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Well that’s another half term gone whizzing by and it has certainly been a very busy one. There has been so much going on it’s mind boggling. We recently had a ‘Languages Day’ in school and the children had a great           opportunity to try out some new  languages. We had students from         Balcarras join us…

I hope that you all had a good half term, whatever you got up. The weather certainly kept us on our toes with lots of rain and some unseasonably warm days too. The Glenfall daffodils are out which is  usually a good sign that spring is on the way but it does seem 2 or 3…

Just one week to go until we break up for February Half Term. It really has been a very short half term in school where it feels like we’ve had to cram what we normally do in seven weeks into five. It has been a busy half term with lots of amazing learning going on…

Happy New Year !!!! (a little late I know 😉 I hope that you all had a great Christmas Break and that 2024 has started positively for you all. The children all appear to be well rested and have settled quickly back into the routines for school for what is going to be a short half…

This will be my last newsletter of the year and I would like to wish all parents and friends of the school a very Merry Christmas and a great start to 2024. I would also like to thank all of the parents and volunteers who have supported the school over the last year in the…

A word from the head……. The Christmas Tree is being delivered on Monday and all of the classrooms are     starting to look a lot like Christmas!  It can only mean one thing……………. Christmas is nearly here! The school will be holding it’s Christmas performances next week for KS2 and on 18th and 19th December for…

Despite it being an eight week half term, time really seems to have flown by! It has been a very busy term for everyone and so many exciting things have taken place across the school. The last two weeks have been particularly busy with lots of events in and outside the school. The Harvest Celebration…

The school is now well and truly back into full swing and it’s been a really busy couple of weeks. I hope your children are now settled back into their routines and that they are enjoying their learning. Year 3 & 4 enjoyed a visit to Avebury Stone Circle to inspire their learning for their…

A word from the head……. Welcome back after what I hope was a great summer for you all. It has been wonderful to have all of the children back in school and with the weather still pleasantly warm and dry it has been great to see them all playing on the field together. The new…

It really has been a very busy final term of the year and the Summer holidays are now in sight. It has been another successful year with children  representing the school at football matches, tag rugby tournaments, cricket festivals, athletics meetings, dance festivals, gymnastics competitions, the nature quiz and also the Cheltenham Rotary Quiz. All of…

Half term has finally arrived and it’s been another busy week in school. Children from Year 3,4,5 & 6         participated in the St Edwards Olympic Flame athletics event yesterday and Glenfall were represented on the podium for a range of medals from 1st to 3rd.

The last few weeks have been really busy and with two short weeks, with Bank Holidays in them, has made it a real challenge to squeeze  everything in. However, the staff and children have all been working hard to enjoy the many experiences that have been open to them in recent weeks. The school has been…