Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• EID Celebration in School- Wednesday 17th April

  Tue 26 Mar 2024

  EID Celebration in School

   

  Eid Mubarak to everyone!

   

  Eid is an extremely special celebration for Muslims as it marks the end of Ramadan and is known as the "Festival of breaking fast." It’s a joyful time spent with family and friends, celebrating Eid with the people you love, eating a lot of food (mainly desserts), and thanking God for all of the love and strength Muslims have been given. On this day, many people sit down to a feast with family and friends, wearing their best attire, and donate money before going to the mosque. For many children, this is a celebration to look forward to; many are spoiled with new clothes, treats, gifts, and money. We hope you have a lovely Eid!

   

  We will celebrate EID in school on Wednesday 17^th April.

   

  Each class will have a party in the afternoon on this day (Nursery & 4 Oak in the morning). We would like children to come to school in their special clothes/ party clothes and wear them all day.

   

  We would appreciate you helping with food for the parties. The children will be having a normal school dinner, but some treats for the parties would still be appreciated.  Please could you send the treats in with your child on this day and they will be distributed for the children to share. We request that you make sure there are no nuts, strawberries or bananas in anything to ensure children with allergies are safe. School will provide plates but please ensure your child brings a drink with them in their water bottle. This year we are asking for;

   

  • The girls to bring in savoury items, preferably vegetarian if possible (for example pakoras, vegetarian sausage rolls, cheese bites, crisps,)
  • the boys to bring in the desserts (for example cakes, buns, biscuits, chocolates)

   

  Thank you for your continued support and we hope the children enjoy celebrating this occasion.

  

• Dance Showcase

  Thu 21 Mar 2024 Anna Cvijetic

  We were so proud of the Berkeley Dance team who performed at 'North Lincolnshire Dance Showcase' this afternoon at the Baths Hall.  The children were so confident as they stepped onto stage, and they performed a very energetic and polished dance, blowing the audience and judges away.

   

  Well done to the children and Mrs Jones for all their hard work, practice and dedication in producing such a quality dance.  I know your carers loved watching you perform.

   

  Listen to the judges feedback by clicking the link below.

  Judges Feedback

  

• Comic Relief 2024

  Mon 18 Mar 2024
  

• Big Talk Workshops in School

  Tue 05 Mar 2024

   

  
  To keep children as safe as possible Relationship Education is now statutory in all Primary Schools, we are engaging the support of the specialist organisation BigTalk Education, who are a Social Enterprise recognised by national lead bodies and Government.

  They work with 3yr olds upwards and have been involved in delivering age-appropriate education of this type for over 20 years.

  Below is some information on the Growing Up Safe programme that will be delivered to the Children.

   

  * Age 3 (Nursery). A fun learning environment where the children are taught: the differences between boys and girls, naming body parts, correct scientific words, private areas of the body, good touches and bad touches.

  • Ages 4 to 8 (Reception School Years 1, 2 & 3) Re-enforces and checks what was covered in Nursery.  Using specially designed child friendly resources at the end of this session they will be able to identify happy situations within relationships, and those which may be risky (e.g., other children or adults taking improper photographs of them, inappropriate touches, exposure to unsuitable media etc.) Plus, whom they can talk to if they are worried.
  • Ages 8 to 9 (School Year 4) We cover different kinds of families, similarities and differences between boys and girls, the emotional and physical changes of growing up (puberty) how babies are made, then develop in the womb etc. (reproduction). Also discussed is, how to look after our bodies and be safe and healthy.
  • Ages 9 to 11 (School Years 5 & 6) Reproduction and puberty are re-capped, the children are given the opportunity to ask questions. As well as additional clarification on puberty, they will often want more details on how babies develop and are born. It is important that they know there is someone in school as well as at home if they want help, advice or more information etc. (Information at this stage is vital to protect them as they move onto Secondary School and to provide an alternative to Google etc.

  All the resources BigTalk Education use are age appropriate and help keep children protected from unwanted touches, abuse, and exposure to unsuitable images etc.

  
  Further information on the above can be found on: www.bigtalkeducation.co.uk/parents

  The new video Parent presentations https://www.bigtalkeducation.co.uk/year-by-year/  are on our website – The password to access the presentations is: Happy&Safe

  
  In addition, “Bodies, Babies and Bellybuttons” is the BigTalk book which accompanies the Growing Up Safe programme. This is a great resource for parents and can be ordered online from www.bigtalkeducation.co.uk on our Resources page.

  
  Should you require any further information BigTalk Education can be contacted on admin@bigtalkeducation.co.uk.

   

  If you have any queries regarding the above information and would like to discuss this with someone from school, please do not hesitate to contact me via email on admin.berkeleyprimary@northlincs.gov.uk

       

  Best wishes

  Faye Marshall

  PSHE Leader

  

• Comic Relief 2024

  Mon 04 Mar 2024

   

  This year our school will be supporting Comic Relief on:

   

  Monday 11^th March for Nursery children.

   

  Friday 15^th March for children in Reception to Year 6.

   

  We are inviting children to dress in anything red/ non-uniform on this day.

   

  A suggested donation of £1.00 would be gratefully received.

   

  

• Reading Cafe- Year 1 & 2

  Mon 04 Mar 2024

   

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  We are writing to inform you of the school’s plans to hold a Reading Café for each Y1 and Y2 class.

   

  A Reading Café is a chance to get children, parents and teachers together to promote a love of reading. During each session teachers will read books to their class children and parents can talk about their favourite books and read with their children. If parents are unable to attend, a grandparent or other family member would be very welcome. Refreshments will be provided.

