CLUBS FINISH THIS WEEK

All clubs finish this week as we turn our attention to next term. The only exception is Yoga (Reception) that will have one last session on Monday. Next week, the PE team will be running the trials for the Summer Sports Cup. Look out for details. We will be sharing our Summer programme soon. 

Attendance Matters

Attendance figures are high for both schools at the moment; in fact, the Infant School has the highest attendance across all Enfield schools! The Juniors are not far behind either. Well done to the Raglan community! 

To underline how key attendance is, we looked at the latest STAR Reading test, which always provides us with some interesting data. If we look at the results for children with Excellent attendance, 77% are reaching the expected reading age or better. The average reading age for this group is 10 years and 5 months. If we compare that with children with BELOW 90% attendance, only 52% are on track and their average reading age is 9 years and 5 months.  This shows that, on average, those with below 90% attendance are a whole year behind their peers in reading. Attendance matters! 

Class Photos

The annual class photos will be taken on Wednesday 18th March. Please can you ensure all children are in school uniform for this day. Children with PE on this day will need to bring their active uniform. 

Year 4 Residential

A reminder to Year 4 parents to complete the information form if your child is attending the Residential in May. This is key information needed in order for the children to attend. Click here for the form

Progress Reports Status

All reports were sent by email last week, please let us know if you have not been able to access the report. 

• Nursery - sent 02/03/26

• Reception - sent 02/03/26 

• Year 1 - sent 02/03/26 

• Year 2 - sent 28/2/26

• Year 3 - sent 27/2/26

• Year 4 - sent 27/2/26

• Year 5 - sent 02/03/26 

• Year 6 - sent 02/03/26 

Parent Support

The Youth and Family Hub at Craig Park have a variety of support programmes and sessions.

Key DateS 

• Monday 2nd March - Magic of the Musicals Show 1 @5.30pm

• Tuesday 3rd March - Magic of the Musicals Show 2 @1.45pm & Show 3 @ 5.30pm

• Wednesday 4th March - Meet the Teacher 1

• Wednesday 11th March - Meet the Teacher 2

• Thursday 26th March - RSA Discos for Years 4 and 6

• Friday 27th March - End of Term at the usual time 

• Monday 13th April - Summer Term starts

Magic of the musicals

Today was the first run through ready for the 5 shows next week, 2 for the school and 3 for parents/carers. A final reminder that the shows require a ticket as we are restricted with numbers in our hall (fire regulations) and with a big cast (160) we cannot admit more people. There are tickets remaining for the matinee. 

Please let us know if you no longer need your evening ticket. 

Finally we have designed and printed a West-End type programme which will be available to purchase (card only) at the shows proced £5. All proceeds support this amazing project. 

Epping Forest Band featuring Raglan Schools

Our brass players will be joining the Epping Forest Band again for a concert at St Stephen's Church next Saturday. Details in the poster below. This is another amazing opportunity for our pupils to play alongside other musicians and also for other pupils to go and listen to the amazing brass band. 

Term Dates

We have previously shared our dates for 26/27 but they are now here in our usual format. As a reminder we follow the Enfield LA dates with 190 days for pupils and 195 days for staff. The training dates are shown in orange. 

The start date of Thursday 3rd September is an important first day back and I urge you to ensure your child is back at school on this day. These first two days establish children back in routines in their new classes and revisit our expectations. Children also meet back up with their friends and re-establish frienship groups. We do not authorise any absence for the start of the year. 

Progress Reports

We will be emailing your child's latest progress report ahead of the Meet the Teacher appointments next week. Expect the reports by Monday. We have made a few changes following discussion and based on feedback. Changes for Spring reports include

• Early Goal Descriptors moved to the guidance document 

• Early Years Reports now show all three terms to see progression 

• SEN Status added to all reports - this shows either No SEN, SEN Support or EHCP. 

• Provisions this year added to all reports  - this will show if your child has had any additional support this academic year

• Date added to show when the report was published

• Engagement & Independence or Behaviour and Homework comments added for each term, similar to the assessments to see progression.

Meet the Teacher 

A reminder if you have not yet booked a meeting. These are on Wednesday 4th and 11th March. Please book an appointment via your Arbor App/Portal.

World Book Day - Friday 6th March

We will celebrate World Book Day on Friday 6th March 2026 our theme this year is 'dress as a word day'. Children will be able to attend school in a costume linked to their chosen word.

