Newsletter 2 - 12th September 2025

Early Years

Key Stage One

🎥 We’re thrilled to share our brand new school video with you! Just before the summer, we welcomed Everything in Motion into school to capture a real glimpse into our day-to-day life—and we think they’ve done an absolutely fantastic job. From the classroom to the playground, the video beautifully showcases the spirit, energy, and community that make our school so special. The video can be viewed on Facebook and will shortly be uploaded to our website. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BDBfMVET9/

Dear Families,

The School photographer is visiting us on Friday 26th September to take individual photographs of all the children. If your child has a sibling within the infant school, and you would like a sibling photo taken please visit Yellow's web site below and complete the online Sibling Request Form.

Visit website www.smileYellow.com/sibling

• School password is: frinf260925

• Closing date for requests is: midnight 19/09/2025

If your child has a sibling within the junior school, and you would like a sibling photo taken, please note the details below:

• The photographer will be set up in Green Class (Year 1), and families can arrive at 8am on Friday 26th September to have their photo taken. Please queue up outside the classroom, and a member of school staff will see you in one family at a time. Pushchairs can be left outside due to limited space in the classroom. Once your photo has been taken you will leave through the outside door again to make your way to your usual classrooms.

• Photos will only be of children who attend both the Infant & Junior schools - no older or younger siblings, or siblings who only attend FJS etc.

• We may reach a point that we need to stop to allow the photographer time to set up for our individual photos, and to allow children to get to both schools on time for registration. We would recommend coming as close to 8am as possible.

• Children will need to be in their classrooms for register at the usual time at both schools, or they will be recorded as late even if they have seen the photographer.

• Siblings who attend only the infant school do not need to come in early - you need to complete the form via the link above, by the deadline, and we will manage those siblings during the school day.

If you have any queries regarding any of the above, please get in touch.

We are very excited to be holding an online session with families about the Empowerment Approach, which we have been implementing in school for a year. We hope to see lots of you join in the meeting to learn more about the approach, and how it can be used both in school and at home to support our children.

Welcome back to all our families and welcome to the new families joining us. We always have a lot going on in the Autumn term so make a note of the dates in your diaries. 

FISHES AGM - September 16th 6.30pm

Everyone is welcome to this meeting. You will hear about our incredibly successful year last year, what we have planned for this year and what we will be spending the money on. If you want to find out more about FISHES and how to get involved then please come along. Our Treasurer will be stepping down, if this is something you may be interested in, again come along or get in touch beforehand to find out more.

Bags2School - 9th October

If you managed to have a good clear out over the summer please bring along your donations by 9am to the wooden gazebo in the playground. Bags2School pay us for your donations based on the weight so the more items we have the more money we will receive. We can take items such as clothes, paired shoes, handbags, hats, bags, scarves and ties, bras, jewellery, socks and belts. 

Laser Show 18th October

We are so excited about our upcoming show. It was a massive success last year and set to be even better this year. There will be a bouncy castle, food stalls, ice cream van, stall holders, glow items, mascots and a fabulous laser show. We have a different company doing the lasers this year and it is set to be amazing with some new surprises. Tickets are selling well, don't miss out on the early bird price which will be ending on Sunday 14th September. Please share the link far and wide with your friends and family https://www.laser-illuminations.com/

If you own or know of a company that would be interested in sponsoring this event there are a number of packages available, please do get in contact with us. Sponsorship shows that your company likes to support local events and is good advertising and it will support us by allowing us to maximise our fundraising. 

What YOU must do:

Try to telephone the school before 8.30am each day of your child’s absence.

Tell the school in advance, of any medical appointments and bring in appointment cards/letters.

If you are not sure whether your child is well enough to attend school, send them in anyway as they often perk up on arrival.

If you and your child are experiencing difficulties with school attendance then talk to us as a first step so we can help!

What WE will do:

Check your child’s attendance every day.

Phone home to discuss your child’s attendance with you.

Invite you into school for attendance meetings if we are concerned.

If we cannot establish a reason for absence, then we may make a welfare home visit.