Dear Parents and Carers,

This week, Class 4 were very pleased to welcome John Everitt, Chris Froggatt and Jemima Letts from Chatsworth Forestry team into school. John and Jemima gave a very interesting talk about the role of the forestry team as well as the commercial aspects of the industry. Chris talked to the children about different climbing techniques and even demonstrated his climbing skills for us in the playground! The children were challenged to estimate what the weight of the timber might be on the back of the trailer and Louis excelled himself with some really accurate answers throughout the afternoon! Huge thanks to John, Chris and Jemima for making time to visit us in school. 

INSET days 

Just a reminder that we still have three INSET days left for the remainder of this academic year. The school will be closed to the children on the following dates:

Friday 23rd May 2025

Friday 27^th June 2025

Thursday 24^th July 2025

At present, we have set three of the five INSET days for the academic year 2025/26. Two further INSET day dates will follow in due course. Confirmed INSET days are:

Thursday 4^th September 2025

Friday 5^th September 2025 

Monday 3^rd November 2025

Please note, the children will start school on Monday 8^th September 2025 following the summer break. 

Garden volunteers

Mrs Allinson has done a wonderful job of maintaining our school garden over the last couple of years but has recently reduced her hours, so we are looking to recruit some willing volunteers to help with the weeding and maintenance of the garden. If you or somebody you know, might be interested in lending a hand either on an ad-hoc or more regular basis, please contact the school office. Many thanks!

School clock

You may have noticed that the school clock hasn't been working for the last few days. An engineer is due to visit to fix the problem but unfortunately, isn't able to attend site until 31st March.  

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

Mrs E Bond

Headteacher