This week we hosted our secondary Open Evening event, which was well attended by over 650 families. It was lovely to see our current students leading school tours and talking about their experiences at Avanti Fields. We are running open morning tours this week, so if you know of any families that didn’t get a chance to attend, please direct them to our admissions page to book.

We’ve also begun a range of extra curricular activities for our students; year 11 pupils went to the Curve Theatre on Wednesday for a show as part of their GCSE course requirements. Additionally, on Thursday evening, we hosted a behaviour for parents online session, which closely ties to the training and programme we use at school. The opportunity for parents and carers to understand and begin to use a shared language is a powerful way to ensure that we continue to improve our pastoral support offer.

Secondary Calendar

• Wednesday 27th September: Y10 Music trip – The Curve Theatre
• Wednesday 27th September: E- Safety Evening – online (17:00 – 18:00)
• Thursday 28th September: Y7 meet the Tutors Evening (16:00 – 19:00)
• Monday 2nd October: Y11 Parents Information Evening (17:00 – 18:00)
• Wednesday 4th October: Y9 Theatre trip

Primary Calendar

• Tuesday 26th September: Y1 Parents Phonics Workshop (3:00pm – 3:30pm)
• Tuesday 3rd October: Primary: Parent Evening (15:00 -17:30)
• Thursday 5th October: Primary: Parents Evening (15:00 – 17:30)

Primary News

We are nearing our first Parents Evenings on the 3rd and 5th October. We are looking forward to meeting you all and having that opportunity to talk through your child’s learning and next steps. Please enter via the ‘afterschool/ breakfast club’ door where you will be signed in and then can take a seat prior to your meeting.

Please be reminded that each slot is a maximum of ten minutes long and you must be on time for your appointment.

Spiritual Insight Workshop

We will be holding our first Spiritual Insight Workshop this year on the 12th October @ 3.00pm. We have a total of 3 workshops which will be held by our PRE primary expert Mr Gajjar. In each session he will explore 2 of the 6 core principles of the Avanti Way.

If you would like to attend this workshop please complete the following form:

https://avanti.wufoo.com/forms/q12dy9e70zy79t9/

Applying for a Reception place at Avanti Fields?   You may be aware that the deadline for applying for a Reception place is 15/01/2024.

Please ensure you have applied via your local authority by this deadline.
We would hope that you are all looking to continue your child’s learning journey with us at Avanti Fields School.  We have an open day on 07/10 at 9:30am till 11:30am.

Please note that per the admission policy  having a place at Avanti Fields Nursery does not  guarantee your child’s reception place at Avanti Fields Primary. 

Career Fair

Please find attached information regarding our upcoming Careers Fair on Wednesday 11th October.

It is recommended that all Year 11 students attend the event and Year 10 students are optional.

All students attending the event must be accompanied by an adult.

Please click on the link below to book:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ks4-careers-fair-2023-tickets-717121629097?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please see the link below for further information:

Careers Fair Poster 11th Oct Link GC Tile

PTFA

Avanti Fields PTFA (Parent, Teacher, Friends Association) is a registered charity and consist of volunteer parents who work together to arrange these types of events to raise money for the school and provide fun opportunities for the school and wider community to get together. If you would like to join us or find out more about what we do, please email [email protected].

We are also looking for sponsors for events to keep our cost down so if you would like to contribute individually or through a company then please get in touch.

We look forward to seeing you all soon.

BHAJANS WITH BHAVIK – Saturday 23^rd September

He’s back! After a hugely successful musical weekend in March, which featured the renowned singer and musician, Bhavik Haria, performing live at our school auditorium, we’re pleased to announce that Bhavik is coming back for another special concert – this time even more interactive with the audience.  Tickets are on sale now, his shows last year sold out and tickets are selling fast – Click here to book

GARBA CLASSES (Authentic & traditional dance with a Local Tutor) & ACCREDITED CORSE WITH INDIA’S GARBA KING, JIGAR SONI

If you take a keen interest in Garba, Gujarati music and dance, then you will surely have heard of Jigar Soni, the king of Garba, co founder of Soni School of Authentic Garba Dance. The talented dancer and choreographer is coming to us all the way from Mumbai to get us ready and up to date with the latest and best Garba/Dandiya moves to impress the crowds this Navratri.

PTFA will be offering a Weekly Class – with a local tutor, Urvi Modha, who will teach you authentic garba dance moves.  £7.50 per class or all 4 classes for £25 (Friday evenings 8^TH Sep to 29^th Sep, 7.30pm – 9pm

And then on Sunday 1^st October, the PTFA is proud to host:

Grade 1 intensive 4-hour course 12pm – 4pm, (Accredited with a Certificate) with Jigar Soni himself. Book early to secure your place! Over 12s only. The prices are:

£30 for Jigar’s Accredited Course Only

£32 Course + 1 Weekly Class

£38 Course + 2 Weekly Classes

£43 Course + 3 Weekly Classes

£46 Course + 4 Weekly Classes

£50 Course, 4 Classes + Interactive Garba Session

Plus Interactive 1.5 hr Garba Session on 1^st October (4.14pm – 5.45pm) WITH JIGAR SONI £7.50 Adults / £5 Children (under 12)

Limited Availability on the above Garba sessions so book asap to confirm your place! Click Here to Book

Garba Workshop, Course & Interactive Session

NAVRATRI – October 20, 21 & 22 (Oct Half Term)

Watch out for details about our Navratri events, which we’re bringing you bigger and better than ever before!

FOUR events of full-on celebration and dancing, with something for everyone!

Friday 20^th Oct – Daytime 1.30pm – 5pm – Children’s special session with live music by Jungle Band from India

Friday 20^th Oct – Evening Disco Dandiya Nite (7pm – late) with Live DJ – don’t forget your glowsticks!

Saturday 21^st Oct – Daytime Navratri event 1.30pm – 5pm with live music by Jungle Band from India

Sunday 22^nd October – Daytime Navratri event 1.30pm – 5pm with live music by Jungle Band from India

Tickets are £5 each for all Navratri events and a limited number of package deals for Fri Evening, Sat & Sun at £12 for all three. Navratri at the school is extremely popular, and we expect to sell out to capacity very quickly.

Click Here to Book Tickets

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Diwali Bazzar

For the first time ever, the PTFA is proud to bring you a special Diwali Bazaar at the school. There’ll be a wide variety of stalls selling Diwali-related items such as gifts, sweets, snacks, arts and crafts, rangoli, fashion, etc.  There’ll also be special demos and workshops on the day. Free entry!  If you’d like to have a stall at the Bazaar, please get in touch with the PTFA on [email protected].

We will also be arranging our popular HANUMAN CHALISA after the Diwali Bazaar on the 5^th November, more details will follow soon. As you can see, we have been extremely busy arranging the above events, we strongly urge you to book asap as we expect all of the to sell out.

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.