THANK YOU

The end of term is fast approaching. We will finish on Friday at 1.30/1.40pm. Raglan Wrap Club will close at 4.30pm. We will be saying goodbye to several members of staff as shared previously, but we also have Mrs Moret to add to the list who having moved home recently has decided to work closer to home for that essential work-life balance! Catherine has been a TA at Raglan for nearly 20 years and associated with the school prior to that. We wish her well in the future. 

Thank you to all the parents and carers for your support this year. I wish all those leaving Raglan tomorrow the very best going forward. 

Reading Books

Every year we lose hundreds of school reading books, left or lost at home. Please do check and return any books that belong to the school by the end of term. Thank you! 

Matilda

The recording of Matilda is now available in Our Gallery. There are a few programmes remaining which can be purchased from the office at £5 (Card only)

Year 6 YearBook

We presented Year 6 with their Yearbook full of memories from their time at Raglan. Extra copies are available for £5 from the school office (Card only) 

Sports Teams 2022/23

As a school, we try and take advantage of all the borough-wide sporting events that take place each year and this year an amazing 286 pupils have had the opportunity to represent the school in a sport. There have been many successes including winning the Athletics Borough Championships for the first time in many years and also pupils from Raglan representing Enfield at the London Youth Games finishing runners-up in the Tag Rugby Finals. 

Progress Reports 

Progress reports will be in bags today or tomorrow so do look out for those. For Years 1, 2 and 6 there will be an additional report which is the statutory assessments. 

• Guidance sheers for the reports are below or can be found here https://www.raglanschools.org/curriculum/parent-support 

• Raglan Bitesize also has a video on Standardised Scores (Y2-6) here https://www.raglanschools.org/curriculum/raglan-bitesize

Moving Up

Today was our moving up day when pupils went to their new classroom and most met their new teacher for September. Class changes were previously announced on 30th June (see below)

STEM WEEK

The end of term is fast approaching but we have an exciting last week ahead with STEM week taking place with many activities, workshops and visitors. As part of STEM week, we have many visitors who will be working with the children.

Among them is the CODE show which is a historical computing exhibition. Children will have the opportunity during the week to use and program a range of vintage computers spanning 5 decades. They will also have a 1985 Sinclair C5 electric vehicle promoting STEM areas, identifying that electric vehicles are not a new phenomenon.

The exhibition will also be open after school on Wednesday and Thursday for you to visit with your children and maybe relive some of your own childhood computing and gaming memories. It is probably of interest to Y1-6. 

The exhibition will be in the INFANT hall from 3:20 on both days for an hour. As it could get busy, we are asking that you attend broadly as shown below. 

• On Wednesday we invite Years 1, 2 and 3.

• On Thursday we invite Years 4, 5 and 6.

End of Term

School finishes on Friday 21st July at 1.30 pm (Infants) and 1.40 pm Juniors. Wrap Club closes at 4.30 pm on this day. School reopens to pupils on Monday 4th September. 

NeighbourS

This is just a polite reminder to be courteous and respectful to our neighbours in the local area. We have received numerous complaints over the last few weeks about litter, parking and excessive noise. Raglan is a busy place and we all have to work together to manage the busy drop-off and pick-up times of day. 

Strikes Update

There are no changes to what we have published so please check whether your class is open tomorrow. There is no recorder club tomorrow. 

CLUBS

Clubs finish next Monday 10th July. The extra Monday is to catch up from the bank holiday.

Raglan Wrap Club 

Bookings for the Autumn Term will open on Tuesday 11th July at 18:30. The club remains very popular and is aimed at working parents who have childcare requirements. This is a live booking system, which will update with the number of places available. 

EMS Music Lessons

To book parents can visit https://traded.enfield.gov.uk/musicstore The deadline is Sunday 9th July. 

If anyone is having trouble booking EMS are there to help; please contact them before 12pm on Friday 7th July on 020 8807 8881 or email  Enfieldmusicservice@enfield.gov.uk

Bookings for ensemble membership will remain open throughout the holidays into September.

