Newsletter 26/06/25

cotham gardens primary school

weekly newsletter  26/06/2026

 

I would like to thank everyone for their understanding and support during this week’s exceptionally hot weather. The decision to close the school for two days was not taken lightly, but the wellbeing and safety of our children and staff had to remain our highest priority.  

Next week promises to be another busy and exciting one. We are looking forward to welcoming our Ofsted inspection team back into school. Our children and staff have worked incredibly hard throughout the year, and we are proud of all they have accomplished. There are also plenty of exciting enrichment activities taking place across the school: 

- Upper Key Stage 2 Sports Day
- Year 3 Bristol Museum Egyptians topic trip 
- Key Stage 1 scooter skills workshops with Active Travel 
- Year 6 children transition days at their various secondary schools 

The Y2/3/4 sports day has been confirmed for Monday 13th July and Reception and Year 1 have their sports day, as planned, on Wednesday 8th July.  

Finally, please take a look at our short promotional video on the front page of the website 😊 https://www.cothamgardens.co.uk/ 

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. Have a wonderful weekend. 

Emmeline Smith

 

MONDAY 29 JUNE

YR5/YR6 Sports Day

Taking place at the Shine Sports Ground

 Consent required on Arbor

 

TUESDAY 30 JUNE

Coffee Morning

EG after drop off until  10:00am

Tennis

YR5 - Ash class

 

Year 3 Bristol Museums 

Ancient Egypt Trip

YR1/YR2 Scooter workshop

Science Stem Workshop -  YR5

 

THURSDAY 2 JULY

Ash class Assembly

Gates will open at 2:45pm (Breakfast club/Hall entrance)

FRIDAY 3 JULY

INSET DAY - SCHOOL CLOSED

 

 

🌞 Summer Attendance Challenge! 🌞

Starting Monday 29 June and running until the last day of school on 21 July, we will be holding a Summer Attendance Challenge to celebrate and reward excellent attendance!

✅ How to Enter
To enter, children simply need to be in school and maintain an attendance streak by being in school, on time, every day from 29 June to 21 July.

🍦 Top Class Treat 🍦
The class with the highest attendance at each site during the challenge will win a special treat on the last day of term... and we're thinking it might be something nice and cold to enjoy in the summer sunshine!

🎉 Individual Prize Draw 🎉
Every child who achieves 97% attendance or above during this period will be entered into a prize draw for the chance to win an exciting prize. Winners will be chosen at random on the last day of term.

Every day counts, and every day gives you another chance to keep your attendance streak going!

Save the date!

We are delighted to announce that sports day for Reception and Year 1 will take place in the morning of Wednesday 8th July.  More details to follow soon!

 

We are still missing some consents - please head over to Arbor to give consent for your child to attend the Sporting event at the Shine Grounds.

Event Dates

Year 5 and Year 6: Monday 29th June 2026
Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4: Monday 13th July 2026

All children will travel to and from the venue by coach. They will register at school beforehand.

Timings

The event will run from 9:45am – 12:00pm. 

Year 2 - Will be experience lunch time at the Cotham Site after Sports Day, and then return to class for the rest of the afternoon for normal collection.

 

What Children Will Need

Please ensure your child:

• Wears suitable sportswear and trainers.
• Brings a sun hat.
• Applies sun cream before coming to school.
• Brings a refillable water bottle.
• Brings a healthy snack.

Parents and Carers

Parents and carers are warmly invited to attend and support the children. Please make your own way to the sports ground. Should there be time, a parent race will take place so trainers at the ready!

To ensure the smooth running of the event:

Parents and carers must remain behind the designated respect Line.
Children will stay with their classes throughout the event.

Weather

Should the weather not be on our side, we will contact families in advance to inform you whether the event will go ahead or need to be cancelled.

We are looking forward to a fun-filled morning of sport, teamwork and friendly competition. Fingers crossed for a cool, sunshine-filled day!

  

 

 
We have some exciting news to share!

Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful PTAF, this week we launched a Summer Reading Challenge to give independent reading a real boost as we approach the end of the school year.

The idea is simple and very similar to our sponsored read. Each time your child reads three or more times in a week, they will earn one raffle ticket. These tickets will be entered into a prize draw, and at the end of term we will celebrate with a special assembly where names are drawn and book prizes or book tokens are awarded to our lucky winners. There will be prizes for each year group!

How can you help?
- Encourage your child to read at least three times each week (this could be independently or with you).
- Ensure your child brings in their book bag and reading record to be checked by their teacher
- Help them stay motivated by talking about what they are reading and celebrating their efforts.

We are hoping this will create a real buzz around reading across the school and keep children inspired right through to the summer holidays!

Thank you, as always, for your support.

Best wishes,

Mr Brett

 

Now the weather is warmer, don't forget iron on school badges are available to purchase via Arbor for those of you wishing to add to t-shirts or polo shirts. 

Just head over to the school shop on Arbor.

 

 

Don't forget, there is an INSET day next Friday 3rd July and Wednesday 22nd July. 

School will be closed to all pupils.