Weekly Bulletin:Friday 25th September 2026
Headteacher’s message to parents/carers
Dear Parents/Carers,
This week we have a couple of community offers to share, as well as publication of our New Entrants events.
Would you like to join us for our MacMillan Coffee Morning, which is next Friday after drop-off, 9am to 10am? Whether you’re new to Team Tunbury or have been here longer than me, please do come along for a chat and some cake. You’ll see Macmillan posters appearing around school next week as a reminder for Friday.
Would you like to start volunteering in school to listen to our lovely children read? This is suitable for parents/carers or other relatives with any spare time. We’re looking for new volunteers this year and we will train and support you, so please do get in touch at office@tunbury.kent.sch.uk
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Do you have a child starting school in September 2027? Whether you already have older children with us or are brand new to Team Tunbury, please come and see us! Please book at: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.uk/code/dctub and then enter the following code dctub Presentation and School Tours 20 minute presentation from Headteacher and EYFS lead in the school hall, followed by a school tour. Please book at: |
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Tuesday 3rd November, 9.15am |
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Tuesday 3rd November, 6.00pm |
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School Tours Small group tours of the school with School Leaders and Year 6 children (with no presentation/meeting in the hall first). We book up to 4 families onto each tour. Please book at: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.uk/code/dctub and then enter the following code dctub |
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Friday 13th November, 9.00 and 10.00 |
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Wednesday 18th November, 12.30 and 1.30 |
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Thursday 26th November, 9.00 and 10.00 |
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Tuesday 1st December, 12.30 and 1.30 |
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Wednesday 9th December, 9.00 and 10.00 |
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Stay and Play sessions for pre-school children with their parents/carers Come and play in school! These sessions are an hour-long visit for you and your child, for children aged 2.5 years and over, attending with their parent. You’ll stay and play in a Reception classroom and our Reception outdoor learning area. Tunbury staff will be with you to guide your learning and answer any questions. To book onto one of these sessions, please email us at office@tunbury.kent.sch.uk |
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Monday 16th November 3.30 - 4.30 |
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Tuesday 8th December 9.00 - 10.00 |
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Best wishes
Ruth Austin
Headteacher
Notices
MacMillan Coffee Morning: Join us in the Small Hall on Friday 2nd October from 9am until 10am for our MacMillan Coffee Morning. We would love parents and carers to join us to enjoy a hot drink, a sweet treat and a chat in support of a fantastic cause. We are kindly asking for cake donations (bought or homemade) which can be brought in from Monday 28th September (please ensure a list of ingredients is clearly displayed on all items to help us manage allergies safely.) Thank you for your generosity, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Volunteers in School:
Dinosaur lunch and menu change: There will be a special Dinosaur themed lunch on Thursday next week. This can be booked and paid for via the SchoolGateway app in the usual way. In addition, on Wednesday 7th October there will be a change to the dessert published. The school kitchen will be serving Angel Delight on Wednesday 7th October.
Flu Vaccination Programme: Monday 30th November for all year groups. Please see the letter which was emailed last week and published in the Parents – Letters and Forms section of our website: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Letters-Forms/. Please note the e-consent portal closes at 4 pm on 25th November, and NHS cannot accept late consents or consents on the day of vaccination.
If any parents/carers are having issues completing the online consent form, please call the immunisation team via: Text chat: 07700140385 Live chat via website: www.kentcht.nhs.uk/imms Email: kchft.cyp-immunisationteam@nhs.net Telephone: 0300 123 5205
Weekly Class Attendance: This is a weekly feature on our bulletin to highlight and celebrate good levels of attendance. Our top class in KS1 is Owls class and our KS2 winners are Lilac Class! Great work!
Tunbury Primary School Facebook: Please take a look at Tunbury Primary School | Chatham | Facebook and follow us to keep up to date with all things Team Tunbury. This week we’ve posted about our brand new Opal area and our New Entrants meetings!
Opal programme: As you know, we’ve been working with the Opal (Outdoor Play and Learning) programme since January 2025 to totally transform Tunbury lunchtimes. At the end of last term, we even had one of our neighbouring primary schools visit us and be inspired by what children experience at a Tunbury lunchtime. This week, we’ve opened the new Large Loose Parts zone - ask your child to tell you what this is!
As we’ve come so far, we wanted to gather feedback to compare to the baseline surveys we did for parents/carers, children and staff at the beginning of this journey. Please could you help us by completing this quick survey. The survey closes on Monday so this is the last chance to contribute. Thank you.
OPAL Questionnaire - Parents – Fill in form
Team Points: As announced by our brand new House Team Captains in today’s assembly, our team points are as follows. Green Team still in the lead!
