Congratulations to the following children who have been elected by their peers to represent their class on the School Council.

In order to provide more children with this opportunity this year, classes have elected different children for each term.

School Council meetings are held after school on a Friday and finish at 4pm. We look forward to seeing the autumn term representatives next week.

We are pleased to announce that our school clubs will be starting next week and that every child who expressed an interest in a club was allocated at least one of their preferences.

If you requested clubs, please go to EduLink to see what your child has been allocated. Clicking on the club will allow you to see who is running it and what time it finishes.

Please let us know if your child no longer wants to attend a club - this will allow us to offer the space to someone else. We would like as many children as possible to benefit from our extra-curricular activities.

As our children progress through our school we are pleased to facilitate a range of visits and organise for visitors to come into school. The following table provides an insight into the range of opportunities and experiences that our children embrace during their Dunalley journey.  

You will see that we use our school and local environments to provide opportunities to enhance our curriculum.  This includes using our outdoor spaces for science learning, the local park for geography fieldwork, or local venues such as the Holst Museum for history learning as well as taking advantage of Cheltenham’s Literature and Science Festivals where possible.  

As children progress through our school, they also benefit from a range of visits further afield. This may be to museums, the seaside for geography fieldwork or, the highlight of their time at Dunalley, their residential experience in year 6. The visits are carefully planned to enhance our curriculum and provide a breadth of opportunity and experience.   

Our children also benefit from a range of visitors coming into school to share their passion and expertise. This may be through visiting authors, theatre groups and history workshops. We are always looking for opportunities to provide experiences free of charge and last year we had several science workshops at no cost to the school or families.

We are extremely grateful for the voluntary financial contributions that our families and PTFA make to sustain these experiences. We are appreciative of the fact that a number of our families elected to pay more last year in order to cover shortfalls. This prevented the cancellation of a number of trips.

We have been made aware of some misinformation being circulated on Parent/Carer WhatsApp groups and would like to assure parents that we do not inflate the cost of school trips in order to boost school funds. We divide the cost of the trip by the number of children in the year group. Please contact the school directly if you would like to discuss this further.

We would like to invite all of our families to join us for an OPAL Stay & Play on Saturday 5th October from 10am - 12pm.

We hope that you can join us for some wholesome family fun in our fabulous grounds.

Wear Yellow!

This year, schools, companies and communities across the UK are standing together on World Mental Health Day (Thursday 10th October) and brightening up the country by wearing yellow and fund raising for YoungMinds.

This year’s 'Hello Yellow' is about being loud and proud, as we all stand together to support young people’s mental health. 

We are encouraging children and staff to wear yellow for the day and will provide buckets for donations. All proceeds will go to YoungMinds to support children.

Atlas Camps October Multi-Activity Camps and Sports Academies (www.atlascamps.co.uk)

With the October break just 4 weeks away, Atlas Camps will be back with a bang with our award-winning multi-activity camps running throughout the school holiday! Joining them will be our ever-popular Atlas Camps Sports Academies in Stroud– ideal for football and netball lovers – allowing sports-mad All-Stars aged 7-14 to hone their sporting skills with drills, games and plenty of FUN. 

Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, Atlas Camps specialises in multi-activity clubs for children aged 4-14. With a focus on fun, activities on offer span everything from arts and crafts to sports and active play, all in a safe, enjoyable environment designed to cater for all. 

• Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’
• Tax-Free Childcare and Childcare Vouchers Accepted
• Early drop-off/ late pick-up options
• Sibling discount and 5^th day savings available
• Multi-activity and sport-specific camps

For further information, please watch this video or check out the attached posters. Head to the Atlas Camps website at www.atlascamps.co.uk to book our multi-activity camps. Atlas Camps Sports Academies can be found at https://www.atlascamps.co.uk/sports-camps.