Weekly Bulletin:Friday 26th September 2025
Headteacher’s message to parents/carers
Dear Parents/Carers,
With this year’s Reception children settling in so well to their new school home, we’re already looking ahead to New Entrants for next academic year. Do you or any friends/family/neighbours have a child starting school in September 2026? If so, please do share the details of our New Entrants events for the Autumn term, which are are now open for bookings. To book onto any of these events, please email newentrants@tunbury.kent.sch.uk
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Presentation and School Tours 20 minute presentation from Headteacher and EYFS lead in the school hall, followed by a tour of the school. |
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Wednesday 29th October, 6.00pm |
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Tuesday 4th November, 9.15am |
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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. |
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Friday 14th November, 9.00 and 10.00 |
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Wednesday 19th November, 12.45 and 1.45 |
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Thursday 27th November, 9.00 and 10.00 |
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Tuesday 2nd December, 12.45 and 1.45 |
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Friday 12th 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. |
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Monday 10th November 3.30 - 4.30 |
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Monday 1st December 9.00 - 10.00 |
All of this information is also available at Tunbury Primary School - New Entrants
This week, we also have news on our new Parent Governor. Our successful candidate for the Parent Governor post is Christian Hauser, who is Dad to two Tunbury children in Year 5 and Year 1. As there was only one candidate, Christian is successful without the need for an election, so congratulations and thank you for stepping forward for this important role.
Today, we held our House Team meetings to elect the Year 6 House Captains and Vice Captains for 2025/26. A huge well done to all of our Year 6 children who stepped forward for election – we are so proud of all of you! After a vote from children in each house team, the successful candidates were as follows. Congratulations - we look forward to seeing you announcing the team points in Friday assemblies and waving your team flags at Sports Day!
Rowling Team: Lilah (House Captain) and Harlan (Vice Captain)
Attenborough Team: Florence J (House Captain) and Leo H (Vice Captain)
Holmes Team: Petal (House Captain) and Jamie (Vice Captain)
Hawking Team: Elliott S (House Captain) and Kai (Vice Captain)
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Best wishes
Ruth Austin
Headteacher
Notices
Harvest assemblies and donations: Thank you for the Harvest donations being sent into school. Reverend Roe from Walderslade Baptist Church, will be leading our harvest assemblies on Wednesday 30th September. After our harvest assemblies, Medway food bank will be collecting the donations. If you are able to donate to this worthy cause, please see below a list of items which Medway food bank are currently in need of:
Welly Boots: Thank you to everyone who has already sent in wellies for their child to keep in school. We have two fabulous storage areas that were built over the summer break where the children will be able to store their wellies. We are keen to use the school field for as much of the year as is possible, and would ask that all children keep a named pair of welly boots in school. Having wellies in school will allow children to play on the field during the autumn and winter months.
October Half Term Activity Club: This is running exclusively for Tunbury pupils from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM on Tuesday 21st October, Wednesday 22nd October and Thursday 23rd October, another fun-filled programme packed with engaging activities, creativity, and plenty of smiles. Bookings are now open at: Tunbury Primary Multi-Activity Camp - Current Students Only | Pebble
Travel to school: We conducted travel surveys in all classes last Friday and here is a snapshot of the results. Currently, almost half of our children travel to school by car and one third walk. Moving forwards, we’ll be working on initiatives to promote responsible parking outside school and reduce car use by encouraging families to walk to school – more news on this to follow.
Weekly Class Attendance: This is a weekly feature on our bulletin to highlight and celebrate good levels of attendance. In KS1, our winners are Red Class with a brilliant 98.33%. Great work from Red Class. Emerald Class are our KS2 winners with another 98.33%. Keep up the fantastic work!
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Class |
Weekly Attendance Percentage |
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Red |
☆98.33%☆ |
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Emerald |
☆98.33%☆ |
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Lavender |
98.21% |
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Amber |
98.21% |
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Scarlet |
97.73% |
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Blue |
96.67% |
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Bears |
96.00% |
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Yellow |
94.85% |
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Pink |
94.79% |
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Lilac |
94.57% |
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Sapphire |
94.00% |
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Indigo |
93.75% |
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Crimson |
93.75% |
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Magenta |
93.53% |
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Azure |
93.27% |
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Owls |
92.59% |
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Ruby |
92.31% |
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Turquoise |
91.25% |
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Violet |
89.92% |
Flu Immunisation: Friday 7th November 2025 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 4th 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
Tunbury Primary School Facebook: This week on Facebook, we have Learning with Blue Class, a post from our Young Voices choir, Opal updates and information about our upcoming open days. Please take a look at Tunbury Primary School | Chatham | Facebookand follow us to keep up to date with all things Team Tunbury.
