Weekly Bulletin:Friday 6th June 2025
Headteacher’s message to parents/carers
Dear Parents/Carers,
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Term 6!
This term has started with a brilliant Robot themed STEAM week, which all of our children and staff have enjoyed. Children of all ages have been really inspired by their learning, showing creativity, curiosity and communication skills in abundance. Some of my favourite STEAM week things have included:
- Reception working together to design and create their own robots in class – children thought carefully about what they wanted to achieve and which special job their robot could undertake
- Year 3 creating working robotic arms and claws – this was a challenging task which children achieved successfully, showing great residence and problem-solving skills
- Year 6 making magnetic games for their robots to play – I particularly loved the magnetic table football with coins as defenders to block the robot’s path
As well as in our in-school work, big thanks to you at home for supporting children with their Robot home-learning projects. As ever, we are so impressed by the range of different ideas children have come up with and the designing and making skills they have used to make these ideas a reality. I’ve just been into the hall to see our STEAM week ‘Robot Exhibition’ and it is truly amazing! All children will visit the exhibition today. I’ve taken these photos to show you a glimpse of it, but please do take a look when you come to collect your children at home time today. 
A huge thank you to Mr Taylor and the STEAM subject leaders (Teachers leading Science, Computing, DT, Art and Maths) and STEAM subject ambassadors (Pupil Leaders for these subjects) for making STEAM week such a success. There will be a full summary of STEAM week in next week’s bulletin, when we’ve had time to complete our 3D printing and some other projects to share with you. Also, please look out for a Facebook post later today with lots more photos from our week.
Finally, I’d just like to say congratulations to our Football team for a successful tournament at the Mini Youth Games yesterday. We’ll hear all the details of their day in next week’s bulletin.
Also this week, for parents/carers in Year 5, please ask your children about the partridge eggs which have been hatching in class yesterday and today. Children have been transfixed!
For parents/carers in Reception, please ask your child about the butterflies which they have seen emerging from their chrysalises, ready to be released in Forest School today. On a different but important theme, parents/carers in Year 6, please ask your child what they learned in the PCSO talk on online safety, which children had this morning. Thank you.
Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Best wishes
Ruth Austin
Headteacher
Notices
Gifts for Him: The TSA are hosting their annual Gifts for Him room next week on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th June. The children will have the opportunity to buy special gifts over the course of the two days. Please send any money to school in a labelled envelope with your child’s name, class and the amount enclosed.
Online Safety: We’re sharing Online Safety information, using resources from the National College’s #WakeUpWednesday program. This week’s guides are Ofcom Media Report and What parents and educators need to know about emojis. Pleae see the letters and forms section of our website.
Family Supprt: Please see the details below. These sessions are a great way for parents to make connections and get advice. They most frequently support with areas related to autism, ADHD, PDA and anxiety, but they are not a disability specific charity. No formal diagnosis is required to attend. Full details of their Space 2 Talks can be found on their website, including other venues.
Weekly Class Attendance: This is a weekly feature on our bulletin to highlight and celebrate good levels of attendance. Our KS1 winners from this week are Owls Class with a brilliant 95.98%. Great work Owls Class! Sapphire Class are our KS2 winners with an amazing 98.00% attendance. Well done everyone and keep up the fantastic work!
|
Class |
Weekly Attendance Percentage |
|
Sapphire |
☆98.00% |
|
Crimson |
97.62% |
|
Violet |
95.98% |
|
Owls |
☆95.98%☆ |
|
Pink |
95.83% |
|
Turquoise |
95.56% |
|
Orange |
94.44% |
|
Ruby |
94.25% |
|
Blue |
93.75% |
|
Indigo |
93.68% |
|
Scarlet |
93.45% |
|
Lavender |
92.86% |
|
Yellow |
92.06% |
|
Bears |
91.38% |
|
Red |
91.18% |
|
Magenta |
91.11% |
|
Emerald |
89.44% |
|
Amber |
87.33% |
|
Azure |
86.51% |
|
Lilac |
85.63% |
Tunbury Primary School Facebook: This week on Facebook, we have posts on STEAM week, Football mini youth games and Disney singing and Just Dance club. Please take a look at Tunbury Primary School | Chatham | Facebook
Team Points: The first totals for the new term will be in next week’s bulletin.
Dates for your Diary
Term dates for 2024/25: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-24-25/
Term dates for 2025/26: www.tunbury.kent.sch.uk/Parents/Term-Dates-25-26/
Monday 9th June-13th June – Multiplication Times Tables Check Year 4
Monday 9th June-13th June – Phonics Screening – Year 1
Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th June – TSA Gifts for Him
Monday 16th June – New Entrants meeting for 2025 Reception intake – 3.30-4.30 in school or 5.00-5.30 online
Wednesday 18th June – Open Afternoon, Year 4 – Art, 2-3pm
Thursday 19th June – Open Afternoon, Year 2 – African Art, 2-3pm
Friday 20th June – Open Afternoon, Year 3 – Flight investigation, 2-3pm
Monday 23rd June – Open Afternoon, Year R – Junk Modelling Art, 2-3pm
Tuesday 24th June – Year 5 visit to Wildwood NEW
Wednesday 25th June – Class group photos – Tempest photographers
Thursday 26th June – Year 4 visit to Rochester NEW
Friday 27th June – Sports Day
Monday 30th June – Year R visit to Tyland Barn
Thursday 3rd July – TSA Summer Disco
Friday 4th July – Reserve Sports Day
Monday 7th July – Open Afternoon, Year 5- Rainforest art, 2-3pm
Wednesday 9th July – Open Afternoon, Year 1 - Coral collage in the style of Courtney Mattison, 2-3pm * Please note the change of date*
Thursday 10th July – Transition Day (all classes move up to new teachers), with Open Classroom session for parents/carers 3.15-3.45
Saturday 12th July – TSA GlasTUNBURY Summer Festival
Thursday 17th July – Year 6 Production 14.00 and 18.00
Friday 18th July – TSA “Dare to be different day”
Friday 18th July – Year 6 prom
Monday 21st July – Open Afternoon, Year 6 – End of term event, 2-3 pm
Tuesday 22nd July – Year 6 Leavers’ assemblies – Violet 9.00, Crimson 9.45, Emerald 10.30
Tuesday 22nd July – Last day of term
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 just after 2.45pm. 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 June Sapphire Class Assembly
Friday 20th June Owls Class Assembly
Friday 4th July Bears Class Assembly
