This week has been anti-bullying week and children have been working hard in their classrooms to look at how to choose respect. This has been the theme of anti-bullying week this year. Children have also been learning about ways to look after their mental health. We have created two displays in school to showcase our work. You can see examples of other pieces of work on our class blogs.

Thank you so much for your continued donations to our food bank collection. This week Miss Austin, one of our parents, took the current food collection to the food bank for us. Some of our KS2 children collected the food together and passed it on to be shared. We love to support our community and world, helping in many different ways.

This week, children from our Mini Vinnies group went with Mrs Wilson to Croft House to see the new magic activities table which has been purchased for residents with dementia. The children had a wonderful time there and really enjoyed meeting people in our community.

Today, fire crew from our local area came to speak to everyone in school and reminded us to stay safe over Bonfire Weekend. We learned about the importance of going to organised firework displays where fire safety is of the upmost importance. Thank you to the fire brigade for all of their help and advice.

Each team group has been working hard to earn points over the last half term. After the final total was collected in our celebration assembly, the winners were St Bernadette’s (yellow) team. To celebrate their wonderful achievement, they enjoyed a school cinema experience! The children are all excited to see which house wins the overall team points at the end of the next half term.

A fantastic time was had by all of the children who attended our Autumn Disco. Thank you to the FOOLLS who ran the event.

Thank you to all of the families who attended our Curriculum Awareness event. It was very popular and we had some wonderful feedback, especially about how confidently the children at each stall shared important information with our visitors. Teachers and children spoke about the different ways that learning can be supported by parents at home. Staff were also able to share the key areas of development in each subject and how subjects are assessed. We hope to continue to have more information evenings like this in the future.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Macmillan coffee afternoon. It was lovely to see so many people in school, from both our school and Parish community, catching up and enjoying a coffee and a cake.