It was lovely to see our families enjoying OPAL and our fabulous grounds yesterday afternoon.  Huge thanks to the OPAL team and PTFA for making this happen.
The Little Green Coffee Van was a treat too, thank you to them for supporting us.

Thank you for your harvest contributions.  Your generous donations will make a big difference to families in need in our local community.

Dunalley Pantry will be open on Friday 27th October. Families are welcome to come along to the school office between 9am and 10.30am - Sam Ashton will be in school to help you. We don't want anyone to be hungry or lacking essential items during half term.

Please remember that you can always contact our Family Support Team via email [email protected] or by telephone on 01242 512391.

We are pleased to be able to help our families, particularly during the cost of living crisis.

We are so impressed and proud of the Reception children who have embraced their start at Dunalley and their learning for their first term. We have finished the term with our traditional tales by creating our own stories and showing off our writing skills that we have started to develop. The children have also loved starting their cycling lessons this term, which will continue into next term, and embracing all things Autumn with their pumpkin art work, science questioning and Autumn hunts.

They also joined their first whole school assembly and performed a wonderful Autumn song to the whole school!

WINTER RAFFLE
We are looking for quality prize donations for our winter raffle. Prizes already include Race Day tickets, Afternoon Tea at Ellenborough Park, Cotswold Wildlife Park tickets, £60 Boulders family voucher, PIYP vouchers and more.  If you/friends/family would like to donate a prize, please let us know by email [email protected] Thank you for any prizes that are donated. Tickets on sale 24th November, prize draw 20th December. 

XMAS CARDS & GIFTS
Last call for Christmas order before 27th October, please remember to pop your orders in. If you have lost your order details, we have the info you need. www.schoolprintworld.co.uk

FUNDRAISING TARGET
We aim to raise £2,000 to support the Dunalley Literature Festival in May 2024.  Last year's event saw Authors Andy Seed, Hannah Shaw, Kate Townsend and John Rigby hold assemblies and workshops with all the children who were then inspired to read and write. Your ongoing support of our events will help us to reach the target and we would appreciate any time you can spare to help at events or help to arrange them - email [email protected]  We have more events on the way, watch this space!

EASY FUNDRAISING
Just a reminder that we will receive a £2 bonus for every sign up until the end of October!  Please download the easy fundraising app and log in - you can then continue to support us every time you shop online through the app.

Over the last couple of weeks we have had the pleasure of welcoming two sets of Japanese students into school. Year two were treated to a range of activities - origami, Japanese writing, dancing and finding out about Japan with students from Chigakukan Secondary School and year 4 welcomed Konodai Girls' Senior High School. Their students prepared a range of activities including origami, aizome (dyeing small cloth) and calligraphy (brush writing with ink). The children all thoroughly enjoyed their activities as did the students who came to visit.

Thank you so much to Laura and Yeingg for coming along to school on Tuesday for family meetings.

Many families were able to chat to them and learn more about the Young Minds Matter initiative.

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Have a fabulous half term break, stay safe and well.