Headteacher Blog

Well done to Molly.

You are a very polite young lady. I am very proud of you and how well you represent this school.

Well done to everyone and a big thank you for all your kind donations of socks.

We have 161 pairs of socks so far.

Miss Carter will be taking them to the Help the Homeless charity over half term.

A big thank you to you all for making a difference.

A huge thank you to all the parents, friends and grandparents who came to church today to watch our Harvest service and a big thank you also to those who contributed gifts of tinned and packet food.

I also want to thank all the helpers who volunteered to walk the children to church. We couldn't…

Well done to all the children for their behaviour today when walking to Trinity Church for the harvest practice. 

A big thank you also to the parents and volunteers who helped to walk the children to the church and back.

I am looking forward to the harvest service on Friday.

If you have…

Please do not cut across the car park at the beginning or end of the school day!

The car park is for staff and visitor cars only and this is clearly sign posted.

Today, when returning from a meeting, I had to stop my car at the car park gates due to a number of children and parents using the…

Well done Henry! You are a star!

I am so proud of your effort and deterrmination to succeed.

Yesterday two headteachers and a deputy head from three local schools visited Gillibrand.

The feedback I received from them is wonderful. 

" Thank you for a lovely day. It was both a pleasure and a privilege to come to Gillibrand and spend some time in your classes."

"School, staff…

Well done Michael.

You are a very polite and well mannered boy and I am very proud of you.

Meet the School Council for 2017-2018.

The minutes of their meetings can be found in the School Life section of the web site, where you will also find out more information about them and their work in school.

Please read the comments below received from John Kirk, the storyteller who visited school last week.

I am very proud of all the staff and children.

I visited Gillibrand Primary School on Wednesday 20th September 2017 to present a retelling of Roald Dahl's "The Twits" to the whole…

All our children have enjoyed the STEM days and I am so impressed with their knowledge.

I have really enjoyed listening to the children tell me about what they have done and what they have learned.

Nick, from Junior STEM, said how well behaved all our children were and how impressed he was…

It was great to see the children and staff outside in the sunshine today. They all joined in with Trekking Tuesday, and walked around the field or the playground.

I managed a few laps of the playground too, as I didn't have my wellies! 

All children need suitable footwear for the outdoor…