Welcome to St Bridget's C of E Primary School
School Vision Statement
Inspiring, nurturing and educating our children to serve God by reaching their full potential, serving our local community and by looking after our environment as global citizens of today and tomorrow.
School Mission Statement
'Love your neighbour as yourself.'
Luke 10:27
11-7-25
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been anther busy week. No slowing down here as we head towards the end of term. Year 6 have been to Chester Cathedral for the Diocese Leavers’ Service, Year 3 went to Thurstaston for pond dipping, Year 4 travelled to Eureka, we held a wonderful Summer Concert, and the chess team continue played matches in Wirral and Liverpool. There were library visits, a rounders competition, School Council elections and we have also been awarded the Eco award with a distinction.
Reports, books, and transition
Reports have been shared, and parents have had the opportunity to come into school and see children’s books. The children’s books will be sent home at the end of term if you did not have time to come into school. It is a time of mixed emotions as the children have now met their new class teachers and begin the transition process. Our year six only have less than one week left and we are managing the transition of the new children starting in September. So many new beginnings and goodbyes.
Our Bicentennial
Last week we combined celebrating our Bicentennial with the School and Parish Fayre. It was a wonderful day and thank you for all your support. Whether you helped to set, sell, pack up or enjoy, thank you for coming. In between having sponges thrown at me I was pleased to meet former pupils who enjoyed the school tours led by current pupils and staff. It was special moment when I met two former pupils aged 96 and 92 who shared some of their stories about our school.
Chess in London
Last weekend our Chess Team travelled down to London to compete in the National Finals. Thank you to all the parents who arranged travel and made their way there on such a hot day. My thanks to Mr Carr our chess coach who travelled down to London as well. It proved to be a wonderful experience for the children with our team winning two matches but finishing ninth overall. We were the only non-fee-paying school to make it to the finals and the children did us proud and raised a few eyebrows and surprised some teams with their fine play.
Chess in Liverpool - success
The three school teams travelled to St. George’s Hall, Liverpool where they played in three age groups under 9, under 10, under 11. The under 9 team and the under 11 team came first and the under 10 came third.
Local Chess News – more success
The chess teams were also in action over the last two weeks at Ladymount Primary. The under 9 and under 11 team kept their title and the under 8 team came third in their first ever match.
E-Safety
As always, I try to keep you updated about different apps and concerns with E-safety. Recently, I have spoken to a few parents about digital safety and concerns over the use of smart phones. This has been a discussion that I have shared with the school governors, and I have agreed to discuss this with local primary headteachers next term. In the meantime, here are some useful links to support keeping children safe online. https://www.internetmatters.org/ and Ipad Safety
Altogether Worship link to details
On Sunday 20th July you are invited to Altogether Worship at 10am.
School Lunches price increase for September
After recent review of the costs for school meals, we will be increasing the price of School lunches to £2.50 in September. We have not raised the price of school meals for three years. When compared to most other schools this remains excellent value for money.
PTA News, thanks and feedback
Thank you all so much for your contributions to last weekend’s fabulous fair success. Every bake, bottle, raffle ticket, teddy and minute of your time made a difference. On behalf of the PTA and the school, thank you so much! The generosity of time / financially, is very much acknowledged and appreciated, especially amongst the busy lives of parents and guardians.
It was a wonderful spectacle to see our community enjoying the weather, the stalls and the entertainment together. We have nearly totted up the funds raised, and I can tease that it has been a highly successful fair in that sense. Final expenses / invoices are being paid now, and we will get the final figure out with a final thank you before the end of term.
The fair organisers are meeting soon to reflect on the success of the fair and to consider what we can learn from, to improve next year. Please can I borrow 1 more minute, of every household's time to complete this feedback survey? It is only 5 questions and will help us set the framework for more success next year.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlvLarG8TeXl5sgNeL86tqBPkP5H3JgDrIHwc72sSiHjnsSg/viewform
Our thanks again for supporting our community, our school and our children. The PTA stbridgetspa@gmail.com
Inset Days 2024-25
Monday 21st July
Tuesday 22nd July.
Future Inset Days 2025-26
Monday 1st September 2025
Monday 5th January 2026
Friday 22nd May 2026
Amended Dates
Friday 17th July 2026
Monday 20th July 2026
Thank you for your continued support,
Neil Le Feuvre
