Weekly Update Friday 30th January 2026
23 Jan 2026
Our Vision
We believe that our children should have the aspiration and opportunity to ‘Live life in all its fullness’ and ‘Shine like stars in the sky’.
New this week…
Please note our weekly update will now be sent out on Friday mornings.
Class Collective Worship
Each week one of our Collective Worship sessions takes place in class with a focus on something in the news. Attached in a take home that you might like to think about and share with your child at home, there is no need to return this to school.
This week’s take home…
-Take Home 30 Jan.pdf-
Spotlights from Learning…
Homework
Our class homework pages have been updated. Please take a moment to look at the page for your class. If you have any questions, please speak to your child's class teacher.
Poetry and word of the week
As part of our reading for pleasure, we are reading a poem a week during 2026.
We will read and share the poems in school and in class; children can enjoy hearing different poems read aloud, playing with language and performance. Each week we will also look at a word that is within the poem. We can explore how the word is pronounced, its etymology and how we could perhaps use the word or similar words in our own speech and writing.
We will send the poem and word home each week for you to also share at home (link below). The poems are intended to be read to our children for pleasure, not for them to read themselves. Thank you for your continued support.
https://poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/speech-balloon
Our word this week is 'chuffed'
Acorn Class
In Acorn Class this week we have been thinking about offspring in science and trying to match and name different offspring to their parents. In our writing we have been exploring the amazing Emperor Penguins specifically how they adapt to their environment and look after their offspring, I wonder if you can share any of the facts you have learnt with people at home. We have also started to think about the continents in Geography and know that there are 7, can you name them?
Oak Class
This week in Oak Class we are learning about life cycles of animals including humans. Part of our learning looks at the different stages of life of humans from infancy to old age. If you have family photos at home, you could look at these together and discuss how children have changed since they were babies, both in appearance and what they are able to do. There may be photos of adults in your family from infancy through to adulthood that you could also discuss.
Palm Class
We have continued our living things learning in science this week. We have already looked at the life process of 'nutrition' - I wonder if your child can explain the different food groups and what each group provides. This week we have looked at the life process of 'reproduction' and the two different ways plants reproduce. We will be exploring this further next week. I wonder if you can notice the different parts of a flowering plants that allow pollination?
Cedar Class
This week in Cedar we have loved furthering our knowledge on the life processes of plants, with focus on how plants reproduce. Why not ask your child to explain sexual and asexual reproduction to you? How are these different?
After school clubs
Guitar Club has been cancelled on 2nd February and re-arranged for 23rd February.
There is only one date for Book club which will be Thursday 12th February 2026 3.30-4.30.
If you have signed up for Book Club please pay as soon as possible so we can order the correct number of books in time.
We are able to offer Guitar, Netball and Street Dance next term. Letters have been sent for your information.
Forest School Friday
To support our Golden Threads, Helen will be running a morning forest school session for each class on a Friday morning. Dates are as follows:
Friday 30th January – Acorn class
Children should come in comfy, warm clothes suitable for forest school. They will need long trousers, water proofs and wellies. Please send uniform in a bag for the afternoon session.
It is Cedar class that have forest school every Wednesday afternoon this half-term. Please bring your forest school kit with you to change into.
PE days
Acorn - Friday (please come dressed in your PE kit)
Oak - Friday
Palm - Tuesday (Swimming kit required for year 4s who signed up)
Cedar – Friday
Reminders…
Wellies and Trainers
We have noticed that some children’s feet have grown, please don’t forget to check wellies and trainers in school. Thank you.
Headlice/nits
We have several cases of headlice in school, please can you check your family’s hair and treat as necessary. Local pharmacists are a very helpful source of information and can advise on which treatment is currently the most effective in our area. Please follow the instructions on the treatment carefully and don’t forget to retreat your family, this is usually required a week after the first treatment.
Warm/Waterproof coats
It has been very cold and wet this week, we like to spend as much time outside as possible, children do need to have a warm waterproof coat with them every day.
Menu Change
On Wednesday 12th February the meal will now be:
Crispy Chicken Wrap
Potato Wedges followed by Pancake and Ice-cream
Sweetcorn and Broccoli
Packed Lunches
Please can we remind parents of all children to continue to cut grapes and similar items such as cherry tomatoes to reduce the risk of choking for all children. Thank you for your continued support in keeping our children safe.
Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Updates…
Parent webinars on county lines and criminal exploitation (Ivison Trust)
The Ivison Trust (formerly Pace) is a national charity working to keep children safe from exploitation by supporting parents, disrupting exploiters, and working in partnership with police and family services. Their work is grounded in a trauma-informed, family-centred approach.
During March 2026, the Ivison Trust is delivering a series of live webinars for parents and carers focused on county lines and criminal exploitation. The sessions help parents understand how exploitation happens, how children are groomed, what warning signs to look out for, and where to access advice and support. Each webinar includes local context, time for questions, and input from a parent with lived experience.
More information and booking details are available at:
https://ivisontrust.org.uk/webinars/
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-February half term school poster.pdf-