Dear Parents and Carers, It’s that time of the year when you can order your child’s Year 6 Leavers’ Hoodie.  This year you will need to order and pay for them directly with JW Sports using this link. All orders must be placed by Sunday 26th April.  Any order place after this date will not be processed.  … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an amended timetable for Forest School in the summer term.  A change has been made to avoid a clash of dates with the EYFS trip to Goodwood Farm. Take care Chris Hughes Deputy Headteacher Forest School Timetable Summer Term 2026

Dear Parents and Carers, It was so lovely to see so many of our whole school family at our two Easter services at St, Mary’s Church on Tuesday.  In both services the children were able to share what they had been learning about Easter in their R.E. lessons as well as sing some Easter songs.  … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, how lovely to have our Time To Shine in the sunshine today ! Thank you to all of the families who completed our feedback forms. If you were not able to, please send your feedback to the office2@yaptonschool.org email to tell us WWW-What is Working Well and EBI – Even Better If… Thank … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, it has come to my attention that there has been negative talk on the playground about members of staff. This talk has not been related to children’s learning. It has been personal and unfounded and has deeply upset the members of staff involved. I am hoping that this comms will stop … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached a letter regarding year 4 swimming lessons that will be starting after the Easter break. Kind Regards School Office Swimming Letter to Yr 4 Parents 2026

Dear Parents and Carers, We are looking forward to welcoming you to ‘Time To Shine’ tomorrow. In the classrooms, there will be some ‘parental feedback’ forms. As always we welcome your views on what we are succeeding in and what we may need to improve. Please could you spend 5 minutes of your time to … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, As you may have seen in the press, there is an outbreak of meningococcal disease group B (MenB) in Kent. Sadly, this includes two young people who are known to have died. Understandably, this will cause concern in West Sussex and students and staff may be feeling worried about the risk … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, Can you believe it..? We’ve only got two more weeks to go until the end of term?  Today, we celebrated the International Day of Mathematics through exploring the theme of ‘Hope.’ Representing Our School This week, a number of children have enjoyed representing our school at a couple of events.  On … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, RE: Swimming Gala on Wednesday 25th March 2026 We have entered a team into the local area WSW Swimming Gala. We would like to invite Joe to take part in this exciting competition on Wednesday 25th March 2026 at Arun Leisure Centre. There is no cost for this event and it is a chance for Joe to compete against … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, Please be aware that unfortunately there will be no school crossing patrol today, 11/03/2026. Please do continue to take extra care when crossing the road outside of the school. Kind regards, School Office.

Dear Parents and Carers, A polite reminder that the third Future Flyers session is taking place tomorrow. Children will need to be collected from the school office at 12.30pm . Kind Regards School Office

Dear Parents and Carers, Wasn’t it lovely to see some sunshine this week – which, of course, has been another busy one here at Yapton C. of E. Primary School? St. David’s Day The children who are in St David’s House added a splash of yellow on Monday to mark St. David’s Day.  Well done … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, Our Learning Journey after Easter will be Paws, Claws and Whiskers. We have arranged a visit to Goodwood Farm on Thursday 7th May 2026. You are invited to make a voluntary contribution of £ 7.50 per child. This includes the farm visit and the coach. The low cost of this visit is due … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, Please can Y6 children come into school on Monday 9th March, Tuesday 10th March and Thursday 12th March in their PE kits. If your child usually has PE on Wednesday, they will not have a PE lesson on Wednesday 11th March. Many thanks, Y6 team 

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached the term dates for the the 2026-27 academic year – with the correct dates for the Spring half term. Kind regards Chris Hughes Deputy Headteacher 202627 Term Dates and INSET Days

Dear Parents and Carers, A busy first week back after the half term break has whizzed by.  It started with some fantastic hooks into the new learning: in Early Years, the children enjoyed a drive-in movie; the children in Key Stage 1 used their Moon passports to go on an adventure; in Lower Key Stage … Read more

Dear Parents and Carers, Please be aware that we will be on a Holiday Return Menu when we come back after the Easter Holidays. Any pre-booked meals may have been cancelled, so please check if your child has a meal ordered for this day.  Kind Regards School Office Holiday Return menu 2026

Dear Parents and Carers, As you would have previously read in ParentMail, we are welcoming the South Downs Astronomers Society to our school on Monday 2nd March. The children will attend school as normal and stay on until 7pm when you can collect. We are hoping all children will be attending but if for any reason, your … Read more

Good morning, Please find attached some information from Mrs Cummings regarding the upcoming Dance House Event. Any questions, please find Mrs Cummings. Kind Regards School Office Costume Letter Dance House 2026 Parent Letter 2 Dance House 2026