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King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
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The latest newsletter for the school 
Latest Newsletter
May 2026
Welcome
How has three weeks of term already passed by, I am enjoying being at King Richards, you are all so welcomg and your children are so lovely. The weather is brightening each day and the children have been learning lots of new things planned through our curriculum work.
Please keep reading for important information.
Attendance
We are continuing to promote attendance n school and we have seen a little uplift in the last week or so but we would still like it to be higher as said before, we are aiming for our attendance to be 96% or above so as to keep it inline with National figures set by the Department for Education.
Help us to help your child by ensuring they come to school everyday. If they are ill and can’t cope in school we will definitely let you know.
Weather
Please send your child dressed for all weather eventualities, sunhats for the sun, a coat in case of rain. Fingers crossed we are moving more to sunshine and warmer weather,
Please ensure your child has a water bottle in school each day.
Celebration assembly
Most Fridays we have our celebration assembly in the afternoon at 2.30pm. If your child is chosen for an achievement certificate then you will receive a Weduc/ Reach More Parents invite to attend the assembly, through the messaging service. Please come through our main reception, to be in the hall for 2.25pm, assembly will start promptly at 2.30pm We look forward to you joining our assembly.
Non Uniform Day
We would really like to start raising funds to support improving the school grounds. So, on Friday 22nd May the children can give a donation of £1 to come to school in their own clothes.
Scopay
Please ensure you are signed up to this. Scopay is the App we use to accept payments for trips, meals etc. If you are struggling, the school office are happy to help you with this.
Tesco voting
Our application for the Tesco blue counter voting has been successful. This means when you go shopping please vote for us as we are raising funds to support improvement of the KS1 outdoor areas.
Voting will commence in store from Tuesday 28th April 2026 until the end of July 2026
Our longer school day
This will start after the May half term, so from June 1st 2026.
Our new school hours will be 8.45am - 3.15pm each day.
The school gates will open:
Morning 8.40am and will close at 8.45am
(please note: you cannot leave your child until the classroom door opens)
Afternoon the school gate will open at 3.10pm and close at 3.20pm promptly, as staff have meetings after school.
Afterschool Care
Breakfast club is 8.00am - 8.45am and costs £3.00
Afterschool Care is 3.15pm - 4.30pm and costs £6.00 or 3.15pm - 5.30pm and costs £10.00
If you wish to take a place in either please contact the school office.
Weduc/ reach more parents
We will be using this app much more this term and the next academic year. This will be our main communication tool in school - Teachers will also be posting messages, work and pictures.
We are trying to be sustainable and go paperless for letters and permission slips. Again, all parents should have this App on their mobile phones and be checking it daily for information.
Reading diaries
We currently use a website called Learning with Parents.
We would really like to see more interaction from Parents and Carers - this is how you can support your child’s reading at home. Reading diaries allows you to add to your child’s reading record - You can do this by adding photos of your child reading at home. You can also add messages and videos of your child reading their books.
This will become part of the achievement assemblies - Coming soon.
Every child should have a book bag and this should be bought to school everyday, this includes Nursery Children.
Reading is a key and important skill for life.
Important dates
Friday 1st May - Colour Dash sponsored event
Friday 22nd May - Non Uniform Day
May half term - School closes on Friday 22nd May and reopens on Monday 1st June 2026