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Eresby Update

June 2026 Part 1

As we begin our final term of the year, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to our Term 6 newsletter. This term promises to be a busy and exciting one, filled with opportunities for learning, celebration, and exploration.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership. We look forward to sharing the successes of the coming weeks and finishing the year together on a positive note.

Look at what we've been up to!

Summer term is off to a flying start and we have been busy, busy, busy! Here is a taste of life at Eresby so far this term.

Primary have been busy this week!
In Poplar Class, Hunter enjoyed Where's Wally.
In Talk for Writing we are exploring persuasive writing in Poplar class. We read an advertisement for a holiday in a giant's castle then drew pictures to show all of the appealing things guests could do there.
In Cedar Class' Maths lessons they have been learning more about weight and length recently. Some students have been measuring objects in standard units (g and cm) whereas others have been using non-standard units such as cubes and using language such as longer, shorter, heavier and lighter.
Maple Class have been looking at emotions especially at our mental health. We have been making kindness gifts for people in our school to show how much they mean to us. We have also shared our activities to show kindness.
In Birch Class this term, we have practiced first aid, written shopping lists, grown potato seed heads and so much more!
In English, Pine Class have been learning about instructions. On Thursday, students followed instructions to bake chocolate chip cupcakes. Amazing independence and life skills from everybody!

Staffing

Each part of school has a first point of senior leadership contact so children and staff can build strong relationships and feel supported throughout the school. These will be:

  • Mel Capes- The New Build
  • Rachel Briggs- Cherry
  • Katy Dennis- Primary

We'd like to introduce some new names/faces who are with us until the end of summer:

Hello from Mel Capes

I am delighted to be joining Eresby this term and look forward to getting to know the pupils, staff and wider school community over the coming weeks. I have worked in education for 25 years, teaching in a small rural Lincolnshire primary school. During that time, I have spent 24 years as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and have been a Principal since 2017. I am passionate about helping children to thrive and am excited to be working alongside the Eresby team to support the fantastic work already taking place across the school. Outside of school, I have three children, a sausage dog called Leonard and six cats, so life is always busy! In my spare time, I enjoy gardening and growing my own vegetables, and I love spending time outdoors. I am very much looking forward to becoming part of the Eresby community and meeting many of you throughout the term.

Hello from Rachel Briggs

I have been teaching for 22 years and have been a Special Educational Needs Co Ordinator for 14 years. I have worked in various schools across the Trust. I enjoy walks and jigsaws as well as spending time with my family. I am extremely passionate about improving the chances and provision for all students.

We wanted to let you know that Mandy Sylvester will be on planned absence from 18th June. We know many parents contact Mandy directly. If you need any support or would like to speak to someone, please get in touch with the school office via the enquiries email or by giving us a call.

If you need to get in touch with Dom Osborne please contact us via the school office or enquiries@eresbyspecialschool.co.uk 

Upcoming Free Parent Webinars

As part of Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children's week LCC Stay Safe Team will be hosting the following webinars for free, secure your place today:  Free ‘Navigating Teen Relationships’ Webinar for Parents Lincolnshire County Council DA Stay Safe Officer is hosting a free Microsoft Teams session to help parents support their teens with relationships. Learn about: Signs of unhealthy relationships Coercive control & love bombing Red flags and where to get support Monday 29th June | 6:30–7:30pm Book your place: https://www.tickettailor.com/.../lincolnshiresafe.../2068657 Support your teen with confidence 

Dates for the diary

Please find below instructions on how to configure some of the most popular calendar programmes to automatically display dates from the public address of the school calendar feed, which is: Feed address: webcal://dret-eresby.greenhousecms.co.uk/ical.ics

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