Weekly Bulletin:Friday 5th December 2025
Headteacher’s message to parents/carers
Dear Parents/Carers,
Now we’ve reached December and Advent, this week has included the start of our Team Tunbury Advent Kindness Calendar and our Christmas church services.
For our whole-school Advent Calendar, children have suggested a special kindness message for each school day in December. These are suggestions like paying someone a compliment or including someone new in playtime games. Today’s message, suggested by Indigo class, is to try to help around the house this weekend, so we thought we should share this one with you!
Yesterday, we visited our next-door-neighbour, Walderslade Baptist Church, for our Christmas services. Entering the church is always a special moment, as it’s dark, quiet and candle-lit, so children definitely feel the difference from our school hall. Thank you to Rev Roe for leading our services for us with such kindness and warmth, bringing the special message of Christmas to our Tunbury children.
As well as all of this, we’ve also had our very popular TSA Christmas Present Room, so thank you to our TSA volunteers for making this such a success. Children always love being able to select a special present which is a surprise for you at home, so we hope you like them.
Although this week’s message is almost entirely Christmas related, I can assure you that children are still working hard in all of their normal lessons. With still two weeks to go until the end of term, our focus does remain on helping children to do their very best in their Maths, English, Reading, History, Computing, PE, RE, DT, Geography, Science, Art, French (for KS2), Music and PSHE lessons, as well as special events like Space Day (for Year 5). Alongside this, teachers and teaching assistants have also been working together to support gaps created by staff illness. After a peak of 6 teachers being absent on Monday, it has been a continuing challenge throughout the week, so I would like to save my biggest thank you to everyone in the Team Tunbury staff team for their hard work and dedication. You really do make it all possible!
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Best wishes
Ruth Austin
Headteacher
Notices
New Entrants for September 26: Our next tours for new entrants are on Friday 12th December (9.00 and 10.00). To book onto one of these tours please email newentrants@tunbury.kent.sch.uk
Remember that applications for a primary school place are open now and should be made via your ‘home’ local authority.
- Kent residents apply at www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places
- Medway residents apply at www.medway.gov.uk/admissions
After School Clubs: This series of clubs ran by sports coaches i.e. Hockey and Dance club have now finished and will not be taking place next week. Next week is the last week for all other clubs. There will be no after school clubs on the last week of term i.e. week starting 15th December. Look out for details of new clubs starting in Term 3 after the Christmas holidays.
Class Christmas Parties: In the last week of term, each class will have a class Christmas party (see ‘Dates for your Diary’ below). Please provide some snacks in a named container for your child to have at the party. As we are a ‘No nuts school’, we ask that you refrain from sending in food items containing nuts. Children can come in school in their party clothes on the day of their party.
Pupil Leadership: We have now completed our Pupil Leadership appointments for this academic year. We received 235 applications for a variety of different roles this year and we would like to congratulate all children who applied and went through the interview process.
This week, we would like to celebrate our Diversity, who are already doing a fabulous job with support from Mrs Bourner!
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Pupil |
Class |
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Ellie
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Violet |
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Mazvita
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Violet |
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Charlotte
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Indigo |
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Dominykas
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Indigo |
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Carly - Jade
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Lilac |
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Jenaya
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Lilac |
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Alfie
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Azure |
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Ava
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Sapphire |
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Mohamad
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Sapphire |
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Nancy
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Yellow |
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Charlie
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Lavender |
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Jhene
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Lavender |
Weekly Class Attendance: This is a weekly feature on our bulletin to highlight and celebrate good levels of attendance. Our KS1 class winners are Blue class, with a brilliant 96.87%. Great work from Blue class! Our KS2 winners are Ruby class with 96.74%. Fantastic work from everyone!
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Class |
Weekly Attendance Percentage |
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Blue |
☆96.87%☆ |
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Lavender |
96.77% |
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Ruby |
☆96.74%☆ |
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Indigo |
96.68% |
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Sapphire |
96.50% |
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Red |
96.47% |
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Yellow |
95.89% |
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Emerald |
95.83% |
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Azure |
95.81% |
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Pink |
95.59% |
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Crimson |
95.24% |
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Magenta |
95.22% |
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Amber |
95.15% |
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Violet |
94.56% |
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Lilac |
94.55% |
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Scarlet |
94.08% |
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Turquoise |
92.87% |
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Owls |
92.67% |
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Bears |
92.10% |
Tunbury Primary School Facebook: This week on Facebook, we’ve posted about our TSA Christmas present room. Please take a look at Tunbury Primary School | Chatham | Facebookand follow us to keep up to date with all things Team Tunbury.
Team Points: Today’s team points are as follows, with all four teams in the same order as last week. Two weeks to go until the end of the Term 2 race, so can Rowling remain ahead?
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Rowling |
Attenborough |
Holmes |
Hawking |
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4910 |
4688 |
4398 |
4122 |
Dates for your Diary
Term dates for 2025/26: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-25-26/
Term 2
Wednesday 10th December - Year 4 Norman Day, Dressing up is optional
Wednesday 10th December - pm Library visit - Azure Class
Thursday 11th December – Year R Christmas Nativity, 2.30 pm
Friday 12th December - Christmas lunch / wear a Christmas jumper day
Friday 12th December - pm Library visit - Sapphire Class
Friday 12th December – New Entrants for September 2026: School tour 9 am and 10 am
Wednesday 17th December - pm Library visit - Amber Class
Wednesday 17th December: Year 2 Christmas Performance, 2:15 pm
Wednesday 17th December: Y1 Christmas Party
Thursday 18th December: Y3, Y4 and Y6 Christmas Parties
Thursday 18th December: Year 1 Christmas Poem, 2:30 pm
Thursday 18th December - Carols on the playground Y3 / Y4 - 2.50 pm
Friday 19th December: YR, Y2 and Y5 Christmas Parties
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 – 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 NEW
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)
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 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
