We Need Your Help Again!

We all know how important it is that every child at Aintree Davenhill is a reader. So much of the  children’s learning in other subjects in KS2 is linked to reading. We are working really hard in school to prioritise reading but the truth is that we cannot ensure that all our children are good readers without your help at home. We know that life is extremely busy but all the staff at Aintree Davenhill would ask for your help in hearing your child reading  regularly at home. We can guarantee that it will make so much difference to your child. Thank you.

PE KIT Reminder

Summer Uniform

A reminder about our Summer uniform if you would like for your child to wear a ‘warm weather’ alternative:

· Mid grey shorts

· Pale blue and white gingham school dress

· White socks

· Summer hat or baseball cap

· Continue to wear black shoes with no heel or plain black trainers.

Please be aware that white trainers, white pumps and sandals are not part of the  Summer uniform.

The only jewellery children should be wearing for school is a watch and a pair of stud earrings.

Children should not wear nail varnish or wear acrylic nails for school.

Please send a message via class dojo to school office if your child would like to change their meal pattern for this day. Thank you

FODS Easter Discos - Wednesday 27 March 2024

Your child will receive a letter about the FODS Easter discos being held on Wednesday 27 March (Reception-Year 6).

We would be grateful if you could return any slips and money to school as soon as possible to enable the FODs group to prepare for the events.

Please make sure you have read the information   carefully so that you are aware of important information regarding the discos.

FODS Easter Raffle - Friday 15th March 2024

The FODS group is busy once again organising an ‘Easter Raffle’ to raise money for school which will benefit all of your children.

On Friday 15 March 2024, children can once again come into school in their own clothes! The ‘fine’ for doing this is that they should bring into school with them a chocolate item which will be used to create a range of Easter hampers full of seasonal tasty treats and these will be raffled! Booklets of tickets for the draw will be sent home.

Counterfoils and money should be sent into school by Thursday 14 March 2024.

World Book Day 2024 will be on Thursday 7th March 2024. This is a great opportunity for children to share the joy of reading for pleasure.

As requested by our School Council, we would like to give children free choice to come to school dressed as a character from one of their favourite books or comic books. We would  also like the children to bring in the book which their character is from. It could be a character from one of the amazing free books you can buy with the World Book Day book token.

Today, your child will bring home a £1 book token. Use it to get a FREE book! Simply take it to your    nearest bookseller and swap it for a World Book Day £1 book OR get £1 off any book or audiobook costing £2.99 or more. You can find your nearest bookseller at worldbookday.com/participating-retailers

Mid-Year Reports

You will receive a short, written report about your child on Friday 8 March 2024.

EYFS reports will include a short written commentary for each of the Prime areas.  When commenting about Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication and Language, teachers will include information about a pupil's behaviour and how they are generally in the school.  

KS1 and KS2 reports will provide you with information about your child’s achievement in reading, writing, grammar, punctuation and spelling, and maths up to this point in the school year (a strength and an area for development). It will also provide an update         regarding your child’s behaviour and attendance and will contain a general comment from the teacher.

If you wish to discuss any issues within the report, you’ll be able to arrange a meeting with your child’s class teacher.

FODS Easter Raffle - Friday 15th March 2024

The FODS group is busy once again organising an ‘Easter Raffle’ to raise money for school which will    benefit all of your children.

On Friday 15th March 2024, children can once again come into school in their own clothes! The ‘fine’ for doing this is that they should bring into school with them a chocolate item which will be used to create a range of Easter hampers full of seasonal tasty treats and these will be raffled! Booklets of tickets for the draw will be sent home.

Counterfoils and money should be sent into school by Monday 20 March 2023.

Safer Internet Week - Monday 5-Friday 9 February 2024

Safer Internet Day is a global campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology, which calls on children and young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law             enforcement, companies, policymakers and more, to help to create a better internet. Using the internet safely and positively is a key message that we promote in Aintree Davenhill, and          celebrating Safer Internet Day is a great opportunity for us to re-emphasise the online safety messages we deliver throughout the year. We would be delighted if you could join us in            celebrating the day by taking the opportunity to focus on online safety with your child, whatever their age.

This year’s theme is all about change and influence online and the ‘UK Safer Internet Centre’ have created a range of pages to help parents talk about these issues and ideas with their child, no matter how much time you have and, in an age-appropriate way. To help you with this, the UK Safer Internet Centre has created some free activities and information for parents and carers which are available at: https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2024/parents-and-carers. Whether you have 5 minutes to start a conversation or hours to spare, there are top tips, quizzes and films which you can use at home with your child.

The official Safer Internet Day 2024 is on 6th February; however, in school we will be celebrating it all week with the theme ‘Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and   navigating change online’. The children will be taking part in lots of different activities to         promote the importance of staying safe online. 

Each day, we will post a link on the school story to web pages and guides containing useful hints and tips for keeping your child safe online at home.