Headteacher’s Newsletter – 20th June 2025
Dear Parents and Carers
t’s been an extremely warm week for us all but thank you to everyone for equipping their child with a hat, sun cream and a water bottle. This weather is set to continue next week so please continue with these protective measures.
School uniform
We have noticed that some children are wearing colourful trainers. We appreciate that little feet grow –
especially at this time of year and families do not want to purchase new school shoes so although we have noticed, we have not asked any family to purchase the correct footwear. However, when your child returns in September, the expectation will be to have the correct shoes. Also, we have noticed that there are girls wearing thick grey tights with summer dresses. Please ensure white socks are worn with the school dress. I had two children with tights and leggings underneath a summer dress the other day and they were very uncomfortable.
Y6 Winchcombe visit
The children experienced an amazing trip to Winchombe railway yesterday. Although warm, they had an excellent time and the public were witness to the war songs they all sang on the train. I was also given a sneak preview of a beautiful song for the Year 6 upcoming show – just beautiful! Tickets for the theatre will be on sale soon.
Reception and All Things Wild
The children in Reception had an amazing day out this week to All Things Wild. They saw lots of animals and had a wonderful experience riding on a tractor round the dinosaur field! They cooled down in the afternoon with an ice cream.
New classes for September 2025-2026
| Headteacher | Mrs McQueen |
| Deputy headteacher | Mrs Taylor |
| EYFS team | Mrs English (teacher Monday and Tuesday) Mrs Keyzor (teacher Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) EYFS practitioners to be confirmed |
| Year 1 | Mrs Brunt (teacher) Mrs Austin (TA) |
| Year 2 | Mrs Townsend (teacher) Miss MacDonald (TA) |
| Year 3 | Mrs Eaglestone and Miss Thorsby (teachers) Mrs Hicks (TA) |
| Year 4 | Ms Hollander (teacher) Mrs Harrison (TA) |
| Year 5 | Mrs Pike (teacher) Mrs Hornsby (TA) |
| Year 6 | Miss Philpott (teacher) Mrs Jordan (TA) |
| The Orchard team | Mr Buzzard Mrs Dunn Miss Southeard |
Attendance
| Class with overall best attendance | Year 5 – 98.81% Mrs Pike’s Class |
| School overall attendance | 97.65% |
| Unauthorised attendance | 0.14% |
Dates for your Diary
Have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Kind regards
Mrs McQueen
