Dear Parents and Carers, What a vibrant, busy and action packed week we have had! Our service of Thanksgiving for harvest was one of praise, celebration and joyful giving. The children were amazing - they performed, read and sang with great enthusiasm and it was...

Dear Parents and Carers, Our term is now well underway; it is wonderful to go around the school and see such a purposeful and hardworking atmosphere. There has been enthusiasm for learning both in and outside the classroom. Earlier this week our year 6 children had...

Dear Parents and Carers, ‘Thank you, Lord, for the beauty of your creation.’ Moments of awe and wonder have been enhanced by the exceptional autumn days we have experienced this week. Thinking of Autumn turns our thoughts to Harvest time. On Wednesday 10th October we...

Dear Parents and Carers, Our headline this week really should be ‘The mystery of the missing Tarmac’! As many of you will have realized, the roadworks in New Road are not fully completed. I would like to thank parents and staff for their patience and cooperation over...

Dear Parents and Carers, The children have settled back in well to the daily routines of school life and I have been impressed by their excitement, enthusiasm and positive attitude to their learning. Thank you to all of the parents that came along to our Meet and...

Dear Parents and Carers, Brighstone really is - a small school where BIG things happen! Our welcome back to school this week, was launched into orbit on the first day of term with a visit from the Island Planetarium. Every class had the opportunity to explore the...

Dear Parents and Carers, Where has this school year gone? It seems like only yesterday that we were making all of our Autumn term preparations for Harvest and Christmas and now we are building up to the final week of the Summer Term. Well done to all of the Year 4 and...

Dear Parents and Carers, The past week has been one of non-stop events and activity. The momentum towards the end of term is building and we hope the next two weeks will be enjoyable for our whole school community. Earlier this week we held our final Eucharist of the...

Dear Parents and Carers, Yesterday we welcomed our new reception children for September 2018 into school. Our transition morning was a great success; all of the children enjoyed spending time with their class teachers for next year. The atmosphere in school was one of...

Dear Parents and Carers, Magical, midsummer days would be a good description of this week at Brighstone. Yesterday our reception class children spent the day at the beach. Their learning in the outdoor environment included the creation of ephemeral art. Although this...