Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year 6 Transition Events

  Thu 30 Jun 2022

  We have received a couple of enquiries this morning about the Toot Hill transition day on Tuesday 5th July. 

   

  All the information you need about the day, including transport, have already been shared with you via the Toot Hill transition portal, and as with the other secondary schools we are feeding into, we have no part in the organisation or logistics of their transition events.

   

  You will find the information they have shared with you here: Year 6 Transition Portal 2022 | Toot Hill School

   

  If you have further queries, please contact the secondary school that your child is going to in September. 

• Summer Tennis Camps 2022

  Wed 29 Jun 2022
   run fun, inclusive tennis camps locally for kids aged 4 to 14 years of age & for all levels. Sessions start from £17. Please have a read of the details below & let me know if you would like to have a go. 

   

  🎾  Summer Tennis Camps 2022🎾

  🎾 Steph Barling Sport 🎾

  Venue: Upper Saxondale Tennis Club

   

  Full day 9am - 3pm (830am drop off available) - £30

  Half day 9am - 12pm - £17

   

  • Monday 25th July
  • Tuesday 26th July

   

  • Tuesday 2nd August
  • Wednesday 3rd August
  • Thursday 4th August

   

  • Monday 8th August
  • Tuesday 9th August
  • Wednesday 10th August

   

  • Monday 15th August
  • Tuesday 16th August

   

  • Monday 22nd August
  • Tuesday 23rd August
  • Wednesday 24th August

   

  • Tuesday 30th August
  • Wednesday 31st August

   

  • Monday 5th September
  • Tuesday 6th September

   

  Sibling discount: £5 off 2nd child full day price (e.g. £25 per full day for 2nd child)

   

  Tennis Camp Information

  Fun games, tennis for all levels & ages, coaching, & matches plus other multi sport activities. Other multi-sports include rounders and kwik cricket. Squash and biscuits provided at break times.

   

  Players bring packed lunches. Indoor facilities available for toilet breaks, lunch, bad weather or to refill drinks.

   

  I have plenty of rackets so all you need is drinks bottles, food, appropriate clothing for sport and our changing British weather, waterproofs, hats, suncream, etc. 

   

  I am an LTA Accredited level 4 tennis coach. 1st aid, DBS & Safeguarding qualified. Depending on the numbers I will have additional tennis assistants or tennis coaches helping me. 

   

  Disclaimer on weekly & tennis camp sessions 

  I can only run a session if I get enough players to make it viable. I will inform you as soon as possible if a weekly session or tennis camp day cannot go ahead on this basis. 

   

  To book or for more information please email stephaniebarling@hotmail.com

• Brownies' Open Evening

  Mon 27 Jun 2022

  Brownies is another wonderful club that is on offer in the village. They are holding an open evening on Tuesday 5th July,  to raise funds and for you to find out a little bit more about them. 

  

• Health and Safety - Using School Grounds

  Thu 16 Jun 2022

  The staff and children were shocked and shaken by an accident on the trim trail yesterday afternoon. Whilst playing a chasing game, a child hit their head on a plastic central bracket on the cross ropes which resulted in first aid being administered by Mr Owen-Jones, one of our paediatric first-aiders and seven stitches at the hospital.

   

  These incidents are never taken lightly and as a staff we have looked at the hazards and considered whether the risk could be mitigated in future. 

   

  The equipment is designed for children over the age of 5 years old, who can explore, climb and balance. It has a soft play surface surrounding every piece of equipment. Children are permitted to use the equipment during breaktimes when they are closely supervised. We do not feel there is anything else we can do to the equipment to make it safer. But we will do anything within our power to ensure the playground is a safe space to be and this has led us to reflect on the safety of the playground before and after school. 

   

  I have asked you before, but appeal to you again:

   

  • Ensure your children stay with you before coming into school in the morning. Do not let them to go around the side of school or anywhere that is not visible to you. 
  • Encourage then to see this as 'getting ready ' time and not playtime.
  • Do not allow children to run around the playground. Especially around the maze benching and trim trail. 
  • Do not let them climb on benches or equipment, including the trim trail. 
  • Do not allow children to ride bikes or scooters in the playground.
  • After school, exit the grounds once you have collected your child so that the site can be secured for after school club. We are fortunate to have a fabulous playing field and encourage you to stay and socialise there. 

   

  I never relish having to outline rules, but having experienced such an incident yesterday, it highlights the reality of why health and safety measures should be adhered to. 

