Following the support we have had from parents/carers in previous years, we shall once again be supporting the Samaritan's Operation Christmas Child appeal.
We understand with the current climate that to buy and fill a shoe-box may be difficult for families. If you would like to make a donation towards filling a box, there is a box in the foyer to put this in.
Shoeboxes will still be on sale at the school office for £1 if you would like to purchase one.

Thank you for you support.

Do you have any spare Lego?

Would you be willing to donate it to the school?

Staff in school have recently recived training on Lego Based Therapy which is a fantastic intervention which will be used to support children across the school.

To deliver this effectively, we need as much Lego as possible!

Ideally, small sets with matching instructions cards are perfect but any Lego is welcomed!

Please drop any donations into the school office for the attention of Mrs Richardson.

Thank you for your continued support of the school.

We are celebrating National Poetry Day in school on Thursday 5^th October 2023.

The theme this year is refuge.

As part of our celebration, we are inviting all children to take part in the Lincolnshire Schools Poetry Competition 2023. Please see attached image for further information including the amazing prizes and opportunities on offer for the winners.

Please can all entries be returned to the school office by Monday 9^th October so we can return all entries before the competition’s closing date.

The Penguin class have organised a fundraising event for the Macmillan charity on:

 Wednesday 27^th September at 3.30pm

We welcome all parents and children to join us for a cake sale in the school hall. There will also be hot drinks available.

To help us raise as much as we can for Macmillan, we would be very grateful for any donations of home made/shop bought cakes/biscuits/cookies.

Please could any donations be handed in at the school office from Tuesday 26th September after lunch.

Many thanks for your support

A few reminders about changes and expectations for the year:

Uniform

A reminder that children should wear full normal school uniform comprising blue polo shirts, jumpers and grey trousers/skirts/shorts or a blue gingham school dress with school socks and shoes. They do not need to have branded items – they can have plain blue jumpers or cardigans which are entirely acceptable.

They need to bring a full PE kit to change into on the appropriate days – black shorts/jogging bottoms, plain blue t-shirts, a plain jumper/tracksuit top and trainers/plimsolls.  Provision will be made for the older children to change in separate areas in the school for PE lessons and clubs after school. They will be expected to change back after PE lessons and after clubs before leaving school. PE kits can remain in school.

Water Bottles

Children need to bring a water bottle into school everyday. This can contain plain water or weak squash. They are not to bring fizzy drinks, sports drinks or energy drinks of any kind. Last year, a number of older children were stopping at the shop on the way to school to buy drinks of this kind – perhaps without parents knowing. Any fizzy, sports or energy drinks will be removed from children and handed back at the end of the day. Please can children not bring ‘Prime’ bottles, even if these contain water or squash so that we don’t need to check contents.

School Trips

One of the areas school staff have been working on during the two training days is the planning of school trips. We are aware that often these all seem to come at the end of the summer term making it a very expensive time for families. We have tried hard to spread these out during the coming year while ensuring that they are still related to learning outcomes in the classes. We do understand how difficult it can be to afford these little extras during times when money is tight. However, school budgets are similarly challenged and last year we were on the verge of cancelling several trips as we had not had the funds from parents to cover the costs. We are not able – and nor would be want to – bar children from attending the trip due to parents not being able to pay for it, however, if we are not able to cover the costs, we will be forced to cancel the trip for everyone. The letter regarding trips is always worded as ‘a voluntary contribution’, we would appreciate it hugely if parents could make at least part payment towards the costs.

Many thanks for your co-operation and continued support. 

Thank you to all who supported our charity raffle at sports day, either donating prizes and/or buying tickets.

The children also had such fun at the 'soak a teacher' stall on Monday!

With your support we raised a fantastic £85 for each charity - Odylia and Muscular Dystrophy.