Supervision and safety of children before and after school

Dear Parents / Carers

Please could we emphasise the importance of supervising and monitoring children’s behaviour on the school grounds before and after school. School staff are not responsible for supervising children at these times.

The nets on our football posts have been damaged due to children climbing and swinging on them which, as well as the cost to school to repair the damage, is an obvious safety risk.

Whilst we are happy for children and parents to use the field as an ‘overspill’ for the main pathways, children should not be running, cycling or playing on the field, especially in our Forest School area.

A reminder of our start and finish times is below. We appreciate that there are may be one-off circumstances where you may be late in dropping off and collecting children and we will, of course, do our best to support at these times. However, please be mindful of the disruption that late arrivals cause when staff are working hard to get the busy routines of school underway.

Start of the school day:

For children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, classroom doors open at 8.40am and all children should be in school by 8.50am, when the doors will close, and registration will begin. At this point, all staff are working in classrooms with children and are not necessarily on hand to unlock external doors so, if you are arriving after this time, please report to the main entrance .

For children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6, classroom doors will open at 8.50am and all children should be in by 9.00am, when the doors will close, and registration will begin.

Children should not be arriving early and left unsupervised before the start of school.

End of the school day:

For children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, our school day will finish at 3.00pm.

For children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6, this will be 3.10pm.

It is important that all of our children have smooth, safe and happy transitions to and from school so I very much appreciate your support in all of the above.

Best wishes,

Mrs Pritchard

Posted on 20th May 2022 by Mr Auckland

Young Voices 2022 – well done everyone!

Well what a fabulous time we had at the Young Voices concert in Birmingham yesterday! Our children were an absolute credit to the school and we are extremely proud of them all. They coped admirably with coming into school today and letting us know how much they had enjoyed the whole experience. The sheer scale of the event was an eye opener for many of the children along with the volume of sound but they sang their hearts out and showed how much they have learned from Mrs Price during rehearsals.

I would also like to say a special thank you to Mrs Price who has fostered such enthusiasm for music across the school. We are fortunate to have dedicated, specialist music provision at Muxton and our children benefit so much from Mrs Price’s sessions.

Thank you too to Miss Leech, Mrs Beech and Mrs Poole for accompanying the children, singing their hearts out and for coming in the next day still smiling after a late finish! We also value all of our parental support too as we know that everyday life schedules can be hectic and a late Thursday night can be challenging to accommodate. Thank you for helping your children to rehearse their songs and enjoy their musical moment!

After half-term we will be offering further places in the choir for children who are interested; we hope to perform to other audiences although perhaps not at the same size venue! This will be after half-term as choir is not on next Thursday. Don’t forget there is a PD day on Friday 27th May so Thursday 26th May is the last day of this half-term.

Some of the acts that our children performed with can be seen here:

Urban Strides

Beatbox Collective

Yolanda Brown

Young Voices have released a teaser trailer showing highlights of the night. You can view it here.

They have also made a video available that can be purchased here.

Posted on 20th May 2022 by Hannah Ferrier

Time to Celebrate!

Congratulations to all our Headteacher’s Award winners.

This week’s achievers are:

Year R

Axel B. because he is beginning to work independently.
Joanna D. because she always tries her best.
Ronnie L. because she is starting to work independently.
Jude F. because he has a positive attitude towards his learning.

Year 1

Hannah R. for your super effort with your reading and phonics. You always try your best, well done!
Thomas B. because you are a superstar reader and you have also been working hard on your handwriting. Well done!
Emily S. for settling to her work quickly.
Sebastian R. for his expressive and confident reading.

Year 2

Mason M. for working more independently in our maths lessons.
Freddie P. for improved concentration and focus in all of his work.
Daisy J. because she is making a huge effort to make good choices and concentrate on all of her work.
Giovanna K. because he has settled into life at Muxton so well and is working hard.

Year 3

Leila H. for her wonderful Art work where she thoughtfully considered how to design and create a page to respond to existing stimulus.
Miya E. for always being a fantastic role model in the class and working her hardest.
Oliver M. has been working at a faster pace and has put a great deal of effort into the standard of his presentation. Well done.
Jessica J. has been concentrating much harder in the classroom and her standard of behaviour has improved significantly.

Year 4

Ewan C. for super effort with his writing and presentation. It was a pleasure to read so keep it up!
Fox B. for an improvement in his behaviour and class work. His letter about saving the orangutans was especially good. Well done!
Phoebe T. for producing a fantastic persuasive letter and trying really hard in her work.
Casey T. for being an excellent role model and friend to the rest of the class.

Year 5

Mason D. for a super week on Maths fractions. Keep up the good work.
Alfie B. for being a team player during our English ‘Plays’ work we have been learning and performing.
James S. for acting out the role of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ so well in our class performance.

Year 6

Ellie-May P. for every morning, without fail, helping out and making sure all the children are prepared and ready for learning #isthereanythingyouneedhandingout?
Jayden H. on behalf of the whole class for having a great albeit stressful week during SATs! #ahardweekdone
The whole of Year 6 for doing so well in their SATs! #youdidit! #superstarlearners!