Dear parents/carers,

We have had another busy week, kick-started by the fantastic annual Area Sports event hosted by Bomere Heath Primary School. As always, our children did us proud and were encouraging of each other, friendly towards the other schools, and overall great Bicton ambassadors! We did have some children achieve one of the top three spots in some of the events and they will be awarded with certificates in today’s worship.

We are all very excited about Arts Week next week! As the children may be getting messy, please send them in old clothes on Wednesday and Thursday next week.  We will be working on the project each day but those are likely to be the messiest days! If your child is in Year 6, they should bring a change of clothes with them on Wednesday for their trip to Hickorys and the Quarry Park.

Today we have said a sad goodbye to Miss Nagington.  She has been a wonderful asset to our school over the last year and I know the children will miss her very much.  I would like to say a huge thank you to Miss Nagington for all of her hard work in Maple and the wider school – good luck for all your future adventures!

We will be welcoming back Mrs Erasmus from maternity leave on Monday where she will be working in Maple Class with Miss Guy until the end of term.

We hope to see lots of parents/carers at the end of year celebration assembly on Friday 11th July. We will be starting at around 9.15am and aim to be finished by 10.15am.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Mavin

Dear parents/carers,

What a wonderful week we had in school! Sports Day was a huge success and a big thank you to parents and carers who came along in support and helped to make it a really memorable occasion for the children.  It was certainly a closely fought battle for the House Cup but Jebb were victorious in KS1 and Darwin in KS2.  Well done to everyone who took part.

As we draw nearer to the end of term we start to look forward to our transition day on Tuesday 8th July where children will be able to spend time in the new classrooms or with their new teachers or classmates.  We also have a very exciting Arts Week beginning on Monday 7th July where the children will be engaged in a whole school art project.  We are hoping these will be finished and on display by the end of term!

We are delighted to be welcoming local artist Rory McCann into school during Arts Week who will be creating a huge mural in the hall to encapsulate and display our school values and what it means to be a pupil at Bicton school.  The children will have opportunity to go and watch Rory at work and ask him questions as he goes – great inspiration for any budding artists!

The weather continues to be very warm this week so please ensure sun cream is applied before school and that hats/water bottles are in school at all times.

Upcoming diary dates:

• Wb Monday 7th July – Arts Week
• Tuesday 8th July – Transition morning
• Wednesday 9th July – Year 6 Hickory’s Trip (letter to follow this week)
• Friday 11th July 9.15am – End of Year Celebration Assembly
• Thursday 18th July – Summer Disco (pick up at 4.45pm!)
• Friday 19th July – Year 6 Leavers Assembly / Last day of term

Mrs Mavin

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