Dear Parents and Carers,

It has been great to see so many of you in school this week for parents' evening. Thank you for taking the time to engage with us and support your children's learning. Thank you too for the support and feedback shared with the teachers and myself. A lot of hard work has gone into this half term and it is great to know the impact we all have when we work together. 

Book Fair: The Chorleywood Book Shop were really impressed by the interest and knowledge of books and authors on display from parents and pupils alike. Over the two parents' evenings, you invested £774 in books for the children. The school receives 10% commission which we can now invest in the reading stock in school. They have also added us to their author visits list and we will wait to hear who will come and visit us. Watch this space!

Library: On the theme of books, the KS2 library relocation and revamp is nearly complete! Many thanks to Nick Hunt and Jon Brown, from our team, who helped with the move and a special mention to Clare Masini for all the excellent work she has done organising the stock. During the move, some of the damaged stock has been removed. As a result, we are running low on copies of popular books such as: Harry Potter, Tom Gates, Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants. If you have good condition copies that are no longer being read, please donate them to our library.

Values: As we reach the end of the half term, our weekly value has been reflection, encouraging us to think back and remember the progress we have made. On a personal level, my own learning journey is a rapid one and it has been beneficial to stop and reflect. I have been really impressed with the way we have embraced our school values so quickly, recognising success through house points and developing a shared language. The next step for me and the team is to polish our reading provision and I am excited by some of the changes and training we have coming up next half term. When we come back to school, our weekly value will be ready, as we settle back into the routines.

Votes for Schools: We are famous! Each week classes submit their votes and comments about the weekly question and the feedback from Rio class was shared on the V4S slides this week. Over 65,000 children have read the views of Rio class! A really powerful example of the importance of being heard and having a voice. This week the big question asked 'Is it easy to choose a leader?' (Y1-Y2) and 'Should we choose our leaders based on their personality?' (Y3-Y6). Interestingly, 65% of children agreed.

Half-Term: We are fortunate to live in a town that has a lot of opportunities for children and families, particularly during the school holidays. Atria Watford are hosting daily free workshops, the annual fireworks display is happening in Cassiobury Park on Sat 2nd November, and Market Lates is taking place at Watford Market. Many of the restaurants in town also have free kids meals with a paying adult. Some options include: ASDA, Ask, Bill's, Morrisons, Pizza Hut, Tesco, TGI Fridays and Yo Sushi.

I hope you all enjoy a relaxing half-term break and I look forward to seeing you all back ready and refreshed on Monday 4th November.

Best wishes,

Mr Matt Morey - Headteacher