Dear Families,

Over the past two weeks, our school community has had much to celebrate.

We were delighted to welcome a visit from Wiltshire Local Authority School Effectiveness Team to monitor the quality of teaching and learning in mathematics across the school. The feedback was extremely positive, highlighting not only the high quality of teaching but also the excellent learning behaviours demonstrated by our children. It was particularly pleasing to hear how confidently pupils could articulate their knowledge and understanding, reflecting the strong foundations being built in every classroom. This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of both staff and pupils.

We have also enjoyed opening our doors to families of our new Early Years Foundation Stage cohort, who will be joining us in September. It was a real pleasure to meet so many parents and carers and to begin building the strong partnerships that are so important in supporting children as they start their school journey. We look forward to welcoming our new pupils and helping them settle into school life.

Please do take the time to read the full newsletter—there is so much going on within our school and wider community, and we would love for you to stay informed and involved.

We would also like to highlight a couple of important upcoming events. Please add to your diaries the Colour Run organised by the Friends of the School. This promises to be a fantastic, fun-filled event and raises much-needed funds to support every child in our school.

In addition, we are looking forward to celebrating 150 years of St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Trowbridge. A special Mass led by Bishop Bosco will be held on Wednesday 24th June at 7pm in the parish church, followed by a community celebration on Saturday 27th June. We hope many of you will be able to join us for these meaningful occasions.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Mrs O’Rourke