Dear parents, carers and children, I hope everyone had a restful half term break, despite the restrictions and the weather. Everyone has been working so hard over the past few weeks that a chance to pause and recharge was well-needed and well-deserved. One of the best...

Dear parents, carers and children, Well, we all made it to half term! I would like to say a huge well done to everyone – children, parents, grandparents and staff – for getting through these last few weeks in such adverse circumstances. The expectations for remote...

Dear parents, carers and children, As I type this, the sun is shining and children are having fun playing outside at lunchtime. I have just been participating in Macarthur class Zoom, which had a wellbeing focus as part of Children’s Mental Health Week. I really...

Dear parents, carers and children, We come to the end of another week of partial school closures and remote learning, in which the Prime Minister, in his announcement this week, stated that schools might be able to reopen on Monday 8th March. We all sincerely hope...

Dear parents, carers and children, Our Wellbeing Wednesday focus this week is ‘What have you done today (or recently) to make you feel proud?’ I can confidently say that you should all be proud of yourselves for working so well at home and in school, and getting to...

Dear parents and carers, I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you and well done to you all for everything that you are doing to support your child’s education at home and in school. I would also like to say a huge thank you to all the staff in...

Dear parents and carers, Christmas and New Year seems so long ago, but I hope that you all managed to have a restful and enjoyable time with your families where possible. We hope that you are all keeping safe and well in this very tumultuous and strange week. I heard...

Dear parents and carers, Wow, what a wonderful Christmassy week we have had! All around school we have had Rudolph jumpers, Santa hats, sparkle, glitter, holly, elves, and Christmas stockings, to name but a few.  The children have taken part in many Christmas...

Dear parents and carers, Has anyone seen Rudolph? He’s gone missing—someone left the gate open and he’s run away! We’ve heard that he’s somewhere in Brighstone, so please keep an eye out for him. Some of the Reception children have already seen glimpses of his red...

Dear parents and carers, Have you got your tree and decorations up yet? The winter darkness can make the evenings seem very long, but it always cheers the heart to see the colourful, bright and twinkling Christmas displays as you go out and about. Putting up Christmas...