Dear Parents and Carers, The children have settled back in well to the daily routines of school life and I have been impressed by their excitement, enthusiasm and positive attitude to their learning. Thank you to all of the parents that came along to our Meet and...

Dear Parents and Carers, Brighstone really is - a small school where BIG things happen! Our welcome back to school this week, was launched into orbit on the first day of term with a visit from the Island Planetarium. Every class had the opportunity to explore the...

Dear Parents and Carers, Where has this school year gone? It seems like only yesterday that we were making all of our Autumn term preparations for Harvest and Christmas and now we are building up to the final week of the Summer Term. Well done to all of the Year 4 and...

Dear Parents and Carers, The past week has been one of non-stop events and activity. The momentum towards the end of term is building and we hope the next two weeks will be enjoyable for our whole school community. Earlier this week we held our final Eucharist of the...

Dear Parents and Carers, Yesterday we welcomed our new reception children for September 2018 into school. Our transition morning was a great success; all of the children enjoyed spending time with their class teachers for next year. The atmosphere in school was one of...

Dear Parents and Carers, Magical, midsummer days would be a good description of this week at Brighstone. Yesterday our reception class children spent the day at the beach. Their learning in the outdoor environment included the creation of ephemeral art. Although this...

Dear Parents and Carers, Love of learning and summer sunshine have come together this week as our Summer Term activities have continued to gather pace. Wednesday’s Country Dancing Festival was a mixture of fun, excitement and maypole mayhem! We were really proud of...

Dear Parents and Carers, Our final half-term of the year has begun with a flurry of activity and excitement. Oak Class (Year 6) have been away on their residential trip to Rookesbury Park, they spent an enjoyable, energetic and enriching three days together. This gave...

Dear Parents and Carers, Never a dull moment! This week has been filled with energy and activity from start to finish. On Monday we began our week with the children in Yr 1, Yr 3, Yr 4, and Yr 5 out on trips. From dinosaurs to primates, from the rainforest to the...

Dear Parents and Carers, What a combination of hard work, activity and focus this week has been! Well done to all of our Year 6 pupils for all of the stamina and resilience they have shown in their tests this week. We were really impressed by the sense of calm and...