26th September 2025
Hopefully you received our Event Sheet yesterday with details of Learning Together Time on 8th October. We can't wait to welcome you into school for the first event of the year with the children! Hopefully lots of you can make time to pop in on Monday (29th September) to meet your child's class teacher and see their classroom. Children can come with you for this and it is a very informal affair. Harvest Festival is on Friday 24th October and further information will come out about this next week but please note the time of the service is 10.45 - 12.00 and children must be collected from church at 12.00pm as we have INSET that afternoon.
Accelerated Reader has now been fixed and we are delighted that children are back up and quizzing in Years 2 and up. However, did you know that, as parents, you can log in and get email notifications once your child has completed a quiz to see how they got on? To gain access to this, simply log in as your child and click home connect - get email updates. You can register more than one email address per child so both parents can get notifications about their child's progress. A helpful parents' guide can be found here.
Our Governing Board are seeking new governors at the moment. We have a parent governor vacancy and co-opted governor vacancies. If you are interested in one of these roles, or, if you know someone who would be interested (especially if they have pertinent skills that could help our school, such as finance, HR, education etc) - we would love to hear from you. Please see the advert here. Volunteering is so rewarding!
I would like to say a HUGE thank you and well done to a group of our amazing parents who took on the challenge of Stratford Dragon Boat Festival last weekend. Not only did they get in a boat and row it for the first time ever together - they came 17th and they raised a tremendous £2,500 which will be shared with the Friends of Alveston and the Shakespeare Hospice. What a team! Thank you 'Row Hard or Row Home' team - we are very grateful (see below for pics and full report).
Finally, it is with the greatest sadness I share the news that the absolutely amazing Miss Green, our TA in Year 2, will be leaving us at half term. Miss Green has a wonderful new job opportunity that works fabulously for her family. While we will be gutted to see her go and we know the children will miss her terribly too, we know this is perfect for her and wish her every bit of love and luck in her new venture. We will be advertising for a new TA to support Year 2 and will keep you posted once we have secured someone for this role.
Wishing you all a lovely weekend. See you next week!
Jess Newitt
Acting Head
The "Row Hard or Row Home" team - a crew of amazing Alveston parents who valiantly competed in last Sunday's Dragon Boat race - wanted to let you all know that they had an amazing day! The weather was so kind which definitely helped bring an amazing atmosphere and a great turnout of support.
The crew came 17th out of 29 boats which they are all really happy with, especially considering they'd never rowed together....(and some had never rowed ever!!!). Most of their competition had previous experience so they put up a valiant fight to the finish! The team were sad to lose their head-to-head with Bridgetown BUT it was super close with a photo finish...and with faster times overall, we'll give the moral victory to the Alveston crew...(hee hee!).
The fundraising from this event was amazing - the team raised over £2,500 in total, with £1,000 going to the Shakespeare Hospice and the rest to Alveston Primary to help enrich the experience of all the children here at school.
We are blown away by the kindness, generosity and fighting spirit of the "Row Hard or Row Home" team. Moving one of those Dragon Boats along the river is no mean feat! And we are pleased to inform you that the crazy crew loved it so much they've already signed up for next year. Woo hoo! Go Alveston!!!
Friends have organised a clothing & shoe collection with Bag2School for morning drop-off on Friday 14th November, which will help raise funds for the children here at Alveston. This is a great time for a pre-Xmas clear-out and to get rid of any bits cluttering up your wardrobes! Further instructions will be provided nearer the time but you can also refer to the website here for further detail, in the meantime. Items can include adults’ and children’s clothes, shoes (tied together please), belts, handbags and soft toys. There is no limit on the number of bags so if you are having a massive clear-out, we can accept multiple bags!
Please note duvets, pillows and work or school uniform with logos are not accepted.
The most important thing to remember - THE HEAVIER THE BETTER!!!
Medicines in School
We cannot accept medicines in school without a prescription label and a medical form completed by a parent or carer. Please ask the school office for more information and/or a form via:
Autumn Term (1)
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Year Group |
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3.10.25 |
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Y6 |
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10.10.25 |
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Y5 |
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17.10.25 |
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Y4 |
Autumn Term (2)
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Date |
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Year Group |
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7.11.25 |
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Y3 |
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14.11.25 |
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Y1 |
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21.11.25 |
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Y2 |
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28.11.25 |
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Rec |
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5.12.25 |
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Y6 |
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12.12.25 |
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Y5 |
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Autumn Term (1) |
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Celebration / Star of the Week Assemblies |
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3/10, 10/10, 17/10, *20/10 (Half Term Cup) |
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Teacher-Led Clubs – 4 weeks |
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15th September to 10th October 2025 (inclusive) |
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Y6 Swimming |
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29/9, 6/10, 13/10, 20/10 |
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Y5 Swimming |
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3/11, 10/11, 17/11, 24/11, 1/12, 8/12 |
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30/9 |
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Y6 Trip to Gloucs/Warks Steam Railway |
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8/10 |
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Learning Time Together (2:30pm) |
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9/10 |
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Individual School Photos |
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14/10 |
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Y4 Trip to Cadbury World |
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16/10 |
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Reception Class Trip to Compton Verney |
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24/10 |
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Whole School Visit to St. James – Harvest Festival |
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[children to be collected from Church at midday] |
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HALF TERM 27th October to 31st October |
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3/11/25 |
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Back to School |
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Autumn Term (2) |
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Celebration / Star of the Week Assemblies |
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7/11, 14/11, 21/11, 28/11, 5/12, 12/12, *15/12 (Half Term Cup) |
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Teacher-Led Clubs – 4 weeks |
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3rd November to 5th December 2025 (inclusive) |
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11/11 |
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Y2 & Y6 – War Memorial (Alveston) |
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12/11 |
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New Reception 2026 Open Morning (1) (9:30- 11) |
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18/11 & 20/11 |
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Parents Evening |
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24/11 |
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New Reception 2026 Open Morning (2) (9:30- 11) |
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1-5/12 |
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Christmas Book Fair Week |
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9/12 |
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Christmas Performances: KS1 9-10; KS2 10:30-11:30; Rec 2-3 |
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10/12 |
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Christmas Performances: Rec 9-10; KS1 10:30-11:30; KS2 2-3 |
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16/12 |
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Christingle (St. James’ Church, Alveston) (2:15pm) |
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19/12 |
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Last day of Term [children to be collected at midday] |
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END OF TERM 19th December (pm) to 4th January |
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5/1/26 |
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Back to School |
