Welcome back following the Christmas break. We hope you all had a peaceful Christmas and are looking forward to the year ahead.
Please find the newsletter for this half term attached:
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Nursery Bumblebees News
Winter/Christmas Art
We’ve had some very busy bees in Bumblebees over the last couple of weeks! The children have been creating their own Christmas/winter artwork. We think they look great!
School Starters 2025
A quick reminder that school applications for September 2025 are now open! Children can start school in reception at the beginning of the academic year following their fourth birthday. Therefore, children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 can start primary school from September 2025.
To apply for a school place, please click the link below…
Children in Need Bake Sale
A huge thankyou to everyone who baked, brought or donated money towards our cake sale in aid of Children in Need this week. We have enjoyed lots of yummy cakes! We will let you know how much we have raised soon.
Our star bakers are…
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- Darcie
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- Rosie
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- Harriet, Ruairi & Wilf
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- Blake
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- Percy
It was a very hard decision, we had lots of fantastic bakes to choose from…
An extra special thankyou to our fantastic Courageous Advocacy council members who set up and ran the cake sale.
Weekly Celebrations – 8/11/24
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 Eva for ‘Wisdom’ and ‘Perseverance’ – Eva has shown an improved level of confidence in all subjects, particularly Maths this week. She is trying hard to give things a go before asking for help. Well done Eva!
Year 5 Thomas for ‘Wisdom’ – Thomas always gives great answers to questions in every lesson. He explains new knowledge and concepts that he has learned with carefully thought out reasoning, which is outstanding to listen to.
Year 4 Blake for ‘Wisdom’ – Blake consistently demonstrates a positive attitude towards learning and is making great progress in Year 4. It is wonderful to see your growth and improvement! Keep up the hard work.
Year 3 Jacob for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Jacob has shown an improved attitude to learning and is always trying his hardest. I am so proud of the progress you are making! Keep up the hard work.
Year 2 Imogen for ‘Love’, ‘Hope’ and ‘Respect’ – Imogen is a delight to have in class! She works hard everyday and strives to improve. Well done Immy, you’re a star!
Year 1 Adrian for ‘Perseverance’ – Adrian has been trying really hard in our English lessons. He is remembering capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. His writing is improving every day!
Reception Olly for ‘Friendship’ – Olly has been a kind friend to everyone this week and a super helper in the classroom.
Bumblebees Ruairi for showing ‘Love’, ‘Tolerance’ and ‘Friendship’ – Ruairi has shown love to his brother all week who is new to nursery.
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Congratulations to the following Golden Book winners (from class work and stars):
Other achievements…
Olly and Evie have completed their Level 1 Learn to Swim! They did a brilliant job of explaining everything they had to do to everyone. Great work, keep it up!
Eleni has completed her proficiency level 11 and 12 in gymnastics. Fantastic work Eleni!
Hallie came second place in a gymnastics competition at the weekend. She completed on the vault and on the floor. An amazing achievement!
Ruairi has completed his Wave Award 1 in his swimming lessons, we look forward to hearing about what you get up to next Ruairi!
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Weekly Celebrations 20.9.24
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 Sophia for ‘Respect’ and ‘Wisdom – Sophia is working really hard across all subjects. She has a great willingness to listen and learn new things. Congratulations Sophia!
Year 5 Jamie for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Tolerance’ – Jamie always gives 100% inside the classroom. He will always complete tasks to the best of his ability and is incredibly respectful to all adults and children. Well done Jamie!
Year 4 Sid for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – for improving his attitude towards learning and always trying his best. I am very proud of how well Sid is doing, especially in Maths!
Year 3 Seren for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – for always being a fantastic member of Dragonfly Class. Seren always has brilliant answers to questions and has a fantastic attitude to learning. Well done!
Year 2 Lilly for ‘Friendship’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Lilly is a lovely friends to everyone in Rabbit Class. She is kind, fair and helpful. She knows when it’s time to focus and she also knows when it’s time for fun! Well done Lilly.
Year 1 Jasmine for ‘Wisdom’ – Jasmine is working SO hard in Year 1. She completes her work carefully and takes pride in what she is doing. Jasmine has even been practising her handwriting at home – fantastic!
