Weekly Newsletter - Important Information
Friday 7th February 2025
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week, our assemblies focused on resilience and the importance of supporting each other. We have been encouraging children to keep going when faced with challenges and to celebrate each other’s successes. It was wonderful to see so many of you at Parents' Evening, sharing in your children’s progress—we truly appreciate your support.
We also took time to remember Ms. Wolf, marking one year since her passing. As you know, we now have Buddy Benches in her memory, symbolising the kindness and inclusivity she brought to our school. On Wednesday, we welcomed NEU representatives, who visited to pay their respects. They were met by members of our Pupil Parliament, who spoke about Ms. Wolf’s impact and how we continue to honour her legacy. The NEU will also be adding a plaque to the Buddy Benches in recognition of her dedication to education.
Miss Smith’s Baby News!
We are delighted to share that Miss Smith has welcomed a beautiful baby girl earlier than expected! Both mum and baby are doing well.
Miss Callan has been working closely with Miss Smith over the past few weeks to ensure a smooth transition and will be taking over as the class teacher for Greece Class. I am really pleased that many of you got to meet Miss Callan during your parents meetings.
We send our warmest congratulations to Miss Smith and look forward to meeting the newest addition to the Mead family soon!
CAP Coffee Morning
Before Christmas, I shared information about our partnership with CAP (Christians Against Poverty). On 11th February at 9:00 AM, we will host a Parent Coffee Morning to provide more information about the incredible work CAP does and how they can support you, your friends, or family members.
Drinks and refreshments will be available, and Mrs. Kinchella will be co-hosting this session, so you’ll see a friendly and familiar face. Please come along and join us in the Conference Room (Gate 1, main reception
Pokémon Cards in School
We love seeing children interact and play together, and we know that Pokémon cards can be a great way to develop social skills. However, they have started to cause disruptions in class, and we want to ensure that learning remains the priority.
To help manage this, we are reminding all children that:
✅ Pokémon cards can be used at break and lunchtime only
✅ They must be played with sensibly and respectfully
❌ Trading is not allowed—we will not be involved in sorting out trades or returning lost/swapped cards
❌ Cards must not be brought into lessons as they are disrupting learning
If issues continue, we may need to review whether Pokémon cards can be brought into school. We appreciate your support in reinforcing these expectations with your child.
Parental Consents – Photo & Video Sharing
As a school, we regularly celebrate our pupils’ achievements by sharing photos and videos on our website, social media and other school communications. This helps us keep our community informed, promote our school values and create an inspiring learning environment.
In light of recent insights and best practice guidance, we are now reviewing our approach to photo and video sharing. As part of this process, we are asking all parents and carers to review and resubmit their consent.
You can withdraw or update your consent at any time by making a written request. Additionally, we are implementing immediate changes, including limiting public photo-sharing and using private channels such as School Ping where necessary.
👉 Please complete the updated consent form by Friday, 14th February, at the latest.
Until we have received this information, we will not be sharing photographs or videos of children on our Facebook page.
Upcoming Events
Next week is our final week of this half term. We will finish school on Friday 14th February and return on Monday 24th February.
Kindest regards,
Ms A Holmes
Headteacher
