Temple MeadowPrimary School

Forest School Stay and Play – What a Lovely Morning! Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome our Reception Carle families to our Forest School Stay and Play session. It was wonderful to see children sharing their learning environment with their families and showing just how confident, curious and adventurous they are outdoors. Together, children and adults thoroughly enjoyed exploring Forest School, taking part in activities such as hide and seek, tyre rolling, climbing the tree, using the rope swing, digging in the pit, and mark-making with a variety of tools. Some parents even got competitively involved in den building! Thank you to all the families who joined us and helped make the session such a positive and memorable experience. We loved seeing the smiles, teamwork and enthusiasm throughout the morning! We look forward to welcoming more families to our upcoming Reception Murphy Forest School Stay and Play session.

It's time to reveal the treat! After school tomorrow, we'll be selling a Pick 'n' Mix – the perfect endofweek treat for our children and families! Pick 'n' Mix stations will be available at: KS1 playground KS2 playground Nursery gate £1 per bag – please bring cash! All donations will go directly towards our OPAL fundraising, helping to enhance play opportunities for our children. We look forward to seeing lots of you there!

Year 4 River Study Adventure at Frank Chapman! On Monday, our Year 4 children enjoyed a fantastic day of outdoor learning at Frank Chapman, taking part in a handson river study as part of their geography learning. The children explored the features of a river, observed the flow of water, examined the riverbank and learned how rivers shape the landscape. It was wonderful to see their curiosity, teamwork and enthusiasm as they engaged in reallife fieldwork and applied their classroom knowledge to the natural environment.

Last summer, Friday's got a little sweeter... and we think it's time to do it again

Eggciting times in Year 2! Year 2 were thrilled to welcome some very special visitors into their classroom this week as part of the Living Eggs 'Ready to Hatch' programme. This handson experience allows children to observe the incredible life cycle of a chick up close, from egg to hatchling, right in the classroom. Living Eggs provide everything needed for schools, including the incubator, eggs and expert guidance, alongside curriculumlinked resources that help children learn about life cycles, care for living things and responsibility in a safe and ethical way. As you can see, some of the chicks have already started to hatch, creating lots of excitement, curiosity and wonder for our children Year 2 are absolutely loving this memorable learning experience and it has been fantastic to see their engagement and enthusiasm grow each day. We'll be sharing more updates very soon as the chicks continue to hatch and grow!

Celebrating Wellbeing Sessions – Year 1 & Year 5 This week we were delighted to host the final Stretch, Yoga and Meditation sessions for our Year 1 and Year 5 families. It has been wonderful to see children and families taking time to slow down together, focusing on movement, mindfulness and wellbeing. These sessions have been a lovely way to build calm, connection and positive mental health across our school community and we are so proud of how enthusiastically everyone has taken part. We'd love to hear from you! Please let us know in the comments if you and your child enjoyed the sessions and if you would like to see these wellbeing workshops return in the next academic year. Thank you to all the families who joined us – your support means so much.