Dear Parents/Carers

As we approach the end of the spring term, I want to remind you of the end of term arrangements. 

Our Key Stage 2 (Year 3 - 6) Easter Assembly takes place tomorrow Thursday 26 March 2026 at St. James’s Church in Wollaston at 2.00 pm.  Children will walk to the church with school staff following afternoon registration.  We look forward to welcoming parents and carers who have booked tickets to watch the assembly.  Based on the information provided by yourselves, children will be dismissed to parents at the church or will walk back to school with school staff to be released as usual, or to join OSCAR.  We are very much looking forward to this event in the church and are very proud to showcase the talents of the children at this event.

Our Reception children and Key Stage 1 (Year 1 and 2) classes are very excited to present to you the annual Ridge Easter Bonnet parade.  The parade will take place once the children have been registered.  Parents are welcome to wait on the playground once the morning drop-off has been completed.  Cross your fingers for good weather!

The Easter competition for Key Stage 2 children to create a design and scene for a hard-boiled egg has seen an amazing array of entries.  Fantastic imagination and creative designs have been displayed for children and parents to view with the very difficult task of judging to be completed before the end of term.  We will announce the winners in due course.

We finish the term for all children at 2.00 pm on Friday 27 March 2026.  The school returns to the summer term on Monday 13 April 2026.  Our summer uniform will be in place after the Easter Holidays.  The summer uniform is for children to wear from the start of the summer term until the end of the summer term on Friday 17 July 2026.  Winter uniform will be required from the start of the autumn term 2026.  The summer uniform is as follows:

• Yellow gingham or striped dress
• Yellow Polo Shirt with the school logo. (Yellow polo shirts without the school logo are acceptable)
• Grey pinafore dress, skirt or school trousers
• Grey school trousers or grey school shorts
• ‘Kingfisher Blue’ Sweatshirt / Cardigan with the school logo (obtainable from the School Office)
• White or grey socks or tights
• Flat black/navy/grey school shoes (not trainer style)
• Sandals may be worn, with socks, but must be suitable for school (no trainers, beach/jelly shoes)

I want to congratulate our very talented Cross-Country runners from Years 5 and 6 who competed against 20 other schools in the Dudley championship at Summerhill School yesterday.  12 children were exceptional in their effort and commitment to the challenge and Mr Lamb was very proud of their combined effort with the best score the school has ever had in this competition. 

Finally, a huge thank you for the ongoing efforts of the RFA and their extensive fundraising events for our children.  They have provided an update for you below:

I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your continued support this term.  I wish you and your families a restful and enjoyable Easter break and look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Monday 13 April 2026.  If you do have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school or myself directly.

Kind regards

Mrs C Gilbert

Headteacher

We’ve had a fantastic run of events and achievements recently—thank you so much for all your continued support. Here’s a round-up of what’s been happening, ordered by funds raised and then how those funds are being put to work:

💰 Funds Raised
• Choc Bingo – What a night! This hugely popular event raised an amazing £383.30. Thank you to everyone who donated chocolate—it truly made the event such a success!
• Valentine’s Disco – A brilliant evening enjoyed by all, raising a fantastic £325.83.
• Wonka Event – This magical event was a real hit, raising £175.81. All 10 lucky winners have now collected their book tokens—well done!

👏 Special Mentions & Thanks
• A big thank you to Jay, who absolutely smashed his new role as compère at Choc Bingo—roll on next year!
• We’re so grateful to a generous parent who donated some fabulous display props to the RFA—these will be put to great use at future events.
• The RFA proudly donated prizes for the Best Bonnet/Egg Decoration competition—well done to all the class winners!

💸 Funds Invested
• We’re excited to share that work is starting on the Ruby Garden transformation over the Easter holidays, funded by the RFA with an investment of £5,000. We can’t wait to see the finished result!
• We’ve also continued to fund half of the forest school costs this year. Thank you to parents for your contributions towards this.

🎪 Looking Ahead
It’s full steam ahead as we begin planning for RIDGEFEST - our annual Summer Fair after the holidays—we’ve got lots of exciting ideas in the works!

As always, thank you for your continued support—it truly makes all this possible.

The RFA team.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Mrs Gilbert is the Designated Safeguarding Lead and any concerns should be shared with her or the Deputy Safeguarding Leads – Mrs Hadley and Mrs Morley.  Where child protection concerns are raised, the school has a statutory duty to refer these concerns to children’s social care.