Welcome Back

A warm welcome back to our school for the start of the new school year.  Can I please extend a special welcome to our new families and children who are starting school for the very first time.  The first days back were wonderful, the presence of you and your children around the school gave it energy and buzz. The children seem to have settled well into their new class arrangements and look exceptionally smart in their uniforms.   Thank you for your support.

Along with this newsletter, I attach a copy of our parent calendar for the year ahead, your child will bring home a printed version for the fridge.  As usual, all dates are subject to change due to unanticipated circumstances or issues.  We will provide additional communication and information in the weeks leading up to each event, usually by Class Dojo.

This year, we have introduced some new events to the calendar and brought back some old favourites; including the Christmas shopping night and two opportunities for the children to sleep over in school.

The first event of this year is a Stay and Play which will take place next Monday 16^th September from 8.45am to 9.15am.  On this day, we invite parents to stay on the yard after dropping children off at school to experience a playtime.  If the weather is good, we will also be able to access the school field, and children will show you some of the games and activities they get up to when you go home.  The purpose of this is to experience the joy of playing, so we will operate a strict no mobile phone policy throughout the event.  We will snap some photographs of you in play and share them through our social media channels and Class Dojo.

For the five events coloured in gold, we request support from Friends of the school. Although this is not an official body, we do ask for volunteers to help us deliver some events.  This might be serving refreshments, collecting tickets or selling raffle tickets.  If you think you can help in this way, please contact us through the main office.  These events won’t go ahead without support.

New Staff Members

We are delighted to welcome three new staff members to our team for this year.  Miss Ramage is a familiar face who spent a lot of time in school while completing her teacher training last year.  Miss Johnson is currently working with Mrs. Redfern and will pick up the teaching of Class Two when Mrs. Redfern begins her maternity leave.  Finally, Miss Heslop has taken over from Miss Varley in the school office.

Miss Heslop is part time, her days and hours are as follows:

Monday – 8.30am – 2pm

Tuesday – 7.45am – 12.30pm

Wednesday – 7.45am – 12.30pm

Thursday – 9.30am – 1.00pm

Outside of these hours the school office will be closed, but staff can still be contacted via Class Dojo.  In the event of an emergency, please come to the main entrance and there should be someone available to support you.  Thank you for your understanding at this time.