Friday 25 September 2026

We have had another great week at school, filled with fantastic learning and wonderful community events. In our assemblies this week, we have been talking about democracy. This is an essential British Value, and the children engaged in some brilliant discussions about fairness, voice, and how we can make decisions as we work together to build our school community. Thank you for your contribution and continued support in making our community such a great place for the children.

It was wonderful to meet with lots of you at our recent Headteacher Update meetings. Thank you to everyone who attended and shared their feedback. For those who could not make it, I have attached the slides here to give you a flavour of what was discussed.

The school gates and pathways become very crowded, so please do not take bikes or scooters beyond the main gate. Please leave all bikes and scooters in the bike shed which has been cleaned this week!

Coming Soon: 'Community Swap and Share' Shed. We are excited to announce that we are looking to launch a 'Community Swap and Share' shed very soon. This initiative aims to encourage recycling, reduce waste, and remove financial barriers to accessing school uniform. We would love your help to get this started if you have any good quality, pre-loved uniform items your children have outgrown that you are happy to donate. Please pass donations to the main office.

It was wonderful to see some of our Reception parents join us for the Rabbits class share at lunchtime this week. We look forward to welcoming Hedgehogs parents next week.

A quick reminder that the CLIC (Children Learning in Class) sessions are happening next Monday at 9am. Please come along and join the learning directly with your children in their classrooms - please remember that for space reasons we can only welcome one family member per child although we will repeat these sessions each term so everyone can join over time.

Finally, I must give a final mention to Miss Davies who leaves our school today after many years’ faithful service. Miss Davies is leaving to take an exciting challenge in a new job and we are very excited for her. However, we will really miss her and I am sure you would want to join me in saying a huge thank you as we say goodbye.

Well that’s all for this week - I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Mr. Robinson

Headteacher

Upcoming dates

Monday 28 September

9am-9.45- Y5 & Y6 CLIC session

European Day of Languages (Normal school day)

Wednesday 30 September

2.30pm - Phonics talk to parents carers in YR/KS1

Thursday 1 October

9.15am - YR/Y6 buddy assembly for Hedgehogs (YR parents invited)

Friday 2 October

9.15am - YR/Y6 buddy assembly for Rabbits (YR parents invited)

11.30am - Hedgehogs parent/carers invited to join their children for lunch

Monday 5 October

Black History Month

Friday 9 October

9.15am - Y5 Harvest Festival performance to parents/carers

Monday 12 October

Rec CLIC 2.40-3.10

Tuesday 13 October

Y3/Y4 CLIC 9am-9.45am

Wednesday 14 October

Y1/Y2 CLIC 2.40-3.10

Attendance

At Danes Educational Trust, we believe that regular attendance is vital to support high-quality teaching and learning. Learners cannot reach their full potential unless they attend school consistently.

Reception | Hedgehogs

Weekly attendance: 88.5%

Attendance YTD: 90.9%

Reception | Rabbits

Weekly attendance: 92.2%

Attendance YTD: 91.6%

Year 1 | Deers

Weekly attendance: 100%

Attendance YTD: 98.6%

Year 1 | Foxes

Weekly attendance: 94%

Attendance YTD: 95.7%

Year 2 | Owls

Weekly attendance: 90.7%

Attendance YTD: 93.4%

Year 2 | Puffins

Weekly attendance: 95%

Attendance YTD: 94.4%

Year 3 | Ducks

Weekly attendance: 94.7%

Attendance YTD: 92.9%

Year 3 | Swans

Weekly attendance: 96.7%

Attendance YTD: 97.5%

Year 4 | Kingfishers

Weekly attendance: 95.2%

Attendance YTD: 97%

Year 4 | Woodpeckers

Weekly attendance: 91.5%

Attendance YTD: 93.4%

Year 5 | Otters

Weekly attendance: 91.8%

Attendance YTD: 95.5%

Year 5 | Pine Marten

Weekly attendance: 90%

Attendance YTD: 89.4%

Year 6 | Eagles

Weekly attendance: 95.1%

Attendance YTD: 94.4%

Year 6 | Wildcats

Weekly attendance: 94.3%

Attendance YTD: 94%

Awards and celebrations

We are so proud of these students for earning the Values Award, being recognized as Star Learner, and becoming the Timetable Champion! Your hard work, positive mindset, and commitment to learning shine through in all that you do. Keep it up ! You’re setting a fantastic example for others, and we’re excited to see all the amazing things you’ll achieve next!