   

  The dates for each Reading Café will be as follows;

  2 Oak          Tuesday 30^th April 2.00pm

  2 Holly         Tuesday 7^th May 2.00pm         

  2 Beech       Friday 10^th May 2.00pm

  1 Oak          Monday 13^th May 2.00pm

  1 Holly         Wednesday 15^th May 2.00pm

  1 Beech       Monday 20^th May 2.00pm

   

  Children and parents may bring their own books in to share on this day. We really want all of our families to take part in these events.

   

  If you have any questions about the Reading Café, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

  

• World Book Day 2024

  Wed 21 Feb 2024

   

  World Book Day takes place on Thursday 7^th March, and we would like to invite you to join us in helping your child to make the most of this special occasion. World Book Day celebrates the joy and value of books and reading.

   

  Reception to Year 6 will celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 7^th March.

   

  Nursery will celebrate World Book Day on Monday 4^th March.

   

  We are inviting the children to come to school dressed up as any character from their favourite book. We are not following a particular theme so this can be anything you would like it to be! Please don’t feel the need to go out and buy an outfit for this – if you have a look on the World Book Day website, there are lots of ideas for creative costumes that make use of what you may already have at home.  https://www.worldbookday.com/resource/dressing-up-ideas-for-parents/

   

  Nurseries, schools and libraries across the UK celebrate World Book Day with a huge range of events and activities. Your child will also receive a £1 book token – sponsored by National Book Tokens. You can join us in building your child’s enthusiasm for books well beyond World Book Day by reading together regularly and joining your local library if you are not yet members. For more information about World Book Day and ideas on sharing books at home, visit worldbookday.com. Children are never too young to start their journey with books, and the benefits of reading are enormous - so we hope, like us, you will use World Book Day to celebrate it with your child.

  

• Reading Workshop for Parents- Wednesday 6th March 2.30pm

  Mon 19 Feb 2024

  Please join us for our Reading Workshop.

   

  We are really pleased to announce that we are holding a Reading Workshop for all parents and carers on:

   

  Wednesday 6^th March starting at 2.30pm – 3:00pm in the Junior hall.

   

  We would really like as many of our carers to attend as possible, so we can share our vision of how important it is for children to become great readers – for pleasure and as a future life skill. We want to explore with our parents and carers the important role you play in your children being successful readers.

   

  We are delighted that Sarah Tipler will lead the meeting. Sarah is the Development Officer with the Local Authority and is part of the North Lincolnshire ‘Words Count’ project. She always reflects on current research and trends and will use this to discuss how you can support your children. She has delivered workshops in over 90% of schools across North Lincolnshire and is extremely knowledgeable so we are sure that you will enjoy listening to her and will gain much from this meeting.

   

  Sarah has, earlier this academic year, delivered a well-attended workshop around Reading for Pleasure and phonics in KS1, which parents and carers found very informative. This workshop will focus more solely on Reading for Pleasure and the importance of fostering life-long readers, but all who attended the first are more than welcome to attend again.

   

  We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 6^th March at 2:30pm. Refreshments will be provided.

  

• Children's Mental Health Week

  Thu 01 Feb 2024

   

  Children's Mental Health Week

   

      5^th Feb- Non-uniform day

  To launch Children's mental health week, we are having a Non-uniform day on Monday 5^th February. The theme is 'Dress to express'. The idea is to use colour to express yourself by wearing a colourful outfit/ non-uniform.

   

   

  Friday 9^th Feb- Wear a scarf day

  On Friday 9^th February children can come to school wearing a scarf if they wish. This links in with SCARF mental health.

   

  Children will also be taking part in various activities during the week.

   

  Mental wellbeing describes your mental state – how you are feeling and how well you can cope with day-to-day life. There are lots of things you can do to support your mental wellbeing such as being active, seeing family and friends or challenging yourself to try something new.

   

  At Berkeley Primary we aim to promote positive mental health for every child, parent/carer and staff member. We pursue this aim using both universal, whole school approaches and specialised, targeted approaches aimed at identified vulnerable children and families.

   

  We are working collaboratively with ‘With Me in Mind’, who last year supported Year 6  children with workshops regarding worries around SATs. This will happen again this year. They will also be supporting the year 6 children with a transition workshop. They will be at the parents meeting on Wednesday 7th February for parents to ask any questions.

   

  There is an after school club called Peaceful Pals, that runs for 6 sessions to work on understanding feelings and learning a range of coping strategies to support your child to become a more mindful individual.

   

  Useful Websites to support mental wellbeing:

   

  https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/supporting-others/childrens-mental-health/

   

  https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

   

  Best wishes

  Faye Marshall & Teresa Suddaby

  PSHE Lead          SENDCO & Mental Wellbeing Lead

   

   

• Poet Ian Bland- Book Sale after school on Tues 30th & Wed 31st January

  Mon 29 Jan 2024

   

  We are lucky enough to be having the poet Ian Bland coming into school to lead poetry workshops with the children on the 30th and 31st of January. Throughout the day, he will lead whole school assemblies as well as workshops with the classes.

   

  Book Sale

  After each day, Ian shall be having a book sale, where he shall be selling signed copies of his poetry books (£6.99 each), as well as a poetry writing kit (£7.99). Please see the attached sheet for the list of books available to buy. The books are suitable for both KS1 and KS2 but 'A Bug In My Hair' is more aimed at KS1. If your child would like to purchase any of these books, Ian will have a stall set up at home time on:

   

  • Tuesday 30th January from 3.15pm at the Infant building entrance
  • Wednesday 31st January from 3.15pm at the Junior building entrance

   

  Payments can be made with cash or contactless card.  

   

  We know that children having a book by a writer that they've met, means that they will keep going back and reading it - children love to keep coming back to poetry books to read again and again.  Ian's books are just brilliant - the children love them and they are a worthy addition to your bookshelf.