Kirk Fenton News

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Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you once again for a week full of supportive messages and kind words. Thank you for understanding what we are trying to do even if we don’t always get it right the first time. The majority of children have used the field really well this week and lots of parents have sent in waterproofs and puddlesuits/overalls to go with their wellies. I am going to resend the letter I sent to you last year but here is a quote from it, “The experiences the school is fostering are essential for children’s physical and mental wellbeing and are in line with all current good practice advice on health and safety, wellbeing and development.” The field will be used for Forest School next week so this will give us time to speak to the children (again!) about how to use the field appropriately. If you would like your child to use school waterproofs rather than bringing their own, please let your child’s class teacher know.

The school Christmas fair will take place on Tuesday 2nd December and Friends of Kirk Fenton would be very grateful for some volunteers to take a turn on the day. I will leave a sign up sheet in the school office for the fair and also the Christmas disco. Unfortunately, if we don’t have any help, we may have to cancel these events.

A reminder that all year groups (apart from Year 4) will have Forest school next week. There has been mention of snow so please make sure they are dressed for the weather. Layers work really well and it is always better to be too hot than too cold when learning outside!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Mel Walmsley

Headteacher

This week's attendance is 96.57%.

Well done to the following children who have been rewarded for their hard work and received the Good Work certificates this week:

Robins - Harry and Ruby

Owls - Surayya and Tyler

Nightingales - Alfie W and Zara

Kingfishers - Lola and Jack

Kestrels - Ivy and Kieran

Starlings - Harry and Ed

Ospreys - Alistair and Taryn

Red Kites - Isabel and Albert

Congratulations to the following children who enjoyed their hot chocolate with Mrs Walmsley and Bobbie this week:-

Robins - Ella

Owls - Willow

Nightingales - Rory

Kingfishers - Molly

Kestrels - Bertie M

Starlings - Lillian

Ospreys - Bea

Red Kites - Alex

Well done to Josh, Clara M and their team the Orange Spitfires who are our champions this week.

We've had a very busy week with Remembrance day on Tuesday and on Thursday the Year 4's looked like they were having so much fun during their forest school day. All other classes are really excited to do theirs next week. It's also been great to see everyone enjoying the OPAL areas on the field. Well done to everyone and see you next week!

Head pupil awards this week go to Henry (YR) and Jessica (H3)

Tilly and Lenny

Congratulations Charlie (Y5) for getting the Headteacher Award this week.

Well done to Toby (Y2) and Max (Y2) who are this week's winners of the Golden Boot Award.

The key dates to note are:

15 January 2026 - the deadline to apply for a primary school place.

16 April 2026 - National Offer Day, primary school places are allocated on this day. No information on allocated places should be shared with parents before 16 April.

Nasal Flu Immunisation YR-Y6

Monday 17th November

Forest School Days

Y1 AM Monday 17th November

YR PM Monday 17th November

Y3 Tuesday 18th November

Y5 Wednesday 19th November

Y6 Thursday 20th November

Y2 Friday 21st November

Friends Parent Wreath Making Workshop (see poster)

Tuesday 25th November, 5-7pm

Whole School Visit to Panto

Thursday 27th November

Village Lights Switch On

Sunday 30th November

Friends Christmas Fair

Tuesday 2nd December, 3.30pm-5.30pm

YR Y1 Nativity Performance

Wednesday 10th December

first performance 3.45pm, second performance 4.45pm

Christmas Disco

Monday 15th December, details to follow

Christmas Jumper and Dinner Day

Thursday 18th December

Y2-Y6 Christmas Carols on the Playground

Thursday 18th December 2.30pm-3pm

PJs and Teddie Movie Afternoon

Friday 19th December

If anyone would like to say thank you to or has any positive comments for a member of staff then please complete and submit the form below.

Calling all bakers!

Feeling inspired by this year’s Bake Off? The team at Friends of Kirk Fenton would love your help! We’re looking for cake donations for our Christmas Fair on Tuesday 2nd December.

We’re also excited to introduce a bric-a-brac tombola this year, and we’d greatly appreciate donations of:

• Toys, games, and puzzles in good condition (clean, complete, and working)

• Unused toiletries

• Small homeware or knick-knacks

It’s the perfect excuse for a little pre-Christmas clear-out.

For our bakers: Please drop your delicious creations off at the school either on the 1st December or the morning of the 2nd.

For bric-a-brac donations: Please bring them to the school the week commencing 24th November.

Want to get involved?

If you can help out at the Christmas Fair or can spare a hand at future events, we would love to hear from you. Just get in touch on friends@kf.starmat.uk and we’ll keep you in the loop.

You can also join our helpers Whatsapp Group here.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/J5mx5nAQO7c5oDSYTJm2EU

Thanks so much for your continued support - we couldn't do it without you!

The Friends of Kirk Fenton Team

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The Friends of Kirk Fenton Team: friends@kf.starmat.uk.

Registered charity no: 1154660

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