Overton St Helen’s Primary School family news 1.11.24: Issue 7

WEEKLY ROUND UP 

It has been great to see the children return to school this week after the half-term break. There were a few bleary eyes at the start of the week as we adjusted to the clocks going back last weekend, but I think we are now back up to pace. It’s a long half-term ahead of us—8 week’s in total, with a hive of festive activity to round it off. Many more dates have been add-ed to the ‘Diary Dates’ section below so make sure you make a note of things coming up. I am sure you won’t want to miss a thing! 

ATTENDANCE 

We are keeping a close eye on attendance figures this school year in line with the national incentive to build on current lev-els. We plan to dust off our House Attendance trophy at the end of the school year, but at the end of each term we will be working out which of our teams has got the best attendance and each member will receive a small certificate. I’m happy to let you know that at the half-way mark, Clarke (Green) House are out in front.

GREAT TEAM WORK 

Yesterday evening Mr Saban took a team of Y3 & Y4 pupils to a football competition. They played a whopping 9 games and hit their target of winning at least one of their matches. For a new team learning to play together they did really well—what’s more, they support-ed each other brilliantly and represented the school in style. Well done! 

POPPIES 

Poppies are now available in the school entrance, for a small donation. We have other items available such as slap-bands, zip-tags and keyrings from 50p - £2. All the money goes to the Poppy Appeal.

CHANGE OF TIME 

The Mental Health Team’s workshop for parents on 

Sensory Processing and Emotional Regulation will still take place on Thursday 14th November but at the later time of 1.30pm. We really hope you can join us for this, giving 

parents valuable insight into this area on how you can sup-port your child if they are struggling with managing their own emotions.