Oak class have enjoyed a super week learning about Superheroes. They focused on the story SuperTato; making their own character, trapping peas into jelly, catching them in the classroom and retelling the story with our story tuff tray. They learnt how to write labels for pictures and objects and these soon appeared all over the classroom as they practised their early writing skills! Of course, they had to have a Superhero dress up day too and learnt about what their own Superpowers are such as 'Super kindness' 'Super adventurous' and being 'Super polite'. For fine motor activities, to strengthen their finger muscles, they saved Superheroes who were trapped in rubber bands and used magnetic force powers to find and sort pipe cleaners. Well done Reception!

Grove School loved their visit from @rockkidzuk yesterday! The children and teachers enjoyed dancing and singing, with a message of being the change and spreading kindness. Can your child remember the "Kindness - Live it Loud" song?

Last week, Grove CE visited St John the Baptist, Grove for our Harvest Festival Worship. We had a fabulous story from Open The Book, class prayers and glorious Harvest songs (some of which were delightful throwbacks to some of our parents!) An unbelievable amount of donations were gratefully received by the church to be sent to the local food banks. Thank you so much for these and well done to all of our children for representing our school in the community. #love #respect #resilience #harvestfestival #harvest #harvestsamba #cauliflowersfluffy

Welcome to the Grove Primary School! Join us for an exciting in person school tour specially designed for the Reception class of 2026. Come and explore our vibrant classrooms, playgrounds, and facilities. Meet our dedicated and compassionate teachers and staff who are ready to welcome you with open arms. Get a feel for our family friendly school that puts children's learning and development at the heart; where all children are encouraged to let their light shine. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see firsthand what makes Grove Primary School a special place for your child's education. We can't wait to show you around!

Hello October! Check out the latest newsletter:

The nights are lengthening and the leaves are starting to turn, which can only mean one thing... it's time for International Walk to School Month! Our new School Councillors have been doing a great job tracking how the children in year 2 and above have been travelling to school with the WOW tracker. They will be giving out our September badges this week! If your child has walked to school at least once each week they will receive a badge at the end of the month. Park and stride also counts- just park 10 minutes from school and walk to school from there. WOW schools see 59% fewer car journeys to the school gates and 18% more journeys walking and wheeling all the way to school. Let's get walking!

Wow Maple Class! Look at your work on display in the library for everyone to see!

Look at these fantastic non-chronological reports from Year 5! They enjoyed perfecting their writing and sharing them with Year 2. Well done Silver Birch!

Another busy week at Grove CE. We are bursting with excitement for our upcoming Rock Kidz workshops on Tuesday 7th October. It is always a brilliant day. Please check parent emails for details of merchandise you can purchase on the day. Here is our latest newsletter and our upcoming church event, The Harvest Festival:

We have vacancies for two Lunchtime Supervisors to join our friendly team and to start as soon as possible. Each person will give 1:1 pupil support during the lunch hour. Please see the school website www.groveprimary.org for more information and an application form or call the office on 01235 769867. https://www.groveprimary.org/job-vacancies-at-oxford-diocesan-schools-trust/

BOOK YOUR PLACE - SWiFT Training Course on 15th October 8:45 - 3pm: The course was developed by SENSS Specialist Advisory Teachers and is delivered by the school SENCo. Parents and the SENCO work together to build a shared understanding of their child's differences and support needs. SWiFT courses are interactive and informal and offer the opportunity to learn about differences in communication and interaction whilst meeting other parents/carers of children with similar needs in the same school. There are loads of opportunities for discussion and reflection and sessions include a mix of information, discussion, film clips, activities and signposting to useful resources and strategies. The course creates the opportunity for sharing information and insights about the child / pupil parents come away with new strategies to try and a shared understanding with the school team. SWiFT Course Content There are four sessions or 'modules' each of which focusses on one of the key areas of difference for children with Autism as follows: 1. Understanding Autism 2. Communication and Interaction 3. Sensory Processing 4. Emotional Wellbeing These 4 sessions of approximately 90 minutes each, will be delivered as a one-day course. Participants receive a workbook with all the information from the course included. Each family is offered two places on the course so both parents / carers or one parent and another relative or friend can attend together. Register your interest Due to its interactive, discussion based nature the course is limited to 6 families. If you would like to attend please email me on telgar@grove.oxon.sch.uk and I will reply confirming your space and giving you the details of the timings for the day. The course will take place at the St John's Church rooms.

Just a reminder that we will be visiting St John's Church on Tuesday morning next week (30th September) for our Harvest Festival and Year 1 Bible giving. Please bring in any donations of non-perishable foods such as tinned or dried products for the Food Bank by Tuesday morning.