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February

Monday 3rd 2pm Downs View’s Got Talent Assembly – A letter has been sent to

parents inviting them to attend

Friday 7th 9.05am Dolphin class assembly

2.30pm Whole school road safety assembly – 2.30pm parents

invited into school to help complete road safety posters

W/c Monday 10th Celebrating International/Diversity week. We will be celebrating the

range of cultures and finding out more about the range of places where the children and their families are from. Children to bring in photos/artefacts/food (no nuts) or any things that are special to them.

Tuesday 11th Safer Internet Day – information below about poster

competition Non School Uniform Day – details to follow

Thursday 13th Parents invited into classes to see the children share their learning from the international/diversity week

Lunch Menu change – Fishwick & Chips or Vegetable Sausage Last day of term – half term

Friday 14th Staff Training Day- children not in school

Monday 24th Children return to school

Thursday 27th Mid-year reports to parents

Friday 28th 9.05am Birthday assembly for children with Birthdays in February Parents of these children are welcome.

March

Friday 6th 9.05am Snow Leopard class assembly

Friday 13th 9.05am Polar Bear class assembly

Friday 20th 9.05am Penguin class assembly

Friday 27th 9.05am Turtle class assembly

Weekly school

attendance

Days missed across the

school this week

Best class attendance for

the week

Overall attendance for

the year

96.09% 51 99% 95.04%

Reading

award

Star of the

week Active Award Star Table

Feet on Friday

Chelsea Autumn

Arafat

Wihelmina

Max

Jack

Boaz Alfie

Cherry Jean Julia I

Noah

Bertie

John Anabel

Harley Kaila

Isla

Maddi

Felix Harrison

William Bonnie

Leo

George

Husna Eleanor

Alex

Sammi Remi-Valentine

Eleanor

Meadow Chloey

Mia

Jacob

Poppy

Charlie

Hanna Stanley

Elizabeth

Lola

Tia

Freddie

Emma Isla

Sophia A

Lydia

Danielle

Freddie

Celeste Josh

Amber Pola

Archie

Ashley

Bonus Coin Winner of the Week – Polar Bear

Punctuality Pup – Penguin

What we have been learning………

EYFS

This week in EYFS we have learnt all about the superhero, Superduck. He saved his friend Frog who was being carried away by a kite in a big gust of wind. We then decided to design and make our own kites. We had a go at flying them out on the

big playground and thought about what materials worked best, and if we were going to make them again how we would change them. In Maths we have been

thinking about numbers all the way to 10. We started by looking at a domino, counting out manipulatives onto the dots on each side. We then found the total of the dots by moving our manipulatives onto a tens frame and then found the correct numeral on a number fan. On

Wednesday we got to take part in a skipping workshop. We learnt how to skip forwards and backwards and played lots of fun games with the ropes. Ask us to show you!

Year 1

This week in Year One we have had loads of fun reading the story of The Day the Crayons Quit. We explored what a letter was and couldn’t believe it when a letter came to the school addressed to us from Duncan! He asked us to write to the

crayons and persuade them not to quit, so that’s just what we did! In Maths we have continued to learn how to subtract. We have learnt various methods for this

and have now also consolidated our understanding of addition as the inverse of subtraction. We loved having our skipping workshop at the beginning of the week.

We really impressed the adults with how much we had learnt in the session and carried on practising after on the playground. We finished the week with a super Science day testing materials to make a coat for Woody. We looked at whether each material was strong, transparent and waterproof.

Year 2

In English in Year 2 we have made our own non-fiction books about lions. Our books include a front cover, contents page, introduction, main sections and blurb. They could be best sellers! In Maths we have learnt about shapes. We

have deciphered the properties of 2D shapes and discussed symmetry. On our computing day we have been photographers. We discussed what makes a

good photograph using key terms of focus, framing the object, background, lighting and zoom. Then we took photographs using iPads and edited them using editing software. We have some

photographers in the making!

Skipping Workshop

This week all children (and some adults) took part in a skipping workshop where they were taught the fundamental basic skills of skipping as well as new tricks and

techniques. This was funded by Sports premium money which certainly contributed to the national initiative to make children more active. They had a great time and are enjoying practising what they learnt during play times and lunch times. We want

to encourage this as much as possible as skipping is such a great way for your child to stay fit and healthy! Children are welcome to bring in their own skipping ropes to use but please

ensure they are named. Photos will be on the website soon.

Piano Donation

A big thank you to Mr and Mrs Hill who have kindly donated a piano to the school and to the Friends of Downs View for organising this and its safe arrival at school, as you can see from the pictures this was not an easy task! We hope this will be put to good use!

