Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Dress as a Story Character

  Mon 23 Feb 2015

  To launch our whole school book week, children are invited to come to school on Monday 2nd March dressed as a story character. Prizes to be won in every class!

• Year 4 Residential Meeting

  Wed 18 Feb 2015
  For all those parents in Year 4 whose children are attending the residential in March: If you have any questions, please come in, straight after school on Monday 2nd March and I can go through everything with you all. I am visiting the Centre so hopefully will have some photos to show you. 
  Mrs Capel 

• REACH - 10 Week Activity Course

  Mon 16 Feb 2015

  Kings’ Forest Primary School,

  Station Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4PQ

  Wednesdays 4.30pm -6.30pm, 14^th Jan – 25^th March 2015

   7 - 11 year olds and their families

   

   

   

  REACH – Rethinking, eating and activity for children’s health is a 10 week course of fun and engaging activities for families which encourages them to make gradual changes to their lifestyle so that they will feel healthier, happier and fitter. Sessions include:

   

  • Activities based around the eat well plate model,
  • Information sessions on food labelling, fat, salt and sugar content in foods,
  • Food tasting and making healthy recipes, dips and fruit smoothies
  • Fun physical activities
  • Tips for parents and carers about behaviour change.

   

  The Group programme for 7-11yr olds and their families starts on Wednesday 14^th January in Kingswood. For more information please contact Active Lifestyles Coordinator, Helen Newberry on 01454 863937 or email Helen.newberry@southglos.gov.uk

   

  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in contact.

   

  Best Wishes,

   

  Dave Pedley

  Active Lifestyles

  01454865219

  07887058475 (mobile)

  South Gloucestershire Council

  Department for Children, Adults and Health

  Postal Address: P O Box 298, Health & Wellbeing Division, Civic Centre, Kingswood, Bristol,

  BS15 0DQ

  Work Base:

  South Gloucestershire Council Office, Badminton Road, Yate BS37 5AF

• Downend Library Half term activity

  Mon 16 Feb 2015

  Funny Bones

   

  Don’t be bored at half-term, come along to Downend Library

  where rib-tickling fun and crafts will be on offer at our Funny Bones

  activity on Thursday 19^th February.  Drop in anytime between 10-11.30am.

  Especially suitable for ages 4-9

• RED NOSE DAY

  Sun 15 Feb 2015

  Red Nose Day 2015

  Friday 13th March! Make your face funny for money! If you've got a face then be creative and make it funny to raise loads of life-changing money. Please bring donations in to class on the day!! 

• Being resilient

  Tue 03 Feb 2015

  This morning Mr B delivered an assembly on how to be resilient in school and how you need to always try your best. We used Will Smith as a great example of a resilient learner.

   

  Below are the slides from the assembly and the video about Will Smith. The children would love to discuss this with families at home!

   

  Mr B is also on the hunt for resilient learners and will be giving out stickers when he finds children showing resilience!

   

  Will Smith video:

  http://youtu.be/OTyN0upf8Ws

  

• Barley Close V The Tynings

  Fri 30 Jan 2015

  Yesterday, Barley Close played against Tynings School at football. Barley Close played extremely well and the hard work paid off with an outstanding goal by Ellie from the half way line.

   

  We had an excellent first half with Zak, Will and Ali so close to scoring but couldn’t quite find the net. Tynings also played well but the score at half time was 0-0. We still had a clean sheet with some great defending and goalkeeping by Grace and Eddy.

   

  The second half kicked off with the game on a knife edge and then on 27minutes Ellie’s strike takes the score to 1-0 to Barley Close. All of a sudden the hail and snow starts crashing down and the game has to be called off on 28minutes. After the game, Mr B consults the rule book and the result can stand at 1-0 and Barley Close record their first win of the New Year.

   

  We would like to congratulate the whole team for their excellent performance and the win we got.

   

  The player of the week award goes to Ellie

   

  By Will and Ali

• PCSO comes to visit

  Wed 21 Jan 2015

  Last week we had a visit from Mike, our local PCSO (police community support officer). He came in to talk about his role in our community and present the school with a brand new set of high-vis vests to use when we are out and about in our community.

   

  Below is a photo of some Year 6's and Mrs King showing off our new vests!

  

• The crane has arrived!

  Mon 19 Jan 2015

  Here are a few photos of the building work taking place at school including the new building and improvements to our swimming pool.

   

  We hope you find these interesting!

  

• Nursery lead Funky Fitness Friday

  Fri 16 Jan 2015

  Every Friday the children gather in the hall and after our achievement assembly we take part in Funky Fitness Friday.

   

  We dance, sing and have fun in order to help us stay healthy and promote an active lifestyle.

   

  This week some of the youngest children in our school lead the fitness dance to the song 'Everything is awesome'!

   

  They were awesome!!