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Edgmond Hall Meeting
18th Mar 2022
Year 2, 3 and 4 will be going on a 2 night residential trip to Edgmond Hall between the 23rd and 25th May 2022. We still have places available for this trip. If you are interested in a place for your child you can sign up for a place on parent pay and see the office or Miss Kealey for the relevant information you need. On Wednesday 23rd March at 3pm there will be a meeting about Edgmond Hall. Richard Oakes, head of service for Sandwell residential services will be coming to school to give an overview of Edgmond and…
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11th March Newsletter
11th Mar 2022
Friday 11th March 2022 We had a super turn out for our Maths parent workshop and stay and play session on Wednesday 9th March. We were thoroughly delighted to open our doors once more, now Covid restrictions have been relaxed, and invite parents back in to school. Mrs Bavin our Early Years co-ordinator delivered a very informative workshop on how we deliver Maths in both Nursery and Reception, packed full of ideas on how you can support your child at home with Maths. Parents were then able to play alongside their child in Early Years, trying out some of the…
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Early Years Stay & Play and Bedtime Story Event
9th Mar 2022
Early years - The doors are wide open and we can't wait to welcome you back! We are very excited to announce that we're resuming our parental workshops and Stay and Play sessions in Early Years over the next few months! It's been such a long time coming, but in line with current guidelines, we are able to open our doors once again and we cannot wait to see you! Please join us for our informative workshops where you get to find out just how and what we teach your children in Nursery and Reception and then join us…
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Opening of Sensory Room - Friday 4th March 2022
8th Mar 2022
www.sandwell.gov.uk/news/article/6358/new_sensory_room_for_smethwick_primary_school Annie Lennard Primary School has officially opened their sensory room at their school site in Smethwick. The sensory room is a specially designed space aimed to stimulate the senses, promoting de-escalation and/or encouraging engagement and give pupils an immersive experience. Sensory experiences can be hugely beneficial to children. They are great for promoting a range of developmental skills. These spaces are ideal for creating engaging experiences where the users are surrounded by imagery, scents and sounds to capture the imagination, enhanced by the latest sensory technology. The school, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, opened in 1954 and is named after…
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Ukrainian support letter
8th Mar 2022
Following a discussion in class our year 6 children have asked whether it would be possible for school to make a donation to support the Ukrainian refugees. We thought that this was an amazing idea and wanted to open this opportunity up to all of our parents. The Salma Food Bank in Smethwick are our local drop off point for collections and are asking for items to be with them by Thursday, 10th March 2022 at 6pm. I am very sorry for the short notice but if you would like to make a donation could you please deliver it to the…
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Useful information - Ukraine/Russia
4th Mar 2022
schools.firstnews.co.uk/ukraine-first-news-explainer/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=205313495&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9QLLxN2-1p4U935IIRPKIk5fSbEY9mHocUtfC_zy39e7bRSutKLg1sIX6woxhu-azMKX03M_S1ORZWJLzghTBS46XgjtN5XnEh6pe0KT5KC5c9gOWnUFriyGatij5rNhzKg32T&utm_content=205313495&utm_source=hs_email Tips for parents 1 Don’t try to turn off the news when there is bad news. Sadly, in the technological world in which we live, adults are no longer in control of how children access information. News comes at us 24 hours a day from dedicated news channels, radio, the internet, and newspaper headlines. Even if you manage to shield your children from all of that, things that happen in the news will be talked about in the school playground or lunch hall. Better that your child is armed with the real facts than hearing exaggerated, second or third-hand…
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World Book Day - Library opening
4th Mar 2022
We have had a truly fabulous day celebrating World Book Day and the grand opening of our school library! We were honoured to have a very special guest visitor - Mrs Rogman - who officially cut the ribbon to open our library, assisted by our newly appointed school librarians! Children also participated in lots of wonderful activities throughout the day including: dressing up as their favourite book characters; the masked reader competition where staff recorded themselves in disguise reading an extract of much loved book for the children to guess who was behind the mask; a visit from Baggie Bird…
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Newsletter 28th February 2022
2nd Mar 2022
Week Beginning 28th February 2022 Nursery Places Available Do you have a child or know a child who was born between 01/09/2018 and 31/08/2019? Annie Lennard Primary school nursery have places available for September 2022. Please contact the school office to reserve your place on 0121 429 4284. COVID changes You will all be aware that last week the government announced that restrictions have been lifted, there is no longer a legal requirement to self-isolate and we now have to live with Covid. New guidance has now been issued to schools; There is no longer a legal requirement for…
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4th February 2022 Newsletter
4th Feb 2022
Newsletter 3rd February 2022 Big Cat e-readers We are super pleased to have received some lovely feedback from some of our parents and carers this week as regards the first week of our Big Cat Collins e-readers being re-launched! We are thrilled that you are enjoying sharing the books with your children and that they are enjoying the wider range of reading material available. We are also pleased to announce that e-readers are now available to our Nursery children as of today in a range of picture books and early readers. Nursery will be bringing a parent guide home…
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