Weekly Bulletin:Friday 16th January 2026
Headteacher’s message to parents/carers
Dear Parents/Carers,
This week, we have re-started our extra-curricular clubs for the Spring term. One of my favourite moments of the week was seeing an excited group of children dancing in the hall, learning some new moves with our Sports Coach in Dance club. We also have after-school clubs for Art, Chess, Coding, Dodgeball (always a Tunbury favourite!), Girls’ Football, Netball, Musicals Singing, Ukulele and Young Voices. We do try to cater for a wide range of interests every term, so if you or your child have any suggestions for future clubs, please do let us know.
We do still have some spaces in Debate Club and Girls Football Club on Mondays, Netball Club on Tuesdays and Ukulele club on Thursdays. To request a space in any of these clubs, please email into the school office. Please include your child’s name, class and the club they’d like to join.
As well as after-school clubs, we have a range of memorable opportunities for children to look forward to, or look back on with happy memories. Today, we have some amazing animals coming to visit our Year 1 children in school – I’ve heard there may even be a snake! Also today, we have our first Mini Youth Games sports event of the year, with our Year 5/6 children taking part in the swimming gala. Later in the year, we’ll be sending Year 5/6 Tunbury teams to the cricket, football and athletics Mini Youth Games tournaments. Also for the sports teams, we’ll be arranging football and netball tournaments with our neighbouring schools again this year. Next week, our Young Voices choir have their big day with their trip to the O2 – they have been rehearsing the songs every week since September, ready for their performance with 1000s of other children from other schools. Children love to participate in special events like this, and we love to share in their success!
Speaking of sharing in children’s success, we know that Tunbury children are super talented and very busy outside school with some fabulous achievements in sports clubs, teams or other hobbies. Just a reminder that if children would like to show any trophies, certificates or special achievements from these activities, they are warmly invited to do so by bringing these to their Phase Assemblies (where our weekly Tunbury Awards are also given out). These assemblies are on Tuesdays for Years 5 and 6 and on Wednesdays for all other year groups.
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Best wishes
Ruth Austin
Headteacher
Notices
Strive February Half Term Club: Our Strive PE & Sport Multi-Activity Camp is returning to Tunbury Primary this February half term break for one day only! Children will enjoy a fun-filled and active day, including games, sports, and themed activities - all led by qualified staff.
OPAL - craft materials required: Please can you send in any clean small bottles, yoghurt pots and egg boxes for our children to use for craft projects at lunchtimes. Please put your donations in the yellow grit bin on the top playground by the school gate. Thank you.
Spare clothes needed: If you have any spare uniform that you could donate, Year R, 1 and 2 would be really grateful. We are in need of jogging bottoms (black/blue) as well as spare knickers, pants and socks. These donations mean we can change the children when they have accidents or they fall over at playtimes so they can continue with their day in warm clothes. Please give your donations to your child's class teacher.
Many thanks, Year R, 1 and 2 Team
Weekly Class Attendance: This is a weekly feature on our bulletin to highlight and celebrate good levels of attendance. Our KS1 class winners are Pink class, with a brilliant 100% attendance. Great work from Pink class! Our KS2 winners are once again Emerald class with a fantastic 98.75%. Keep up the good work everyone!
|
Class |
Weekly Attendance Percentage |
|
Pink |
☆100%☆ |
|
Emerald |
☆98.75%☆ |
|
Bears |
98.56% |
|
Indigo |
98.28% |
|
Crimson |
98.21% |
|
Magenta |
98.21% |
|
Red |
97.92% |
|
Yellow |
97.92% |
|
Blue |
97.50% |
|
Turquoise |
96.67% |
|
Ruby |
95.67% |
|
Lavender |
95.24% |
|
Amber |
95.19% |
|
Owls |
95.00% |
|
Sapphire |
94.39% |
|
Violet |
94.35% |
|
Azure |
91.35% |
|
Scarlet |
90.48% |
|
Lilac |
87.50 |
Tunbury Primary School Facebook: Please take a look at Tunbury Primary School | Chatham | Facebookand follow us to keep up to date with all things Team Tunbury.
