TOWER BRIDGE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

1st November 2019

Letter of the Week:

I—Independent

learners shine @tbprimary

Attendance and Punctuality Termly totals Absences Lates Points

Year 1—Red Class 7 10 375

Year 2—Orange Class 10 6 400

Year 3—Yellow Class 7 10 225

Year 4 - Green Class 4 18 200

Year 5—Blue Class 5 8 450

Year 6—Purple Class 4 2 700

Overall whole school attendance this week : 94.93%

Attendance Winner : Year 4 and Year 6

Punctuality Winners: Year 6

Parent Workshops

We got a certificate this week!

Term dates for 2019-2020

Autumn Term

Wednesday 4th September – Friday 18th October 2019

Monday 21st October – Friday 25th October 2019 Half Term

Monday 28th October – Friday 20th December 2019

Spring Term

Tuesday 7th January – Friday 14th February 2020

Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February 2020 – Half Term

Monday 24th February – Friday 3rd April 2020

Summer Term

Tuesday 21st April – Friday 22nd May 2020

Monday 25th May – Friday 29th May 2020 – Half Term

Monday 1st June – Friday 17th July 2020

INSET DAYS – SCHOOL CLOSED

Monday 2nd September

Tuesday 3rd September

Monday 6th January

Monday 20th April

Date Focus Year

Group

6/11 Year 1 Phonics Year 1

20/11 Reception Applications Nursery

26/11 Behaviour Strategies All

11/12 Winter Crafts and Hats Nursery and

Reception

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday 11th November Pupil Review Meetings

with Parents - School closed

Tuesday 12th November - School Photos

Friday 13th December - Christmas Show/

Morning performance for parents bringing

young children - Afternoon performance no children allowed

Tuesday 17th December - Winter Concert EYFS

Tuesday 17th December - Class Parties

Wednesday 18th December - Christmas Dinner

Wednesday 18th December - Key Stage 2 Talent

Show

Friday 20th December - School Concert and

Christmas Jumpers

we Tell a Good Tale!

For helping

when people get

stuck.

NURSERY MEET THE TEACHER

On Monday 4th November, Nursery parents are asked to come at 9am and “meet the teacher” to find out more about

learning .

School Council become recording artists with JTA

On Tuesday, we went to a theatre in Peckham to take part in a programme all about

road safety. We were able to make a show. We had different things you could do—you

could rap, sing, beatbox and dance. In groups of 4, we make a show and perform it to

the other groups. When we were finished we came together to decide which show was

able to go into the recording studio to record their own podcast. It was so much fun!

Sharon & Matthew

Parents and carers are invited in to classes in Y1-6 to

see some of the creative ways your child has been

learning Maths. We hope that you come in and enjoy

some hands on Maths activities and walk away with

ideas of how to get creative in supporting your child’s

learning at home.

They take place in class from 9am on the

following dates:

Friday 8th November – Year 1

Friday 15th November – Year 6

Friday 22nd November – Year 4

Friday 29th November – Year 5

Friday 6th December – Year 3

Green Class Visit Narnia

Workshop

As part of their RE learning, Green

Class visited the Narnia workshop at the

Christian Resource Centre.

"They told us that in Narnia the lion is

called Aslan and he gets killed by the

White Witch. When he died, he came

back to life because it was a sacrifice to

save Edmund. This is similar to what

Christians believe happened to Jesus

when he sacrificed his life for lots of

people." - Khaled, Rakin and Ephraim

Children in Need 2019

‘To raise money for Children in Need on Friday 15th November, we would like everyone to wear something yellow for a donation of £1. We are also going to have face painting and a cake sale after school, so we would be very grateful if you could also donate some cakes (without nuts) to sell and raise more money. Thank you for supporting Children in Need!’

The School Council

Parents can: Donate £1 for your child to wear something yellow on Friday 15th November, Donate cakes, Buy cakes

THANK YOU

We would like to say a big thank you to all the families who donated

towards our Harvest collection for the Manna centre. We received these

words of thanks:

Thank you for Tower Bridge School’s donation of food to the Manna Society. Your donation and ongoing support is greatly appreciated and essential to the continuation of the services we offer here to some of the

most disadvantaged people in our society.

The Manna Day Centre provides both a compassionate and practical response to London’s poverty and homelessness problems. For some, it’s a place where they can come for their only hot meal of the day. For others, it’s a listening ear and a welcome respite from another day living on the

streets. For others still, it’s a chance to get off the street and into accommodation.

The centre welcomes around 150 people every day, more than half of them homeless. We open 7 days a week and serve around 800 meals, 70 mugs of soup and countless cups of tea every week. As well as providing hot food and a place to rest during the day, the Centre also offers showers, clothing, access to medical care and advice on housing and welfare. Helping our clients move on from homelessness with all its concomitant insecurities and into a more settled lifestyle is a key

priority for us. In the last 12 months we have found accommodation for 339 people.

Although our building is given to us rent-free from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Southwark, we

are dependent on voluntary donations to raise approx. 85% of our annual £480,000 budget.

Please support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal!

The following items are on sale in our school office:

Eraser: 50p Reflector poppies: 50p Pencil sharpener: 50p

Pencil: 50p Snap rulers: £1

Ruler: £1 Wrist bands: £1

Poppies: minimum 50p Metal Badges: £3

A notice from Southwark

Leathermarket Gardens Information for park users

The park will be closed on 7, 9,10 and 11 November while

we investigate the extent of recent ground movement.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Hosting Climate Change

Last week, Tower

Bridge became the

location for the C40–

Breathe London

event. Cities came

together in person to

share best practices,

solutions and challenges at this Air Quality

Workshop in order to try and develop actions to

improve air quality and tackle climate change in

faster, more impactful and fairer ways.