Wow, what an incredible couple of weeks we've had at Sheet Primary School! I am, as always, excited to share all the wonderful things that have been happening in our school community.
First and foremost, I'm over the moon to announce that we've received the final Ofsted report, and it's simply fantastic! I hope you've had a chance to take a look at it. The inspectors truly understood what makes our school so special, and their observations shine through in every word of the report. As your headteacher, I couldn't be more proud of the genuine enthusiasm, strong sense of belonging, and highly welcoming atmosphere that they recognised in our school. It's everything we could have hoped for and more! see report
I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to every single member of our incredible team who made this visit such a resounding success. As the saying goes, "The strength of the team is each individual member, and the strength of each member is the team." We truly embodied this spirit during the inspection, and it shows in the results. To celebrate this achievement, I'll be discussing with the school what special 'treat' we can plan. We've certainly earned it!
Now, let's look at the exciting happenings of the past couple of weeks. I hope you all had a wonderful half term break and came back refreshed and ready for more adventures.
We've had the absolute pleasure of welcoming back Evie Reah, our former head girl, who's been with us for work experience as part of her college course. She's done a brilliant job, and it's been lovely to see her growth since her time as a pupil here.
Our Kingfishers have spread their wings and flew off to Windsor Castle for an exciting trip. They have certainly come back with heads full of history and hearts full of wonder. See photos of their day below.
We've also welcomed a new SCITT student, Miss Morris, who's joined us in Kestrels for a six-week placement. It's always refreshing to have new faces and perspectives in our classrooms and we are sure she will enjoy her time here.
Looking ahead, we've got a jam-packed week coming up that's sure to keep us all on our toes! On Monday, we're kicking off our engineering competition once again. We're thrilled to have engineer 'Alexander Eichhorn' visiting to inspire our budding inventors as they design their creations. We've had great success in these competitions in the past, and I'm confident our clever pupils will shine once more.
On Tuesday at 2.45pm it's the annual school pancake race, please join us! The year 5s will unfortunately miss it this year (as will I) as they will be at TPS for the Petersfield Music rehearsals. They will need picking up from TPS at 4 pm.
Music will be in the air as Mr Blunt from Bedales joins us to help prepare our Year 5 singers for the Petersfield Music Festival and the practise at TPS. Speaking of Bedales, six of our lucky pupils will be attending their art morning next week– I can't wait to see what masterpieces they create!
Of course, we can't forget World Book Day! Dress up (try to recycle or borrow an outft), bring a book for our book swap wrapped in newspaper with age rating marked. We will put a rail in the playground this afternoon for recycled outfits so please bring any this afternoon if you have any to spare. The assembly for parents is now cancelled so no need to come in, however cocoa and bedtime stories in the classes will be going ahead at 5 pm - come back in your PJ's, with blankets, pillows, squishy toys.
Our Herons will be spreading their wings too, as they set off for their class trip to The Living Rainforest. I'm sure they'll return with fascinating facts about the wonders of nature to complement their learning.
And to cap off this whirlwind week, we've got the FOSS quiz and pudding auction event back at school on Friday - see the FOSS flyer to book. It promises to be a fun-filled evening of friendly competition and delicious treats.
Finally, we have news about the new teacher who will be starting after Easter, her name is Miss Leney (pronounced Leany) and she will be coming in for a couple of days in March and attending part of the parents evenings for Kingfishers. She comes to us with fabulous references and I am sure she will complement the team although very fine shoes to step into when Mrs Child leaves.
Phew! It's going to be a busy week, but I wouldn't have it any other way. The energy and enthusiasm of our pupils, staff, and wider school community never cease to amaze me. Here's to another fantastic week at Sheet Primary School!
PS:
Don't forget to get your entries in for the Henry Adams 'Design a Book Character' competition - closing date is Wednesday 5th March. Great Lego prizes to be won!
PPS:
Parents evenings have a slight change as Mrs Hines wanted to see Year 6 earlier:
Parents evening Tuesday 18th March 1pm - Year 6 ONLY
Parents evening 1st and 2nd April rest of year groups, year 5 only 1st Aprl.
Julie Robinson
