Friday 12th September 2025

Photo Consent

We are currently reviewing photo consent for our social media accounts and would like to remind you how we use photographs and videos at Bexton.

At Bexton, we love celebrating our children’s achievements. We regularly take photographs and videos for use in school, such as in records of achievement and class books.

As part of our wider communication, we may also share images of your child in:

• School newsletters and printed publications

• The school website

• Official school social media (e.g. Instagram and Facebook)

• Local media

We will only ever use children’s names alongside photographs if we have asked for, and received, your specific permission in line with our Online Safety Policy.

If you have already given photo permission and are happy for this to remain, you don’t need to do anything — we will continue to use the permissions you have already provided. If, however, you would like to change your preferences and no longer wish your child’s image to be used, please contact the school office: admin@bexton.cheshire.sch.uk

Reminder for Swimming Kits Year 3 - 6

A reminder that all children from Years 3-6 will require their swimming kit from 15th September for two weeks. They will need a swimming costume, sliders or flip-flops, towel, swimming cap and goggles every day as they will be called upon at short notice for swimming lessons. 

The children will be changing in a specially heated integral changing area to keep them warm. We also ask that you include a woolly hat in their kit, as their hair may get a little wet and they may be heading out for break or lunch with wet hair.

OPAL

OPAL urgently require your help! If you can donate the following items, we would appreciate it so much for our outdoor lunchtime play:

• Sandpit toys

• Wheeled things for pushing around:

• Luggage trolley

• Pushchairs

• Go karts

• Barbie dolls, clothes

• Small world toys eg. Farmyard, zoo, animal figures etc

• Tyres 

• Pallets

• Plastic crates, boxes for stacking and building 

 Any donations can be dropped off at the office, thank you.

Harvest Collection for Hope Central Food Bank

As we embrace the harvest season, it's a time to reflect on the abundance in our lives and share that with those in need. This year, we are proud to partner with Hope Central Food Bank to collect non-perishable food items to support families in our community. We encourage all families to contribute what they can. 

This food bank urgently requires:

• Tinned meat/spam/tuna/corned beef

• Tinned pasta

• Carrier bags

• Microwave rice packets

• Pasta sauce jars

• Shampoo

• Tinned soup

• Tinned carrots

• UHT semi-skimmed milk

• Tinned custard

• Pot noodles

• Household cleaning products

• Biscuits

• Coffee

• Curry sauce jars

• Chocolate/Sweets

• Cup-a-Soup

• Instant noodles

• Tinned Hotdogs

Your generous donations will make a meaningful difference to those currently facing food insecurity. Together, we can help spread hope and warmth to others. More information can be found at https://hopecentral.org.uk/. All donations should be brought into school by Friday, 3rd October. Thank you for your kindness and support!

Summer Reading Challenge

We have been amazed by how many children took part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge at the library – well done to everyone who completed it over the holidays!

Next Friday (19th September), all children who bring in their reading challenge certificate will be presented with a Headteacher’s Award in recognition of their achievement.

Please remember to send the certificates into school next week so we can celebrate their success together!

Local Offer Live

Cheshire East are providing a face-to-face space for parents, carers and young people seeking advice and signposting for SEND services, on Thursday 25th September. Please see attached more information.

Local Offer Live Flyer_Knutsford_25.09.25.pdf

Timid to Tiger

Learn a Musical Instrument

If you are interested in your child learning a musical instrument, bookings are now open with Music for Life, who deliver individual and small group tuition at Bexton. Please see attached more information.

Rugby

If your child would like to play rugby, Knutsford Ruby Club are running a club every Sunday morning from September -May 10:30am - 12pm.

New players are welcome at any level, free taster session available plus, its a great way for your child to stay active!

Eco News

Hi everyone and welcome back to another eco school year.

Cheshire East has launched an exciting new eco competition. Design your own robot from recycled materials as a friend for Whizzy( see poster ). Not only can you recycle materials to create a robot , but you may also prefer to write a short story regarding a local environmental issue or simply draw or paint a picture. 

All entries are to be sent to Laura.Demircan@cheshireeast.gov.uk by Wednesday 15th October.

Have fun and if you fancy it why not have a go at the Bonus Round 1!

Sunflower Competition

A Bexton pupil has come runner up in the Sun flower growing competition that the Mayor of Knutsford launched before the summer. She planted her sunflower seed at holiday club and has been carefully and lovingly looking after it ever since. It has grown to an incredible 8ft 11 inches tall! The tallest one in Knutsford was 9ft.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, thank you, for your wonderful books!