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...

Dear Parents and Carers, What a fantastic Bank Holiday weekend we had, it really felt as though the summer had arrived. It was a real pleasure to see the children arrive back at school on Tuesday in such high spirits, many of them were excited to talk and share about...

Dear Parents and Carers, The momentum, excitement and activities for the summer term have begun to gather pace, we are now half way through this part of the term and we are busy trying to ensure that the range of summer term events are planned and booked into the...

Dear Parents and Carers, Our week started with a focus on ‘Earth Day’, plastic pollution is something that has had a lot of recent media focus; as a school we are exploring our role as global citizens and how we can all play a part in recycling or re-using resources....

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back to the start of the summer term, I hope you had an enjoyable and restful Easter. We have an exciting and busy time ahead of us with a wide range of trips and activities planned to enhance the curriculum. On Tuesday and Wednesday...