News Round- Up
Dear Parents and Carers
Christmas preparations are well underway here at Tetherdown. The children and staff are very excited to be celebrating and having fun as we reach the end of what has been a very busy term.
Well done Year 2 – amazing Phonics Check results showing 95% of the children who took the test met the standard. This is only a 2% difference on our latest published data for 2019. Well done children – all your learning and effort has paid off. I am very proud of you. A massive thank you to the staff who have worked so hard to ensure our children are developing their phonological awareness and building on effective spelling techniques as they go through Year 2 and in to Juniors next year.
As we approach the end of term we would very much like to invite you to our Christmas Sing Song which will take place at pick-up on the following dates:
- Years 1, 2 and 3 - Wednesday 15th December - 3.15pm – Infant Playground
- Years 4, 5 and 6 - Thursday 16th December - 3.25pm – Junior Playground
The children will sing a short selection of Christmas Songs which is why you are invited to join us at a slightly earlier time. You are most welcome to join in with the songs, too. We hope this will bring some Christmas spirit to our end of term preparations.
On the theme of Christmas, I would like to say a big thank you to the parents who gave up their time in the last few days to come in and decorate our wonderful Christmas Trees, which were very kindly donated to the school by “Christmas on the Hill”. Both our trees look amazing and have really helped us to get in the Christmas mood.
Should you need a quick reminder of when your child’s Christmas Party, Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch will take placed calendar dates are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.
Whilst we continue to enjoy the rest of term, please be mindful of covid restrictions, in particular the concerns regarding the new Omicron variant. We have updated our risk assessment in response to revised government and Public Health guidelines and this is available on the school website covid-19 page for your information. Please continue to support the school in managing and communicating covid cases by completing the online form available via the school website. We will be monitoring until Wednesday 23rd December and checking at 11.00am each day for cases. You will only be advised of necessary action should you be contacted.
And finally, I would like to say what an absolute pleasure it was to watch the Reception Classes’ Nativity this week. We enjoyed the beautiful singing, we could hear every word and all the children looked amazing in their costumes. Such a lot of hard work goes into these performances and a special thank you must go to staff who have worked so hard in the last few weeks to prepare the children. Thank you parents for your support, too. You should be very proud.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas break.
Kind regards
Tony Woodward
Headteacher