This week the school welcomed a visit from Najeeb Patel, the new Chair of the Federation of Muslim Organisations Leicester. His visit continues the work that we do and we look forward to growing our partnership with their organisation.

We have had a wonderful celebration of reading week right through the school. Secondary pupils could attend a book fair at the start of the week and our primary pupils have had their book fair, a story teller visit and their dress-up day to showcase their favourite book characters.

As our year 11 students approach their GCSE examinations, we are beginning our recruitment for exam invigilators. If you would be interested in becoming an invigilator, please complete this short form: https://avanti.wufoo.com/forms/afs-recruitment-pool/. Further details are provided later in the bulletin.

Statement from Avanti Fields School

“Avanti Schools Trust runs Hindu faith state schools across the country, welcoming children of all faiths and none. Our schools are extremely popular with Hindu and non-Hindu parents alike who want an outstanding, disciplined and inclusive environment for learning for their children. As a school and as a trust, discrimination of any kind runs entirely contrary to our values. We are taking the allegations raised on social media extremely seriously, and they are being looked into as a matter of urgency. We are supporting the student and their family, and also working with the local community to provide wider support for our school at this time.”

Primary Calendar

• Tuesday 7th March: Gaura Purnima Festival Day
• Wednesday 8th March: Non uniform primary Holi event.

Secondary Calendar

• Tuesday 7th March: Gaura Purnima Festival Day (Non-uniform: festival clothes)
• Thursday 9th March: Year 9 Options evening
• Friday 10th  – 17th March: British Science Week
• Monday 13th March: Year 9 Parent Consultation Evening (early finish for secondary pupils at 12:50pm)
• Thursday 16th March: Year 9 Final Options form deadline
• Firday 17th March: Big Bang (Science Workshop)

Concerts – Bhavik Haria

The PTFA is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for its upcoming Musical Weekend of concerts by renowned artist, Bhavik Haira.

There are two concerts. The first on Friday 24th  March,2023 is a Bhajans and second show on Saturday 25th March,2023 will be unique ‘Mehfil Evening’ Both performance will take place at the school.

We are proud to announce that three of our Avanti Pupils will join Bhavik on stage during the Bhajans concert. Riya K (KAPS), Niyam P (Y-9) and Miraya G (Y -11) all participate in Bhajans and Kirtans in their spare time, showing great dedication to our values.

please find below the link for booking tickets and further information on concerts.

Avanti Concerts March 2023 Digital PDF

Dear Primary Parents and Carers,

What a fabulous week it has been. Storytelling, competitions, workshops and even a book sale! A huge well done to all the children who participated in the competitions this week.

Reminder- Holi

We will be holding a ‘festival of colours’ event on 8th March at 2.00pm. We would like all children to experience the traditions of Holi with a festival of colours event. As the event involves the throwing of powdered paint, we are kindly asking for all children to come in old clothes, preferably white to show all the colours. If your child is in uniform that day, they will not be able to participate.

House Points:

In Primary the house points system is physical where children receive stickers (5 stickers) which they earn as house points. We do not use online points sincere apology for any system error please ignore it.

Year 9 Options Evening

On the evening there will be a subject fair in the main dining hall from 4:30pm – 6:30 pm and a short presentation in  the main hall which will be delivered 3 times throughout the evening.

The timings for the 25 minutes presentation are:

1. 4:30 PM
2. 5:00 PM
3. 5:30 PM

Parents are advised to visit the subjects fair prior to the last presentation as evening finishes at 6:00Pm. Head of Departments, subject Leads and teachers will be available during the subjects fair to answer specific curriculum and course questions.

A Copy of the options booklet has been emailed out all parents ahead of the evening. If you would like a printed copy of the options booklet, please ask your child to see Ms.Kholia.

we look forward to seeing you at the Y9 options evening.

EXAM INVIGILATORS: GCSE Summer 2023 examinations

The summer GCSE examinations for our Year 11 students will begin at the end of March starting with the art exam, followed by the Spanish speaking exams in April and the full exam timetable from 15^th May – 21^st June.

We are seeking to appoint a team of invigilators during the GCSE examination period to support our staff. Invigilators should be available for either an AM, PM or full day sessions and should have availability across the examination season. Invigilators will be paid £10.50 / hour. If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this form: https://avanti.wufoo.com/forms/afs-recruitment-pool/

Health and wellness Fair – H.E.A.L

Free Interactive classes and guest Speakers offered by the organiser.

We currently have a vacancy for a secondary teaching assistant and secondary examinations officer out to advert. If you, or someone you know, is interested in the post, please visit the Avanti Careers page: https://www.avanticareers.org.uk/

Avanti Fields will also have further recruitment opportunities coming up. If you know of anyone interested in joining our recruitment pool, please share with them this bulletin to have them sign up.

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.