For further information and guidance please read our FAQs: https://traded.enfield.gov.uk/musicservice/faqs 

SPORTS DAY (Infants)

The weather forecast is not looking very good for tomorrow with heavy rain in the early hours leading to showers during the day. This is a big event with 800 people, so we have therefore taken the decision to cancel tomorrow and try again on Monday 10th July when we hope for better weather. Those who have ordered a packed lunch from school will still have that lunch as it has been ordered. The rest of the menu may be restricted tomorrow but we will ensure everyone is fed.

Club Cancellations 

There are some club cancellations this week due to staff absence and strikes. Emails have been sent but here is the list as a reminder:

• Tuesday - Y1 Gymnastics 

• Tuesday - Y2 Choir 

• Wednesday - Recorders (before school)

• Thursday - Y5/6 Tag Rugby 

• Friday - Unicycle

School Fair 

The fair has been pushed back to 22nd September due to the strike action next week. Therefore some of the events planned leading up to the fair have also been postponed. 

• This Friday was a dress-down day and bring a jar for the jar tombola. This will now happen in September.

• The sweet cone making on 3rd July has also been cancelled 

• We are moving towards a cashless school fair, but the planned sale of tokens has now been pushed back to September.   

One thing that will go ahead will be the raffle as some of the prizes expire before the new date of the Fair. 

A big thank you to the RSA committee, who have been working hard behind the scenes to prepare for this year's fair and also then make all the necessary changes. 

Next Week

Monday 3rd July 

• 1DM/1EA school visit 

Tuesday 4th July 

• Infant Sports Day 

Wednesday 5th July

• Strike Action - school partly closed

Thursday 6th July

• R1 & R3 visit to the park

• 1BD/1ND school visit

• Nursery Sports Day

Friday 7th July

• Strike Action - school partly closed

Training Day

Just a reminder that tomorrow (23rd June) is the final training day so school will be closed. We open again on Monday which will also be the Year 3 & 4 Sports Day, so please be ready for that!

Next Week -

Monday 26th June

• Year 3/4 Sports Day (all day)

Tuesday 27th June

• Summer Music Matinee Concert 

• Blue Class trip

• R2&R4 Visit to the Park

• New Reception Parents Meetings 5.30pm & 7pm

Wednesday 28th June

• Summer Music Evening Concert (1) 6pm

• Parent Meeting for Y4/5 (Sex Ed materials) 2.30pm

Thursday 29th June

• Summer Music Evening Concert (2) 6pm

• R1&R3 Visit to the Park

• Parent Meeting for Y6 (Sex Ed materials) 2.30pm

Friday 30th June

• 6RH & 6YS Museum Visit

Lunch & Trips

Parents are reminded to keep up to date with lunch payments. Early issues this half term have been resolved so please ensure your account is not in debt. 

With trips, we do rely on voluntary contributions from parents. We do support pupils who are in receipt of Free School Meals (not universal infant meals)  with these costs. We have noticed, which could be a result of challenging times, that contributions have reduced this year. The recent Y5 trip has a £600 shortfall for example and the total shortfall for all year groups is nearly £5,000 this year. We will likely need to review the trips for next year and some may disappear from the plan to reduce these costs. Unfortunately, coach costs have soared making some visits costly. 

CLUBS

We have a very busy clubs programme which means hundreds of children are still in school after school. We do ask that parents/carers and pupils not in a club, leave the site promptly at the end of the day so these clubs can start and be safe. Parents are not allowed to stay on the premises to wait or watch clubs. 

SLEEP WORKSHOP

MYME will be leading a sleep workshop this term. This workshop is aimed at parents who may benefit from learning more about sleep. The aim of the workshop is:

• To learn about the importance of sleep and understanding about sleep

• To think about how we can help our children with sleep hygiene and healthy

bedtime routines

• To learn strategies which can help our children with bedtime and sleep routines.

The group will be run by School Wellbeing Practitioners from My Young Mind Enfield (MYME) who work within Enfield CAMHS. 

