Stoke Primary School

Briton Road

Coventry

CV2 4LF

Head Teacher

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Fax

Email

Mr M Ascroft

024 7645 1724

024 7643 1209

office@stoke.coventry.sch.uk

www.stoke.coventry.sch.uk

26th September 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

What another brilliant week!

Harvest Celebration & MacMillan Coffee Afternoon

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us today for our Harvest celebration and MacMillan coffee afternoon. It is always so special to bring our school community together, and your generosity and support made the event even more meaningful. The children sang beautifully, and it is lovely to see families, staff, and pupils all gathered to share in the occasion.

Year 6 – Shakespeare Workshop

This week, our Year 6 teachers attended an inspiring Shakespeare workshop in preparation for the upcoming Year 6 Shakespeare performances in November. This event, held at the Belgrade Theatre, is always a highlight of the year and a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to showcase their talents on a professional stage. We can’t wait to see their performances later this term!

Reading at Stoke

Reading is such an important part of learning and growing, and we encourage all children to read as much as possible and to discover books they truly enjoy. We are very fortunate to have some wonderful reading volunteers working with our pupils in school, and we are aiming for every child to read at least four times a week at home and to log this on Boomreader. Thank you for supporting this – it makes such a difference.

A Visit from Emma Lewry

We are delighted to be continuing our work with education consultant Emma Lewry this year. On Thursday, Emma spent the day in school, following on from her recent projects in KS1 and now into KS2. She was incredibly complimentary about the quality of education here at Stoke, particularly noting the passion and thought that go into our learning experiences. She also commented on the wonderful sense of belonging that shines through across the school – something we are all very proud of.

My Happy Mind

Last year, we introduced a program to all year groups at school called myHappymind. myHappymind is based around helping children to understand how their brain works and to support them in developing positive skills and habits to be their best selves.

We really encourage you to make use of this free content and free Parent App, so that you can support your child in getting the best out of the curriculum. Check out the link below for more information to take your straight to the website.

https://myhappymind.lpages.co/myhappymind-parent-app-introduction/

School Authentication Code – 103679

Attendance Matters – Everyday Counts

Good attendance is key to making the most of all the learning and experiences on offer at Stoke. Please help us by ensuring your child is in school, on time, every day. Here are our attendance figures for this week:

Reception 88.1%

Year 1 91.6%

Year 2 95.9%

Year 3 96.3% - well done!

Year 4 95.8%

Year 5 91.5%

Year 6 96.1%

Whole school overall 93%

Our school target is 96%. Let’s keep working together to raise these numbers – every day really does count. If you have any concerns or questions regarding your child’s attendance, please get in touch with us.

Coming Up Next Week…

· Monday 29th September – Reception Phonics Meeting, 2:30pm (Reception classroom)

· Tuesday 30th September – Individual and sibling school photos

· Thursday 2nd October – Year 1 Family Fun Afternoon, 3:30–5:00pm

Dates For Your Diary – Autumn 1

Key dates for the rest of this half term are below and have been displayed around school.

Please make a note of the following teacher training days for the year:

· Friday 10th October 2025 – Teacher Training Day (school closed for pupils)

· Monday 13th October 2025 – Teacher Training Day (school closed for pupils)

· Monday 22nd June 2026 – Teacher Training Day (school closed for pupils)

As always, we are here if you need any help or support – please don’t hesitate to get in touch. If you would like to speak to a member of our Family Team, this can be arranged through the school office. We’re always happy to help.

Miss. Parker

Dates for Your Diary

Monday 29th September - Reception Phonics Meeting for parents 2:30pm in Reception classroom

Tuesday 30th September - Individual and sibling photographs – all day

Thursday 2nd October - Year 1 Family Fun Afternoon 3.30pm-5pm

Tuesday 7th October - Year 2 Trip to Coombe Abbey

Thursday 9th October - Year 4 Ashmolean Museum Trip

Thursday 9th October - Year 2 Family Fun Afternoon 3.30pm-5pm

Friday 10th October Teacher Training Day – School closed

Monday 13th October Teacher Training Day – School closed

Thursday 16th October House Afternoon - (World Food Day) Children to come dressed in their PE kit.

Thursday 16th October - Year 5 Family Fun Afternoon 3.30pm-5pm

Wednesday 22nd October - SEND Coffee Morning 9-10.30

Monday 27th October – Friday 31st October HALF TERM – School closed