Newsletter  14.11.25

What a wonderful poppy wreath we have put together for Remembrance Day! This is displayed in our art gallery and has poppies from every class across the school from Reception to Year Six.

We all observed 2 minutes silence at 11am on Tuesday. The children were exceptionally well behaved and showed their respect as Good Glenmead Citizens.

Many pupils and staff wore odd socks on Monday to launch Anti-bullying Week. There were some fabulous combinations of socks of all colours and patterns.

All the children looked super cosy in their pyjamas and onesies today for Children in Need. It seemed quite fitting that we were all nice and comfortable inside, with such horrible weather outside. We will let you know how much we have raised for this worthwhile charity once all the pennies have been counted.

Staffing update: I would like to welcome Miss Breakwell who has joined our Glenmead family this week. She has the post of School Bursar and works inside the main school office alongside Miss Rowley. She has been formally introduced to the children in assembly this afternoon, so they know who  she is. She has enjoyed her first week and is looking forward to working with us.

Open Days and evening: I am very proud of our Year Six pupils who acted as guides during these events this week. Many of them felt a little nervous beforehand, but they built up their courage and did an excellent job of taking visitors around our school. They spoke clearly and were able to explain about the curriculum, our attendance approach, extra-curricular activities and the many trips that they experience. We met lots of new families whose children are at a range of different local nurseries. Many children from across the school came to help us on Tuesday evening to join in activites with different members of staff.

I would like to extend my thanks to all of the staff members, children, parents and our Chair of Governors, Mr Hilton, for supporting our school and attending on Tuesday, making the evening a success.

Reminder about Maths workshops: Mr Taylor is holding a couple of sessions for parents about our approach to Maths. These are next week and will be held in the large hall on

Monday 17th November at 5.30pm
Wednesday 19th November at 2.45pm

We would love to see as many of you as possible. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions pertaining to maths that you might have.

Football Competition: Congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 boys; Henry, Thomas, Kobi, Zion, Huey, Tan’dre, Charlie and Rogan, who played extremely well yesterday evening. They won a total of four games and have now been enetered into the finals which will be over the next few weeks. Come on lads, you can do it!!! Well-done to you all for showing great sportsmanship!

Star of the Week: The children nominated for star of the week, this week, linked to the theme of anti-bullying week-Power for Good. Pupils were encouraged to create posters, poems, a piece of drama or a  newspaper article. Well-done to the following pupils for being nominated this week:

Tabasom, Hezekiah, Stefania, Ade, Raiden, Binita, Vinnie, Nico, Lucas, Haris, Madison, Quinley, Max, Adrianna, Esmae and Zuri.

Swimming Certificates: Last half term many children from Years 5 and 6 attended swimming lessons as part of our carch-up swimming programme. Beeches Pool have amended some of their practices and now support us in tracking pupil progress. Many children were presented with certificates in assembly this week for achieving a range of distances and levels. Everyone’s achievements have been celebrated from building up confidence in the water to swimming longer distances such as 25 Metres. We are proud of them all.

Congratulations also go to Ella who has achieved her swimming award during lessons outside of school. A very proud moment!

Sports Personalities: For their perseverance and contribution to sporting activities, we say congratulations to Anabia, Lewis, Kai, Andre and Shiloh.

Housepoints: We did not present housepoint certificates last week as we had our myHappyminds assembly. This week we have been delighted with the number of pupils who have achieved their certificates. As a whole school, Eagles (yellow) are in the lead with 925 housepoints, followed closely by Falcons (red) and Kestrels (blue) who have 900. Hawks (green) currently have 675 points. Lets see if the Hawks can aim to get as many points as possible over the next few weeks to catch up.