Full report: https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50256745
Dear Parents and Carers,
London Residential
I want to start this week’s newsletter with praise for our Y5 cohort. Mr Panter, Mr Armitage, Mr Owen and I took 33 of them to London for the May Day Bank Holiday week. We were impressed everyday with the fantastic behaviour; not only did they take part in all the planned events with enthusiasm, they went to sleep at bedtime (this might sound like nothing much, but is miraculous!), always remembered their manners and were a joy to share all our capital city adventures with.
KS2 SATs
I have more praise to hand out to our wonderful Y6 cohort. They have been working very hard all year, in preparation to show off their learning in this week’s SATs. The Y6 team and I have been amazed at the calm and resilient way the children have approached the SATs. There have been no tears, or tantrums, the children have taken each day in their stride, tried their very best and been a credit to themselves and the school.
VE Day Celebrations
A big thank you to Tracy Harding. Tracy composed another fabulous song for our children to sing for VE Day. Mrs Base and Tracy rehearsed several songs with the children to sing in Bedford Square on the evening of VE Day. Thank you to all the parents who brought their children along to be part of Tavistock Primary and Nursery’s singing group for the VE Day celebrations of the town.
Morrison’s Plants Donation
Another THANK YOU! Thank you very much to Mrs Toni Friend and her colleagues at Morrison’s who donated many of the plants the Y2 children planted on Friday in their curriculum sharing event.
The children had a fabulous time with their parents planting trees on the field, annuals in the wooden planters, climbing shrubs in the environmental garden and other shrubs and perennials all around the grounds. We are hoping in a few weeks, for some of these plants, and a year or so, for some of the others, they will be bringing some colour to our outside spaces.
Green Box Tavistock – Volunteers Needed
Coming soon to Tavistock is a food box scheme. Every Thursday, boxes of food (perishable and non-perishable items), as well as other supermarket items will be available to purchase for a small fee.
The goods for the boxes will be delivered to our school and will then be sorted into boxes and will be available to purchase from a set time each Thursday. More details to follow, but we are in need of volunteers. If you are available on Thursdays and willing to give a couple of hours of your time to be part of the team sorting and making up the boxes, please let me, or Miss Keri Walker (PTFA Chair) know.
Lockdown Practices
Just so all parents are aware, following the fitting of our loud speaker system; we will be practising expectations for behaviour during a lockdown procedure in the coming weeks. Teachers have been practising in a low-key way in their own classrooms and after half term we will have 2 whole school practices.
There are two types of lockdown procedures that we prepare the children for:
The first is an invacuation. This would be in response to an issue in the vicinity, e.g. an accident on the A386 near the school. During an invacuation children stay in their classrooms and do not go outside. However, movement around the school to toilets etc. is not restricted and children continue their lessons as normal.
The second is a full lockdown. This would be in response to a more serious threat to children’s safety in the vicinity. During a full lockdown, the loud speakers are used to tell all children to go to their safe space. Children will then return to their classrooms, where the blinds will be lowered, doors closed and children and staff will do all they can to make the school look unoccupied. This might involve hiding under tables and will involve being silent.
Just as we do for action needed in case of a fire, these practices are to prepare children for emergencies that will almost certainly never happen. However, it is important to be prepared. I wanted to make sure, in case you hear the loud speakers making the announcement, that you know it is something we are practising and not a real scenario. In a real scenario, parents would be kept informed via our electronic communication systems and we would be in constant communication with the emergency services.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs L Handel - Head Teacher
A very warm welcome to you and your child from everyone at Tavistock Primary & Nursery School.
We are a thriving and well situated school of approximately 400 children aged between 2 and 11 years old.
Our school boasts fantastic facilities with a purpose built reception building while maintaining a small school feel. We provide a secure, stimulating environment which fosters high self-esteem and is a place where positive relationships can flourish.
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