We are delighted to announce that Mrs Erasmus and her husband welcomed a baby boy safely into the world on Sunday.  Baby Otto is doing well at home and we send them all our love at this joyful time.

We are sad to share that Mrs Thomas will be leaving us at Christmas.  Mrs Thomas has been at Bicton for almost 15 years and we would like to thank her for the hard work and dedication she has shown in her role.  We are currently recruiting for a class teacher for Birch and we will inform Birch parents of the successful appointment at the earliest opportunity.

On Tuesday 12th November we will be marking Anti-Bullying week with an ‘Odd Socks Day’!  All you have to do to take part is wear odd socks to school, it couldn’t be simpler!  You do not have to donate money to take part – the most important thing is the message of Odd Socks Day.  This Anti-Bullying Week’s theme is let’s ‘Choose Respect’ and bring an end to bullying which negatively impacts millions of young lives.
This year, we’ll empower children and young people to not resort to bullying, even when we disagree and remind adults to lead by example, online and offline.  Imagine a world where respect and kindness thrives — it’s not just a dream, it’s in the choices we make. Join us this Anti-Bullying Week and commit to ‘Choose Respect’. What will you choose?

A group of Year 5/6 children enjoyed a morning of Tag Rugby at the Corbet School in Baschurch.  They had a brilliant time and demonstrated mature sportsmanship and teamwork.  Well done everyone!

Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to watch our PE dance performances.  We were very proud of the children to perform so confidently in front of such a large audience and to show such great coordination in their routines.

We have been delighted to see a huge improvement in attendance this half term (96.2%) compared to the same half term last academic year (93.8%).

We have also seen a significant reduction in lates from 137 in Autumn 1 last year, to 57 this year! This is a brilliant effort from everyone and we are very grateful for your support.

It has been a jam-packed final week of this half term and the staff and children are all ready for a break!

It has been lovely to see so many parents/carers in school for our parent drop-ins and to see the children’s PE dances this week.  I hope you enjoyed looking at the work the children have done so far this year.  I have been really impressed at some of the progress made by children over the last 8 weeks and it was lovely for teachers to be able to share that with you this week.

Dates for your diary:

Wednesday 6th November – Willow parents invited for lunch (please let the office know if you are attending)

Wednesday 13th November – Birch parents invited for lunch (please let the office know if you are attending)

Friday 15th November – Chester Zoo whole school trip 

Wednesday 20th November – Maple parents invited for lunch (please let the office know if you are attending)

Wednesday 27th November – Oak parents invited for lunch (please let the office know if you are attending)

Wednesday 4th December – Oak Class trip to the Abbey in Shrewsbury (letter to follow)

Friday 6th December – Worship Council to Montford Church (letter to follow)

Tuesday 10th December 9.30am – R/Y1/Y2 Nativity

Wednesday 11th December 1.15pm – Whole School trip to the Pantomime (5pm return)

Thursday 12th December 6pm – School Choir performing at Bicton Church (parents invited!)

Wednesday 18th December 6.30pm – KS2 Carol Concert

Have a restful break and we will see you at 8.35am on Tuesday 5th November.

Mrs Mavin