Dear parents and carers,
World Book Day
We have enjoyed a wonderful World Book Day today. The children all looked amazing in their costumes and enjoyed several stories with their school families this afternoon. Guess the book winners will be announced next week once we have looked at all the entries. Thank you to all the children who created a top hat which represented their favourite book or character – there were lots of fantastic creations. Thank you to parents for helping your children with costumes and creations to make this day so special. Don’t forget to use your World Book Day token to get a free book and keep sharing stories to help embed a deep love of reading with all our children.
Red Nose Day – Friday 20th March
Red Nose is fast approaching and we will be marking this in school with a non- school uniform day. We have attached a link to donate online if you can. https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=20616
Synagogue Trip for Ash and Oak
Ash and Oak Class are off to the synagogue on Wednesday morning .Please ensure that you have given your consent for this trip on ParentPay.
ParentPay
We have lots of outstanding balances ( especially for meals) at the moment, so could you please take a moment to check your balances and ensure that all payments are up to date.
Parent Consultations Monday 16th and Thursday 19th March
Parents Consultations will take place on Monday 16th and Thursday 19th March. If you have requested a time, you should have all received your slot for your meeting. If you still need to make an appointment, please email the office and we will allocate you a slot.
FODS Spring Clothing Sale & Donation Drive REMINDER!
Get ready for Forest School, the summer term, and Sports Day! FODS are hosting a pre-loved clothing sale on Friday, 20 March at 3:00 pm. To make this a success, we need your help! If you’re starting your spring cleaning, please consider donating any outgrown or extra items to FODS.
We are gratefully accepting:
Forest School Essentials: Walking boots (no wellies, please!),waterproof jackets, and waterproof trousers.
School Uniform: Items from the Dr. South’s Summer Uniform list
https://dr-souths.co.uk/uniform/
Sports Gear: PE kits in good condition.
How to Donate:
Please drop off your items during the week of 16 March to the box in
Reception or hand items directly to Rebecca, Steph, or Emma G.
Opportunities to become more involved with the Friends of Dr South’s School
We are looking for people to join The Friends of Dr South’s School committee. We particularly need a couple of people who are willing to help plan, organise and run some of our events as well as someone to look after our website. If you are interested and you would like to find out more, please speak to Mel or Rebecca or email us at drsouthsfriends@gmail.com
Science Week – 23rd March
Science Week will be here in a few weeks’ time and there are lots of fun events lined up for the children. Thank you to the volunteers who have already signed up to come in and talk to the children about the jobs that they do.
If you would be prepared to come and talk, please email the office and we can organise a slot.
Easyfundraising
On behalf of FODS, we wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to those who have supported Friends of Dr South’s School – Islip on easyfundraising over the past month. Just by taking an extra step when you shop online and collecting a FREE donation, we’ve raised over £19.56 in the last 30 days alone! Imagine how much could be raised if every parent, family member
or friend of Dr South’s Primary was using easyfundraising!
Considering getting insurance through Confused.com? That could be up to
a £1000.00 donation!
Considering buying Mother’s Day flowers from M&S? That could be up to a
12.50% donation!
Considering sprucing up your garden for spring with Gardening Express?
That could be up to a 3.00% donation!
If you’re not one of our supporters yet, please join today: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/friendsofdrsouthsschool/
This week we congratulated:
Willow Class : Edward, for creating his own fantastic Superworm from clay; Charlie, for great contributions to discussions in Maths;
Ash Class: Joseph, for excellent engagement and focus in all activities this week; Thomas, for great focus in Maths assessments and for a lovely piece of creative writing;
Oak Class: Sara, for showing great enthusiasm during Science when exploring magnets and making observations; Brodie, for showing fantastic teamwork in PE by helping others and working extra hard;
Beech Class: Henry, for superb descriptive writing about The Nowhere Emporium; Sammy, for excellent effort and great work on converting fractions and decimals.
Our Christian value for the term is Compassion. Ask your children about the Hindu story of how the River Ganges fell from heaven
Dates for the year
We have a church service most terms which all families are welcome to attend.
Our May Day celebrations are at the end of May and this is a whole day event for families to attend if they wish.
Sports Day is for the whole school and begins at 9am and last until approximately 1pm. Parents are welcome to watch and enjoy a picnic lunch with their child after the races if they are able to.
Term 4
16/3/2026 – Parents consultations
18/3//2026 – Trip to synagogue – Ash and Oak Class
19/3/2026 – Parents consultations
20/3/2026 – Red Nose Day
21/3/2026 – FODS Quiz Night
23/3/2026 – Science Week
27/3/2026 – Easter service at church 2pm at St Nicholas Church
Term 5
13/4/2026 – Start of term
28/4/2026 Oak Class residential to Youlbury
29/4/2026 Oak Class residential to Youlbury
4/5/2026 – May Day School closed
22/5/2026 – May Day celebrations 9.30 – 3pm approx.
25/5/2026 – Half Term week
Term 6
1/6/2026 – Start of Term
18/6/2026 – Sports Day
1/7/2026 – Ash and Willow production 1.30pm in village hall
9/7/2026 – KS2 production 1.30pm and 6pm in village hall
14/7/2026 – Ash Class picnic for parents at Jacob’s Field from 11am approx.
17/7/2026 – Leavers’ Service 1.30pm at St Nicholas Church
17/7/2026 – FODS End of Year Party
17/7/2026 – End of Term
Don’t forget – you can always check term dates at: https://dr-souths.co.uk/term-dates/