Issue 10 - Newsletter - Friday 30th January 2026

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Spring 2026 - Issue 10

Dear Parents, Carers and Families,

It’s been a busy two weeks in school, with plenty of creativity and learning taking place across all year groups. Our Dress to Express day was a wonderful celebration of individuality—thank you for helping the children come in feeling confident, colourful, and proud of who they are.

This week, pupils have also taken part in activities for Safer Internet Day, exploring how to stay safe, kind, and responsible online. They showed great awareness and enthusiasm as they learned about making smart choices in the digital world.

With half term holidays beginning today, we hope all our pupils are looking forward to a well‑deserved break. Please note that Monday 23rd February is an INSET day, and school will be closed to pupils.

Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable half term when it arrives.

Mrs Richards

Headteacher

Attendance Matters

At our school, we know that every day of learning truly counts. Regular attendance is one of the most important factors in helping children achieve their full potential - both academically and socially. When pupils are in school consistently, they build strong learning habits, develop positive routines, and engage fully with lessons, friendships, and the wider school community.

Thank you for your continued support in helping all our children enjoy a successful and positive school experience. This week our all year groups improved or maintained their attendance - well done everyone!

Whole School Attendance	94.58%
Year 3 Attendance	94.1%
Year 4 Attendance	94.9%
Year 5 Attendance	94.3%
Year 6 Attendance	94.7%

Upcoming Events

World Book Day

Thursday 5th March

As part of our celebrations on this day, our Reading Ambassadors would like to invite pupils to come to school dressed as their favourite book character.

Please see the reading letter about our workshops and World Book Day sent last week.

The Book Fair will also be in school on March 2nd and 3rd. Please see below for further information.

Parents Evening

Wednesday 18th March - 3.20pm - 5.30pm

Thursday 19th March - 4pm - 6.30pm

This term we are extending the times of our parents evening in order to support as many families as we possibly can.

Booking for these meetings will be done through Arbor and will be released closer to the date. Please contact the school office if you have not yet been able to log on.

Science Day

Thursday 12th March

Dress up as a scientist or as a person from a science profession for the day! Pupils will be taking part in a Science Fair to celebrate Science Week. Please see letter sent out today for more information.

Y3 Mothers Day Celebrations

Friday 13th March

Class 1: 9am-9:45am

Class 2: 10am -10:45am

Class 3: 2:15pm- 3pm

More information to be sent soon.

Red Nose Day

Friday 20th March

Pupils will be invited to wear something red to school to raise money and awareness of this important cause.

Writing inspiration continues at Tipton Green

As a part of their inspiring start to their learning, Year 3 pupils entered a portal into an imaginary world. We can't wait to read their short stories based on the story ' Elf Road'.

Reading Workshop

We would like to invite you to a reading workshop to inform you about what reading looks like at Tipton Green. After the reading workshop, which should last 20 minutes, you are able to visit the book fair with your child. We hope this workshop helps you to understand what and how we teach reading to your children. If you are able to attend, please return the slip sent out to families this week.

Monday 2^nd March		Tuesday 3^rd March
9:00am	Reading workshop Year 3	9:00am	Reading workshop Year 5
9:20am	Book fair visit Year 3	9:20am	Book fair visit Year 5
2:15pm	Reading workshop Year 4	2:15pm	Reading workshop Year 6
2:35pm	Book fair visit Year 4	2:35pm	Book fair visit Year 6

World Book Day Costume Shop

This year we would like to hold a free Costume shop before World Book Day.

If you have any preloved costumes, please send them into school before Wednesday 25th February in preparation for World Book Day on Thursday 5th March.

If we have any donated costumes, the will hold a free costume shop the week after.

Thank you in advance for any support you are able to offer.

Reading Competition - Once Upon a Spoon!

Our reading ambassadors have been working hard to think of ideas to celebrate World Book Day, one of their ideas is to run a competition to design a wooden spoon as a character from a book. Entries need to be handed into school by Thursday 5^th March. Please see the pictures below for inspiration.

Sports Festival

This week, a group of children were given the opportunity to attend a sports festival to promote the importance of an active lifestyle. They thoroughly enjoyed the fun activities they participated in during the morning including designing and navigating an obstacle course, and a friendly competition against other schools at boccia and curling - we even won a few games but also showed great teamship when other teams did too! They also took part in table cricket and finished with some fun enjoying bhangra dancing and drums. What a fabulous, inclusive event to be involved in!

Year 6 VR Day!

Year 6 pupils stepped into the world of virtual reality in this exciting computing workshop focused on expressive writing. Using VR headsets, the children experienced thrilling rollercoaster simulations, immersing themselves in the sights, sounds and sensations of the ride. Inspired by the twists, turns and drops, they then channelled their experiences into vivid pieces of descriptive storytelling. The workshop combined technology and creativity, helping pupils develop their computing skills while bringing their imaginative writing to life!

Well Being Ambassadors and School Council Lead the Way!

On Monday, Well being Ambassadors began the week explaining the importance of Children's Mental Health Week. The assembly explored this year’s theme, ‘This Is My Place’, encouraging pupils to think about where they feel they belong and why feeling included and supported is important for our wellbeing.

On Tuesday, School Councillors led an assembly teaching their peers about the importance of staying safe on the internet. Both teams demonstrated maturity and leadership skills in the way they engaged the rest of the school in these extremely important topics.

Guide to Safer Internet Use

With an ever changing world that our children face, helping support our students and families in the safe use of the internet and social media platforms is high on our agenda. Here is an informative poster detailing some key information that will help you navigate this topic. There is even more information about many different online topics including gaming and a guide to privacy settings on the following website Parent Guides | Skips Safety Net