Last weekend the school and city celebrated a variety of events. Following the announcement that our PTFA was successful in securing funding to build a community garden, they hosted a Community Mela at the school on Saturday 29th. It was a wonderful day for families with a community stalls, fun fair activities and a number of workshops. A very big thank you to the PTFA volunteers, and also the event sponsors Leicester Times and the Pukaar Group. On Sunday, members of the Sikh community celebrated Vaisakhi with the city’s infamous and colourful Nagar Kirtan parade. It was lovely to see  our students participating in the celebration.

This weekend sees a historic event; the coronation of King Charles III. I hope that families enjoy the bank weekend and the festivities that will go alongside the coronation. Today at school our primary pupils had a special picnic lunch and have been learning more about the monarchy throughout the week. Secondary pupils received a dedicated form time towards the coronation to understand the significance of the monarchy and to look at the life of Prince Charles as he prepared for becoming heir to the crown.

Enjoy the sun and have a wonderful weekend!

Secondary Calendar

• Tuesday 9th May: Year 7 Parent Evening (early finish at 12:50pm)
• Monday 15th – 26th May: Year 11 GCSE Examinations
• Tuesday 16th May: Year 9 Assembly (General career Talk)
• Wednesday 17th May: Year 9 University of Leicester  Trip – Spanish
• Wednesday 17th  May: Year 10 Careers Parent’s information evening

Primary Calendar

• Wednesday 17th & Thursday 18th May: Parents Evening

PTFA

The Severn Trent funding we have secured pays for most of the infrastructure works needed for the project but we still have to route a water source to the site, buy lots of tools and equipment, seeds, plants and lots more. We have secured some additional funding from the AVIVA ‘Save our Wild Isles Community Fund’ but we need your help on this Crowdfunding Opportunity.

For the next 6 weeks Aviva will match every £1 donated to the project on a 1:2 basis, so if someone pledges £10, Aviva will add another £20 to the project, creating a total of £30 (Upto £5,000 and then on a 1:1 basis thereafter)

Any contribution large or small will be hugely appreciated, the link to donate is below. If you are considering making a large donation, please email us on [email protected]

Avanti Fields Community Garden / Allotment Project: https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/avanti-fields-community-garden-allotment-project-1

Please share this link with friends, family and business contacts as every pound donated will make a difference to what we can achieve.

PTFA Committee

Avanti Fields PTFA, Pukaar News and Leicester Times brings you a live concert by Daljit Neer on the 27th May at Avanti Fields School. Daljit is a famous personality who is esteemed in the world of Punjabi music, he is also a TV/Radio broadcaster and rose to prominence with the BBC Asian Network. Daljit will be a paying a tribute to his dear freind and legendary artist Sardool Sikander. Come and enjoy a beautiful evening of Punjabi music which will be a family event with a mix of Punjabi, folk and Hindi songs.

Tickets are selling fast and are available at Sada Punjab, Main Street, Humberstone Village and Desi Sweet Centre on Uppingham Road.

We hope you can come and enjoy the concert.

Many Thanks

PTFA Committee

Dear Primary Parents and Carers,

It has been a wonderful end to the week with our whole-primary picnic to celebrate the King’s coronation. I hope you all have a fun and exciting long weekend to follow!

Sports day

As stated in the academic calendar both Nursery and Reception children will be having their very first sports day event. If you would like to attend the event, please sign in at the school office on time to join in the fun!

Reception sports day: 24th May 1.45pm

Nursery sports day: 23rd May 2.00pm

Please note: If your child attends mornings only you will need to complete the following form to confirm your attendance: https://forms.gle/DXw6gWV7EKUQU1Qa7  This is a parent and child event  therefore, parents  are required to stay during the whole event.

 The deadline to submit the form is  17th may,23. Failure to which unfortunately,  can prevent you  to attend the said event.

Big Bang Fair

Congratulation to Year 9 pupils Dhiya B, Jahnavi K, Prabhleen K and Jency C.

After working hard in the STEM competition club, their entry into the National Big Bang Competition has secured them a place in the finals. Their project on sustainability will now compete for The Energy Institute Climate Change Special Award and they will represent the school at the Big Bang Fair in June.

Best of luck girls!

King’s Coronation Tea Party

Mere Road Scout Association is celebrating the King’s coronation on Sunday as  per the attached Flyer. They would love to invite you all the pupils to drop in and join them.

Please see the link below for the invitation.

open-event-flyer-pdf

The Scout Association

We have the following positions out for advert, further information can be found on the Avanti Schools Trust website: https://www.avanticareers.org.uk/  and now also available on eteach website: https://www.eteach.com/careers/avantifields/

• Head of PRE
• Drama Teacher
• Pastoral Support Officer

Should you know of any potential candidates, please do share the link with them to apply.

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.