are options for attending the open evening or a morning tour taking place the following weeks.
Primary Open Days
Our Primary Open Days are taking place on Saturday 1st October 2022 and Saturday 8th October 2022.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite using the link below.
Contacting the School
Communications – Wherever possible please use the contact form on our website to get in touch. This is detailed on the website at https://avanti.org.uk/avantifields/contact-us/. The appropriate member of staff will pick up the message and get back to you as soon as possible.
Absence
To report an absence to the school, parents should contact us by 8:00am (primary) and 8.30am (secondary)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0116 326 6813 (Option 1 to leave a voicemail)
Please remember to state your child’s full name, tutor group and reason for absence. If your child is unwell, please could you give a brief description of the symptoms.
All education research highlights how crucial it is to a child’s academic progress and wellbeing they attend school , on time, all of the time. Therefore, a reminder that it is important that families organise events or holidays outside of school time to ensure that their child is at school as often as possible.
The school works closely with the Education Welfare Officer at LCC, and we do seek to ensure that any requests for authorised absence are dealt with on a case-by-case basis, in a sensitive manner. However, the school can never authorise a family holiday or a trip abroad to visit family members during term time.
This academic year, families will have two weeks at the October half-term, three weeks at Christmas and two weeks at Easter for extended family holidays. Please do ensure that if booking holidays, they fall within the holiday periods.
