Thank you to all of our parents who completed our Parent Questionnaires. Your feedback plays a vital role in shaping future school priorities, guiding improvements and helping us to ensure that our provision continues to meet the needs of our children and community. Every response was valued and we greatly appreciate you working with us to make our school the best it can be. 

EYFS and KS 1 Questionnaire Parents Feedback February 2026

KS2 Questionnaire Parents Feedback March 2026

 

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Please see important MMR Vaccine information below

MMR For all leaflet

MMR Vaccination leaflet

MMR Vaccine

Thursday 5th March 2026 - Parent's are invited into school to read with their child on the following dates and times:

 

Wednesday 24th September 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

 At Dingle Community Primary, we are committed to ensuring a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment for all our children, families, and staff.

While we understand that disagreements and frustrations can sometimes arise, such behaviour can be very distressing for our pupils, who may feel unsettled or unsafe when they witness it.

We kindly ask all parents and carers to be mindful of their conduct in and around the school grounds. By modelling calm, respectful communication, we help our children learn how to manage challenges in positive ways.

Thank you for working with us to maintain a safe and caring atmosphere where every child can feel secure and focused on their learning. Your cooperation and support are greatly appreciated.

If you have any concerns or issues you would like to discuss, please contact the school office so that a member of staff can support you appropriately.

 With thanks,

Ms N Heather

 

Monday 1st September 2025 - Reception-Year 6 return to school notice

Year 1 – Year 6 are all to wear P.E Kit every Friday.

PE days are:

Year 1 – Tuesdays

Year 2 – Thursdays

Year 3 – Wednesdays

Year 4 – Tuesdays

Year 5 – Mondays

Year 6 – Thursdays

PE will start week commencing Monday 8^th September, however, all children in Year 1- 6 will need to still wear PE kit this Friday 5^th September. 

Reception will not have PE until after October half term, and instead will be taking part in Forest School starting Thursday 18th September.

Maths club, soft start and sensory circuits will continue to be available at 8:20am everyday starting Wednesday 3^rd September.

For children who need medication on site, please can parents come to the school office to complete new forms. This includes inhalers, Epi-Pens and any regular prescribed medications.

Our new Year 5 class this September: Starting from September, Year 5 children will not be able to walk home alone and will need to be collected.

Dingle Ducks will return to school week commencing Monday 8th September, not Wednesday 3rd with the rest of school.

Please ensure ALL uniform is clearly labelled.

 

Please remember our new contact number is now 01384 283699.

Calling/voicemails:

We kindly ask that if we have missed your call, please leave a voicemail as we cannot see the contact numbers of who our missed calls are from.

When leaving a voicemail, please ensure you follow the instructions below so that your voicemails are correctly saving to our inbox, as we are hearing from multiple parents that they have left a voicemail and unfortunately we have not received these.

1.) After the tone record your message, then press hash

2.) You will need to listen to your message then press 1 to keep/save to our inbox, or 2 to record your message again

3.) The call will then end automatically once you have saved your message

Thank you kindly.

https://dingledudley.ovw6.juniperwebsites.co.uk/newsletters-2

Please follow the link above for all of our newsletters containing important information and dates. Thank you.

https://dingledudley.ovw6.juniperwebsites.co.uk/calendar/?calid=2,1&pid=59&viewid=1

Please follow the link above to see our calendar containing important previous, current and upcoming dates.

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DPA Guitar Come and play performance - Year 6 (Sunday 6th July 2025)

Dear Parents 

To celebrate your child learning guitar in class at school we would like to invite them to an amazing opportunity to perform with other children across Dudley. The children will learn all the music they need to know in their school lessons, then come to a fun workshop at our music centre, Cable Plaza, near the Waterfront at Merry Hill before joining us in Mary Stevens park on Sunday 6^th July  where they will be part of our Festival in the Park event. 

There is no charge to take part; this project is open to anyone who has been having whole class guitar lessons this year. If your child doesn’t usually bring an instrument home with them don’t worry, your child can still take part and we will sort an instrument for them to borrow. 

