Non – Uniform Day A big thank you to all the families who donated chocolate for the non-uniform today. Christmas Fair We will be holding a Christmas Fair again this year. It will be on Friday 19th December in the afternoon. The school will be closing at 1.15 p.m. to enable parents to attend with their child/ren. More information will be sent nearer time. Christmas Raffle Raffle tickets are now on sale. Tickets will be 25p each or a strip for £1.00. Place money into an envelope with your child’s name on it. The tickets will not be on sale in the playground.

Santa Shop

We will once again be holding our Santa Shop starting next week. Children can buy gifts for family members and friends. All gifts will be £2.00. 

The timetable below shows when the shop will be open for your child’s class:

Monday 8th December:              Nursery/KS1

Tuesday 9th December:              KS2

Wednesday 11th December:    Open to all

If your child would like to visit the shop, please put the correct money in an envelope and send it into school on the correct day for their class.

Thank you for your continued support.

Parent Consultation Meetings

Thank you to all the parents who attended their meetings this week. If you missed your appointment, you will receive another one for Tuesday (Reception & Yr. 2) or Wednesday (Yrs. 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6). If you wish to change the time, please see Mrs. Spafford.

Nursery Parents

Nursery parents, it has come to that time of year for applications for Reception Class September 2026.  Please read the information pack you will have received. 

Any problems, please speak to Mrs. Spafford.

Nutcracker

A number of families went to watch The Nutcracker ballet at the Royal Opera House in London on Wednesday 27th November.  

One parent emailed saying:

I wanted to express my heartfelt thanks for arranging the Nutcracker show in London. My daughter and I absolutely loved the performance—it was truly a memorable experience for both of us.

I have always wanted to watch a ballet, but never really had the opportunity until now. I’m very grateful that you organised everything so seamlessly and at such reasonable prices.

The staff were incredibly supportive throughout, and our journey was comfortable and well managed.

Thank you once again for making this experience special for us.

Values Champions

Obaloluwa (Rec); Ransh (Yr.1); Miracle (Yr.2); Temidun (Yr. 4); Kanyinsola (Yr. 5) and Reece (Yr. 6).

Attendance 

   Rec: 89.6%;  Year 1: 86%;  Year 2: 98.5%;  Year 3: 96.4%;  Year 4: 96%;  Year 5: 94.2% and Year 6: 96.7%

   Attendance Bear winners this week is Year 2

   Whole school so far this year: 96.5%

Lates 

    Nurs: 4;  Rec: 1;  Year 1: 4;  Year 2: 2;  Year 3: 1;  Year 4: 1;  Year 5: 5 and Year 6: 2.

Dates for the Calendar 2025

Tuesday 9th December:             Parents Evening - Reception & Yr. 2

Wednesday 10th December:    Yr. 2 trip to Pantomime, Alhambra

                                                         Parents Evening - Yrs. 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6

Friday 12th December:              Yr. 4 trip to Saltaire

Tuesday 16th December            Rock Steady Christmas Concert

                                                         Yr. 2 trip to Pantomime, Playhouse

Wednesday 17th December:    Attendance Assembly

Thursday 18th December:         Christmas Production (9.30 a.m.)

Friday 19th December:              Closed for Christmas at 1.15 p.m.

                                                         Christmas Fair

Monday 5th January 2026:       School re-opens

Monday 2nd February:               Yr. 6 trip to London

Friday 13th February:                 School closes for February half-term

Monday 23rd February:             School re-opens

Friday 20th March:                      Red Nose Day

Friday 27th March:                      Closed for Easter

PE Days

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Year 5	Year 2 Year 3 Year 5 – swimming	Year 4 Year 6	Year 1 Year 2	Year 1 Year 3 Year 4 Year 6

Reception children need to keep their PE kit in school.

Reminder: Year 5 will begin their swimming lessons tomorrow. They will need to bring their swimming costume and towel into school every Tuesday. If your child forgets their swimming kit, phone calls will be made.

Milk Money

Our supplier is Cool Milk.  If you wish to register your child for milk, please go to their website: www.coolmilk.com.

Valuable Items

If your child brings their phone, house keys, bus pass, and wears a smartwatch, they need to hand them into the office where the items will be locked away.

Your child will then need to collect them at the end of the day.

Reporting your child absent

This year we will once again be having a big push on attendance and punctuality. The children are expected in school every day. Children are not allowed to take leave from school. If you do take your child out of school, then you may be prosecuted and fined £80 per child per parent. In some cases, you could be fined £2,500 per child per parent and receive a criminal record.

Mrs. Spafford and Mrs. Khambhaita will be monitoring all children and if they have any concerns regarding a child’s attendance or punctuality, the parents will be invited to a meeting.

If your child is going to be absent from school, please do not ring the school number but ring or send a text to 07938742883.

If we have not received a reason for your child’s absence, we will be contacting you from this number.  If we do not receive any reason, then a home visit will be made.