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Dance Holiday Club available this May half term
If you have a child who loves to dance, please take a look at the attached flyer for more information on the dance holiday club taking place this May half term.
To book, please get in touch via the details on the flyer.
Local Half Term Community Events
If you're looking for some free, fun activities this May half term, please take a look at the attached flyers from Kids Stuff. Some further information on these wonderful community events is also detailed below:
Saturday 16th May - Nailsworth Festival - 10am - 3pm
May Half Term Family Fun - Pop up Days - 10am-1pm
Please see the information attached for more details.
Sports Day - will you be joining us?
There will be no regular hot dinner option available on this day, although children may bring a packed lunch if preferred.
We need to order the children's meals and any meals for additional family members who wish to attend in advance. If you would like to join us, and/or to order your child's lunch for this day, please complete the online form linked below. Please complete the form by the deadline of 15:10 on Wednesday 6th May.
Printing Pop-Up in Wittington
If you fancy your hand at printing, please take a look at the attached flyer for a printing pop-up event in Whittington this weekend.
Letter from Caterlink
Dear parents and carers,
We recognise there have been some changes to the lunch menu recently and apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.
Please find a letter attached from Caterlink explaining the reason for these changes. They appreciate your patience. If you have any queries, please do let the school office know.
Lunch Notice - Tuesday 28th April
Due to the ongoing supplier issues that Caterlink are experiencing, please note that option B will be vegan bolognese tomorrow.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
Sponsored Colour Run - Friday 15th May
Following on from its success last year, on Friday 15th May, we have organised a fun, colour run in the afternoon! All children will take part in the sponsored activity to help raise vital funds for the school - and have a great time doing it!
Children will be bringing home a sponsorship form today to help collect as many donations as possible. Friends, family and neighbours will be able to sponsor your child to complete the run.
The Friends of Andoversford are kindly collecting the donations to process as they are a registered charity. That way, all of the money raised can support our wonderful school. Please note, they can no longer accept cash donations. Instead, your donations can be made via the Friends of Andoversford Just Giving Page. Alternatively you can send a BACs payment directly into the Friends bank account, using the reference "Colour Run":
Please return your sponsorship forms and make your donations Friday 22nd May 2026.
On the Day:
All children need to bring a white or pale coloured T-shirt to wear for the run. Light colours help the throwable paint show up best! Children will also need suitable trainers and shorts, leggings or joggers for running - please make sure you don't mind them getting coloured! Paints are washable, but may leave marks. Sunglasses are also a good idea - they not only look cool in the pictures but can help avoid powder getting into eyes.
Children will be very colourful at the end of the day, so we advise a plastic bag or old towel to put on the seat if you are travelling home by car!
Keep an eye out for photos of this event - it is sure to be spectacular!
Lunch Notice for today
Please note that due to ongoing supplier issues that Caterlink are experiencing, today's option 2 will be cheesy frittata instead of vegan sausage.
We will keep you updated with any further changes and apologise fr any inconvenience caused.
Thank you to our volunteers today
We just wanted to say a big thank you to our volunteers for all their help this morning! We're grateful for the support (and the dry weather!) to get the task at hand complete.
The sand pit has now been successfully replenished much to children's delight.
Willow and Beech Class visit to the Mosque May 2026
We are pleased to announce that we have organised for our Key Stage 2 pupils to visit a local mosque in Gloucester on Thursday 7th May 2026. This visit forms an important part of our Religious Education (RE) and Citizenship curriculum.
More information on the trip is detailed in the letter attached to this article and available on the website: Letters & Forms | Andoversford Primary School
The cost of this trip has been subsided by the school to ensure that all pupils are able to attend but if you have any queries, please do get in touch with the school office: admin@andoversford.gloucs.sch.uk
Help wanted
Do you fancy a different type of workout today? Our play sand was delivered last night and left in the lay-by. We need some help to move the sand to the sandpit outside Ash Class. It'll be a great way to get your daily exercise!
If you can help this morning either before or after drop off, please bring a shovel, bucket and wheelbarrow to transport the sand easily. If you are able to help later in the day, then please let us know! Thank you.
Virtual children's mental health workshops available
If you're looking for way on how to understand children's mental health, please take a look at the attached flyer for details of some online workshops taking place during April, May and June.
