Headteacher's Blog
Welcome to my Headteacher's Blog
Welcome to our new website.
I hope you are enjoying exploring our new website and you are managing to find all of the required information.
We hope it gives you an insight into our school and a flavour of what life at Trull School is like.
We have had a wonderfully busy term, with trips to Cheddar caves, visitors into school and a fantastic STEM week - our rocket launch was a real highlight!
The reappearance of the sun in the past few weeks has been a welcome sight and the children have enjoyed being back out on the field and exploring our outdoor areas more regularly.
We are gearing up for an exciting summer term where we will be celebrating 150 years of Trull School on the current site. We will have a host of activities, including:
- Celebration Service (23rd April)
- May Ball (10th May)
- Open Days (20th & 21st June)
- 'Celebration of the Arts - Past and Present' (July 11th)
We hope you can join us and be a part of our celebrations for this momentous occasion.
A New Year!
Welcome back to the new school year. I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable summer and the transition back into school routines has been a smooth one.
It certainly feels like the autumn term already!
It was a real pleasure to welcome back children and to see their smiling faces as they reunited with friends and met new teachers. For those families joining the school this year, I look forward to meeting you all and for you beginning to feel part of the Trull School community. As we welcome our new Reception pupils and their families on Monday, please rest assured that your children will be joining a school where they will be valued, nurtured and loved as individuals. It can be an emotional day, but they are in very safe hands with our caring and experienced EYFS team.
I would also like to welcome two new members of staff to the school. Mr Mike Davis joins us this year in the role of Deputy Headteacher, as well as teaching in Willow and Rowan Class. You may have already met him on the gate! We are also thrilled to welcome Miss Lauren Welch, who joins our fantastic team of Teaching Assistants. We are delighted to add them both to our team of dedicated and talented staff.
This year promises, once again, to be an exciting and full one. In the summer term we will look forward to celebrating 150 years of Trull School on this site and you can expect a range of events and celebrations to commemorate this. We will see the much-anticipated return of our May Ball and our wonderful Trull School Fundraisers are working hard to organise a variety of events to help support our school and to enable parents to get to know each other and form some life-long friendships. They are always on the lookout for members, in any capacity, and it is a great way of getting to know other parents and become part of our school.
As always at Trull School, we are excited to be able to offer our pupils a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities and enrichment. Drama, sport and music are such a big part of our identity and we will continue to promote these within school. We are delighted to be able to extend our relationship with the incredibly talented Mrs Carolyn Tudor, who this year is able to enhance our musical opportunities by providing a Singing Club for Year 4, 5 and 6 choir members on a Tuesday afternoon. As a Grade 8 singing teacher, places are going fast - don’t delay in signing up!
I wish you all a happy and fulfilling year ahead!
Luke Bottomley
Headteacher
Welcome!
Firstly, let me start by wishing you all a Happy New year! I hope you had a wonderful break over the Christmas period and are settling back into normal routines now that we are back at school once again.
I would also like to thank you for so many kind words and warm wishes at the start of this new term. I feel very privileged to be leading the school through this transitory period and I am truly blessed to be aided by hardworking, kind pupils, inspiring, dedicated staff and passionately supportive parents.
The children have bounced back into school full of excitement and energy. Whilst Christmas already seems a dim and distant memory, the children have powered through the first full week. I am sure the tantalising sight of the new play equipment has helped to maintain their energy levels - I know how desperate they all are to start using it. We have a safety inspection booked in next week, so it shouldn’t be too much longer! Can I take this opportunity though to thank the TSF (Trull School Fundraisers) and all of you who support it so fantastically for all of your time, fundraising and contributions. We know how difficult it would be for us to have replaced our old equipment without your generosity and help; the children will benefit hugely from it and it is something which is used and loved every single day. Please make sure you take the time to read through the TSF Newsletter as it details some of what they do and how you can become involved.
I know the children have settled well back into the school routine - this week they enjoyed an exciting assembly in Church and Yew Class have been very animated as the auditions for their summer term class performance have begun. Oak Class have been for their first swimming lesson of the year - they were thrilled to finally get their turn in the pool!
Next week is already looking like a busy one in school. Good luck to our Girls’ Football Team as they compete in the Somerset County Football Finals next Friday!
Thank you and farewell!
It is amazing how quickly a term can go! I have now reached the end of my time here at Trull and I just want to thank the whole of Trull Church of England VA Primary School and the whole of Trull Community for their continuous support and encouragement over the years whilst I have been Headteacher.
The encouragement, belief and support in our children has been a source of motivation for myself and my staff together with the warmth and camaraderie, helping to make Trull School a place where everyone feels welcome, valued and part of a larger family. This sense of belonging in the community is an invaluable gift which brings me to the African phrase of Ubuntu, “I am because we are.”
I have always been incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of Trull Church of England VA Primary School as well as part of such a supportive and caring community. As a school, we are committed to continuing to provide an exceptional educational experience for our children.
I know the school will continue to go from strength to strength, developing and nurturing the children, allowing them to thrive and achieve their potential. I will deeply miss everything about Trull – most notably the children and people with whom I have shared many conversations and laughs over the years. A heartfelt thank you to you all.
I hope you all have the most magical Christmas and here's to 2024 and new beginnings!
Autumn Term 2023
A very warm welcome back to the new school year! It has been wonderful to see and hear all the happy children chatting and playing with their friends and welcoming all our new pupils to Trull School. Sadly this is my last term here however I am making the most of every minute with all the children, staff and the whole community.
This term is always a very busy one settling into new routines and expectations but one where new beginnings happen and new friendships are formed.
We have been incredibly lucky to have received a letter from the King, see photograph below, which arrived at the very end of last term, thanking us all for the kind messages and letters that we sent upon his Coronation.
Please do get in touch if there is ever anything we can help you with.
Our Letter from the King.