Next steps: 

1. Enroll your child using the link below https://forms.office.com/e/K0fRV6asEv 

2. Bring them to the workshop at Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, DY5 1LW on Thursday 19^th June 5-6pm. 

3. Enjoy watching them perform at 12:50pm on Sunday 6^th July at Mary Stevens Park, Stourbridge – bring a chair, bring a picnic and enjoy! 

  

Workshops at Cable Plaza  Waterfront West, Brierley Hill  DY5 1LW	When:
Guitars	Thursday June 19th 5.00 – 6.00pm
Performance in the Band Stand at Mary Stevens Park, Stourbridge	Sunday 6th July – 12:50pm

From the Come and Play team

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After-school clubs for Summer Term 1

If your child would like to sign up to any of our clubs for Summer Term 1, please fill out the corresponding form below. Please ensure you are signing your child up for a club that has been offered to their correct year group. The deadline to sign up is Sunday 27th April 2025. If a club fills up before the deadline it will be removed. If payment is expected for a club, this will be added onto your child's School Money account.  

A message regarding Football Club has been sent to parents of children who have previously taken part in the club. Those in Year 3 and 4, who have previously been in the Football Club, will continue the Football Club until Whitsun holiday (end of May). Those in Year 5 who have previously taken part in Football Club will be taking part after Whitsun holiday.

ALL SIGN UP FORMS HAVE NOW BEEN REMOVED AS STATED ABOVE.

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Comic Relief Mufti Day Friday 21st March 2025

Dear Parents/Carers,

As it is Comic Relief on Friday 21^st March 2025, we are encouraging children to wear red to school and ask for a donation of at least £1.00. The money raised will go directly to Comic Relief. Please do not send your child into school with money on this occasion, but instead donate online via the link above. Coloured hair, face paint, red clothes and accessories are acceptable, but must be removed for returning to school the following Monday morning.

After-school clubs for Spring Term 2

If your child would like to sign up to any of our clubs for Spring Term 2, please fill out the corresponding form below. Please ensure you are signing your child up for a club that has been offered to their correct year group. The deadline to sign up is Friday 14th February 2025 9am. If a club fills up before the deadline it will be removed. You will only be contacted if your child does NOT have a space, this will be via our Teachers2Parents text messaging system. If payment is expected for a club, this will be added onto your child's School Money account.  

ALL SIGN UP FORMS HAVE NOW BEEN REMOVED AS STATED ABOVE.

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Newsletter 3rd February 2025

Please find the latest newsletter below that includes some important information!

Ms N. Heather

Acting Headteacher

Newsletter 13th January 2025

Please find the latest newsletter below that includes some important information!

Ms N. Heather

Acting Headteacher

Newsletter 18th December 2024

Please find the latest newsletter below that includes some important information, including PE days for January 2025.

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

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After-school clubs for Spring Term 1

If your child would like to sign up to any of our clubs between January and February half term, please fill out the corresponding form below. The deadline to sign up is Thursday 19th December 12pm. If a club fills up before the deadline it will be removed. You will only be contacted if your child does NOT have a space, this will be via our Teachers2Parents text messaging system. If payment is expected for a club, this will be added onto your child's School Money account. 

ALL SIGN UP FORMS HAVE NOW BEEN REMOVED AS STATED ABOVE.

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Tickets to the Nativity Performances!

This form will be available until Wednesday 11th December at 3:30pm. Up to three tickets per family are available. Please see the options for tickets on the form. If there are any spare tickets after we have allocated bookings, a text message will be sent out and these will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. 

Thank you for taking your time to complete this form, we look forward to seeing you at our Nativity performances!

LINK TO NATIVITY TICKETS FORM REMOVED AT 3:30PM 11.12.24 AS STATED ABOVE.

Newsletter 2nd December 2024

The latest newsletter is shown below and includes lots of reminders and updates, including on staffing for January 2025.

As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask- email info@dingle.dudey.sch.uk or call 01384818305.

The link for the classes G, L, E and S, about the end of the Carol Service at Holy Trinity, has be re-shared below. If you have already completed this, we still have your information so you do not need to do it again. If you have not yet completed this, please make sure that you do so before 12pm on Friday 6th December.

