Celebrating a Fabulous Week at School
17-04-2026
Welcome back, Chiseldon HEARTs!
Hello everyone — I hope you had a fantastic Easter break full of chocolate, sunshine (or at least a nice umbrella), and very impressive egg-hiding skills. It’s been lovely seeing your smiling faces on the gate this week — the chatter and happy footsteps have made the school sound like a very busy, very polite beehive.Cricket, cheers and champion throws
This week KS2 continued their cricket sessions and what a sight! There have been some superb throws, even better cheers, and the occasional dramatic tumble (all accounted for and nothing broken except maybe a few egos on the losing side). The pupils are absolutely loving it — well done to everyone for trying something new and having a go.
New faces around school
You may have noticed a few new faces — please give them your warmest Chiseldon welcome:
Mr Page is our new Year 5 teacher (he already knows at least one cricket joke).
Miss Parrett has joined us as a teaching assistant in Year 4.
Miss Von Steuben is helping in EYFS on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
We’re currently recruiting a temporary teacher for EYFS from Wednesday to Friday — I’ll let you know as soon as that’s sorted. When Mrs Carter-Selwood returns from maternity leave, EYFS will be split as: Monday–Wednesday with Mrs Matthews and Wednesday–Friday with Mrs Carter-Selwood. Plenty of gentle hands for little explorers!
A fond farewell and good luck
We’re saying goodbye to Mrs Powton who is leaving us to join the ambulance service. How amazing is that? From helping children in school to helping people in the community — we know her kindness and caring nature will be a wonderful gift to the NHS. Thank you, Mrs Powton — please come back and visit (and tell us any new stories you’re allowed to).
Year 5 residential — off they go!
Next week our Year 5 pupils are heading off to Pencelli for their residential — adventurous days await! Supporting the trip will be Mr Ryan and Miss Cheesley. For the pupils who are staying at school, Mr Page will be teaching Y3 and the rest of Year 5 who decided to stay. I’m sure everyone will have a super time, make brilliant memories, and come back with great stories (and probably a new talent for making campfire toast).Have a lovely weekend, everyone — play nicely with your siblings, read something fun, and remember: always put your socks on the correct feet (unless you’re making a fashion statement).
See you Monday,
Stars of the Week
- Neptune Class: Piper R & Harry L
- Saturn Class: Braydon HF & La'Rosa J
- Earth Class: Batuhan T & Efsa T
- Mars Class: Ben S & Mia RM
- Jupiter Class: Sebastian P & Amy-Grace C
- Mercury Class: Sophie KP & Isacc D
- Venus Class: Nathan K & Calan D
Amazing work, everyone! Keep shining bright!
Attendance Spotlight
Our school attendance stands at a solid 9512%—well done to everyone making every day count! Special applause to Year 3 for achieving 100% attendance this week. Keep it up!
House Point & Golden Boot Award & Doodle
St. George: Sachin B
St. Patrick: Elliot M
St. David: Deontae C, Lyla DS, Kolby L, Efsa T
St. Andrew: Hunter T
This week's winning house with 289 house points is St. David. Well done to everyone in this house for achieving so much and for not receiving a single behaviour point! Super Stars.
What’s Coming Up?
Y5 residential trip to Pencelli
Monday
Y4 visit to Nando's
Tuesday
Y3 swimming
Thursday
St. George's Day - children in this house can come to school in red.
KS2 cricket sessions
15:30 Yr 4/5/6 Playground Leaders training.