We would like to send a gentle reminder to parents and carers about the importance of children bringing their swimming kit to school on their allocated swimming day. Year 6 swim every Tuesday.

Swimming is an important part of our PE curriculum and a valuable life skill. By the end of Key Stage 2, children are expected to be able to swim confidently for at least 25 metres and develop important water safety skills.

We have noticed that an increasing number of children are arriving without their swimming kit, which means they are unable to take part in these important curriculum sessions. We therefore ask that families please help children to remember their kit each week.

We understand that some children may have worries or concerns about swimming. If this is the case, please speak to your child’s class teacher. We can often make simple adjustments, such as allowing a T-shirt to be worn, to help children feel more comfortable taking part.

If your child is unable to swim for medical reasons, we ask that parents/carers send a note to make the class teacher aware of the issue.

Thank you for your support in helping all of our children access this important part of the curriculum.

6J Cross-Curricular Orienteering

6J had a great time getting active outdoors with our Cross-Curricular Orienteering session!

We began by learning how to orientate a map correctly before using our new skills to navigate around the school grounds. The children were then challenged to find the correct control markers and carefully record the information from each one.

Everyone in 6J worked hard, showed excellent teamwork and perseverance, and really enjoyed the challenge. Well done, 6J!

6J meet the teacher 2026-27 meeting Final

Many thanks to all those parents who attended ‘Meet the Teacher’ last night

For those who were unable to attend, please find the slideshow attached.

Many thanks.

Please can children in 6J come to school in Beech’s Base clothing this Friday, they will be in the forest during the afternoon.

Many thanks.

Please can we ask that all year 6 children bring in a plain white t-shirt by the end of the week.

As part of our DT curriculum, children create their own tie-dye t-shirt using different dyes.

Ideally this needs to be a plain white, round neck t-shirt without a brand/logo as this can affect the spread of colour.

Many thanks,