Unfortunately, the weather has been terrible this week, but that hasn’t stopped our primary pupils from participating in their sports day events! It is wonderful that we are able to have our parents share in this experience with their children. A very big shout out to the primary team for adapting their plans and running each sports day in the primary hall.

Yesterday our Year 11 students had their shirt signing event and leaver assembly. This was a chance for the school to formally wish them farewell and recognise them as a cohort. They will officially begin their study leave from Monday 3rd June, where they will only be required to come into school for their exams.

After the half-term, we also have the Phonics Screening Check for our Year 1 pupils and Reception pupils will be getting assessed on their development of the Early Learning Goals. We know that our youngest learners have been working hard, we’ve put in targeted interventions, and I am confident that they will demonstrate this in the coming weeks.

Mobile Phone and SMART Watch Procedures

After the half term, we will be starting to implement the Trust mobile phone and SMART watch procedures within the school. Pupils attending an Avanti school will only be allowed to use their mobile phones or SMART watches before or after school, but not on school premises.

• Mobile phones should be stored in lockers (preferable) or in school bags. They should NOT be stored in pupil’s blazers.
• Mobile phones should be turned OFF upon entry to the school gates.
• SMART watches should NOT be worn to/from school.

Sanctions

Pupils who infringe the rules will have the following sanctions issued:

• Mobile phone or SMART watch confiscated by school staff, to be securely stored with our admin team until a parent is able to collect.
• Automatic C3 detention will be issued.
• Repeated infringements may result in requesting the mobile phone or SMART watch not be bought into school, or held with our admin staff throughout the day. Other sanctions may be applied as per our current behaviour policy.

The school’s behaviour policy for 2024-25 will be updated to include this information. Temporary guidance as outlined above is available on our school website.

Pupils will attend an assembly on Monday 3rd June to update them on the change in procedures.

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

• Tuesday 7th May – 26th June GCSE Exams
• Friday 24th May: INSET day (school will be closed for students)
• Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May: Half term (School will be closed)
• Monday 3rd June – Friday 7th June: Year 10 work Experience
• Monday 3rd June : Year 11 study leave begins

Primary Calendar

• Friday 24th May: INSET day (school will be closed for students)
• Monday 27th May – 31st May: Half term (School will be closed)

National Thank A Teacher Day

National Thank a Teacher Day is fast approaching on Wednesday 19th June!

As always, we will be celebrating all the amazing teaching and support staff in our schools – from the lunch supervisors to the classroom assistants and librarians. They deserve the spotlight for everything they do to keep the school running smoothly.

Why not show your appreciation via our Thank A Teacher form. We will share your kind words with staff on the day: https://avanti.wufoo.com/forms/afs-thank-a-teacher-day/

Alternatively, you could send them a free personalised limited edition e-card. Simply visit the Thank a Teacher UK website to send one for free.

Sports Day

This week all pupils in the primary have participated in sports day events. Sport day events are about learning new skills, team building and being resilient. The children had a fabulous time, we hope all parents who attended did too!

House Point Winners

Cosmos are on a roll! Cosmos won our house point competition this term, so Miss Savadia treated them to an ice-cream party. They ate lots of yummy ice-cream and spoke about how they show the core values daily. They also spoke about the importance of WHY we follow our core values. They managed to get 57 house point balls in the jar this term! We are so proud of them!

Attendance Winners

Attending school on time and regularly is highly important for your child’s development as it allows them to access our full curriculum. We love to see so many children come to school every day and hope this high streak of attendance can continue! Thank you for your support as co-educators. Buttercup surpassed ‘Neptune’ this term and are back onto ‘Mercury’, so they also enjoyed an ice-cream party; they have had over 99.9% attendance for the last 3 weeks! Snowdrop, and Bluebell were only 2 planets away from reaching Neptune. Come on Daisy class! I wonder which class will be first to reach ‘Neptune’ in the final term? Daisy might even take the lead!

RRSA Article of the Week:  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.

The focus surrounding this Article is Mental Health Awareness Week, which occurs every year in May. It is an ideal time for us all to think about mental health, tackle stigma, and discuss how we can create school environments that protect our mental wellbeing. I will specifically be focusing on the core principle – we are incredible human beings- and how we can nurture all parts of ourselves to live our greater purpose.

You may want to talk about how we look after our physical, social, emotional and intellectual wellbeing e.g. by partaking in hobbies, spending time with our friends, doing things with our family etc.

Here is an activity you can do at home. Watch this video then talk to a friend or grown up and/or draw/ write a list of things that make you feel happy or positive.

Article of the Week – Rights Respecting Schools Award (unicef.org.uk)

Primary School Calendar

May

24^th – Staff Training day, school closed

27^th– 31^st – Half Term

June

27^th– Reception parent/ carer workshop 1.30pm- 2.45pm

-End of Year reports

July

4^th– Nursery Graduation 5.00pm- 6.00pm

17^th– End of 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

Summer Term Parent / Carer webinar Information

Please see link below for further information on Summer Term Parents/Carers Webinar.

Summer-Term-Parent-and-Carer-Webinar-Information

Speed Networking Event – Year 10

On Tuesday 14^th May we held a ‘Speed Networking Event’ for the year 10 students. We had 20 professionals where some were parents who had volunteered their time. Professions ranged from the usual law, medicine, IT but we also had wedding planners, an author and a driving school owner.  Year 10 students circulated around the various professionals asking questions, getting inspired and learnt about the different professions.  This was part of our ongoing careers activities throughout the school. If you are a parent who would like to contribute to future careers events then we will welcome your support. Please email [email protected].

Holocaust Centre Trip – Year 9

This is polite a reminder that the Holocaust centre trip will be taking place on the 26^th June 2024 . Can all parents ensure that the payments have been made for this by the start of next half term. A reminder letter has been handed out. If there are any issues with this please contact Mr. Fairclough  [email protected]

Brigade Uniforms

Date:     Saturday 1^st June – Midnight Monday 3^rd June

Offer:    15% Discount on all orders

Code:    FINAL24

For further information please see link below:

Parents Direct Ordering Web 2024

Community Activities @ Avanti Fields

We have some exciting new classes starting in June – 

‘Children’s Garba’ (5-15yrs) From Sun 2^nd June. 1^st Class only £1

‘Fitness Class’ Adults From Wed 5^th Jun, 1^st Class FREE

‘Unity Flow Yoga’ Sat 10am – 11am From 8^th June,  1st Class FREE

‘Unity Strong Yoga’ Mon 6.30-7.30pm From 10^th  June,  1st Class FREE

Most existing classes are either Free or £1 for your first trial class.

We are investing to bring you these opportunities, the feedback we have had from participants has been amazing not just from a physical and mental health point of view but also from the increased social interaction it has brought,  please consider giving them a try, you have nothing to lose!

To register for any of the classes please email [email protected]. Limited spaces available on all classes.

*** Unique ‘Parkour Ninja’ Class coming soon’***

Details on flyer, we are taking registration/interest for this class currently that will run on Sunday’s. We anticipate these sessions to get full very quickly so if your child is interested please register early!

For further information on activities and register an interest in upcoming classes please contact [email protected].’

 Summer Mela 

‘PTFA are organising a Summer Mela on the 23^rd June, it is a free event with lots of activities and will be held outside this year (weather permitting), Hot Potato Food Truck will also be there to provide tasty food for you to buy, please Save the date. If you are interested in a stall at the Mela or want to help the PTFA on the day please email [email protected].

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.