We’ve had a great start to the new school year. Welcome Week was all about settling in and celebrating the diversity of each class; children and teachers spent time focusing on activities that create a sense of belonging and togetherness, getting to know each other and remembering the expectations and routines of the day. We are all really looking forward to the busy term ahead!

A special welcome to all our new families joining us this term throughout the school and thank you to all the parents and carers who came to their year group Parents' Welcome Meetings; we hope you found them useful and informative. The information presented is available on the Google Classroom.

Punctuality

Please may we remind you of the importance of children being on time and settled in their classrooms before the start of the school day. Your child may go straight to class once their playground gates are opened at 8:40 am; class registers are taken at 8:50 am when the playground gates are locked. Children arriving after the gates are locked should go directly to school reception to be signed in. Arrivals after 8:55 am are marked as late. The first 10–15 minutes of the morning are used for revisiting key skills such as handwriting, spelling, reading, times tables and arithmetic, which pupils start before the registers are taken. Further information on the timing of the school day can be found here.

Cauliflower Cards is a fundraising project run by the PSA. Children can design their own Christmas cards which are then professionally printed and delivered back to school - a lovely way to welcome in the autumn and every order placed raises money for the school too!

Cauliflower cards don’t just offer cards; your child’s design can be printed on notebooks, mugs and even wrapping paper and gift labels! Their design doesn’t have to be festive either – they may like to create a thank you or birthday card.

The children will have brought home a Cauliflower Cards project pack this week that includes an order form and a sheet of plain, white A4 paper on which they create their design. Please follow the instructions on the order form regarding placing your order, payment and returning your child’s artwork. Orders and payment are made online, directly with Cauliflower Cards, before returning your order forms with artwork attached to your class teacher. Each order form has a unique code, so please do not photocopy it to use for a second design. If you need another order form, please email the school office. For some great design ideas using lots of different materials, have a look at the Cauliflower Cards gallery. 

The deadline for placing an order and paying online AND returning your design artwork to your class teacher is Friday 29th September.