Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School, Southampton

Bitterne Park Nursery, Southampton are pleased to be accepting places for babies aged 3+ months in September

www.bitterneparknursery.co.uk to enquire

Have you heard the news? From September 2026 all FOUR of our brilliant nurseries are accepting places for babies aged 3+ months!

Explore all of our settings:

Bitterne Park Nursery, Southampton - www.bitterneparknursery.co.uk

Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years, Southampton - www.hardmoor.co.uk (we already accommodate babies)

Mansel Park Nursery, Southampton - www.manselparknursery.co.uk

Sinclair Nursery, Southampton - www.sinclairnursery.com

On Wednesday 20th May 2026, a group of talented children from our KS2 Singing Club had the honour of performing at the 804th Mayor Making Ceremony of the City of Southampton, held at the prestigious Southampton Guildhall.

The children represented our school with pride and enthusiasm, singing their hearts out in front of distinguished guests, councillors and members of the local community. Their beautiful performances of The Climb, Sing, Shallow and Mountain captivated the audience and helped make this historic civic occasion even more special.

Taking part in such an important event was a wonderful opportunity for our children to showcase their musical talents while experiencing an important part of Southampton's civic traditions. Throughout the ceremony, the children demonstrated exemplary behaviour, professionalism and commitment, making everyone at school incredibly proud.

The choir's performances received glowing praise from those who attended the ceremony. Councillor Amanda Barnes-Andrews, Cabinet Member for Children, said:

"A HUGE thank you again for your fantastic performances at the Mayor Making ceremony. I was SO impressed with the sound the choir made and the children were an absolute credit to you during a long ceremony!"

Another attendee shared:

"Thank you very much for your lovely performances at SCC Mayor Making Ceremony last week. You couldn't see us as we were sitting on the stage behind you but we all enjoyed it very much. Keep singing!"

Lisa from Southampton City Council also praised the children, saying:

"I just wanted to say thank you for organising the Choirs for Mayor Making. I have spoken to lots of people who attended the ceremony and all have said how fantastic the Choirs were and I agree. I think this was the best we've had for some years, and I know that we didn't give you much notice so to organise what you did was just brilliant. I hope the children enjoyed the occasion and thanks again."

We are incredibly proud of every child who took part. Their hard work, dedication and confidence shone through in every song and they were outstanding ambassadors for our school.

A huge thank you also goes to the families who supported the children in preparing for this special event. We look forward to many more opportunities for our talented singers to share their voices with the community.

Well done, KS2 Singing Club!

📆 Don't forget - if you are joining us in Year R this September, please come to our stay and play session this *Friday* from 2.15-3.00pm.

This week's theme is 'Hello Pip and Pap Phonics'

Join us for a fun, interactive session introducing our pre-phonics games. You and your child will explore activities that you can continue at home before starting school.

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https://www.pipandpap.com/familyhub

We just wanted to say a big well done and thank you to all of our pupils for sharing their musical talents last Friday. To have the whole school performing with a live orchestra is so special - here's to 2027!

Thank you also the big crowd of supporters that came to watch and listen to our music!

It's not too late to apply to become a class teacher with our brilliant pupils in September - We are looking for a KS1 teacher to join our team - https://www.thelearningfederation.co.uk/vacancy-teacher-bpps-ks1

📅 Our 2026-2027 term dates are now live on our website. Our INSET days for next academic year are as follows:

Tuesday 1st September 2026
Friday 29th January 2027
Friday 19th March 2027
Friday 21st May 2027
Friday 2nd July 2027

Full dates here - https://www.bppslive.net/parents

📆 Don't forget - if you are joining us in Year R this September, you are welcome to come to our weekly stay and play sessions starting this *Thursday* from 2.15-3.00pm.

This week's theme is 'Story Time' - We’re going on a story hunt… we hope we find some good ones!

Join us for an immersive Story Share session led by the team. Please bring your ‘looking eyes’, ‘listening ears’ and a favourite story from home.

You will receive a school book bag and a list of our ‘Top Ten Stories’ to share ahead of September.

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