23/06/2026
☀️🚢 ALL ABOARD FOR HOT WEATHER SAFETY! 🚢☀️
With the warm weather continuing, we’re making a few adjustments across school to help keep our children safe, comfortable and ready to learn.
💧 Regular water breaks
🌳 More time in shaded areas
👕 Flexible uniform options
🧢 Sun hats encouraged
🏫 Measures to keep classrooms cool
Parents can help by:
✅ Applying sunscreen before school
✅ Sending a named water bottle every day
✅ Providing a named sun hat
✅ Dressing children in light, comfortable clothing
Please take a moment to read our Hot Weather Safety guide and speak to your child about the signs of dehydration and the importance of staying hydrated.
Thank you for your continued support as we work together to keep everyone safe during the hot weather.
06/05/2026
🏰✨ Year 2 Explore Arundel Castle
Year 2 had a fantastic day discovering history at Arundel Castle. Bathed in sunshine, the children explored the beautiful grounds and stepped back in time as they visited the Keep, the Great Hall, and the Armoury.
The castle guides were incredibly impressed, not only with the children’s excellent behaviour, but also with their brilliant knowledge of castles and the thoughtful questions they asked throughout the day. 👏
From climbing high to the top of the Keep to trying on costumes and acting out battles, it was a day full of excitement, learning, and adventure!
A huge thank you to our parent helpers. This special trip wouldn’t have been possible without you.
What a memorable day for Year 2! 🌟
06/05/2026
🌿🚜 Reception’s First School Trip 🐑🐖
Our Reception children had an unforgettable first school trip to Bocketts Farm! From the moment we boarded the coach, excitement was in the air.
We kicked off the day with a bumpy tractor ride, waving to deer, alpacas, cows, and more along the way. In the barns, we met a whole range of animals, including two adorable lambs who were just one day old! The children loved getting hands-on, especially when stroking Hazel the rabbit. 🐇
After learning about the horses (one even enjoys mint polos!), we cheered loudly at the pig race. Congratulations to the winning pig, Snoop Hog! 🐷🏁
The day ended with plenty of fun in the play area, from climbing and sliding to bouncing on trampolines, and a few sleepy faces on the coach ride home!
We are so proud of how well the children behaved! They were a real credit to the school, and the farm staff were very impressed. A big thank you to all the parents who supported us on the trip! 😀
15/04/2026
At the end of last term Mrs Bolton was very excited to welcome Oliver, a reptile enthusiast and sibling of a current pupil, to Trafalgar. He'd kindly offered to showcase his leopard gecko and corn snake to some of our children to allow them to explore these fascinating species.
Leo the leopard gecko has a fragile tail and this was respected by everyone as they observed his movements and imagined him wandering on dry, rocky grassland. Although he wasn’t particularly hungry during his visit it was fascinating to learn about his diet and see a cricket being available to him as a food source to demonstrate a life cycle of predator and prey.
Noodle the corn snake felt warm and soft to handle and sat on laps before coiling himself around welcoming arms. Lots of interesting information about his skin shedding was forthcoming and it was great to see him slither along the ground as part of his movement activity.
The children attending these sessions were focussed throughout and super excited both before and afterwards sharing their visible joy with staff and their peers. The reptiles’ presence was comforting and offered several moments of connection as both creatures make little audible noise, thrive in an indoor environment and are wholly reassuring and practical companions which was very beneficial.
An enormous thank you to Oliver and his family for making this fabulous hands on experience available to children across all three year groups. His enthusiasm as an owner and handler wowed Mrs Bolton and the children who were fortunate enough to be part of this special morning.
23/06/2026