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Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back!

We’ve had a super first week back – the children have been fabulous.

We kicked off the week with World Earth Day and Mrs Slater led the school in a special worship to celebrate. Ask your child about it and what they have done in class – I know Year 1 were making bird feeders as I saw them counting Cheerios onto a pipe cleaner. I’m not sure all of the Cheerios made it outside but the levels of restraint were commendable!

On Thursday, we met as a staff team to look at the Behaviour policy. It was such a valuable evening as we looked at how the current policy is/isn’t working and what we can do to change it. We discussed sanctions and rewards and how we could make it clear to everyone what to expect. The results of this work will be shared with parents and carers once it has been received by school governors. A really important part of the work on Thursday was refining how we identify and reward children who always do the right thing – there are many of them!

This morning I met with the new chair of Friends of Kirk Fenton. We confirmed dates for lots of exciting activities to do before the end of the year and discussed possible projects for the fundraising. I’m really excited to be working with such an enthusiastic bunch and know they have lots of things up their sleeves that the children (and parents) will enjoy.

Have a fab weekend,

Mel Walmsley

Headteacher

This week's attendance is 96.41%. Well done to Y6 Curie class who had 100% attendance.

This week's certificates were awarded to the following children:

Goodall - Jareign and Fleur

Shackleton - Sonny and Tilly

Wright Brothers - Cecily and Jonah

Carson - Charlotte and Theo M

Newton - Arty and Daniel

Muir - Sophie and Mila

Johnson - Logan and George

Curie - Flynn and William

Well done to the following who earned the hot chocolate award:

Goodall - Lidya

Shackleton - Jack

Wright Brothers - Alfred

Carson - Harry

Newton - Josh

Muir - Raven

Johnson - Matthew

Curie - Ava

We’ve had a great first week back after the Easter holidays. Everyone has been working really hard and there has been lots of great learning going on. It looks like there’s going to be some lovely sunshine next week, so don’t forget your suncream! Have a great weekend!

Head Pupil awards go to Alfie P (Y1) and Matilda (Y5).

Bella and Ollie

This week our Numbots Superstars are Jareign, Maddie R, Ashton M and Holly.

Our Rockstars of the Week are Cezar, Alice H,Charlotte C, Freddie H, Hector H, Erin N, Teddy D, Alex M, Zach M, Evie H, Ollie Y and Will G.

Our lucky raffle ticket winners are Jareign and Cezar

Well done to Goodall class for having the tidiest cloakroom this week.

Thank you to Jermaine (Y3) and Taryn (Y4) for helping us all to enjoy our lunchtime in the dinner hall.

Well done this week to the Orange Spitfires and their team captains Skyla and Harry.

Y2 Wright Brothers School Trip

Thursday 1st May

Yes Day

Friday 16th May

Non-Uniform Day and Chocolate Donation

Friday 27th June

School Disco

TBC

Summer Fair

Friday 4th July

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.

Introducing your new Friends of Kirk Fenton (FoKF) team

We’re delighted to introduce the new committee behind FoKF, the charity supporting Kirk Fenton Primary School. You might recognise some of us in the photo above, from left to right: Carly (Vice Treasurer), Katy (Vice Secretary), Laura (Secretary), Maggie (Treasurer), Helen (Chair) and Lisa (Vice Chair).

First things first, we want to say a huge THANK YOU to the previous committee. Your time, energy and commitment have set us up brilliantly and we look forward to continuing your hard work into the future.

As a brand-new team, we’re diving into this full steam ahead! We’ve already been busy planning some exciting events with the view to raising lots of money to help our wonderful school.

Want to get involved?

We’re always on the lookout for helping hands, whether it’s with planning or running events. If you’re interested in supporting us (completely on your own terms) 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.

Getting green fingered

We’re excited to share that we’ve agreed to fund brand-new planters for the front of the school, giving both the pupils and parents a bright and friendly start to the day.

Upcoming events

Friday 16th May – Yes Day

Friday 27th June – Non-Uniform Day and Chocolate Donation

TBC – School Disco

Friday 4th July – Summer Fair

We’ll keep you updated on what’s happening and how to get involved, watch this space! Make sure to give us a follow on Facebook.

Here’s to a fantastic year of fun and fundraising.

The Friends of Kirk Fenton Team

friends@kf.starmat.uk.

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