Please look on our website www.kf.starmat.uk for up-to-date information.

Dear Parents / Carers,

First of all this week, a huge thank you to the Friends of Kirk Fenton for organising the Summer Fair on Friday last week. There was a great turn out, even in the pouring rain and the Friends estimate a profit of around £1700 which will go towards updating the chromebooks in school and providing a second class set. Thank you to everyone who came to the fair and helped to make it such a success.

It was lovely to meet our new intake of Reception children and their families in school this week as the children all moved up to meet their new teachers for next year. The children coped beautifully with the moves and enjoyed doing some activities which will allow their new teachers to get to know them before starting officially in their new classes in September. It is scary just how quickly these days come round each year!

We have had a complaint through the local police regarding poor parking around school and particularly on Laurels Farm Drive due to people blocking drives so that residents can't get in or out. The police will be doing random checks over the next couple of weeks during busy times so please ensure that you park respectfully.

Have a lovely weekend,

Karen Williams

Head Teacher

This week's certificates were awarded to the following children:

Donaldson - Theo and Jacob

Hughes - Betsy and Chester

Coelho - Arthur and Theo M

Rosen - Joseph and Jacob

Milligan - George and Joshua

Zephaniah - Laurence and Seeley

Shakespeare - Jacob and Eli

Angelou - Freya, Lucie-Mae, Scarlett, Will and Fred

Well done to the following who earned the hot chocolate award:

Donaldson - Jonah

Hughes - Elyssia

Coelho - Beau-Bella

Rosen - Roxy

Milligan - Bertie

Zephaniah - Ollie Y

Shakespeare - Alexa

Angelou - Ivor

Well done to Freya and Elliot and their team the Purple Typhoons who are our winners this week.

This week has been exciting and full of change. The transition days were this week with all students being able to experience two days in what will be their new classes next year and year 6 visiting their new secondary schools. The classes had the challenge to impress their new teachers- in which they succeeded! Have a lovely weekend and enjoy the run up to the summer holidays whilst the sun is still shining!

Head pupil certificates went to Alexa and Lillian.

Niamh and Lillie

A huge well done to everyone who has been practising their maths skills recently. It has been great to see so much effort across the school. Our Rockstars of the week are Alexa K, Milo PJ, Samantha D, Finlay O, Georgia K, Archie K, Tilly B and Bea O. Well done!

Our KS1 and FS children have been working so hard, our Numbots superstars this week are Matthew M, Jacob P, Austin B, Hugo O, Tom O and Min B. Well done everyone!

Please return your filled bags to school on Wednesday 12th July, by 9am. Thank you

We are really pleased that on Wednesday 12th July another book fair will be held on the playground from 3pm. Not only is this a great opportunity to buy some lovely books for your children but school also benefit by getting a percentage of the sales to spend on books for our library.

This is a special Y6 leavers' lunch and will now be pepperoni pizza followed by cinnamon roll. Please select on ParentPay for your child to have this meal.

Bag2School

Please drop your bags off on Wednesday 12th July, by 9am

Usborne Book Fair

Wednesday 12th July, 3-4pm

Rosen Class Trip

Thursday 13th July

Y5 Sleepover

Thursday 13th July

Milligan & Zephaniah Class Trip

Tuesday 18th July

Y5/6 Leavers' Production

Tuesday 18th July, 6.30pm

Wednesday 19th July, 2pm

Y4 Onsite Camp

Thursday 20th - Friday 21st

Donaldson Class Trip

Friday 21st July

Y6 Leavers' Lunch

Tuesday 25th July

Y6 Leavers' Celebration in School

Tuesday 25th July, 1.30pm

Y6 Leavers' Service in Church

Tuesday 25th July, 2.15pm

Term Ends

Tuesday 25th July

If anyone would like to say thank you to or has any positive comments for a member of staff then please complete and submit the form below.

Thank you to everyone who supported the Summer Fair last week, despite the rain it went really well and we raised over £1.7k! A fantastic way to end the year and helps us push over the line to get some new Chromebooks for the school.

If you have been contacted about a raffle prize but haven't yet collected from the office, please do drop by and collect your prizes.

We have a final Bag2School collection of the year on Wednesday 12th July, so if you're having a pre-summer hols clear out - bring it in then.

And finally, we're planning a gin tasting evening with Hooting Owl Gin for September. Tickets will be going on sale soon, so keep a look out for details of the event and how to buy tickets.

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As ever, you can always set up EasyFundraising as an easy, free,
way to help raise funds for the school whilst you shop.

(Easy Fundraising will link to: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/kirkfenton/)

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friends@kf.starmat.uk

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Registered charity no: 1154660

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• -1-night stay at Chessington World of Adventure Resort in the premium-themed Gruffalo Room (breakfast included) for 2xadults, 2xchildren
• - Entry to our Theme Park & Zoo for selected attractions and activities
• - Meet & greet with Father Christmas (available to book nearer to your stay)
• - Access to the Savannah Splash Pool
• - Rangers Academy hotel entertainment

The deadline to enter is the 13th of September 2023.

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