This week we had a number of fantastic enrichment opportunities for our pupils, including the Royal Institute Science demonstrations in secondary. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff who organise these events. Their dedication, time and effort put into creating these opportunities for our pupils is very appreciated.

This week, a number of our new teachers attended the AST Induction Retreat at the Vedanta in Lincoln. This is an opportunity for new members of staff to network with colleagues across other schools in the Trust and begin to expand their understanding of the Avanti Way and what it is like to work in our schools.

Parents Survey

Following the series of welcome and transition events at the start of the year, we are asking all parents, across all phases, to complete our bi-annual parent survey. It is important that your voices are heard to allow the school to continue to provide an exceptional education for your children. Following the survey, I will provide parents with common themes that come through the comments and our planned actions to improve any identified areas. The survey will be open until the half-term. https://avanti.wufoo.com/forms/afs-parent-survey-questions-202425

Secondary Calendar

• Monday 30th September: European Day of Languages
• Tuesday 1st October: Y7: Meet the  Tutor Evening
• Thursday 3rd October: Y10: FA referee talk
• Thursday 3rd October: Y11: Drama/Music students – Theatre Trip
• Thursday 3rd October: Y11: Boys Basketball (3:30 – 6:00pm)

Primary Calendar

• Tuesday 1st October: Parent Consultation Evening (3:00pm – 5:30pm)
• Thursday 3rd October: Parent Consultation Evening (3:00pm – 5:30pm)
• Saturday 5th October: Primary Open Day (9:30am – 13:00pm)
  Please see further below to book your tickets to our open day event

What a great week it has been!

Pre – School: Pre-school have been writing the ‘c’ sound, colour mixing to paint the rainbowfish and exploring different methods to catch the rain water outside. 

 Reception: This week Reception have been learning about the natural world, and they have had a go at exploring different patterns. We’ve had a go at creating our own tree rubbings, leaf rubbings and floor rubbings!

Year 1: This week Year One have been learning to name and locate the 7 continents and 5 oceans. They have had lots of fun learning the continent’s and ocean song.

Year 2:  we have been recognising Mechanisms and understanding how a chassis, wheels and axels work. We had a go at making our own vehicles!

Stars of the week

Last Friday we celebrated ‘stars of the week’ in our Celebration assembly. All pupils who were a star of the week joined the ‘top table’ for lunch. A huge well done to: ……..

Acorn: Janaki for always encouraging herself  to achieve more and showing empathy to her peers! We are so proud of your growth.

Walnut: Arnika, she has shown great self-discipline with her focus in writing and integrity with positive learning behaviours.

Buttercup: Akira, for trying hard to complete new activities, and for always spreading so much joy in our classroom. 

Daisy: Dhilan for showing empathy towards his peers. You always try your hardest to make others smile!

Bluebell: Aarav for amazing handwriting. 

Snowdrop: Dhruv for always trying his best with learning.

 Daffodil: Hari for being an excellent mathematician!

 Tulip : Harsharan for showing kindness and empathy towards his friends.

Reminder: Parents Consultation  Evening

Please be reminded that Primary parents evening is on Tuesday 1st October & Thursday 3rd October between 15:00pm – 17:30pm.

Do you know who is interested in joining the Avanti Fields Family?

We have an open day for all new parents and carers who are interesting in joining Avanti Fields Pre-school or Reception in August 2025. If you know anyone, please encourage them to come along on the 5^th October at 9.30am.

Please register your place here

RRSA Article of the Week

 Respect for Children’s views

Articles which link to this topic: 12

Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously. This right applies at all times, for example during immigration proceedings.

This week, we focused on who respects children’s views. We spoke about how duty bearers have our best interests, and how they help us reach our full potential.

Here is a linked activity you can do at home:

Think about what your face looks like when you like something, when you don’t like something, or when you are scared or excited. Can you tell how someone else is feeling by looking at their facial expressions? How can we ‘hear’ people even when they don’t speak so that we can respect their views? 

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

Primary School Calendar

October

1^st / 3^rd – Parents evening 3.00pm- 5.30pm

15^th– Pre-school Diwali parent/ carer workshop 8.00am- 9.00am

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

18^th– Year 1 Diwali assembly 8.15am

– Diwali dress up day

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

Premier Education Camps – Half Term

ASDA – Cash for Schools

Padlocks for Student Lockers

We wanted to inform you there has been an unforeseen issue with the padlocks for student lockers. As a result, we kindly request that your child purchases a suitable padlock for their assigned locker.

We recommend purchasing a padlock that comes with two keys – one to be kept at home for safekeeping.

All students should ensure they have a padlock for their assigned locker by Monday 07.10.24. It is particularly important for all Year 11 students to have a padlock in place ahead of their upcoming mock exams.

Our sincere apologies and thank you for your support and understanding.

