Church and Community Links
Meet Our Vicar
Rev Charlie Thomson is the vicar at St Michael's who is heavily involved in the life of the school. He is a governor, leads worship regularly and takes part in many other in-school activities routinely.
He is well-known and loved by the children and their families.
Children visit church regularly to lead special services which are attended by other pupils, families and members of the community. Children also visit the church to learn more about the church as a special building and place of worship.
Community Links
We pride ourselves in maintaining a positive reputation within our local area and this is largely due to our involvement within our community. We are proud of our reputation which means that we are consistently oversubscribed. Our school lies in the heart of our community, at the centre of the large housing estate whose residents we serve. As well as letting out our facilities to the church and other local groups for community events, we advertise our own events widely and welcome members of the community along to our summer fete and Christmas celebrations.
These are some of the key ways we get involved in our community:
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Library - We have worked alongside our local library to aim for all children in school to have their own library cards. Groups of children frequently visit the library and their parents meet them towards the end of the session to provide times for the children to explore the library and share books with their families. Library staff come into school to advertise special events such as the Summer Reading Challenge which many children enjoy taking part in.
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Fundraising - As a school we actively raise funds throughout each year for those who are less fortunate. This includes national charities such as Children in Need and Red Nose Day as well as charities selected by the children. Children are given the opportunity regularly to fund raise for charities close to their hearts which supports them in demonstrating our Christian values and standing up for those who need support. Each class selects their own charity each year during Lent and spends time raising money in different ways to give something back to others in need during this period of reflection.
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Sporting events - We take part in a wide variety of sporting events during each year in our local community. These include the West Wilts dance festival, gymnastics competitions, football tournaments, swimming gala, Quad Kids athletics event and cross country. We are proud that our children are always great sports men and women and great ambassadors for our school. (Quad Kids 2019 celebrating their results photo attached