Autumn 2025 Newsletter No 1

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Head teacher’s update 5.9.25 Skip to article
Collective Worship Skip to article
Weekly Attendance Figures Skip to article
Key Stage 2 Choir Skip to article
Dudley Parent Carer Forum Skip to article
Waterproof Clothes Skip to article
Anyone lost a hoodie? Skip to article
Church Club Skip to article

Head teacher’s update 5.9.25

Despite the rain, we have had a wonderful first week back at school. After two staff INSET days of lots of thinking about and preparation for the year ahead, it was lovely to welcome the children back to school on Wednesday. We have been so impressed by the confidence that the children have returned to school with. Our youngest, new reception children have also been super confident and we are amazed by how quickly they are settling in to school life. Thank you for all of your support, in what has been a very positive start to the school year.

Your child will be coming home with a Data Collection sheet, next week. Please could we request that these are checked and any amendments made and returned to school, as quickly as possible please. We are hoping to move all of our school communications and payments over to Arbor and a quick return of this information will really help with a smooth transition.

I will be sending out a separate letter regarding provisional dates for the school year. Just a quick reminder that we have a couple of parent events coming up over the next few weeks to provide information about our new phonics scheme + supporting reading at home and another evening regarding supporting your child with times tables:

Phonics and reading evening – Tuesday 9th September at 630pm (Reception, Year 1 & Year 2)

Multiplication evening – Tuesday 23rd September at 630pm (Year 3 & Year 4)

Another important date for your diary is our first HSA meeting of the year on Monday 15th September at 630pm. Our sincere thanks to the HSA who are funding our Inflatables Days, at the end of next week. Hopefully you have all received the letter regarding all pupils having the opportunity to complete an assault course as part of our Aspire for Higher initiative. If you have any questions or concerns, please do get in touch.

Collective Worship

It has been lovely to welcome the children back to school, this week and to have our first assembly of the new school year. I told the children about a challenge that I had set myself over the summer, to learn to swim. I talked to them about why I have never learnt to swim before and about my worries about learning a new skill. This is closely linked to our school focus this year on rising to new challenges. We have reflected on how for Christians, faith is a support and comfort when facing new challenges and overcoming worries and concerns. At the end of the assembly, we shared the Footprints prayer.

Weekly Attendance Figures

Attendance figures for week beginning 1.9.25

Class RH 100%

Class RJ 100%

Class 1C 94.83%

Class 1/2B 96.55%

Class 2S 91.95%

Class 3N 96.55%

Class 3/4JB 99.33%

Class 4C 94.44%

Class 5CS 96.77%

Class 5/6M 96.55%

Class 6P 100%

Key Stage 2 Choir

Key Stage 2 Choir will start again on Monday 15th September, straight after school until 4:30pm in Miss Jones Classroom, 3/4JB.

If your child would like to take part in the school choir, please ask them to get a permission slip from Miss Jones for you to complete and return.

Dudley Parent Carer Forum

Waterproof Clothes

If anyone has any all-in-one type waterproof clothes suitable for outdoor play that they no longer need, our Reception staff would love any donations for the children to use when playing with the mud kitchen. If you able to help, please send them into school.

Thank you!

Anyone lost a hoodie?

OSCAR club have a Saltash blue hoodie age 13 years that was left behind at holiday club in the summer. If this belongs to your child, please see Jacqui at Before and After School Club.