8th March 2024
THE 2024 SPRING EGG-HIBITION COMPETITION
The Easter Egg Challenge is back for 2024. After once again being astounded by the creativity of our children and their families last year, we are delighted to let you know that the most egg-citing Egg-hibition in CrAcklewood is back once again.
The challenge is simple. All you need to do is create a scene using a hard-boiled egg (or more than one egg) as the star of the scene. There is only one rule: the scene must be a play on words and show either a famous person, a famous event, something memorable or a fun scene.
For example you might want to grow up to be an EGGstronaut and fly to distant planets in a rocket. You may decide to become a TV star like Ant and Peck or a rock star like Chick Jagger.
How about becoming domesticated and creating a tumble fryer or channeling your inner Wonka and creating a some Mint Choc Chick flavours.
Whatever your creative ideas, all you need to do is make a scene to match.
All the scenes must be brought into school on the morning of Monday 25th March and taken to the Dining Hall.
On arrival the children will be helped to fill out an entry card with their scene name, their own name and their class. We will then record and photograph all the scenes, before revealing the winners of the Easter Challenge. Every entrant will receive a special gift and there will be an award for winning entries in each class. So, get creative because we are EGGcited to see what you create.
BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK
We are celebrating British Science Week from Monday 11th February with an exciting whole school investigation.
It is a little know fact that Mr Pile likes a cup of tea. Usually he makes a cup of tea when he arrives at school but rarely gets to drink it until later in the day.
A cold cup of tea is no fun, so to make it more palatable he dunks a biscuit into his cuppa.
However, if the tea is too hot the biscuit crumbles. If the tea is too cold the biscuit stays hard but tastes awful.
The children will be helping Mr Pile to find the best biscuit for his cup of tea. Hopeful this means we will have in depth research to prove the best biscuit for dunking!
Oh, and the Anson chicks are coming back too, so it is the perfect time to have launched our Spring Egg-hibition Competition! What a cracking start to March!
COMIC RELIEF 2024
Friday 15th March is Red Nose Day in the United Kingdom.
This year the children are going “Back to Skool”. This means they will all be able to come to school dressed in anything red, but they must be wearing it backwards! That’s “sdrawkcab” for the pedantic amongst you!
Donations can be made into the red donations tins on the day or online at:
https://tinyurl.com/RNDAPS24
There will also be an Ice Cream sale on the day plus some fun assembly activities and crazy lessons too.
It’s going to be NUF!
RAMADAN
Ramadan is about to begin for many people in our community.
At Anson we know that a small number of our older children will be taking part in the fasting. It is important that children who are taking part have permission to do so. This is so we can support their fast, get in touch with you if they are finding it particularly difficult and ensure they stay safe on hot or physically active days. A letter came home to all children in Year 5 and Year 6 with a slip to state the intention of your child to fast during Ramadan. If younger children also wish to fast they too must have permission to do so. A copy of the letter can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/RamadanAPS24
We hope this is a blessed Ramadan filled with peace and joy.
1st March
WORLD BOOK DAY: READING FOR PLEASURE
The mission of World Book Day is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.
Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income. World Book Day defines Reading for Pleasure as: feeling sense of satisfaction or pleasure by engaging with chosen reading material in their free time.
At Anson we want to see more children develop a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and the improved life chances this brings them. That’s why we’re investing in our new library which will be installed in April this year. We will be creating a space to delight and thrill the children as well as offer the latest books for them to read both in school and at home.
DRESS UP FOR WORLD BOOK DAY: 7th MARCH
On Thursday we will celebrate World Book Day with a special assembly from Alexandra Class.
All the children and staff can also dress up for World Book Day. This will see the school hall filled with some of the best-loved book characters of all time. During the assembly we will have a parade of the costumes and take lots of photographs throughout the day. The Made for Mums website has over 100 costume ideas which cost almost nothing to make and are good for the environment too.
FREE STORIES
World Book Day’s World of Stories, mean you can enjoy a selection of FREE audiobooks. Audiobooks are a brilliant way of enjoying books being read aloud, whether you’re sharing them with family or friends, or listening on your own. You can find the books by clicking on the link below. Don’t forget our own story zone in Google Classroom too.
https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories
JOIN THE DFGF FUN
Bookings are now open for a FREE event taking place at Anson on Saturday 9th March. The Dyslexia FeelGood Funday is an interactive arts-based experience with workshops, food, theatre games and much more. Book your FREE spot here: https://tinyurl.com/DFGFbooking
2024 FRIENDS OF ANSON AGM
The Friends of Anson AGM took place this morning.
At the meeting the committee was elected and the team reflected on an astonishing first full year of our PTA. The aim of Friends of Anson was always to provide experiences for our children and the wider community. These memory making activities have certainly created something wonderful at Anson and I am sure you all have your own personal highlights. I should like to thank each of you for the part you play in making our school such a happy, vibrant place and pay particular individual thanks to each member of the Committee.
As you can see from the graphic below, the events have been a huge success financially too. At the AGM the committee decided on the priorities for spending the money in the next 12 months. This includes, funding the Year 6 hoodies, supporting the outdoor Illyria Theatre event and a large investment in the development of our school library. The funding will help to stock the library and along with school funds make it an exciting place to be, with a huge range of books, from the very first day.
The next event is Bingo Night on Thursday, 2nd May.