Reception | Hedgehogs

Values awards: Rosie-May

Star Learner: Ayaz

Reception | Rabbits

Values awards: Jude

Star Learner: Arlo

Year 1 | Deers

Values awards: Rosanna-Pearl

Star Learner: Isla

Year 1 | Foxes

Values awards: Dylan

Star Learner: Kayden

Year 2 | Puffins

Values awards: Evelyn

Star Learner: Maya

Year 2 | Owls

Values awards: Theo

Star Learner: Annabelle

Year 3 | Ducks

Values awards: Albie

Star Learner: Alexandra

Timetables champions: Melia

Year 3 | Swans

Values awards: Brandon

Star Learner: Pippa

Timetables champions:

Year 4 | Woodpeckers

Values awards:

Star Learner:

Timetables champions: Nebi

Year 4 | Kingfishers

Values awards: Albert

Star Learner: Priscilla

Timetables champions: Evelyn

Year 5 | Pine Martens

Values awards: Rosie

Star Learner: Jessica

Timetables champions: Enfys

Otters

Values awards:Niyah

Star Learner: Nathan

Timetables champions: Liam

Year 6 | Wildcats

Values awards:

Star Learner:

Timetables champions:

Year 6 | Eagles

Values awards: Martin

Star Learner: Lylah EB

Timetables champions: Sophia

House points

It has been another fantastic week of competition! Venus holds the top spot overall after matching last week's impressive 47 points. Jupiter was this week's biggest mover, surging ahead with 44 points to close the gap on second place. Saturn maintained their overall second-place standing with a steady 35 points, while Mercury showed great consistency by matching last week's 35 points. Fantastic effort to everyone this week!

Jupiter

Points this week: 44

Total points this term: 174

Saturn

Points this week: 35

Total points this term: 180

Venus

Points this week: 47

Total points this term: 241

Mercury

Points this week: 35

Total points this term: 148

Learning this week

This week in Reception

This week in Reception children have been retelling the story of Chicken Licken and singing the nursery rhyme ‘Humpty Dumpty’. We use actions to help us remember key vocabulary and phrases when we retell stories. In Maths, we have been matching objects and learning to sort. The children have been sorting different items in the classroom and we have been talking about ways we have sorted them such as by colour, by shape or by size. In the afternoons we have been sharing pictures of our families, the children have enjoyed being able to stand up and talk about their family members in front of their peers.

This week in Year 1

This week in Year One we have started to follow a new structure within English that supports the children in developing the fundamentals for writing. We focus on a book with this week being ‘How to Catch a Star’. Over the week, we have completed activities that focus on re-telling, remembering the sentence, polishing the sentence and creating a sentence. In Maths this week, we have continued to develop our place value knowledge. We introduced the terms ‘greater than’, ‘less than’ and ‘equal to’ as well as using the symbols to compare numbers. We enjoyed investigating the sense of sight in Science. We threw bean bags into a bucket with both eyes open, one eye open and both eyes closed and then compared the results to discover which was the easiest. In Geography, we learnt about the four seasons and completed a season wheel to help us identify the features of each season.

This week in Year 2

This week in Year Two this week we have introduced the children to our new text in Literacy. ‘Meerkat Mail’. We received a postcard from Sunny and went on a meerkat trail to find him. In Maths we have learnt to count in 2, 5 and 10s - singing really helps! In Science we continued to explore different classification of animals, this time looking at fish and labelling all the important parts.

This week in Year 3

This week in Year in literacy, our classroom mystery began when all our coloring pencils disappeared and went on strike, leading us straight into our new book, The Day the Crayon Quit! In maths, the children have continued mastering place value, working with ones, tens, and hundreds to build numbers all the way up to 1,000. In art, we have been developing our sketching and shading skills to bring depth and texture to our drawings. In science we looked into the animal kingdom as we explored different types of skeletal structures and how they support movement. It has been a creative and busy week of learning, and we cannot wait to see what next week brings!

