Dear Parents and Carers, 

Update on Flooded Classrooms.

First of all apologies, this isn't the start to the term that any of us wanted. As you know, we were alerted to a flood within our infant block earlier on today. The flood was from a burst pipe in Nursery and the water had escaped to adjoining corridors and classrooms. This has caused some damage to some parts of the building and we are working with the Local Authority and our insurers to find a practical solution as quickly as possible. 

For the remainder of this week, we are sorry that we are unable to open up our Nursery, Lemmings, Bobcats and Penguin classes. We are very sorry for the inconvenience this will cause and staff will be in touch regarding learning and ways in which we will maintain contact with children and families each day.

Please accept our sincere apologies once again and we shall be in touch shortly with further updates. If you have any questions, please do get in touch.

Thank you for your understanding, 

Kind regards,

Mr L Chamberlain          Mrs E Gray

Head Teacher                  Deputy Head Teacher

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4th November 2024 @ 08:00

Good morning

Unfortunately, we have come into school this morning to find we have had a major water leak in the infants building. While we sort this out, today, there will not be any school for:

·         PENGUINS

·         LEMMINGS

·         BOBCATS

·         NURSERY

We apologise for the inconvenience but we must keep the children safe at all times. An update will be sent later today with regard to re-opening tomorrow.

If you have any queries please contact the school office.

Thank you for your understanding.

Mr L Chamberlain         

Head Teacher     

Dear Parents/Carers

Due to Parents’ Evening on Tuesday 22^nd October and Thursday 24^th October,  the following clubs will be cancelled.

·         Home Work Club – Tuesday 22^nd October

·         Home Work Club – Thursday 24^th October

·         Netball Club – Thursday 24^th October

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Kind regards

Mrs A Fitzpatrick

Senior Administration Officer

Olton Primary School

EMAIL FROM TEMPEST PHOTOGRAPHERS

Dear Parents/Carers,

Have you ordered your school photos yet?  A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is Sunday 13th October 2024.  Order through the Tempest website using your unique link or visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk. 

If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option 3).

Many thanks.

Tempest

Regards,

Mrs Y Jones

Office Manager

We have school photographs tomorrow so looking forward to all of our children looking pristine in their uniforms! We also have a family photo opportunity between 7.30am and 8.15am.

If you wish to come along, please use the door behind the cycle shelter (adjacent to the Year 6 classrooms) .

Mrs Phillips will be there between 7.30am and 8.15am to meet families.

Good afternoon everyone.

As many of you know, our PTA has raised an incredible amount of money over the past few years to provide those extras to school which will really make a difference. This has included adventure playgrounds across the site, lockers in KS2, resources for Forest School- the list goes on.

On Wednesday 25th September at 7.30pm, we are planning to have an online meeting (approx 45 minutes) to hopefully bring together new members, generate different ideas and hopefully ensure that our PTA is sustained at Olton.

If you are interested in being part of the online TEAMS meeting, please send an email to s12pta@olton.solihull.sch.uk by Tuesday 24th September. We will then be able to send you a TEAMS link to join the meeting.

Many people think being part of a PTA requires lots of time, which many of us do not have. However, there are so many different roles and opportunities, which we desperately need help with in order to continue running our PTA.

Please remember to email your interest to s12pta@olton.solihull.sch.uk.
Many thanks,

Mr Chamberlain and the PTA team.

Good afternoon Parents/Carers,

This is to let you know that we have applied your nursery lunchtime wraparound fees, to your ParentPay account.  If you require a barcode letter then please let us know. If you are using a third party as example HMRC – you will need to provide each month the following information to myself.

Child Ref number

Full Amount

Date you have asked the third party to release the funds.

In addition, for those who are paying the additional 15 hours, this has also been added to your ParentPay account.

Please note the deadline for payment dates which is recorded against the payment item on your account.  If you see as example £0.01 on your account, just override this with the amount you are paying.

Many thanks

Kind Regards

Mrs T Chakmak

Finance Officer/Wraparound Admin Officer

Dear Parents/Carers,

Re: *Asda Cashpot*

Have you heard Asda will be donating millions of pounds to Primary PTAs and Schools nominated by its customers throughout September to the end of November 2024.

We would like to ask if you shop at Asda and have the app, or willing to download the app on your phone, you can help and support Olton Primary School.

