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Weekly Update Friday 27th June

Fri 27 Jun 2025

🌟 We hope you are all keeping well. It's been another joyful and productive few weeks at school. The children have been working incredibly hard in class, and we are so proud of them all!

We’re very much looking forward to welcoming you to our Open Afternoon in a few weeks' time. The children are buzzing with excitement to share all their fantastic learning with you — there’s so much to be proud of.

✨ Classroom Highlights

📚 Reception
Our Reception children have been making brilliant progress with their key words and are growing in confidence every day with their reading – well done! They've also been working hard on their writing skills. A big well done to Felix, who read us his lovely story in assembly today!

🎨 Year 1
Year 1 have created stunning seaside portholes as part of their topic work — they truly are little works of art, showing the key features of the seaside in such creative ways!

💃 Year 2
Year 2 had a fantastic time Ceilidh dancing with other local schools in the palace ruins today. It was a joyful, energetic day full of smiles and teamwork. Thank you so much to all staff and parents helpers who made this special day possible — what a memorable experience for our children!

🎉 Transition Morning – Thursday 3rd July

We’re getting ready for our Transition Morning next Thursday, when our Reception and Year 1 children will find out their new class and teacher for September. We know this can be a time of mixed emotions, but please rest assured — we’ve supported many successful transitions over the years. Children often come home smiling and excited to tell you all about their new class!

You’ll also receive an email that day confirming your child’s teacher. If any children need extra support, we will provide this, which may include a social story or additional visits. This support also extends to our Year 2 children moving to Year 3.

🧸 Stay and Play & All About Me Books

Thank you to all the families who attended our second Stay and Play session this week. It was so lovely to see you all! You should now have your child’s ‘All About Me’ book to complete over the summer – we look forward to learning all about your child in September.

🏅 Sports Day – Friday 4th July

We are excited to announce that Sports Day will take place next Friday morning (4th July)! Each year group will enjoy an hour of sport with 2–3 fun activities (weather permitting).

Reception: 9.15am
Year 1: 10.45am
Year 2: 1.45pm

There will be refreshments and cakes available on the day – cash donations only, please. We’re keeping a close eye on the weather and will make adjustments if needed, but fingers crossed the sunshine stays with us! 🌞

💛 A Huge Thank You!

A big thank you to our incredible PTA, who ran a brilliant stall at the junior school last Friday. You’ve been absolute stars all year, and we are so grateful for all your hard work and support!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,

With warmest regards,

Mrs Riches

Headteacher

Weekly Update Friday 20th June

Fri 20 Jun 2025

☀️What a lovely week we’re having in the sunshine!

We've had a fabulous week filled with sunshine, smiles and super learning! The children have loved being outside, and our staff are reminding everyone to drink plenty of water and take shade time during hot playtimes.

🧢 Thank you to all our parents and carers for helping keep our children safe in the sun by applying lotion at home and making sure they have their sun hats!

✍️ Records of Achievement

Our teachers and children have been working hard to finish their Records of Achievement, ready to share with you during our Open Afternoon on Tuesday 8th July from 2pm–5pm. We are so proud of all the children’s progress this year!

🧸 Welcome New Year R Children!

This week we had our first ‘Stay and Play’ sessions for our new Year R children. They had a lovely time getting to know the classrooms and making new friends with our current Year R children.

We’re looking forward to the second session next week, and don’t forget our Transition Day is on Thursday 3rd July, where everyone will meet their new teacher and spend the morning in their new class.

🏊 Year 2 Cooling Off!

Year 2 were very lucky this week – they got to cool down in the school swimming pool! The children are growing in confidence each week and will build on these swimming skills as they move into Year 3.

🏴‍☠️ Learning Spotlight!

Year 2: We’ve seen some brilliant pirate writing this week—creative stories and sea shanties! They’re really enjoying this project and looking forward to their Leavers’ Assembly.
Year 1: Children have made beautiful portholes, showing what they’ve learned about physical and human features at the seaside. Their descriptive poetry has blown their teachers away!
Year R: Our youngest learners have been learning all about animals, practising their writing and number skills. They are so proud of their work—and so are we!

🎉 PTA News & Community Help Needed

Our PTA are kindly helping the Junior School run their summer event tonight—please pop along and support them! They’ve also planned the much-loved Leavers’ Disco for Year 2 at the end of term.

They are always looking for volunteers—if you have some spare time, please get in touch!

🌿 Can You Help Our School?

We’re lucky to have a wonderful school community, and we need a little extra help with the following:

🐸 Pond Maintenance – Mr Howell and his amazing family have been looking after our beautiful pond. We’d love more volunteers to join our Pond Group—even if just once or twice!
🐝 Bee Problem – Bees have taken up residence in our outdoor classroom, and they haven’t moved on! If you have bee expertise, we’d really appreciate your help making the space safe again.
⛺ Teepee Repairs – The wood under our Year R teepee is rotten. If you’re practical, strong or handy, we’d be so grateful for help in taking it away.

📞 If you can help with any of the above, please let the school office know.

Our budget is very stretched, so any support from our wonderful school community means so much.

🌞 Wishing You a Lovely Weekend in the Sunshine!

Thank you for your continued support, and we hope you enjoy a sunny, safe and restful weekend.

Best Wishes

Mrs Riches

Headteacher

Weekly Update Friday 6th June

Fri 06 Jun 2025

🌟Welcome Back!

We hope everyone had a restful and fun-filled half term break – it’s been wonderful to welcome the children back this week. They’ve returned full of energy and ready to learn!

🌊 Year 1’s Seaside Adventure
Year 1 had a fabulous visit to Southsea and Portsmouth this week as part of their geography learning. The children explored human and physical features of the seaside and compared what they saw to our lovely Bishops Waltham. Back in school, they’ve already been using what they discovered as inspiration for some brilliant art and writing. Well done, Year 1 – what fantastic geographers you are!

🔢✏️ Reception Superstars
Year R have been amazing us this week with their growing independence. They’ve been working hard on their numbers and letter sounds and have impressed their teachers with how confidently they’re solving problems and having a go at writing.

📚 Year 2 Shining Bright
Year 2 have been focusing on their literacy and numeracy skills and have produced some super work. We were so proud to see some of their learning shared in our celebration assembly today. Keep it up, Year 2 – you’re doing brilliantly!

👋 Welcome Evening for New Starters
This week we also hosted our Welcome Evening for our new September intake. It was a lovely evening where families met some of our staff and found out what life will be like when they join us. We can’t wait to welcome our newest learners into the school community!

🛍️ 'Bags for Life' Success
A big thank you to everyone who donated towards our 'Bags for Life' initiative. We raised £28 which will go towards valuable learning resources for the children. Every little helps and we are so grateful for your support!

🌧️ A Little Reminder...
As I write this, the heavens have opened – again! With the changeable weather, please do remember to pop a raincoat in your child’s bag just in case we get a surprise downpour at home time.

🌼 Wishing You a Lovely Weekend
Thank you as always for your continued support. We’re so proud of all of our fantastic learners – have a wonderful, restful weekend!

(PS Remember Monday 9th June is a School INSET day)

Best wishes

Mrs Riches

Headteacher

Kids Treat - Sunday 6th July 12:00pm until 4:30pm - High Street, Bishops Waltham

Wed 04 Jun 2025