Good afternoon, Parent/Carers,

This is a gentle reminder of the above trip, which is booked for 23rd January 2026.

As you are aware for this trip to go ahead, we do rely on Parental Contributions. At present, we have received 26%, thank you to the ones that have paid.

The deadline for payment is Friday 12 December 2025.  Should full contributions not be received on or before this date, the event unfortunately would be cancelled.  If you have paid, and we cancel the event, you will receive a full refund.

If you do require a barcode letter, please let me know.

Kind regards,

Mrs T Chakmak

Finance/Wraparound Admin Officer

Good afternoon, Parent/Carers,

This is a gentle reminder of the above trip, which is booked for 16th January 2026.

As you are aware for this trip to go ahead, we do rely on Parental Contributions. At present, we have received 18%, thank you to those who have paid.

The deadline for payment is Friday 12 December 2025.  Should full contributions not be received on or before this date, the event unfortunately would be cancelled.  If you have paid, and we cancel the event, you will receive a full refund.

If you do require a barcode letter, please let me know.

Kind regards,

Mrs T Chakmak

Finance/Wraparound Admin Officer

Just a reminder from the PTA that tomorrow (Friday 28th November) is a non-uniform day and rather than ask for donations of money, we are asking for bottle donations for one of our tombola stalls at the PTA Christmas Fayre.

Please can we also remind EYFS & KS1 parents who wish for their child to see Father Christmas or have a chocolate coin that the form and money need to be received in school by Monday 1st December. Unless we have both of these, we will not be able to make the necessary arrangements for your child. The link is here for ease if you have not yet completed it.

https://forms.office.com/e/nRe5frxx77

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs E Gray

Deputy Headteacher

Dear Parent/Carers

If you have ordered a 'Book Bundle' package, please note the payment is required on or before tomorrow – 27^thNovember 2025 on ParentPay.  After tomorrow, any Book Bundle order that has not been paid, will be removed from ParentPay so that the school's order can be placed for all those who have paid.

Many thanks.

Kind regards,

Mrs T Chakmak  
Finance Officer & Before and After School Clubs Admin Officer

Dear Year 5 & 6 Parents/Carers,

We are delighted to announce that there is a Year 5/Year 6 Basketball competition coming up. There will be two events which, if you decide to take part, you must commit to both.

There are 10 spaces available. This is a mixed girls’ and boys’ event.
The dates are: 

• Light Hall League - Night 1: Tuesday 2^nd December 2025
• Light Hall League - Night 2: Tuesday 3^rd February 2026

Both events are from 4:00pm - 5:30pm.

The venue will be:
Light Hall School, Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 2PZ

Unfortunately, the venue is unable to take spectators so we ask parents to drop their child off where they will be met by a member of staff. 

Children will need their blue Olton PE kit for the event. They must bring water and any medicines that they require.

If you are able to commit to this event, please complete the consent form below. We will let you know if your child has been offered a place in the team by adding them to a new Dojo group. If you do not hear from us, then unfortunately your child has not been selected this time. We will let you know by Friday 28^thNovember.

https://forms.office.com/e/KbendR2JNA

Please note that by signing up, your child is committing to the team. We will practise at playtimes over the next few days and weeks. This is a Develop Event, with a focus on light competition and school games values.

Thank you for your continued support. Please note I will be with the children on the night. 
 

Regards,

Mrs Brady

PE Coordinator

Please be advised that there will be no Girls Football Club on Monday 24^th November 2025 because I have an extra meeting. Please ensure your child knows what their end of day arrangements are.

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Walton

Dear Parents/Carers,

We will be offering the children in our Infants the opportunity to meet Father Christmas on the day of our Christmas Fayre.  Visits will take place during the school day on Friday 5^th December 2025.  If you would like your child to see Father Christmas, the cost is £3.50 per child, this includes a wrapped present and the opportunity to speak to the man himself.  You can also purchase a large chocolate Santa coin for £1.50.

Numbers are limited due to this being Father Christmas' busy time so places will be offered on a first come, first served basis.

Please complete the link below and indicate which options you wish to pay for, then hand the correct cash in a sealed envelope clearly labelled with your child's full name and class, to their class teacher.  Please note, no cash can be accepted by the office.

Due to the amount of work that the PTA do in organising the Christmas Fayre, in addition to the Father Christmas visit, they will not be able to make contact with parents individually if either the form hasn’t been completed or the money hasn’t been received.  Please note we are not able to give an extension past the deadline of Monday 1^st December 2025 at 9am. 

All bookings are non-refundable.

EYFS/KS1 Father Christmas Visit and/or Purchase of Large Chocolate Coin 2025 – Fill out form

Good Morning, Parent/Carers,

This is a gentle reminder; Olton Primary are hosting a Lounge Wear Day dedicated to the enjoyment of reading and will have off-curriculum sessions throughout the afternoon to focus on Reading for Pleasure.

We are asking for a £1 donation for this non-uniform day via ParentPay, which is due on or before 19^th November 2025.  The funds will go towards funding new reading resources for the school libraries (Infants and Juniors).

Kind regards,

Mrs T Chakmak

Finance/Wraparound Admin Officer

Good morning,

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the RWI Phonics/Bedtime Reading Information Evening on 12^th November 2025. We hope you found the session useful and informative.

We would love to hear your feedback to help us improve future events. Please take a few minutes to complete our short feedback form by clicking the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/qtqfq3Ghqa

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Kind regards,

Miss Williams

EYFS Lead

Book Bundle Payments

Hi all,

Thank you to all those who ordered a book bundle. The payment has now been added to Parentpay. Please can you ensure that payments are made by 27th November. The order will be placed on 28th November and so if we have not received a payment by 27th, we will not be able to process your order.

If you require a barcoded letter, please let Mrs Chakmak know as soon as possible, as the payment can take a few days to be processed and show as being complete.

Many thanks,
Miss Jordan

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Dear Parents/Carers,

We know that many of our parents wish to support their child’s development at home, and as we had such an uptake for our book bundles last year, we are again providing parents with the opportunity to purchase book bundles which support to develop reading, grammar and maths. The cost of the bundles are £10 each (RRP £14.75). These bundles include 3 books:
Reception - Maths, Handwriting and Phonics
Year 1 - 6- Maths, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, Comprehension

If you would like to make a purchase of these book bundles, please complete the Microsoft Form using the following link:
https://forms.office.com/e/MpMYedSdqc .

We ask that this form be completed by Thursday 13th November so that payments can be added to ParentPay. We then ask that all payment be made before Thursday 27th November so that we are able to process the order. Unfortunately, if payment has not been received by Thursday 27th November, we will not be able to process your order. Once we have received the order from the manufacturer, we will then distribute these to the children to bring home. Please can you complete individual forms for each book bundle you wish to purchase.

Barcoded Letter
If you do not have a ParentPay account and so would require a barcoded letter, please can you request this from Mrs Chakmak as soon as possible and ensure that the payment has been made by Monday 24th November as it can take at least 48 hours to show up on the school account.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Jordan