We have certainly experienced a mixture of weather this week, with sunshine and showers. Despite this, we have been fortunate to dodge most of the rain and continue enjoying our wonderful outdoor spaces whenever possible. We are all now hoping that next week brings some more settled and warmer weather so that we can fully embrace the summer term.

Year 6 SATs

This week, our Year 6 pupils have shown exceptional determination during their SATs. They have worked incredibly hard and have truly embodied our school values of courage and resilience, persevering through each of the four days even when they felt a little nervous. We are immensely proud of them. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Mrs Armitage and Mrs Beasley for their excellent support as invigilators, ensuring everything ran smoothly. A big thank you goes to the rest of the school community as well, whose respect and quietness during the tests helped create a calm environment where Year 6 could focus and give their very best.

This week's news is from Chestnut Class

Chestnut class is learning about structures in DT this term. Children in Chestnut class worked in teams, they planned, designed, tested, analysed and evaluated their bridges using weights. They showed resilience and a lot of perseverance to make the strongest bridge. 

Finlay and Rafferty said, “One of our prototype bridges was strong enough to hold a dictionary, although our final bridge collapsed but we kept showing resilience.”

“We used paper clips, straws and tape to make our bridge. We folded our paper into quarters and added straws to make the base sturdy. It held a full metal water bottle,” said Rosie.

Amy said, “For our prototype we used a beam bridge but realised it was not as strong as the truss bridge. The truss bridge looked nicer too.”

 “We connected paper clips to the straws. We made them into triangles and braced them with three extra straws underneath for strength. It held a dictionary and a full water bottle,” said Sienna.

Fleur added, “We made a structure of triangles which we attached together to make our bridge. Our bridge held three dictionaries.”

“Our first bridge was unsuccessful but we persevered and discovered we needed to tape the paper clips to keep the bridge up. Ours buckled when the weight added, “said Layla.

When we compared our final bridges with the prototypes that were made by paper straws we found that the bamboo straws used for the final designed bridges, really helped with the strength.

Y6 Bake Sale

We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our school bake sale after school on Thursday 21st May! Do come along and enjoy a fantastic selection of delicious cakes, along with the opportunity to browse and purchase a variety of blank exercise books and creative crafts. Thank you, as always, for your continued support!

Term 6 After School Activity Clubs – 

All clubs are to be booked through the Arbor Parent Portal. Booking opens today at 12noon and will close at 12noon on Wednesday 20^th May.

Mondays - Cricket for 6 weeks from 01.06.25, for Key Stage 2 pupils with Mr Mawn

Tuesdays - Football for 6 weeks from 02.06.25, for Key Stage 2 pupils run by Ignite

Wednesdays - Gymnastics and Dance for 6 weeks from 03.06.25, for Year 2 - 6 pupils run by Ignite

Fridays - Netball/Basketball for 6 weeks from 05.06.25, for Key Stage 2 pupils run by Ignite

Wraparound Care Booking - 

Wraparound Care bookings for after half term (Term 6) are now open.

School Meal Booking - 

School Meal booking is open for after half term (Term 6), the deadline for ordering lunch for the first day back is Friday 22nd May.

Safety

A friendly reminder to all parents and carers: children in Year 4 and below must be accompanied onto the school site by an adult and should not be dropped off to walk in alone. This applies to all arrivals, including Breakfast Club and late arrivals to school.

Children in Years 5 and 6 may arrive unaccompanied if they have permission from their parents/carers; however, they must not be responsible for bringing younger siblings onto the school site.

The Parish Hall car park and surrounding area present significant challenges. Please do not park on the corner, obscuring the view round the bend, as this is dangerous: this is not a safe space to leave a vehicle. Please supervise young children closely in this area.

Allergies

Just a reminder we have children in school with serious allergies please do not send your child in with items containing nuts, this includes chocolate spread, peanut butter and products containing a chocolate filling like Nutella or chocolate bars containing nuts. We have had a few occasions recently where we have found items have been sent into school in packed lunches which contain nuts.

Cuddly toys collection

We are holding a cuddly toy tombola/game at the summer BBQ so are after any donations of preloved cuddly toys for prizes. If you have any preloved cuddly toys in good condition that are looking for a new home then please pass them on to one of the Committee.

New Committee Member required

Would you like to join the team and get involved in planning and running our fundraising events? Drop us a message or speak to one of the committee members to find out more.

Dates for your diary:

Rags2Riches preloved clothing collection on Tuesday 2^nd June

Summer BBQ on Friday 10^th July

Lolly Friday and preloved uniform sale on Friday 17^th July

Your PTA trustees are:

Lucy Crawford (Yr 3)

Emma Austin (Yr 2 and 4)

Catherine Ravensward (Reception and Yr4)

Jill Bali (Yr 2 and 4)

Charlotte Noakes (Yr1 and 4)