Fundraiser Event!

Wow! Children at Bitterne Manor have been busy today at the fundraiser challenge put on by the super J Rock team! We tried to match the distance of the Amazon River which is 6, 992km! Each class tried their absolute hardest and showed so much determination.  The rundown of each class is as follows...

Kingfishers - 192km
Robins- 366km
Swallows - 428km
Swifts - 780km
Nightingales - 830km
Rooks - 992km
Owls - 1, 156km
Kestrels - 979km

So, total distance collated was... 5, 714! So close!! Fantastic effort everyone, you were all amazing!

Please remember to send in your sponsor forms and money asap to the office. The money raised from KS1 will go towards an AED for our school and the money raised from KS2 will go towards J Rock!

Here are some highlights...

SEND strategic review meeting

The Local Authority have sent details about a forthcoming event, involving parents of children with SEND.  Details can be accessed using the following link: SEND strategic review meeting

More votes are needed - time is running out!

Looks like our votes are rising but we still need a lot more. If someone voted on behalf of every child in our school we'd be 2400 votes up - so we've a way to go to achieve that goal. Please click on the picture above or here to vote - it takes 2 minutes. We have only 13 days left to vote! Thanks for your support!

'AED' Fundraising Support

An AED is a machine used to give an electric shock when a person is in cardiac arrest, i.e. when the heart stops beating normally. Cardiac arrest can affect people of any age and without warning. If this happens, swift action in the form of CPR and prompt defibrillation can help save a person’s life. 
Currently there is no legal requirement for defibrillators to be kept in primary schools but if they are used within the first few minutes of a cardiac arrest they can give people a 70% chance of survival. There is no question that the number of deaths from cardiac arrest could be dramatically reduced if all schools were defibrillator protected.

That is why we are hoping to raise funds in order to purchase an AED for Bitterne Manor, to help protect the students, staff, and visiting parents and grandparents.

We are challenging all students in KS1 to take part in a ‘Healthy Lifestyle’ Fundraising Event on Wednesday 8th November (please ensure PE kits are in school). We want to utilise student enterprise to help raise the funds to purchase an AED for school. 
Physical Challenge – each class will take part in completing laps of an obstacle circuit that involves climbing over numerous obstacles. How many laps can we complete? You will find a sponsorship form attached to this letter, please get as many sponsors as possible and then return your form along with monies collected to the school office by Friday 17th November. 

Thank you in advance for your support!

Study Bugs

We are pleased to announce that we have agreed to participate in an NHS public health project called ‘Inspire’, which aims to improve treatment of asthma in children.

We need your help though! The project uses a free absence-reporting app called Studybugs. Whether or not your child suffers from asthma, please could you download the app, or register on the Studybugs website, and use it to tell us whenever your child’s ill and unable to attend school.

You can read more about the Inspire project at https://everychildisdifferent.org/inspire, As well as helping improve treatment of asthma, Studybugs also helps us track what illnesses are going around and is a convenient, efficient and secure method for reporting absence – so it should make life a little bit easier all around.

Heads Up Project!

We are very fortunate to have the Heads Up Project coming to our school over the next few weeks.  The Heads Up is a project  is being run in local schools, colleges and universities in Southampton and The New Forest. They work to inform and educate young people about their well-being and mental health. Aiming to equip them with coping strategies so that they can manage their own well-being.  Further information is available at:  http://www.solentmind.org.uk/content/schools-colleges-and-universities 

In years R and 1, they will deliver a 20 minute relaxation workshop.  Year 2 to 4, will have a slightly longer session on self esteem and self confidence.  Pupils in Year 5 and 6 will have 3 sessions, which aims to inform them about mental health and coping strategies.

This also links in with our Anti-bullying week (13th - 16th November) which is using the theme 'Power for Good'.

A fabulous week at Osmington Bay!

Those in Kestrel class that visited PGL, Osmington Bay last week, had a fantastic time trying out lots of new activities. We were so proud of the way they approached the challenges presented to them and supported one another throughout their stay.  With a positive attitude, many overcame any initial fears that they may have had and gained new skills and a new level of confidence - it was brilliant to see!   Below are just a small selection of the many photos that were taken throughout the week, which we hope you will enjoy taking a look at.  We hope to bring more to you as soon as possible!  As you can tell from the smiles in the photos, the children (and staff) all had an amazing five days! Well done guys!