At Abbeys we offer a comprehensive range of free clubs until 4pm, these really benefits our pupils and we are proud of our offer- it is much better than other schools, who charge for 4pm clubs. 

However, these clubs create a lot of additional admin for the office. Please can I ask if your child wants to take part in a club, they attend for the whole of the half-term. We have had many clubs running at half capacity, because parents are picking up their children at home time or children have decided they don't want to continue. It is unfair on other children that are unable to have a space in a club, because they are full. 

Please remember that we have our Wrap Club until 6pm. Any children that are not collected on time from school will be put into Wrap Club and a late fee will be charged. 

Thank you

We would love to give a huge SHOUT-OUT to Miss Gregory [Site manager], Catherine, our Head chef, Ms Chamberlain and Miss Oakley, for making the school look so Christmassy this year. I particularly like the glass pictures that have popped up around the school with festive scenes on them.

Well done and THANK YOU!

Trips and visits

As a staff team, we value opportunities for the children to get out and about around MK and even further afield. We know that these first-hand activities are really vital for our pupils and opportunities like these enhance learning. 

We always keep costs down for our families as we know that times are hard for many. The cinema trip is always a lovely experience, but there is a shortfall of around £230 which means that around 55 pupils from across the school haven't paid for the visit. This money then has to come from the schools budget and means we cannot pay out for other things like books or resources. This cannot continue because like many schools we are managing a very restricted budget. 

If you have any thoughts and ideas on this matter. I would love to gather the views of parents/ carers- jfellowes@abbeysprimary.org