This workshop will be held online via Microsoft Teams on Friday 30th June at 12pm. Please contact the school for the link to the virtual meeting. 

Strike Action

The NEU has announced two further strike dates this term which are Wednesday 5th and Friday 7th July. Based on previous strike days, this will likely mean the school will partly close on these days. We won’t know until nearer the time and will try and give as much notice as we can. Teachers are not obliged to tell us their intentions, but generally they have been letting us know and we have been able to give notice to parents.  

Our plans for July are always busy and inevitably we have key events on these two days which will need to be moved.

Summer Fair (7th July) - Following discussion with the RSA and outside providers this event will be moved to Friday 22nd September. Whilst it would have been good to keep it this term, there are no spare days and outside providers are already booked up weeks and months in advance. The teachers also play a key role in staffing the fair and there are unfortunately there are not enough parental volunteers to go ahead without their help. We are trying to secure a change of date for the Maypole Dance Workshops/Performance which were also planned to coincide with the Fair. The Steel Pan performance planned for the fair will now be recorded and shared with parents. 

Move Up Day (5th July) - This was the day all classes move up to meet their new teacher and we had booked in the new teachers to visit on this day. This has now been moved back a week to Wednesday 12th July. Where this is not possible for some teachers, we will make alternative arrangements. In a change to our usual communications, all parents will be notified of new teachers and new classes (Y1/4) on 30th June. 

Year 6 Transition Day (7th July) - We are waiting to hear from the secondary schools that have a transition day on this Friday. This is out of our control and we hope that they can still continue, but it will depend on each individual school’s circumstances.

We will update you when we have any further information.

Hot Weather

Please ensure your child is prepared for the hot weather. We  will make adaptations to the day where necessary but parents/carers can help us by

• sending in a water bottle 

• applying suncream before school 

• sending your child in with a hat

• change uniform options to shorts or school dress

If your child is particularly fair and at risk from the sun then suncream can be sent in and we will support them to apply this themselves. Please remind your child not to share their suncream with other children. 

If your child suffers from hay hayfever and requires eye drops etc. please liaise with the welfare assistants at school. No medication should be kept in bags or lockers. If you do not want your child to go on the field then please speak with your class teacher.

Mandarin

Twenty parents responded positively to the question we asked about Mandarin lessons after school. We have now informed the company Speak Like a Native, who runs our French and Spanish clubs and we await their response. 

Languages 

Staying on the theme of languages, we will now be rolling out Spanish as part of our MFL curriculum to all year groups in Key Stage 2. Previously we restricted this to Years 4 and 5 as there were significant pressures on the timetable trying to fit everything in. MFL is not part of the Key Stage 1 curriculum requirements but we do have after-school clubs if your child is interested in learning another language.  You can view the curriculum overview by clicking here 

Clubs Cancelled this week

The list of clubs cancelled this week has been updated. The PE team are away on the Cardiff Year 6 residential Sports Tour. 

• 3/4 Tag Rugby - Tuesday

• KS2 Athletics - Wednesday

• 5/6 Tag Rugby Alpha - Wednesday

• 3/4 Table Tennis - Wednesday

• 5/6 Tag Rugby - Thursday

• 3/4 Cricket - Thursday

• 5/6 Hockey - Thursday

HUB: Pre-School Activities

We would like to apologise for a technical problem we had with Eventbrite that didn’t launch as expected on Friday which meant no tickets went live. We have now fixed the problem and they will be live this evening from 6pm. The first sessions will be 

Thursday 15th June - Song & Rhyme 

Friday 16th June - Stay and Play 

Monday 19th June - Messy Play

ParentPay

We had some technical issues with ParentPay at the start of the week and some of these have now been resolved. Parents of children in KS2 who normally pay for lunches can now do so. We are still investigating charges made for pupils who are usually free school meals. We will update you when we know more. 

Key dates 

A reminder of the key dates coming up. You can also visit the EVENTS page to find links to tickets and further information once published. 

