One of the focusses of our reading curriculum is to promote the love of reading and there are many ways in which we do this in school. From reading class stories, to visiting the library in school to spend time reading and choosing books, modelling reading skills, discussing texts, to children sharing their love of reading through the recommending of books to their peers.  

Each week in Celebration worship, two children share their favourite reads with the rest of the school. This week it was the turn of Ant class.  Their favourite book is The Bumblebear by Nadia Shireen.

Lucas said 'I liked it because the bees gave him honey'. Elise said 'I liked it when he fancy dressed up as a bee!'

Parent consultations

• Dates: Tuesday 22^nd & Wednesday 23^rd October, between 4pm-7pm

Parent consultation slots will be live on our school website from Monday.

To book:

1. Log onto our school website, then a 'Parents' Evening' button will appear at the very top left of your screen
2. Select your preferred time slot
3. Click to reserve it
4. Remember to then click save, otherwise someone else may take your slot
5. Jot down your time slot, as you won't receive a confirmation email

Appointments are 10 minutes long, and teachers will be sharing with parents/carers how their child(ren) has settled into the new school year, where they are in relation to the expected standards for this time of year, and some next steps for their learning.

Harvest Festival

• Date: Thursday 3^rd October

Coats & other outdoor clothing

At this time of the year, the weather can be very unpredictable and can change over the course of the day.

Please ensure that your child has a coat in school every day. We try to get the children outside during playtime and lunchtime as much as we can and, with the current changeable weather, a waterproof coat is essential. 

Please remember to check that all coats are clearly named.

Design & Technology

Please could all Year 2 children bring in a small cardboard box for their DT project. These need to be brought in by Friday.

It was fantastic to see so many families at school last Sunday for the Happy's Circus event! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the show by supporting the school, and a special shout-out to those volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to make the event a success. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! A particularly big thank you to Daphne Howarth, Caroline Robinson and Del Simon who were 'team circus' and together organised/planned and ran this event. We made an incredible £4,000, which is incredible and a great start to our fundraising year ahead! 

• PFA calendar photos: Monday 14^th October 
• End of term doughnuts: Friday 25^th October 
• Christmas disco: Saturday 30^th November