Newsletter 31 - 15th May 2026

In Year R this week the children have become bakers! The have followed a recipe creating yummy biscuits and then got the chance to write up their own recipe.  

This week in KS1 the children have been thinking about special places to them in preparation for the trip next week to the Vedic Hindu Temple. They have thought of reasons why the places are special to them and have listened to each other so they could draw a place that is special to someone else. It has been lovely to see them working so well as a team.  

Tuesday was a day to remember when Steel from Gladiators came to visit! He did a whole school assembly talking to the children about the importance of healthy eating, drinking lots of water and exercising. He talked about his experiences of working as a Gladiator and how he can get nervous before some of the games and the strategies he uses to help overcome this and how he uses his resilience.  He then took the time to visit each class and answer any questions the children had the questions ranged from 'What is your favourite game on Gladiators' to 'What is your favourite fish'!! We hope the children enjoyed the day as much as the staff! 

Frozen Fridays - Ice creams will be sold each Friday (weather dependent). It would be really nice to have a couple more volunteers to help with this. If you are able to spare time on a Friday from 3pm please let us know.  We are able to collect your child from class and bring them out to you.

Quiz Night (12th June) - Tickets are still on sale. Don't miss out on attending secure your tickets soon! https://buytickets.at/fishes You are welcome to bring friends that do not have a connection to the school. 

Summer Disco (10th July) - Tickets are now on sale for the final disco of the year. https://buytickets.at/fishes Tickets will not be sold after the deadline of 7 July at 8pm.

Legoland (29th June) - Thank you to everyone that has already purchased tickets. Tickets are on offer until 1 June. If you would like to purchase tickets at the discounted price please complete the google form and transfer the money to secure your ticket. Please remember that this ticket is only valid for Monday 29th June (inset day). You are welcome to share this with friends that are not connected to the school and there is no limit to how many tickets you can purchase. https://forms.gle/tYaDZi7m1eq4yQjQ9 We do need to sell 50 tickets minimum for this to go ahead. If this number is not reached a refund will be issued.  Tickets online for this day are £34 and tickets on the gate are £68!

Freegrounds Fest (20th June) - We are looking for the following help for this event:

• Donations of cuddly toys

• Donations of clean odd socks 

• Donations of sweets and bottles (for the bottle tombola) 

• Raffle prize donations 

• Event sponsorship - see information in poster below 

• VOLUNTEERS!! Lots of volunteers!! If you are able to help during the event please sign up via the following link. There is no expectation that you need to volunteer for the whole event so just sign up for what you can do: https://volunteersignup.org/PYCCP

How else can you help to fundraise?

• Easy Fundraising - This is easy to sign up to and you can help fundraise from the comfort of you home whilst online shopping!! You can sign up via this link which connects you to our charity https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/freegroundsfishes.
  At the moment, if you shop online with Tesco if you enter the Tesco or the F&F website via the link of the Easy fundraising page not only do we receive a cashback donation each time but we are also entered in with a chance of winning a £1000 donation. 

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.

• Tuesday 1st September

• Friday 23rd October

• Friday 27th November

• Monday 4th January

• Friday 28th May -- THIS IS A CHANGE from Monday 7th June