Behaviour and E-safety evening:

Thank you to all the parents who joined us for the behaviour and e-safety evening this week, we hope you found this to be informative and useful in supporting keeping your children safe online.

Please do feel free to reach out to your child’s tutor / Head of Year or a member of the safeguarding team if we can support you with online safety or any concerns for your child’s safety and wellbeing. Please find attached the presentation that was shared during the evening.

Behaviour & E-Safety Information Evening 24.09.24

National Biology Week Competitions

Biology Week falls during 7th-11th October this year so get involved with these 2 competitions:

1) Spelling Bee – Poster attached with the words you need to learn by next week for the first rounds.

2) 3-d Art Competition – https://www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved/biologyweek/biocraft-competition

Please see further information in below link.  Any questions ask a science teacher.

National Biology Week Spelling Bee Competition 2024

Unauthorised absence from August 2024

Penalty Notices will increase to £160 per parent per child (discounted to £80 if paid within 21 days).  If there is occasion to issue a second Penalty Notice for unauthorised leave of absence within a rolling 3 year period, it will be issued at the higher rate of £160 per parent per child, with no opportunity to pay at the lower level.  A Penalty Notice cannot be issued if there is a third occasion of unauthorised leave of absence in the rolling 3 year period and it is highly likely that the local authority will take direct prosecution action in the Magistrates’ Court which can result in you receiving a criminal conviction.  Please also be aware that any cases of extended periods of unauthorised absence, linked to holidays or trips away, are highly likely to result in prosecution action by the local authority.

Parent Pay Guidelines

Please see blow link for Parent pay auto top-up guidelines: Parentpay Auto top

Schools and Colleges Early Support Service

Parent and carer live webinars

Dear Parents and Carers,

We would like to invite you to attend our webinar series specially tailored for parents and carers of adolescents.

The topics have been chosen to reflect core developmental processes in adolescence and common difficulties parents can struggle with. The content is psychoeducational, strategy-based and solution focused.

Please see link below for further information on topics and bookings.

Live parent and carer webinars Autumn Term

 KS4 Careers Fair (Y10 & Y11)

Science Tutoring Starting in September

Reshma’s Academy, an external provider of tutoring, is going to start Science Tutoring in September for all Secondary years. To register your interest or find out more information please complete the form on this link.

https://forms.gle/P38Jc2qkepFFKxQV8

Himalayan Healing

Community Activities @ Avanti Field

Community Activities @ Avanti Fields

We have a number of classes for the community to participate in on evening and weekends.

We are excited to Introduce ‘New Yoga Class Starting Wednesday 25th September – First Class only £1’

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

Martial Arts classes starting soon’

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 aspect with lots of new friendships being made,  please consider giving them a try, you have nothing to lose!

To register or find out more information for any of the classes please complete the form on this link:-

https://krishnaavantips.wufoo.com/forms/z1nqh0i70d8s885/

Limited spaces available on all classes.

PTFA Events:

Yaadein – A musical Evening of Remembrance

Dear Parents/Carers,

Avanti Fields PTFA is thrilled to welcome back Bhavik Haria to Leicester this September for a truly special concert, ‘Yaadein’ – A Musical Evening of Remembrance. This heartfelt tribute show honours the memory of loved ones through a beautiful mix of Bhajans and devotional songs, performed by Bhavik and an exceptional lineup of musicians.

Join us for an evening of pure devotion, peace, and love, perfectly timed to coincide with Shradh 2024, a period dedicated to remembering and honouring departed loved ones.

Seating is limited, so we encourage you to secure your spot soon to avoid disappointment by booking on the following link:- https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/avanti-fields-ptfa

We look forward to sharing this memorable evening with you.

NAVRATRI 2024

It’s almost time for Navratri – which means sorting outfits, learning the latest dance moves, and ensuring you’ve got your matching pair of dandiya sticks!

While the PTFA can’t help you with all of that, we CAN make sure you’ll have an amazing time at our special Navratri events; four evenings of Garba and Raas Mahotsav at Avanti Fields School. Friday 4th, Saturday 5th, Friday 11th and Saturday 12^th October.

We hope you can join us as we all dance away in celebration of Mataji and all that Navratri signifies.

We’re delighted to announce tickets are now on sale! Book early to avoid disappointment- the links and QR codes are in the attached poster. And here’s the link too

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/avanti-fields-ptfa/e-qyelag

(Secondary Students will need to bring their valid ID each day to prove eligibility and must be in attendance with accompanying family, we will validate primary pupils with the school, this offer is open to both Avanti Fields and KAPS and is on the first 100 tickets sold).

To take advantage of this offer please email [email protected] with pupils name, year group and the number of tickets you require and we will give you details to make payment and issue tickets directly to you.

And if you’re coming along, take a deserved break from the kitchen and eat at the event, with delicious food from our catering partner, Hot Potato Shop, which will be selling mouth-watering items during our events.

See you there!

PTFA Committee

Avanti Fields PTFA

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.