Weekly Bulletin:Friday 6th February 2026
Headteacher’s message to parents/carers
Dear Parents/Carers,
Wow! What amazing outfits we have throughout Team Tunbury for today’s Number Day. Thank you for helping your children get into the Number Day spirit. I love the homemade outfits, especially where children have created their own t-shirt, hat or special costume – some of my favourites are calculators, dice, playing cards, 100 square or Numberblocks! As well as this, we have lots of football/sports shirts, numbered hoodies and the dreaded 6-7 making the occasional appearance.
To celebrate Number Day, children are having fun Maths activities today and also taking part in challenges on Numberbots (for Years R-2) and TTRS (for Years 3-6). On TTRS, Tunbury is taking part in the nationwide NSPCC Rocks competition, which runs from 7.30am today to 7.30pm, so there’s still time after school for children to log on and earn some extra points for our school! Details at NSPCC Rocks - Times Tables Rock Stars
We are raising money for the NSPCC for Number Day, so please do give £2 per child, if you are able to. The link for donations is justgiving.com/page/tpsnspccnumberday and our current total (at the time of writing) is £198, just over half way to our target of £350. Thank you for your support.
Our Year R children have had two special days in a row, as yesterday was their Pyjama Storytelling day to end their topic on Traditional Tales. Children and staff came into school dressed in their pyjamas, with parents/carers invited to join us at the end of the day. When I spoke to three very excited children from Bears class to find out all about it, they said:
- “We wore our pyjamas going into school and coming out! I wanted to wear the ones I wore overnight but I didn’t.”
- “My nanny brought me an Irish book. It had loads of pages in it!”
- “I got to read with my mummy and daddy. We read The Three Little Pigs.”
Children really love special schools days or dressing up. They’re so memorable! Next term, we have World Book Day to look forward to. Please take a look in the notices section for more information on this one.
Have a lovely weekend everyone. We look forward to seeing you for parents’ evenings on Tuesday and Thursday next week (reminder, please do book your appointment if you haven’t already done so).
Best wishes
Ruth Austin
Headteacher
Notices
Today is Number Day. We are having a fun day of maths activities in school and to support NSPCC, we are asking for a voluntary donation of £2 which can be made using the link below: justgiving.com/page/tpsnspccnumberday
Parents’ Consultation Evenings: Parents’ Evenings are next week, on Tuesday 10th February and Thursday 12th February. Please book a meeting with your child’s class teacher using the details in the letter which was emailed to parents last week. Remember that we always offer a choice of in-person or online appointments, so if you can’t make it into school (eg due to your own work location/schedules) we can still meet with you online. Appointments with our SENCO, Mrs Abdullah are also available on these days. If you did not receive or cannot find your Parents’ Evening letter, please email us at office@tunbury.kent.sch.uk so that we can help you.
World Book Day: We are excited to let you know that we will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5th March 2026. This year, we are inviting all children to come to school dressed in costume inspired by a word. The word can be anything your child loves or finds interesting – for example, happy, stormy, sparkle, brave, or gigantic. Costumes can be as simple or as creative as you like, and there is absolutely no expectation to buy anything new. The aim of the day is to celebrate language, imagination, and a love of reading, while keeping the focus on creativity rather than expense. We would love children to be able to explain their chosen word and how their costume represents it. Please ensure that costumes are suitable for a normal school day and allow children to move comfortably and safely. Thank you for your continued support. We are really looking forward to seeing the children’s fantastic ideas and celebrating World Book Day together.
After School Clubs: As advised in the original clubs letter sent out to parents After School Clubs will not be running next week, the last week of this term, week beginning Monday 9th February, due to parent consultation evenings.
Poles Apart Day for Year 5: This will be on Friday 13th February. The children are welcome to dress up but it is not compulsory. We will be completing various activities in our classes to finish our topic about the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Fidget toys: We have seen an increase in the number of children bringing in fidget toys from home that are more like toys or are quite noisy and distracting for the others in class. Please may we remind children and parents that only fidget toys approved by school can be used in class.
Tri Club: MedwayTri’s successful junior cycling coaching is open to new members. Make sure your child is signed up! To register your child today please contact nigel@medwaytri.com
www.medwaytri.com/membership-benefits
Time: Wednesdays 5:30-7pm
Venue: Traffic-free, tarmac road circuit at Cyclopark, Gravesend, DA11 7NP
The coaching is open to girls and boys between 8-18 years of age. Participants must already be able to ride a bike. Fun, friendship, fitness and skills starts here…
Follow them on social media - www.instagram.com/medwaytri
Find out more about the club and the activities they offer - www.medwaytri.com
Strive February Half Term Club: Our Strive PE & Sport Multi-Activity Camp is returning to Tunbury Primary this February half term break for one day only! Children will enjoy a fun-filled and active day, including games, sports, and themed activities - all led by qualified staff.
Weekly Class Attendance: This is a weekly feature on our bulletin to highlight and celebrate good levels of attendance. Our KS1 class winners are Red class, with 97.92% attendance. Fantastic work from Red class! For the third week in a row, Ruby are our KS2 winners with a brilliant 98.44%. Keep up the amazing work everyone!
|
Class |
Weekly Attendance Percentage |
|
Ruby |
☆98.44%☆ |
|
Red |
☆97.92%☆ |
|
Indigo |
97.84% |
|
Crimson |
97.32% |
|
Amber |
97.22% |
|
Scarlet |
96.43% |
|
Magenta |
96.43% |
|
Pink |
95.83% |
|
Azure |
95.67% |
|
Violet |
95.56% |
|
Bears |
94.71% |
|
Lavender |
94.64% |
|
Yellow |
93.75% |
|
Sapphire |
92.50% |
|
Turquoise |
92.08% |
|
Owls |
91.96% |
|
Emerald |
91.67% |
|
Lilac |
88.02% |
|
Blue |
86.25% |
Tunbury Primary School Facebook: This week we have posted about our Year R pyjama afternoon. Please take a look at Tunbury Primary School | Chatham | Facebookand follow us to keep up to date with all things Team Tunbury.
Team Points: Very close this week, with just one week to go until the end of the Term 3 Team Point race. Hawking have overtaken Holmes, but are only 41 points ahead! Well done Blue team and keep working hard everyone.
|
Rowling |
Attenborough |
Holmes |
Hawking |
|
4045 |
3820 |
4151 |
4192 |
Dates for your Diary
Term dates for 2025/26: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-25-26/
Term 3
Friday 6th February – Bingo Night (TSA) – Postponed (refunds will be sent from TSA for any bookings made)
Tuesday 10th February - Safer Internet Day
Tuesday 10th February - Spring Parent Consultation (3.30 – 6.30)
Wednesday 11th February - Year 1, 'Tiger who came to Tea' tea party at 2pm
Thursday 12th February – Year 2 visit to Dockside
Thursday 12th February - Spring Parent Consultation (3.30 – 6.30)
Friday 13th February - Poles Apart Day, Year 5 NEW
Friday 13th February – Last Day of Term 2
Thursday 19th February - Strive February Half Term Club
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)
Thursday 12th March – Y1 Visit to Kent Life – Rich Victorian Day NEW
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 21st April – NHS Vision Screening Year R
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 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
