Head teacher’s update
Hopefully you have all received the OFSTED report and my accompanying letter. It is great to be able to share the report with our community.
Thank you to those of you who attended our Behaviour Coffee Morning, today. You have provided me with lots of input when we review the Behaviour Policy.
We are very much looking forward to World Book Day, on Thursday 5th March. Mrs Peters has planned lots of reading activities for the day and the Great Book Swap will mean that everyone will have some new reading materials for the weekend. I look forward to seeing the creative costumes but please don’t worry if you don’t have one – children are welcome to come in comfy clothes to read in.
Collective Worship
To start the new half term, we have focused on our core value of Forgiveness. We considered what friendship looks like and feels like. We acknowledged that we sometimes have ruptures in our friendships and that sometimes we fall out. The children gave me lots of brilliant suggestions about how we can repair a friendship, including forgiveness. Jesus’ message to Peter about forgiveness, Matthew 18:21-35, made us reflect on forgiveness in our daily lives.
Attendance Figures
Attendance Figures week commencing 23.2.2026:
Class RH 100%
Class RY 92.6%
Class 1C 96%
Class 1/2B 96%
Class 2S 97.2%
Class 3N 95.2%
Class 3/4JB 97%
Class 4C 98.4%
Class 5CS 97.1%
Class 5/6M 95%
Class 6P 99.7%
OSCAR Bookings
Any bookings for OSCAR club should be made via email. Please email either jdavies@chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk or oscar@chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk.
Many thanks for your support.
OSCAR Holiday Club
We will again be running the OSCAR holiday club during Easter for the first four days of the holiday 30th March to 2nd April.
The holiday club provides a variety of activities for the children each day and is open from 7:45am – 5:30pm.
There will be no snack provided for the morning, but you are welcome to send in a healthy snack from home if you would like to. Just a reminder that we are a nut-free school so please no products that contain nuts, including spreads such as Nutella.
It costs £23 for the full day and is only open to children who currently attend our school.
If you would like to make a booking, please contact Jacqui the OSCAR manager by emailing jdavies@chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk.
***Bookings are now also being taken for the first three weeks of the summer holiday: w/c 20/7, w/c 27/7 and w/c 3/8***
School Eucharist
Father Chris will be leading our School Eucharist at 9:00am on Tuesday 3rd March. Members of our school community who wish to take communion are very welcome to join us.
P.E. Days
We would just like to remind parents that they must ensure that their child’s hair is tied up and earrings removed on P.E days for safety reasons.
Currently, children participate in P.E on the following days:
Reception – Wednesday
Years 1 & 2 – Thursday & Friday
Years 3 & 4 – Tuesday & Thursday
Years 5 & 6 – Monday & Friday
Thank you for your support.
World Book Day 2026
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are delighted to be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5th March!
This special day is all about promoting a love of reading and celebrating the wonderful world of books. To help us mark the occasion, we would like to invite the children to:
- Dress up as their favourite book character
• Bring the book linked to their costume (if possible) to share with their class
• Bring a pre-loved book to take part in our exciting Book Swap
Throughout the day, the children will enjoy a range of reading activities, opportunities to share stories and time to talk about their favourite books with friends and staff.
For our Book Swap, please send in one good-quality book that your child no longer needs. In return, they will have the chance to choose a different book to take home and enjoy. We kindly ask that books brought in are suitable for primary school-aged children.
Costumes do not need to be expensive or elaborate; homemade and simple ideas are always fabulous. The focus of the day is on celebrating reading and sharing our love of stories.
We can’t wait to see all of the wonderful characters come to life!
Thank you for your continued support.
Kind regards,
Mrs S Peters
Music Lessons with Dudley Performing Arts
Enrolments are now open for summer term lessons in school or at Cable Plaza for new starters only. If your child already has lessons, please do not enrol again.
For more information please follow the link:
https://www.dudley.gov.uk/things-to-do/dudley-performing-arts/information-for-parents-and-young-people/music-lessons-in-schools/
Easter Netball Camp
An Eggciting discovery!!
This afternoon Mrs York found an unusual object in our sand pit. The children thought it was an egg left by a dinosaur. They spent the afternoon researching what dinosaur might have laid it and writing posters to let everyone in the school know what has happened.
We will keep a close eye on the situation and keep you all updated!
It has hatched!
It was a toy dinosaur! The teachers had tricked the children. We all thought it was very funny. It is the start of our new mini topic all about prehistoric times.
4C Stone Age Boy Hot Seat
This week in 4C, we have started our new book ‘Stone Age Boy’ by Satoshi Kitamura. To get to know the character a little bit better, we had a go at writing some open questions to ask the boy from the story.
Using our glue stick microphones, we took it in turns to ask each other our questions and answer as the Stone Age Boy. Doing this, helped us to understand the characters thoughts and feelings in lots of details.
Year 1 & 2 DT Launch: Can I Make a Puppet to Fit My Hand?
This week our Year 1 and 2 children began their new Design and Technology unit, exploring the question “Can I make a puppet to fit my hand?”
The children learned about the purpose of puppets and who uses them, before investigating a range of puppet types, including stick, finger, hand, marionette and rod puppets. They discussed the materials each one is made from and how they are controlled.
To finish, the children enjoyed watching a Punch and Judy show, discovering how popular this form of puppet entertainment was in the past.
This engaging start has sparked lots of curiosity, and the children are already full of ideas for their own puppet creations. We can’t wait to see what they design and make over the coming weeks!
