Principals Update
A very warm welcome to the summer term! I hope you have all taken time for your hobbies and interests and connected with family and friends.
I would like welcome back Miss K.P. Patel who is returning from her sabbatical and re-joining the secondary PRE team. We also have a number of new staff who have joined us for the Summer term; Ms. Corrigan – cover supervisor, Ms. Gangani – primary teaching assistant, Ms. Sayed – secondary teaching assistant, Mrs. Lord – secondary academic mentor (joined near the end of the Spring term).
A save the date reminder for this term: INSET Day – Friday 24th May. The school will be closed to pupils to allow staff their final INSET training day to review school priorities and work on strategies to improve whole school wellbeing.
Finally, I want to say a massive thank you to Miss Olusanya for her organisation of the inaugural Talent Show! Miss Olusanya led a fantastic team of staff and student helpers to make the evening happen. It was fantastic to see the wide range of talents displayed by our secondary pupils; singing, dancing, poetry composition and reading, martial arts displays as well as a number of pupils who displayed their musical and theatrical abilities. It was truly an inspiring evening and was lovely to see our students shine.
Calendar Updates
Advance Notice
The final INSET day for Avanti Fields will be on Friday 24th May. Please be reminded that the school will be closed for staff training.
Secondary Calendar
- Monday 15th – Friday 26th April: Year 11 GCSE Spanish Speaking Exams.
- Wednesday 17th April: Year 9 COP Debate: (9Aether/9Air/9Cosmos)
- Tuesday 23rd April: Year 10 Parent’s Consultation Evening (secondary school will finish at 12:45pm)
Primary Calendar
- Friday 19th April: Art Workshop
- Monday 22nd April: Earth Day dress up
- Monday 22nd April: Earth Day event
Primary News
It has been a busy first week back!
We have welcomed some new starters in Pre-school who have joined in with learning about animals and making under the sea habitats!
We have had Jungle Jo come to see Reception and Year 1 to share more of her wonderful creatures and her scientific knowledge of the animal kingdom.
We have also had a visit from some of the PTFA members who are supporting the school’s gardening project. This week Year 1 and Reception joined in the planting!
RRSA Article of the Week
Miss Savadia’s Rights Respecting Ambassadors were hard at work today, creating posters for World Water Day 2024. Can you make a poster about why having clean water is an important right to have? Bring it to Miss Savadia by 15.04.24 and we will display them around our classes!
Article 24
Every child has the right to the best possible health. Governments must provide good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food, and a clean environment and education on health and well-being so that children can stay healthy. Richer countries must help poorer countries achieve this.
We will be focusing on World Water Day which is on the 22nd of March, and why children think the right to clean water is such an important right.
You may want to talk about possible reasons including:
- Drinking dirty, unsafe water can cause serious illnesses.
- In some communities, children miss out on their education because they must spend time collecting water.
- A good water supply is important for good sanitation and flushing our toilets.
Here is an activity you can do at home.
Take a glass of water. It looks ordinary but is actually very special because we all need water to stay alive. Think about all the times water is important to you in your day, like on a hot day after you have been playing. Draw pictures of you or your friends enjoying water.
Article of the Week – Rights Respecting Schools Award (unicef.org.uk)
Primary School Calendar
April
8th– School open- pupils back to school
22nd – Earth Day celebrations- dress up and afterschool fundraising event.
May
6th – Bank Holiday
14th / 16th – Parents evening 3.00pm- 5.30pm
21st- Nursery Sports day 2.00pm- 3.00pm
22nd- Reception Sports day 1.45pm- 2.45pm
23rd – Year 1 Sports day 1.45pm- 2.45pm
24th – Staff Training day, school closed
27th– 31st – Half Term
We have an abundance of exciting events taking place throughout the academic year. Please ensure you keep up to date with the Primary school calendar to ensure you do not miss out on anything: Calendar – Avanti Fields School
Earth Day Event
Please see the invitation and registration links for Earth Day at Krishna Avanti and Avanti Fields. These are aimed at prospective families, as well as the existing AFS Primary students.
