Dear parents/carers,

Last week we had our exhibition of work completed in our art and writing project week. Thank you to all those parents/carers who attended. The children and staff enjoyed the week and the school has been covered in castles! There are some pictures at the end of the newsletter.

Today has been our local charity day and thank you to everyone who has   supported our fundraising. We have so far raised £225 and this will be shared between our chosen charities.

This week we have also recognised Safer Internet Day. Technology changes at a fast pace and there are many challenges that children have to face around  technology in today’s world. We support children in their understanding of how to navigate the use of technology and the internet safely. We remain concerned though about how some of our pupils are using technology. These concerns  include a lack of supervision when children are on phones and tablets, children watching films or clips from films which are designated as 15/18 age rating,    children watching inappropriate content generally on the internet and the amount of screen time children are having. Please ensure you understand how to put filters/controls in place on devices and give a good level of supervision when your child is using technology.

We have a new website in place. The design is slightly different but the new  format has a greater functionality for school. We are in the process of tweaking a few things and will add more information in due course.

Next half term we will also be having a number of events. We will be holding Lent and Easter services in St Peter’s Church. We will be undertaking our annual  Galley Poetry Award (information about this has been sent in a separate letter) and we will be celebrating World Book Day. 

I hope you have a good break next week and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 23rd February.

Mrs Esplin

Headteacher