Primary Parent's Bulletin 05.12.25
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Head of Primary's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you are well.
Since September 2024, I have had the privilege of supporting Krishna Avanti Primary School whilst continuing in my role here at Avanti Fields as Head of Primary. As you are aware, this arrangement was an interim solution to help both schools develop a more aligned approach.
I am pleased to share that the Trust is now moving forward with a long-term leadership model, which will include two separate Heads of Primary across our primary schools. As part of this structure, I will return to my substantive role as Head of Primary for Avanti Fields full time. A new Head of Primary will be appointed for Krishna Avanti, following the Trust’s recruitment process in the Spring term, at which time we will notify you when I transition back to Avanti Fields. This approach will further strengthen the provision in both schools and ensure continued, dedicated leadership as we move closer to becoming a full primary school.
Over the past year, we have worked hard to standardise our practice and continue to develop our Avanti village model. I am very proud of the progress we have made, and I look forward to seeing this vision grow even further in the months and years ahead.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
Some exciting events coming up in December:
10th December – Reception Christmas Carol Performance and Christmas Parent/Carer Workshop, 1:00pm – 2:45pm
11th December – Preschool Christmas Parent/Carer Workshop, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
11th December – Whole School Christmas Fayre, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
The parent/carer workshops are a fantastic opportunity to get more involved in school life and see how your child is learning. The Christmas Fayre is a fundraising event to support the school – we hope parents can join us and appreciate all those who have supported in the past. We are looking forward to another fun, family-friendly celebration!
House point updates:
As part of our behaviour policy, we celebrate the virtues of The Avanti Way—such as respect, gratitude, self-discipline, and empathy. Pupils are awarded house points when they demonstrate these qualities in their daily lives. I am delighted to announce that this term’s winning house is Water! Next week the winning house team will enjoy a special reward: the chance to celebrate their success by making their own milkshakes, well deserved after all their efforts this term.
Warm regards,
Ms. A Thakore
Magical Moments
Every two weeks, we take time to celebrate the Magical Moments happening across our school — those special sparks of curiosity, creativity, and deep learning that make each day meaningful. Whether it’s a breakthrough in understanding, a beautifully presented piece of work, or a moment of teamwork and joy, these snapshots capture the best of what learning at Avanti Fields is all about.
We’re proud to share and celebrate these moments with our school community!
Sunflower room | In the Sunflower Room this week, we made gingerbread men from salt dough as part of our story theme. |  |
Preschool | Pre-school have been sorting out land and sea animals. This has helped them understand which habitats the different animals live in. |  |
Reception | This week in Reception, we have been drawing maps of our classroom and using them to navigate to different spots.
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Year 1 | In Design and Technology, our Year 1 children explored the magic of mechanisms and sliders. They learned how both the bridge slider and slot slider work, then designed and created their own moving pictures. Their imagination and excitement shone through as they brought their designs to life!
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Year 2 | Year 2 have delved into a world of Poetry this term and have been discovering how to write their very own poem based on ‘A recipe to make a Wolf’. The children enjoyed performing their poetry aloud and embracing their role as a Poet.
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Year 3 | Year 3 have enjoyed taking part in a Pop Art workshop this term! We’ve learnt all about contrasting and complementing colours and applied this to four images.
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Bhagavad Gita Jayanti
This week celebrated Gita Jayanti, the anniversary of the day Sri Krishna spoke Bhagavad-gita to His friend Arjuna. Bhagavad refers to God, Krishna and Gita means song. Bhagavad-gita, therefore means the Song of God.
Arjuna presents himself to Krishna as someone who is confused about his duty, fearful of the future results of his work and full of grief anticipating the experience of loss. These emotions represent our human emotions that challenge us from time to time. Due to these emotions, decision making becomes a struggle and clear direction some what blurry. In Arjuna's situation, he called upon Krishna, who was right there with him and asked for His guidance. This guidance is captured in the 700 verses of the Bhagavad-gita as a manual for life, not only for Arjuna but for each and everyone of us. Krishna speak to us individual His personal instruction.
The wisdom Krishna speaks to Arjuna, is of five distinct subject matters. Our Year 1 students explored these five teachings:
I am a little spark of life. (Jīva)
We are more than our physical appearance or mental capacity. The very essence of our self is spiritual, a spark of life that lives before and beyond the life of this body. We are eternal servants of God, Krishna.
My actions make things happen. (Karma)
Our thoughts shape our actions. Once we desire to do something and act on it, we set into motion a chain of consequence and reaction. The quality of human consciousness depends on how responsible we become for our action. The more evolved we are, the more responsible we become. Krishna advises in the Gita to choose actions carefully and ensure they are not selfish or harmful but spiritual and uplifting.
Nature is Krishna’s world. (Prakṛti)
This world is created by and belongs to God. It is offered to use as a resource for us to use and engage for acts of sacrifice, austerity and charity. The influence of nature impacts our choices. We can be inert in which we don't care for actions or their results. We can be selfish and don't care how our actions impacts others. Or, we can be thoughtful and considerate of making the right choices that are good for us and good for others.
Time helps me grow. (Kāla)
With the rising of the sun and its setting, a day is lost. What did we do with the last 24hours? Time is the all-powerful energy of God that is gradually taking everything away. It is therefore, our most valuable resource. Daily we have 1440 minutes. Let's use them wisely in the pursuit of the eternal nature.
