Please see details. Kindly note if the weather is not in our favour, the reserve date will be Monday 20th July.

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Please see details and how to apply for music lessons from September. All lessons are provided by Essex Music Services.

EYFS Updates 🌊🐚🌍 The children have had a wonderful first week back settling into our new topic, Beach Buddies and Planet Protectors! We are so impressed with how well they all returned to school and how eager they have been to learn. We kicked off our topic with the fantastic story Billy's Bucket by Kes Gray and Garry Parsons. This imaginative tale follows Billy, who receives an ordinary-looking bucket for his birthday, only to discover it contains an extraordinary underwa

On Friday we are taking our class photo! Please send your child in full school uniform looking photo ready! We will still be doing PE after our photo, but will be doing activities that they can complete comfortably in uniform.

🦕✨ Dinosaur Adventures Coming Next Week! ✨🦕 Next week our story focus is How to Grow a Dinosaur by Caryl Hart. A fun and magical tale about a child who plants a mysterious egg and grows their very own dinosaur! 🥚🌱🦖 We’ll be letting our imaginations run wild as we think about what it would feel like to come face-to-face with a real dinosaur… would you be excited, amazed… or a little bit nervous? 👀 🌟 Friday Fun! 🌟 We’ll be making our very own dinosaur fossils, how excit

Next week, after enjoying a restful Bank Holiday Monday, we will be moving from small to big in our topic by exploring the wonderful world of the classic story Jack and the Beanstalk. In this much-loved tale, Jack swaps his cow for a handful of magic beans, which grow into a giant beanstalk reaching high into the sky. Climbing to the top, he discovers a magical land with a giant... Leading to a very exciting adventure! We’ll be having lots of fun bringing the story to life by

CONNECTING WITH YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER JUST GOT EASIER... Dear Families, We are always looking for ways to strengthen communication between home and school, ensuring that any questions or concerns you may have are addressed quickly, clearly, and effectively. With the significant rise in of the use of emails, and increasingly AI generated content, we are finding that our ability to effectively process and respond to parents is slower than we would like, and certainly less person

Next week, we’ll be diving into Minibeasts , with a special focus on ladybirds! Our story of the week is The Bad-Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle . This lovely story follows a ladybird who learns about friendship, sharing and managing emotions after a series of encounters with other animals. We’ll be using the story to explore and express the different feelings the characters experience along the way. On Wednesday , we would love to create our very own ladybirds. If you happe

We’re really looking forward to our trip to Barleylands tomorrow! We just wanted to share a few important reminders with you to help everyone feel fully prepared: The children are required to wear full, weather-appropriate uniform. The weather is forecast to be sunny with clear skies and a high of 15°C, so please ensure your child has sun cream applied before school, a labelled sun hat, and a drink bottle that can be refilled throughout the day if needed. The children will a

Maths club will still be running Wednesday morning, for those invited. This week we will be concentrating on number bonds of 5. Thank you.

Next week, we will continue our learning about the life cycle of chickens. All of our chicks will have hatched, and the children will have the opportunity to observe how they grow and change over time. This will be supported by our Book of the Week, From Egg to Chicken by Gerald Legg, a non-fiction text that will deepen their understanding of this fascinating process. You are warmly invited to join us on Monday after school for our Parent Pop-In, where you can see the wonde

Please see details and a reminder that payment was due by 2nd March. If you have not already done so, please make payment promptly via Arbor. Thank you to those families who have already done so.

We hope you have had a fantastic Easter break, we cannot wait to hear all about it! Next week, we’ll be hopping back into school with an Easter-themed start to the term. Our story focus will be We’re Going on an Egg Hunt by Martha Mumford - a lovely twist on a much-loved classic. We will also be launching our new half-term topic, Big and Small ! To begin, we are very excited to welcome a special delivery of Living Eggs. Throughout the week, the children will begin learning a

Next week, we’ll be rounding off the term with one final space adventure! Our story focus will be The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers. This lovely story follows a little boy who travels into space, meets an alien, and works together with him to find their way home. Through this, the children will be exploring themes of friendship, teamwork and problem-solving. In English, we will be creating our own exciting space adventures using story starters to support our ideas and writ

Please see details for the Academic Year 2025-2026 Height , weight and vision check for children in Reception. These will take place in school on Monday 16th March and Thursday 19th March. 2026. For all enquiries, please see details within the letter. Please do not contact the school office as they will be unable to help you. National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) team.

Please see details and a reminder that payment was due by 4th March. If you have not already done so, please make payment promptly via Arbor. Thank you to those families who have already done so.

Please see details and a reminder that payment was due by 2nd March. If you have not already done so, please make payment promptly. via Arbor. Thank you to those families who have already done so.

Following on from Miss Doran’s post this week, there is a slight change of plan. We will not be making space cakes until Wednesday 18th March at 12:45 . Thank you to everyone who has offered to help so far — please let the office know if you are still available. The Mother’s Day Gift Shop will now be on Friday 13th only . Please remember to send your child in with a named bag and purse/wallet. We would love any donations of plain flour that you may have at home for a spac