Friday 4th September 2026

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome Back!

What a fantastic start to the new academic year! Following two highly productive staff INSET days, it has been an absolute joy to welcome everyone back through the gates. Even though we have only been back for two days, the atmosphere across the school is already so settled, warm, and remarkably calm!

Seeing familiar faces return and listening to the happy buzz in the corridors has made for a wonderful start to the term. The children have settled into their new classroom routines with calm confidence, showing fantastic independence as they master everything from finding their pegs and trays to getting ready for lunch. They are practicing daily expectations so well—learning how to navigate their new learning spaces, line up quietly, and look after their shared resources together. We could not be prouder of how quickly they are settling back into school!

Reception Home Visits

Our Reception team has had a wonderful week beginning home visits. Meeting our newest families in a relaxed, familiar environment is such a special part of our settling-in process. These visits build strong foundations for the children’s early learning journeys, and our teachers are enjoying getting to know all the individual personalities, interests, and favourite activities before the children start school next Thursday.

A Delicious Start with Nourish!

We are thrilled to officially launch our partnership with our new catering company, Nourish! The feedback from the hall over the last two days has been overwhelmingly positive.

• Fantastic Variety: Children have been loving the wide range of fresh, healthy options on offer each day.
• Tasting Success: It has been delightful to see so many children eagerly trying new vegetables and hot dishes.
• Empty Plates: The dining hall staff have reported plenty of clean plates and lots of smiles at lunchtime!
  Please ensure you look at the menu and talk to your children about what’s on offer.

Thank you all for your continued support in making our first two days such a success. Have a wonderful, relaxing weekend, and we look forward to a full, exciting week ahead!

Key Dates for Next 2 Weeks

Thursday 17th September                2.40-3.10   PTA 2nd Hand Uniform Sale

Friday 18th September                     9.00-10.00 Parent & Carer Safeguarding Training

You can also see a full list of key dates for the year so far, on the Term Dates & Calendar pages of the school website HERE

Multisports, Dodgeball & Football Clubs

Places are still available for the before & after school sports clubs which are run by our amazing PE coaches from the Multisport Development Centre. Please have a look at the flyers attached to this email to find out more information & to book. All spaces need to be filled to enable the clubs to go ahead.

We are Recruiting

We are recruiting a part time Teaching Assistant, Thursdays & Fridays 8:50am-3pm, term time only. For more information see our vacancies page HERE

PTA Second Hand Uniform Sale-17th September

Thank you for your continued support and generosity – your donations really do help other families within our school community. We have received plenty of donations so don’t currently need any more. Our first Second-Hand Uniform Sale of the term will take place on:

Time: Thursday 17th September, 2.45pm–3.30pm
Location: Outside the School Office

Chobham Skate Park

Cobham Skate Park is officially opening on 12th September with an exciting event to mark the occasion. Please see the attached flyer.

Safeguarding Notice

If you have any concerns about a child’s safety or wellbeing in the school or community, please speak to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL). DSL- Tanya Mooney, Head Teacher.  DSL- Phil Copsey, Deputy Head Teacher or DSL-Kelly Grindle, Nurture Lead.

Update to the Website

You can see the exciting menu from our new catering suppliers Nourish HERE

Vacancies HERE

Community & Charity activities, including events at St Mary’s Church HERE