26/09/25

This week...

Clubs have begun this week. As usual these have been over subscribed - if your child no longer requires a space in the club they have been allocated, please let the office know so we can give the place to someone on the waiting list. Last night's ballet class was lovely to watch - the children learnt a routine which they put to music.

Lots of super learning has been taking place this week. The children have been able to speak to adults really well about what they are learning and how they can improve. This has been helped by the introduction of our new marking policy. When the children have succeeded in their learning they have a yellow highlight by the learning objective; if they require some more help then they see a green arrow. Teachers are then able to target teaching to support progress and learning.

As a school we will be moving our information management system from Integris to Arbor. This will be taking place during October. The new system will mean that there will be some changes to some of our systems. Over the coming weeks, you will receive more information about Arbor and how families will be able to use this for updating contact information, paying for trips, clubs etc, receiving communication from school and a whole lot more. Please don't worry about this change, school will be avaliable to support families who need help.

Learn Together

Yesterday we had out first Learn Together event of the academic year. It was lovely to welcome so many Year 1 families to share learning with their children. The children were very happy to see their adults and enjoyed showing off their writing, maths and science skills!

The next Learn Together event will be for Year 2 on 15th October at 2:45pm.

School Council

School Council had their first meeting on Monday. They have made some decisions about things that they would like in school already which we are implementing stratight away.

School Council have decided that we will have the following awards in Celebration Assembly:

Above and Beyond
Star of the Week
Wonderful Walking
Tidy Classroom
Reading Minutes

They also asked for a House reward each term for the House which collects the most House Points and that the House Cup has the winning House's ribbons tied on each week.

Attendance awards will take the following format this year:

Raffle tickets will be collected but instead of one big raffle in the summer School Council would like 3 smaller ones each ter,
At the end of each term they would like Attendance Awards for those children who are at school at least 97% of the time.

Secondary Transfer (September 2026)

If your child is due to start secondary school in September 2026, it is time to start thinking about where you would like them to go. Below is the time line for applications.

Applications can be made online by following this link: https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/5/school_admissions/498/apply_for_a_secondary_school_place

Key dates for secondary school applications

September to October 2025

Schools hold their open events for prospective parents and children.

31 October 2025

The national closing date for applications to be received by us.

1 November 2025 to 16 March 2026

Late applications received during these dates will be processed in the late allocation round.

2 March 2026

National offer day for on-time applications. If you applied online or supplied an email address with your paper application, you'll receive an email with the outcome of your application.

If you didn't provide an email address with your paper application form, we'll post your decision letter posted to you.

16 March 2026

If you applied before the deadline and choose to decline the place offered, or wish to change your preference, we need to receive your change of preference form by this date, so we can consider your change in the late allocation round.

24 April 2026

Late allocation round offer day.

If you didn't provide an email address with your paper application form, we'll post your decision letter posted to you.

During May 2026

Late apps received from 17 March 2026 will be processed.

Young Carers

Mrs Molloy held her first Young Carers club of this academic year this week. They had a lovely time carrying out different activities together. There were a few new starters who slotted into the group perfectly.

If you feel your child may be a young carer and would like more information about the club, please contact Mrs Molloy.

Reception 2026

If your child is due to start Reception in September 2026, now is the time to start looking at different schools to decide where you feel your child will settle best.

If you would like to come and have a look around our school, please make contact with the school office who will book an appointment with one of our Senior Leaders. Individual or small group tours of the school, allows families a chance to ask the important questions they may have and also see the setting in action.

Email: office@tithefarmprimary.co.uk

Phone: 01582 865047

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