Summer 2024 School Blog

Rec For the whole of Reception

 For working hard and making a super start to their first year at Thorogate.

Y1 Charlotte for a fabulous score on her spelling test

Carter for not giving up in DT

Y2 Devon for always being a role model

Vinnie for amazing effort with his writing

Y3 Hannah for being a fantastic helpful friend

Henry for always being a good role model

Y4 Zayyan for great effort all week

Amayah for excellent effort all week

Y5 Ava for being kind, caring and helpful friend

Syke for always going above and beyond expectations

Pupils sharing good work can be seen below:

Rec Calia for always trying her best

Harry for always being a curious and enthusiastic learner

Y1 Harrison for working so hard to hold his sentence in his head

Kacie for excellent effort with hand writing

Y2 Jesuloluwa for always giving 100% effort in every lesson

Leo for always being kind and caring

Y3 Ellis for always giving 100% effort

Faye for showing great resilience

Y4 Gracie for excellent progress this term due to exceptionally hard work

Alex for excellent reasoning and logic skills

Y5 Kendall for fantastic writing and presentation of all work

Jack for amazing work all week, always showing resilience

Y6 All of Year 6 for being absolutely fantastic and working so hard all year - you will be sadly missed by everyone  

Sharing Good work

Rec Sanvi for working hard with her counting

Archie for always helping around the classroom

Y1 Barkley for extra effort with his handwriting

Daisy for her excellent effort in all areas of learning this week

Y2 Oliver for wonderful recount and effort with handwriting

Finley for working so hard to improve his handwriting

Y3 Lexie for maturity using tools in DT

Penelope for fantastic perseverance in DT

Y4 Georgia for excellent effort and perseverance

Ronnie for excellent contribution to class discussion and group work

Y5 William for being a fantastic help to his peers and adults alike

Hakeem for a wonderful attitude to learning and effort in work all week

Y6 Isabelle for excellent resilience and acting in our performance

Leo for being amazing at everything and always acting mature

Sharing good work were:

‘Self-generated’ child sexual abuse material (CSAM) 

Tips for helping children stay safe online - IWF / PIER

‘Self-generated’ child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been the subject of research that PIER (Policing Institute for the Eastern Region) have just finished on behalf of the Internet Watch Foundation. ‘Self-generated’ CSAM are images and videos which are taken by children and then shared either: 

• willingly, usually with a boyfriend/girlfriend, or  

• unwillingly, through coercion, or 

• shared by a third party without their consent.

Some of these images end up being distributed, sometimes sold, on the open and dark web by those with a sexual interest in children.

Just over 300 children took part in the research and talked about their experiences of growing up in a digital world, where they talk to their friends, game and do their schoolwork online. Many described receiving unwanted sexual images and some commented that it has become normalised and part of their lives. The apps they use, such as Snapchat and TikTok are also used by perpetrators to talk to children and groom them into sharing sexual images. This is a serious safeguarding issue, with wide-reaching consequences that we all need to learn more about. 

PIER and IWF have written a blog post for parents about how they can better undersatnd their children's online world and its risks. The blog post can be found here: https://www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/blogs/tips-for-helping-children-stay-safe-online/

"Wearables" and digital recordings

We are advised to remind all stakeholders about data protection issues from time to time - this message is not as a result of a particular issue.   Long may this be the case!

Children have access to many devices now a days and we need to ensure everyone is aware of procedures in school.

• children should not bring into school devices capable of communicating digitally with others or recording events, which includes smart watches.

• in Year 6, pupils can bring mobile phones to school but these must be given to the class teacher - they will be returned at the end of the day (we have had too many incidents of phones being accessed during the day, items going missing etc).

• in rare circumstances this will be accomodated in other year groups.

•  If parents wish to record in school (photographs etc), express permission should be sought from a senior member of staff.  Covert recordings will be seen as a breech of trust and could be deemed illegal, especially if they are shared in any way.

RCS Uniform

We have been asked to share the following from RCS: 

Parent courses

There are a number of courses available to parents.  These include:

• Triple P (programme promoting positive parenting)

• Teen Triple P (as above, but relating to teens)

• Stepping Stones (for parents of children who have a disability)

• Caring Dads 

• Fear-Less (for parents to learn how to teach their children to manage anxiety effectively)

• Understanding your child's behaviour

• Triple P for baby

• Sleep tight

and more

Moving Up

This might be the move up to primary school or the move up to secondary school - the guidance is worth looking at.  Click on the details below and it will take you to the webpage which has further information and guidance videos.

Rotherham Music Service

Today the children were lucky enough to be given a guitar demonstration by James from the Rotherham Music Service team.

Children who are in the junior classes have the opportunity to take up guitar lessons whilst in school. If your child is in the juniors they will be bringing home a letter with regards to these lessons.

Please fill in the slip attached if you would like to indicate an interest in your child receiving these lessons.

Kind regards,

Mrs Hicks

Message on Sunday 14th April

* Start of a new term

* Parent meetings - reminder

* Sports Day

* INSET Day

* Punctuality

* End of year fun day

* Names in clothes

* Start of a new term

We are looking forward to another term of learning! I hope everyone is rested from the Easter break and looking forward to starting back at school tomorrow.

* Parent meetings - reminder

If you have not already booked your parent meeting with your child's class teacher, please do so via Arbor. If anyone has any issues, please phone the school office.

* Sports Day

We have booked the following afternoons as our Sports Day: Sports Day - 22nd May. If the weather defeats us on that day, our second attempt will be 19th June

* INSET Day

Thorogate School is closed to pupils on Friday 14th June.

* Punctuality

Please remember to ensure your child is in class between 08:45 and 08:55. Being late impacts both on your child and the other children in class. But at the same time, parents need to supervise their children until 08:45. Breakfast club is available if needed.

* End of year fun day

Friday 19th July is our last day, with a range of fun activities planned.

* Names in clothes

Please could you ensure jumpers, cardigans, coats etc have names clearly marked in them. If you have just washed these items, please make sure your child's name is still clearly visible. This term in particular is a term when pupils do not seem to be able to remember what they were wearing when they went out to play,

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

Mr Barnett & #TeamThorogate

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