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Barlaston First School
Weekly Newsletter
21st June 2024
Let your light shine through family, friendship and faith
“Enabling our whole school community to flourish and let their light shine, preparing them for their role as gentle and humble agents for change in the world we share.”
Transition Days
Monday and Tuesday next week are our transition days, when children will move up to their new classes and meet their new teachers. Next year’s class teachers will be:-
Dormice Nursery Miss Hulme
Hedgehogs (Reception) Mr Peel
Squirrels (Year 1) Miss Gill
Badgers (Year 2) Mr Mellor
Deer (Year 3) Mrs Hewitt
Owls (Year 4) Mrs Broome & Mrs Edge
On Monday 24th please drop off and pick up as normal from your child’s current classroom. On Tuesday 25th please drop off and pick up from your child’s new classroom.
Whole School Photo
We have had our whole school photograph today. We expect to be in a position to send you a proof and information out about ordering in the week beginning 1st July.
Performances
Our Summer Performances take place at the beginning of next month. Tickets will be available from 11am on Monday (24th) morning to purchase from the shop section of Eduspot. They are priced at £3 each. Due to hall capacity and fire regulations, to be fair to all, tickets are initially restricted to 2 per family. If you would like to request more please advise the office who will establish a waiting list. We have, in the past, been able to accommodate requests for extra tickets.
School Uniform
We are making a small change to our school uniform from next year. From Monday 28th April 2025 a tie will no longer be part of our uniform in any year group. We will move to a plain white polo shirt, which many children already wear in the summer term.
From our return on 4th September 2024 you are free to choose whether your child wears a shirt and tie, or a white polo shirt. Ties will continue to be available from the office until the February half term break. All other uniform and PE kit remains the same.
Reports
Reports will come home on Tuesday 9th July. If you wish to discuss any aspect of the report with your child’s class teacher please speak directly to them and they will be happy to arrange a convenient time for you to do so.
Ofsted Report
Our Ofsted report was sent out on Tuesday and has now been published on their website.
Sports Day
It is looking increasingly promising that sports day may take place on Thursday. We will make a final decision, based on the weather, as early as possible.
I have received a few comments regarding the disappointment of postponements and cancellations of sports day, and I do share that disappointment. As we get to this point in the year it gets more and more difficult to timetable an event like sports day, when the originally scheduled days don’t go ahead, without cancelling or postponing other things that are planned. This was the original thinking in trying to place it in May.
Some of you have put forward different ideas for our approach to sports day and we will look at all options and ideas before deciding what we do next year.
Holiday Club
In respect of holiday club we have 24 families saying that they would use Sports Coaching Group again but wouldn’t necessarily need the provision every week, and 11 expressing an interest in the potential Little Stars provision in Stone. We do not yet know if the Little Stars provision consider their likely numbers to be viable. If it does run they will accept children as young as 3. We will let you know as soon as we are informed.
I am keen to try to avoid a position where there is no provision at all on offer so will be discussing with Sports Coaching Group what they are able to provide.
Church Summer Fayre
I am attaching a flyer for the church summer fayre on Saturday 6th July. Please go along and join in the fun.
Regards,
Mr J Gordon
Dates for the Diary
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Summer Term 2024 |
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24 and 25 June |
Transition (children to new classes / schools) |
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27 June |
Sports Day |
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2 July |
Key Stage 1 Afternoon Performance 2.15pm |
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3 July |
Key Stage 1 Evening Performance 6.15pm |
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5 July |
Reserve Sports Day – A final attempt. |
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9 July |
Key Stage 2 Afternoon Performance 2pm |
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9 July |
Reports Sent Home |
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10 July |
Key Stage 2 Evening Performance 6.15pm |
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19 July |
Year 4 Leavers Picnic 12.30pm |
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19 July |
End of Year Service 9am in Church |
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19 July |
Break for the Summer |
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2 & 3 September |
Staff Development Days – School Closed to Children |
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4 September |
Autumn Term Starts 8.45am |
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2024/25 School Term and Holiday Dates |
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Staff Development Days (School Closed to Children) |
2nd and 3rd September |
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School Opens to Children |
Wednesday 4th September |
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Half Term |
28th October – 1st November |
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Staff Development Day School Closed to Children |
Monday 4th November |
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Christmas Break |
23rd December – 3rd January |
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Spring 2025 |
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School Opens |
Monday 6th January 2025 |
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Half Term |
17th- 21st February 2025 |
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Easter Break |
14th – 25th April 2025 |
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Summer 2025 |
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School Opens |
Monday 28th April 2025 |
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Staff Development Day (School Closed to Children) |
Friday 2nd May 2025 |
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May Bank Holiday |
Monday 5th May 2025 |
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Half Term |
26th – 30th May 2025 |
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Last Day of Summer Term |
Friday 17th July 2025 |