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Newsletter 16 – 5th January 2026
Knowledge begins with respect for God (Proverbs 1:7)
This half-term’s value is ‘Compassion’ (Colossians 3:12
Welcome to the Spring Term 2026!
I hope you enjoyed a lovely holiday with your families.
Attendance
At the end of last term I sent out attendance information to the parents and carers of each child in school. I would like to thank the parents and carers of all the children who received a tick against the dark green (Best chance of success) or light green (Very good chance of success) emojis on that sheet – these children’s attendance gave them a great foundation to be successful in their learning last term. Out of 262 children, 191 were in these two positive categories.
If your child received a tick against the orange emoji (Less chance of success), please be aware that your child missed a noticeable number of days of learning last term. 35 children were in this category.
Moving down the categories, 22 out of 262 children received a tick against the orange emoji (Harder to make progress). These children’s attendance is becoming a cause for concern and needs to improve this term.
Finally, 14 children out of 262 were in the ‘Persistent absentee’ category. These children are in real danger of not making good progress this year and parents and carers of these children should make improving their children’s attendance a top priority for this term.
Every day really does matter – just missing one day can create gaps in children’s learning that can have real consequences later on.
Staffing News
I would like to congratulate Mrs Greaves (previously Miss Galvin), who got married during the Christmas holidays. I’m sure that it will take a while for us all to get used to the change of name! I would also like to welcome Miss Threllfall to the Robins’ class, following Mrs Harker’s departure at the end of the autumn term.
Term Dates
This term we have our half term break from Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February and the last day of term is Friday 27th March 2026.
Please bear these dates in mind when booking holidays and trips abroad to avoid your children missing any valuable learning time.
Class Newsletters
Your child will soon be bringing home a class newsletter for the spring term with important information about homework, PE days etc. Please read this carefully. Class newsletters are also available on the class pages on our school website.
Autumn Term Progress Certificate winners
Here are the children who were chosen to receive a certificate for making great progress in either Reading, Writing or Maths last term:
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CLASS |
READING |
WRITING |
MATHS |
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ROBINS |
Sheema Bhamjee |
Shurahbeel Mohammed |
Mariyah Munshi |
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WOODPECKERS |
Aliza Chaudry |
Diwa Sharif |
M. Yahya Latif |
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KINGFISHERS |
Amna Kauser |
M. Awais Aftab |
Nina Hasan |
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SWALLOWS |
Sara Bhamjee |
Mustafa Ibrar |
Bushra Kousar |
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DOVES |
Azaan Ali |
M. Ameen Awan |
Zahra Akhtar |
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OWLS |
Nathan Szileczki |
Abdul Rehman |
Iqra Aziz |
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KESTRELS |
Zakei Ullah |
Aaishah Sidat |
Mohammed Essa Hussain |
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HAWKS |
Sara Slonka |
Adam Chopdat |
Zinedine Zaman |
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FALCONS |
Aliyah Malik |
Ritaj El Morchidi |
Subhan Atiq |
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EAGLES |
Benin Jafar |
Shan Akhtar |
Imaan Zohaib |
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Online Safety Newsletter January’s online safety newsletter is attached to this newsletter. |
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Best wishes
Julian Rogers Headteacher
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