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...

Dear parents and carers, It is getting colder and the hats, scarves and gloves are being dug out from the back of wardrobes or from bags under the bed. It is winter days like these that are perfect for a family walk through the countryside, spotting the seasonal...

Dear parents and carers, Our Collective Worship theme this week, as part of our half term focus of Compassion, is ‘Putting on the right attitude’. We have been talking about how we can choose to put on the right attitude, just like we put on our clothes in the...

Dear parents and carers, I am constantly overwhelmed and delighted by the amount of generosity and compassion shown by the children and families here at Brighstone Primary School when supporting worthwhile causes. This week saw two fundraising days: Remembrance Day...

Dear parents and carers, We hope you all had a restful half-term break. It was such a shame that the weather was a bit wet and windy, but maybe some of you took the opportunity to go outside in your macs and wellies to splash in the puddles! Doing little activities...

Dear parents and carers, Well, here we are at the end of our first half term, and what a busy few weeks it has been! The children and staff have all been working really hard in class—I have enjoyed popping in to see what they have been up to. In Y5 (Macarthur class)...

Dear parents and carers, Our Collective Worship theme this half term is generosity, and it has been wonderful to see everyone’s generosity this week during our Harvest Festival. Children have brought in so many tins and packets of food that we had to bring out another...

(Please click on the link at the bottom of the page for the full newsletter) Dear parents and carers, Despite the weather this morning, the school was filled with sunshine due to all the colourful yellow clothing for our Go Yellow day. Seeing all the splashes of...

Dear parents and carers, Well, we certainly felt the chill this morning as the temperature dropped to 7-8 degrees! Despite the cold winds, standing on the gate every day and seeing everyone’s welcoming smiles as you all come into school is certainly one of the...