It has been a very busy week in school even though we did have the additional bank holiday at the beginning of the week. Year 6 have been doing SATs all week and Year 5 have been to Lincolnsfield. As usual the Year 6 found that the SATs week passed very quickly. Year 5 also found that the trip they had been looking forward to all year passed very quickly and they were home before they knew it. I expect both year groups will sleep very well tonight although Year 6 do not have much time to relax as they go on their school residential on Sunday. They are going to Osmington Bay, Dorset, from Sunday to Wednesday and I am sure that, like Year 5, they are going to have an amazing time.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the school staff who have given up their own time so that children in Year 5 and 6 can go on a residential trip – without their generosity trips like this would not be possible.

Next week is another action packed week in school. It starts on Monday with ‘Walk to School Week’. Although we encourage the children to walk (or ride or scoot) to school every day, we do draw attention to the benefits of not coming by car during this week. Children who are not driven in a car to school benefit from additional exercise which is good for them as well as helping to improve their mood and behaviour. It also helps bring down congestion from cars which helps improve the local air quality and makes the local area a safer place for pedestrians. I know some families, because of where they live, need to drive to school, but I do ask that you park a little further away from the school during this week and walk the last 10 minutes to school.

Years 4, 5 and 6 also have an additional treat next week because they are all going to spend the day at Stanborough Lakes, taking part in activities on the water. It is a treat for them because the school is using its Sports Premium money to pay for this. We are doing this to help expose them to a greater range of sports activities so that children who do not enjoy the more traditional sports may find something that they want to continue with after their day at the lakes.

We will be ending the week with a great treat because it is Year 1 assembly on Friday. I always enjoy the class assemblies and I know that the children –especially the younger ones – love it when they have their parents coming in to watch them perform in school.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Apparently it is going to be a lot warmer over the weekend so I hope that it is true because so far in May the weather has not been great. I will be in school on Sunday to wave the Year 6 off on their residential and I will see the rest of you all on Monday morning.