Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Welcome back

  Fri 28 Feb 2020

  Welcome back to school for the second half of the Spring term.  We are delighted to say Mrs Harris is back with us following her knee surgery.  She is thrilled to be back in school, everyone has welcomed her back into school life.

   

  Following a great deal of work with the school catering team our school council have been proud to introduce a sandwich bar into the dinner hall.  Many children have chosen the school sandwich option this week and the feedback has been really positive.  The children are able to choose from a range of fillings, add salad and then choose a cake or biscuit, fruit and yoghurt or soft cheese square.  We have been really impressed by how quickly the children have picked up the new routine.  Our next challenge is to reduce the amount of waste, we are encouraging children to eat their crusts and to only choose the amount of food they feel they can eat.  We are keen to respond to the feedback we have received from the children, the first thing we have acted upon is their request for some bread to be unbuttered!

   

  Before the holidays we wrote about the new road markings that were expected outside of school over half term.  We are disappointed that these have not been done.  Our understanding is that the local authority have decided that the road needs to be resurfaced and they will not do the markings until this has been done.  We will keep you informed.

   

  Today the Year 6 children have experienced a day as an 'Ancient Greek'.  It was a delight to see the children and staff really getting into the spirit of the day by dressing up. At lunchtime the children talked enthusiastically about their experience. 

   

  Year 5 have been outdoors all day today, Mrs Bridger and Mr Saunders have supported the team in immersing the children in their war time topic.

   

  We are delighted to share our golden leaf winners this week, they are real superstars.  They have enjoyed the top table today and have been celebrated in our Golden Leaf assembly.

  

• NSPCC Number Day

  Fri 07 Feb 2020

  Today was a day with a difference, across school children celebrated all things Maths.  We had some amazing costumes - from calculators to Maths wizards, Rockstars to crocodiles......It was great fun to see everyone's smiles and we have raised some money for the NSPCC along the way, thank you to everyone who made a donation to such a worthwhile cause.

   

  During half term we are expecting some changes to the road markings outside of school. This is in response to safety concerns raised by many members of our school community.  There will be additional yellow lines preventing parking on Limekiln Lane, we are expecting these to extend out around the corner onto Holyhead Road.  We are also creating a drop off only zone outside Nursery so cars will no long be able to park along the edge of the carpark.  This should enable the use of the actual designated parking spaces which are often blocked and reduce the emissions from car engines which we are finding are seeping into school. We will be writing to everyone soon, these issues will only be addressed by everyone working together, being patient and considerate. The safety of everyone on site is the priority and we are grateful to everyone for working with us to resolve issues.

   

  We have celebrated sporting success this week too. Our football team won against Woodlands Primary School.  Our TAG rugby team also won at their tournament, progressing to the next round. Well done to all who took part and thank you to the staff team who plan and participate in these events, without them our pupils would not have so many opportunities to show their skills. 

   

  We have been reviewing our approaches to developing reading across school and to promote a love of reading for all.  Please encourage your child to share their reading wallets with you and share books at home. Reading is such an important skill that opens up a world of opportunities.  We will be sharing more of our ideas soon.

   

  Many of our Golden Leaves this week have mentioned Maths, from fractions to recalling number facts.  They have also included comments about friendliness, kindness and positive mindsets.  Well done to all of our winners.