We break up today for the October half-term and look forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Monday, 3rd November.

We hope all our families enjoy a wonderful, autumnal week!

In assembly this morning we enjoyed celebrating children from across the school who have consistently demonstrated outstanding behaviour and attitudes to learning.

We'd like to thank these fantastic role models:

Would you like to help inspire young athletes and strengthen our community?

We’re inviting local businesses and individuals to partner with Dunalley School by sponsoring a new sports kit for our children. This is a fantastic opportunity to show your commitment to community engagement while enhancing your brand visibility.

In return for your support, we will proudly showcase your sponsorship within our school community, on our website, and through local media—highlighting your role in creating positive social impact.

We believe this partnership offers real mutual benefit, and we’d love to explore ideas with you. Thank you for considering this opportunity.

For more information, please contact:
Sara Byrne, School Business Manager

Join Our Nursery & Pre-School Team at Dunalley! ?

Are you passionate about creating joyful, nurturing experiences for young children? Dunalley Primary School is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Midday Supervisor to join our vibrant Nursery & Pre-school team. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact during one of the most important parts of a child’s day — lunchtime!

Your Role Will Include:

• Preparing and setting up a welcoming dining space

• Supporting and supervising nursery-aged children as they enjoy their lunch

• Encouraging positive mealtime routines and social interaction

• Tidying and cleaning the dining area to maintain our high standards

Why Join Dunalley? This is a truly exciting time to become part of our thriving school community. Nestled in a beautiful setting, Dunalley is a place where children flourish and staff are celebrated. We’re committed to making lunchtimes a calm, happy and enriching experience for every child — and we’d love your help to make that happen.

Full details and an application form HERE: 

On  Thursday, our newly appointed team of Positive Play Partners (PPP) had their first official meeting with Mr Price and Mrs Byrne.
The children were thanked for their outstanding applications and engaged in a thoughtful discussion about how they will support OPAL Play during lunchtimes.

Together, they explored the qualities that make a great role model at Dunalley, choosing words that reflect kindness, responsibility, and teamwork. Each PPP member received a green bib, an OPAL badge, and a PPP notebook to help them carry out their duties with pride and purpose.

As part of their role, the children will be gathering feedback from their peers to brainstorm ways to enhance the OPAL Play experience for everyone.

A big thank you to Kate Young, our OPAL Play Partner, for creating the suggestion box and designing the feedback form to support this initiative.

We’re excited to see the PPP team in action and look forward to the positive impact they’ll make across the playground!

Outdoor Play Reminder for Families
As part of our commitment to Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL), children enjoy access to the school field, sand pit, forest school, and other exciting areas every day—except in extreme weather. To make the most of these enriching experiences, we kindly ask that all children come to school each day with:

• A waterproof coat

• A change of shoes suitable for outdoor play should be available for children too, we do recommend wellies and there are several pairs in our 'Welly Bank' should you need a pair.

These items help ensure that every child can fully participate in OPAL activities, stay comfortable, and enjoy the outdoors safely.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us make outdoor learning a joyful part of every school day!

Christmas Card Project
Thank you for all your orders. We’ve earned an amazing £455.31 in commission!

Dunalley final fundraising total: £3,252 - THANK YOU EVERYONE!  If you enjoyed the Lions over the summer or wish to support the fundraising you can still donate via https://www.justgiving.com/page/dunalley-primary-school-cub-lion

Good Afternoon Cub Club Members,

I hope you are all enjoying your Lions now that they are back with you in their forever homes.

I wanted to say a big heartfelt thank you for being involved in the Lions at Large Cub Club and announce that together, the 54 small lions have raised over £79,000!!    (there is also still some cash coming in). Thank you so much for signing up, being brilliant fundraisers and providing great artwork for trail goers to visit this summer. In total, Lions at Large raised £370,000 for The Big Space Cancer Appeal.

We’d love for you to share some images of your lions back in your school if you are able.

We also have another favour to ask…. We have created a short survey to capture peoples’ thoughts and to help us plan for the next trail. Please could you share this on your school newsletters/communication platforms/with teachers and parents so we can reach as many people as possible:

We would love to hear your thoughts:

If you took part in the Lions at Large trail, Farewell Weekend or auction then please tell us what you liked and how we could improve future events. Please complete our short survey to help us make things even better.

Once again thank you so much for joining The Pride of Gloucestershire this Summer.

Kind regards,

Carrie

Carrie Smith

Lions at Large Project Manager

Do you have a child aged 3–11? Gloucestershire School Nursing Service is gathering parent feedback to help provide the best possible support for children as they begin and move through primary school.

Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey (closing date 10^th November 2025). As a thank you, you’ll also have the chance to be entered into a prize draw for a £50 Love2Shop voucher.

 https://online1.snapsurveys.com/starting_school