Primary Parent's bulletin 29.08.25
- avantifields
- Aug 29, 2025
- 6 min read
Head of Primary's Message
Welcome back!
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you have all enjoyed a restful and refreshing summer break. We are delighted to welcome you and your children back for the new school year, and extend a special welcome to the new families joining our community. We’re looking forward to a term filled with learning, growth, and exciting opportunities for all our pupils.
To help everyone settle in smoothly after the holidays, we are kicking off the year with an Enrichment Day on Friday 29th August. This will be a fun-filled start to the term, designed to support the children’s transition back into school life:
Preschool children will enjoy a lively Fun Fitness session.
Reception to Year 3 children will be taking part in an exciting Archery experience.
To ensure everyone can take part comfortably and safely, please make sure your child comes to school in their P.E. kit on Friday 29th August.
We are also pleased to share a special event for our new Reception pupils. On Tuesday, 2nd September, from 1:30pm to 2:30pm, we will be holding a Yagna (fire ceremony) in the Reception playground to mark the beginning of their spiritual and educational journey at Avanti Fields.
This sacred Vedic ceremony, known as Vidyarambham, symbolises an auspicious start to school life, offering blessings and positive energy as the children begin their time at Avanti Fields. As part of the ritual, each child will take part in marking and writing their name with rice, a beautiful tradition representing the beginning of their learning journey.
We warmly invite Reception parents to attend this special occasion and join us in celebrating this important milestone with your child. We can’t wait to see all the children back in school, ready for a joyful and inspiring year ahead.
Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration
We are delighted to share that, to mark Ganesh Chaturthi, our Reception children have each received a special Ganesha plush toy, generously donated by Cuddly Gurus (a gift worth over £3,500). In addition, classrooms up to Year 2 in both Avanti Fields and KAPS will also receive toys for children to enjoy in school.
Cuddly Gurus explained that their hope is to help children connect with their cultural roots in a joyful and thoughtful way. Each toy has been lovingly created with great attention to detail and represents the values of kindness and compassion at the heart of this festival.
A big thank you to Dipak Patel, SSC Chair, for securing this generous donation and supporting our pupils to celebrate the season in such a meaningful way.
You can find out more about Cuddly Gurus at: https://cuddlygurus.com
Warm regards,
Ms 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!
Pre-School :We have had a magnificent start to the year, the children have been exploring their classrooms and getting to know the outdoor provision and making cakes in the mud kitchen. Our magical moment has been creating cards for Radhashtami, we particularly enjoyed using different colours and glitter. |  |
Reception: We’ve had a wonderful start to the term, and the children in Reception have settled into school life incredibly well. They are quickly becoming familiar with our daily routines and have shown great enthusiasm and maturity. Our magical moment has been seeing them take part in our daily prayers with such sincerity and growing confidence. |  |
Year 1 : have had a fantastic first week back at school! They settled in beautifully and enjoyed a range of activities, from poetry to exploring numbers in maths. A magical moment was discovering the work of Andy Warhol and sharing their thoughtful opinions on his artwork. The children also created their own colour wheels and learned how to mix primary colours to make secondary colours – their painting was so neat and impressive! |  |
Year 2 : have had an amazing start to the year from taking on the role as poets in English where we have over learnt and performed a poem about The Great Fire of London. In addition to this, the children have developed their artistic skills through listening to music to inspire them to paint an ocean in the style of American artist Beth Krommes. |  |
Year 3 : have had a magical start to the year, as we've been busy consolidating our learning and growing in confidence across all areas of the curriculum. We've also been exploring the wonderful world of art through exciting techniques like tonking, sgraffito, and impasto—unleashing our creativity in bold, textured, and imaginative ways! |  |
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.
Our first stars of the week will be announced next week!
Rights Respecting Article of the week:
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.
Week 1: Making Rights Happen
Article’s you could explore which link to this topic: 1, 41 and 41
The Convention on the Rights of the Child brings together a range of rights that all children aged under 18 are entitled to, no matter who they are or where they are born. These rights ensure that all children are given the support they need to develop and reach their potential and are protected from harm. Governments across the world have signed up to the CRC and have promised to make the rights within the CRC a reality for children in their country and a number of articles specifically mention what governments must do to make rights happen.
Here is a linked activity you can do at home:
Under the CRC, children are rights holders; governments and adults are duty bearers who are responsible for making sure children’s rights are met. As a school, we spoke about who the duty bearers are in our school. Over the weekend, can you have a go at writing cards to thank them for making sure that your rights are enjoyed in school.
Key date reminders:
September
1st – school Photographs
1st - Afterschool club start
2nd - Reception Yagna 1.30-2.30pm
3rd - Reception Parent/ Carer reading workshop 3.00pm - 3.30pm
16th – Y1 Parent/Carer reading/PSC workshop 3:00pm – 3:30pm
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
Reminder School Photographs
The school has arranged individual student photographs to be taken on Monday, 1st September 2025.
Please ensure that your child comes to school in full school uniform on the day.
Students who have PE / Yoga scheduled on the day, still needs to come in uniform.
If you would like your children to have a sibling photograph taken, please complete the form using the link below:
You are kindly requested to submit the ( Sibling Photograph) form on or before Friday, 29th August 2025, by 5:00 PM.
Forms submitted after this deadline will not be considered for sibling photographs.
Please note: Sibling photographs apply only to siblings who are enrolled in the same school.
Please see information regarding Attendance and Penalty Notices from Council
Morning Drop-Off & Afternoon Pick-Up Routine
Thank you for your support with our new gate times – the changes have been a real success, and we appreciate your cooperation in making drop-off smoother for everyone.
We kindly remind all parents to keep the flow of traffic moving at drop-off and not to wait around once your child has entered school. This helps us keep the area safe and clear for all families.
We kindly request all parents to follow class home-time routines. Please remember to line up against the walls for your assigned class rather than crowding near the door. Teachers will call the children in line order, which helps ensure a calm and safe dismissal.
Also, a reminder for our Year 3 families, to continue using Park and Stride unless you have a younger sibling in school, as this really helps to reduce congestion at the gates.
Thank you again for your continued support.
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