Dear Parents and Carers,

We have a busy and exciting year ahead and have already hit the ground running with learning, ambitious challenges, and positive resolutions. We are looking forward to working together to support all our children as they grow, achieve, and succeed this year.

💻 Online Safety Open Morning – you’re invited!

Online safety is also a key theme this term. We would love to welcome you to our Online Safety Open Morning next Tuesday from 9:00–10:00am, where you’ll be able to see how this is taught and how we support pupils to be safe, respectful and responsible online.

🚀 Halfway through the year – and ready to go!

We are now at the midway point of the academic year — half way there and ready to build on and double the learning that has already taken place. Term 3 is a key part of the school year, and we are grateful for your continued support. By working together, we can ensure that all children are both supported and appropriately challenged as we move forward.

🥶 Brrr… winter has definitely arrived!
With the playground feeling more like the Arctic than Lambeth at the moment, please make sure your child comes to school every day with a warm coat clearly labelled with their name. We would also like to remind everyone that bikes and scooters must be walked, not ridden, in the playground to help keep everyone safe and prevent accidents — and yes, this includes adults too! 👀 We want everyone warm, well and injury-free.

🌟 Our value this term: Honesty

We have started this term with a whole-school focus on honesty, which links closely to our campaigning work and our wider theme for this year. Through assemblies and classroom discussions, pupils are exploring what honesty looks like in everyday life, how it builds trust, and why it is such an important value in our school community.

We have already had some fantastically creative responses to our Value of the Week question, and a selection of these are included in this newsletter. We also shared a range of real-life scenarios with the children to encourage discussion and reflection.

To support these conversations at home, we’ve put together some additional information and scenarios for you to explore together:
🔗 https://www.canva.com/design/DAG-hApnxpU/IVrjXQC3gDzU-FxomaqYTw/view

We strongly encourage you to ask your child about what honesty means to them and continue these important discussions at home.

🌍 RRSA OutRight Campaign Week

This term began with our RRSA OutRight Campaign Week, where children learned about the importance of rights, respect and fairness, with a particular focus on speaking up, standing up for others, and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard. Pupils took part in assemblies, discussions and activities that helped them understand how they can make a positive difference both in school and beyond.

Please do take time to speak with your child about this important work and what they learned during the week.

📸 We’re moving to Instagram!

We are slowly moving over to Instagram as a new way to share school life and celebrations. Nathalie is currently completing final checks around photo permissions for families who did not respond to the online form.
If you haven’t yet shared your preference, please contact the school office as soon as possible.

📊 Attendance and punctuality – every minute matters

Attendance this term has dropped below 94%, and we are keen to work together to improve this. After a school break, it is particularly important that children return on the correct start date, as missed days can quickly impact learning, routines, confidence and friendships.

Classroom doors open at 8:50am, and learning begins straight away. Please ensure your child arrives on time so they don’t miss key teaching, morning activities or vital instructions.
Nursery and Reception begin at 9:00am, allowing families time to drop off older siblings and still arrive calmly for our youngest learners.

Every day — and every minute — in school really does count.

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing partnership and support.

Kind regards,
Mrs Peake
Headteacher