Published on: 15th September, 2023

Autumn Newsletter: No.1

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Headteacher Message

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have had a fantastic start to life at Bowbrook. The children, parents and staff have been tremendous and there are so many exciting times ahead. We have had a few teething problems from payment systems to leaking toilets but this is to be expected and has had no impact on the provision for the children.

We are priding ourselves on being a school of opportunity and want our children to have a wealth of experiences that are exciting, fun and also takes them out of their comfort zone. We have put a calendar out of some of the activities we have planned and there will be many more to come.

Next Friday (22nd September) we are welcoming parents to come into the classrooms after pick up and have a wander around the classrooms and whole school at your leisure.

Please get in touch if there are any issues or feedback. Have a great weekend.

Mr Aiston

 

Our First Day video

What an historic moment!  Thank you to all our families and children for a wonderful first day.

 

Our lovely Administrator

If there is anything at all you need help with please reach out to Sarah.  Sarah will be outside each morning and evening to answer any questions you may have.

You can also reach her on our new school phone number 01743 816891

Sarah is also our master baker! What a fabulous cake and goody bags she made for our first day at school.

Trip to Inside Out

We had a wonderful trip to Inside Out Forest School with Franky this Friday afternoon. We borrowed a mini bus from our friends at Priory Secondary school and had so much fun in the mud.

Learning about Jewish New Year

Mia spoke to the class about Jewish New Year and how her family will be celebrating it.

She brought in sweet treats of apple and honey for her friends to share in class.

Music with Domenica

Today we had our first music session with our Music Teacher Domenica. The children focused on nursery rhymes and using egg shakers. Everyone loved it!

Meet Doug

You will get used to seeing Doug around as he helps us with digital media and branding.  He produced our First Day at School video.

We are really lucky to have him, he’s fantastic at capturing smiling faces and also designed our school logo and website.

Our logo shows the meadows and brook surrounding our school and the butterfly symbolises our children spreading their wings in the world around them.

Some fun facts about Doug:  he can build anything! He designs and makes theatre props, restores old cars and has a love for retro biscuits!

 

Arbor App

We will be using Arbor for our pupil information, communications and payments.

Please can we ask all parents to set up the Arbor app this week.

The easiest way to access Arbor is via the Arbor App.  Please click on the relevant link below (Android v IOS):

Arbor App for Apple IOS:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/arbor/id1448707412

Arbor App for Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arboreducation.parentapp&hl=en_GB&gl=US

Alternatively, Arbor can be accessed via Web Browser. A link to this is included below:

Access Arbor in a web browser: https://login.arbor.sc/

If you need any help with this, ask our Administrator Sarah.

In the News!

Some wonderful stories from our first day!

Shropshire Star Article

BBC Article

Listen to Radio Shropshire

Grand Opening

We will be celebrating our new school at our Grand Opening event!

Put the date in your diaries and invite all your friends and relatives.