Global Goal 4 – Quality Education - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Dear Families,

What an exciting start it has been to the second half-term of Spring! The days are getting longer and brighter, flowers are budding, and the trees are starting to blossom! Nature is not the only change we have noticed, but we have seen incredible changes in our pupils! Some positive and some are not showcasing the Belmont School values of:

 

We would like to remind all parents/carers that you have all signed the home school agreement:

'As a Parent/carer I will:

• Ensure that my child attends throughout each school term, and arrives on time.
• Ensure that my child wears the correct school uniform.
• Inform the school if their child is absent by telephone on first day of absence.
• Make the school aware of any concerns that might affect the child’s learning or behaviour as soon as they become apparent.
• Support my child with online home learning.
• Attend parents’ evenings about their child’s progress and school information evenings.
• Support and understand the agreement with Belmont Behaviour for Success.
• Respect all members of the school community, abiding by their policy of zero tolerance towards rude and aggressive behaviour
• We will support the school approach to online safety and not deliberately upload or add any images, video, sounds or text that could upset or offend any member of the school community.
• Ensure access to games and devices is restricted (particularly overnight)
• Ensure our children only have access to age-appropriate games
• Ensure my child gets enough sleep before school.
• Keep the school up to date on important family changes e.g. new addresses, contact details, phone numbers etc.
• Encourage my child to work to their best ability.
• I will follow the parents' charter and promote rights for my child.'

Please ensure that you are using appropriate language around your child/ren and are encouraging children to follow the expected behaviours of Belmont School! IF you need additional support or would like more information, please do not hesitate to speak to any member of the school community. 

Book Week

This week the school has been immersed in reading, and yesterday we celebrated World Book Day! Everyone had so much fun, and we need to give a shout-out to Miss Patel and the English team for putting an amazing week together! 

Everyone made such a spectacular effort, and it was very difficult to choose the winners! But the staff selected the following pupils for their innovative outfits:

• Hannan - Star 1
• Nathan - 1 Moon
• Phoebe - 2 Sky
• Mustafa - 3 Mercury
• Luqmaan - 4 Neptune 
• Chloe - 5 Meteor
• Gabriel - 6 Pluto

Enjoy your vouchers and keep reading! 

British Science Week 

Next week we will be taking part in science activities linked to the theme of ‘Time'.

We will be asking pupils and staff to dress up on Friday 15th March as scientists. 

Outstandingly Happy Harrow School - Spreading Kindness

This half-term we would like all to focus on 'Kindness'!

Talk to your child/ren of a time in your day that you have seen something kind, had someone be kind to you or tell them how you were kind to someone else! 

Let's spread kindness and actions throughout our day and become the positive role models that our children need! 

Assemblies

We have had some wonderful performances this half-term. The Year 5's showcased the 'Happy Harrow' event that they attended. 3 Galaxy delivered the message of what 'Fair Trade' means and why it is important. 3 Mercury were able to create a mini West End production on 'The pied piper of Hamelin'. 

In all assemblies, the pupils spoke and recited poetry confidently, sharing expectations, learning and sang wonderful songs. You all should be super proud of yourselves. We had an amazing turnout from parents too. Thank you for your continued support.

Reading log 

This half-term, we had many of our pupils who found 'Golden Tickets' in their reading books. We have loads more dotted around the school and in virtual books, so please do ensure that you log your child's reading on the App. 

Well done to all of our regular readers who have been reading non-stop at home since the beginning of term:

Class Name	Top Reader (Most Pages Read)	Total Books Completed
1 Earth	Rea Tsiniere (5108 pages)	183
1 Moon	Filip (2602 pages)	213
1 Sun	Paahi (758 pages)	110
2 River	Ashmaan (693 pages)	78
2 Sea	Safiya (2391 pages)	236
2 Sky	Kimiya (1954 pages)	94
3 Galaxy	Maya Georgiana (197 pages)	56
3 Mercury	Erika-Ami (1351 pages)	94
3 Planet	Mikhil (1490 pages)	86
4 Mars	Kohisan (9704 pages)	147
4 Neptune	Luqmaan (2485 pages)	85
4 Venus	Haniya Zahra (7283 pages)	98
5 Asteroid	Sarvesh (1795 pages)	57
5 Eclipse	Wameedh (2418 pages)	149
5 Meteor	Rahaf (18672 pages)	151
6 Jupiter	Usman (2929 pages)	90
6 Pluto	Yumna (3008 pages)	34
6 Saturn	Shabeeb (423 pages)	21
NAM	Isabella (94 pages)	51
NPM	Ismaeel (296 pages)	56
R Star 1	Manhah (4380 pages)	84
R Star 2	Jasmin Maria (585 pages)	61
R Star 3	Haadi (255 pages)	59

Keep up the great reading! 

Communication

A reminder to all parents/carers, that if you have any issues or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to any member of staff on duty or email the school office via office@belmont.harrow.sch.uk or by submitting your query on our virtual form found on our website (https://www.belmont.harrow.sch.uk/contact-us-form). We aim to respond to queries within 10 working days as outlined in our Positive Communication Policy, which can be found in the policy section on our website, where you will also find:

• Community Behaviour Policy 
• Complaints Policy and Procedure 
• Managing Serial and Unreasonable Complaints Policy

Finally, Happy Internal Women's Day and Happy Mother's Day for those celebrating on Sunday 10th March!

Have an enjoyable and relaxing weekend! 

Yours sincerely,

Mrs P Aggarwall

Headteacher