We are at the end of another very busy week, working really hard to get the Diwali performances recorded, flu immunisations, Children in Need and managing Covid.

AST Surveys

If you’ve not already done so please fill in the Avanti School Trust Surveys. The feedback will really help to shape future decisions for your children. I really do appreciate you have also been completing our school surveys which we run at this time each year.

Krishna Avanti Primary School Parent Questionnaire

As we continue our own surveys and efforts to improve the school, we can see four key areas to focus on from our annual Parent Questionnaire. These are:

    • Communications
    • Appropriateness of homework
    • Information shared about children’s progress 
    • Lunch

We will start to respond to your various comments from next week, in this Friday update. We have started some internal 360 Reviews and now want to start these externally. Please get involved, focusing on the first three for the next few weeks – we will then move onto another area. Let us know your specific experiences by clicking here. 

Chromebook/Device Loans

The difficulty that many of you were having with android devices and Google classroom should now be resolved. Those that borrowed school devices due to the android device is not working, please do return those as soon as possible. If of course you need a device with children isolating at home, we are here to help and can arrange devices for you to borrow. 

Lunch Payments

A reminder to top up your payments for lunch. I appreciate we have had some difficulties with the Arbor payment module but if you could make this a priority now as we have amounts outstanding and shall be chasing these soon. Get in touch if you need support with the Arbor App.

Children in Need

It was really nice to see the children come in yellow and spotty outfits today and some in traditional dress for Diwali. Please remember that you can donate to Children in Need via the Arbor App, choosing the ‘trip payment’ where you should see Children in Need. This morning we had raised £33 and I know we could raise a great deal more – please give generously.

Club Pick Ups

There were a few queries regarding cars parking in our spaces between our school and St. Paul’s today, for those picking up children after a club. Walking in is ideal and preferred if you live close enough. If however you do not and driving is required, we have no problem with you parking in the spaces, as long as you arrive around 15:25, avoid all congestion. We just need to make sure the traffic and congestion from St Paul’s has gone and we only park in the spaces that are part of Krishna Avanti Primary School. I trust that makes sense and helps. We just ask you to be mindful and respectful to the busy periods of time and be sure you avoid them.  

School photographs

Photographers are in next Friday for individual photographs. Due to Covid, photographs will be taken with children standing rather than sitting and the sibling photographs delayed until the new year, avoiding unnecessary risks. You will get an opportunity to view the photographs and to purchase them directly from the photographers. If you do not want your child’s photograph to be taken, a form will be available and sent on Monday, so you can let us know. 

Focus on…

The 13th week of the Focus on… series is complete and a huge ‘Well done’ DBM who finished on top of the podium out of about 120 players. View the final podium by clicking here.  

The 14th Kahoot in the series will be available available to play on Monday.

Diwali

I wish you all a very happy Diwali and hope the weekend ahead is one where you manage to spend some really good quality family time in these difficult times. I was really pleased that we were able to provide the drive-through service for our families who currently have children isolating.  

Have a really wonderful weekend and a reminder we are back at school on Monday. 

Happy Diwali 

Mr Kite

Principal