We will have lots of fun activities taking place throughout the day including:

• Drop Everything and Read 

• Book related Golden Time activities

• Over the course of the week each class will spend quality time in our new library space

Book Donations

We will be hosting a pre-loved book fair next Friday, which is like a book swap. If every child brings at least one book to donate, every child will go home with a book. Please send any donations to class over the next week.

Clubs Next Week

Due to the dance shows next week the following clubs are cancelled

• 3/4 Boys and Girls Football - Monday

• 3/4 Tag Rugby and 5/6 Netball - Tuesday

Coffee Morning

Supporting children with regulation & routines at home

We are hosting a coffee morning on Monday 2nd March (2.3.26) from 9-10am. The coffee morning will be held in the Infant dining hall.

At this coffee morning, our link Education pyschologist Emma Stacey will be leading a presentation on:

• An introduction to Executive functioning (attention, planning, organisation, time management, flexible thinking, emotional regulation, behavioural regulation)

• Strategies to support executive functioning at home

• Strategies to support routines, such as mealtimes and sleep

Sign up here

Half-Term

A reminder that we break today for half term and reopen on Monday 23rd February. Next half term is fairly short at 5 weeks with the break coming on Friday 27th March at the usual time. 

Measles Update

There remains just the one case at Raglan. There will be a drop-in vaccination clinic at Raglan on:

• Date: Friday 20th February 2026 (half term)

• Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm

• Location:  Raglan Junior School dining hall (Breakfast club/Wrap entrance via Raglan Road) 

Meet the Teacher

Bookings are now open for Meet the Teacher. These are on Wednesday 4th and 11th March. Please book an appointment via your Arbor App/Portal.

Ramadan

If your child is going to be fasting during the month of Ramadan, please let us know in writing (email) so we can support your child during this time. Please let us know the extent of their fast and if the children need a space for prayer and when that takes place). 

Community Update 

The community news page has been updated including

• Raglan Parents taking on the Wolf Run for Charity 

• Activities for Children

• Swimming Lessons at QE Boys 

Term Dates 2026/2027

We have confirmed the INSET dates for the next academic year. You can see the Enfield Term dates here. As always we follow the Enfield dates and select 5 days as INSET days. These are 

• Wednesday 2nd September 2026

• Friday 23rd October 2026

• Friday 18th December 2026

• Monday 4th January 2027

• Friday 18th June 2027

Children will therfore start the new academic year on Thursday 3rd September. Please note these in your diaries. We do not authorise any absence at the start of a new year, such is the importance of starting in their new class together. The two induction days help settle pupils into their new classes and we cover all the expectations for the year ahead. It's also a crucial time for re-establishing relationship with their friends. 45 pupils were missing on the first day back last year and patterns are emerging for some children, which shows children regularly finishing terms early and arriving back late. A penalty notice may be issued for 5 days of absence within a 10 week period.

Meet the Teacher  

The next round of meetings for Meet the Teacher will be on 4th and 11th March. We will be adding the appointments to Arbor this week so look out for that on your app/portal. 

Measles Update 

There remains only one case in the Infant school. Vaccinations UK will be holiding a catch-up clinic in half term for any children who have not been vaccinated. An email was sent to all parents this week with details.  

Uniform ShoP

All items are now back in stock including the new Active Hoodie. Items can be ordered from the Arbor Shop. Please see the Uniform page for more information. 

Nursery Places for September 2026

Just a reminder for parents/carer that the deadline for applying for a nursery place is 15th February. It is important that you don't miss this deadline as your application will not be considered until the first round of applicants has been placed. Applications are made via Enfield Council or your local authority where you live, more details here

Vacancy

There is a vacancy for a Deputy Manager for our Wrap Club. Details for this part-time role (Term time only) can be found here 

Support for Parents (Year 5 & 6)

There are 4 online course coming up for parents of children in Year 5 and 6 run by Enfield Council. The evidence-based courses acknowledge the challenges which families face as children in these years prepare for SATs and prepare to transition to year 7, experience hormonal emotional and physical changes, and enter a developmental stage when they compare themselves to their peers in both the online and offline worlds. We know that parents will be thinking about keeping their children safe while encouraging more independent thinking and resilience

Stronger Relationships focuses primarily on the relationship and communication between co-parents and co-carers to ensure that they can cooperate to effectively raise children in these age groups. The course offers relationship enhancing, communication and conflict resolution techniques as well as parenting information.

