We have had some lovely feedback from a visitor to our school last week, who said “Pupils are committed to their learning, motivated, selfconfident and can work cooperatively with their peers and staff. Behaviour was excellent, with pupils eager to engage in conversation” We are very proud of our pupils and their dedication to their learning.

Early Years pupils have spent time focussed on well-known nursery rhyme characters like Humpty Dumpty, while Fir Class pupils have written me warning notes about a mysterious alien that was following me around school last week.

I cannot believe that we are at the end of our first half term of this academic year already! The children have been working hard and I have enjoyed visiting classrooms to talk to them about their learning. Fir Class have enjoyed listening to the story of Alice in Wonderland this week and basing their learning on the text. I have also heard some wonderful singing in Oak Class in preparation for their visit to Christ Church after the half-term break.

It has been another busy couple of weeks in school with Year 1 pupils showcasing their phonics knowledge and Year 4 demonstrating their multiplication skills in assessments. Well done to the pupils involved. This week I have jumped aboard a pirate ship in Chestnut Class and Acorn pupils have been keen to show me their painting skills when visiting their classroom.

Thank you to all the children, parents and staff for such a warm welcome back. It has been a wonderful return to school. It is such a pleasure to visit children in classes to see learning in action, spend time on the playground and speak to many of you at the gate in the morning and afternoons.

The children have spent this week preparing for the season of Lent. Last Friday Fr. Benedict celebrated the Sacrament of Penance with Years 4, 5 and 6. The smell of pancakes throughout the school on Shrove Tuesday was delightful with our Breakfast Club beginning the cooking and then every class following on.