Team Points: Rowling team still ahead with over 3000 points now – fabulous work Red team!
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Rowling |
Attenborough |
Holmes |
Hawking |
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3344 |
2974 |
2896 |
2842 |
Dates for your Diary
Term dates for 2025/26: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-25-26/
Term 1
Monday 29th September – Roman Day, Year 4
Tuesday 30th September - NHS National Child Measurement Program - Year R and Year 6
Tuesday 30th September – Harvest assemblies
October - Black History Month
Monday 6th October - Sapphire Class walk to Walderslade Woods (1.30 – 2.45)
Thursday 9th October - Amber Class walk to Walderslade Woods (1.30 – 2.45)
Thursday 9th October – School Disco (TSA)
Friday 10th October - Azure Class walk to Walderslade Woods (1.30 – 2.45)
Tuesday 14th October - Autumn Parent Consultation (3.30 – 6.30)
Wednesday 15th October - Year 5 Viking Day
Thursday 16th October - Autumn Parent Consultation (3.30 – 6.30)
Friday 17th October – Ancient Greek Workshop, Year 6
Friday 17th October – Last Day of Term 1
Term 2
Monday 27th October - INSET Day - School Closed for pupils
Tuesday 28th October – First Day of Term 2
Wednesday 29th – Friday 31st October – Year 6 PGL Windmill Hill Residential visit
Wednesday 29th October – New Entrants for September 2026: Presentation and School tour 6 pm NEW
Tuesday 4th November - Start of Bikeability cycle training for Year 6
Tuesday 4th November – New Entrants for September 2026: Presentation and School tour 9.15 am NEW
Wednesday 5th / Thursday 6th November – Tempest photographers, Individual/Sibling photos
Wednesday 5th November - TSA Fireworks
Friday 7th November - Flu Immunisations (whole school)
Monday 10th November - Y5/6 Open Afternoon
Monday 10th November– New Entrants for September 2026: Stay and Play session for pre-school children with their parents/Carers 3.30 – 4.30 pm NEW
Tuesday 11th November - Y3/4 Open Afternoon
Wednesday 12th November - Y1/2 Open Afternoon
Thursday 13th November - Reception Open Afternoon
Friday 14th November – New Entrants for September 2026: School tour 9 am and 10 am NEW
Wednesday 19th November – New Entrants for September 2026: School tour 12.45 and 1.45 pm NEW
Tuesday 2nd, Wednesday 3rd, Thursday 4th December – Christmas Present Room (TSA)
Friday 12th December - Christmas lunch – wear a Christmas jumper day
Thursday 18th December - Carols on the playground Y3 / Y4 - 2.50 pm
Thursday 27th November – New Entrants for September 2026: School tour 9 am and 10 am NEW
Monday 1st December – New Entrants for September 2026: Stay and Play session for pre-school children with their parents/Carers 9 – 10 am NEW
Tuesday 2nd December – New Entrants for September 2026: School tour 12.45 and 1.45 pm NEW
Friday 12th December – New Entrants for September 2026: School tour 9 am and 10 am NEW
Friday 19th December - Carols on the playground Y5 / Y6 - 2.50 pm
Friday 19th December – Last Day of Term 2
Term 3
Monday 5th January - INSET Day - School Closed for pupils
Tuesday 6th January – First Day of Term 3
Tuesday 13th January - Swimming lessons start, Year4, Lilac Class
Wednesday 21st January - Young Voices @ the O2
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 - Spring Parent Consultation (3.30 – 6.30)
Friday 13th February – Last Day of Term 2
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 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)
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 21st November - Turquoise Class Assembly
Friday 28th November - Amber Class Assembly
Friday 5th December - Crimson Class Assembly
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