Earth Day is approaching, and we have two exciting events lined up in Leicester, especially for 3-4 year olds!
Bring your child for some fun and enriching activities. Meet the Avanti family, and experience life at our beautiful schools.
Register on Eventbrite to reserve your FREE space!
Earth Day Celebration at Krishna Avanti Primary School Leicester on 19th April:
Earth Day celebration at Avanti Fields School on 22nd April:
Secondary News
Potential Gujarati Lessons Opportunity
As part of our community clubs and activities provision at Avanti Fields School, there may be a potential opportunity for your child to sign up to Gujarati classes after school or on Saturday mornings. The cost of the classes will depend on the number of students signed up for the classes.
Please complete the form by FRIDAY 19.04.24 if you are interested for your child to participate in Gujarati classes delivered by external Gujarati teachers. There will be limited spaces and these will be on a first come first serve basis so please complete the form immediately if interested.
https://avanti.wufoo.com/forms/gujarati-classes-at-afs-initial-interest-form/
Further details and next steps will be shared once the initial interest form has been completed.
Brigade Uniform Order
Offer only applies to orders placed online between 00:01 on 13/04/24 and 23:59 on 14/04/24.
Offer only applies to order placed via the ‘Parents Direct’ area of our site
Offer cannot be claimed on orders placed prior to, or after the above period
Offer does not apply to ‘Direct to School (DS)’ customers
Offer only applies to orders placed on www.brigade.uk.com
Talent Show
On 11th April 2024 we held our first Talent Show at Avanti Fields . The show had been organised by Ms. Olusanya and with the support of PTFA team. We are delighted to share the highlights of the show.
Community Activities Update
We are now a two months into our successful launch of numerous evening and weekend ‘activity’ classes at Avanti Fields. We are supporting the coaches to build sustainable classes so they continue and are going to be offering more classes from April this year. We have had some great feedback from the participants so far and would encourage you all to try a class out if you have not done so already. There are a variety of classes to suit all ages and abilities including Dance, Yoga and Sports. Special Offers of £2 trial classes are available for Pickleball, Indoor Tennis and Multi Sports. If there are any classes you would like to see or coaches you can recommend. For more information please contact [email protected]
Pilgrimage to Ayodhya opportunity
‘Hare Krishna! Jai Sri Ram!
We’re are thrilled to announce that the next family-friendly spiritual pilgrimage (yatra) to India, for 2024 is confirmed!
After last year’s incredibly successful spiritual retreat in Rishikesh, Dev Prayag and Vrindavan, this year, the Jani family yatra will be going to Chitrakoot, PrayagRaj, Varanasi (Kashi Vishvanath) and finally end in Ayodhya for Diwali, to have darshan of beautiful Ram Lalla! We’ll bathe in Ganga, Yamuna, Saryu, Triveni Sangam and go on exciting Cable car and boat rides!
*We have senior monk, spiritual leader and scholar on the Mahabharata & Ramayana, HG Govind prabhu with us on this pilgrimage!*
📅 22nd Oct – 2nd Nov 2024! – during the Oct half term holidays.
*Places are limited!
*Early bird prices end on April 1st! But a special concession is provided for Avanti staff and parents to extend the offer until April 15th! Don’t miss out!*
For more info or to sign up, please use the Google form link https://forms.gle/3Aj79vCeRRgeFpjK6
Contact 07872469754 or email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jani Family’
PTFA News
Disco Dandiya
‘Last opportunity to book – ⭐️Not long to go…. ⭐️ Don’t Miss Out… SPECIAL OFFER for the Garba & Disco event this Saturday (13th April) Tickets are only £4 (No Booking Fee) Get yours booked to avoid disappointment! No limit on the amount of tickets you can book. Click on link below:- https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/avanti-fields-ptfa
**THERE WILL BE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR**
We hope to see you and your friends and family there and thank you for your support. All proceeds will be used on school projects to benefit pupils.
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.
