Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Barley Close C.A.N (for parents of Children with Additional Needs) first meeting

  Wed 30 Sep 2015 Mrs King

  You are invited to the first meeting of Barley Close C.A.N (Children with additional needs)

   

  Our first meeting will take place on Thursday 15th October in the Learning Zone @2.30pm. Look out for the flyer coming home with your child this week.

   

  Barley Close C.A.N (Children with Additional Needs) is a  new friendly and supportive parents group for those who have children with additional needs. It is open to all parents of any child from nursery to year 6.

   

  Termly meetings will be held to provide advice, support and information on a range of subjects. The group is  designed for you and will be built around the needs of you and your child. From time to time experts may be invited to talk about specific needs.

   

  Mrs King (SENCO) will lead meetings and is your point of contact should you require any help. Please pop into the school office to contact me or catch me on the playground!

   

   

   

• Book Fair

  Wed 23 Sep 2015
  The book fair will be in school from Monday 12th - Thursday 15th October. This will be held in the small hall from 3.15 - 3.45pm. Please come and support us and buy some books. Last year we sold over £600 worth of books which meant lots of new books to enjoy in our classrooms. Please help us to sell even more this year. Thank you for your support.

• Reading Raffle

  Wed 23 Sep 2015
  Once again we will be running our Reading Raffle in the week before our school book fair. Every child who receives 3 home signatures in their reading record between Friday 2nd October and Thursday 8th October will receive a raffle ticket and be entered into our prize draw. 5 lucky winners will receive a £5 voucher to spend at the book fair. Please support your child with reading at home.

• Sport Clubs

  Tue 15 Sep 2015 Mrs Crocker

  Check out the Term 1 & 2 Sport Clubs

   

  This year, we aim to enter more competitions and festivals. So, encourage your child/children to sign up for a club today and then come along to cheer them in the local competitions. Follow the link below to find out what sports clubs are available. 

   

  http://www.barleycloseschool.co.uk/clubs-2015-2016/

   

  Competitions Information

  http://www.barleycloseschool.co.uk/competitions-and-festivals-2015-2016/

• Time4Reading

  Tue 15 Sep 2015

  Time4Reading

  Like many South Gloucestershire schools our school is involved in the Time4Reading programme. This is a project that encourages children to develop their love of reading. Over the next few days your child will be bringing home a Time4Reading book mark. Please complete it for either your child or a member of your family to show which books you have read from the top 100 recommended reads. For more information please visit the Time4Reading website. Detail can be found on the bookmarks.

  Thank you for your support.

• House Captains 2015-16

  Fri 11 Sep 2015

  Congratulation and well done to all the Year 6 children that presented their speeches in front of their House today. The votes have been counted and the House captains and vice captions have now been announced in Assembly this afternoon.

   

  Oats

  Captains - Grace and Sam

  Vice Captains - Katherine and George

   

  Wheat 

  Captains - Jack and Lily

  Vice Captains -  Starla and Eva

   

  Rye

  Captains - Noah and Rosie

  Vice Captains - Carly and Will

   

  Corn

  Captains - Tim and Holly

  Vice Captains - Dana and David