Welcome back to The Circle! As we approach the end of the year it’s important to reflect on the many joyful moments we have had. Each day, the children are so excited to enter the gates to join their friends and start their learning. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the school team for the life-changing work they do in the face of many challenges. I also want to say a huge thank you to the parent community for your continued support and kindness, which contributes significantly to the happy environment and the education we provide for the children.

I wish you all a peaceful break and Merry Christmas to all those celebrating. See you back on Monday 6th January and here is a beautiful message we received from the Year 1 families – thank you! Best wishes, Andi and team

Our Values in Action:

Reception – Courage

This week, our wonderful Reception Class stole the spotlight with their Christmas performance! It was inspiring to see our youngest children show such courage as they confidently took to the stage, delivering lines, songs, and actions with big smiles and enthusiasm. Their joyful energy lit up the room and spread festive cheer to everyone watching. A huge well done to all the children for their hard work and bravery — you made us all incredibly proud!

Year 1 – Joy

Year 1 children kicked off the week with an incredibly exciting trip to the Stratford Fire Station, where they had the opportunity to learn all about the thrilling world of firefighting. The firefighters shared fascinating details about their job and showed the children the fire truck, explaining all of its parts. The children were thrilled to sit in the truck and even got to play with the hose! As a special treat, the firefighters waved goodbye by sounding the siren and flashing the lights on the fire truck. It was such a fun and memorable experience not only for the children but for the grown ups too!

Year 2 – Joy

This week Sky Brown class showed their performing skills! It has been wonderful watching them take to the stage with confidence and enthusiasm! They have worked so hard and have done a fantastic job bringing the story of The Grinch to life! I am so unbelievably proud of you all!

Year 3 -Curiosity

Last week in year 3 the children visited the V&A for a ceramics workshop. They learned all about the different uses of clay and why it is a preferred material for making pottery. They were able to view some of the amazing art and artifacts in the V&A and ended by creating their own clay plates with unique designs.

Community Corner:

Donation for the chicken fundraiser!

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to our chicken fundraiser on Christmas jumper day. We have raised an amazing amount of £197.55

Love 4 reading

To promote the love of reading, we give every child a book for their birthday that they can keep and this is supported through your kind donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated books so far. We really appreciate it. If you'd like to donate more books, here's the link: Love4Reading Each purchase benefits the school and helps us buy even more books! Even better, share the link with friends and family. Thank you!

Party and event space for hire!

Need a venue for your party or special event? Check out our building in Stratford. We have spaces available in our school hall, community room, and even the playground! For details, email us at [email protected].

Notices:

Football club!

WEDNESDAY

Football club 15.15-16.15pm

Year Groups 1,2,3

Start date: Wednesday 8th January 2025

End date: Wednesday 12th February 2025

Please click on the link below to secure your place limited spaces available

https://4cornersports.classforkids.io/info/59

FRIDAY

Football club 15.15-16.15pm

Year Groups R,1,2,3

This class will be split into two groups

Start date: Friday 10th January 2025

End date: Friday 14th February 2025

Please click on the link below to secure your place limited spaces available

https://4cornersports.classforkids.io/info/60

Football club will run for six consecutive weeks, the price will be £30 for the term.

Children are welcome to bring a healthy snack and bottle of water.

For any queries please use the contact details below;

Registration/Booking

Phone: 07511400986

Email: [email protected] Jumper day

Tuesday 17th December

Please donate £1 or any amount you can to support our chicken fundraiser.

After School club updates!

Dance Club

We are excited to announce that Dance classes for Reception and Year 1 will start on Tuesday, 12th November. The classes will be held every Tuesday from 3:15pm to 4:15pm. To book, please scan the QR code on the flyer or contact Nevena, the Dance teacher on [email protected]/07743 373135

Photographer: Visme

Mondays & Thursdays – Multisports

Wednesday-Introduction to Drama

Years – Reception only

Coaches – Jamie & Matteo

Numbers – 20 child capacity

Sessions – 6

Friday – Drama club

Breakfast Club and After School club

Link to pay for breakfast club and the school trip:

We will be moving our Student Management Information System (MIS) to Arbor in September 2024 and we are no longer using Reach More Parents (WEDUC) to take online payments for trips and the breakfast club. Please use this link to purchase breakfast club places and for trip payments.

Breakfast club opens from 7:50am Children need to arrive before 8.30 to join the breakfast club. If parents arrive at 8.30 or later they will be asked to wait at the main gate until 8.40, because the breakfast club is closed and children are already being taken to their various classes. If a child arrives a few minutes before the club closes, they can still eat breakfast in the classroom as we would never want a child to go without breakfast. It’s the case for all parents that if they let a member of staff know in the morning that their child hasn’t eaten breakfast, they will always be offered and encouraged to eat something as this is best for their wellbeing and learning. ​

We will be asking for a contribution of £2 per day. We can offer a discount for siblings and this cost does not affect families eligible for Free School Meals. If you are experiencing financial difficulties, please contact the School office and we will do our best to help.Thanks for your understanding.

After School club

Premier Wraparound will run after school every day the school is open, subject to demand/minimum bookings being met. For booking enquiries please contact [email protected] or Sophie Morris, [email protected] alternatively you can call on 01953499040 / 07857987693

Attendance Matters – every day counts

This week the average whole school attendance went up to 92.95% and our target is 97%.

The class with the highest attendance this week was Reception class, well done! Thank you for your efforts in making sure your children are here on time every day. If you ever need support with this – please let us know. You can email the office or speak to your child’s class teacher.

Diary Dates:

Here are some important upcoming events for your calendar, please make a note of them!

Last day of term – Friday 20th December (Early Finish at 12:45pm)

First day back to School – Monday 6th January

Parents Open Day tour – Tuesday 7th January 5pm-6pm

Community Cafe is open to the wider community and runs every Thursday from 9am – 11.30am. Please donate to the foodbank if you are able to.

Key Dates:

Last day of term – Friday 20th December (Early Finish at 12:45pm)

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