• 14-16 June - Year 6 Sports Tour to Cardiff

• Friday 23rd June - Training Day, school closed 

• Monday 26th June - Year 3/4 Sports Day (all day)

• Tuesday 4th July - Infant Sports Day (am)

• Friday 7th July - Summer Fair 3pm-6pm

• 10 & 12th July - Year 6 Performance - Matilda

• Tuesday 11th July - Year 5/6 Sports Day - Lee Valley (all day)

• 17-21 July - STEM week - whole school activity week around Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

• Friday 21st July - End of Academic Year 

Club Cancellations 

Next week 48 Year 6 pupils will head off to Cardiff for three days on the Sports Tour so there are some club cancellations next week as the PE team will be away. We have been able to cover some but the following are cancelled: (LIst updated 12/6/23)

• 3/4 Tag Rugby - Tuesday

• KS2 Athletics - Wednesday

• 5/6 Tag Rugby Alpha - Wednesday

• 3/4 Table Tennis - Wednesday

• 5/6 Tag Rugby - Thursday

• 3/4 Cricket - Thursday

• 5/6 Hockey - Thursday

Interested in learning Mandarin?

Speak like a Native has asked if Raglan would like to host a club for the children to learn Mandarin in September. If you are interested in this for next year please click on this quick link so we can gauge the level of interest. The club is externally run and subject to fees as outlined on their website. 

  Summer Fair

Preparations are underway for the Summer Fair on Friday 7th July 3-6pm. This is the big event of the year and a major fundraiser for the RSA. Mrs Daly has recently written to parents seeking sponsorship from businesses, individuals or families and thank you to those who have responded so far.  You can support the Summer Fair in many ways both indirectly and directly on the day, so if you can help at all please do get in touch. 

Ways to help:

• Support with planning (committee)

• Sponsoring or finding a sponsor or match funder for the fair

• Supporting the dress-down day and sending in a jar (details to follow)

• Donating prizes for class stalls

• Promoting the fair with neighbours, friends and family

• Volunteering to set up (Friday 7th July am/pm)

• Volunteering to help on a stall (3-4.30 or 4.30-6pm)

• Volunteering to clear up (5.30-6.30pm)

This type of event is great for our community but only works with community support. 

Well DONE!

A big well done to our Year 6 pupils who sat their assessments (SATs) last week consisting of 7 tests in Reading, Grammar, Spelling and Maths. The Reading paper was the subject of a big debate in the news and staff and pupils felt it was a tough paper. We achieve well with Reading at Raglan, so we know that if our pupils found it hard, other schools would have had greater struggles. The papers are all sent away for marking and results will be out in July. Year 6 had their celebration day delayed due to the tests being pushed back for the coronation, so have enjoyed the bouncy castles today! 

Year 2 also completed tests in Reading and Maths this week, although much more low-key as is appropriate for 6 and 7-year-olds. Next, we have the Year 1 phonics assessments and Year 4 Multiplication Check. All are required (statutory) assessments.

OfSTED

We have now seen the draft report this week and hopefully, this will be published before half-term once we get the final copy. 

School Lunches

As previously mentioned we have a new caterer after half-term. There will be some changes as we make the changeover so please bear with us as we try to get up to speed. Parents of pupils in Years 3, 4 and 5 will receive a survey about next year when meals will be free for all junior pupils. We are trying to assess whether the extra take-up will be manageable or whether we need to make changes to the lunch arrangements. 

All parents in Years 3, 4 and 5 are asked to complete this VERY QUICK SURVEY 

Key dates 

A reminder of the key dates coming up. You can also visit the EVENTS page to find links to tickets and further information once published. 

• 29th May - 2nd June - Half Term break

• 14-16 June - Year 6 Sports Tour to Cardiff

• Friday 23rd June - Training Day, school closed 

• Monday 26th June - Year 3/4 Sports Day (all day)

• Tuesday 4th July - Infant Sports Day (am)

• Friday 7th July - Summer Fair 3pm-6pm

• 10 & 12th July - Year 6 Performance - Matilda

• Tuesday 11th July - Year 5/6 Sports Day - Lee Valley (all day)

• Friday 21st July - End of Academic Year 

 Hay fever Time

As the weather improves we are starting to use the field more regularly. If your child does suffer from hay fever then please remember to take/apply any medication before school to help them through the day. If you need to discuss your child then please contact one of the welfare assistants.  

