Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Art club
Tue 19 Nov 2024We have had a great time in our Art club this term. The Year 6 children have worked really hard, learning about a great artist called Beatriz Milhazes - we love her work. The children have learnt some new drawing, printing and collaging techniques over the last few weeks to make a piece of art work in her style. Well done everyone.
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Children in Need 2024- Thank you!
Tue 19 Nov 2024
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Christmas Events 2024
Mon 18 Nov 2024Christmas Events
We are really looking forward to all of our Christmas Celebrations this year. The children will be doing lots of lovely Christmas activities in class too. Please read the information below regarding all Christmas Events that are coming up here at school. All the dates below are on the school calendar on the website.
Christmas Card Post Box
From 1st December, there will be a Christmas Card Post Box in the Nursery, Reception, Infants and the Juniors. The children are welcome to post their cards to be delivered to their friends and teachers in this box. Please can you ensure that they have the child’s full name, year group and class on to help our post people get them to the right person.
Christmas Wrapping Morning
Father Christmas would like a little help with wrapping the presents, as his elves are so busy already. We would like to ask if there are any parents or grandparents who feel they can give us an hour or two of their time on the morning of Wednesday 4th December to help, starting at 8.50am after dropping off. We will provide the wrapping paper, scissors and sellotape. You will be rewarded with a mince pie, beverage, some Christmas tunes and good conversation. If you are able to help please contact the school office. We will meet at the junior site.
Christmas Lunch & Jumpers
Christmas lunch is a lovely opportunity for the school staff and children to celebrate Christmas together. Children can also come to school wearing their Christmas Jumpers on their lunch day.
Date of Lunch
YEAR
Tuesday 10th Dec
Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
Wednesday 11th Dec
Years 3-6
A Google form will be sent to you shortly via text/email so you can let us know if your child will be having the lunch. Please complete this by Monday 25th November. After this date, no other numbers will be added as the food will be ordered. Please complete one form for each child.
If your child in Year 3 to 6 does not want a Christmas Lunch, they will need to bring a packed lunch on this day as there will be no other options. (This does not apply to Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 children as they will all have the Christmas Lunch, please still fill in the online form to let us know if your child will have the meat or veg option)
Children in Reception, Year 1 and 2 are covered for this lunch by the Universal Free School Meals. All other years, the cost of the meal is £2.80; this will be paid for by the usual Parent Pay System. Please ensure your child has enough funds in their account on the day of Christmas Lunch.
Christmas Lunch Menu
Mains: Roast Turkey or Quorn Roast
Sides: Roast Potatoes, Pigs in Blankets (not for Nursery), Carrots, Broccoli, Stuffing and Gravy
Dessert: Vanilla Ice-cream
Christmas Concerts
We are delighted to invite you to our Christmas Carol Concerts this year. The children are all working really hard to make the concert festive and entertaining; we hope you will be able to join us at this event.
A letter will be coming out shortly for you to reserve tickets for your child’s concert. Unfortunately, due to fire regulations we are only able to offer 2 tickets per family for the concert. We look forward to seeing you there.
Date &Time of Concert
YEAR
Friday 13th December 9.00am
Year 3
Monday 16th December 9.00am
Year 4
Tuesday 17th December 9.00am
Reception
Wednesday 18th December 9.00am
Year 2
Thursday 19th December 9.00am
Year 1
Christmas Parties
Each year group will be having a Christmas Party. We would like the children to come to school in their party clothes on their party day and wear them all day.
We would appreciate you helping with food for the parties. The children will be having a normal school dinner on their party day, but some treats for the parties would still be appreciated. Please could you send the treats in with your child on their party day and they will be distributed for the children to share. We request that you make sure there are no nuts, strawberries or oranges in anything to ensure children with allergies are safe. School will provide drinks, cups and plates. This year we are asking for;
- The girls to bring in savoury items. Please send some vegetarian options too as lots of our children are vegetarian (for example pakoras, vegetable sausage rolls, cheese bites, crisps)
- The boys to bring in the desserts (for example cakes/ buns, biscuits, chocolates)
The Christmas parties will take place in the afternoons on the following dates.
Date of Party
YEAR
Monday 16th December
Year 3
Tuesday 17th December
Nursery & Reception
Wednesday 18th December
Year 1 & Year 4
Thursday 19th December
Year 2 & Year 5
Friday 20th December
Year 6
Nursery Christmas Workshop
We are delighted to invite Nursery parents to a Christmas Workshop. This will take place on Wednesday 18th December at 10am in the Infant school hall.
A letter will be coming out shortly for you to reserve tickets. Unfortunately, due to fire regulations we are only able to offer 2 tickets per family. We look forward to seeing you there.
Last Day of Term- Friday 20th Dec
The last day of term will be Friday 20th December. All children can come to school in Christmas Jumpers/ Non-uniform on this day.
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Christmas Competition
Fri 15 Nov 2024Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope this letter finds you and your families well as we approach the festive season. I am delighted to announce an exciting Christmas competition that I believe your children will thoroughly enjoy.
This year, we are challenging our creative children to design a sleigh for Father Christmas that can float on water in water-bound countries. The winning design will not only bring joy to those less fortunate but will also earn the designer/s a very good prize.
To enter, children should create a detailed plan and model of their sleigh design, highlighting how it would function in a water-based environment. All entries should be submitted to Mrs Burnett by the deadline of Friday 6th December.
I am confident that our children's innovative minds will produce some truly remarkable designs, and I look forward to seeing their submissions. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to explore the principles of physics and design, while also embracing the spirit of Christmas.
Please encourage your child to participate in this competition. I have no doubt that their creativity and problem-solving skills will shine through.
If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
Wishing you all a wonderful lead-up to the Christmas season.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Burnett
Y6 class teacher and science lead
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Cinema visit Y5 and 6
Tue 12 Nov 2024Our Year 5 & 6 children loved their 'Into Film' cinema visit to watch Despicable Me 4 today. Lots of smiling faces and laughter, hoping they're not going to pick up on of the Minions habits! Our children behaved impeccably, which was commented on by the cinema staff - they were really impressed by them.
We also enjoyed a talk by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) about film ratings.
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Children in Need 2024
Tue 05 Nov 2024This year our school will be supporting Children in Need by taking part in a Non-Uniform Day on Friday 15th November.
(for Nursery children this will be on Monday 18th November)
Children will not need to wear school uniform on this day; they can come to school in their own clothes or anything Pudsey/ spotty themed.
A suggested donation of £1.00 would be gratefully received which will be sent to the Children in Need charity.
Thank you for your support.
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Odd Sock Day- Tuesday 12th November
Tue 05 Nov 2024To mark the start of Anti-bullying week, on Tuesday 12th November we are asking children to come to school wearing odd socks. It's a great way to celebrate what makes us all unique.
This year’s theme is Choose Respect. We would like adults and children to come together to have discussions about what it means to disagree respectfully and how to avoid resorting to bullying. We can all choose to lead by example by choosing respect!
Children will also be engaging in some fun activities to help us think about difference and also ways to prevent bullying.
