Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

  Fri 09 Sep 2022

  The Galaxy Trust would like to send their sincere condolences to The Royal Family on the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.  Earlier this year, the whole Galaxy community celebrated The Queen’s Jubilee – a fitting tribute to such a remarkable woman.

  

• New Fun Playground Markings

  Thu 07 Oct 2021

  Over the Summer, we revamped our school playground and added new, engaging playground markings to encourage active play and outdoor learning. Installed by Fun & Active Playgrounds, the markings have really brightened up the area and our pupils have been so excited to use them since their return to school.

  

• Galaxy 100

  Fri 01 Oct 2021

  Today, all four schools across the Galaxy Trust have launched a new reading project: The Galaxy 100. Its aim is to promote reading for pleasure amongst our children and families.

  The Galaxy 100 is a list of books that we would like all children to have read, listened to or shared with others before they leave Year 6. There are 25 books for each phase that have been carefully nominated and selected by members of staff across the Trust and include a diverse range of characters, themes and genres – we are confident there is something for everyone!

  We will have some copies of each of the books in school for children to borrow, as well as building up a bank of other formats of the titles, such as audio books and books in large print to ensure that the list is accessible to everyone.

  As children finish a book from the list, they should upload a picture of them reading the book to their Class Dojo portfolio and record the title in their reading record book. The class teacher will then tick off the title on a record sheet, which will get passed up to your child’s next teacher at the end of each academic year.

  Children can earn certificates for completing all titles in their phase as well as completing the entire list of 100 books. For those children who are currently in KS2, we will focus on the Galaxy 50, which will be the list of books for LKS2 and UKS2. There will also be other activities, events and competitions throughout the year. Each school have also selected reading ambassadors to help promote reading for pleasure across the Trust. Our first competition, that we launched today, is to design a logo for The Galaxy 100, that we can use on any future correspondence about the project. Any completed entries should be given to your child’s class teacher by Wednesday 13th October.

  Some of the Galaxy 100 books will be on Accelerated Reader and for those titles, children will be able to complete an AR quiz. We are aware that some of these books will be outside of your child’s ZPD but this should not stop them from experiencing them. They will still be able to complete the quizzes.

  We are really looking forward to this project and sharing some of the books that we feel are not to be missed!

  

• New NSPCC Helpline

  Fri 09 Apr 2021

  NEW Dedicated NSPCC helpline 0800 136 663

  
  The new helpline will provide both children and adults who are potential victims of sexual abuse in schools with the appropriate support and advice. This includes how to contact the police and report crimes if they wish. The helpline will also provide support to parents and professionals too.

• New Website Launched!

  Fri 19 Mar 2021

  Welcome to our brand new school website! We have created the website to keep parents up to date with school news and notices, and to showcase some of the great things our pupils are achieving. The website is extremely easy to edit by all staff at the school, so check back soon for new updates!

• COVID Procedures at Fleetdown

  Wed 09 Sep 2020

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  Re:  Attendance

   

  We are delighted to have our Fleetdown Primary School community back together, with pupils in every year group enjoying learning in their new classrooms. However, we would like to remind you that if your child has the following symptoms, they should not attend school:

   

  • A high temperature
  • A new, continuous cough
  • Loss or change to sense of smell and taste

   

  If you or your child have any ONE of the above symptoms, then your household must self-isolate for 10 days from the start of the person’s symptoms or until a test has been taken and a negative result returned.

   

  If your child displays any of these symptoms in school, we will contact you immediately and ask you to collect your child, and any siblings. You will be required to book a COVID-19 test. These can be arranged online: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing, or by calling 119. 

   

  You and anyone you live with must stay at home and self-isolate until you get your result. Anyone in your support bubble must also self-isolate until you get your result. Please use the following link for advice on self-isolating: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

   

  Please call the school office to let us know the results of any COVID-19 tests. We will require proof of any negative result in order for your child(ren) to return to school.

   

  Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

   

  Kind Regards,

   

  The Senior Leadership Team