Intro to Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities (SFSC) focuses primarily on parenting information and skills to help parents raise children in a healthy way physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. 

For these targeted groups we will explore for year 5 children: 

• Supporting a child's academic development: dealing with the stress of school, understanding the importance of research, study and tests

• Techniques to support children to better schedule their time to ensure a balance between homework, family time, exercise and relaxation  

• Online safety, safe online activity and screen time 

• Raising a child's self esteem by showing unconditional love, validating their feelings and celebrating their uniqueness

• Enhancing a child's social skills with techniques to teach empathy and manage anger

For year 6 children, we will explore:

• Preparing a child for transition to year 7: safety planning to include travel to and from school, behaviour at school and new friendship groups 

• Supporting a child to find greater independence while developing a circle of support and adjusting to change

• Online safety, smartphones, group chats, social media use

• Healthy friendships and relationships.

Hoodies

The new Active Hoodie as been very popular and we have exhausted all stocks for the second time. We have now placed a new order and secured the same price, so will expect to have these available again in the next few weeks. This will include all sizes and some of the larger sizes we didn'r previously stock. You can order uniform via your Arbor App. Details on the Uniform Page

Hoodies are for PE Days as part of our Active Uniform. Children should be in a sweatshirt or cardigan on the other days. 

Virus Warning 

One of the online uniform suppliers has sent a warning to customers. If you have used/registered with My Clothing.com then please take note:

It has come to our attention that a small number of customers may have received an email that appeared to come from us but contained a malicious link. We take the security of our customers’ information extremely seriously and wanted to notify you as a precaution.

If you received an email from chris@myclothing.com recently we recommend that you:

• Do not click on the link

• Delete the email immediately

If you clicked on the link, please run a full antivirus or security scan on your device.

Please contact their customer service team if you are affected and need support.

We have been able to allocate a few more places from the waiting list after this week's attendance. We will notify you, if your child has been offered a place. 

There are spaces in the following clubs and no waiting lists, please complete this form if interested:

• Year 3/4 Tennis on a Tuesday - https://forms.gle/9ZX3xDVteniuRGkL6

• Year 4 Knitting is now ipen to Year 4 and 5 on a Wednesday https://forms.gle/9ZX3xDVteniuRGkL6

RAGLAN WRAP CLUB

A reminder that the Wrap club does not offer a drop-in service with no booking. This week on one day alone, 9 pupils arrived at the breakfast session without any prior booking. This compromises the ratios the school is legally required to follow. Whilst there are occasional emergencies we are happy to support, this should not be a regular habit of expectation. Please contact wrap@raglanschools.org or book via Magic Booking. 

Lost Buggy/PUSHCHAIR?

A frame from a pushchair/buggy was handed into the school, found on Amberley Road. If you have lost yours then please get in touch with the school office.  

Happy New Year

It was a rather chilly welcome back to school this morning, but many excited children were ready to return and see their friends and share stories of the last two weeks. Please note our procedures for drop off when the playgrounds are icy. 

Cold Weather Procedures

Please ensure children are prepared for the cold weather and have coats, hats, scarfs and gloves for outdoor play. 

Being a big site we are unable to salt all the playgrounds so we may have different drop off procedures for the mornings. 

• Year 5/6 Playground - If closed, we will open the Raglan Road office door at 08:40 for any junior pupils. You can also enter via Amberley Road and use the Millennium Year 5 door. 

• Year 3/4 Playground - If closed, we will open the Millennium Garden Year 3 door 

• Year 1/2 Playground - If closed, children can enter through the main office door or the Reception door next to R1. 

Should we have significant snowfall, then a decision will be made on whether it is safe to open the school. A number of factors are taken into account including whether the site is operational (heating, entrances, water), and crucially whether enough staff can get to work safely taking into account the condition of the surrounding and main roads. We also follow any advice from the police, met office and LA. 

We will update you by text message and put a notice on our website. We may open with restrictions and in the past have used staggered starts and finishes to support safety.  

Lost Property

Junior and Infant lost property will be on display in the Infant Hall on Tuesday after school and Wednesday morning before school. 

Reception Applications for September 2026

A reminder to Nursery parents that you must apply for a reception place by 15th January 2026. There is not an automatic place in Reception, you must apply via your local authority. Please see our Admissions Page