Solebay Newsletter

November 21st 2025

Don't miss out on a Reception place

If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 you must apply for a Reception place in Primary School for September 2026, even if your child currently attends our Nursery.

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Attendance Poster Winners

Well done to all pupils who created such fantastic posters for Attendance Week. The standard was extremely high. The winning poster was created by Amirah in Year 6 and she received a £30 gift card. The joint runners up were Saima in Year and Zaynab in Year 6 and both received a £10 gift card. Well done to you all!

Children in Need 2025

We raised a fantastic £277.67 for Children in Need from our Bake Sale and non-Uniform Day. A special thank to all adults who donated cakes and treats for our Bake Sale. It was a great success! Well done everyone!

Winter Fair – Thursday 4th December

Our Winter Fair takes place on Thursday 4th December from 3.45-5pm.

Raffle tickets are available for £2 per strip from Melissa (Eloise’s mum) every morning at the park. Food/goods stalls are available to rent for a £20 fee to the school. Volunteers are needed for the Henna table (please inform the school if you are interested).

Please donate any unwanted gifts that can be used for the raffle prizes, and any old /unwanted Christmas decorations to the school before the 4th December. Should you know of any businesses that would gift a voucher, please let the school know. Thank you for your cooperation.

Star Pupils!

Nursery/Reception
Ayyub – For joining during carpet discussions and giving really good answers to questions when asked.

Ziyad – For doing excellent reading and writing in class.

1/2 Red
Aabidah – Aabidah is a star pupil for trying hard to do the right thing and making better choices! Keep it up!

Xavier – Xavier is a star pupil for being a good role model for his peers and always trying his best. Well done!

2/3 Red

Yeamin – Yeamin deserves star pupil for Excellence. Yeamin has been reading lots at home, which has shown in his confidence recently in Read Write and in class. Keep it up!

Izyan – Izyan deserves a star pupil for Excellence. Izyan has been making steady progress in reading and writing. Well done!

3/4 Red

Loic – This week Loic has shown great enthusiasm again for all learning areas, he was a fantastic role model on the cinema trip and you could see that he was extremely enthusiastic about the wonders of the world. You should be proud of yourself Loic!

Saheim – Saheim chose to be a really good role model on the way to the cinema and even when we were at the cinema. Well done Saheim!

5 Red
Hollie L (for excellence) – Hollie has been working extremely hard in all lessons this week, ensuring her work is being completed to the best standard. She has also been participating more in lessons. Keep up the fantastic work!

Joshua (for integrity) – Joshua has been following instructions efficiently this week and doing the right thing inside and out of class. Keep up the great work!

6 Red
Musa – Musa’s persuasive writing this week was truly outstanding. He demonstrated a masterful command of persuasive techniques and creatively developed his own compelling sentence starters. Well done Musa!

Siyana – Siyana is star pupil as her writing outcome this week was exceptional. She used interesting and original sentence starters and her sentences demonstrated an excellent flow. She has also skilfully incorporated the persuasive techniques studied in the lesson. Well done, Siyana!

Term Dates

Lunch Menus

Reporting Absence

Attendance and Punctuality

It is important for all our pupils to come to school every day and on time! Regular attendance and punctuality helps us learn well in school, make friends and have fun. When we miss school, it is easy to fall behind and miss out on exciting lessons and activities. Poor attendance can also affect our friendships, making it harder to join in class discussions and group projects.

In line with Department for Education guidance we won’t be authorising any holidays during term time, absences that are not illness related will only be authorised in exceptional circumstances. Please book holidays outside of term time, and appointments outside school hours if possible – if not possible then your child should attend school before and after the appointment and we will need to see evidence (hospital, appointment card) to authorise the absence.

Unsung Hero

The unsung heroes this week are all staff for the high quality teaching they provide to ensure their teaching is inclusive – as recognised in our external SEND review this week. Well done everyone! Nominated by Janet.

Captivating melody of music notes and signs on abstract dark background musical banner concept.

LATE COLLECTION OF PUPILS

Some pupils are regularly being collected late from the office after school instead of the park. We understand that occasionally parents/carers may unexpectedly be late. However if you regularly arrive late to collect, we will send your child to after school club and you will be expected to pay the £7.50 charge for this club. Thank you for your cooperation.

Academy Council

Then next Academy Council meeting will take place on Wednesday 3rd December at 9.10am. We look forward to seeing you there!

Dates for your diary

Christmas Dinner for Pupils

Wed 10th Dec

Solebay Winter Concert Reception, Y1 and Y2

Thu 11th Dec

10.00am

Solebay Winter Concert Y3-Y6

Thu 11th Dec

2.00pm

Christmas Jumper Day

Fri 12th Dec

Christmas Parties Y1-6

Fri 12th Dec

EYFS Nativity

Tue 16th Dec

2.15pm

Winter Disco

Wed 17th Dec

3.45pm - 4.45pm

Christmas Party EYFS

Thu 18th Dec

Last Day of Term

Fri 19th Dec

Christmas Holidays

Mon 22nd - Mon 5th Jan

First Day of Term

Tue 6th Jan

New lunch menu

As we move into the colder months we’ve changed the menus to include lots of delicious winter warmers!

Download the new menu here