News Atwood Primary School

Mr Veale’s welcome I’m really pleased that the new screen outside the Junior Hall is now operational. 

The Whitgift Primary Project As mentioned in this week’s main Newsletter, here is a more in-depth report from this wonderful experience. 

Value your Achievements- this article links with Atwood’s children focussing on the Value of Mutual Respect and the celebration of diversity.

This term our topic in Reception is ‘To The Rescue!’.  We are looking at all of the ways people help us when we are in emergency situations. 

Mr Veale’s welcome The Atwood collective has made it to March. 

What a wonderful week of stories, poems and books across all the Pegasus schools.

Mr Veale’s welcome We all hope that you had a good half term. 

Mrs Hutchinson has long coordinated the Books for Africa scheme which sees books that are no longer being used at Atwood being sent to Africa so that children there can learn to read. 

Mr Veale’s welcome It would be remiss of me to not start my newsletter this week without wishing Mrs Standing all the very best as she commences her maternity leave. 

This half term, children from across all the Pegasus schools came together to perform poems in front of a panel of judges. 

Mr Veale’s welcome We have made it through January.  At the time of writing, the intensity of the sunlight is getting brighter and stronger, as the Sun appears to climb higher in the sky. 

This term in reception we have been following the topic of ‘Watch out!

Year 2 Budding letter writers visit the postbox. In Year 2, we have been learning about letter writing in our English lessons and about toys in our topic learning.

This week in Year One we have been looking at the non-fiction text, ‘Chinese New Year: Festivals Around the World’.

Mr Veale’s welcome No sooner than I have put my finishing touches on last week’s newsletter than it’s time to write the next one.