Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back. I hope you all had a restful half term break.  

Having shared the sad news with you earlier this week, we continue to hold in our thoughts the family and friends of Vethuja Chandrasekara from Apple Class during this time of loss. Thank you to those of you have shared condolence messages with us.  We will be creating a condolence board in school and will be sharing all messages with Vethuja's parents at some point in the future.

Despite it being an incredibly difficult week for the Central Community, we started back with a focus on inclusion and neurodiversity in our community.  Electric Umbrella, who narrowly missed out on the Britain's Got Talent final, performed for us live on Monday afternoon.  They always brings such vibrant energy with them and they did not fail to please.  

Summer 2 is always a busy half term with lots to look forward too.  

Some of out important events include:

• Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check: Our Year 4 students will be taking their multiplication tables check on the week beginning 9th June 25. We wish them the best of luck.

• Phonics Screening Check for KS1: Our Year 1 students and some of Year 2 will be undergoing their phonics screening check also during the week beginning 9th June 2025. This is an important step in their reading journey.

• Coffee morning - Women's Centre 13th June 25

• Early Years Class Assemblies: We look forward to seeing our youngest students shine in their class assemblies. Acorn Class 27th June 2025 and Sunflower Class 4th July 2025.

• Class photos - 23rd June 25 (Please ensure your child/children are wearing the correct school uniform)

• Sports Day: Let's hope for good weather. EYFS/KS1- 26th June 2025 and KS2- 8th July 2025,

• Year 6 Puppet Performance: Our talented Year 6 students will be showcasing their puppet performance. This promises to be a delightful event as always and we cannot wait to see what they've been working on this year. Oak performance 19th June 2025 @2pm and Chestnut performance 20th June 2025 @ 2pm.

• Year 6 Residential Trip 2-4th July 2025

There is plenty more going on so please do refer to the school calendar for all events.  It's incredible that we are about to embark on our last half term of another academic year. Time certainly does fly.  

Kind regards

Mrs. S. Wright

Headteacher

Year 5 Class Blog – A Fantastic Year of Learning

It has been a very productive and enjoyable year in Year 5. The children have worked with enthusiasm across all subjects and have taken part in some memorable learning experiences.

One of the highlights was when History Off the Page visited us and brought the Viking era to life. The children had the chance to take part in a range of practical activities and learn more about what daily life was like for Viking settlers. It was a great way to deepen our understanding of this fascinating period in history.

In science, we were lucky to welcome the WonderDome mobile planetarium to school. This gave the children the opportunity to explore the solar system in an immersive and engaging way. It supported our space topic well and inspired some excellent questions and discussions.

Our English work has been varied and creative. The children wrote a newspaper report about Ernest Shackleton and his journey to the Antarctic, produced non-chronological reports about space, and enjoyed writing a range of stories, including mystery and adventure narratives. Their writing has shown great progress in both imagination and technical skills.

In religious education this half term, we will be learning about Sikhism. As part of this unit, we visited a Gurdwara, where the children had the chance to observe and learn about Sikh beliefs and practices. They showed respect, interest and thoughtful engagement throughout the visit.

It has been a pleasure to see the children’s hard work and development over the course of the year.