Adverse weather arrangements At this time of year we like to take the opportunity to remind you of the procedures

we put in place should we have any adverse winter weather. If it has been snowing heavily we will do everything we can to make sure the school

is open however we have to take in to account the number of staff able to get to school and the safety of children and adults on the school site. Mrs Kent will liaise

with Mrs Seal/Mrs Wratten at Kennington Academy and make a joint decision as early as possible in the morning. If we have heavy snow we request that all children bring in a packed lunch as we may not be able

to provide a school dinner. We may also have to delay the opening of Breakfast Club until 8.15am to enable us to make sure

we have enough staff and the school site is safe. If any of these measures are put in place we will keep parents informed by putting up to date information on:

Website: www.downs-view.kent.sch.uk Kent Closure site: www.kentclosures.co.uk

BBC Radio Kent Facebook

We will also contact parents via parent mail.

PLEASE NOTE: As long as we have enough staff and the site is safe the school will be open.

Headlice There have been several cases of head lice in school. It is important that you check your child’s hair regularly to help prevent them spreading to other children.

If you find head lice, your local chemist or family doctor can advise on treatment and which lotion to use.

If your child has head lice you will also need to examine the heads of all other members of the household. If head lice are found they should also be treated at the same time.

Every day matters….. every minute matters.

Threadworms

There have been a few reported cases of threadworm in school. The NHS give the following

guidance, if you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact our FLO, Sam Ansell via the school office on 01233 632339

Threadworms (pinworms) are tiny worms in your poo. They're common in children and spread easily. You can treat them without seeing your GP. You can spot worms in your poo. They look like pieces of white thread. You might also see them around your child's bottom (anus). The worms

usually come out at night while your child is sleeping. A pharmacist can help with threadworms - You can buy medicine for threadworms from pharmacies. This is usually a chewable tablet or liquid

you swallow. Treat everyone in your household, even if they do not have symptoms. Tell the pharmacist if you need to treat a child under 2, or if you're pregnant or breastfeeding. If treatment

not suitable, you may need to speak to a GP.

Things you should do at home

Medicine kills the threadworms, but it does not kill the eggs. Eggs can live for up to 2 weeks

outside the body.

There are things you can do to stop becoming infected again.

wash hands and scrub under fingernails – particularly before eating, after using the toilet or changing nappies

encourage children to wash hands regularly

bathe or shower every morning

rinse toothbrushes before using them

keep fingernails short

wash sleepwear, sheets, towels and soft toys (at normal temperature)

disinfect kitchen and bathroom surfaces

vacuum and dust with a damp cloth

make sure children wear underwear at night – change it in the mornin

Safer Internet Day 2020 – Design a Poster

As part of Safer Internet Day 2020 we would like the children to create a poster explaining how to

be safe when you are on the internet. The posters will be displayed around the school and one

winner will be chosen from each year group. We hope the children enjoy creating these and

learning about internet safety. Entries to be in by 24th February.

Safer Internet Day 2020 is all about your identity. Your

identity is what makes you… YOU. It’s what makes you

unique, or special. There are so many amazing things

that you can do online, and ways to express, and be,

yourself.

Can you create a poster explaining how to be safe

when you are on the internet?

That may be when you are playing a game, watching a

video, reading an e-book, using smart devices or

streaming television.

The posters will be displayed around the school and

one winner will be chosen from each year group.

Entries to be in by 24th February.

#SaferInternetDay

Did you know your amazon shopping could help raise money for The Friends of Downs View, a

charity dedicated to raising funds to support the school?

AmazonSmile, a website operated by Amazon, has the same products, prices and shopping features as Amazon, but when you shop on AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to your charity of choice - The Friends of

Downs View Infant School.

No additional cost for you; donation to The Friends of Downs View! Now that is something to smile about!

Signing up to support The Friends is easy! • Go to smile.amazon.co.uk and log into your amazon account and search for “Friends of Downs

View Infant School” in the ‘pick you own charity or organisation”’ search bar.

• Select “Friends of Downs View Infant School”

• Shop as you normally would, just make your final purchase by going to smile.amazon.co.uk If you’ve already signed up to amazon smile but would like to change your charity to Friends of

Downs View: • On the smile.amazon.co.uk website go to the ‘Accounts & List’ drop down menu

• Select ‘Your AmazonSmile’ from the drop down menu.

• Under ‘Your Current Charity” select “Change Charity”

• Type in ‘Friends of Down View Infant School’ in the “pick your own charitable organisation” box, and then hit the select button.

After that, all you need to do use smile.amazon.co.uk when you shop Amazon, and The Friends of Downs View will get a donation.

Anyone can support The Friends through Amazon Smile, so help us spread the word and raise

some funds for the school.