Steve Frew will be visiting Wormley Primary

We are thrilled to be able to share some more information about our upcoming Great Athletes event. We are excited to announce that the athlete who will be visiting us will be Steve Frew!

On the event day, all pupils will take part in a sponsored fitness circuit run by Steve, a terrific way to get all children excited about sport and realise that getting moving is really fun! Steve will then share his incredible sporting journey, a story of resilience and determination in a fun and interactive assembly. There will also be an opportunity to ask any burning questions in a Q&A session with their inspiring role-model at the end!

Fundraising for the event has begun now that the children have brought home a sponsorship form. The money raised for the event will help us to purchase new sports equipment and improve levels of physical activity in our school!

HEALTHY EATING

We are trying hard to encourage healthy eating including eating vegetables and fruit at lunchtime. It is quite hard work!
However, it is very important to establish healthy eating habits from a very young age.
You could help by downloading the Food Scanner app.
The NHS Food Scanner app brings food labels to life and helps families make healthier choices.
Simply scan the barcode to see how much sugar, saturated fat and salt is in your food and drink then choose one of the healthier swap suggestions. The app is part of a healthy eating campaign and
the ‘scan, swipe, swap’ take-home pack has plenty of resources to help encourage children to build healthier habits for life.
Find the resources
here: https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools/topics/healthy-eating/overview
We also need your help teaching children to cut their food with a knife and fork please.

READING CHALLENGE TERM
Spring is our reading challenge term.

For the children, the challenge is on…. How many books can they read this term? How many authors can they try? Can they read equal amounts of non-fiction to fiction?

We are encouraging our children and their families to stretch themselves with a reading challenge over this Spring Term.

The aim is for every child to read daily, from a range of sources: books, newspapers, comics, adverts, magazines, myON, Epic! the internet etc.
Children in Y1-6 must keep a record of their reading. Children in Y2-6 can quiz on Accelerated Reader to develop their comprehension and improve their reading age. Teachers will be looking for children to reward by putting their name
forward for a limited edition Wormley Reader Bear and other prizes.
Don’t forget to record reading together in the children’s reading records as these are vital as evidence in assessing children’s reading to see if they read widely and with commitment to a book

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Equal Access – Girls’ Football in Schools

Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership – Digital Girls Football Partnership have awarded Wormley Primary a trophy for delivering equal access for girls’ football both within the curriculum and extra-curricular in 2024.

The #LetGirlsPlay Biggest Ever Football Day will be on Friday 6th March and all schools are encouraged to take part in some form of girl’s football on this date.

England Women continue to inspire a nation after being crowned European Champions in 2022. They ensure that all girls can dream of one day being a Lioness by having the opportunity to play at school!

BANJI ALEXANDER

The children had a wonderful afternoon with Banji Alexander, an exciting new author who burst onto the scene with his debut book, ‘Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party’.

Banji entertained the children reading to them and talking to them about how he became an author. He encouraged them that they could become writers too!

Banji and the children looked great in their hats and boots.