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• Love Reading Day

  Mon 05 Feb 2024

  Every February, around St Valentine's day, we hold a 'Love Reading' day in school.  This usually couples up with a visit from the Children's Bookshelf book sale.  However this year, Children's Bookshelf are coming in on Weds 13th March - so mark it in your diary.

  Last year's book was the wonderful Cat by Jackie Morris and we even had some gifts and a tweet from Jackie herself when she saw our children's beautiful work.

  We are holding this year's Love Reading day on Friday 9th February and our whole school read this year is the classic 'Not now Bernard!' By David McKee. The book will be shared by all classes and we will be creating a 'monster' display showing the work from YR to Y6!

  

• Free Parent Course

  Thu 18 Jan 2024

  We would like to invite you to a parent workshop where you can find out about:

  • Brain development and the importance of early relationships.
  • Helping your child to self-regulate (managing their feelings and therefore their behaviour).
  • Importance of interactions and stimulation and when to slow down.
  • Understand more about your child's communication.

  This workshop will be held at school on Thursday, 18th January between 9:15 and 11:15.

   

  If you are interested in attending, please email admin@much-birch.hereford.sch.uk confirming your attendance.

• Welcome back!

  Tue 09 Jan 2024

  We are so happy to welcome you back to Spring Term 2024!

   

  We have a 5 week term and break up on Friday 9th Feb for half term, then another 5 weeks and we break up for (a rather early) Easter on Fri 22nd March. 

• Thank you from PTFA - Christmas Fayre

  Thu 30 Nov 2023
  

• Thank you from Food Bank

  Thu 30 Nov 2023

  From Ross Community Larder (food bank) - the basket in the foyer will become our Reverse Advent Calendar from Monday. Please be aware that the larder does not currently need Christmas goods, but would prefer toilet rolls, toiletries, and essentials.

  Many thanks for your kind donations.

  

• School Christmas fayre

  Sat 25 Nov 2023
  

• Road Safety

  Thu 23 Nov 2023

  Re road safety at pick up

  I am writing to advise parents that I have spoken to all the children today of expectations at the end of the school day when leaving the school site and particularly of the need to stay close to parents and not to run as they turn the corner on the road heading towards the A49.

   I have had to stop a number of younger children in recent weeks from leaving the playground unaccompanied.

  We have taken the children who walk home and all of year 6 on a local walk today to remind them of road safety, taking particular note of:

  • The need to walk on the pavement and not the curb
  • To walk not run
  • To look and listen for traffic (especially looking for electric/hybrid motors)
  • To be mindful when we cross driveways
  • The procedure to take if they are crossing the road to wait by the bus stop for collection
  • The need to be visible

  With the last point in mind we have a number of Hi Vis jackets for the children who walk home alone to improve their visibility/safety. These will be available either from the office or the on the gate at the end of the day.

  Kind regards.

  Ms B Davies

• Children in Need

  Fri 17 Nov 2023

  Much Birch supported children in need on Friday 17th November by dressing up and looking at the causes the charity raise money for.  We are happy to be supporting the Felix project that helps feed vulnerable children. 

   

  

• 'Chance to Shine' Cricket Workshops

  Tue 10 Oct 2023

  Every Tuesday for the next 6 weeks we are able to provide 'Chance to Shine' Cricket workshops for years 1-4.  They will also be holding a Y5 after school club.  Many thanks to Chance to Shine for this amazing opportunity. 

• #HelloYellow World Mental Health Day

  Tue 10 Oct 2023

  We talked in assembly today about 'talking' at home if we have a worry before it becomes too big. Here is the link for the Ant & Dec's talking 'homework' should you want to look at it with your child. https://www.itv.com/britaingettalking/schools.html

  We also watched a Zen Den visualisation together today about 'being the pond'. It's a lovely way to show children that it is ok to have different feelings 'swimming' around but that we should always try to be the pond and not let the 'fish' take over!

  You can find the link to this on our Well Being page under PARENTS.