Headmaster's Message
Dear Parents
It has been an action packed return to school this week with a wide range of exciting activities for the children to enjoy. We have had our first ever Year 6 Community Week which has involved the children in a wide range of activities including first aid training, a trip to SafeSide in Birmingham, helping clear the St. Mark’s church yard and spending time working with the younger children in the school. The aim of the week is to build for the children a sense of their place in the local community as well as responsibility for their own and others’ safety and well-being. This is an exciting addition to our calendar and many thanks to Mrs. Webb for all of her work setting it up.
You will also read in this week’s newsletter about the Year 5 trip to Jaguar Land Rover which was by all accounts an inspiring experience for all of them. With our annual block fixture of cricket over at Bedford School and the ISA Athletics Championships as well, it has certainly been a busy week.
We have also had a visit from the local authority to moderate assessment and progress in our Reception class. This was an opportunity for Mrs Pullen to show off all of the great things that she and the children have achieved this year. We got some excellent feedback from the moderator which I know was richly deserved by our Reception teaching team.
Sports Day Update:
The weather got the better of us today with the cancellation of the Year 6 Draycote walk but hopefully we will have better luck with Sports Day on Monday. There are some showers forecast and we have to be mindful of the risk of injury on a slippery grass surface but we will do everything we can to keep the event on.
I will keep a close eye on the weather forecasts during the weekend and if we do have to postpone the event I will send out an email to all parents late on Sunday afternoon or first thing on Monday, depending on how clear the forecasts are.
We do have a reserve date in place for Monday 17 June.
Wishing you all a restful weekend.
