Well done to Julia Donaldson class for having the best attendance this week in KS1, they have done really well with their attendance in the first full week back. In KS2 this week, Marcus Rashford and Walt Disney classed achieved the best attendance so well done to them too.

Bauble Workshop

This week, we welcomed a specialist outdoor company who came in to work with our children in Year R - 6 to design and decorate their own ceramic Christmas bauble. The children enjoyed creating a great keepsake for them to have to put up on their Christmas trees and to keep for the future. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank the PEPA PTA as they have contributed funds which enabled this wonderful workshop to take place and for us to offer the baubles at a reduced cost to parents, which was very appreciated.

Staffing Update

At the end of this term, we will be saying goodbye to Miss Zeuli and Mr Sullivan-Stanley as they leave their teaching roles here at Peninsula East. We would like to take the opportunity to thank them both for their contributions to the school during their time here. They have had great impact working with not only the classes they have taught, but also across the school with their leadership of MFL, Writing and Maths. We wish them well in their next steps.

From January, Mr Dyson will be leading Year 5 and Miss Heard will be working in Year 6. We look forward to welcoming Mr Dyson to our team soon as he joins us just before Christmas to get to know Year 5.

There are four guiding principles of the Thrive Approach:

◊ Every child is a unique person, constantly developing and learning in different ways and at different rates, each with his/her ownabilities, talents and potential to be fulfilled.

◊ Children’s healthy development, emotional well-being and learning are crucially dependent upon, and promoted through, positive relationships.

◊ Children flourish when they are confident, self-assured, capable and resilient.

◊ Children thrive in enabling environments, in which their individual development, learning experiences and needs are understood, responded to and and supported through strong partnerships with parents/carers.