Our annual school photographs will take place on Tuesday 1st October. Pre-school aged siblings are welcome to come in for family photos from 8.30 in the hall. Siblings who are in school will have their photos taken together within the school day.

Upcoming class trips:

• Class 3&4 are going to Beeston Castle on Tuesday 22nd October to support and further their learning about the Stone Age.
• Class 5&6 are going to The National Space Centre in Leicester on Tuesday 8th October to support and further their learning about Earth and Space in Science.

• Whole school trip – we are currently planning a Christmas Panto trip, please look out for more information over the coming weeks.

Well done to everyone who received awards or shoutouts this week, we are very proud of you.

Today we celebrated reading in our celebration assembly, with praise for lots of children for their reading at home and reading throughout the curriculum in school.

• Class R – Scarlett B
• Class 1 – Willa
• Class 2 – Matilda
• Class 3 – William
• Class 4 – Molly
• Class 5 – Libbie
• Class 6 – Lucy

Congratulations to all our chosen Book Worms, your reading at home and school was excellent this week.

Remember to keep up those good reading habits.

Well done to everyone who received awards or shout outs today. We are very proud of you.

• Class R – Myla, for a fantastic week coming into school with a smile. 
• Class 1 – Isla, for participating confidently and persevering with her work.
• Class 2 – Harley, for fantastic participation and for having a positive attitude to learning.
• Class 3 – Grace, for her mature attitude and always being ready to learn, a shining role model for others.
• Class 4 – Leo, for being a super role model and always being ready to learn.
• Class 5 – Harriet, for her enthusiasm for every lesson, loving her learning and always participating highly.
• Class 6 – Tilly, for being determined and always kind to others.
• KS1 Headteachers – Lacie in class 1, for setting a great example to others of how to be a good learner.
• KS2 Headteachers – Year 6 pupils who planned and delivered their House Captain speeches with confidence.
• Raffle ticket – Gabriel in class 4.
• Lunchtime award – Jack in class 6 for his excellent lunchtime manners.

Weekly house point totals are:

Owls = 129

Badgers = 97

Squirrels = 131

Foxes = 117

Well done to the Squirrels team.

Our Y5&6 pupils are invited to a sleepover in the school hall on Friday 22nd November. We have been running this event for a number of years and have found it to be successful and very enjoyable.

As part of the children’s science learning about Space, we have a fun filled evening of space activities, including craft, team building, science, DT and maths. We also invite Mr Williams, Mrs Williams’ husband, and Mr Cunningham, Mrs Lyall’s dad, who are both keen astronomers, to attend. They will kindly show the children the moon and any visual stars and or planets through their telescopes. Fingers crossed for a clear evening.

At the end of the evening we all enjoy a movie together on the big screen before settling down to sleep. Only staff members will stay overnight. Further information and booking information will be send out closer to the time.

As a school we are always aiming to improve and grow to ensure that we are continuously providing the best quality education to our children. This year the areas we have selected to develop are:

• Maths, focussing on key instant recall facts, we will be continuing to work with the Maths Hub, this year focussing on Mastering Number in KS2.
• Embedding our new curriculum focussing on individual subject teaching and refining our offer as we put the new teaching areas into practise.
• Embedding new assessment systems and using methods of reflective practice to support children to know more and remember more.
• We will ensure behaviour management systems are purposeful by regular analysis
• Ensure attendance remains at 96% or above.
• Continue to work with the Mental Health Support Team to provide early, high quality interventions to our children and families.
• Our leadership team will enhance their skill by developing their coaching style.
• Ensure financial stability.