Summer 2026 Newsletter No 6

Contents:

Scroll down to read all, or skip to an article.

Head teacher’s update Skip to article
Collective Worship Skip to article
Soul Food Skip to article
Church Club Skip to article
4C Layers of the Earth Weaving Skip to article
Wellbeing Buddies Skip to article
Worship Leaders lead worship on Ascension Day Skip to article
Ascension Day Celebrations – Year 1 and Year 2 Skip to article

Head teacher’s update

We have had a very busy week! Thank you to the parents who attended our half termly praise assembly to see their child receive a mention certificate.

We have had an amazing afternoon sharing talents and interests for our annual Ascension Day celebrations. We have enjoyed magic tricks, ballroom dancing, football demonstrations, remote vehicle operation and much, much more. Ascension Day is one of our favourite days of the year and this year certainly did not disappoint. What a talented bunch our children are!

Thank you very much to all of those who attended our Family Festival, last week. It was lovely to see so many of you, despite the cold weather. We are extremely grateful to our HSA members who worked so hard to organise and host the event. We are very grateful for all of the funds raised. I have just about warmed up after the “splat the head teacher” session!

I wish you all a lovely half term holiday and look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 2nd June, when children return to school on Tuesday 2nd June – a reminder that Monday 1st June is an INSET day.

Collective Worship

Mrs Peters led our assembly, on Monday, with a focus on Ascension. We considered all of the times in our lives that we need instructions to follow. In particular when we are putting together furniture from IKEA (other flat pack furniture providers are available!) and how frustrating it is when we don’t follow the instructions and get it wrong. Ascension is when Jesus left his followers with instructions – he told his apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit, who would empower them to teach and baptise in the name of the father, son and Holy Spirit.

Huge thanks to our Wellbeing Buddies who did a take over assembly, on Thursday. It was full of positive information about how to keep ourselves safe and well.

Thank you also to the Worship Leaders who led our church services for Ascension Day, today. We were very entertained by a thought provoking service.

Soul Food

Church Club

This week’s Church Club focussed on Pentecost. We looked at the same word in many different languages. We tried our best to say them, to remind us of the disciples being able to speak many languages, when the Holy Spirit arrived.

We then made created our own flames to make hats.

4C Layers of the Earth Weaving

This half term, we have been exploring different ways to represent the layers of the soil which links nicely to our Geography and Science topics.

This week, we represented the layers using weaving and created our very own bookmarks which we are very proud of. Here is some of our hard work:

Wellbeing Buddies

This half term, our Wellbeing Buddies have chosen to focus on ‘Keeping Active’. This week, they hosted a whole school assembly to explain why it is so important and how we can keep active in school and at home. As always, we are immensely proud of our children, who take the extra time and commitment to make our school better.

Worship Leaders lead worship on Ascension Day

Today, our wonderful worship leaders led a thoughtful act of worship to teach us about the the Ascension of Jesus and how our talents and hobbies, which we see today, are offered back to and blessed by God. As professional as ever, well done Worship Leaders!

Ascension Day Celebrations – Year 1 and Year 2

Today, our Year 1 and Year 2 children enjoyed a very special day as they came together to celebrate Ascension Day.

The morning began with a visit to church, where the children took part in a meaningful and reflective service. Our worship leaders did a wonderful job leading the assembly, helping the children to understand the importance of Ascension Day and guiding them in prayer, song, and worship.

In the afternoon, the celebrations continued back at school with a fantastic talent showcase. The children had the opportunity to share their unique skills and interests with their peers, and it was truly inspiring to see the confidence and enthusiasm on display.

We are incredibly proud of all the children for their participation, courage, and support for one another. It was a joyful day filled with faith, creativity, and celebration.