Team Points: Our first totals of Term 3 are as follows. It’s always close at the start of the race! Congratulations to Holmes team for taking the lead. Can they keep it up?
|
Rowling |
Attenborough |
Holmes |
Hawking |
|
1093 |
926 |
1143 |
1037 |
Dates for your Diary
Term dates for 2025/26: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-25-26/
Term 3
Wednesday 21st January – NHS Vision Screening Year R
Wednesday 21st January - Young Voices @ the O2
Monday 2nd February - Azure Visit to the Co-op 1.15pm - 3.00pm (5 parent/carer helpers, please ) NEW
Wednesday 4th February - Sapphire Visit to the Co-op 1.15pm - 3.00pm (3 parent/carer helpers, please) NEW
Thursday 5th February - Amber Visit to the Co-op 1.15pm - 3.00pm (3 parent/carer helpers, please) NEW
Friday 6th February - Number Day
Friday 6th February – Bingo Night (TSA)
Tuesday 10th February - Safer Internet Day
Tuesday 10th February - Spring Parent Consultation (3.30 – 6.30)
Thursday 12th February – Year 2 visit to Dockside
Thursday 12th February - Spring Parent Consultation (3.30 – 6.30)
Friday 13th February – Last Day of Term 2
Thursday 19th February - Strive February Half Term Club
Term 4
Monday 23rd February - INSET Day - School Closed for pupils
Tuesday 24th February – First Day of Term 4
Monday 2nd – Friday 6th March - Book Week
Monday 2nd March - Reception Open Afternoon
Tuesday 3rd March - Y1/2 Open Afternoon
Wednesday 4th March - Y3/4 Open Afternoon
Thursday 5th March - World Book Day
Friday 6th March - Y5/6 Open Afternoon
Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th, Thursday 12th March – Gifts for Her Present Room (TSA)
Friday 13th March - Science Day
Thursday 26th March – School Disco (TSA)
Thursday 2nd April - Last Day of Term 4
Term 5
Monday 20th April – First day of Term 5
Tuesday 21st April – NHS Vision Screening Year R
Tuesday 28th April – Swimming lessons start, Year 4, Scarlet Class
Monday 4th May - BANK HOLIDAY, School Closed
Monday 11th – Thursday 14th May - KS2 (Y6) SATs Week
Friday 15th May – Colour Run (TSA)
Thursday 21st May – Tunbury’s Got Talent (TSA)
Friday 22nd May – Last Day of Term 5
Term 6
Monday 1st June - INSET DAY – School Closed for pupils
Tuesday 2nd June – First Day of Term 6
Tuesday 2nd – Friday 5th June - STEAM Week
Tuesday 16th, Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th June – Gifts for Him Present Room (TSA)
Friday 26th June - Sports Day
Friday 3rd July - Reserve Sports Day
Friday 10th July - End of Year Reports sent home
Saturday 11th July - TSA GlasTunbury
Friday 17th July – Dare to be Different Day (TSA)
Friday 17th July – Year 6 Prom
Tuesday 21st July - July end of term/ academic year
Class Assemblies
Class assemblies will be held in the school hall on Friday afternoons. Parents/carers and family members from each class are warmly invited to join us in school for these events, as our children love to share their learning with you. Please come to the front of the school and wait outside the hall entrance doors. You will be invited in at just before 2.50pm. The assembly will begin at 2.50pm and last for about 10 minutes, finishing in time for you to collect your children at the end of the school day, as normal.
Friday 16th January - Lilac Class Assembly
Friday 23rd January - Indigo Class Assembly
Friday 30th January - Pink Class Assembly
Friday 6th February - Emerald Class Assembly
Friday 13th February – Scarlet Class Assembly
Friday 27th February – Violet Class Assembly
Friday 13th March - Lavender Class Assembly
Friday 20th March - Azure Class Assembly
Friday 27th March - Red Class Assembly
Friday 24th April - Ruby Class Assembly
Friday 1st May – Sapphire Class Assembly
Friday 8th May - Blue Class Assembly
Friday 22nd May - Yellow Class Assembly
Friday 12th June – Magenta Class Assembly
Friday 19th June – Bears Class Assembly
Friday 3rd July – Owls Class Assembly
