Welcome Back
Welcome back to our Year 1 and 2 children today. Everyone started back with the biggest smiles! It has been lovely to see you all again and already feels like we've never been away! Year R Staff have been visiting our new Year R children at home and we look forward meeting them next week.
We have had a very large refurbishment of windows and doors in Year R, Year 1, the corridor, the office and Lilypads. As with most building projects, it has over-run (we've all seen 'Grand Designs'), and this aspect is being overseen and managed by Hampshire Property Services who are in charge of the project. The staff have been superstars and worked very hard to get classrooms ready amid the building works and delays. There are still some bits to finish off, and hopefully everything will be completed by the end of October half term. We have also had our new corridor refurbishment fitted, which has been done with money raised by the PTA and a donation from a local education charity. It looks fantastic and the children will enjoy learning in the space, and snuggling with a book.
Some of you may have seen the announcement by the Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP regarding behaviour and attendance, last week. Good habits start from the moment children come into school, and we want our children to achieve their best and enjoy school, working in partnership with parents. If you have not seen it yet, and would like to read it, please follow the link below:
Government to crackdown on bad behaviour and boost attendance - GOV.UK
In our school assembly today I talked about staying safe online. Nearly all children have been online at some point during the summer break. I definitely shocked them when I told them there was no online when I was their age and only three channels on the television (what a simpler world it was, and yes I am very old!). We discussed the importance of breaks, not giving information out, and most importantly who to talk to-who are their trusted adults. The assembly is available on Childnet and you can look at it via the link below (age 3-7):
https://www.childnet.com/resources/back-to-school-assemblies/
The weather looks as if it is picking up a little, and we have managed to dodge the showers for most of the day. Fingers crossed for a sunny weekend!
Warm wishes
Mrs Riches
Headteacher
