Parents

Weekly Parent Bulletin - Friday 11th July 2026

Dear parents,

Our re-imagined version of the summer fair has been such a success today! Children across the school have loved visiting the Year 5 stalls and spending their pocket money. A big thank you to the Year 5 pupils and parents for organising such an excellent set of stalls.

Out in the car park you will have seen Jo Pow and her PTA helpers selling raffle tickets. Jo has done a brilliant job of this, but where her children will have departed Avonwood, this is her final raffle. I'd like to say a massive thank you to Jo for her efforts over the years, this raffle alone has raised thousands of pounds for our PTA charity. She's an Avonwood legend!

Next week we plan to go ahead with our Sports Days. We will assess the forecast on Monday, but I currently expect them to go ahead. We will slim the event down to just races rather than the carousel of athletics activities too and will confirm exact timings on Monday.

A big well done to our Year 6's for their end of year performance. Despite the heat they put on a series of shows to pupils and parents full of song and dance routines. Thank you to the staff team for the work that went into this too.

Next week parents are often very generous with end of year gifts for our staff. Whilst these are always gratefully received, a reminder that a thoughtful note in a card often means more than any present.

Finally, a reminder we break up for the summer holidays at 13:30 next Friday.

Have a great weekend!

Mr Jackson

Whole School Reminders

PTA Updates

Thank you to everyone who got involved in today's activities. We hope you all enjoyed the Year 5 stalls! Every penny raised from the stalls, mufti day, ice cream sales and the raffle will go directly back into the school to benefit all of our children.

Our final meeting of this academic year took place on Tuesday. During the meeting, we approved funding for additional OPAL resources, including materials for den building, as well as history enrichment activities and ice pops for Sports Day. We also discussed how the money raised through our FANdraising appeal will be used, along with ideas and plans for future events.

We are incredibly grateful to our wonderful Avonwood community for continuing to support our fundraising efforts this academic year. Whether you volunteer your time, attend events or make a donation, your support makes a real difference. Without the generosity of our Avonwood families, the school wouldn't be able to provide so many of the fantastic resources and opportunities our children enjoy.

Golf

Avonwood PTA are hosting an exciting Charity Golf Day this summer and would love you, your friends and family to join! This event is designed for everyone - whether you're a seasoned golfer of have never swung a club before. Everyone including those without children at the school are invited

Sunday 12 July 2026

For more info and to book tickets use the following link:

https://buytickets.at/avonwoodschoolcharitygolfday/2084845

Chairs
We are still looking to recruit new chairs to start in September 2027 but will be able to shadow the current chairs from September 2026.

The Chair(s) play a vital role in helping the PTA raise funds, strengthen school-community relationships, and support the educational experience of all pupils.

Our PTA cannot run without them!

MHST - "Behaviours thet challenge us" Information Session

OPAL

Thank you as always for your donations. We would be grateful of any watering cans or guttering for water play.

Updated Uniform Information for September- Our new House PE T-shirts.

This year the children who are part of our school council have requested that our PE tops reflect the colours and names of our 'Houses' for team points. Therefore, Stevensons will begin to phase out the 'old' design PE tops and the new ones will become available in the coming weeks. If your child is not sure of what house they are in, then please ask the class teacher in the first instance or ask at the office and they can inform you. This will be a phased change so we are not expecting parents to buy new if the old ones still fit and parents can still hand down PE tops from older siblings to younger siblings.

Red - Congo | Blue - Tongass | Green - Amazon | Yellow - Kinabalu

Adoption and Kinship Reform

The Government is currently consulting on proposals to reform adoption and kinship support in England. Improvements to support for children and young people who are adopted or growing up in kinship care are both needed and welcome. If you would like to lobby your local MP to engage in this discussion, there are details for how to do this below:

Ask your MP to join our parliamentary drop in | Adoption UK Charity

Pop-Up Bookshop

Pop-Up Bookshop - 10,000 Hours Of Fun Reading

Thank you so much to all pupils who participated in the reading challenge. We achieved 275 hours, 11 mins which is 55% of our annual 500 hours target. Families also very generously donated £377 sponsorship, which will be spent on new books for our library. Well done to all children who joined in the reading challenge!

Vanessa Marsh

07932 325193

www.popupbookshop.net

www.greatbigread.co.uk

@popupbookshopuk | @greatbigread

Weekly Year Group Updates

EYFS

Summer fair - The children had a great time at the summer fair with the year 5's doing a brilliant job of manning all the stalls.
Longdown Farm trip - A reminder that our school trip to the farm is on Tuesday 14^th July. Please can you drop your child off at 8:30am ready to leave school at 9:00am. It will be a normal pick-up time of 3:05pm. Packed lunches will be provided.
Last day - Our last day of term is Friday 17^th July with an earlier pick up of 1:30pm.
Hats & suncream - Please continue to send your child in wearing all day suncream and a sun hat.

Year 1

As we draw to the end of the academic year, please could you send a reusable bag in with your child on Monday so that books can be sent home with them.
Due to the warm weather, please ensure all children are coming to school with a school hat (named) and suncream applied. Also, a water bottle.
We have now collected in all library and phonics/reading records for the academic year. Reading records will be passed up to your child's new teacher in Year Two. If you have any school readers, recommended reads or library books at home, please return these asap next week and continue to read and share stories with your child over the summer.
Forest school will still be happening next Friday, so please send your child in non-uniform and sensible shoes.

Dates for next week:

Monday 13^th July - RE Day - How do Christians show God is important to them?
Tuesday 14^th July - DT Day
Wednesday 15^th July - Sports Day
Friday 17^th July - Last day of term - 1:30pm finish

Year 2

A reminder about bringing chairs/blankets to the puppet show on Monday. This will probably take place in the hall rather than outside. If you have a handheld fan please bring this with you.

Year 3

Next week, the children will be bringing home their school books from this year. Please send in a strong bag for your child to carry their books home in by Wednesday.

Year 4

As of next week, please can the children bring in a strong reusable bag so we can start sending home old books.

Year 5

What a week for Year 5! DT day was successful on Thursday followed by a fantastic Summer Fair on Friday.
Thank you for all of your support with the Summer Fair. The children had a fantastic time and have raised so much money for the PTA. We are so proud of them for their commitment and behaviour today.
Please could all children bring in a plastic bag on Monday for this years books.

Year 6

On Monday, please can all children bring in a carrier bag to help transport all of their exercise books as we will be sending them home next week.
Can children please check at home for any class or library books that may be lying around and return them by Wednesday next week.

Important information regarding Year 6 plans for next week:

Monday 13^th July – yearbooks will be handed out. We strongly recommend that children leave these in school/their school bag to ensure that they have them with them for signing later on in the week.
Thursday 16^th July - we are planning on having a picnic lunch with Year 6 on this day. If your child usually has a hot school meal, then they will be provided with a packed lunch from the catering team. We are happy for children to bring in a food item to share with friends if they wish (please remember that we are a nut free school). They may also wish to bring in a named picnic blanket to sit on.
Friday 17^th July – please ensure that your child has their yearbook and an old white school t-shirt/shirt ready for signing. The whole school finishes at 13:30pm on Friday, however, we would like to give our Year 6 children a special send off, therefore Year 6 will be leaving their classroom slightly later. If you are able to pick your child up on this day, please come to the middle playground by the office for 13:45pm for our final goodbyes!