Dear Parent / Carers,
We are always looking for projects, trips and workshops to complement our curriculum. Our youngest children in Nursery and Reception have been loving the messy tactile experience of open-ended clay play through a special project run by the local authority Early Years Team.
It has been a fantastic experience for the children who have been developing their fine and gross motor skills and for stimulating speech, language, collaborative play and creativity. They explored rolling, shaping, modelling and pressing objects into the clay to see the imprint, and experimented with different objects to see which materials imprinted better – hard or soft? The children also made their own models – we have had giant’s castles to rotten lollipops, snails, butterflies, cats, space rockets, monsters, dinosaurs, or just the exploration of the malleability and the soothing nature of clay! The children noticed that the clay smelt, looked and felt different to the play dough that we normally use. They could draw a correlation between clay and the mud in their playground! We also had discussions about clay as a natural resource and where it can be found! This clay project has been quite a hit in the early years as the imaginative and creative opportunities are endless!
https://campsbourne.haringey.sch.uk/nursery-and-reception-enjoy-learning-through-clay/
Campsbourne Online Safety Week
As part of our Online Safety Week children will be enjoying workshops delivered by specialist practitioners from South West Grid for Learning.
If you would like to brush up on your own knowledge in this fast-moving field you may find the following resource from South West Grid for Learning specifically for parents useful.
https://swgfl.org.uk/resources/online-safety-guidance-for-parents/
Aerosol Cans are Now Banned
Due to an incident involving an aerosol can these have now been added to our list of prohibitive items and are not allowed in school. This is particularly relevant to our older children who may start using deodorant after PE lessons. If they wish to use deodorant then it must be a roll on and not a spray.
Can I also remind parents that any medication, including cough sweets, must be handed into the office and not put in your child’s bag.
Error with Date for Year 2/ 3 Open Morning
The date for the Year 2 / 3 Opening Morning was incorrectly shared last week as Friday 9th February. This open morning actually takes place the week before on the Friday 2nd February. My apologies for the confusion. Both the newsletter and calendar on the website have been updated with the correct dates.
Spring Half Term Holiday Club
You can find details of activities which are being planned for the Holiday Club during Spring Half Term in the following link / attachment. You are now able to book places on Scopay.
Term Dates 2024/2025
The Term Dates for 2024/2025 are now available on the school website. https://campsbourne.haringey.sch.uk/news-and-events/term-dates/
Weekly Attendance and Punctuality
Congratulations to Ofili class in the Infants and Turner Classes in the Juniors for registering the highest attendance for the week ending 12th January! Well done to Gwen John for 99% punctuality and to Turner in the Juniors for such good punctuality THANK YOU!
| Infant Class | Attendance | Punctuality | Junior Class | Attendance | Punctuality |
| Gainsborough | 86.67% | 97.50% | Cameron | 91.07% | 98.21% |
| Gwen John | 95.83% | 99.17% | Hockney | 93.53% | 98.71% |
| Ofili | 98.15% | 97.23% | Kapoor | 87.02% | 99.52% |
| Riley | 81.79% | 97.77% | Whiteread | 96.43% | 99.55% |
| Hepworth | 97.92% | 98.75% | Thompson | 96.60% | 94.56% |
| Moore | 9.75% | 97.92% | Turner | 98.75% | 97.50% |
| Himid | 95.37% | 99.54% | |||
| Shonibare | 91.83% | 99.52% |
I hope you have a lovely weekend
Jonathan Smith
Head Teacher
Our youngest children in Nursery and Reception have been loving the messy tactile experience of open-ended clay play. It has been fantastic for developing their fine and gross motor skills and for stimulating speech, language, collaborative play and creativity. We explored rolling, shaping, modelling and pressing objects......