Friday Update 12.12.2025

Miss McNamara's Message

It has been another great week at Coppice Valley! Our EYFS and KS1 pupils have truly shone in their nativity performances. The children were so confident – it was a pleasure to see our youngest pupils take to the stage with such enthusiasm. A huge thank you to all the families who came along to support them; your encouragement means so much to the children and staff alike.

As many of you will know, this term has brought its fair share of illness, and both pupils and staff have been affected. I want to express my thanks to our brilliant team for pulling together to ensure that the nativities still went ahead! A special mention must go to our site manager, Mr Falconar, who stepped in to run the music for one of the productions – definitely not in the job description, but very much appreciated.

We are now heading into the final week of term. Please remember that we will be finishing at the normal time on the last day. We do this deliberately to support our working parents in the busy lead-up to Christmas.

Thank you all for your continued support,

EnrolMy - Activity Clubs - Open on Monday at 7PM

Booking After-School Activity Clubs. We will be using Enrolmy for all after-school activity club bookings.

• If you are already registered, there’s nothing further you need to do.
• If you are not yet registered, please sign up as soon as possible so you’re ready to book when clubs are released during the last week of term.
• There will be a waiting list function for every club so if you don't secure a place straight away, please do join the waiting list and you will be alerted if a space becomes available.
• Free School Meal discounts will be added at invoice, please book your choice of club and the discount will be applied later.

Register on EnrolMy now!

Fairy Door Advent Calendar

The Forest School Rangers have been working incredibly hard to design and create 24 beautiful advent fairy doors ✨, which will be hidden around the nature area at Forest School. As a special end-of-term treat, each class is invited to come and find them all on the last day of term - Friday 19 December! 🧚‍♀️🚪 

Please ensure your child as their coat and wellies in school this day.

For more information click here - Fair Door Advent Calendar

Redeem your vouchers for free holiday activities with food this Christmas

We have issued FEAST vouchers to all families whose children receive benefits-related free school meals. These vouchers entitle your child to free places on FEAST activities this Christmas holiday, where they’ll also receive a free healthy meal. You should have received your voucher via email or text, from a platform called HolidayActivities.

If you haven’t yet redeemed your voucher, please do so as soon as possible to book your child’s place on the great activities happening locally.

If you believe your child is eligible and you have not yet received your voucher, or you have misplaced it, please contact the school office before the end of term.

To learn more about FEAST, including activities, eligibility and how to manage your bookings, please visit the FEAST website.

The National Databank

The National Databank exists to provide SIM cards for people who can’t access the Internet and works like a food bank but for mobile data. Over the festive period, the National Databank is ramping up access by hosting databanks in every O2 store. This means people experiencing poverty can access free data. People can receive 25GB of free O2 data per month for 12 months, helping them stay connected to essential services and loved ones. All someone has to do is visit an O2 store to pickup a SIM and they can even keep their original number.

More details can be found here: https://www.o2.co.uk/national-databank