Since the start of December we have accepted a range of items for Charles Thompson Mission Christmas Toy Appeal and this week they were collected and helped into the van by the children. Thank you so much for your generosity.…
Last Friday was our first Call In Friday of the year as parents and grandparents called in to school to see the children in their classrooms this time with a focus on our love of reading. It was great to…
This week we have been exploring our school forest area and finding each classes lost words. We have inspired by the book ‘The Lost Words’ and are writing poems and creating artwork based on the words we have found and…
Thank you so much for attending the Parents Evenings this half-term. It was great to talk to you about the progress that the children are making, show you their books and also get your feedback through an anonymous questionnaire. Here…
What an amazing turnout! Thank you to all those parents who attended our workshop on Reading and Phonics this week. Mrs Hill explained how we teach phonics, vocabulary, early reading skills and how we nurture a love of reading. We…
At the ADHD Foundation’s Conference this week in Liverpool, we were presented with the ADHD Friendly School Award by the Foundation’s patron Rory Bremner. This is recognition for the school’s inclusive work around Neurodiversity and making the ADHD Foundation’s six…
On Friday our School Councillors were delighted to be invited by housing association Alpha to commemorate the Official Ground Breaking at Woodpecker Close, Alpha’s new extra care development. They were joined by the Deputy Mayor, Cabinet Member for Housing and…
In early July we discovered that the most prominent road cycling event in the UK would pass close to school and plans were made to join our wider community in celebrating and supporting stage 5 of the Tour of Britain…
Welcome back! I hope you have all had a relaxing summer holiday and were able to spend some quality family time together. As always this year, we will be focussing on improving children’s phonics, early reading skills and fostering a…