Important update

Dear parents and carers,   I wanted to update you on some positive changes that we have made during our latest INSET day. Over the coming weeks we will be working with our children across school to help them understand these changes and the reasons for them.     Positive behaviour  As of today we are…

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Parents Evening February 2023

Dear parents / carers   As per our advance notification, parents evening will take place after school on Monday 13th February 2023 and Thursday 16th February 2023.   About appointments Parents evening will be held in person in your child’s classroom with your child’s current Class Teacher.  Appointments are 10 minutes long and Teachers will…

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National Teacher Strike 01/02/23

Dear parents / carers   As you may know, there is National Teachers Strike action planned for Wednesday 1st February 2023.  We have been working hard to manage the strike in a way that minimises the disruption to our families.  This has caused an unavoidable delay in being able to update you with our plans.  …

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Year 4 Weardale Residential Trip – Further Details

Dear parents / carers   As we approach the Weardale trip in March, we would like to share some further information with you about the trip.     Weardale consent form Your child will bring home a consent form with them tonight entitled ‘Weardale Adventure Centre Personal Information & Consent Form.  This form needs to be…

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Staffing Update

Dear Parents/Carers   I am writing to let you know that Mrs Miller our Care, Guidance and Support Leader is going to be absent from Wednesday 18th January 2023, due to a planned minor operation.  She will be absent until at least half term, pending the speed of her recovery.   In her absence, please…

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Years 1, 2 & 3 DoodleMaths Back to School Competition

Dear Parents / Carers, We are excited for our children in Y1, Y2 and Y3 to be taking part in the DoodleMaths Back-to-School Competition. To take part the children need to be working in the green zone from 20th January – 2nd February. After the 2nd February, the percentage of students in each class who…

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Online Safety for Children

Dear Parents/Carers Children need to be safe both at school and at home, and online safety is crucial to that. At the start of each school year, all pupils are taught strategies to stay online safely through our computing curriculum. This is to help the children understand and be aware of how they can stay safe…

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Year 6 High Borrans – May 2023

Dear parents / carers   As you know, Year 6 will have the opportunity to take part in a residential visit to High Borrans this May!  We very much hope that all children who want to will take up this amazing opportunity.     High Borrans is an Outdoor Education centre near Windermere in the Lake…

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Merry Christmas and happy new year to our special KEPS family!

We hope that you all have a special, happy and magical Christmas.  We are all more than ready to enjoy this much deserved and precious time with family and friends.  It has been an exceptionally long Autumn term, as it has been 15 weeks long!   Thank you for all of your support with our…

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