Weekly Bulletin: Friday 30th June 2023

Headteacher’s message to parents/carers

Dear Parents/Carers,

Thank you for joining us for today’s Sports Day, currently taking place right now on the school field!  A full report on Sports Day will follow in next week’s bulletin.

Thank you to everyone who supported Team Tunbury by attending our Summer Fair last Saturday afternoon.  It was a lovely occasion and due to the beautiful weather, I didn’t even mind taking my turn in the stocks! 

A huge well done to our hardworking TSA volunteers, especially Claire Pryer, who led the TSA at the event and didn’t stop all day long.  Also, thank you and well done to our brilliant Year 6 children who took responsibility for running different stalls, showing such maturity and dedication.  TSA fundraising is important because it allows us to invest in extra projects which benefit all Tunbury children, such as our brand new gazebo on the school field, which is already proving extremely popular.

This week, we were delighted to see the completion of our Year 2-4 Phase Art project, which is this magnificent mural.  It has been painted on the wall facing the KS2 Quiet Area, outside the school hall.  This is a beautiful collaborative artwork, led by our mural artist Andy Pinder and assisted by every child in Years 2, 3 and 4.  Great job everyone!  Children took turns to paint a section of the mural – if your child was involved, can they show you which section of tree bark is theirs?  Please feel free to come and take a look with your child, at home time any day next week. 

Following the completion of this Year 2-4 mural as well as our Year R-1 mosaic, it’s now the turn of our Year 5-6 phase…. We can’t wait to share their completed art project with you next week.

Also next week, we’re looking forward to our whole-school transition day on Thursday 6^th July.  Children will come into school as normal and be dismissed from their normal classrooms, but they will spend the day in their new classrooms with their new teachers (including our teachers who are new to Tunbury).  At the end of the day, we have an Open Classroom session from 3.15-3.45, where children can show you their new classrooms and you can say hello to their new teachers.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Best wishes

Ruth Austin

Headteacher 

Notices 

Staff vacancies: We have two vacancies for our support staff team for a September start – we need a new IT technician (full-time) and a TA to work 2 days a week on Thursdays and Fridays.  Please do spread the word and share these roles with anyone you know who may be interested. 

ICT Technician Technicians at Tunbury Primary School, Walderslade (kent-teach.com) 

Part-Time Teaching Assistant, Thursdays/Fridays Teaching/Child Support at Tunbury Primary School, Walderslade (kent-teach.com) 

Class Photos: The links to view and purchase the class photos taken on Monday were emailed to parents on Wednesday. There is a free “deliver to school” option open for orders until Friday 7^th July, otherwise home delivery is available for £5 postage and packing. If you need assistance, please call 01736 751555 (option 5) or click on contact tempest on their home page www.htempest.co.uk .

Weekly Class Attendance: This is a weekly feature on our bulletin to highlight and celebrate good levels of attendance. Well done Crimson Class who take top spot again this week for KS2 with Yellow Class for KS1. Great job! 

 Team Points: Our Team Point totals are as follows. Holmes team are holding their lead – well done! 

Dates for your Diary 

Term dates for 2022/23: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Term-Dates-22-23/

Term dates for 2023/24: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-23-24/

Wednesday 5^th July – NEU Strike Day

Thursday 6^th July – Whole-school transition day, with Open Classroom sessions for new Y1-6, 3.15-3.45 

Friday 7^th July – NEU Strike Day

Monday 10^th July – Year 5 Open Afternoon, Art in the style of Henri Rousseau – classrooms 2pm

Tuesday 11^th July - Meet the Teacher 9:00am Year 2

Tuesday 11^th July - Meet the Teacher 2:30pm Year 6

Wednesday 12^th July - Meet the Teacher 9:00am Year 1

Wednesday 12^th July – Year R Open Afternoon, Cooks and Books – Main hall 2pm

Wednesday 12^th July – Year 4 Open Afternoon, Survival Shelters – Classrooms 2pm
 
Thursday 13^th July – Reserve Sports Day

Thursday 13^th July - Meet the Teacher 9:00am Year 3

Thursday 13^th July – Year 6 Open Afternoon, Afternoon Tea – Main hall 2 pm

Friday 14^th July - Meet the Teacher 9:00am Year 4

Monday 17^th July - Meet the Teacher 9:00am Year 5

Wednesday 19^th July – Year 6 Production 2pm and 6:30pm

Thursday 20^th July – IRock performance for parents – 9 am

Friday 21^st July - Year 6 Leavers’ Assemblies
                                Violet class – 9.00 am
                                Emerald class – 9.45 am
                                Crimson class – 10.30 am

Friday 21^st July – Last day of term/academic year for pupils