Weekly Update-Friday 10th July
What a week it has been!
We started the week in our Monday morning assembly, looking at some of the highlights from the England football team's recent match. The children did a fantastic job comparing the players' attitudes and performances with our own BADGER Values – Belonging, Aspiration, Determination, Goodness, Excellence and Respect. They were brilliant at identifying examples of these values on the pitch and were equally proud to share how they demonstrate them every day in school. It was wonderful to see their enthusiasm and understanding of what makes our school community so special.
On Wednesday, we welcomed families into school for our Open Afternoon. It was lovely to see so many smiling faces as children proudly shared their learning and Records of Achievement with parents and carers. Opportunities like these are so important in celebrating the progress, effort and achievements of our pupils. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the afternoon such a positive occasion.
We were also delighted to welcome Laura Gailis, one of the Bishops Waltham librarians, who visited to tell the children all about this year's Summer Reading Challenge. Information has been sent home to all families, and we hope lots of children will take part over the summer. We look forward to hearing about their reading adventures and seeing who returns in September with a well-earned medal!
Our Year 2 children enjoyed their final swimming session this week. With the warm weather, I think they were all quite happy to jump into the pool and cool down! Throughout the recent spell of hot weather, the children have been excellent at following our heat guidance, staying hydrated and making good use of the shady areas around school. We are very proud of how sensible and resilient they have been.
On the subject of the weather, with temperatures continuing to rise and shade becoming more limited outside as the day progresses, we have made the decision to move the Year 2 Leavers' Performance to the morning of Thursday 16th July. The performance will now begin at 9.30am. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank our Year 2 families for their understanding. As always, the wellbeing and comfort of the children are at the heart of every decision we make.
Break the Rules Day is Back!
Break the Rules (our last day funday) is back for 2026. Next week we will be putting out some rules that can be broken. Each rule broken is a donation to our school funds, which we put towards replenishing the classroom wet play boxes. Look ourt for the rule page coming out next week!!
Finally, there is only one thing left to say...
Come on, England!
I have put up the banner I made on the roundabout on behalf of both our schools, so do feel free to stop by and take a photograph next to it. I'm sure many of us will be cheering England on together on Saturday evening.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support. It has been another wonderful week filled with learning, achievement, community spirit and plenty of reasons to be proud of our fantastic children.
Have a lovely weekend. 🌟⚽
Warm wishes
Mrs Riches