Raglan Bitesize

Raglan Bitesize is a series of video guides for parents on a number of different topics. Most videos are a quick 5-minute watch and you can find around 20 videos so far on our website here Today we feature a couple of guides for TTRS and Numbots, two online learning platforms for use at home. 

Half-Term Activities

Once again we are hosting two holiday activities over half term. Please see the links for more details 

Summer EVENTS

With several events coming up this term we have reactivated our Events Page on the website where you can see the Music Concerts, Sports Days and Year 6 Production. We will ask you to register on Eventbrite nearer the time for each event so we know who is coming to the site for safety and security reasons. The Summer Music Concerts will be in June and tickets are available from next Monday, limited to two per household. 

Mobile Phones 

We have noticed that children's mobile phones are creeping back into school, so this is a reminder that we have a no mobile phones policy which was introduced in 2019 following a consultation with parents and carers. At the point of the consultation, the staff were looking after 50 mobiles each day and incidents of online behaviour were increasing. Teachers have also been reminded of the policy and instructed not to take them in going forward. If your child is a lone walker in Year 5/6 then the school's first call system prioritises those children when they do not register at school. We do not recommend lone walkers below Year 6 although some Year 5 pupils are doing this, which should only be considered where the child is responsible enough to do so.

Raglan Wrap Club

Since we took over the wrap-around provision the club has grown and become successful and crucially it remains financially viable. Schools are not allowed to use their education funding to prop up wrap-around care, so the challenges are tough for some schools. 

Over the last year we have seen an increase in the demand for places and for the last two terms have reached capacity almost every day making the booking process quite a stressful event for some parents who need to guarantee their childcare arrangements. We extended the places by 20% but even this was not sufficient to meet demand this term. Whilst it might be easy to think that we can just keep extending to more places, we have to consider the safety and quality of the provision. We have considered splitting the club into two, but there are pros and cons to that idea and we feel it is best kept as one. 

Moving forwards,  we do have some plans in mind to move around some rooms which will allow us to add further spaces for September. This should help going forward unless demand increases further. We will be consulting with parents soon so we can review the booking process and take some feedback. 

Fees have been held for a number of years, but with costs rising significantly for staff and energy, there will be an increase in fees from September. Session prices will be £3.00 (breakfast), £5.50 (short wrap) £10.00 (long wrap). These will come into effect on 1st September 2023. 

School Lunches

There are changes coming to school lunches from June. Firstly, Enfield Catering is ceasing trading and we have had to find a new catering company to run the service. We joined 18 primary schools in a joint tendering process that was won by Aspens, who will start from next half term. The transition with so many schools will be challenging for them so we won't see a full launch until September. Hopefully, there will not be too much change but we will update you with any changes to the booking system and the menu once we know what is happening. 

The second change is that the Mayor of London is funding all KS2 pupils (Y3-6) to have a free hot lunch for one year starting in September. Whilst this is good news for parents and pupils this will be challenging for us if we have a significant increase in numbers as we are already stretched with feeding KS2 pupils within the lunch hour. We may be asking your intentions soon so we can plan ahead which may mean a staggered lunch period across the Juniors. 

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will continue to be part of the universal Infant meal programme so the only group not covered will be nursery pupils who will continue to pay. 

Community News

We often share information from other organisations that may be of interest to some parents 

Coronation & Bank Holiday

Tomorrow we will mark the weekend's events with a Coronation Day, the children can dress in red, white and blue and they will enjoy a new book and learn about the coronation and King Charles III. 

A reminder that Monday is an additional bank holiday and the school will be closed.

