Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope you all had a fantastic break and that the children are feeling refreshed, recharged and ready for an exciting summer term ahead! I always find this term a favourite amongst both staff and children as there is so much to look forward to and hopefully a continuation of the beautiful weather to enjoy it all in. 

In preparation for the summer, I want to extend my thanks to the staff members who gave up their time over the Easter holidays to come and do some work on our grounds. This included clearing a shed in our nurture garden as well as preparing some areas for planting. A special thanks to Mr. Tate who in addition to his teaching responsibilities, spends a lot of time and energy ensuring our grounds are kept to a high standard. Your support around this, especially in ensuring litter is not present on our playground, is much appreciated.  

I also wanted to thank all of the Year Six children who attended Easter school as well as the parents who supported them in doing so. As you will know, the children have some important tests in a fortnight's time which we are doing our best to prepare them for and this extra period of revision will have been really beneficial to them. 

I do need to take this opportunity to address an issue in our car park in the mornings. Despite a number of reminders, we are still seeing parents parking in disabled bays and in the middle of the school drive when dropping children off for breakfast club. A reminder that for the safety of your children and the staff, it is important that drop-off is made either in the marked bays or outside of the school car park, unless you have had special permission from myself or the office team. Vehicles moving through the area and parking in unsafe places pose a risk, especially with children walking through the grounds. Having seen the feedback from parents from our recent survey, we know you share our concerns. Therefore, if we do not see a change in the coming weeks, I will have no option but to close the car park to parents. 

May I also remind parents that there is no onsite parking when collecting children from after-school clubs. For the safety of all children, please park offsite and walk in to collect your child.

Ending on a more positive note, next Tuesday we have our class photographs, when we hope to see all of our children smartly dressed in their correct school uniform ready to strike a pose!

Enjoy the sunshine this weekend,

Mr. Bostock