Primary Parent's Bulletin 24.04.26

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Head of Primary's Message

Dear Parents and carers,

What a truly fantastic Sports Week we have enjoyed together! It has been wonderful to see our pupils embracing every opportunity to be active, challenge themselves, and, most importantly, support one another. From the excitement of team events to the determination shown in individual challenges, the week has been a celebration of effort, resilience, and joy.

Sports Week is about so much more than physical activity. It represents the values we hold at the heart of our school—perseverance, teamwork, respect, and self-belief. These values are deeply rooted in the Avanti Way, where we encourage our children to strive for excellence not only in their achievements but in their character. Whether winning or learning from setbacks, our pupils demonstrated humility, courage, and kindness throughout the week, making us all incredibly proud.

A huge thank you to our staff and families for your encouragement and support—it truly makes a difference in helping our children flourish.

Looking ahead, we are excited to celebrate Earth Day on 28th April. Children are invited to come to school dressed up in something that represents the wonders of the world, and they will be taking part in activities to learn about the importance of caring for our planet and how they can make a positive difference in the world around them.

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	The Sunflowers this week have been using apples to print the body of a caterpillar using paint based on our story ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’.
Preschool	Preschool have been reading the Supertato story. The children rescued the vegetables by unwrapping the tape off them and washing off the felt tip pen. What brilliant rescuers!
Reception	Reception class have been embracing their curiosity whilst emersed in nature in our wonderful outdoor classroom during their forest school sessions.
Year 1	Year 1 had a magical time learning about animals this term. They enjoyed a special visit from Jungle Jo, where they explored different animal groups, including vertebrates and invertebrates, and learned lots of fascinating facts. The children even had the chance to hold some of the animals—well done for being so gentle and caring!
Year 2	Year 2 enjoyed our visit from Jungle Jo where we had the opportunity to touch some of the beautiful creatures such as Lily the snake and Tilly the Tarantula! The children found out where in the world these creatures can be found alongside their diets and habitat. A wonderfully, fun way to develop our scientific knowledge.
Year 3	This week we have been looking at sources of energy and renewable sources of energy. We have also been identifying chemical and electrical sources of energy around the classroom and powered a solar-powered windmill!

Earth day

As part of Earth day, we are excited to invite children to our Earth Day Dress-Up Celebration Day on Tuesday 28th April, linked to RRSA Article 24 – the right to a healthy environment.

Children can come into school dressed in an Earth or nature-themed outfit, and we would love to see creativity and imagination. Ideas could include animals, plants, flowers, the four elements, recycling champions, gardeners, oceans, forests or “protect the planet” superheroes made from recycled materials. There is no expectation to buy anything new as we encourage homemade, reused, or recycled costumes.

We will also hold a special Earth Day Assembly, where we will share our amazing costumes and pick best dressed.

During the week, children will take part in PTFA-led gardening sessions, helping to improve and care for our school outdoor spaces.

We look forward to celebrating together and supporting children’s understanding of how we can care for our environment.

Sports Day Highlights

WOW Travel (KS1 and KS2)

Well done for a fantastic start to the term with travelling to school in an active way. We are truly grateful for your support in ensuring we keep our school car park safe and enabling our pupils to exercise in a fun way!

We spent some of this first week back at the top of the local authority leader board for travelling actively to school each day- let's keep it up!

Also- a huge well done to Chestnut Class (Year 3 for being top of the leaderboard in our school during March). The class at the top of the school leaderboard each month is awarded with Strider the Mascot teddy to keep in their class for the whole month

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	Marut for showing respect when playing with friends.
Walnut Class	Vivaan for showing resilience on sports day and completing all the races!
Buttercup Class	Hariti for being a super mathematician she has been independently completing stem sentences! Way to go Hariti!
Daisy Class	Ariyan for having a great first week back and making great choices in class, well done!
Bluebell Class	Aarav K for spotting patterns and explaining his thinking in maths and helping others with their learning too!
Snowdrop Class	Krisha P for showing kindness towards her peers – well done for always showing the value of empathy!
Daffodil Class	Kriti for showing resilience and for trying her best in all areas of learning!
Tulip Class	Yaan for an excellent effort with improving his handwriting in all subject areas
Cedar Class	Hridai P for great contributions to our DT lessons last week
Chestnut Class	Aryan K for trying hard in Maths, and for trying hard to independently apply tricky concepts!

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 School information

Rights Respecting Article of the week: Article of the week: Article 31 – Leisure, Play and Culture

Every child has the right to relax, play, and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities. This includes having time and safe spaces to play, opportunities to join clubs and groups, and access to arts, music, sport and community events.

Why it matters:

Article 31 matters because play and cultural experiences are essential for children’s wellbeing, development and happiness. Play helps children build confidence, creativity and social skills, while cultural activities allow them to explore their identity and learn about the world around them. When children do not have time to relax or access to safe places to play, their development can be limited. As a Rights Respecting School, encouraging play and celebrating culture supports children’s rights and helps create a school community where everyone can thrive.

At‑home activity:

Create a “Play and Culture Planner” for your week at home. Include time for relaxing, outdoor play, games, reading, music, sport or cultural activities such as cooking a traditional recipe or watching a cultural performance online. Choose one activity from your planner and write a short paragraph or create a video explaining why it is important for your wellbeing and how it links to Article 31 and your school’s Rights Respecting work.

Attendance:

1st Rank	Bluebell 100%
2nd Rank	Daffodil 98.8%
3rd Rank	Daisy 95.8%

Parents Evening- 28th & 30th April 2026 for Summer Term

Please refer to email sent for Parking arrangements for 30th April Parent Evening meetings.
Parent Evening for Daisy class has been scheduled on Wednesday 29th April instead of 28th April however meeting appointments will remain the same. ( Booked via Arbor)

Key date reminders:

Summer

April

28^th - Earth Day celebrations- dress up.

28^th/30^th – Parents Evenings 3:00pm – 5:30pm (Please note that Daisy Class have their Parents Evening on 29^th/30^th April).

May

1^st – Y3 Learning Assembly 2:00pm

4^th - Bank Holiday

25^th- 29^th - Half 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

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