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Leopard: Max L For being a phonics and reading superstar! Max loves learning new phonics sounds each week and listening out for them in words he hears spoken throughout the week in class. |
Zebra: Rupert M For demonstrating exceptional perseverance in all areas of school life. Your commitment to accessing the curriculum and participating fully in every activity is outstanding. Rupert you prove that there are no limits to what you can achieve! Keep shining superstar! |
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Lion: Hunter W For trying really hard with your phonics and reading! You also were fantastic in our Great Fire of London workshop; you did a brilliant job of raising your hand to contribute your ideas and share what you’ve learned. Keep up the amazing work! We are very proud of you. |
Bear: Iris M For fantastic participation and engagement with our learning in all subject areas. You are a wonderful role model and always strive to do your very best. Well done superstar! |
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Otter: Blake C For showing fantastic dedication to his learning this week. He worked incredibly hard during Phonics and produced a brilliant, well-labelled drawing of a healthy meal in PSHE. Well done, Blake! Keep up the great work! |
Seal: Hettie W For her outstanding work ethic and increasing contributions during lessons. Hettie is a delight to have in the class and approaches her learning with enthusiasm and positivity. Keep it up! |
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Dolphin: Oscar K For an amazing attitude to his learning, asking for help when he needs it and showing our star value of being resilient (never giving up, even when things are tricky). We are so proud of you! |
Giraffe: Isaac D For doing a brilliant job at identifying the key differences and similarities between Mexico and the UK during our new geography topic this week. Well done! |
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Turtle: Isla D For her incredible focus and determination in their English lessons. They produced a really impressive plan for a balanced argument, demonstrating a mature ability to look at a topic from multiple perspectives. |
Panda: Lily R For being resilient and persistent with challenges in maths this week, showing true dedication to mastering every problem! |
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Tiger: Alexander O For great work in his maths lessons learning about equivalent weights. Well done! |
Meerkat: Olivia W For her beautifully created RE work and her ability to clearly explain the nature of secular celebrations and festivals. You Strive for your very best in every task, and you should be incredibly proud of the high standard you have achieved! |
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Rhino: Roman E For demonstrating exceptional engagement and resilience in reading, specifically through your insightful responses to challenging questions regarding the dodo. |
Kangaroo: George H For always striving to do his best, showing good sportsmanship and excellent fielding skills in PE. |
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Koala: Thomas P For working so hard in your Maths lessons and writing a brilliant suspense story for homework. Your wonderful word choices created such clear images in my mind – Keep up the great work. |
Penguin: Albert H For working really hard on his Handwriting and letter formation. Keep up the good work! |
Dates not shown on previous issues are added in RED!
13/04/26 — Children return today
14/04/26 — Easter Special Menu
20-22/04/26 — Year 4 Residential
22/04/26 — Year 2 Trip – Museum of Chelmsford
08/05/26 — EYFS Library Trip
11-14/05/26 — Year 6 SATs Breakfast
15/05/26 — Mad Satters Pizza Party!
18/05/26 — Year 6 Bawdsey Manor – Parent Information Meeting
19/05/26 — Year 3 Skreens Information to Parents
20/05/26 — EYFS Open Door – Shared Classroom
21/05/26 — Children break up today
22/05/26 — INSET Day
Below are a list of letters, leaflets and posters uploaded to the website this week.
Letters sent this week
Previous letters, leaflets and posters can be found on the school website Events & Letters > Letters & Parent Meetings
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!
As part of our exciting OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) journey, we are continuing to develop a rich and varied outdoor play experience for all our children—whatever the weather!
To help us make the most of our wonderful outdoor spaces even as the weather turns wetter and muddier, we are asking that every child brings a pair of wellies to school from September. These will be kept in school so that children can continue to enjoy outdoor play at lunchtimes and still return to lessons feeling clean, dry, and comfortable.
Thank you for your continued support as we build a happier, healthier, and more active playtime for all our children.
The OPAL Team
OPAL Play Project – Donations Wanted!
As you know, we are developing our playtimes through the OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) project. This exciting approach helps children develop creativity, teamwork and resilience by giving them access to a wide range of play opportunities.
To keep building on this, we’re looking for donations of the following items:
If you have any of these at home and no longer need them, please drop them off at the school office. Every little contribution helps us make playtimes even more exciting!
We’re excited to share our ‘Sign of the Week’.
