Kingsholm C of E Primary School and Nursery

23rd October 2026

Newsletter 4

Our Value this Term is Friendship

In This Issue

Headteacher's Message
Attendance
Forest Classroom News
School Ministers News
PTA News
Latest News
Gloucestershire Gateway Trust
Any Other Business
Term Dates

Headteacher's Message

Dear Parents/Carers,

Kind regards,

Mr Larner

Joke of the week:

Attendance

Weekly Year Group Attendance

Week beginning 12th October

Reception 9%
Year 1 9%
Year 2 9%
Year 3 9%
Year 4 9%
Year 5 9%
Year 6 9%
Whole School 9%

Week beginning 19th October

Reception 9%
Year 1 9%
Year 2 9%
Year 3 9%
Year 4 9%
Year 5 9%
Year 6 9%
Whole School 9 %

Attendance Matters

Forest Classroom News

Dear Forest School Families and Friends,

Kind regards,

Kate Shepherd (Forest School Leader)"

School Minister's News

Dear Parents / Carers,

We hope you have a lovely weekend, From Nidha and Harmony :)

PTFA News

Latest News

Harvest Festival Assembly

We enjoyed welcoming our Year 4 parents / carers to the Harvest assembly

'Wake up Wednesday' parent guide around online safety

Despite it not being Wednesday, this new section will feature helpful guides. Please see the first one below.

Updated School Policies

All our school policies are available to view on the school's website, under the 'Key Information' Tab. We will share any updated policies with you here.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy August 2026

[pdf 679KB]

Gloucestershire Gateway Trust

Kaleidoscope Children and Family Centre (GGT)

Please see the details of the weekly Community Cafe which is held next to our Nursery.

Runs every Tuesday, 10:00-11:00am (Term Time Only)
Always offers tea/coffee
Has facilitators supporting financial and digital inclusion - once a month for each of these focus areas.
Support for benefits
Early advice around parenting
Any other issues parents would like support with.

Kaleidoscope Children and Family Centre are hosting Community Get Togethers- This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with your neighbours, exchange ideas, and discover what’s happening in our local area, all in a welcoming and informal atmosphere. If you are interested in getting involved and shaping local service and activities, please email Craig.wheeler@ggtrust.org

Any Other Business

Reminders…..

Year 6 residential payments to Wick Court. For those children who are attending, If you are paying via the payment plan, please ensure you are up to date with the schedule. If you have any queries on your balance, please contact the school office.
Reception Classes - Thank you to those parents who have paid towards to OWL experience. If you have yet to pay the £4, please can you do so via Parentpay or cash at school. If we do not receive payments, unfortunately we will be unable to proceed with this experience.
Parking. When dropping off and collecting the children, we ask our families to not park in the Kaleidoscope / Children's Centre. We appreciate the limited parking areas however please do not use this provision.
Cool Kids, Buffer and Breakfast Club - These provisions MUST be booked in advance using the link which is sent out weekly via SchoolPing. ALL sessions need to be paid for in advance unless you pay monthly and already have this payment agreement set up and in place. Places will be refused if there is money owing on the account and until the account is cleared.
Family Support. We appreciate for many these can be tricky times. Do get in touch if you have any worries about food, finances or housing and we will try and help. Please get in touch with the Virtual Office - virtualoffice@kingsholm.gloucs.sch.uk