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Newsletter 15
Thursday 5th May 2025
Dear Parents and Carers of Tudor Primary,
The new term is well and truly underway and the children continue to produce fantastic work. There have been many proud visitors sharing the results of their efforts in my room.
Whilst there is still a number of weeks to go in their primary school career, it is a time of real focus for year 6 at the moment with their SAT assessments taking place next week. Tudor Primary continues to enjoy strong success with our academic results and we are confident about what the current year 6 children will achieve. Primary education really does create those strong foundations for future learning (and behaviours!) and it does not surprise me to hear of the continued success of our pupils when they move on to the secondary sector. The final year of primary school should be memorable and we remain committed for it to be a fun-filled year that values the full curricular spectrum. The year 6s recently received their dark blue Tudor leaver hoodies- they look awesome and they are able to wear these during their last term at Tudor.
Soon, they will be weaving down the slopes on their summer ski courses and there are some other surprises in store too. Talking of surprises, M&M productions gave a magical performance of Alice in Wonderland to the children on Wednesday this week. The children clearly enjoy such experiences and the atmosphere in the hall was super.
Tudor HISTORY! Our school’s first Summer term…
It was clear from comments that a number of you enjoy hearing about life at Tudor when the school first opened. In the run up to our 50-year celebration, the newsletters have been sharing what John Wellings, Tudor Primary’s first headteacher, was recording each day about life in that first Summer term on Redwood Drive.
As this screenshot today shows, there appears to be an issue with a ‘missing football’ and the headteacher even had to ‘interview’ a number of suspects. I wonder if he finally solved the ‘crime’ that July in 1975. At least he would not have had to worry about the views on WhatsApp following his actions 😉
Our BIG birthday! Don’t forget tickets for the weekend of May 31st/ June 1st.
At the centre of the festivities, the Friends of Tudor have managed to source the country’s LEADING school circus provider- ‘Happy’s Circus’ -for two breathtaking shows. The Tudor school field will be transformed with Happy’s famous red and white big top and we hope that as many of the Tudor community, past and present, will come together to join the fun. Happy’s Circus is a professional all-human (no animals) 2.5-hour experience presented by a 14- strong touring team. Each show is hosted by the Ring Mistress and Clown, introducing Acrobats, Aerialists, Specialty Acts, Magic and Audience Participation with loads of fun and much more!
As a Tudor bonus, each ticket purchased will gain you access for what is sure to be the disco of the year. To help celebrate, members of the Tudor community (old and new) are invited to groove together in the awesome circus big top on the evening of Saturday 31st May. There is sure to be some extra special surprises on the night too. Please do ensure that EVERYONE who wants to join us purchases a circus ticket (for either one of the two days).
Tickets are now on sale- www.pta-events.co.uk/friends-of-tudor
Inclusion at Tudor Primary- a message from Miss Reading- our Leader for Inclusion:
I recently attended the annual 'Children and Young People's Mental Health Services' conference, this year's theme was 'curating resilience'. One of the nation's leading experts on parental engagement in children's lives and learning, Dr Kathy Weston, spoke about evidence-based approaches in developing family resilience and promoting mental health. She shared that children of authoritative parents, who also show love and affection, are more likely to become competent, confident, self-controlled, content, happy individuals. They are also more likely to do better in school and get on well with peers, report less depression and anxiety, have higher self-esteem and self-reliance and are less likely to take part in risky behaviours. The key message was that resilience in children is built by us all - teachers, parents and the community and we all have to play our part. Anne Weedon, Tudor's Educational Mental Health Practitioner, currently has space to offer 1:1 intervention to parents/carers to support their child with fears and worries and/or managing difficult behaviours. If you would like to find out more about the support she can offer your family, or to discuss a referral being made, please do contact me.
‘Love with limits’- It is pleasing to read that Miss Reading’s inclusion update above includes that advice on building resilience in children. Regular readers (I hope you ALL are!) of my newsletters will recall the identical message I shared recently in which I raised concerns that children were being enabled to make decisions that they simply aren’t old enough (or mature enough) to make. Let’s not be fearful of making those harder decisions that are most often the correct ones! It is natural for children to push back, they are seeking where the boundaries are…and children need (and want!) boundaries. Such CONSISTENT expectations help them feel safe and secure.
Important Dates:
Assemblies-
3S- 19th June
3T- 26th June
4U- 3rd July
4V- 10th July
Class photos- Monday 19th May
The Tudor Circus Weekender! - Sat 31st May and Sun 1st June
‘Tudor50th Family Disco’- Sat 31st May
Tudor Sports Day- 14th July
MORE DATES ON WEBSITE!
Swimming update-The ‘new’ approach to swimming has also proved positive so far- a big thank you to Mr Wendleken and Mr Higgins who have ensured the children can benefit from the small group coaching approach. Rather than10 children with a single instructor, the children are now in groups of 12 with two coaches. It is easy to see why so many schools are now moving to having such temporary pools on their own grounds- and it’s not just because the children do not lose considerable amounts of learning time stuck on a coach!
Talking of sporting success, well done to William in year 6 who achieved a fantastic first place in his age category in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu English Open recently. The medal he was proud to show me was HUGE!
Attendance UPDATE- We should all be proud of the success at Tudor and you can be assured that the staff team will continue to give their all in this important final few months of the year. It is not a coincidence that as attendance has gone up, results for children (of all ages) have also significantly improved.
Whilst there is still a small percentage of children who are persistent absentees, it is evident which families work with us in the BEST interests of their children. Thank you AGAIN to the vast majority of parents who are honest in their communication for any unavoidable absences. Schools have a DUTY to know where children are- even when they are NOT in school.
At 12pm today, the school came together on the playground in commemoration of VE day and information was shared in classes about what our previous generations experienced.
Our Tudor values of Kindness, Respect and Responsibility remain as important as ever. Let’s work TOGETHER for the best children around…