Next Week

Monday - Bank Holiday, School closed

Tuesday - Year 4 Residential Visit 4SK/4MW (2 days)

  - Year 6 SATs start with Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation Test

  - Ark Farm visit to Nursery

Wednesday - Year 6 SATs, Reading Test

Thursday - Year 6 SATs, Maths Papers 1 and 2 

Friday - Year 6 SATs, Maths Paper 3 

Instrumental Lessons 

The music team are receiving a high volume of email enquiries regarding instrumental lessons and many of the answers are in the guidance below. Whilst we facilitate the lessons, arrangements are between parents and the Music Service.  

1. The first port of contact for any EMS lesson queries should be with your child's instrumental teacher by writing a note in their yellow practice books or directly with EMS 02088078881 or Enfieldmusicservice@enfield.gov.uk (their phone lines are open 1.30pm – 4.30pm Monday & Wednesday and 9.30am – 12.30pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)

2. When there are bank holidays, lessons will be rearranged and made up by the end of term.

3. In the case of a strike day, some tutors still come in to teach but any pupils that cannot come into school will have their lessons made up at the end of term. You do not need to email the school asking about individual lessons. If the lessons cannot be made up, you will be automatically refunded by EMS.

4. Tutors do their best to accommodate school events/ trips etc. The music team shares this information with EMS as soon as it becomes available so they are already aware of potential clashes with music lessons.

Strike Action 

There is a second day of strike action affecting the school next week on Tuesday 2nd May, please check the latest information for which classes are open and closed. 

Coronation Celebration Day

We will be marking the Coronation with a special day next Friday 5th May. We will repeat the successful red, white and blue dress down from last year so the children can wear any of those colours. There will be special assemblies and lessons to mark this historic day.

Next Week 

• Monday 1st May - Closed for Bank Holiday

• Tuesday 2nd May - Partly closed due to Strike Action 

• 2nd/3rd May - Year 4 Residential Visit to The Hive

• Friday 5th May - Coronation Celebration Day -  dress down day (red, white or blue)

Strike Action 

A reminder that the school will be partially closed on Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May. Please note that there has been a change to R3. These arrangements are subject to change. 

Class Photographs

The class photos are now available for purchase from www.churchbury.gotphoto.co.uk  Please use access code: RG23LN8

Orders placed online before 11th May can be returned to school free of charge, after this date a post and packaging charge will apply for home deliveries. Orders will enter production on 12th May and will be returned to school in one eco-friendly delivery. 

Clubs

Letters will be sent home on Wednesday with the allocations for clubs this term. Please note the start date which varies for different clubs due to the bank holidays, strike days and staffing issues due to some staff attending the residential visits in Year 4. 

Next Week 

• Monday 1st May - Closed for Bank Holiday

• Tuesday 2nd May - Partly closed due to Strike Action 

• 2nd/3rd May - Year 4 Residential Visit to The Hive

OFSTED

The Infant school had an ungraded two-day inspection this week to check that it was still GOOD. Thank you for your support with the Parent View survey which was overwhelmingly positive. The results can be seen on the website but not the comments. 98% of parents recommended the school and 99% of parents believe their child is happy and safe. 

I am not able to share any information on the inspection at this stage until it is published by OFSTED in around 6 weeks. A big thank you to the staff who continue to work hard to provide the very best education, experiences and opportunities we can as they move through the schools. 

OfSTED Inspection

We will have an OfSTED inspection in the INFANT school over the next two days. This is not unexpected as we were expecting them to revisit since the last inspection in 2018. As we are federated the inspections are carried out separately so this is for Infants only. 

In the letter below it invites parents to complete the Parent View survey online, these are the same questions we use in our own survey each year. This is the link for Parent View - please search for Raglan Infant School. 

We would appreciate your contributions to the survey it will only take a few minutes to complete. 

Most of the questions are applicable to Nursery too, but please note when answering question 11 for a maintained nursery school ‘subjects’ should be considered ‘learning and experience’.  

Thank you for your support. 

CLUBS

Clubs are now being sorted now the form has closed. We will be allocating places and letting you know as soon as we can. Clubs begin from 2nd May. There will be some disruption to the start of clubs due to the bank holidays, strike days and residential visits. We will let you know when each club is due to start. 

