Do you have a child due to start school in September 2026? We are now offering tours of the school. Either complete this quick form or get in touch with the office to book a space - https://forms.office.com/e/ua03BE9VYX

 

We look forward to meeting you!

Year 6 Multisports Festival: 22^nd September 2025

 

Dear parents and carers, 

 

All year 6 children have been invited to take part in an exciting Multisports Festival, organised by the Dartmoor School Sport Partnership. Students will take part in a carousel of activities relating to various sports, to support links between primary and secondary school.

The festival will take place on Monday 22^nd September 2025 from 1:15pm to 2:45pm at the AstroTurf on Sandy Lane.

Children will need:

• Full PE kit, including trainers

• A coat

• Drinks bottle

To help ensure the event runs smoothly and safely, we are seeking parent volunteers to assist with walking to and from the astroturf, and supporting the children throughout the afternoon. Your help would be greatly appreciated. If you are available to assist on the day, please contact the school office or class teacher directly via Seesaw.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

Yours sincerely,

Unit 3 team

Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team are holding a bike marking event at the Strand carpark Starcross on the 28th September from 10:00 until 2pm. This is a free event to register your bicycle with bike register on the National Cycle database.

This is an opportunity to meet and speak to your local rural policing team. 

 

Everyone is welcome and it would be great to see you there.

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are excited to announce that a Running Club will be starting this week on Tuesday 9th September, after school until 4:30pm.

The club will run for four weeks in preparation for the Templer Ten Fun Run on Saturday 5th October.

The club is open to KS2 children only and will be supported by school staff. We would also welcome any parent volunteers who would like to join us.

Please note:

• Parents are responsible for booking their child onto the Templer Ten Fun Run, as well as for transport and supervision on the day.

• Sign up here: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=14898

• School staff will be there to support and cheer the children on during the event.
• Places in the club are limited to 20 children on a first come, first served basis.

• We kindly ask that you only sign up if your child is able to attend sessions.

Clubs are available to be booked via the Arbor Parent Portal - please contact the office if you require any help in setting this up. Spaces in the club are limited. Information regarding other clubs will be sent out in due course. 

 

Many thanks, 

School Office

Dear parent/carers

 

You will recall us contacting you regarding changes to our ordering/ payment of school lunches. On reflection this has not allowed time for parents /carers to financially prepare and plan for this change and to fully familiarise themselves with both the ordering system, the school's menu and their child/children's preferences. We have therefore decided to postpone the launch of the new system until after the October Half term 2025. We will be in contact at the beginning of the Autumn term to provide you with all the details you will need with 2 months to be prepared for the launch. In the meantime between now and then, we will continue with the current system.

 

Many thanks,

School Office

Dear parents and carers,

 

Please can we remind families that during this lovely sunny weather, children need to have sun cream applied before school, and to bring a hat into school. Children are welcome to bring sun cream into school, please ensure bottles are named. However, please note that staff cannot apply sun cream to children.

 

Many thanks, 

School Office

Dear parents and carers,

Sports day will be held on Thursday 19th June 2025.

• EYFS and Unit 1 will take part 9:00-10:30am

• Unit 2 will take part from 10:30-12:30pm

• Unit 3 will take part from 1:00pm-3:10pm

As Sports Day is a House Event, we are asking that all children come to school wearing a coloured t-shirt that matches the colour of their house and their usual PE shorts and trainers. The children will be able to come into school ready and will remain in their sportswear all day. If you are unsure as to which house your child is in, please contact your child's class teacher via Seesaw and they will be able to tell you. If you do not have a top in the colour of your child’s house then they can wear their normal white PE top.

• Swans - Blue

• Coryton - Green

• Warren - Yellow

• Brook - Red

As always, families are invited to come and support their children in Sports Day. We look forward to seeing you there. We appreciate that some families may have children across various units and you are of course welcome to stay for all, however if you have children in unit 2 and 3 we ask that you please leave the site during lunch and come back for the unit 3 session.

Please ensure that your child has a drink in school. If the weather is hot and sunny, please ensure they have sun cream and a hat.

Best wishes,

Gatehouse Primary Academy

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