Primary Parent's Bulletin 12.02.26
- avantifields
- Feb 12
- 7 min read
Head of Primary's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
As we come to the end of a very positive half term, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support. The children have shown great enthusiasm and dedication in their learning, participating in a range of engaging activities — including our exciting Number Day, which was enjoyed by everyone.
We look forward to the new term with much anticipation, as we prepare to celebrate Gaura Purnima and take part in our upcoming Reading Week. Both events promise to be wonderful opportunities for the children to learn, share, and grow together as a community.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable break.
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!
Gate Timings
Dear Parent/Carer
We would like to share our updated gate opening and closing times for the primary phase. Thank you for taking the time to read through them. Please note that these timings apply to the main gates used to enter the school. The timings for the internal gates used to collect your child remain unchanged.
Primary start of day: 07:20 – 08:05
Pre-school AM session collection: 10:50 – 11:05
Pre-school PM session drop-off: 11:50 – 12:05
Primary end of day: 14:30 – 15:05
Primary end of clubs: 15:50 – 16:05
Thank you for your continued support in helping us keep the school site safe and well organised for all our children.
Special Reading Week & Gaura Purnima Celebration
We are very excited this year to have our special festival of Gaura Purnima and Reading Week fall in the same week! To mark this, we will be holding a special Reading Week that includes faith-related stories as part of our reading experiences.
During this week, we will celebrate Gaura Purnima on 3rd March. Children are invited to dress up in festival clothes, and we will hold a special worship ceremony where all children will have the opportunity to bathe the deities. This ceremony will take place As per below:
This year, we are pleased to invite a small number of parents to observe this wonderful festival.
Please refer to the email sent via Arbor for further information and booking details.
Reading Week – Stay and Read Sessions
As part of Reading Week, we will also be holding ‘Stay and Read’ sessions, where parents can come into school and share a book with their child. These sessions are a wonderful way to celebrate reading together.
Key Dates in March:
3rd March – Gaura Purnima celebration and dress up
4th March – Preschool to Year 1 ‘Stay and Read’ 1:45–2:15 pm
5th March – Year 2 & Year 3 ‘Stay and Read’ 1:45–2:15 pm
5th March – World Book Day – dress up as your favourite book character
WOW Walk to School News
This term we welcomed Year 1 pupils on board with our Walk to school initiative- 18 badges achieved in January, so well done Year 1 for a good start. Thank you to all of those families getting involved in helping our school car park to be a safer place, supporting our environment and promoting a healthier lifestyle.
Exciting news- the Year 1,2 and 3 pupils were asked to take part in a ‘Design a new WOW badge’ competition this month. Our WOW Ambassadors have carefully selected 3 designs to be entered into the WOW competition, well done to Miya in Year 1, Siya N in Year 2 and Tia in Year 3. If one of our pupils’ entries wins, their design will be used on a WOW travel badge available next academic year. Good luck to our 3 chosen pupils 😊 Watch this space...
School Council Updates:
This half term, school council have been focusing on supporting Mrs Hassall with the WOW Walk to School initiative. Posters they have created will be displayed around the school to encourage their peers to park and stride! Please see a selection of the posters below: Next half term, school councillors voted to meet on Tuesday at 11.30am. This means that they will eat their lunch at 12pm.
School Council Updates:
This half term, school council have been focusing on supporting Mrs Hassall with the WOW Walk to School initiative. Posters they have created will be displayed around the school to encourage their peers to park and stride! Please see a selection of the posters . Next half term, school councillors voted to meet on Tuesday at 11.30am. This means that they will eat their lunch at 12pm.
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 | Seeyan for trying really hard with his learning and getting stuck in with messy play! |
Walnut | Jiyaan for using his words when speaking to adults and children. Well done for being resilient! |
Buttercup | Riya for showing courage when coming into school. Riya has been showing a can do attitude throughout the day in all areas of her learning. Great job Riya! |
Daisy | Tanav for persevering in his handwriting, you have tried hard to improve your formation so well done! |
Bluebell | Kiana M for showing self-discipline and respect which is helping her to succeed in her learning. |
Snowdrop | Puja – for being an excellent mathematician by being independent with her learning of maths! Well done for showing self-discipline |
Daffodil | Kayan – for being vocal about his needs and asking a teacher when he needs any help or support! Well done for trying to be independent! I am very proud of you |
Tulip | Shreya for an excellent attitude to her learning and behaviour. A fantastic effort with her Mock SATS too. Keep it up |
Cedar | Kartavya – a positive attitude in our reading lessons leading to improved outcomes. Well done! |
Chestnut | Raani for writing an excellent, creative two-part story! I’m very proud of you – keep up the great work and keep showing self-discipline! |
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.
Rights Respecting Article of the week:
Safer Internet Day – Articles 17, 19, 34
Safer Internet Day is marked on 7 February every year.
We all have a right to feel safe and secure and that means safe online as well as in the real world. Safer Internet Day is an annual event that promotes the safe, responsible and positive use of the internet.
Why does this matter:
We use the internet daily
We need to learn how we can keep safe online
At home activity:
Talk about how things might go wrong with friendships online.
Try to make up some examples and then work out ways of resolving or sorting out these difficulties. Remember some situations might require adult help.
Design an advice guide to share your ideas.
Key date reminders:
February
13th- AST staff training day, school closed.
16th-20th - Half Term
March
3rd - Gaura Purnima celebration and dress up
4th – Preschool - Y1 ‘stay and read’ 1.45- 2.15pm
5th- Y2 & Y3 ‘stay and read’ 1.45- 2.15pm
-World book day- dress up.
25th – Easter bonnet Competition
25th – Preschool Easter Parent/Carer workshop 2:00pm – 3:00pm
26th -Reception Easter parent/ carer workshop 1.30pm- 2.45pm
27th – Holi Celebration (End of Term)
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
SENDIASS Leicester Information:
Please find enclosed leaflet for parents and carers of young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs or disabilities.
PTFA Events
PTFA Annunal General Meeting
Saturday 28th February 2026 at 5pm till 6.30pm.
for further information please refer to PTFA AGM Election Notification letter 2026
PTFA Presents: A Gujarati Comedy Natak
“Wife Happy Toh Life Happy” 😂
PTFA is proud to bring you another hilarious Gujarati comedy natak that will have you laughing from start to finish!
⭐ 5-star reviews in India🎭 Performed by a talented cast travelling from India👨👩👧👦 A fun, family-friendly play with a meaningful message
📅 Date: 28th February 2026🕢 Time: 7:30 PM prompt start
Community External Events
Bhajan Jam
Bhajan Jam Leicester is happening on Sunday 8th March and in less than 2 weeks since we started selling tickets we are at 60% sold.
Inspired by the global Bhajan Jamming movement, we're creating what we hope will be Leicester's Largest Bhajan Jam, bringing devotion, live music and community together in a modern, immersive way.
Join us for an afternoon of collective singing, shared energy and timeless Bhajans celebrating tradition in a fresh, vibrant way that everyone can enjoy.
Funds from the event will be donated to 'Go Dharmic Charity & Avanti Fields School'
Bhajan Jam London was on Sunday 8th Feb and performed to a sell out 2,000 attendees, to get a taste of what to expect in Leicester, have at look at these highlights:-
As you are part of the Avanti Fields and Krishna Avanti School Community we would love to see you all there to share in the energy, devotion & love as we chant and sing Bhajans together.
Book Tickets here:-
Book early to avoid disappointment as we expect to sell out soon.
Sunday 8th March 2026
Prajapati Hall, Leicester'
Bhavik Haria
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