E-Newsletter 233

Navratri!

Year 1 and 2's current Global Curriculum theme is India and pupils enjoyed a wonderful day of activities to mark Navratri, one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar. Navratri is commemorated all over the world, with people coming together for 9 days of celebration of the Goddess, Durga.

Pupils made and tasted biryani, made colourful Dandiya sticks to use for dancing, planted flowers to represent new growth and learnt a dance - a whole lot of fun! 

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Harvest

The school's Harvest Service takes place on Wednesday 22nd October in St. Mary's Church. As part of our work towards that, Early Years visited the Grendon allotment on Thursday, learning about all of the vegetables (and insects!) growing there. Here are our merry band of adventurers! 

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Bikeability

Reminder for those children taking part on next week's Bikeability training. Please bring your bikes to school and leave them in the area behind the climbing frame, next to the Woodland Hideout. Don't forget to give the bikes one last check and remember your helmets! The training will take place all day on Monday and Tuesday. 

‍N‍ational Child Measurement Programme

If your child is in Reception or Year 6, please make yourselves aware of the following information about the National Child Measurement Programme.

Every year, throughout England, more than a million children in Reception and Year 6 have their height and weight measured at school as part of the National Child Measurement Programme. The school nurse team is due to visit school to carry out these checks on Wednesday 1st October.

If you are happy for your child to be measured, you do not need to do anything. If you do not want your child’s height and weight to be checked, please let the school nurse team know know by Tuesday 30th September using the email address

Below are links to the relevant information about the National Child Measurement Programme that school are required to share with parents

NCMP Letter for parents

NCMP Leaflet

NCMP Information Powerpoint