Dear parents and carers.
There have certainly been some tired children today following a very busy week! On Tuesday, we had a fantastic whole school STEM day. Every class spent the day designing and building a ramp, to see how far they could get a vehicle to travel. It was great to see so much creative thinking and problem solving, as children adapted their ramps to make them effective. The day ended with a whole school assembly where each class tested their best ramp to find the winning design. Seacole class were crowned the winners, although the competition was fierce. It is always lovely to do events like this, as it really brings the school together.
It was so lovely to see so many of you for our Open Classrooms today. Feedback from our parent/carer questionnaire was that it can be a challenge to attend events during the day, especially if they are always at the end of the school day. Next year we will ensure we have events including parents at different times of the day, on different days of the week, with an open classroom style event later on in the day one term, to enable as many as possible of you to attend. A big thank you for taking the time to complete the questionnaire back in May. As so many of you managed to do this, we have a lot of really valuable feedback to ensure we can make sure we can work together to give you and your children the best experience we can at our school.
We are about to head into the final two weeks of the year, and that sadly means it will soon be time to wave off our oldest children as they head off to new adventures. Next week marks the beginning of various rites of passage, including the year 5 and 6 production, which they have been working very hard on. The school has been filled for weeks with enthusiastic singing, and all of our staff and children are looking forward to seeing the dress rehearsal on Monday.
I know lots of children have a busy weekend with cub camps, performances and lots of other exciting things. Hopefully there will be some time for a rest and recharge, ready for our final two weeks.
Have a lovely weekend.
Becca Cameron
Headteacher
