Hamilton, Gawthorne, and Shaftsbury

Trailblazers

Welcome to the second half of the Spring Term, 2026. The term has started well with year six children attending booster, getting into the habit of homework ready for secondary school and the year five pupils picking up their pace of work.

As always, despite how short the SPRING TERM is, we have a great deal of learning to do. This term, there will be a continued focus on maintaining routines and expectations as we teach the children to thrive, learn and perform at their best levels. We will be expecting all the children to work as hard as they can on their executive functions, in order for them to follow the 5Rs ALL OF THE TIME.

Unless they are unwell, your child must attend school every day, ready for an 8.40 am prompt start. Every moment missed in the school day has a long lasting impact on children's education. Learning begins straight away at 8.40am and children do miss out even if they are just a few minutes late.

As always, if you have any questions there are a number of ways that you can contact us: You can speak to us directly at the end of any school day, you can get a message to us via the staff on the gates before or after school or you can contact the school through a phone call or an email.

FOCUS UNIT OF LEARNING-FROZEN PLANET-Environmental concerns

This unit of learning has a Geography focus, in particular climate change and the global impact.