Head of School Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been a very busy and exciting week in school!
Our Year 4 pupils had a fantastic time on their residential trip to Liverpool. They gained so much from the experience and represented the school brilliantly—we are very proud of them. Please do take some time to enjoy looking through the photos and seeing what they got up to.
In school, Year 1 completed their Phonics Screening Check and Year 4 took their Multiplication Tables Check. We are incredibly proud of all the children for their hard work, resilience and positive attitude during these important assessments.
A real highlight this week was our Languages Day, organised by Mrs Erasmus. It was a huge success and a wonderful experience for the children. Thank you so much to all the parents and volunteers who supported the day—it made a big difference and is hugely appreciated. The children learnt a huge range of familiar phrases in 8 different languages! We are very proud of the diversity we have here at Bicton.
As we move into the final few weeks of term, we would really appreciate your support in reminding children about the importance of maintaining good behaviour and staying focused on their learning. This is always a busy time of year, and it’s important that standards remain high so that everyone can finish the year positively.
Finally, a gentle reminder that if you have any questions, concerns or queries, your child’s class teacher is always the best first point of contact, as they know your child and their needs most closely.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
Best wishes,
Mrs Mavin
Diary Dates
Friday 19th June – FOBs Family Football Match at 6.30pm.
Saturday 20th June – Bicton Village Fete – all children welcome! Thank you to those whose children will be singing in the choir.
Wednesday 24th June – Sports Day (KS2 am/KS1 pm). Families welcome to join for picnic on the field over lunchtime.
Friday 26th June – Birch Class trip to the British Ironworks Centre.
Monday 6th/Tuesday 7th July – Year 7 transition days
Tuesday 7th July – Transition morning at Bicton
Thursday 9th July – Year 6 Leavers’ Meal
Thursday 9th July 9.15am – Whole School Celebration Assembly
Friday 10th July 2.30pm – iRock End of Term Concert
Friday 10th July from 3.30pm – FOBs Summer Fete
Friday 17th July 10am – Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly
Passmaster Activity Holiday Camp
Passmaster will be running an Activity Holiday Camps this summer between 21 July and 28 August for Y1-Y6. It will open at 8.00 am – 4pm.
The children will be offered activities such as:
Cost £22 a day use: summer26 over this weekend to get 10% off bookings.
To get the provision for free you must have a HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) code
your child must be registered for benefits-related free school meals
. Once you have this in place, your local council will issue your unique code automatically around 29 June 2026.
Follow these steps to secure your code:
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Check Eligibility & Register for Free School Meals: Ensure you are claiming qualifying benefits (like Universal Credit, Income Support, etc.). If you haven’t yet, apply via the
https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
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Look Out for Your Code: Once approved, your unique HAF code will generally be sent to you by your local council or school via email, text, or post. These will be sent out on, or just after 29 June 2026.
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In case of extreme hardship, contact your school office to be referred onto the HAF programme this summer as they can make a referral.
Should you need help booking, or you have further questions please email contact@passmastercoaching.co.uk or tinadean.passmastercoaching@outlook.com
FOBs Update
FOBS Update (registered charity no 1093376)
It’s nearly time for…..(drumroll please!)
FOBS FAMILY FOOTBALL & BBQ 
📅 *Friday 19th June
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍Bicton Primary School
Bring the whole family together for a fun-filled evening of football and BBQ!
✨ Enjoy:
• A special game of football with parents/carers and FC Nations (sponsored by Christian and Karolina, parents of Milan and Cassius)
• A friendly match between parents/carers and kids
• BBQ, Bar, Music, Ice lollies & tasty snacks🍿
🎟 Entry: £5 to play for parent/carer, £2 per adult spectator, children go FREE
💛 All proceeds go to help FOBS reach a fundraising target of £30,000 to improve the school play area for our children
Come along, have a kick, eat BBQ, drink, be merry AND support a great cause!
💸How to pay:
Cash to office or Bacs transfer
Account Name: Friends of Bicton School
Account number : 40788996
Sort Code : 20-77-85
*please reference with your name and football
Or cash payment to Helen or Lisa in the office.
Upcoming events:
Wednesday, 24 June – Sports Day – FOBS will be selling snacks and refreshments during the morning and afternoon sessions.
Friday, 10 July – Summer Fete – We’re hoping to make this year’s summer fete bigger and better than ever! If you have an idea for a stall that you would like to run with proceeds to go to FOBS, please let us know! It could be a game, selling homemade goods, a craft project, etc!
Donations please:
We are running a bottle Tombola at the family football on 19 June and would be grateful for donations of any unopened bottle of anything (even washing up liquid!)
Award Winners!
Congratulations to this week’s award winners!
Kami- for being a kind and joyful member of her class.
Iniya- for working hard with phonics and doing well in assessments.
Jack- for enthusiasm, curiosity and kindness during his Liverpool trip.
Logan- for always joining in and always working hard.
Oscar- for persevering and trying his best during swimming.
Oliver- for showing athleticism and sportsmanship.
Congratulations to our House Dojo Champion this week ……….Brookes!
And to our Dojo Champions from each class – well done all of you!