Dear Parents and Carers, December has arrived and excitement is building. The first door on the Advent Calendar has been opened, the wreaths have been dusted off and the tree has been decorated. It was a delight to see the looks of joy and excitement on the children’s faces as they came into the hall on Monday morning to find …
Brighstone Buzz, 29th November, 2019, Issue 11
Dear Parents and Carers, It is hard to believe that there are only three weeks of this term left. The sense of anticipation and excitement around school is increasing as the children are beginning to prepare for some of the events and activities coming up during the build up to Christmas. Please do check the diary dates section of ‘The …
Issue 8, Brighstone Buzz, 8th November, 2019
Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back – I hope you all had an enjoyable half-term. Thank you to BSA for organizing a fantastic autumn disco followed by the pumpkin carving competition, it was a great start to the holiday. This week we have been thinking about the coming weekend and Remembrance Day. This is a time that the church, the …
Issue 7, Brighstone Buzz, 18th October, 2019
Dear Parents and Carers, What a busy and action packed half-term we have had! This week we have continued to build on the extra-curricular opportunities that our children have had access to. To say that they have been out of this world would match perfectly with our Year 5 & 6 Space Camp that took place across two days on …
Issue 6, Brighstone Buzz, 11th October, 2019
Dear Parents and Carers, Only one week left before half-term, it has been a very busy few weeks and we have achieved so much since returning to school in September. Yesterday our year 6 children enjoyed a trip to the mainland, their visit to Salisbury made interesting links for them to their current learning in history. I think they know …
Issue 5, Brighstone Buzz, 4th October, 2019
Dear Parents and Carers, It is almost impossible to sum up our life in school this week using just a few short paragraphs! So many opportunities to be generous, to be thankful, to celebrate, to be creative and to enjoy our learning. Thank you to all of our families for your overwhelming generosity towards the Food Bank this week; the …
Issue 4, Brighstone Buzz, 27th September, 2019
Dear Parents and Carers, Wet and windy weather arrived with the Autumn equinox at the start of this week. Unfortunately, this meant that the walk on to the downs and the forest planned by year 1 and 2 had to be postponed. We are hoping to be able to reschedule this so that the children are able to have the …
Issue 3, Brighstone Buzz, 20th September, 2019
Dear Parents and Carers, ‘It is in giving that we receive’ St Francis of Assisi. This half-term we are focusing on Generosity as our theme for collective worship. We have been thinking about how we can be generous with our love and kindness towards one another and that we do not need to be rich in order to do things …
Issue 2, Brighstone Buzz, 13th September, 2019
Dear Parents and Carers, Our school has been a ‘hive’ of activity this week! The children have settled in to the routines of school life and it is a real pleasure to see them so engaged in their learning. The first school trip of the year was for the year 6 children, who went to UKSA on Thursday. They demonstrated …
Issue 37, Brighstone Buzz, 12th July, 2019
Dear Parents and Carers, What a fantastic day we had at the beach on Wednesday! Our whole school beach day was a huge success and it was lovely to share it with so many parents. I know this will be one of the lasting memories that the children will have of their time at Brighstone Primary School This week we …