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 2025. I would also like to thank all of the parents and volunteers who have supported the school over the last year in the…

I hope that you have all had a good week and have enjoyed the two dry days we’ve recently had. Sadly it looks like the rain is set to return over the weekend. Following the flood at the school and subsequent surveys of the damage, we are eagerly        awaiting for the go ahead from the…

The end of the school year has finally arrived. After what has been another demanding, yet rewarding year, the staff and pupils are well in need of the break. Reflecting back on the year there have been so many exciting and amazing events for the children; with the school being represented at numerous activities, festivals,…

It really has been a very busy couple of weeks with lots of events taking place throughout the school. I really hope that you enjoyed Sports Day on Friday. The weather was just perfect and the event was a celebration of all of the children’s sporting achievements. With the mix of team competition and personal challenge,…

The last few weeks have been packed with lots of exciting events with  children going to lots of enriching  activities. Cheltenham Science Festival saw pupils from Y3 – Y6 attending a range of events. Our very own Science Ambassadors delivered some chemistry experiments to pupils in Y1 & Y2; a great experience for them and the younger…

The change in the weather this week has been very welcome and it seems to have lifted everybody’s mood. The children are really enjoying using the field at lunchtime and this week we have even been able to get those having a packed lunch to be able to eat outside also—long may it continue. This…

Following what I hope was a restful Easter break for you all, the new term has swung into action with lots on new topics starting across the school. There is a real buzz in the air as the children throw themselves into their exciting new learning. The Y6 pupils completed their Bikeability        Training last week…

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…