Friday Update - 18.07.2025 - Happy Summer!

Miss McNamara's Message

What a year! This year, my second at Coppice Valley, has been amazing, (although I am sure that the best is still to come!). 

This year, we’ve continued building a school that truly puts children first. One of our proudest achievements this academic year has been the successful launch of Forest School across the whole school – from Reception to Year 6. This has transformed our outdoor learning, offering every pupil a chance to build resilience, curiosity and a deep connection to nature. We must say a huge thank you to Mrs Brooke, who is instrumental in this offer at school. We have significantly developed our outdoor area, with planting over 800 new tress, installation of our Forest School canopy, a mud kitchen and composting toilets. Our work with this continues and we are now partnered with Balfour Beaty and NortherPowergrid to continue this great work, creating a nature trail on our grounds. Upcoming outdoor development includes the installation of an outdoor music garden (September) and the installation of an extended wireless access point, allowing us to have wildlife cams which we can stream footage from in school. 

In the classroom, our teaching and learning have gone from strength to strength. The introduction of our new English curriculum has already begun to show a positive impact, with pupils becoming more confident writers and readers. And speaking of reading, our continued investment from 2023-24 – including high-quality texts, revamped libraries, class reading corners and Little Wandle phonics – has paid off. The results are outstanding:

• 🌟 Phonics Screening Check: Our children smashed it!

• ✨ Multiplication Check: Our Year 4s showed real fluency and confidence.

• 🎯 KS2 SATs: Incredible outcomes – a real testament to the hard work of staff and pupils alike.

It’s not just our curriculum and outcomes that have flourished. Since August 2024, We’ve secured £278,000 in grant funding to bring our big ideas to life – including our Forest School, sustainability projects, and securing funding to open a school-based nursery from September 2026. This is a huge step for our community and reflects the ambition we have for Coppice Valley’s future.

Looking ahead, the summer holidays & September will see exciting developments continue, including a new outdoor provision area for Year 1 and improvements to our wraparound care offer.

None of this would be possible without the people that make Coppice Valley so special. To our staff – many of whom are new to the team – thank you. Your passion, dedication, and belief in every pupil is extraordinary. I really believe we are building something special here at Coppice Valley.

To our parents and carers, thank you for your ongoing support, encouragement, and trust. Your engagement and positivity mean the world to us. And to our governing body, thank you for your time, challenge, and increasing involvement in the life of the school – it’s making a real difference.

Coppice Valley continues to grow as a community, not just as a school. This year’s achievements are the result of vision, collaboration and belief – in each other, in our pupils, and in what we can achieve together.

Wishing you all a fantastic (and restful) summer break. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back in September to begin another exciting chapter.

We will see you on 3^rd September 2025!

Brave, Kid Curious Award

Huge Congratulations to our winners!

• Oak: Theo B
• Beech: Brook H, Margot F
• Ash: Hallie S, Edward H
• Sycamore: Solayman M, Jack M, Billy D
• Apple: Charlie B, Flo L, Isaac T
• Chestnut: Ivy-Rose T, Evelyn B
• Willow: Lacey K, Carter S

Welcome to Mr Falconar!

We’re pleased to let you know that we’ve recently appointed a new site supervisor. Mr Falconar popped in today to say a brief hello to some of our classes.

Mr Falconar brings a great mix of experience and enthusiasm to the role. He has previously helped set up and build Forest Schools, and outside of school he plays in four active bands (including a Green Day tribute band!), and even has a passion for spreadsheets and organisation! 

Mr Falconar will be starting during the school holidays to get to know the site before the children return in September. He’s really looking forward to becoming part of the Coppice community and getting involved in school life - even running the odd after school club possibly! 

We’re sure you’ll join us in giving him a warm welcome in the new term.

⭐ Attendance ⭐

Each week, we’ll be sharing the attendance percentage for every class to celebrate great attendance and highlight the importance of being in school every day—because every lesson counts in building strong foundations for learning and success!