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Rowling |
Attenborough |
Holmes |
Hawking |
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2199 |
2368 |
2346 |
2249 |
Dates for your Diary
Term dates for 2026/27: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-26-27/
Term 1
Monday 28th September – NHS Height and Weight check – Year R and Year 6
Friday 2nd October – Macmillan Coffee Morning for Parents/Carers 9am
Monday 12th October – Walk to Walderslade Woods and Sarsen Stones – Year 3 NEW
Tuesday 20th October / Thursday 22nd October – Parents’ Consultation meetings
Wednesday 21st October – Viking Day – Year 5
Thursday 22nd October – Ancient Greek Workshop – Year 6
Thursday 22nd October – Last Day of Term 1
Friday 23rd October – INSET DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR PUPILS
Term 2
Monday 2nd November – First Day of Term 2
Tuesday 3rd November - New Entrants for September 2027: Presentation and School Tour 9.15am and 6pm NEW
Wednesday 4th November – Friday 6th November – Year 6 Residential Visit to Grosvenor Hall
Thursday 5th November – TSA Fireworks
Monday 9th November – Open Afternoon, Year R – 2 pm
Tuesday 10th November – Open Afternoon, Year1 / Year 2 – 2 pm
Wednesday 11th / Thursday 12th November – Individual/Sibling photos – Tempest Photographers
Thursday 12th November – Open Afternoon, Year 3 / Year 4 – 2 pm
Friday 13th November - New Entrants for September 2027: School Tour 9 am and 10 am NEW
Friday 13th November – Open Afternoon – Year 5 / Year 6 – 2 pm
Monday 16th November - Stay and Play sessions for pre-school children with their parents/carers, 3.30-4.30pm NEW
Wednesday 18th November - New Entrants for September 2027: School Tour 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm NEW
Thursday 26th November - New Entrants for September 2027: School Tour 9 am and 10 am NEW
Monday 30th November – NHS Flu Vaccinations
Tuesday 1st December - New Entrants for September 2027: School Tour 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm NEW
Tues 1st to Thurs 3rd December – TSA Christmas Present Room
Friday 4th December – Great Fire of London theatre in-school experience for Year 2
Tuesday 8th December - Stay and Play sessions for pre-school children with their parents/carers 9-10am NEW
Wednesday 9th December - New Entrants for September 2027: School Tour 9 am and 10 am NEW
Wednesday 9th December – Year 1 Christmas Production 2 pm
Thursday 10th December – iRock Concert, Main hall, 9 am
Thursday 10th December – Reception Nativity 2pm
Friday 11th December – Christmas Dinner Day
Monday 14th December – Norman Day, Year 4 NEW
Wednesday 16th December – Year 2 Christmas Production 1.30 pm
Friday 18th December – Carols on the Playground, Year 3/Year 4 – 2.45 pm
Year 5/Year 6 – 3 pm
Friday 18th December – Last Day of Term 2
Term 3
Monday 4 January – INSET DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR PUPILS
Tuesday 5th January – First Day of Term 3 for pupils
Tuesday 12th January – Start of Swimming lessons for Lilac class
Monday 1st February – Walk to the Co-op – Year 3 NEW
Wednesday 3rd February – Young Voices O2 Concert
Tuesday 9th February – Safer Internet Day
Tuesday 9th February / Thursday 11th February – Parents’ Consultation meetings
Thursday 11th February – Amazing Animal in-school experience for Year 1
Friday 12th February – Last Day of Term 3
Term 4
Monday 22nd February – First Day of Term 4
Wed 24th to Thurs 25th February – TSA Gifts for Her Present Room
Monday 1st March – Book Week
Monday 1st March – Mayan Day – Year 3 NEW
Monday 1st March – Open Afternoon, Year 5 / Year 6 – 2 pm
Tuesday 2nd March - Open Afternoon, Year R – 2 pm
Wednesday 3rd March – Open Afternoon, Year 3 / Year 4 – 2 pm
Thursday 4th March – World Book Day with dressing up
Friday 5th March – Open Afternoon, Year 1 / Year 2 – 2 pm
Thursday 25th March – Last Day of Term 4
Term 5
Monday 12th April – First Day of Term 4
Tuesday 20th April – Start of swimming lessons for Scarlet Class
Monday 3rd May – Bank Holiday – School Closed
Monday 10th-Thursday 13th May – Year 6 SATS Week
Monday 17th May – Anglo Saxon Day – Year 3 NEW
Monday 24th May – STEAM Week
Friday 28th May – Last Day of Term 4
Term 6
Monday 7th June – INSET DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR PUPILS
Tuesday 8th June First Day of Term 5 for pupils
14th June to 17th June and 28th June to 30th June – Bikeability training – Year 5
Wed 16th to Thurs 17th June – TSA Gifts for Him Present Room
Friday 25th June – Sports Day
Friday 2nd July – Reserve Sports Day
Monday 5th July – INSET DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED FOR PUPILS
Friday 9th July – End of year reports sent home to parents /carers
Monday 12th July – Hero and Heroines Day – Year 3 NEW
Friday 16th July – TSA Dare to be Different Day
Wednesday 21st July – Last Day of Term 6 / 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 13th November – Ruby Class Assembly
Friday 20th November – Crimson Class Assembly
Friday 27th November – Emerald Class Assembly
Friday 15th January – Scarlet Class Assembly
Friday 22nd January – Indigo Class Assembly
Friday 29th January – Pink Class Assembly
Friday 5th February – Lavender Class Assembly
Friday 26th February – Violet Class Assembly
Friday 12th March – Magenta Class Assembly
Friday 19th March – Amber Class Assembly
Friday 23rd April – Turquoise Class Assembly
Friday 30th April – Lilac Class Assembly
Friday 7th May – Sapphire Class Assembly
Friday 21st May – Blue Class Assembly
Friday 28th May – Red Class Assembly
Friday 11th June – Owls Class Assembly
Friday 18th June – Bears Class Assembly
