I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr Aganga-Williams for his promotion to Duke Of Edinburgh Manager. His role will assist in managing and administering the DofE Award for our school. A significant part of his role, as this is a new initiative for us, will be to launch our first Bronze Award alongside Mr Khabra next week to our Year 9 pupils.

Over the next few weeks, we have our second set of primary parents evenings, Year 8 parent evening, and Year 9 options evening planned. In addition to this, Ms Kholia will be running a virtual KS3 information meeting on Tuesday 28 January (4pm-5pm) with a focus on the new KS3 reports.

The PTFA held their annual general meeting (AGM) last Sunday, 19 January, however were unable to elect their committee this year due to confusion on the nomination process. The school is working with the PTFA to help resolve these concerns. Further information around an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) will be shared with our community in the next week or so.

ADVANCE NOTICE: The school will be closed to pupils (except Y11 students attending their mock exams) on Friday 14th February for a staff INSET day. 

Secondary Calendar

• Monday 27th January: Y7 & Y8 Physics roadshow
• Wednesday 29th January: Intermediate Maths competition
• Friday 31st January: KS4 Health Fair
• Monday 3rd February: Apprenticeship week
• Tuesday 4th February: DMU Inspire CSI Trip (selected students)
• Tuesday 4th February : Y8 Parents Consultation Evening (Secondary school will finish at 12:50pm)

Primary Calendar

• Tuesday 28th January: Parents Consultation Evening (3:00pm – 5:30pm)
• Tuesday 28th January: Jungle Jo: Preschool & Reception visit
• Thursday 30th January: Parents Consultation Evening (3:00pm – 5:30pm)
• Tuesday 4th February:  Primary: Cinema Evening (4:00pm – 6:00pm)

Primary Cinema Evening

We are delighted to announce a Cinema Evening Event for our Primary students on Tuesday 4^th February.

If you would like your child to attend the event, please book ticket via Parent Pay.

 Please note:  parents  need to collect their child as normal at 2.45pm, unless they have an afterschool club on that day.

Please return back to school at 3.45pm via the main Reception to sign in.

Collection: As this event has been opened to Krishna Avanti Primary pupils, we are asking for all Avanti Fields Parents to wait outside of the Reception classrooms for dismissal. Please be mindful there may be a large number of pupils to dismiss so we are asking politely for your patience regarding this.

Parents evening

Reminder: Parents evenings will take place on the 28^th January and 30^th January.

Pre-school: This week in Pre-school we have been reading Handa’s suprise. We have discussed the similarities and differences between us in Leicester and children in Kenya. We designed our own t-shirts inspired by African prints and have taken on the role as a Maasai warriors with our beaded necklaces and red clothing. We have loved exploring different parts of the World using the globe and identifying Kenya and Leicester on the World map. 

Reception: This week Reception have been learning about comparing different lengths. We compared ourselves to objects and people around us to determine if they are taller or shorter than us. Can you find something that is taller or shorter than you?

Year 1: Bluebells & Snowdrops had such a fun time at Rockingham Castle this week! Did you know the building is over 900 years old, and people still live in it today? We learnt all about the lives of King Richard and King William, tried on soldiers helmets, and visited different places in the castle such as The Gallery! Have you ever visited a castle before?

Year 2:  This week children dived into the beauty of global art! They compared the storytelling of Australia’s Aboriginal art with the vibrant patterns of Africa’s Tinga Tinga. Inspired, they created their own masterpieces—what would you create using just dots?

Stars of the week

All pupils who were a star of the week joined the ‘top table’ for lunch. A huge well done to: ……..

RRSA Article of the Week

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

RRSA Articles of the Week

Week 3: Respect for Children’s views

Articles which link to this topic: 12

Article 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 the ‘duty bearers’ who respect 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? 

Every week, children will be learning about an ‘Article of the Week’. This will help our children to learn and develop an understanding about the Convention on the Rights of the Child articles. Please help them learn this Article of the Week, and what this means.  

Primary School Calendar

Primary School Calendar:

January

21st – Y1 Rockingham Castle trip

28^th/ 30^th – Parents evening 3.00pm- 5.30pm

28th – Jungle jo: Preschool & Reception visit

February

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

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

14^th– AST staff training day, school closed.

17^th-21^st – 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

KS4 Health Fair 31.01.25

As part of our safeguarding curriculum for students, we are excited to announce our first KS4 Health Fair, we have linked with a variety of external professionals including:

• School nurse team
• Mental health support team
• Heartwise
• Living without Abuse
• Turning point and many more

Year 10 and Year 11 students will have the opportunity to meet with these agencies, find out more information on how they can access support and ask any questions.

Afterschool Sanskrit lessons – Interest form

We are excited to offer afterschool Sanskrit lessons at Avanti Fields School, delivered by external Sanskrit teacher Mrs Kishori Jani. These sessions are free of charge, as the school will cover the cost of the classes. Please note that attendance is compulsory once a place has been confirmed.

If you are interested in your child attending, please complete the initial interest form by Friday 31^stJanuary 2025 using the link below:
https://avanti.wufoo.com/forms/sanskrit-classes-at-afs-initial-interest-form/

Further details will be shared after we have gathered the initial interest.

Maths Tuition

Benefits of Maths Tuition:

• Experienced GCSE & A-Level Maths Teacher
• Build your child’s confidence
• Learn in a small group environment
• Tailored learning specific to students at Avanti (working with the Maths department)
• Provides instant feedback
• Classes held at Avanti Fields School

Classes starting in January 2025.  For registration or further information please contact on  [email protected]

Community Activities @ Avanti Field

‘Get Fit & Active in 2025’

We have a number of new classes starting in January including some free ones, most providers first class is free or low cost for you to try it out.

We have partnered with Panthers Hockey Club and Rounders England to provide new classes.

We have expanded our Ladies Only Classes – Rounders, Badminton, Hockey, Bollywood Dance & BollyJam.

To find out more or register for any of the classes please use the following link:-

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

If you would like to suggest other classes you are interested in or know of a coach/teacher that is looking for a venue to host sessions please email [email protected]

Musical Concert  – Bhavik Haria

‘The PTFA is delighted to announce our first major event of 2025, as we kick off the year with a memorable musical evening in the company of our long-time supporter and friend, Bhavik Haria.

As always, guests will be mesmerised by the beautiful fusion of live contemporary and traditional sounds of Bollywood, Ghazals and Bhajans, as Bhavik Haria and his group of musicians take us on a melodious musical journey.

The event is on Saturday 1st March 2025 at 7.30pm.

Tickets are on sale now – and they always sell fast, so do book yours early to avoid disappointment! And please promote the event to your friends, family and networks. We’ll even be selling light and tasty snacks on the night, so it won’t just be your soul feeling full!

All profits from the event will go directly towards funding school activities and projects.

For tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/avanti-fields-ptfa/t-gaovkyl

For event sponsorship opportunities, please get in touch with us on [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.