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I am writing to inform you that following the issue of a red weather warning for extreme heat by the Met office, and after careful consideration of the health, safety and wellbeing of our pupils and staff we have made the decision to close the school on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June.
Last week, I had the pleasure of accompanying our Year 6 class to St Paul’s Church in Weston, where the Diocese lead a special leavers’ service for all of the children moving on to Secondary School, in the summer. Two of our pupils proudly carried our school banner representing our school amongst many other schools from the Diocese. It was a lovely opportunity to be peaceful and reflect on all they have achieved over the last 7 years.
I want to start my newsletter by celebrating our fantastic Year 6 class, who showed an excellent attitude and commitment to their KS2 SATs tests. It was an absolute pleasure to watch how they approached each assessment and hear their laughter and the kindness they showed each other. This positive ’can do’ approach didn’t happen by accident. I am really grateful to the Year 6 team, the wider school team and governing body (who helped out during test week) and all their families for helping to ensure the children were feeling confident, with a real desire to show their best during the test week. They are now turning their energies and excitement towards their end of year show, ‘Pirates of the Curry Bean’.
Welcome back, I hope you all had a lovely Easter break. Over the Easter holidays the school has been a hive of activity. Through the support of Lighthouse Schools Partnership, we have had new fencing erected in the playground to cordon off an area that will (over the next few months) become our designated forest school area. This is a really exciting project which we hope will add a great resource to our school.
Term 4 seems to have flown by and before we know it, we will be breaking up for Easter. Before we finish, we are looking forward to our Easter Service, led by our Collective Worship Champions, as well as a special service where we will be saying a fond farewell to some members of our school team, who will be leaving us at the end of term. Karen Guy, has worked as a Learning Support Assistant at Churchill Primary School for the last 19 years. Karen will leave a big hole in the support team, in particular in Year 1, where she has been the absolute cornerstone for the last 6 years.
I would like to start this newsletter by expressing my thanks to all of the families who completed the Ofsted questionnaire and spoke with the inspectors during their visit, last week. It was really encouraging to hear from inspectors how many of you took the time to share your opinions of our school.
The inspectors will now write a detailed report on their findings, which we are looking forward to sharing with you once it is published. We are anticipating this will be around the middle of May.
Welcome back, I hope you have all had a relaxing half term break. We are very much hoping for a drier term so that we can all get out to enjoy the wonderful playground and equipment we are so lucky to have.
It is such a delight to look out of the window and see a little sunshine. It really has been a very wet and miserable term, with so many soggy playtimes. We are all hoping that the half term break will bring some drier and sunnier weather, for everyone.
The Spring Term is now well under way and classes are full of the buzz of learning. Over the last few weeks, the children have been working hard on their assessments. These will be used to help inform teachers on the children’s next steps and any gaps that need to be filled. We will share the outcomes of these assessments with you at the next round of parents’ evenings, which are planned for the week beginning 23rd February.
The last week of term is here and the excitement for Christmas is mounting. Over the last few weeks, there has been so much to celebrate and enjoy. Our super Reception and KS1 children performed brilliantly in their nativity, ‘Everyone Loves a Baby’. We have also enjoyed our Year 3 pupils confidently showcasing their learning, in last week’s class service. The school choir have also been very busy, singing for the residents of our local care home and delighting guests at Yatton Church, where they performed alongside professional choral ensemble 'Celestia', conducted by David Ogden. Thank you to all of the children for their super performances and to the team for their support and preparation, enabling the children to shine.
We are very much looking forward to our KS2 pupils raising the roof at our annual carol service, on Thursday evening. We are at capacity for this evening, so please be prepared to squeeze together and maybe stand.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Mrs Woollven
Advent is upon us and there are signs of Christmas preparations popping up around the school. The children in KS1 are busy learning their lines for the Christmas nativity. In KS2, carols are being rehearsed ahead of our annual carol service. Whilst the excitement of Christmas is in the air, and there will be lots of fun to be had, the focus on learning is still very much the priority of every day, and will be right up until we break for the Christmas holidays. Routine, high expectations and structure are essential for our young people to manage this exciting period so please help us by maintaining high expectations, including with uniform and punctuality. We appreciate your support.
We look forward to seeing you all at the PTA Christmas warmer, this Friday (straight after school). Mrs Woollven
As I type, our Year 5 class are waking up after their first night on their much-anticipated residential trip. There was lots excitement as they headed off from school yesterday, ready to take on their first challenge, Jacob’s Ladder. Their enthusiasm was not affected by the wet and windy conditions, which had abated slightly by the evening. Hot chocolate, marshmallows and camp fires saw the end to their first exciting day.