   

• Vale of Belvoir Karate Club

  Thu 16 Jun 2022

  The children had a fantastic karate demonstration last Friday from Myles who runs The Vale of Belvior Karate Club. 

   

  The club meets in Harby Village Hall. 

  School Lane
  Harby
  Melton Mowbray
  LE14 4BZ

   

  Every Tuesday 5.30pm – 6.15pm – all ages and grades
  Every Thursday 6.00pm – 7.00pm – all ages and grades

   

  Learn traditional Shotokan Karate.

  • Excellent for self-defence.
  • Develops attitude, control and disciplined behaviour.
  • Great for fitness.
  • Increases confidence.

  All abilities from ages 6 to 60 and beyond.

  The Senior Instructor is Sensei Myles Ponsonby 5th Dan (KUGB) who has over 30 years’ experience and is a Qualified Instructor, National Referee and Judge.

  The club is affiliated to the Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB).

   

  If you are interested in enrolling your child, please find more details on the website Vale of Belvoir Shotokan Karate Club – Traditional Shotokan Karate in the Vale of Belvoir (valekarate.org.uk)

   

  Email: belvoirshotokan@gmail.com
  Telephone: 07799 890116

• Toot Hill Open Evening

  Tue 14 Jun 2022

  Toot Hill are hosting an open evening for parents of children in years 4 and 5 on Wednesday 22nd June between 5.30pm and 6.30-pm. The event will be held in the school hall. 

   

  Letters have been sent out in book bags and we ask you to send in your reply slips to indicate your attendance. 

• Friends of Langar Church of England Primary School

  Mon 13 Jun 2022

  It has been brought to my attention that some parents have been discussing reinstating the PTA. However, since 2019, following an ill attended AGM, a natural evolution of the PTA took place and we formed the Friends of Langar Church of England Primary School.  Although you may be unaware, following two and a half years of few whole school and fundraising events, as a parent, carer or family member you are automatically a member this group.

   

  Over the coming six final weeks of this academic year staff will begin planning events for the following academic year, to enable opportunities to enrich the wider life of the school, raise funds and bring together members of our community. Up to now these events, such as The Bunny Hop Disco, have been organised and manned primarily by school staff.  For such events next year, we will call on your help and expertise for each of these as necessary.

   

  We welcome any thoughts and suggestions you have for fundraising ideas.  Should anyone be interested in holding a specific event, please email office@langar.notts.sch.uk, as we will consider the feasibility and then discuss it with you.

   

  We do hope you will relish in the opportunity to get involved and provide our children with exciting and fun experiences whilst raising much needed funds for the school.

   

  I look forward to working with you all over the coming year.

   

• Commemorative Tea Towels

  Fri 10 Jun 2022

  To commemorate the Platinum Jubilee year, the children have all contributed their portrait (complete with crown!) to a tea towel. These make a wonderful keepsake, and are of fantastic quality and size making them useful too! I will display one this evening on the playground for you to see.

   

  These will be on sale via Squid for £5 each. There are 125 tea towels available.  Therefore, we will be limiting the purchase to two per family at the moment.  If we have any left over, we will let you know. Once a tea towel is paid for, I will send it out with your child. 

• Class 3 Residential

  Wed 08 Jun 2022

  Thank you for entrusting your children into our care for the residential trip! It is always a momentous occasion seeing them off for their first time away with school. A huge thank you to Mr Zisaruk-Gibson,Mrs George and Mrs Lark; without their preparation, commitment, energy , time and enthusiasm it would not be possible to give your children these experiences.

   

  Having had an action packed two days and very little sleep; staff and children returned a little jaded today. Therefore, if your child needs a lie in tomorrow or a slow start to the day I will make an allowance and authorise a late mark provided they are in school by 10.30. This takes into account the much longer days of learning that they have experienced this week! 

• New Nottinghamshire Mental Health Service

  Wed 08 Jun 2022

  There is a new NHS service that provides free counselling and support for anyone from 0-25yrs in Nottinghamshire called BeU https://www.beusupport.co.uk/

   

  They are holding a launch event tomorrow: 

   

  We are so excited about our market-style service launch event on June 9th, 2pm - 5pm, at Malt Cross. Come along to learn more about  the service and meet our amazing partners 👇

   

  Base 51 Youth Projects 
  bfb-labs.com 
  Kooth 
  mustardseedcic.co.uk
  Shawmind 
  YMCA Greater Nottingham

  Book your FREE ticket now 👇
  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/be-u-notts-launch-tickets-336313341257

   

  To find out more - 

  #BeUNotts
  #SupportWhenYouNeedIt