ð Last Newsletter of the Year - 24.7.24
Mr J Sharp
Summer Holidays
I really hope that everyone has a lovely summer and the children all have a fantastic summer holiday (fingers crossed we get some sun!). However, not to be negative, I also know how much pressure we often put on ourselves to make things perfect.
Having holidays with family are often the most valuable time in a childâs life but often we donât need to go overboard with the plans - just having time with family is enough!
The children have all worked so hard this year and certainly deserve the well earned rest (as do the staff!).
The summer holidays are sometimes difficult for a number of reasons: a long time out of routine; childcare; money worries; and much more.
Try not to put too much pressure on yourselves. If you have a bad day, start again the day after. Not everything you do needs to cost money. Children are often so happy spending time with their parents, going for walks, exploring, playing board games and often just snuggled up watching a film.
Time goes so quickly and before you know it, it will be September and we will be starting the new school year again. As parents, we donât get many of these and they grow up before we know it. Enjoy the precious summer with your children and we cannot wait to see them back in September ready to learn and continue to grow!
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Please be aware that our gates are locked a few minutes after 8.50am, which is the latest time one of our classes starts the school day. If your child arrives at 9am, then they are already between 10-15 minutes late.
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Please be aware that our gates are locked a few minutes after 8.50am, which is the latest time one of our classes starts the school day. If your child arrives at 9am, then they are already between 10-15 minutes late. ðĻ ðĻ ðĻ ðĻ ðĻ
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Parish Sung Eucharist Sundays 10am - 11am
Sermon, music and Holy Communion
Place of Welcome Thursdays 10am - 12pm
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World Festivals and Celebrations
July 21st â Asalha Puja
For Buddhists, this day is the start of a three-month mandatory retreat for all monks. Buddhists visit temples to give offerings, pray and meditate and listen to sermons. It is intended to be a day of new beginnings and renewal.
Quite apt, I thought, as we end our school year and prepare for the new one to come.
There have been lots of goings on this term - take a look at Year 3âs Art and DTâĶ
Well, another year is coming to a close. With the Year 6 Leaversâ Service taking place on Monday and their Leaversâ Assembly on Tuesday, itâs certainly been an emotional one! I want to take this opportunity to wish the Year 6s one final time all the luck in the world and I know they will make amazing things happen!
During the Leaversâ Service I shared a few bits of advice (which I often give out in Assemblies!):
Be brave about meeting new people and trying things you havenât done before.
Have big dreams and ambitions. Donât worry if they donât happen - you can try something else.
Itâs easy to feel defeated at times but view these moments as a challenge. Learn from these moments and pick yourself up and try again.
Positivity attracts positivity - donât be negative about things, always try to look on the bright side and how you can control things and make things better.
As you get older, youâll know yourself better. Always be true to yourself - never try to be something youâre not.
Be aware of social media - use it wisely.
Be kind - treat others the way you want to be treated.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff for all of their hard work throughout this year. It certainly has been an eventful year and one where lots of things have been overcome. I am so proud of our school, our children, our families and our staff for ALWAYS taking on the challenge and coming through it with a smile (albeit sometimes after some difficult moments). Thank you to everyone, children, parents and staff for your ongoing support. Without you all, we wouldnât have the wonderful school we have.
Have a lovely summer and we look forward to seeing all of the children back with us in September with lots of stories to tell Iâm sure.
Mrs Flatman
