Our School Value for May is Cooperation.

Our Core Values: Hope, Trust, Courage & Perseverance, Respect, Cooperation, Responsibility, Kindness & Friendship, Honesty, Peace and Understanding.

We explore our core values in our school and class assemblies and look out for them in our daily practice, earning Values Vouchers and Beads as we go.

• Friday 22nd December

  Fri 22 Dec 2023 Mrs Bretherton

  Working in a school at this time of year definitely feels like one of the most 'Christmassy' of places. We've had parties, carol concerts and sing-a-longs, Christmas lunch (served by our amazing Lunchtime team), Year 6 Christmas games and achievement certificate assembly  - all in just 4 days!  In our assembly today, Year 3 won the class attendance award again so well done to them and England are currently coming out on top in the values beads count.

  We also said a very sad 'au revoir' to Mr Perkins who has kindly donated some ICT books and awards for the school so we can keep up his amazing work in the field of ICT.  He certainly deserves his own very special achievement certificate!

  Thank you for all our cards, gifts or well wishes and we hope you all manage to switch off a bit and have some lovely times together.  We will see you all back in school on Tuesday 9th January 2024!  Take care all and happy Christmas and New Year.

  

• Friday 15th December

  Sun 17 Dec 2023 Mrs Bretherton

  We've definitely got into the Christmas spirit this week with our KS1 and Early Years children performing their nativities to packed audiences!  They did so well at singing, dancing and acting out the stories to so many proud family members as well as the rest of the children in school. Well done to our youngest children for bringing it to life and a huge thank you to all the wonderful staff for their hard work in putting it all together.

  I had a lovely morning visiting each class on Friday to hand out Headteacher's Stickers. The teachers have found it really hard to pick just two for their class this week as everyone has been working so hard and being such good role models.  Of course, Mr Perkins was awarded one too - he's definitely earned his sticker over his 13 years of teaching at KPS!  Year 3 had a great afternoon of games in the LHS sports hall with their special teddies - their chosen prize for winning the highest class attendance last half term. 

  Well done all and have a lovely weekend!

  

• Friday 8th December

  Fri 08 Dec 2023 Mr D Perkins

  So many lovely things to write about in this week's blog.

   

  Today children have been awarded Head Teacher Stickers for many reasons; including making good choices, playing well with others, enthusiasm and for showing our value of 'understanding'.

   

  Well done to our Sports Council for organising and running our Santa Dash, which saw children across the school being active and taking part in fun challenges.

   

  Thank you very much to many of our Year 6 children, who helped to bake and raise money for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).  All the children across school really enjoyed the cakes and together we raised £90 for this special charity.

   

  Also this week, the children were treated to a lovely pantomime of Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol.  Thank you again to the 'Friends' committee for organising this and using raised funds to subsidise so all our children could enjoy it.

   

  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in school now with our Christmas lights up and tree in the main entrance.  Thank you also to Tack Barn Farm for donating a beautiful tree for the garden again this year; we really appreciate it and it looks lovely.

   

  A very busy week and there's yet more exciting things to come in the last few weeks.  Have a lovely weekend.

  

• Monday 4th December

  Mon 04 Dec 2023 Mrs Bretherton

  Just a quick blog this week to celebrate our Headteacher Sticker winners who have been spotted working really hard, being kind and friendly and setting a wonderful example to their fellow pupils. Thank you so much everyone and we look forward to spotting lots more this week!