Olton Primary School
Learning Together, Achieving More
Useful Links
HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL FOR FREE!!
Tesco Our bid for funding of up to £1500 for a playground jungle as part of the Tesco blue token scheme is now live! When you shop in Tesco in Olton, Sheldon, Hobs Moat or the Swan you will see that we are one of three projects that you can vote for using the blue token you will be given.
Please let friends and family members know that we need their support to try to gain the most blue tokens to receive the full award of £1500 which will help us transform part of our playground into a sensory seating area for the children to enjoy.
Voting is open until 31st March. Please vote Olton!
Community Events
We are keen to promote local community events which our families might enjoy participating in. Please take a look at the events below which you might like to get involved with:-
- Every Thursday - Community Café – Food and Drink – Voluntary contribution
- Every Thursday - Share Shack – Borrowing Service
- Periodically on a Thursday – Police Drop-In These 3 events are held at St Mary’s Church Hall, Hobs Moat from 12pm – 2pm
Surviving Bereavement
For any families that may need some support, please see below.
'We are pleased to announce that we will be running a Pop Up Bereavement Café in Solihull from October.
Our latest venue is Changes Coffee Shop in Solihull and we will be meeting on the first Friday of each month from 10.00 am – 11.00 am.
There is no need to book simply turn up for a coffee and chat with our experts in a relaxed environment.'
https://survivingbereavement.com/seminars/
#survivingbereavement #lifeafterloss
Additional Parking Restrictions - July 2023
We have received notification from Local Authority about parking restrictions proposed in and around the Olton School area. The proposal that may be of most interest is a school keep clear marking (no stopping at any time) to protect the new school entrance on Lyndon Road.
Full details can be found by accessing the link shown below. This shows all of the Council Traffic Orders and the one associated with the area around school can be viewed as you move down the page shown as ‘Olton Primary School Area Phase 2’. https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Roads-pavements-and-streetcare/Traffic?regulation-orders
The statutory consultation began on Thursday 20th July and ends on 10th August
Reception to Year 1 Transition
Statutory Assessments 2024
KS1 & KS2 SATs 2024
This section has details of when the SATs KS1 and KS2 tests will take place in 2024 as well useful links to the BBC Bitesize KS2 website for English, Grammar, Spelling and Mathematics.
KS2 SATS 2024 Timetable
KS2 - Year 6 SATs Week (13th -16th May 2024)
Our Year 6 children will be completing their SATs between Monday and Thursday. Some children can be nervous about the tests but they have been preparing for them during their time in Year 6 and have completed practice papers so they are familiar with the layout, question types etc.
Plenty of sleep, a good breakfast and lots of positive encouragement will help them to do their very best which is all we would ever ask from them. Please can we ask you to ensure that they are in school on time each morning.
If in an exceptional circumstance, your child is unable to attend school on one of the days next week, please can you inform us as soon as possible as unless suitable arrangements can be made, this will impact your child’s results.
KS1 -Year 2 children will complete their SATs tests usually in the last two weeks before May half-term (tbc)
The Year 2 tests are not strictly timed to reduce the pressure in a test situation. There is no set timetable for the Year 2 SATs other than they need to be completed in May.
SATs - USEFUL WEBSITES
Anti-Bullying Week 13th-17th November 2023
To support the focus of the week, Olton will be taking part in different ways to promote discussion and further awareness. This year, all classes will be creating a class poem or rap or song which will be displayed in our main corridors, alongside reminders about what to do and how to get support and how to “make a noise about bullying”. In addition to this there are a few other activities below:
Monday: Odd Socks Day! Children and Staff are invited to come to school wearing odd socks with their school uniform to celebrate our uniqueness and individuality!
KS1 and KS2 special assembly. KS2 - there will be a live online lesson on Monday which will focus on when “banter” might become “bullying”.
During the week- a special lesson will look at practical strategies for support and the difference between “banter” and when this can change and become “bullying”.
We are also pleased to share that Olton Primary has signed up to the United Against Bullying Programme and we shall be working with all of our children to strengthen their ongoing well-being about bullying in everyday life and the online world
We hope you will find the web links below useful.
CEOP News and articles surrounding internet safety.
Think You Know Great advice to keep children safe whilst using the internet.
Parent Information Expert information to help children and young people stay safe online.
UK Safer Internet Centre E-safety tips, advice and resources.
NSPCC Safety Online Helpful advice and tools you can use to help keep your child safe whenever and wherever they go online.
Childnet International Parents and Carers information to keep your child safe online.
Action for Children Action for Children supports and speaks for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people.
BBC Bitesize Fun activities to help children learn more key subjects.
Department for Education Articles and advice for children and young people.
Active Together Parks Challenge
Active Together Parks Challenge Spread the word and let’s get visiting the 26 parks in the Solihull area. Scan the QR code to earn points for Olton Primary. Full details are attached