This week in Year 4

Week Four has been busy for Woodpecks & Kingfishers. We introduced our Narrative Test for Talk for Writing which is ‘The Wild Girl’ by Chris Wormell, our hook was creative cave paintings which came out looking incredible! We will learn about imagining three things to bring a character to life, creating a strong image by using adjective, and showing (not telling) what a character does or feels. In spelling we are making progress with our prefixes ‘il’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’ this week, thank you for the support at home. For handwriting we have enjoyed using our essential spelling words to write silly sentences at the end of the week and sharing them.

This week in Year 5

This week in Year Five the children carried out a fun experiment in Science where they looked at how the friction of a surface can affect speed. In English, we looked at effective ways to build suspense, focusing on how verbs can show (not tell) the reader how a character is feeling. In Maths we looked at rounding numbers to the nearest 10,000 and 100,000.

Well done on another good week year five!

This week in Year 6

This week in Year Six, the children have worked hard in our Maths sessions, tackling tricky missing-number addition and subtraction and developing their understanding of percentages in Early Bird Maths. In English, we have started our key text, The Library, and have been exploring the skills needed to create a suspense story. In PE, we continued our team-building unit, with the children enjoying competitive games that encouraged them to collaborate and work together.

Well done, Year 6, for another brilliant week!

Jupiter PTA

We are proud to have a dedicated and enthusiastic team of parent teacher association (PTA) at our school. The PTA plays a vital role in bringing together families , staff and the wider community to support and enhance the education experience of all our children. Through fundraising events, volunteer support, and community initiatives, the PTA helps provide valuable resources, enrich learning opportunities, and create a positive, inclusive environment for everyone. We welcome all parents and carers to get involved, whether by joining the committee, helping at events, or sharing ideas every contribution makes a difference!

PTA Events and website link

School News

Introducing Our New Head Pupils

We are delighted to announce our new Head Pupils!

Following inspiring speeches from our candidates, the children in Key Stage 2 had the opportunity to vote for the pupils they felt would make excellent role models for our school.

We are incredibly proud to introduce our new Head Pupils: Ben and Sophia!

We would also like to congratulate our new Deputy Head Pupils: Felix and Gabriella!

A huge well done to all of the children who put themselves forward and delivered their speeches. It takes confidence and courage to stand in front of your peers and we are very proud of each and every one of you.

We are excited to see Ben, Sophia, Felix and Gabriella take on their new leadership roles and represent our school community throughout the year.

Attendance HEROs

Every day counts at Jupiter Primary. To celebrate pupils who come to school ready and on time, we are launching exciting new attendance incentives:

Weekly HERO Stamps & Emails: Children who are Here Everyday Ready & On time earn a stamp and a celebratory email home each week.

Tiered Star Brooches & Certificates: Milestone rewards for full weeks completed across the year (weeks do not need to be consecutive, so illness won't stop progress!):

10 Weeks: Bronze
20 Weeks: Silver
30 Weeks: Gold

37+ Weeks: Rainbow Award

Weekly Attendance Cup: Awarded to the top-attending class in Celebration Assembly.

Newsletter Leaderboard: Track your class’s standing here every week!

Improvement Letters: Sent home to celebrate pupils making big leaps forward.

Thank you for helping us build positive daily habits for your children.

Safeguarding Focus: Keeping Our School Inclusive & Safe

At our school, every single child deserves to feel happy, safe and celebrated for who they are. Following updated national guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education, we want to reassure you of the proactive steps we take to protect our pupils from prejudice-based harm, including racism, faith-targeted abuse and discriminatory behaviour.

We take a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination of any kind - it is never brushed off as "just banter." Through our everyday curriculum, assemblies and school values, we actively teach kindness, respect and inclusion. Our staff are trained to spot issues early, listen carefully and take swift, supportive action whenever concerns arise.

We are fully committed to creating a welcoming environment where every child thrives. If your child ever experiences, witnesses, or feels worried about discriminatory behaviour, please know our door is always open - we are here to support them and work alongside you.