Dear Parents / Carers,

On Friday 11th February, we will be holding a ‘Dress to Express’ Day to raise awareness of Children’s Mental Health Awareness week which is from the 7th to 13th February.  There will be lots of activities focusing on the theme ‘Growing Together’ along with time to think about how children can manage their own wellbeing and what to do if they feel they are struggling.  Please click on this link for more information.

Dear Parents / Carers,

Year 6 Residential

The children have had a super time at Standon Bowers this week.  They have all taken part in the activities, even the ones they were a bit or a lot worried about.  They have shown fantastic examples of teamwork, resilience, support, care and so much enthusiasm.

It’s been lovely to see them out of their usual environment and having so much fun.  Some children have conquered their fears of caves and dark spaces, heights and abseiling, some children have found that they can solve problems using group ideas rather than just their own.  There has been so much laughter, which is just so good to hear.  

And the night times – they have slept so well.  The staff can’t believe how well they have all slept – especially the boys.

Well done to the children for going out of their comfort zones and trying something new.

Thank you to Mrs Sharman, Ms Master and Mrs Shaw for organising and spending the time with the children and being away from your own families.  We all appreciate this dedication from you.

Thank you to the parents for helping to get everything ready for your children.  I hope you all had a lovely week and didn’t worry too much.

Happy New Year everyone,

It seems like the holiday break was so long ago now that we’re all back into the full swing of work and school.

Year 6

Next week, Year 6 will be visiting Standon Bowers for their outdoor education adventure week.  I’m sure they’ll have a wonderful time.  I know some children will feel a little anxious but once they’re there and taking part in the activities, they’ll be filled with excitement and feel so proud of themselves when they’ve achieved each task.

Remember to pack your bedtime Teddy and lots of warm socks!

Year 1 / Reception

The children have had a fun time learning to ride balance bikes and pedal bikes today.  We’ve been very lucky to gain this activity free of charge from Cyclist Training.  They provide instructors as well as all of the bikes and safety helmets. The children will be taking part in this extra activity every Friday.  

Chance to Shine – Cricket coach

Some of our children have been visited by the Chance to Shine coach regarding cricket.  This term, Years 2,3 5 and 6 will be taking part in extra cricket activities every Wednesday starting Wednesday 12th January.

Thank you for your continued support.

Take care and stay safe

Mrs Wilmer

On Friday, our Nursery and Reception class went to Stafford to see ‘Dear Santa’ at the theatre. The children thought it was magical! They really enjoyed the show and joined in all of the songs that Santa and his Elf sang. The children were amazing throughout the trip and made us very proud. Well done and Merry Christmas Early Years!

Dear Parents / Carers,

We did it!  We put on the KS1 Christmas plays and they were absolutely amazing.  The children were confident and acted brilliantly.  Their singing was beautiful.  And you the parents have supported the whole way through from providing costumes, listening to the Christmas songs endlessly at home and taking the safety precautions to help the plays go ahead – thank you so much.

A massive thank you to the staff who have made this happen.  We all appreciate your hard work and time spent on getting this ready.

I hope this made you feel like Christmas is really here and we can actually celebrate it this year.

Year 1 – 6 children had a great time at the theatre on Wednesday.  It was so good to see them enjoying the show.  The early years children had a fun time at Stafford today.  They even got to meet Santa and received a gift.

Christmas Jumper / Chocolate donation day

Just a reminder that Monday 13th December is Christmas jumper day in exchange for bringing in some chocolate for our children’s Christmas Bingo.  

The bingo games will be on Tuesday 14th December.

I have a huge THANK YOU to make to Absolute Barbers and Platinum Dog Grooming.  They have very generously offered to donate a treat for every child in the school.  This way, even if a child doesn’t win at the bingo, all of our children will have a special something.  Thank you so much.  This is such a kind gesture, which we are all grateful for.

End of term reports

Years 1 – 6.  On Wednesday you’ll receive your child’s end of term report.  We hope you are as impressed as we are with their progress.

Early years – Due to the new framework, the children won’t be assessed until the end of the year.  If there are any concerns, staff speak to you immediately.  If you have any concerns, please contact the staff.

Clarification on Swimming Lessons

The government wants all children, by the end of year 6, to be able to swim 25 metres.  As we are very fortunate to be able to offer two lots of swimming sessions, we took the following decisions.   

We always take Year 3 swimming and therefore have kept to this plan.  

We then took the decision to take Years 5 and 6 swimming as they have the least amount of time to catch up and achieve the official requirement.

Current Year 4 children will go next year and then they will also have 2 years to catch up if necessary. 

Early Years Christmas sing-a-long

Just a reminder to parents that this is limited to 1 adult per child.  Please can you take a LFT before coming to school and wear a face mask.  Thank you.

Christmas Carol Concert

We’re all looking forward to you joining us on the last day of school.  If the weather is terrible, we will cancel this as standing outside in stormy weather will not be pleasurable for any of us.  Fingers crossed for calm weather.

Thank you for your continued support.

Take care and have a lovely weekend