Dear Parents

Cross Country at Abington Park

On a chilly Autumn afternoon thirty-six Bridgewater children from Year 4 to Year 6 ran Cross Country with all the town schools with absolute determination and resilience around the muddy hills of Abington Park. We are very proud of them all and were impressed with the incredible sprint finishes. Thank you to Miss Lee, Mrs Garrett and Mrs England for organising the event and for overseeing the running and making sure all the children were safe and happy. It was a great experience.

Nursery Update

The ground works have been completed, and the walls are going up rapidly ready for the first services fit next week. The Edspace building team are working very hard to get it finished before Christmas and Mrs Gilkes and the team will be very excited to move the children in.

Playing Safely

We have recently received concerns from a local resident regarding a group of children who have been playing in and around the Ellis Way area, including playing football in the road, causing disturbance to nearby properties and, on one occasion, attempting to access the school grounds outside school hours. While we cannot confirm that the children involved attend our school, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all families of the importance of children behaving responsibly within the local community, respecting residents, their property and public spaces. We also ask parents and carers to be mindful of where children play, particularly during the darker evenings, as playing in roads can present a significant safety risk. We appreciate your support in helping to keep our community safe, respectful and considerate for everyone.

Driving Behaviours

I am still seeing irresponsible driving outside the school and there isn’t much improvement yet. We are very fortunate that there hasn’t been a serious accident.  A car with a big towbar was turning right over the footpath with passing foot traffic having to stop while they manoeuvred. Please don’t drop off on the double yellow lines and carry out a many point turn at the entrance of Ellis Way. It’s just dangerous.

Litter Wombles

Thank you to Kevin from the Northamptonshire Litter Wombles who came to assembly this week to talk about the importance of keeping our town tidy and using bins to put litter in. It is sad to see litter in the hedgerows and alongside roads and dangerous for wildlife. The children were shocked to learn how long it takes different materials take to decay.

Have a lovely weekend

Alison Harvey