Spring Term 2026 – Newsletter 12

Somercotes Infant School – Newsletter

Dear Somercotes families,

We have an exciting newsletter today as we approach the Easter break, with lots of events and enrichment to look forwards to.

Another Congratulations

Last week we were proud to share that we had our first GOLD learner of the academic year, and now I am delighted to say that we now have four more! A huge congratulations to Ivy and Teddie for being KIND, READY and WORKing HARD and earning their gold badge last week. Also a huge well done to Maddie and Sofia who have earned their gold this week! Keep up the amazing work all!

Easter Events

This week you should have received the first of our Easter events, the School Council Easter colouring competition! This is being organised and judged by our school council. All entries must be in by Wednesday 25^th March, with the child’s name written on the back of the page (not visible on the front as this could influence judging!).

A huge thank you also goes out to Paisley and family from the Dragonflies class who have donated a full jar of mini eggs for our Easter competition, along with some other goodies. All proceeds from the competition, as with the Christmas raffles, will continue to go back to the children enabling us to continue to provide exciting enrichment activities and further exciting events in school.

School Trip

Finally, thanks to the continued support of our school families, Mr Lillie’s previous fundraising, contributions from local business’ and the tireless work of our staff team, we are delighted to announce that this year’s whole school trip will be heavily subsidised and will be available for all families at the discounted cost of £3.50 per child!

This year we have booked to take the children to Chatsworth House on Friday 26^th June to explore the farmyard and adventure playground. Each class will also benefit from a specific workshop / experience. This visit should be costing £17.00 per child, so again our thanks go out to all who have contributed.

The school team are working on the planning and risk assessments process, and will be in touch in the near future with further information.

Once again, thank you for your continued support. We now look forward to the amazing time that we have ahead of us this academic year, full of learning and lots of fun! As always, should you have any questions or wish to discuss anything further please do not hesitate to ask.

Warm regards,

Mr Rowland
Headteacher

“Working together to enable our children and families to achieve their full potential and be successful in our diverse world”

Nursery consultation

Dates for Diary

16^th March – Sign language week

20^th March – Recycling day

23^rd March – Parent coffee morning (Compass)

24^th March – Tough Rower

27^th March – Easter bonnet parade

27^th March – Easter craft morning

27^th March – Break up day

13^th April – Return to school

27^th April – Parent coffee morning (Healthy futures team)

1^st May – EYFS stay and play

11^th May – Mental health week

18^th May – Parent coffee morning (TBC)

22^nd May – Break up day

1^st June – Return to school

1^st June – Child safety week (this is every week!)

8^th June – Phonics Screening Check

19^th June – Inset day

29^th June – Parent coffee morning (TBC)

30^th June – Ozzy Obstacle

14^th July – Sports day

20^th July – Parent coffee morning (TBC)

20^th July – Reports to be shared with parents

22^nd July – Year 2 leavers event

23^rd July – Break up day