Krishna guides everything. (Īśvara)
Krishna reveals the nature of God, He from Whom everything comes, in Whom everything rest and into Whom everything returns. Krishna is present in nature, lives in the heart of all beings, is worship in different sacred places and lives beyond this world in His eternal kingdom.
These 5 topics make up the subject matter of the Bhagavad-gita. If you're interested in learning more, in reading this great book or would like to take a course in it, please write to Mr Gajjar, our PRE lead on pgajjar@avanti.org.uk
Christmas Fayre and Grotto – Thursday 11th December
We are delighted to invite you to our Christmas Fayre on Thursday 11th December from 3:00–4:00pm. It promises to be a fantastic festive event for our school community.
During the afternoon, we will be selling the children’s enterprise products, along with a range of other exciting stalls, including face painting and more.
Clubs will run as normal on this day except for Bhakti club. Parents can choose to collect children at home time at 2.45pm or wait until the end of club at 4pm. You will not be able to collect children during club hours.
Year 3 children will be dismissed early at 2.45pm and teachers will be sending out further details on this.
Christmas Jumper day and Christmas Party
We will be celebrating Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday 11th December to raise money for Save the Children charity. Be festive, show off your best Christmas jumpers and don't forget to bring in £1 donation to show your support.
We will be hosting a Christmas party on the last day of term (Friday 12th December) in each class. To ensure everyone can enjoy the party, we ask that all party food brought in to be ethos-friendly, focusing on snacks that align with our school's values (no onion, garlic, egg, mushroom and nuts).
Additionally, children may come dressed in Christmas party clothes on Friday 12th December for their class parties.
NHS Healthy together Newsletter
Please see link below for Healthy together Newsletter for further information
Stars of the week
Each week, we celebrate a pupil who truly embodies the values of the Avanti Way—whether it’s showing compassion, demonstrating self-discipline, striving for excellence, or fostering spiritual insight. This recognition is more than just good work—it's about living our values and inspiring others to do the same.
Acorn Class | Janvika for trying really hard with her learning and displaying really good learning behaviours. Well done Janvika! |
Walnut Class | Pihu for showing self-discipline by speaking in full sentences. Well done, Pihu! |
Buttercup Class | Vidhaan for showing perseverance and courage when learning a new sound, well done Vidhaan! |
Daisy Class | Arjun for not giving up when the writing gets harder, well done for your perseverance Arjun! |
Bluebell Class | Rayan for being confident to work independently and a real love of learning at school and at home. |
Snowdrop Class | Janav for pushing himself to work hard on his creative writing piece. Well done Janav! |
Daffodil Class | Diyan D – For excellent improvement in his spelling! Well Done for always trying your best! |
Tulip Class | Dhruv P- For having a super positive attitude to developing his love for reading Well done! |
Cedar Class | Parth R – enthusiasm in writing lessons! |
Chestnut Class | Sia for trying hard in all of our lessons and for always willing to contribute! I’m so proud of you for your efforts, and for always being a great role model J |
Rights Respecting School information
Every week, children will be learning about an ‘Article of the Week’. This will help our children to learn and develop an understanding about the Convention on the Rights of the Child articles.
💜 Articles 23 & 2 – Everyone Is Amazing!(Linked to the International Day of People with Disabilities)
Every child is special and deserves to be treated fairly and kindly.Children with disabilities have the right to extra care and support so they can live happy, full lives — because everyone’s “amazing” looks different!
When we include and respect everyone, our classrooms and communities become kinder and stronger.
At-home activity:☁️ What Makes Me Amazing Cloud – Each family member writes or draws three things that make them amazing — something they can do, something they’re learning, and something they’re proud of. Celebrate how everyone’s talents are unique!
Key date reminders:
December
10th - Reception Christmas Carol performance and Christmas parent/ carer workshop 1.00pm- 2.45pm
11th - Preschool Christmas parent/ carer workshop 2.00pm- 3.00pm
- Whole School Christmas Fayre 3:00 – 4:00pm
12th - End of Term (Last day of school for children)
January
5th - School open- pupils back to school
20th/ 22nd - Parents evening 3.00pm- 5.30pm
We have an abundance of events that take place at school, to see the overview for the year please click on the link below: Term Dates & Calendar | Avanti Fields School
Attendance Celebration:
1st Rank | Chestnut 98.30% |
2nd Rank | Bluebell 96.70% |
3rd Rank | Cedar 96.30% |
School Council Update
What a pleasure it has been working alongside the school councillors this half term!
They have spoken in front of their peers in assembly to introduce themselves and have collated a list of their class’s opinions on lunchtimes to feed back to staff in order to improve their experiences at Avanti Fields.
Next half term, we will be assessing the impact of these suggestions for lunchtime and working on further goals linked to the WOW Walk to School initiative.
Ms. Popat
PTFA Events
Music Maestros Concert
🎶 Dev Joshi Live in Concert – A Musical Tribute 🎶Date: Sat, 7th February 26
Following previously sold-out concerts throughout the UK, Dev Joshi brings to you an unforgettable live performance.
Dev and his talented musicians will re-imagine and celebrate the timeless music of the Maestros — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mehdi Hassan, Mohd Rafi, and Jagjit Singh.
Featuring a stellar line-up of musicians, each artist brings their mastery to create a journey unlike anything you’ve heard before.Prepare for a night of hypnotic melodies, soul-stirring rhythms, and unforgettable energy.
🎟️ Book your tickets now: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/avanti-fields-ptfa/t-dkaggrr
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