All you need to do is click on the link within the Asda App ‘Asda rewards cash for schools’, enter the school’s postcode – B92 7QF and accept.  This will then be linked to your app on your phone.  This does not affect your own cashpot rewards, it is completely separate.

Please see below

1.          Every shopper who chooses a Cashpot for Schools will automatically trigger a £1 donation to their school's Cashpot.

2.          When the first supporting shopper for a school, shops at Asda, a further £50 is donated to their school's Cashpot.

3.          Asda will then donate 0.5% of the value of your shopping bill during the qualifying period above, to their school's Cashpot.

Once you opt in, we will automatically receive £1 into our pot it’s that easy.  You can also watch the pot grow, as and when money is credited to the school via your own app.

Thank you for your continued support.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Chakmak

Finance Officer

Dear Year 1 to Year 6 Parents/Carers,

As part of our commitment to making maths exciting and high profile in our school, we continue to offer our pupils Numbots and Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS).


Numbots

From the innovators who bring you Times Tables Rock Stars, comes a highly engaging platform for learning to add and subtract… NumBots! NumBots is all about every child achieving the “triple win” of understanding, recall and fluency in mental addition and subtraction, so that they move from counting to calculating.

Parents/Carers introduction to NumBots:
VideoLink: https://video.link/w/24sqgVgwBOg
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24sqgVgwBOg

What is NumBots? An introduction for Children:
VideoLink: https://video.link/w/nEtVaPpWSQo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEtVaPpWSQo

Olton Primary School Numbots:
https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/28244


Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS)

Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practise their times tables like a rock star! Suitable for all learners aged 6 years and up, our question-based games automatically adapt to each child’s unique learning needs, helping them to recall their times tables in record speed. Accessible on any device, via the app or browser, children can play anytime, anywhere. Plus, the engaging gamification and motivating rewards mean it is never difficult to entice children to play. Result!

As it is the new academic year, all Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) pupil accounts have been reset. Pupils will need to log on and some may need to create an avatar, choose a rock star name and complete a Gig (5 minutes / 100 question game).

Resetting at the beginning of each academic year will provide a level starting point in terms of coins collected, studio speed and rock status - thus building enthusiasm to compete (and practise their times tables). Pupil usernames and passwords will be distributed, along with a parent/carer letter.

Can we please ask that when your child does their Gig (5 minutes / 100 question game), that they are not assisted in answering the questions – this gives a true baseline for the AI of TTRS to analyse your child’s accuracy and speed. If your child is feeling anxious regarding their score, please assure them that all answers (correct and incorrect) are great in helping us to help them.

What is Times Tables Rock Stars? Parents and Carers Guide:
VideoLink: https://video.link/w/-ZxZbRVvbYM
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZxZbRVvbYM

What is Times Tables Rock Stars? Children's Guide:
VideoLink: https://video.link/w/vl64fa50ea79a13
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26_vGA_m_Cg

Olton Primary School Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS):
https://play.ttrockstars.com/login/28244


Should you or your child have any questions regarding Numbots or Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS), our teachers will be happy to assist.

Regards,
Olton Primary School

STREET TAG!

Look where we are now! Up from 11th place last week, to 4th place today!!

Thank you to all those people who have been actively collecting tags. We’ve been working tirelessly this week with Street Tag HQ, who have been removing players who haven’t been active or using all of our free PE codes. This means that we’ve moved up the leaderboard, because the positions are based on AVERAGE scores per team (depending on the number of team members). If you feel you aren’t able to commit to collecting tags regularly, please feel free to delete your account. Even that will help us move up the scoreboard!

We’re now almost halfway through the season, so it’s really too late to join/rejoin or restart now. A new season won’t be too far away, so please don’t be put off if this season wasn’t for you - the next one might be.

Thank you for your support and understanding!

Mrs Olwage

Dear Parents/Carers,

Can all Parents/Carers who are collecting pupils from any of our after school clubs be reminded that the main gate will now be closed after school hours at 3:30pm.

All clubs will be dismissed from the green gate adjacent to the car park, accessed via the walk-way at the side of St Margaret’s Pre-school

Please can we politely remind Parents/Carers all contact with independent clubs will need to be made via the club Manager.

This includes arrangements for early collections, collection changes and general queries.

Regards

Mr L Chamberlain

Head Teacher