Please be reminded not to park on road corners or on double yellow lines around school drop-off and pick-up times.
We have recently experienced a few near misses involving children and families. Parking on double yellow lines and corners obstructs sightlines for oncoming drivers and pedestrians, making it significantly harder for children and parents to cross the road safely.
Alternative Parking: Please make use of the Pooles Lane car park, which is FREE and provides a safer, stress-free spot to park before walking over to the school.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our children and community safe!
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Leopard: Lyla B For doing an incredible job of sharing her family photo with the whole class. Lyla spoke with such confidence and shared lots of wonderful details about her lovely family. Great job, Lyla—we are so proud of you! |
Zebra: Lucas R For demonstrating our STAR value Resilience this week. Lucas has worked exceptionally hard on his writing, persevering even when facing a challenge and maintaining a positive, can-do attitude towards his learning. It has been an absolute joy to see him arrive at school each morning with a huge smile on his face, ready to achieve his very best! Well done superstar! |
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Bear: Reign H For incredible enthusiasm, hard work, and striving to do your best in Phonics lessons this week! |
Otter: Billy H For continually striving to do his best in every lesson! Billy has shown fantastic dedication with his early morning work by writing unique sentences completely independently. Billy works hard and is always following the classroom rules. Well done! |
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Lion: Diego M For brilliant communication! Diego has produced excellent work across the entire curriculum this week. He constantly works hard, confidently shares his ideas with the class, and sets a fantastic example as a role model, including showing great teamwork in PE! |
Seal: Ethan K For developing knowledge of the world through his boundless enthusiasm and curiosity during history and science lessons. Ethan joins in brilliantly, sharing thoughtful ideas and answers while demonstrating a genuine joy for his learning every day. Keep it up superstar! |
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Dolphin: Evie W For showing our STAR value of STRIVE by working hard in Maths, demonstrating a super understanding of fact families and persevering through higher challenges until she truly grasped the concept. Keep up the fantastic work, Evie! |
Tiger: Frankie S For showing incredible resilience and being a brilliant role model for Year 3. He always supports his classmates and knows that asking for help is a wonderful way to keep growing and learning. |
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Panda: Finley C For showing our STAR value of RESILIENCE by staying fully focused, listening carefully, and rising to the challenge in maths. Finley’s determination has paid off, allowing him to show a fantastic understanding when calculating with 10s and 1s. |
Turtle: Iris W For demonstrating global citizenship by showing genuine care and emotional maturity toward an upset friend. She stayed attentively by her friend’s side, using her warm, thoughtful nature to ensure they felt valued and to bring a smile back to their face. |
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Giraffe: Thea S For showing our star value of achieve by taking pride in our classroom environment, consistently using her initiative to tidy up and helping home time run smoothly every day. |
Meerkat: Harriett T
For bringing a happy and positive attitude to school every single day! You consistently embody our Resilience star value during maths by never giving up and always working to the very best of your ability—keep up the fantastic mindset!
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Rhino: Robin M For showing our STAR value of STRIVE by always trying her absolute best in everything she does. Whether working independently or with a partner, Robin approaches every lesson with a big smile, a sensible attitude, and total dedication to her learning. |
Kangaroo: Robert A For demonstrating ambition in maths by aiming high, taking on tricky missing number calculations, and showing fantastic progress in their learning. |
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Koala: Mia B For demonstrating wonderful Strive through her growing maturity towards her learning. With increased focus in lessons, Mia is consistently producing work of a fantastic standard – keep it up, Mia! |
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Dates not shown on previous issues are added in RED!
05/10/26 – Parent/Teacher Consultation Booking via SCOPAY Opens 10am
05/10/26 – SRFC Rugby Lessons
12/10/26 – SRFC Rugby Lessons
19/10/26 – Parent/Teacher Consultation Booking via SCOPAY Closes 10am
19/10/26 – SRFC Rugby Lessons
22/10/26 – Year 4 Egyptian Day
23/10/26 – PTA Event – Spookathon
23/10/26 – Children break up today
October Half-Term – Monday 26th – Friday 30th October
02/11/26 – Children return to school
03/11/26 – Parent/Teacher Consultations 3:30 – 6:30pm
05/11/26 – Parent/Teacher Consultations 3:30 – 6:30pm
13/11/26 – Children in Need
19/11/26 – Year 5 & 6 Planetarium Visit
19/11/26 – Prospective EYFS Intake Open Evening
20/11/26 – INSET Day – School Closed to Pupils
23/11/26 – INSET Day – School Closed to Pupils
01/12/26 – Christmas Card Box Opens
11/12/26 – EYFS Christmas Productions 9:30 / 1:30
14/12/26 – Year 2 Christmas Productions 9:30 / 1:30
15/12/26 – Year 1 Christmas Productions 9:30 / 1:30
16/12/26 – Christmas Jumper Day
16/12/26 – Christmas Dinner
17/12/26 – Year 3 & 4 Christmas Productions 9:30 / 1:30
17/12/26 – Christmas Post Box Closes
18/12/26 – Year 5 & 6 Christmas Productions 9:30 / 1:30
18/12/26 – Children break up today
Christmas Holidays – Monday 21st December – Friday 1st January
Below are a list of letters, leaflets and posters uploaded to the website this week.
Letters sent this week
EYFS parent meeting – 02.10.26
PTA Spook-A-Thon initial letter – 01.10
Helping Us Plan Future Support for Families – 01.10.26
Important Updates to Breakfast Club starting January 2027 – 28.09.26
Southend Rugby Club Taster Sessions – 28.09.26
Previous letters, leaflets and posters can be found on the school website Events & Letters > Letters & Parent Meetings
A big thank you to Elite Kids Self Defence for visiting our school and working with our KS2 children!
The children really enjoyed taking part in the sessions and had the opportunity to learn some useful self-defence skills and techniques, as well as the importance of staying safe, being aware of their surroundings and having confidence in themselves.
It was fantastic to see the children getting involved, listening carefully and having lots of fun while learning some valuable skills.
If you are interested in finding out more about Elite Kids Self Defence and the sessions they offer, please see the attached flyer for further information.
We are operating a three week rolling menu. The menus, ingredients and allergen lists can be viewed on our website by clicking here.
We are excited to share that we have begun the OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) project to enhance the lunchtime experience even furtherfor your children. The aim is to provide more opportunities for creative and active play.
This section of the newsletter will keep you updated on our OPAL journey, including upcoming developments and ways you can get involved.
Also, if you are having a clear-out, please look out for our donation requests for resources to enhance the playground. Your contributions would be greatly appreciated!
