"There have been so many positive changes this year, and I’m sure it will continue to improve."

What a fantastic day the children had on our Diploma Day! The aim was to learn new skills, develop our learning behaviours, and enjoy working with other pupils across the school. The activities to chose from were:

Wow, well done Kings Furlong!  On Tuesday 1st April our Year 4 rugby team went to Basingstoke Rugby Club to compete in a schools tournament.  The children showed fantastic teamwork and played their socks off.  They won 3 of their matches and drew 1.  Following such great results the team was entered into the final.  Unfortunately they didn’t win this last game but 3 – 2 was a great result.  The children were a real asset to our school and should be complimented on both their team spirit and sportsmanship.

A Big Thank You to you all for sending in Easter Eggs on Wednesday. The Thames Vale Vultures arrived on the playground with their Gold Wing Motorbikes and the children went out class by class to hand over their eggs and have a look at the bikes. A massive 457 Eggs were collected from both schools for the Variety Club to give to needy children. Thank you.

We will be holding a non-uniform day this Wednesday 2^nd April to support the Thames Vale Vultures who will be coming in on their Gold Wing motorbikes to collect Easter Eggs for the Variety Club. Children are asked to bring in an Easter Egg on the day. Thank you for your support.

What activities could you do today? Chose any of the following!

1. Practise your timestables here or here.
2. Write a diary for today.
3. Design a different logo for our school.
4. Read our school newspaper.
5. Invent a new robot to solve a problem or make life easier.
6. Create an advert to sell your favourite food.
7. Write down the pros and cons to using a computer for learning.
8. Create a new school song- perhaps using the music from your favourite song.
9. Create a poster to show 5 things you have learned about your topic.
10. If you had 3 wishes, what would you do with them? Write or draw about each wish.
11. Design a new animal. Think about it’s colour, where it lives, what it eats, how it protects itself, and how it keeps safe.
12. Write or draw about 3 things that you would like to do or achieve by the end of the year.
13. Imagine you are taking a hamster on holiday. Design a box to transport a it safely.
14. Do a science experiment suggested here- don’t forget to get permission first!
15. Play a board game or card game.
16. Remember to read!
17. Explore Woodlands Website.
18. Decide, with reasons, if there should be an age limit to owning a mobile phone.

Click on the link to see the results of the parent’s questionnaire and the work in progress to improve Kings Furlong  based on your previous comments. Thank you for taking the time to let us know what you think, your opinion is very important to us. Results of March 14 Questionnaire Booklet

Our theme this week is responsibility. Quite often we have to make hard choices because of our responsibilities, and we want our pupils to develop a sense of ‘doing the right thing’, and understanding the consequences of decisions.

Remember that Disco and Easter Egg tickets are on sale in the community room from 3pm each day. Click here for more info.

Thank you for everyone’s efforts for Sports Relief- we raised over £225! Wow!

Finally, look out for Bags2School bags, which are being given out this week. Have a clear out of your clothes and textiles, and raise money for our school!

Monday- Miss Dunn leads our assembly on “Choices and Changes”. Year 5 parents in to build shelters as part of topic work!

Tuesday- Year 6 workshops

Wednesday- School closed due to industrial action. Look out for possible activities on the website!

Thursday- Year 4 Listen2Me concert- all parents invited!

Friday – Celebration Assembly

Today, our pupils and staff raised money for Sports Relief by having a non-uniform day. They also took part in a mini sports day in the afternoon. The weather held off, and we had a really enjoyable and competitive time! Well done everyone!

Our theme this week is confidence! We want our pupils to believe in themselves, and have the confidence and skills to achieve and manage all that comes their way.

Look out for our new X-Factor times tables system, which launches this week!

Monday: Mr Hanson leads our assembly.

Tuesday: Year 6 Photos; Year 6 workshops after school

Wednesday: Gary Bastin shares with us in our visitor assembly

Thursday: PTA AGM – everyone welcome, click here for more info.

Friday: Sports Relief – non-uniform – children taking part in sporting activities in the afternoon. Click here for more info.

We had approximately 50 parents and pupils attend our Year 6 SATs meeting on Thursday. Thank you everyone for attending. The presentation is attached, which includes useful tips, website links and the dates of the SATs.

 SATs-Meeting-For-Parents-March-14.pdf