Reception Tommy for ‘Perseverance’ – You have had a super start to Reception. It has been lovely to see how you have persevered and now come in with a smile and you are keen to learn everyday.
Bumblebees Loki for showing ALL our school values – Loki has shown all of our school values since coming back to school. He is a kind, caring and funny member of bumblebees. Lauren is very proud of you Loki!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Other achievements…
Aoife took part in a reading competition over the summer holidays. She read three books and received a medal for her efforts. Great work Aoife, keep it up!
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Weekly Celebrations 13.9.24
We’ve had a brilliant Roald Dahl Day today, it’s been great to see all the children sharing and enjoying lots of stories!
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 Tilly for ‘Respect’ – Tilly is always ready to learn. She embodies our school values well everyday and is a role model to the younger children at our school. Well done Tilly!
Year 5 Lucy for ‘Respect’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Lucy has adjusted to Year 5 effortlessly, demonstrating high standards of work, presentation and behaviour. Well done Lucy!
Year 4 Sky for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Sky has really improved her confidence in Maths and is confidently putting her hand up to answer and challenging herself. Well done Sky!
Year 3 Millie for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Millie has tried her hardest in everything this week – even when things got tough, she persevered!
Year 2 Grayson for ‘Trust’ and ‘Wisdom’: Grayson is growing in confidence everyday. I have been impressed with his positive attitude to learning. You make us very proud Grayson – Well done!
Year 1 Harriet for ‘Love’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Harriet is a delight to have in class – she is kind, helpful and approaches everything with a positive attitude. Great work Harriet, keep it up!
Reception Rupert for ‘Friendship’ and ‘Respect’ – for a super start to Reception. You have been amazing in class and are a lovely friend to everyone!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Other achievements…
Harrison has achieved lots in his swimming this week, he brought in THREE certificates to show us – great work Harrison, keep it up!
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Fun Fest 2024!
Make sure you keep the date free for our biggest fundraising event of the year! All welcome!
Weekly Celebrations 21.6.24
We have had a fantastic arts weeks, it has been lovely to see all the classes learning different techniques to create some beautiful art work. Make sure you check out our class pages to see what we have been up to.
Today we have enjoyed our ‘Have fun for Harry’ day to raise money for The Harry Johnson Trust. We have had a green themed cake sale and enjoyed some delicious cakes, see our star bakers below!
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 Harry for ‘Wisdom’ – Harry is a brilliant artist. He uses the technique of perspective fantastically and is very focussed in art tasks.
Year 5 India for ‘Wisdom’ and ‘Perseverance’ – For putting great focus and effort into her art work this week.
Year 4 Archie for ‘Perseverance’ – For great perseverance during arts week, giving everything a really good go – well done!
Year 3 Sophia for ‘Perseverance’ – For excellent art this week, especially making her God’e eye – well done!
Year 2 Kohen for showing ‘Wisdom’ and ‘Perseverance’: Kohen has done a fantastic job with all off our artwork this week. He took a lot of time and care to perfect his weaving technique for his God’e eye.
Year 1 Imogen for ‘Trust’ – Imogen has worked really hard all week with her art. She has put her trust in adults and her friends to help her with new skills.
Reception Tommy for ‘Perseverance’ – Tommy had had a brilliant arts week – he has had a positive, thoughtful approach and has created some wonderful pieces of art.
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Other achievements…
Harrison has received a certificate of merit for successfully completing part one of John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course. He said he had to do lots of concentrating and play the notes really fast! He has also received his 5m swimming distance badge – a busy week!
Last week Maia told us all about a dance exam she had taken part in and this week she is showing off her trophies for such excellent dancing – great work Maia!
Thomas completed his Level 1 sailing award! He told us all about the different skills he had to master before being able to achieve this – they sounded quite complicated. Well done Thomas!
Our Star Bakers
Congratulations to Amber, Jamie, Scarlett, Sid and Roly for winning our star baker awards!
Thankyou to everyone who baked, bought or donated towards our cake sale in aid of The Harry Johnson Trust, so far we have raised over £250!
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
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