Primary Parent's Bulletin 30.01.26

avantifields
Jan 30
6 min read

Head of Primary's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

At our school, we place great value on the rich learning that happens beyond the classroom. This week, our EYFS children were delighted in exploring a variety of mini-beasts with Jungle Jo, sparking curiosity, wonder and hands-on learning. Looking ahead, we are excited to celebrate Mathematicians’ Week and National Storyteller Week. As part of this, we will be welcoming a storyteller into school to inspire imagination and promote a lifelong love of reading for pleasure. These experiences play a vital role in supporting children’s confidence, creativity and enjoyment of learning.

Warm regards,

Ms. A Thakore

Key Updates:

The school has recently updated our invacuation and lockdown sounding system and have updated our procedures because of this. We have shared the updated procedures with staff today. Next week, we will be running a drill to ensure that all pupils are familiar with the new sounding system. Please do not be concerned if your child comes home next week sharing that they were in a ‘lockdown’.

Thank you for your continued support.

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!

We Are Mathematicians Week – February 2026

We are excited to be celebrating We Are Mathematicians Week in school, filled with fun, engaging activities that inspire a love of numbers and problem-solving.

The week will begin with a launch assembly, followed by competitions and creative dress-up activities to bring maths to life.

Parents and carers are warmly invited to join our “Stay and Count” sessions, where you can spend time in class taking part in maths activities with your child:

4th February – Pre-school Stay and Count: 8:00am – 9:00am
4th February – Reception & Year 1 Stay and Count: 1:45pm – 2:15pm
5th February – Year 2 & Year 3 Stay and Count: 1:45pm – 2:15pm
6th February : Number day dress up

The week will end with NSPCC Number Day on 6th February, when children are invited to come to school dressed as rock stars with a number or mathematical theme. This year, we are combining the Times Table Rock Stars theme with Number Day — so let the creativity begin!

We kindly ask each child to bring £1 as a donation to support the NSPCC on this day.

We look forward to a fantastic week of maths fun and learning!

Readathon

We are running a Read for Good Readathon and we’d love your child to join in.

Please bring your Sponsorship amount by Monday 9th February.

The charity Read for Good encourages children to read through its unique motivational approach that inspires reluctant readers to give reading a go and keen readers to read more widely. Pupils can choose whatever they want to read - from comics to classics and audiobooks to blogs - they are not being assessed, it’s all about reading for fun! And, they are motivated to read because the money they raise in sponsorship helps to provide a regular supply of brand new books and a resident storyteller to every major children’s hospital in the UK.

All you have to do is:

Take a look at what they plan to read, or help them complete their list of books to read. Remember they can read whatever they want: books, e-books, poetry, comics – anything goes! Sharing books is fine too (in fact recommended!) as well as listening to audio books.
Help your child find sponsors among family and friends. The easiest way to sponsor a child is by clicking the link https://readforgood.givingpage.org/readathon?custom_cFcFTPsmi6mdGDd=0016M00002WX7j2QAD&custom_R6cC4OEw44xOaz6=null
Send in your sponsorship money as you collect it and give it to your class teacher. Don't forget, the last day to bring in your sponsorship money is Monday 9th February.

Please support your child’s sponsored read as much as you can. They’ll be helping kids in hospitals get books, as well as helping themselves, and our school receives free books worth 20% of our grand sponsorship total, so there really is something in it for everyone.

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	Jihaan for drawing the solar system and labelling all the planets, well done for creating such an incredible piece of work!
Walnut	Praavi for independently writing her initial sounds in a shopping list.
Buttercup	Shanaya has got the star of the week for her perseverance in writing, she has worked really hard to hold her sentence and reread it to check it makes sense! Great work Shanaya
Daisy	Ariyan.K for supporting his friend in making good choices, well done for being a great influence!
Bluebell	Avdhesh for showing fantastic learning behaviours, really wanting to learn and putting lots of effort into his artwork.
Snowdrop	Arya for showing excellent learning behaviours which has helped her improve her reading! Well done for showing self-discipline 😊
Daffodil	Avni for showing wonderful resilience with her handwriting and for making great improvements in her letter size and spacing between words. Well done, Avni!
Tulip	Afnan for growing in confidence and finding the courage to share some fantastic ideas in our class discussions. You are a valued member of our class- well done 😊
Cedar	Nirmani – starting 2026 with a positive attitude to learning and doing her best to catch up on any work missed!
Chestnut	Asha for writing an absolutely phenomenal piece of writing in English 😊 I’m so impressed with how you took on feedback and make your writing the best it could be! 😊

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: Holocaust Memorial Day - Articles 2, 19, 37 and 38

On the 27th of January, we remember the six million Jewish people who were killed during the Holocaust, alongside millions of other people who were killed under Nazi persecution and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Each year across the UK, thousands of people come together to learn more about the past and take action to create a safer future. We know they learn more, empathise more and do more. 

At-home activity:  . What makes you different from other people in your family and from your friends? What’s good about being different? Draw a picture of yourself with the title ONLY ONE ME. 

Key date reminders:

February

4^th - Preschool stay and count 8.00am- 9.00am

4^th – Reception & Y1 Stay and count 1.45pm- 2.15pm

5^th – Y2 & Y3 Stay and count 1:45pm – 2:15pm

6^th - Dress up – NSPCC number day

13^th - AST INSET staff training day, school closed.

16^th -20^th - Half Term

March

3^rd - Gaura Purnima celebration and dress up

4^th – Preschool - Y1 ‘stay and read’ 1.45- 2.15pm

5^th- Y2 & Y3 ‘stay and read’ 1.45- 2.15pm

-World book day- dress up.

25^th – Easter bonnet Competition

25^th – Preschool Easter Parent/Carer workshop 2:00pm – 3:00pm

26^th -Reception Easter parent/ carer workshop 1.30pm- 2.45pm

27^th – 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.

Attendance Celebration:

Rank	Classes
1st Rank	Cedar 99.6%
2nd Rank	Bluebell 98.8%
3rd Rank	Daffodil 98.3 %

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