Primary Parent's Bulletin 27.02.26
- avantifields
- Feb 27
- 8 min read
Head of Primary's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are delighted to welcome everyone back for the Spring 2 term and hope you all had a restful break.
We have already kicked off the term with an exciting visit from our local Fire Service, who spoke to the children about the key fundamentals of fire safety. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about how to stay safe and were especially thrilled to see the fire engine up close!
This term promises to be another fun-filled and enriching one, with education brought to life through visitors, storytellers, themed drop-down days and, for some year groups, even an exciting trip. These experiences play such an important role in deepening children’s understanding and making learning memorable.
I would like to thank all parents in advance for your continued engagement and support with these events. It is this hands-on learning, supported both at school and at home, that truly helps embed knowledge and create lifelong memories for our children.
We look forward to a fantastic term ahead!
Looking Ahead: Special Events Next Week
Next week we will be celebrating Gaura Purnima alongside Reading Week. As these special events fall within the same week, there will be two dress-up days:
3rd March – Gaura Purnima celebration and dress up
5th March – World Book Day – dress up as your favourite book character
There will also be various opportunities for parents to engage with events during the week.
A gentle reminder to parents of children in Year 3: if you do not have a younger child in a lower year group, you are required to park and stride. Please do not use the school car park for any events. If you are asked to move your vehicle, this may result in you being late and therefore unable to attend the event.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support in ensuring our events run smoothly for everyone.
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 | This week in Sunflower’s we got to join our classes and have a very exciting experience of watching the firefighters in action spraying their hose and hearing the loud sounds of the Fire engine.
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Preschool |
This week in pre-school we have been exploring and talking about 2D shapes. We named the shapes and described its properties. We had a go at finding different shapes in the environment. |  |
Reception | This week in Reception was full of excitement as we welcomed some very special visitors! Our amazing firefighters came to see us and taught us all about fire safety. We learnt how to stay safe, what to do in an emergency, and how firefighters help people in our community.
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Year 1 | In PE, we have been practising how to hold a racket to help us with bat and ball games. We practised balancing a bean bag on our rackets with one hand and even tossed the bean bag on our rackets like a pancake! |  |
Year 2 | In Maths we have been exploring measuring the length and height of everyday objects. We were challenged with using rulers, tape measures and metre sticks to explore in our classroom. We found out that 100cm is equal to 1 metre. We love being Mathematicians! |  |
Year 3 | In PSHE, we have been looking at helpful and harmful things for our bodies. Can you create a poster of things which are helpful and harmful for our bodies, and explain why? |  |
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.
Fire Safety - Local Fire crew visit
On Monday 23rd February , primary children had an exciting morning with our local Fire Crew. Children listened to a fire safety talk in assembly, learnt what to do in an emergency and got to see the fire truck in action !
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
Reading week and Book Fair
We are celebrating World Book Day with a week of exciting reading activities followed by a pop-up book fair. As part of reading week, we are launching some exciting competitions:
•Competition 1 EYFS: Draw your favourite story book cover and send back to your class teacher by Wednesday 4th March
•Competition 2 KS1/KS2: Become an author and write your own story and send it back to your class teacher by Wednesday 4th March
•Competition 3: Reply back to our online Twitter competition- send in a video showcasing your story telling skills Wednesday 4th March
•Competition 4: Best dressed character for world book day
Come and visit our pop-up book fair in the Primary Yoga room from Thursday 12th March - Tuesday 17th March 2026. Don’t forget to use your £1 World Book Day token.
7.30- 7.55am 2.45- 3.30 pm
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 | Dhruv for showing respect during learning time, well done for showing The Avanti Way and doing great listening all week! |
Walnut | Rishi for showing courage when going to see the fire engine! He now wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. |
Buttercup | Raansh for becoming more independent and confident with his self-care and toileting. Way to go Raansh! 😊 |
Daisy | Parisa for being a caring person and showing empathy towards her peer. |
Bluebell | Saiyaan for showing courage in his learning and being a super reader. Keep it up! |
Snowdrop | Dhvij for being resilient and brave! He has come into school feeling upset at times, but he will always pick himself back up and engage well with his learning :) |
Daffodil | Maayan- For showing empathy to all of his peers and for having a ‘can do’ attitude! |
Tulip | Maayan- For showing empathy to all of his peers and for having a ‘can do’ attitude! |
Cedar | Viya for writing a great non-chronological report! Well done! |
Chestnut | Parth T for trying hard to write a great descriptive narrative in English. Keep up the great work 😊 |
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.
🌸 International Women’s Day 🌸
Rights Respecting Article of the week: Article 2: Non-Discrimination
Every child has the same rights, no matter who they are, where they come from, what they believe, or whether they are a boy or a girl.
International Women’s Day helps us reflect on fairness, equality, and respect, celebrating the achievements of women while recognising the importance of equal opportunities for all.
Why it matters:
Everyone deserves to be treated fairly
Girls and boys should have the same opportunities
Respecting differences makes our communities stronger
At-home activity:
Talk together about inspirational women in your family, community, or history. Children could draw or write about a woman who inspires them and explain why.
Attendance:
1st Rank | Chestnut 98.5% |
2nd Rank | Bluebell & Tulip 95.9% |
3rd Rank | Snowdrop 95.6% |
Key date reminders:
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
Bhajan & Kritan
Join the PTFA for a spiritually uplifting afternoon of Bhajan and Kirtan with Sailesh Bhai Raja and his group, who will bring heartfelt devotional music for the whole family to enjoy.This special gathering is completely free — our humble way of expressing gratitude and saying thank you to the community for your continued support of our causes.
Come sing, reflect, and experience the joy of devotion together.
Community External Events
Bhajan Jam
✨LAST CHANCE TO BUY ✨ Over 1200 tickets already sold…. Why not treat that someone special to an early Mothers Day Treat.. you will not be disappointed 🎶
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.
Funds from the event will be donated to 'Go Dharmic Charity & Avanti Fields School'
To see more clips from Bhavik's London event have a look here on the Bhajan Jam UK page
Book Tickets here:-
Sunday 8th March 2026
Prajapati Hall, Leicester
Bhavik Haria - Bhajan Jam Leicester
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