Please see the letter below regarding the Echoes 11 concert. Please note, this is only available to pupils who have already signed up.
www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2026/echoes-1

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This term for DT the children have been busy planning and designing how to make a healthy meal using seasonal vegetables.
Next week, the children will be making their own soup dish that they have designed as a class; the school will provide the following ingredients below:

• Passata cartons
• Carrots
• Parsnips
• Onions
• Vegetable stock cubes
• Soup pasta
• Canned lentils

Once made, the children will then have the opportunity to taste their soup together as a class – but there is no obligation so if they would not like to try it then they can let their teacher know.
Please be aware that they will still need their lunch as usual on this day.
If your child has any allergies or dietary requirements linked to the ingredients listed above, please complete the paper form sent home or email the school office by Monday 24th November, 2025.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Ms. Wick and Mrs. Punny

Dear Parent/Carers,
 
Great news! Bikeability will be coming to The Iver Village Junior School to do Bikeability training with children in Year 6. 
 
Our training will take place at/around school on the 2nd to the 4th February 2026 during the school day.
 
The Bikeability Level 2 course is progressive. It aims to improve rider’s skills and confidence for cycling on local roads and simple junctions without too much traffic.
 
As part of the course, we cover Bikeability Level 1 fundamentals which ensures your child is safe to ride on the roads. All the riders will have to show the instructors they can do everything at the Bikeability Level 1 before they can go on the roads.
 
Each child will require a roadworthy bike, a helmet, suitable clothing for spending up to 90 minutes riding a bike outside (e.g. A shower-proof coat if it is going to rain, gloves if cold) and secure flat shoes/trainers, water, other personal requirement e.g. Medication needs, sun cream, inhaler.
 
Roadworthy condition means both brakes are fully working, tyres pumped up, gears (if present) operate as designed, chain properly lubricated.
 
The cost of the course is £10 per child. Places are limited. If you would like to reserve your child a place, please book it on your School Money account, this will only be open to children who did not take part in last year's qualification. Once reserved, the school will send you our online forms to fill in to complete your child's booking.

Yours sincerely,
BeSpoke Cycling Instruction

​Dear Parents and Carers,

At our school, we believe that reading is the key to learning. It opens up imagination, builds vocabulary, improves writing and helps children succeed across the whole curriculum. Most importantly, it gives children confidence and enjoyment in learning.

While we teach reading every day at school, regular reading at home makes the biggest difference to your child’s progress. Just 10–15 minutes of reading each evening helps children improve their fluency, understanding and love of books.

Why is reading at home so important?

• It builds confidence and fluency
• It improves vocabulary and understanding of new words
• It supports writing and spelling
• It develops knowledge of the world
• It creates a positive lifelong reading habit

Even if your child is a fluent reader, listening to them read aloud and discussing books together helps deepen their understanding.

Questions you can ask while reading together
Talking about books is just as valuable as reading them. Here are some simple questions to support your child’s comprehension:

Skills and Questions:
Retrieving information
What has happened so far? Who are the main characters?

Prediction
What do you think will happen next? Why?

Inference
How do you think this character feels? What makes you think that?

Vocabulary
What does this word mean? Can we think of another word that means the same?

Summarising
Can you tell me the most important parts so far?

Explaining
Why do you think the author wrote it this way?
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Making connections
Does this remind you of another story or something in real life?

Please see the letter below from the Buckinghamshire School Nurse Team.
The link from the letter is  ​https://buc043.schoolscreener.com/Portal/#/Buckinghamshire/g/hNCMP2526 

Reminder of ​Late Collection after school/Late Collection from Bluebells / Non-Booking Fines
 
School finishes at 3:15 every day, we know that it is not always easy to arrive on time to collect your child/children therefore we will hold any child who has not been collected until 3:25pm. After that time, they will be entered into our Bluebells after school childcare and you will be charged the standard club rate of £4 (3:15pm to 4:15pm), plus a £4 non-booking fee (see below).
 
Spaces for clubs are limited because we must ensure that we have the correct staffing for those children on the list - therefore we cannot accept children who have not pre-booked online or in person by 3pm the day before. Should you send your child/children to club without booking, you will be subject to a £4 non-booking fee per child, per club.
 
We also reserve the right to fine parents £4 per 5 mins that you are late collecting your child/ children from Bluebells after it closes at 5pm (4.30pm on Fridays).

​Thank you.