Newsletter 5 - 3rd October 2025

Early Years

Key Stage One

Booking for Parent's Evenings are now open.

These can be booked through Arbor for Tuesday 4th & Thursday 6th November. Please see the office if you are having difficulties making an appointment. Bookings must be made by 8pm on Wednesday 22nd October.

Please note there is one slot per child. Separated parents are strongly encouraged to share an appointment, but where this is not possible it will be down to the availability and discretion of the class teacher as to if a second booking may be made.

Yellow class will see availability for Miss Emery on Tuesday, and Mrs Rigby on Thursday - Please only book one slot, to see one teacher, as any duplicates will be cancelled.

We would like to reiterate the following:

• Your parent's evening booking is a 10 minute appointment to discuss how your child has settled in the first term, their current progress in class, and what can be done at home to support them.

• If you need to discuss anything else, this should be arranged at another time with your child's class teacher.

• Appointments cannot overrun, as this throws out not only the next family due to see your child's teacher, but also has a knock on effect for siblings who are due to see other teachers, and so on.

• Please do not be offended if your child's teacher has to end the meeting promptly due to this - each teacher may have up to 15 families to see on one evening!

• If you are bringing your child/ren with you, please ensure they do not disrupt school resources which will be needed for the next day.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Bags 2 School

Please bring any donations of clothes etc, in bags, to the playground gazebo on Thursday morning before school (it will be open early so that Pippins parents can access it too). Please see the Bags 2 School site here for what they can and cannot accept. The money this raises is based on weight, so please donate what you will no longer need!

https://www.bag2school.com/what-we-collect

Christmas Jumpers

If you have any Christmas Jumpers that you no longer need, please consider donating them to school. These will be sold for a donation at the Christmas Fayre.

Laser Show

Only 2 weeks to go now until our amazing laser illuminations light up the sky.  Tickets are still available if you have not managed to purchase any yet. This is a community event so please feel free to share the link with your friends and family. There is information on our website and further information will be sent out by email to those that have purchased tickets nearer the time. Please make sure you keep hold of your QR codes as these will be scanned upon entry.  https://www.laser-illuminations.com/

Quiz Night 

Gather your brainiest buddies and form a team of up to 8 people. Expect a fantastic mix of quiz rounds, interactive games, and a raffle with great prizes!

This is the perfect chance for a cheap night out and a brilliant way to meet new faces from across our school community. Whether you're a trivia whiz or just in it for the laughs, everyone’s welcome.

🍽️ Bring your own food and snacks

🍷 BYO alcohol

🎉 Bring your knowledge and sense of humour!

Tickets are on sale here: Https://buytickets.at/fishes 

Wreath Workshop

We are excited to welcome back The Hampshire Flower Hut to host another amazing wreath workshop. Tickets are £45 and include a mince pie and hot drinks and all the equipment you need to make a beautiful wreath.  Please feel free to bring along friends or family. Tickets are available here: https://buytickets.at/fishes don't miss out as there are a limited number.

Christmas Fayre

We are looking for donations of cuddly toys and tombola items for our Christmas Fayre. 

Also, if your company or you know of a company that would be interested in sponsoring one of our stalls please complete the following form and we will get in touch https://forms.gle/td5DGuihtdNp6atU9

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.