Vaccination UK
The flu vaccination team will be in both schools on Monday morning, 1st December, to administer nasal flu sprays for children who have been signed up to receive it.

More information can be found at
Vaccination UK Immunisation

Mrs Hirst
Mrs Hirst, new headteacher, will be in school on Thursday 4th December 2025 spending time with children and staff on each site.

FEAST

FEAST vouchers have been issued to all families whose children/young people receive benefits-related free school meals. These vouchers entitle your child to free places on FEAST activities this Christmas holiday, where they’ll also receive a free heathy meal. You should have received this voucher via email or text, from a platform called HolidayActivities. Follow the link to redeem your voucher and book your child’s place on some of the fantastic activities
on offer in our area.

Please note that this Christmas, families can request places from Monday 17 November, but bookings won’t be confirmed until Friday 21 November. This short wait gives everyone time to browse activities and express interest before places are allocated. You should hear back within a week to let you know if your child has a place. This new approach helps make things fairer, giving every family an equal chance to enjoy FEAST activities and meals.

If you believe your child is eligible and you have not yet received your voucher, or you have lost it, please contact the school office. To learn more about FEAST, and for information on activities, eligibility and how to manage your bookings, visit the website.

Tempest Photography

Have you ordered your school photos yet? A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is Sunday 23rd November 2025. Order through the Tempest website using your unique link that was emailed to you, or if you have received paper order forms visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk

If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option 5).

Open the Book

Many thanks to The Open the Book Team who continue to share with us stories from the bible through drama, this half term we have heard all about Moses.

Parents evening

Thank you to all parents for attending your child’s parent consultation appointment. We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with their teacher and ask any questions you had.

Odd Sock Day

Monday 10th November is Odd Sock Day, a fun and meaningful event that marks the start of AntiBullying Week in the UK. We invite everybody to wear mismatched socks to celebrate their individuality, raise awareness about bullying, encourage the acceptance of differences and promote kindness and respect.

Harvest Festival
It was lovely to see so many people in church yesterday for our harvest celebration. The children did a fantastic job in helping us all to take the time reflect and be thankful – well done all.

Thank you for all your kind donations towards our tin pyramid. Visitors from Influence Church in Richmond came to tell the children all about Storehouse. We talked about all the things we are thankful for and how Storehouse helps lots of people.

If you or someone you know needs support please contact the team at Storehouse: https://www.influencechurch.co.uk/storehouse/#using

School Council
Each class undertook the great responsibility of a democratic vote to elect our newest School Council Leaders. Congratulations to Thomas, Louise, Jack W, Heath, George LJ, Rocco, Piper and Martha. They have already met to discuss lots of school topics including choosing our Christian Values for the next half term; kindness and compassion.

Their first event of the year will be showing support for The Royal British Legion and Remembrance Day, ‘We will have lots of poppy items in school all week for people to choose from at break times’ Suggested donation is £1, if you are able, items include wrist bands, pencils and poppies.