Kirk Fenton News

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Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back! It has been a great start to the half term and I have been really impressed with how the children have returned.

This week has been a busy one with meetings and training, but I’ve still managed to spend some time outside on lunch and break duties. It’s been lovely chatting with the children and supporting them as they find their voices and learn to resolve issues positively.

Our wonderful OPAL team went to view a Platinum OPAL school on one of the training days and have returned with lots of fantastic ideas. The Friends of Kirk Fenton committee have agreed the quote for welly storage and this is currently being processed. The OPAL team have created some more new areas from parent and community donations and the children will be going on the field on a rota basis until we have our welly storage built so please ensure they have wellies and a waterproof coat at school. I look forward to paying a visit to the ‘hairdressers’ and watching a show on the new stage afterwards!

Christmas will be here before we know it (sorry!) so I have added all of the dates as events on Dojo. They will also come on the weekly newsletter and I will put a list up in Reception. We have lots of great things coming up including Birds of Prey (thanks to FoKF), Panto, Christmas Fair, Nativity, Discos, Movies, crafts, carols and church service. Thank you for supporting us to make these things happen!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend

Mel Walmsley

Headteacher

Attendance

This week's attendance is 97.49%.

Good Work Awards

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

Robins - Emily and Finley

Owls - Freya and Lola

Nightingales - Rory and Arthur

Kingfishers - Alba and Libby

Kestrels - Tom and Freddie

Starlings - Howie and Jasmine

Ospreys - Joseph and Eddie

Red Kites - Clara M and Bertie

Hot Chocolate Friday

Congratulations to the following children who got the hot chocolate reward this week:-

Robins - Maddison

Owls - Jonathon

Nightingales - Ashton

Kingfishers - Elin

Kestrels - Scarlett

Starlings - Elyssia

Ospreys - Lyla

Red Kites - Joshua

Winning Team

Congratulations to Aoibhe and Bertie and their team the Green Gladiators who are our winners this week.

Head Pupils

Welcome back to school, It was non-uniform today and it was amazing to see some of the brilliant outfits. Hopefully, we've collected enough chocolate to have a fantastic tombola. Have a super weekend and see you next week!

Head pupil awards this week go to Max (Y4) and Ted (Y2)

Tilly and Lenny

Golden Boot Award

Well done to Jaxon (Y4) who is this week's winner of the Golden Boot Award.

Poppy Competition

A big thank you to everyone who entered the Poppy Competition! Every year it’s so difficult to choose the winners, and this year was no exception. Congratulations to our winners from Reception, Key Stage One, and Key Stage Two.

Reception and Key Stage One

1st - Cora (Yr1)

2nd - Lydia (Rec)

3rd - Tyler (Yr1)

Key Stage 2

1st - Lucy (Yr3)

2nd - Lyla (Yr5)

3rd - George (Yr 3)

Starting Primary School in September 2026

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.