This Week's News

Friday 5th June 2026

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope that you all had a wonderful half-term break and enjoyed the sunshine. It has certainly been a week of contrasts, with unexpected floods in the playground on the children’s very first day back!

On Monday, our staff came together for our annual School Development Day. This is a rare and valuable opportunity for the entire team to collaborate. We spent the morning evaluating our successes from the past year and planning our next steps for the upcoming academic year. This day also gives our staff a chance to contribute to a school 'Wish List'—and air conditioning for Year 2 is invariably at the very top! Staff were therefore thrilled to discover that, with the generous help of the PTA, air conditioning was successfully installed during the half-term break. This will make an enormous difference to both our staff and the Year 2 children during this final half-term.

We were also delighted to welcome Charles Langley, Chair of Governors. He shared the outcomes of our recent staff wellbeing survey and joined our group discussions to look at how we can further support our team. Another exciting project on the horizon is an upgrade to the staffroom, which we are all looking forward to!

Yesterday, we welcomed author Hannah Carter to our assembly. She shared a wonderful message with the children: writers don’t start with a brain completely full of ideas—instead, inspiration can come from a simple doodle or just observing the world around us. The children were incredibly engaged, and we hope they feel inspired to 'have a go' and discover their own creative flair.

We wrapped up the week with Year 2 visiting Cleves for a partnership sports event. This was a fantastic opportunity for the children to become more familiar with the school and to meet their new peers from Manby Lodge.

Next week, Reception will have their final Forest School sessions of the year. The children are already very much looking forward to them.

We hope you all have an enjoyable weekend. For those of you attending the PTA beer tasting event tonight, have a fantastic time and please drink responsibly!

Tanya Mooney

Key Dates in the Next 2 Weeks

Reception Forest School

Tuesday 9th June       Butterfly Class

Thursday 11th June    Bumblebee Class

Friday 12th June        Ladybird Class

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

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.

Updates to the Website this week            

Oscar club pages have been updated HERE