Headteacher Letter - end of Autumn 2

Dear Parents and Carers of Glade Hill,

As we approach the end of the half-term, it is time to stop and reflect on what an amazing half-term it has been. I would like to say a huge thank you to all the children, staff, parents and carers for your ongoing support. We couldn’t do it without you. By working together, we will make sure that Glade Hill continues to thrive and go from strength to strength.

This week we have held our Special Awards Assemblies where we celebrate children across the school who have consistently shown progress and acted as role models in the following areas: Golden Behaviour, SPARKLY Learning and Always (Golden and SPARKLY).

Well done to all the winners. Photos of them can be seen on our school website Home | Glade Hill Primary School and X (Twitter) @gladehillschool.

We are also in the process of holding our Christmas performances for each phase from Nursery to Year 6 and what a fantastic job the children (and staff) are doing! Thank you to our FRoGs for preparing the Hampers for our Christmas Raffles and supporting the selling of

refreshments at the performances. Every penny raised goes towards supporting school activities and buying equipment to enhance the children’s school experience, we have already raised over £500!

At the end of this term, there also will be some changes to staff. We wish Miss Claire Marshall (KS1 Teacher) and Miss Henson (KS2 TA) the best of luck in their new careers and wish Mrs Lineker (AHT) all the best as she starts her maternity leave. We also look forward to welcoming Mr Newell in January who joins us as English Lead and Upper Key Stage 2 Teacher.

Finally, this term has also included a huge variety of events from in-class learning and parent/carer drop-ins to half-term themes, from visits and trips to visitors in school. Here are a few memorable moments! These have all been designed to enhance the children’s learning across the National Curriculum and also our Glade Hill Curriculum.

I hope you all enjoy the festivities until the end of term and please accept my best wishes for a very happy Christmas and a peaceful winter break.

See you back in school on Monday 6th January!

Kindest regards,

Mrs Anna Stapleton - Headteacher