Campsbourne Newsletter

It’s been another fabulous week at Campsbourne with lots going on. Forest School has started in Reception and Year 3 and the children have had a great first session with our expert leaders. Year 3 made their way into the grounds of Alexandra Palace and identified potential hazards and placed red flags there so they could see clearly places to avoid in order to keep safe. The children were lucky enough to try out a swing they had made; they told me it was really difficult to swing and they fell off lots! They also enjoyed jumping in puddles – always a good sign of fun being had!

This week, Year 1 became detectives! They went on a journey around the lower school and used a map of the building to find some missing toys that had been taken from the classrooms! The children used their aerial maps to find the location of each toy and recorded their findings in their Geography books. We came back to class to check that all the toys had been found and returned them to where they came from.

In computing this week, Year 3 were learning how to use the Scratch program. The children learnt how to select different backgrounds and ‘sprites’. They then began to use the motion blocks to code the different sprites to move in different ways. They enjoyed exploring the different motion blocks and seeing what they could program their sprites to do.

This week in RE, Year 5 explored the concept of the Trimurti in Hinduism, learning about the three main deities: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. The children discussed how each deity has a unique role and how together they represent the cycle of creation, preservation and change. They then drew detailed images of the three deities and wrote short blurbs explaining their roles, showing a thoughtful understanding of this important Hindu belief.

Friendly Reminders:

Please can I ask that your child always comes to school at this point of the year, with a named coat. We have already had a few coats lose their owners this week and it makes it much easier to return them when they have been labelled.

Can I also remind you that children should not be bringing crisps to school as a snack. Should they wish to bring a snack for playtime, please ensure this is a healthy option such as fruit or vegetable sticks.

Please be aware that we are short-staffed in the front office at some points during the day. We are trying to get this sorted but in the meantime, please bear with us! Thank you for understanding.

If you can make it, please come and say hi to Lucy and the team from 9am on Friday 30th January. There will be tea, coffee a (quick) talk and a chance for introductions and questions (see poster).

World Book Day

This year World Book Day falls on Thursday 5th March. Year 6 will be in Pendarren on their residential trip during this week, so as we have often done in the past we will be celebrating World Book day the following week on Friday 13th March. More information regarding this celebration will come soon!

Latest from the HSA

Discos

Both infant and junior tickets are now SOLD OUT! This event is always a sell-out due to the capacity limit at an indoor event, and the School has a strict capacity limit to comply with fire safety regulations. We understand it may feel disappointing if your child didn’t get a ticket yet, so here are our top tips to help everyone:

If you bought a ticket(s) and can no longer attend, please advertise on Classlist and operate on a first-come, first served reply system.

If you bought a ticket for a child who is not enrolled at Campsbourne (younger or older sibling, friend or cousin, etc.), please resell the ticket via Classlist, as this event is ONLY for Campsbourne children.

ALL child tickets for both discos have been sold. Your child will not be admitted to the disco without a child ticket, so please do not turn up at the gate, as there aren’t any to buy on the day. If you have a child ticket(s) but didn’t secure an adult ticket, those can be purchased at the gate, as we do still have some additional adult tickets remaining.

Disco Donations

Do you have any small toys/games/stationery/accessories hanging around? The HSA is asking for donations for the disco lucky dips – little things that a child would be excited to pick, no bigger than your palm. So maybe a small cuddly toy, or action figure, some hair clips or a keyring, a little packet of (unused) pencils, or fun stickers. Please make sure they’re complete and not broken, as we want everyone to enjoy their lucky dip goodies.

From Monday 19th to Wednesday 28th January, there will be a disco donation box on the table opposite the school office. We would politely like to request that people do NOT bring donations of anything else, as for now, we are ONLY seeking small disco lucky dip prizes, and it becomes extremely time-consuming for our HSA volunteers to sort through and deal with them. Many thanks.

ATTENDANCE – Well done to 2 HEPWORTH in the Infants and 3 CAMERON in the Juniors for registering the highest attendance for week ending 9th January 2026.

Class	Attendance	Lates
Gainsborough	83.2%	97.4%
Gwen John	96.7%	97.3%
Ofili	93.1%	96.6%
Riley	98.2%	100%
Hepworth	98.3%	97.9%
Moore	95.5%	100%
Cameron	99.5%	99%
Hockney	90.4%	98.1%
Kapoor	98.3%	97.5%
Whiteread	90.2%	97.3%
Thompson	90.7%	99.5%
Turner	89.5%	99.5%
Himid	95.7%	99.1%
Shonibare	97.2%	99.5%