Dear Grazebrook families

It's been a very busy few weeks at school with a range of assessments, trips, workshops and art projects taking place. Well done to our Year 2 children for completing their Key Stage 1 SATs assessments and to our Year 1 children for taking their Phonic Screening Checks. The Key Stage 1 teachers are very proud of the hard work and dedication of all the children preparing for these assessments.

This week sees Year 4 complete their Multiplication Times Tables Checks. All pupils in Years 1 to 5 will sit end-of-year PiRA and PUMA tests next week. The results of these, as well as Key Stage 2 SATs, will be reported to families in the end-of-year reports that will be sent home on Wednesday 13th July. There will be an opportunity for you to meet with your child's class teacher to discuss the report if you wish on Tuesday 19th July.

The children have been practising hard in their PE lessons to be ready for Sports Day, which is this Wednesday (15th June) for Years 1 to 6. As outlined in previous letters, children should come to school at the normal time wearing a t-shirt in their house colour with their usual school PE shorts or tracksuit bottoms. Houses and house colours were shared in a letter before half term. Class teachers have a list of colours if children are unsure. Don't worry if you don't have a house colour top – your child can come to school in their school PE t-shirt and they will be given a house colour sticker to ensure the points they earn go towards the correct house. It looks like it's going to be very sunny so please ensure your child wears sunblock and has a sun hat or cap as well as plenty of water and a packed lunch (unless they are entitled to free school meals). If you are able to, please join us at Finsbury Park Athletics Track from 10am. You will be able to watch your child competing from the stands, then join them for lunch on the field before the afternoon relays.

Reception's Sports Day will be held the following Wednesday (22nd June) in Clissold Park. Orange Class will go over to the park in the morning at approximately 9.10am. Purple Class will walk to the park at 1.25pm. Reception parents who are able to join us should please wait in Reception Playground at 9am for Orange Class and at 1.15pm for Purple Class. Thank you!

Nursery's Sports Day and Graduation will also be held at Clissold Park and will take place on the morning of Tuesday 5th July for all pupils. Please complete the reply slip of the letter sent home by Friday if you are able to attend and walk the children to and from the park.

Our final Sharing Assembly of the term for Year 1 will take place this Friday, 17th June. If you are able to attend, please come to the KS1 playground at 10am to sign in. Year 6 will be ending their journey at Grazebrook with a graduation show on the morning of Wednesday 20th June. Full details will be shared soon – Year 6 families, please hold the date.

Very excitingly, we are once again able to take the children in Years 3 to 6 to Joss Bay in Kent and to provide all the children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 with a summer celebration at Grazebrook, which will include an outdoor cinema, circus skills workshops, bouncy assault course and soft play. A letter will be sent home later this week with further details.

The PSA have again committed a generous donation to ensure these end-of-year celebrations can continue to happen and provide children with a fantastic end to the school year. Please come and support them and help raise funds for the school at the Grazebrook Summer Fair on Saturday 2nd July from 12 to 3pm. If your child would like to submit an entry to the poster competition for the fair, details can be found in the flyer at the end of the bulletin. The deadline is Friday 17th June. The entries so far are brilliant - thank you!