Yesterday, the whole school received visits from Will Bros Civil Engineering Ltd who talked to the children about the new cycle path that is being built on the Evesham Road. The children were taught road safety both as a pedestrian and as a cyclist. Important safety messages were given by Val and Brian from the company.

They are keen to work with us and promote safe cycling and walking to school. As part of this, they are running a competition with us to design a banner to go outside our school. Children need to draw a picture that shows how to be safe as a pedestrian and / or a cyclist - it needs to be coloured in and may include words (correct spelling needed!). There are prizes for the winners - one from each year group - as well as having their design included on the banner. Entries need to be returned to class teachers by Friday 12th April.

A huge thank you to all of the Year 2 parents, adults and carers who were able to come in to support their children in the making of the 'Moving Vehicles' for Design Technology on Thursday afternoon. We couldn't have done it without you! The end result of ALL the vehicles were fantastic - they were all able to carry Zeraffa the Giraffe and, most importantly, they could all move thanks to the excellent designs and engineering skills of adults and children combined.

Well done! 

This week, Year 6 visited Stoneville Street in Cheltenham to learn about the devastating bombing that happened on 11^th December 1940. The children were engaged and used their historical detective skills to discover which buildings were original and which had to be rebuilt. It offered children a local connection to the war and the civilians who lost their lives. 

We have launched another OPAL Bingo comptetiition, we ran this last year and it was so much fun for the children, creating a lot of excitement around the school. 

The class which manages to tick the most bingo squares off by Friday 3rd May will win the much sougt after Golden Welly Boot.

This is a great time to run this competeition as often families have a good spring clean and clear out over Easter.

This is the Bingo card, with a link below, good luck everyone.

If your child has secured a place in Lates, please ensure that they have suitable footwear with them.

From Monday to Thursday the children enjoy engaging in sporting activities with our 'With the Ball' coach. Children need suitable footwear to participate.

EASTER TRAIL 
Our easter trail starts on 23rd March and maps are available from the School House Cafe.  Complete one of the two trails, solve the anagram and swap your completed map for a tasty treat at the School House Cafe.  £4 for the first child and £3 for each additional child.

ANIMAL THEMED BAKE SALE 18/4/24
We look forward to seeing all of your NUT FREE creations on Thursday 18th April.  Please bring your donations on the day, all sales will be after school in the playground.

BAG 2 SCHOOL 03/05/24
Please bring along donations of your second hand clothing, paired shoes, handbags, belts and accessories in plastic bags or sacks by  9am on FRIDAY 3RD MAY. They will be collected and weighed the same day and will make journeys around the world starting their new life. We will earn for every kilo donated whilst providing a sustainable option for you to recycle.

FUNDRAISING TOTAL UPDATE
Thank you so much for supporting our recent activities.  We are pleased to share that we have raised an incredible £698  this term alone to support the purchase of new laptops for the children to use in their computing lessons.

SUMMER FAIR 05/07/24
We have some very ambitious plans for the summer fair and aim to make it enjoyable for the whole family. In order to run this fabulous event we do need your support. We plan to book 30 minute volunteer slots for the event so that you have a chance to enjoy it with your family. Please pledge your time and choice of stall by emailing [email protected]. Sensible children in years 5 and 6 are able to help and younger children can of course work with their parents.

We will have a new school lunch menu for after Easter; please follwo the link below to access the menu, which will also be on the school website.

As our financial year end is during the Easter Holidays, please can you ensure that there are no remaining debts on any accounts.

Thank you 

We would like to thank Lilian and Stanley, former Dunalley pupils, for their very generous donation of preloved books for our libraries. 

Our Year 6 librarians have been hard at work sorting them and they will soon be on the shelves and ready to borrow!

Stay safe and have a fabulous Easter Holiday.
We will see you on Monday 8th April.

From us all here at Dunalley.