Dear Parents and Carers, 

The last couple of weeks have seen the children settle back into new school routines in their classes and I am so proud of the way they have done this. The school has a calm feel with children across the school focused on their learning and trying their very best. So many stickers and house point certificates have been awarded already; well done everyone! One of our focus areas this year is to support children's presentation in their books and I was delighted to see so many children as I popped into lessons taking great pride in their work. I will share with you our other whole school priorities in due course to enable you to see the direction that the school is moving in. Thank you to those of you who have provided feedback to our whole school vision statement; some of your comments have been truly heartwarming. I feel very privileged to work with such supportive families across our community. 

This week so many of our Year 4 children put themselves forward in the hope of becoming a Year 4 Ambassador. I was blown away by the response and the  efforts that they went to with their speeches. They all spoke about our Lark Rise values and how they would uphold them along with our school rights and rules; I could not be prouder of them and how brave they were to speak so formally to an audience. The votes are still coming in and will be announced in assembly at the end of next week. We have lots of other exciting opportunities coming up for school leadership positions; please see details below on the flyer created by our Digital Leaders in case your child would like to apply. 

This week our Year 5 children have been fortunate to have the opportunity to take part in Bikeability which prepares them for cycling out on the roads safely. Congratulations to all the children that took part and achieved their level 2. Next week our Year 4 children will have the opportunity to achieve their Level 1. We are looking forward to providing many of these 'magic moments' opportunities throughout the year which create memorable learning experiences for our children. 

Finally, we finished the week with an assembly delivered by Keech Hospice to introduce The Short Tail Trail fundraising event which we are delighted to be involved in again this year after the success of The Big Trunk Trail last year. We are looking forward to discussing fundraising ideas so watch this space. 

Mrs Romina Lang

Headteacher