NewsletterWeek Ending 23/05/2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our last newsletter of this half term. I’m excited to share an important update regarding how we will be communicating your child’s progress at Forest Town Primary School moving forward. In response to feedback and our desire to provide a more continuous, personalized approach to your child’s learning journey, we are introducing some positive changes to our reporting system.

Rather than a single end-of-year report, we will now be adopting a new, more interactive approach. This will include an increase in parents’ evenings from 2 to 3 over the academic year. After each meeting, you will receive a mini report that provides an overview of the discussion, along with any goals set for the term ahead. Our aim is that with this more regular contact it will allow us to work together to ensure your child is supported at every stage.

Early next term we will send out an invitation to sign up for our new parents' evening in July.

I hope you have a fantastic break. Thank you for your continued support

Here are this week's percentages -

Congratulations to year 2 who have this week's highest attendance!

Year Group	Attendance
Year 6	93.16%
Year 5	92.45%
Year 4	92.41%
Year 3	95.95%
Year 2	96.30%
Year 1	89.93%
EYFS	93.48%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attendance Rewards

Our children are really enjoying the attendance rewards in school, please see the below poster for what they can achieve by being in school everyday.

 

After the successful read with your adults last term, we are really looking forward to welcoming parents and carers into school again on Friday 6 June 2025 from 8:30am to 9:00am to read with your children in their classrooms. 

If you have more than one child in school, then you are able to choose one classroom with all of your children. 

This is a really lovely opportunity to come into school and read with your children and see what reading they are doing in school.

The children in Red Foxes, Silver Foxes and Arctic foxes visited St Albans church this week for a special visit to tie in with their RE topic of Christianity.

The children listened carefully to Vicar Phil about his job and the church. We even had chance to complete a scavenger hunt and some sketches.

 

We would like to say a huge well done to all our amazing Year 6 pupils that sat their SATs exams last week. 

We have been blown away by everyone’s attitude to SATs. Everyone tried their absolute best and approached every test with determination, enthusiasm and confidence. They are a credit to you all. We have celebrated with some fun in the sun, playing football and tennis, drawing and colouring and just chilling with friends.

 

Thank you for being patient with us in relation the temporary payments systems in school since the closure of sQuid.

We are hopeful that the new online payment system - MCAS (My Child at School) will be up at running early in the next half term.

We will update you more, when we can and send out all login details.  In the mean time, you can still pay for school dinners, Breakfast Club and Residential's in the school office by card or by requesting an online payment link.

Our school uniform is red. Children are expected to wear school uniform from Foundation to Year 6. Items with the school logo on are available to purchase from Schoolwear Solutions in Mansfield.

You may choose not to purchase items with the school logo on. Plain jumpers/cardigans and polo shirts are also acceptable and can be bought from local clothes retailers.

 

School Uniform

• Black / grey trousers or skirt
• Black / grey pinafore dresses
• White polo shirt
• Red cardigan or jumper
• In summer, pupils may wear red and white gingham dresses or black or grey school shorts.
• Black shoes, NO trainers please

PE Kit

• Black shorts / jogging bottoms
• Plain white t-shirt
• Trainers (not plimsolls) 
• Change of white socks
• Jogging top / lightweight waterproof if needed for the weather

Please write your child’s name in ALL items of clothing.

Children should NOT wear jewellery in school for obvious reasons. Earrings in pierced ears should be simple studs and must be removed for PE.

 

We always welcome feedback and want to continue to work closely with you to ensure your children are thriving at school. Please do continue to contact your class teacher if you do have any questions, however if ever you needed to speak to another adult, the following members of staff are available as Phase Leaders.

Mrs Gillian Pykett 

Bear Cubs

Koala Bears

Red Foxes

Arctic Foxes

Silver Foxes

Mrs Kerry Littler

Roe Deer

Fallow Deer

Green Lizards

Sand Lizards

Miss Hannah Whitehead

Adders

Grass Snakes

Pipistrelle Bats

Barbastelle Bats

Key dates are as follows:

Date	Event
26/05/2025 to 30/05/2025	Half Term
02/06/2025	Return to school
June and July 2025	Workshops for parents
06/06/2025	Read with your adult in school - 08:30am
11/06/2025 to 13/06/2025	Year 6 Residential
17/06/2025	Year 6 leavers photo
24/06/2025	Year 3/4/5/6 visit to the Library - Meet the Author
01/07/2025	Sports Day - More info to follow!
11/07/2025	Read with your adult in school - 08:30am
17 and 18 July 2025	Whole School Transition days
17/07/2025	Rocksteady Concert to all pupils - 10am
25/07/2025	Last Day of Term
28/07/2025	INSET Day - School Closed
29/07/2025	INSET Day - School Closed