Year 5 and 6 had a superb treat today, walking to Richard Lander School to enjoy a performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The children thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic production and, for those likely to move on to Richard Lander in Year 7, it also provided a valuable opportunity to become more familiar with their future secondary school environment.

We also welcomed Richard from Stay Safe to school today. Throughout the day, he worked with children across Key Stage 2, helping them develop a greater understanding of online safety and providing practical advice on how to stay safe in an increasingly digital world.

Do you know about the BBC’s 500 Words story-writing competition? It is open to all children aged 5-11 and could be a good way to keep your children busy over half term! Stories are judged on their originality and storytelling, so spelling, punctuation and grammar are not taken into account. Children can enter from home, and more details can be found here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words

However, if your child would like to submit a story but needs a little help with the process, Mr Hamshar will be running a support session after half term to help children send their entries off. We would love to see as many of our children as possible take part!

Finally, today we say goodbye to Miss Dawe as she begins her maternity leave. We are incredibly grateful for everything she has done for Devoran Class and the wider school community this term. We look forward to seeing Miss Dawe return in the future, but until then, we wish her every happiness enjoying this special time with her family.

Have a lovely half term and we look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 2nd November.