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Well done Year 1

Fri 06 May 2022

What a joy it has been this week to have class assemblies for Year 1.

We hope the parents really enjoyed the story of the friendship of the boy and the penguin in the story Lost and Found.

Well done to all the children for taking part in their first assembly.

We look forward to seeing year 5's assemblies in a few weeks.

Summer Term 2022

Tue 03 May 2022

We are looking forward to the Summer Term.

It looks set to be very busy and there are many activities planned.

Please read the May newsletter for the most up to date information.

Thank you all so much for your participation in our fundraising for the disasters and emergency committee to support the Ukraine. Our non-uniform day, today, saw the children and staff dressed in yellow and blue, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, to show solidarity.

So far we have raised an incredible £527.50.

Decorated Easter Egg competition

Fri 01 Apr 2022

Wow! The children's creations were absolutely amazing. Each and every entry is beautifully made with great thought and creativity. Well done everyone.

We will all enjoy the display in the school library as we approach Easter.

Winners will be announced on Monday in assembly.

Reminder of this weeks events

Mon 28 Mar 2022

On Wednesday 30th March there is a SATs meeting for year 6 parents, this will take place in school at 9.00am. For anyone unable to attend, the presentation will be available on the website the same day. If you do have any questions, you can speak to the teachers at parent's evening.

On Friday 1^st April, we are holding a non-uniform day in school to raise money and support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. There are thousands of people currently fleeing their homes to seek shelter from the ongoing war. Global charities are working to help as many children, families and people as possible. For our non-uniform day, we would like children to dress in yellow and blue, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, to show solidarity. Donations can be made on your ParentPay account.

On Friday 1st April we are looking forward to seeing the children's wonderful entries for the Easter Egg decorating competition. These will be displayed in the school library so that we can see all the creative ideas.

RED NOSE DAY - Friday 18th March

Fri 18 Mar 2022

RED NOSE DAY UPDATE

Thank you all so much for your participation in our non-uniform day today.

It was lovely to see all the children wearing red in the classrooms.

So far we have raised £282.00 for this amazing cause.

Thank you for your support, if you still wish to make a donation you can do so on this link: https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=6122.

Coming up this week in school.

Mon 14 Mar 2022

There has been much excitement today. Reception have had lots of fun celebrating their 100th day in school.

They all look very colourful in their 100 day hats and have been busy with many fun activities. Well done everyone!

Red Nose Day is on Friday and pupils are invited to attend school wearing red (this is a non uniform day) for a suggested donation of £1.00.

Please make your donations on the following link: https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=6122

We look foward to another colourful day in school and thanks to you all for you generosity and support.

Invites for Parents Evening Bookings will be sent our via email on Monday evening. Please contact the office if you encounter any problems with this.

World Book Day - Thursday 3rd March

Tue 01 Mar 2022

World Book Day – Thursday 3^rd March

In 2022, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of World Book Day – with the message for all children ‘you are a reader‘! It will be filled with lots of exciting, celebratory ways to promote reading for pleasure on World Book Day, and all-year round. We will be celebrating World Book Day on the Thursday 3^rd March this year.

Children are invited to dress as a character from one of their favourite books and bring in their favourite book to share during the course of the day. We look forward to seeing the usual array of amazingly creative costumes! Any questions, please don't hesitate to talk to class teachers. Book vouchers will be given out. These can be used in many high street stores or at the school’s book fair.

Book Fair

This year, our annual book fair will take place on the week of World Book Day. Books will be on sale after school, from Tuesday 1^st March to Friday 4^th March. The fair will be open from 3.15pm to 3.45pm each day. More details will follow regarding the arrangements. The commission from the fair is always used to buy new books for the school library or classrooms. Your support of this project is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Swap a costume day for World Book Day – Wednesday 2^nd March

If you have any old world book day costumes, you would like to donate or swap please bring these to the tables outside of the DT room on the morning of 2^nd March. From 3pm to 3.45pm on this day, families will be able to choose costumes for their children, please note we would ask that you only take one costume per child. This activity is dependent on the donations we receive.

NSPCC fundraising - update

Tue 01 Mar 2022

Coming up this week.

Tue 15 Feb 2022

As we approach the February half term holiday week, a reminder of the following events this week:

Thursday 17th February - the PTA will be holding a pre-loved uniform sale outside the DT room from 2.30 - 4.00 pm, in return for a suitable donation for any items you choose. Please come along and have a look.

Friday 18th February - NSPCC non-uniform day - as part of the Speak Out. Stay Safe. online programme. Please make your donations on your Parentpay account.

We will finish for half term at 3.15pm on Friday 18th February and return to school on Tuesday 1st March.