Dear parents and carers,
Beech Class Residential
Beech Class are heading back as I write after spending a wonderful week in Yenworthy. The weather has been kind and the children have enjoyed building rafts, rock pooling, climbing, body boarding in the sand dunes and enjoying the outdoor life. Huge thanks go to Mrs. Sellars, Mr. Schjelde, Mrs. Soanes and Miss Walsh for all their hard work and making this wonderful week possible for the children.
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.
World Book Day – Friday 13th March
Next Friday, we will be celebrating World Book Day. The children can dress up as their favourite character from a book and can also make their own top hat which represents their favourite book or character. We will be enjoying a family read and there will also be a competition in school to guess the staffs’ favourite books. A separate letter has been sent out with all the details and we look forward to celebrating and encouraging a love for reading next week.
FODS Spring Clothing Sale & Donation Drive!
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.
Primary School Health Nursing Newsletter
Here is the link to the latest news from the Primary School Health team : Term 4: Primary School Health Nursing Newsletter March 2026
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
FODS meeting
Our next Friends of Dr South’s (FODS) meeting will be held this coming Friday morning (13th March) at 8.45am in the Lin Cooper Building. We’d love if you could join us to help shape the upcoming fundraising events for the rest of the year. There will of course be refreshments as always too!
Comic Relief – 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
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.
Dr South’s Quiz – Saturday 21 March 2026
Join us on Saturday 21 March, from 7.30pm at the Village Hall, for what promises to be a fantastic evening of fun, friendly competition. Enjoy entertaining brain teasers, delicious food and drink, and our ever-popular pudding table. Invite family and friends to form a team of 4–8 people – or we can put you in a team.
Tickets cost £20.00, with an early bird price of £17.50 for tickets purchased by the end of February. Early booking is recommended! To book tickets, or if you have any questions, please email drsouthsfriends@gmail.com or speak to Mel or Rebecca.
This week we congratulated:
Willow Class: Ewan, for being a great helper at tidy up time; Jack, for great contributions to discussions in Maths;
Ash Class: Brenley, for making great progress with his reading; Thea, for working hard in all areas all week;
Oak Class: Benji, for being positive, organised and for always trying his best; Rosie-May, amazing effort in Literacy this week;
Beech Class: Rosie, for being an excellent helper and for kindness to others; Maurice, for being helpful and taking care of the younger children.
Our Christian value for the term is Compassion. Ask your children about how we care for older people in our families.
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
13/3/2026 – World Book Day
13/3/2026 – FODS meeting
16/3/2026 – Parents consultations
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/