Weekly Bulletin:Friday 20th June 2025
Headteacher’s message to parents/carers
Dear Parents/Carers,
It’s been a busy week here at Tunbury, as always. Some of my favourite moments have been seeing just how much fun children have been having at lunchtimes. The new role play area is a big hit for all of our children, all the way from Reception up to Year 6, everyone loves dressing up!
This week, we’ve welcomed families from Year 2 and Year 4 in for Art-themed Open Afternoons – lots of creativity among Team Tunbury! This afternoon, it’s Year 3’s turn for their Open Afternoon, a Science-themed afternoon all about flight. It’s also nearing the end of academic year, meaning that it’s our youngest children’s turn for their class assemblies, with Owls class this afternoon. Thank you for joining us for these events and for all the support you give children at home too.
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Best wishes
Ruth Austin
Headteacher
New OPAL zone: Role Play
This week, we opened our newest lunchtime zone: role play. Following our play assembly on Monday, children have been able to access the role play zone during their lunchtimes and use the resources anywhere on our lower playground. The children have loved the opportunity to dress up and role play with a variety of toys, and generally have fun, as you can see from these images and quotes.
“I love the wigs, especially the blue and white ones.”
“We have played with the teddies, it has been so much fun.”
“I just love seeing the children all dressed up.”
Please can you help? If you have any resources we can add to our role play zone area, we would love to have them. These do not have to be just fancy dress clothes, if you have any old uniforms from your jobs, these are brilliant for imaginative play too.
Kent and Medway Schools Korfball tournament
Congratulations to Harry, Frank, Freddie, Ivy, Tommy and Oliver who took part in the Kent and Medway Schools Korfball tournament on Saturday. Despite only starting to play Korfball this term, our children played so well against more experienced teams, showing great skills and bags of enthusiasm. Their favourite moments were an exciting 2-1 victory against Allington Primary School and a very close match against one of the top teams, Hayes Primary School, who had to work very hard for their 3-2 win. Thank you to the parents and families who cheered them on.
Children received their certificate’s in today’s assembly and were very proud!
Notices
Summer Camp: This summer holiday, Strive PE and Sport are coming to Tunbury Primary School to run a multi-activity summer camp open exclusively for Tunbury Primary students, Tuesday 12th August to Thursday 14th August 2025 - three epic days of fun! Strive are offering a wide range of fun-filled activities at just £25 per day for a 8.30am to 4pm session. Further details will be emailed to parents.
TSA Summer event: The Tunbury School Association are proud to present their summer event - GLASTUNBURY!
This is going to be a huge event with something for everyone, so please come along and support our TSA in raising as much money as we can to enrich the experiences of the children at our school. This year, TSA funds have paid for the OPAL project, which has been fantastic for all of our children.
Ways you can help:
- If you are able to volunteer, even just an hour of your time on the day, the TSA would greatly appreciate it. A lot of work goes into planning these events and there is only a small team of TSA members. If you can volunteer, please email chair@thetunburyschoolassociation.com
- Do you have any second hand books, teddies, school uniform or board games that you can donate? These must be in good condition and games must have all the pieces. Please email the TSA at chair@thetunburyschoolassociation.com
Sports Day guidance for next Friday 27th June:
- Children come to school for Sports Day already wearing their PE kits.
- At Sports Day, you are welcome to take photos/videos of your own children, but please remember that these are for you only and not to be shared online or on social media, as we do not have permission for any wider sharing.
- We look forward to seeing you cheer your child on, but please wait until the family picnic for a hug or drink.
- There will be two portaloos for visitors (not for Tunbury children) on the lower car park.
- During the Family Picnic, we ask children to remain around the edges of the field and not play with or move the Sports Day equipment which is left out ready for the afternoon events.
- At lunchtime, our Play Team staff will be on duty and 2 OPAL zones will be open: sandpit and digging zone. if the blue cover is on the sandpit, it is closed. Please do not allow younger children to enter the sandpit or move/damage the cover while it is closed. If the OPAL zones reach capacity, staff members will limit numbers or ask children to wait for their turn. Young visitors (eg preschool children) are welcome to join in but please supervise/support them in their play.
- At the end of the day, please take all your belongings and rubbish/recycling home with you. Thank you.
