You are invited to come along to our OPAL Stay and Play TOMORROW from 10am through to 12pm. This invitation goes out to to all families in our Dunalley community and gives everyone the opportunity to have some wholesome family fun.

Our new Reception starters for September 2025 have been invited to come along too.

Please join us via the school field gate. 

Many thanks to everyone who came along and supported the PTFA's Summer Fair last Friday.

The weather held out and the field was full of families enjoying themselves.

The PTFA worked tirelessly to get everything organised, booked and set up on the day, with lots of work behind the scenes.

We are delighted to announce on behalf of the PTFA that the fair raised .... £2,680.

Frozen Fridays will start this week until the end of term on the school field, please bring cash!

Do you work for a company with Corporate Social Responsibility integrated in their practice? 

Do you own a business and would like to offer support for Dunalley Primary School?

On Wednesday this week, all the Year 1 children went on a trip to Clevedon beach for the day.

They had a fabulous time, and the weather was perfect! Everyone got to see lots of human and physical features at the seaside (which links in with our Geography learning in school).

Year 1 had lunch and a play on the grass area by the miniature railway track and in the afternoon they built sculptures on the beach, out of stones, seaweed, sea glass and shells. (This links in with our Art learning in school).

Year 1 had a fantastic day and the children were a real credit to Dunalley.

Last week, Year 6 were thrilled to all receive their 2025 leavers' hoodies.

We are really enjoying seeing the vibrant range of colours they have all chosen around school and hope they enjoy wearing them for the rest of the year.
What a lovely memory of their final term at Dunalley.

This summer holiday, Gloucestershire County Council will provide families in receipt of Free School Meals, who sign up to this offer, with vouchers to assist with food.

Applications for holiday FSM vouchers for the summer holidays 2025 will be open from midday on 24th June until midday on the 8th July.
Voucher emails will be sent from week commencing 14th July.

If you have not received vouchers by 21st July, please submit a query via the Microsoft Form HERE

Using vouchers – vouchers need to be used will only be awarded once the parent has registered for the scheme and cannot be backdated. Vouchers are valid for 6 months, although should be used in the holiday period in which they are awarded. If vouchers are not claimed and have expired, they cannot be re-issued. Vouchers not received should be queried via the Microsoft Form HERE by the end of the holiday period.  

For any parents wishing to update details of an existing application, please ask them to submit an update existing details request via the Microsoft Form HERE so we can update their account, as details are not automatically updated.

Please click on the link below to access the safety information.

Youtube-kids Information - HERE

On Wednesday 11^th June Dunalley’s Y5 and Y6 cricket team had the opportunity to compete at Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club.

Our first match of the day was against Richard Pates when Olivia and Ruby hit multiple 4s and Lucy skilfully bowled someone out. In the end we won the match and overall it was a great start to the day. With the sun still shining, our next opponents were Holy Apostles, this was a difficult match! In this game, Holly successfully caught the batter out and Karina hit an amazing 4. This was a close match but in the end we won and this game got us through to the semi-finals.

Whilst waiting for the semi-finals to begin we played a friendly match against Leckhampton Bs. In this match Ruby scored three 6s, Karina scored multiple 4s and Olivia scored a 4 leading our team to a strong victory. Once we had finished it was time for the semi final against Lakeside. In this game Lottie scored an amazing 4 and Karina scored many 4s and 6s. This was a close match but unfortunately we lost. Finally we played the 3^rd and 4^th play off against Leckhampton Bs. During this match Elsie managed to bowl someone out. We won this match which meant we came 3^rd overall out of 12 teams.

Reporters: Olivia and Elsie from 6NJ

We are pleased to invite DSP Photography Ltd into school on Tuesday June 24th to capture whole class photographs and individual Year 6 shots.

DSP Photography Ltd are new to us and we would welcome your feedback afterwards.

Activity viewing for Gloucestershire County Council’s summer Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) opens at midday on Monday 16 June.

Nutritious food and free activities are on offer to help keep children in Gloucestershire happy, healthy, and entertained. Children in reception to year 11 who receive benefits-related free school meals can take part. Gloucestershire County Council is also extending holiday activities to all children in the county through its Holiday Activities Programme (HAP) using grant funding.  

Both the HAF and HAP spring programmes run during the summer school holidays which begin on Monday 21 July. Activity dates may vary slightly between schools.  

Families are encouraged to visit the new Family Hubs booking system: https://familyhubs.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ to register for, view and book activities.  

This summer, there are lots of exciting options to choose from including drama and science workshops, sports and games, art and crafts, music and dance. More information about the programme is available at: https://familyhubs.gloucestershire.gov.uk/haf.  

Families eligible for benefits-related free school meals can also apply for Holiday Free School Meal vouchers, which the council is providing for two weeks during the school holidays. Parents will receive £15 per week, for each eligible child from reception to year 11. Applications will open at midday on Tuesday 24 June and close at midday on Tuesday 8 July. Vouchers will be distributed from Monday 14 July. Families can find out more at: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/holiday-school-meal-vouchers/.  

Parents who have registered previously for benefits-related free school meals are automatically included and do not need to reapply. Families whose circumstances may have changed, can read about eligibility for free school meals on our website: [email protected] and should contact us if there are any changes. 

Families who need extra support to choose, book, or attend HAF activities can get support from our HAF Community Connectors. There’s also a Specialist SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Community Connector to improve support for children and young people with additional needs.

Further information is available via the Gloucestershire Family Hubs website, follow the link below:

Some of the children attending Lates this week chose to do a dragon drawing competition.

Lots of the children got involved and really embraced the activity. The children made a gallery wall and children from year 5 judged the drawings.