Headteacher News
Dear Parents and Carers
Since our Jubilee Celebrations we have enjoyed seeing children really growing in confidence. Children in the recent Year 3 Parrots Class Assembly were amazing: confident, clear, enthusiastic – so lovely to see. Well done!
Looking forward to the next few weeks, teachers are busy preparing your child’s End of Year Report, which will be sent electronically to all families on Friday 15th July. Sending via email, enables us to make cost savings on paper and helps save the environment. Please take the time to carefully read and digest the information your child’s teacher will have written and use the link included to respond and make a comment should you wish to. Your support in following through with any targets identified will be much appreciated as your child moves up to their new class or school. Parents and carers of children in Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 6 will, in addition, receive a formal statement of their child’s attainment for the end of the year. This information is shared with their new class teacher (or passed on to the receiving school) to ensure a smooth transition for the new academic year. As part of this process, your child (in Reception to Year 5) will meet their new class teacher on Monday 18th July.
At this point we are supporting the Year 6 children as they prepare to leave Tetherdown at the end of term. Meetings and conversations have been held between Year 6 and Year 7 staff at receiving schools. I know that many of our children are very excited by the prospect of moving on and we hope that, should you have any concerns, you approach the class teacher directly. All Year 6 children are currently in the throes of rehearsals for the upcoming production of “Matilda”. This week, the children were very fortunate to meet and work alongside Lizzie Wells who performed the starring role in Matilda in 2016 in the West End! An amazing opportunity!
On Wednesday 29th June we welcomed many new parents of children joining Reception. It was a great opportunity to meet face to face and share information. During our meeting we discussed some of the challenges parents currently face with After School provision, which is at full capacity and with many on the waiting list. One solution we have is to engage with our partners at Fortis Green Kids Club who will pick up children from Tetherdown and look after them until you pick them up, in the same way we do at Tetherdown. They have a great reputation. For more information, please follow this link: Welcome To Fortis Green Kids Club : FGKC
During our meeting the Operations Manager from Olive Dining, our catering company, shared information about school meals. For those of you who are interested, we are inviting ALL parents and carers to a lunchtime chat with Olive Dining leaders on Tuesday, July 12th from 12 – 1pm via Teams so that you have an opportunity to provide feedback or ask any questions about the provision. A link to join the session will be sent to parents and carers closer to the time. If you have questions in advance that you would like addressed, please email Mrs Moss at businessmanager@tetherdownschool.org
With just under three weeks to go, I hope your child continues to enjoy all the learning opportunities the class teachers have to offer. Having been involved with Junior Sports Day today, and with other events coming up, including The Friends of Tetherdown Summer Fair on Sunday 10th July, please check our website and update your diaries / calendars here. Please be aware that we break up at the end of term on Wednesday 20th July at 2.00pm, (No After School Club) but I will write again to you all before the end of the year.
Thank you for your continuing support.
Tony Woodward
Headteacher
