News

Book Week

Many congratulations to all those who took part in the activities of Book Week. There was so much on offer: the author Christopher Lloyd’s amazing session on how the world was made, the dressing up day, with “Cinderella revisited”, the story picnic with parents reading to children in their own languages, the teddy bear stories read by a visiting bear and the marvellous book fairs with wonderful books to choose. This week was generously supported by the Friends, financially, gifting each child a voucher to spend on books and also coming to read in many languages. The children had a marvellous week and entered into the spirit of things.

There is still time to enter the "reading in an unusual place" photo competition and children have been invited to write an alternative ending to Cinderella. I'd like to thank Julie, Nicola and Nadine who organised everything so creatively, and all my colleagues whose sense of fun and creativity was showcased in their marvellous costumes and said so much about what makes this school so special. Photos from Book Week will soon appear on the Parent Portal.

Staff News

We look forward to welcoming back Rebecca Field, Head of Early Years to the school after her maternity leave. We wish her well as she makes the adjustment from being at home with Geno to the whirl of work. Rebecca is altering her hours and will not be working on Fridays.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jacqueline Wilton to the post of Head of Early Years on Fridays. I would like to thank her most sincerely for a tremendous two terms' work in the maternity cover leadership role. We have all benefited from her quiet, careful, conscientious and dedicated approach.

In tandem with this, I am pleased to confirm Analisa Vailloo’s appointment to the permanent post of Nursery Leader. With Jacqueline as Reception Leader they will support Rebecca in her work.

Congratulations to Mrs Chetna Lad who has been appointed Phonics Leader. We are delighted to be able to harness her knowledge and talents to take us forward with our work teaching and developing reading in the school