Eid

It is potentially Eid on Friday and we wish all our families well if they are celebrating over the weekend. Please remember to report any absence for Friday online in the usual way - click here 

Key Dates

• Thursday 27th April  - Potential Strike Day

• Monday 1st May - Bank Holiday, school closed

• 2-3rd May - Year 4 Residential (4JM/4SS)

• Tuesday 2nd May - Potential Strike Day

• Monday 8th May - Bank Holiday, School closed

• 9-10th May - Year 4 Residential (4MW/4SK)

• 9-12 May - Year 6 SATs Week

• 29th May - 2nd June - Half Term break

• 14-16 June - Year 6 Sports Tour to Cardiff

• Friday 23rd June - Training Day, school closed 

• Monday 26th June - Year 3/4 Sports Day (all day)

• Tuesday 4th July - Infant Sports Day (am)

• Friday 7th July - Summer Fair

• 10-12th July - Year 6 Performance - Matilda

• Tuesday 11th July - Year 5/6 Sports Day - Lee Valley (all day)

• Friday 21st July - End of Academic Year 

REPORTS

Progress reports have been sent home this week. These are quick progress updates following the meetings in February. The DfE require schools to issue one written report each year but we do a termly update to keep you up to speed as to how well your child is doing. The reports are the same as Autumn so the guidance is below. There is also a video on understanding Standardised Scores which show on reports in Years 2-6.

Alex Flett and the PE Team deserve congratulations for spearheading the drive to enhance the quality of teaching and learning, while also offering a vast array of opportunities for our pupils. This award is a testament to the collective effort of our entire school community, from the dedicated staff who consistently deliver quality lessons, to the enthusiastic children who wholeheartedly participate in their learning and clubs, and the supportive parents and carers who play an integral role in fostering our school's success.

There are not many primary schools that have a PE team led by a specialist teacher, but by leveraging the financial benefits of our federation and with the unwavering commitment of our leadership team and governors to fund and resource quality Physical Education, Sport and Physical Activity, we have crafted a recipe for success.

Sex Education Consultation 

A final reminder that this consultation closes on Monday 27th March (12 noon). We have received 45 responses so far. You can read more about the consultation below (see 15th March). When you are ready the online form can be found here. It will only take a few minutes. 

Key Dates 

• Monday 27th March - Year 2 Disco (3.15-4.15pm) and Year 6 Disco (4.30-5.30pm)

• Monday 27th March - Art Exhibition 3.15-4.15pm

• Tuesday 27th March - Art Exhibition 8.30am-9am

• Tuesday 28th March - Year 4 Disco (3.15-4.15pm) and Year 5 Disco (4.30-5.30pm)

• Thursday 30th March - Year 3 Disco (3.15-4.15pm)

• Friday 31st March - End of term, school closes at the usual times. 

• Monday 17th April - School opens for the Summer Term

• Monday 1st May - Bank Holiday

• Monday 8th May - Bank Holiday (Additional one for the Coronation)

Class Photos Tomorrow

The photographers will be coming in tomorrow, Tuesday, 21st March to take class photos, with the exception of the following classes, 3DB, 4SK, 4JM, 2SS and 2SG, who will have their photographs on Friday, 24th March.

Please ensure children come to school wearing their full school uniform.  If your child has PE that day they should bring their PE kit in a bag and NOT come to school in their active uniform.

Raglan WraP Club

Bookings for Summer will open later today Monday 20th March at 6pm - please make a note of this if you are reliant on the service. If you have outstanding debt, the system will not allow you to book, so please make a payment to clear this in good time. Visit the login page here for Magic Booking

If there are any issues please contact wrap@raglanschools.org 

HOLIDAY Activities

We will be hosting Artz KIdz and Pro-Elite this coming holiday. You can book direct with each provider on the links below. 

Children in Reception through to Year 6 who are in receipt of benefits-related Free School Meals (not universal Infant Meals) can attend a variety of activities over the Easter Break. Check out the website here for more information.