The Buzz!

  Dear parents and carers, You will have recently received a letter from our Chair of Governors informing you of my recent appointment as headteacher at Brighstone CE Aided Primary School. I am delighted and privileged to have been appointed to this role by the governors. Having taught at Brighstone for 13 years, as class teacher, English subject lead, Assistant …

Dear parents and carers, Well, what a fantastic week we’ve had in school! Our Brighstolympics were held throughout this week, and every day each bubble competed in their events to win points for their hives. It was very encouraging to see so much determination, enjoyment, resilience, perseverance, laughter, teamwork and encouragement. Participating in sporting activities has a huge positive impact …

Dear parents and carers, We have come to the end of another week and it is not long now until the end of term. Transition activities are planned, and the children are looking forward to spending half a day with their new class teacher and LSA on Tuesday 21st July. Thank you to those who have already replied about this—if …

Dear Parents and Carers, It was wonderful to see more Y6 children back into school on Monday this week, and then we welcomed back some Y5 children on Wednesday. It was clear that they were very excited to be back, and we were very pleased to see them again! They have settled back into the routines really well, and it …

Dear parents and carers, Well, what glorious weather we’ve had this week! The sun has been shining and people have had the opportunity to enjoy time in their gardens or on the beach, whilst also maintaining social distance measures. People have been busy planting flowers and tending to their gardens, and Chloe and Carlton very proudly showed me their potatoes, …

Dear parents and carers, Some of you may have watched the Oak National Academy assembly yesterday, in which the Duchess of Cambridge talked about the importance of wellbeing and kindness; see the following link: https://classroom.thenational.academy/assemblies/kindness During these difficult and uncertain times, it is normal to experience a range of emotions, including frustration, loneliness, sadness, anger, as well as some positive …

Dear parents/carers, Another week has gone by and it really feels like we’re speeding towards the summer holidays. There have been some further developments about Covid-19 in the news this week, and you will have heard the decision made by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to shelve plans for all primary school children to return to school for a month before …

Dear parents and carers, It was lovely to welcome back more children into school this week, and the building has been full of laughter and smiles as children are seeing their friends and teachers again. The stringent protective measures that are in place are running smoothly, and I would like to thank everyone for enabling this to happen, as well …

Dear parents/carers, I hope that you are all having a wonderful half term in this glorious sunshine! You will be forgiven for wondering why you have received the Buzz this week with it being half term, but we thought it important to send it out today with the plethora of information that has come out recently, as well as all …

Dear parents/carers, I hope that you are all keeping safe and well. Most of you will have seen the staff music video that we created for all our wonderful children here at Brighstone. It was really fun to do, and we hope you enjoyed watching it. Thank you for all your positive comments on Facebook and on our text system …