Most of our Year 6 children have been on a residential visit this week.  They set off bright eyed and bushy tailed on Monday to visit Call of the Wild in Wales. They have all  returned safely today, having embraced new opportunities and challenges.  

We are extremely grateful to the staff that accompanied the adventure and helped the children to make life-long memories. Here are a few photos from their week away.

We are delighted to let you know that, in partnership with Gloucestershire Constabulary, we will be hosting a cyber-safety information session for parents/carers on 3rd November at 6pm.

During the session, specialists will share practical advice and explain how you can keep your children safer online. We are in no doubt that the session will be interesting, informative and worthwhile.  Having the skills, knowledge and understanding that will help children to navigate the virtual world safely is absolutely crucial.  Please put the date and time in your diary. 

We will send out a survey on the coming days so that you can book your place(s) at this free event.  

Teachers are looking forward to welcoming families into school next week at the following times:

Tuesday 11th October - 2.15-3.15pm - Years 3 and 4

Wednesday 12th October - 2.15-3.15pm - Reception and Years 5 and 6

Thursday 13th October - 2.15-3.15pm - Years 1 and 2

These informal catch ups will give you an opportunity to hear more about what your children are learning in school and how you can help at home.  Your children will also be able to show you their classrooms and share their books and achievements with you.

Reception have been developing their storytelling and love of books this week. They have been out to our school allotment to pull up a Gigantic Turnip (or beetroot!), enjoyed storytelling each lunchtime from Year 6 readers and shared books outside from our outdoor library.

The weather this week has confirmed that wellies and waterproofs are essential items to have in school every day.  As you know, in all but the most extreme weather conditions, we enjoy our fabulous grounds at playtime and lunchtimes.  

We appreciate that wellies and waterproofs can be expensive.  Given the success of our welly swap, we will extend the initiative to include waterproofs. 

How will the swap work? 

• Bring wellies and waterproof coats that no longer fit your child(ren) to the main entrance (there will be a drop off box near the double doors) 

• If you would like to exchange items for larger sizes when our ‘swap shop’ is open, collect a voucher (these will be attached to the drop off box) 
  
  
• Having collected and sorted the donations, families with vouchers will be invited pop into school to exchange them for new wellies and/or waterproofs.  We hope that you will find sizes that suit. 

Our children are continuing to fully embrace OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning), which is a delight to see. Reception children have settled into the lunch time routine very well and are also enjoying the experience.

The sand pit is as popular as ever.  The children are required to wear wellies when playing in the sand, so please make sure that they have some in school.

Our OPAL Play team have asked the children what they would like to have more of and they have requested the following.  

• Dolls
• Prams & pushchairs
• Tennis balls and basketballs
• Pumps for our space hoppers and balls

All donations will be greatly received.

ALL families can apply! This includes families with children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

If your circumstances have changed financially over the past few months can we please ask that you apply for FREE SCHOOL MEALS today! This process will only take a few minutes and you will simply get accepted or denied.

If accepted the school will also receive additional funding. 

Simply follow this link: APPLY HERE