Following on from their persuasive writing work Year 5 pupils did last academic year (where they wrote to Julia Buckley, the Labour MP for Shrewsbury, about pollution in the River Severn), the children have been invited to meet with Ms Buckley at The Palace of Westminster for a Q&A session and be given a guided tour of The Houses of Parliament (“HP”). Whilst they are in London, the children will also visit The Natural History Museum in South Kensington.

We will be leaving school at 6.15am prompt on the morning of Tuesday 11^th February in order to get there for their first activity so ask that children arrive at 6.00am that morning. We will be leaving the museum at 5.15pm and expect to arrive back at school around 9.00pm – 9.30pm. Parents will be notified via email a more accurate return time during the journey home.

Your child will need to bring a breakfast bar, a packed lunch and a packed tea along with plenty of snacks and drinks – no glass bottles or fizzy drinks please. They will need a rucksack to carry their food, their own personal water bottle AND a shop-bought disposable water bottle (personal water bottles are not permitted at Houses of Parliament due to security restrictions). Children should wear their school uniform and trainers/comfortable shoes for this trip and and bring with them a light coat/waterproof jacket. No spending money is required.

As they will be eating their lunch whilst at HP, please ensure there are no metal implements (knives in particular) in your child’s bag. Plastic/wooden cutlery or “sporks” are permitted, if cutlery is required to eat their food.

If your child suffers from travel sickness, please ensure they take a tablet in the morning just before coming into school, and provide one for the return journey (to be handed directly to the class teacher/Teaching Assistant in a named envelope).

The cost of the trip is £27.00 per child. Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip. Although costs for trips are voluntary, in reality the school has no other means of funding these trips. We hope that everyone can contribute to the trip in some way.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip please can you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Jane Hilbert

Administration Manager

Leopards class have been invited to attend a performance by the Year 7 Theatre Company at Prestfelde School revolving around the theme of Bullying, which fits within the KS2 PHSE framework.

Pupils will be leaving school at 9.45am on Wednesday 22nd January for the 10.00am performance and will return around 11.15am.

The cost of the trip is £3.30, payment for which should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip.

As part of this term’s science curriculum work on Space, we have arranged for Year 5 to visit Leicester’s National Space Centre on Monday 20^th January.

We will be leaving school at 8.30am prompt in order to get there at a reasonable time so ask that children arrive at 8.00am that morning. We expect to arrive back at school around 4.10 – 4.15pm. If we encounter any significant delay on our return journey, we will do our best to keep you informed.

Your child will need to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink for this trip – no fizzy drinks please. Those pupils entitled to free school meals will be given a packed lunch by our school meals provider before departure. The packed lunch includes a sandwich, piece of fruit, cake and packet of crisps.  Please let the Class Teacher know if you DO NOT WANT A PACKED LUNCH. Please also ensure that they wear school uniform and have a lightweight coat with them. We will not be visiting the souvenir shop so no additional spending money is required.

The cost of the trip is £22.15, which includes entrance fees, a visit to the Planetarium, transport and insurance.  Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip please can you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

Dear Parents/Carers,

As part of our religious education, we have arranged for Year 1, 3 and 5 pupils to take part in a Diwali Workshop at school on Monday 18^th November. The children will learn the origin and significance of India’s biggest and most important festival of the year, Diwali (also known as The Festival of Light), and how it is celebrated by Hindus. The workshop will include the children singing, dancing and dressing up in traditional Indian clothing.

As we have no other way of funding the workshop, we would be extremely grateful if parents could contribute £3.80 per child towards its cost. Payment is to be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the workshop please.

Kind regards,

Mrs Mukhopadhyay

RE lead