Sports Day timings:
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9.35-10.00 |
Playground gate open for entry* |
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9.45- 11.30 |
KS2 Sports Day (for all children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6) |
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11.30- 11.45 |
Playground gate open for entry/exit* |
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11.45-12.30 |
Family Picnic For Reception and Key Stage 1 children, you will collect from classroom doors at the start of the family picnic, as you do at hometime. Key Stage 2 children will come out onto the field in their classes and be dismissed to you. At the end of the family picnic, a bell will be rung and all Tunbury children will return to their classes. Families will be able to sit together on the field – please bring your picnic blankets and food (no footballs/frisbees, BBQs, alcohol). You can bring picnic food as a whole family or send children in with their own packed lunches to eat with you. During the Family Picnic, we ask children to remain around the edges of the field and not play with or move the Sports Day equipment which is left out ready for the afternoon events. School meals on this day will be ‘Picnic Bags’. The kitchen are able to provide your child with a picnic bag but they must be pre-ordered in advance. The deadline for picnic bag orders is today, Friday 20th June. Children who do not have family members present will be supervised by school staff during lunchtime. Alternatively, if you cannot attend and wish your child to join another family group for the picnic, you must tell us in advance for safeguarding purposes. Please complete and submit this form if you would like to pre-order a school picnic bag and let us know any special supervision arrangements for the family picnic. |
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12.30- 1.00 |
Playground gate open for entry/exit* |
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1.00- 2.45 |
FS/KS1 Sports Day (for all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) |
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2.45 |
Optional early collection for all children, using normal home time arrangements. This should be at around 2.45, but will happen 15 minutes after the end of FS/KS1 Sports Day. Teachers will have a class register to show which children have been collected early. Children who walk home alone will only be able to leave school without an adult at 3.15. |
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3.10/3.15 |
Normal home time arrangements for remaining children. |
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* If you wish to arrive or leave school at other times throughout the day, please enter/exit via the front gate. |
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Class Photos: On Wednesday 25th June Tempest Photographers will be in school to take class photos. If you do not want your child to be included in the class photo, please will you contact the school office to let us know.
Hair coverings for use in the sandpit: We have noticed that not all children are accessing this area at lunchtime, due to being concerned about getting sand in their hair. If this is an issue affecting your child, please provide a hat or hair covering for them to bring into school, to use the sandpit.
Online Safety: We’re sharing Online Safety information, using resources from the National College’s #WakeUpWednesday program. This week’s guide is about you-tube-kids 2025.
Weekly Class Attendance: This is a weekly feature on our bulletin to highlight and celebrate good levels of attendance. Our KS1 winners from this week are Pink Class with an amazing 100%. Great work Pink Class! In KS2 we had three classes who managed 100% attendance. Absolutely fantastic work. Well done to everyone in Scarlet, Sapphire and Azure class. Keep up the good work!
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Class |
Weekly Attendance Percentage |
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Scarlet |
☆100%☆ |
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Sapphire |
☆100%☆ |
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Azure |
☆100%☆ |
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Pink |
☆100%☆ |
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Emerald |
99.17% |
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Yellow |
98.21% |
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Lavender |
98.21% |
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Crimson |
97.77% |
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Orange |
97.22% |
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Red |
97.06% |
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Indigo |
96.25% |
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Magenta |
96.25% |
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Turquoise |
96.25% |
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Amber |
96.00% |
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Ruby |
94.83% |
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Violet |
94.83% |
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Bears |
94.58% |
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Blue |
93.23% |
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Lilac |
92.67% |
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Owls |
92.24% |
Tunbury Primary School Facebook: This week on Facebook, we have posts on our New Entrants meeting, 3D printing and Sports Day House Captains. Please take a look at Tunbury Primary School | Chatham | Facebook
Team Points: Change of leader this week, with Attenborough just ahead. Congratulations!
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Rowling |
Attenborough |
Holmes |
Hawking |
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1999 |
2157 |
1944 |
2020 |
Dates for your Diary
Term dates for 2025/26: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-25-26/
Monday 23rd June – Open Afternoon, Year R – Junk Modelling Art, 2-3pm
Tuesday 24th June – Year 5 visit to Wildwood
Wednesday 25th June – Class group photos – Tempest photographers
Thursday 26th June – Year 4 visit to Rochester
Friday 27th June – Sports Day
Monday 30th June – Year R visit to Tyland Barn
Thursday 3rd July – TSA Summer Disco
Friday 4th July – Reserve Sports Day
Monday 7th July – Open Afternoon, Year 5- Rainforest art, 2-3pm
Wednesday 9th July – Open Afternoon, Year 1 - Coral collage in the style of Courtney Mattison, 2-3pm
Thursday 10th July – Transition Day (all classes move up to new teachers), with Open Classroom session for parents/carers 3.15-3.45
Friday 11th July – African mask and dance workshop, Year 2 - NEW
Saturday 12th July – TSA GlasTUNBURY Summer Festival
Thursday 17th July – Year 6 Production 14.00 and 18.00
Friday 18th July – TSA “Dare to be different day”
Friday 18th July – Year 6 prom
Monday 21st July – Open Afternoon, Year 6 – End of term event, 2-3 pm
Tuesday 22nd July – Year 6 Leavers’ assemblies – Violet 9.00, Crimson 9.45, Emerald 10.30
Tuesday 22nd July – Last day of term
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 just after 2.45pm. 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 20th June Owls Class Assembly
Friday 4th July Bears Class Assembly
