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Newsletter 19 – 30th January 2023
This half-term’s value is ‘Courage’ (Deuteronomy 31:6)
Dear Parents and Carers
Industrial Action – School Closure
A reminder that due to industrial action by the National Education Union, both St Matthew’s and Brunel will be closed to children this Wednesday, 1st February.
Falcons’ Class Assembly
Our Falcons’ class will be leading our whole school assembly this Thursday, 2nd February. Parents and carers of children in the Falcons’ class are very welcome to come and join us for this. Assembly starts at 8.45am and the children would be very excited to see you there if you can make it!
Healthy Packed Lunches
We have noticed that some children’s packed lunches are quite sugary and fat-heavy. On our school website there is a leaflet giving parents advice on what types of food to include in packed lunches. This leaflet is available under the blue ‘Parents’ tab. Here is an extract:
Roblox
As part of our continued sharing of online safety information with parents, we have received the following warnings from The Safeguarding Hub about Roblox, an online gaming platform:
We have received reports of a viral post circulating on social media about an alleged self-harm ‘game’ being shared on Roblox. According to the Facebook post, ‘The Game’ is a list of self-harming actions for children and young people to complete, often in view of their family and friends. It is allegedly shared via Word document on Roblox and Snapchat. Actions include self-harm prompts, such as cutting, overdosing, starving, and bruising. There are multiple references to “ending your own life” with one part stating the “only way to win [the game] is to die”. It also states different methods of suicide, as well a timeline for when to do so during the game. Most notably, there is a reference to ‘players’ receiving an anonymous message in Snapchat that includes the word ‘dare’, with further self-harming instructions. It also encourages the person to involve or harm other people, such as siblings and friends.
According to the document, the ‘normal’ age range to join in this behaviour is “10-15 years old” but there are also “people as young as 9” who are playing.
Please be vigilant of your children and make sure you know what they are doing online. You might also want to talk to your child about this to make sure they stay safe.
You’ve Been Spotted!
Well done to the following children who have been spotted this week:
Robins Blue | Inaayah Mulla – Friendship |
| Owls | Amelia Jahangir – Respect |
Robins Green | Muaaz Hanslod – Compassion |
| Kestrels | Jannat Zeeshan – Service |
Woodpeckers | M-Ayaan Siddiq – Endurance |
| Hawks | Arooj Syed – Service |
Kingfishers | Azaan Jamadar – Service |
| Falcons | Vanesa Csonkova – Endurance |
Swallows | Alisha Zeeshan – Perseverance |
| Eagles | Halima Anees – Friendship |
Doves | Manhoor Ayoub – Generosity |
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Writing – ‘Brew At Quarter Past Two!’
Congratulations to this week’s amazing authors:
Doves: Ibrahim Ullah | Owls: M. Harris Hussain | Kestrels: Bayane El-Mansori |
Hawks: Ayaan Hussain | Falcons: Ayesha Hasan | Eagles: Zayn Desai |
Reading Badges
Well done to the following children who have recently received a reading badge:
Class | Children |
Woodpeckers | Sehrish Khan – Bronze, Umamah Bhamji – Silver, Aamirah Karolia - Ruby |
Kingfishers | Aizah Hussain - Bronze, Abdul Rehman – Gold, Fatima Geloo & Max Jackson – Topaz |
Swallows | Ahmed Mulla – Silver, Khadija Tahir – Ruby, Amanah Harnekar - Topaz |
Owls | Yusuf Mahmood & Aysha Nadeem- Gold, Amelia Jahangir & Adam Lorgat - Sapphire Adam Mehtab & Shaan Akhtar- Topaz, Alisha Sheikh, Saarah Ali & Sophia Bhamji - Emerald |
Hawks | Hamzah Bhigjee & Daniyal Shaikh – Ruby |
Headteacher’s Awards
Congratulations to the following children who received certificates in Achievement Assembly last week:
Robins Blue | Khadijah Faiz |
| Owls | Aysha Shazad |
Robins Green | Arsal Khan |
| Kestrels | Hajirah Mahmood |
Woodpeckers | Faiza Akhtar |
| Hawks | Hussain Aswat |
Kingfishers | Aisha Hussain |
| Falcons | Samuel McCaw |
Swallows | Anya Noor |
| Eagles | Aksah Shafiq |
Doves | Benin Jafar |
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Mrs Martin’s Class of the Week: Falcons | ||||
Mrs Fenton’s Star: Alisha Zeeshan | ||||
Mr Richardson’s Lunchtime Awards: Azaan Jamadar (Kingfishers) & Subhan Atiq (Doves) | ||||
Attendance
Last week’s attendance was as follows:
Robins – Blue | 94.7% | Owls | 94.6% | Attendance for the year so far: 93.3% |
Robins – Green | 96.7% | Kestrels | 91.2% | |
Woodpeckers | 92% | Hawks | 96.3% | |
Kingfishers | 93.3% | Falcons | 91.3% | Target for year: 96% |
Swallows | 93.3% | Eagles | 96.3% | |
Doves | 97.5% | School: | 94.4% |
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Julian Rogers
Headteacher