Many staff volunteers came in over the half term and worked really on the start of our playground transformation. The pupils have had assemblies on our new arrangements and the whole purpose is to develop independent and collaborative play  and learn to assess risk in a  controlled way.  

We will be continuing to develop this over the coming year and we will be fundraising and asking for donations as we go. 

As you can see from the pictures below, this is hugely beneficial for all children and they all have a sense of ownership. 

OPAL pictures

Mr Woodward

Good afternoon, 

I hope you are all well and ready for the half term break. 

This half term has gone by very quickly and everyone has worked really hard. We are half way through the academic year and it is always really nice at this time of year to see the children develop and make progress. 

We sent a survey out regarding the possibility of providing 2 year old provision in school. Thank you all for your views and we are going to continue to complete a feasibility study with a view to starting the provision from September 2024. No decision has been made at this point and we will keep you all informed. 

The headteacher at Padfield Primary School is not in school at the moment and I will supporting them as executive headteacher of both this school and Padfield until the headteacher comes back. When I am not here, Mr Ford will be acting headteacher. Please be assured that nothing will change at our school, we have a great team I will be working at both schools throughout the week. 

Have a great half term break.

Mr Woodward

Dates for next half term

As you may be aware, the government introduced funding for 2 year olds from April 2024. We currently offer 3 – 5 year old provision and we would like to see if there is a need to increase our provision to support 2 year olds.

– From April 2024 15 hours funding will be available for eligible working parents of 2 year olds.

Please be aware that this is simply a study to see there is need in this area and it doesn’t mean that we will definitely offer this provision. In the same way, you are not making a commitment and we would only like to know if you would consider using our school for 2 year old provision. If you think there is a high chance that you would like to use 2 year old provision, please fill out the form below.

Once we have an idea if the provision is feasible and the type of provision needed, we will make a decision and make the community aware. We would like to get the views of as many people as possible and please share this link in the community.

Please complete the form below.

Mr Woodward
Headteacher

https://forms.office.com/e/zAcvWwJay5

Good afternoon,

I hope you are all well and the weather hasn’t been too disruptive.

More snow is forecast over night and the temperature is due to drop to below 0 and to -4. Therefore, take extra care on the roads and pavements.

We are planning on opening all aspects of school and we will only message on text and Dojo if there are any changes.

Please make sure your child(ren) has sensible footwear, a coat, hat, gloves and ideally spare socks.

Enjoy the snow and stay safe.

Mr Woodward

Good afternoon, 

We all wish you a merry Christmas and we hope you all have a great Christmas break. 

The pupils have worked really hard this term and we are really proud of them all. We had a fantastic celebration collective worship this morning and all the pupils and staff sang and signed ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’. 

Gold System

In September, we shared the changes to our gold system and today, some pupils received their bronze badges today for achieving 25 gold awards. They can wear their badges everyday on their uniform. 

Attendance

We have given 100% attendance stickers at the end of each half term for a number of years. Today, we introduced the enamel badges, which will be given termly. The pupils can wear the badges on their uniform every day. 

We recognise that pupils can’t always be in school everyday due to illness. After Christmas, we will have stickers to celebrate excellent attendance, which will be above 98%. 

Merry Christmas

Mr Woodward