Many thanks,

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

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Newsletter 25th October 2024

The latest newsletter has been shared below, that includes a number of updates for parents. 

As always, if you have any questions, please just ask.

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

Dingle Parent Partnership

Please read the newsletter below, about some of our events, including our Macmillan Coffee Morning this Friday!

Kind Regards,

The DPP

Nut-free school

Please remember that we are a nut-free school. This is because we have a number of children who have severe nut allergies and having nut products in school is incredibly dangerous for them. This does not apply to just peanuts- no nuts, e.g. hazelnuts in Nutella, are allowed in school.

As such, please remember that the following products must not be sent into school:

• Any nuts
• Any food containing nuts
• Any products, such as sunscreen, that contain nuts (Nivea for Kids, for example, contains almond oil)

Please read all product information carefully. 

Many thanks for your support in this very important matter.

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

Newsletter

 

Please read the newsletter below which contains some important information for the last few days of term and the start of the new school year.

 

Many thanks,

 

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

Parents' Evenings

 

If you would like to discuss your child's report, please use the links below to book a Parents' Evening appointment. Dates are:

Thu 11th July for class S

Thu 18th July for classes D, I, N, L and E

 

Unfortunately, due to unavoidable circumstances, Mrs Chavez will not be present for Parents' Evening on 18th July. Because of this, class G Parents' Evening has had to be moved to Wed 17th July. Please use the separate link to book an appointment.

 

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

 

NOTE: YR 6 LINK REMOVED AT 12PM 10.7.24, AS PARENTS HAD BEEN INFORMED WOULD OCCUR. 

ALL OTHER CLASSES REMOVED AT 12PM 15.07.24, AS PARENTS HAD BEEN INFORMED WOULD OCCUR.

Newsletter 28th June 2024

Please read the newsletter below which has some important information for parents and pupils in it.

 

Many thanks

 

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

Sports Day: 27th June 2024

 

I just wanted to share a few reminders and important things about how Sports Day will run this year, many of which are linked to safeguarding.

 

Classes D, I and N Sports Day is at 9.30. All parents must leave the school site after drop off. The Key Stage 2 gate will then be opened at 9.25.

 

Classes G, L, E and S Sports Day is at 1.30. The Key Stage 2 gate will the opened at 1.25. At the end of the event the children will be taken inside and then dismissed from their normal doors. Children will only be dismissed to adults you have given permission for. Children walking home alone (years 5 and 6 only) will not be dismissed until 3.10 as normal.

 

Please ensure children are wearing PE kit and have sunscreen on. Please also ensure they bring their water bottle and a hat.

 

Seats will be set out for parents on the playground side of the track. Children will be sitting on the other side. It is hugely important that you do not try to cross over to the children.

 

As always, photos and videos must not be shared in any way without permission of the parents of any children in them.

 

We look forward to seeing you supporting your children at our Sports Day events.

 

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS)

Newsletter from Mrs Anderson

Please read the newsletter below.

 

Many thanks,

 

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

Newsletter from Mrs Anderson: includes future dates and Summer 2 PE days

Please read the newsletter uploaded below. Many thanks,

 

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

Dingle Village!

 

As you will have noticed our wonderful, new outdoor area known as the ‘Dingle Village’ is nearing completion. We are reaching out to you today to ask for donations our outdoor classroom. We have several different areas that need accessories, these include, a sand shed, mud kitchen, chalk wall and a shop. Some of the resources and utensils we need are:

• Dishes, pots and pans,
• Wooden/ metal spoons,
• Measuring equipment,
• Pretend food,
• Containers to store our resources in,
• Baskets,
• Clipboards,
• Chalk

 

We appreciate any donations and your generosity will make a significant difference.

Please bring any donations to the school office, thank you.

A quick message...

 

Thank you very much to parents who have attended our family learning sessions, sharing stories in EYFS and year 6's family learning workshop. Your time being taken to find out more about your child's learning and to celebrate their achievement is really appreciated and we look forward to seeing lots of you at our future sessions, dates for which are on the latest newsletter.

 

On Friday 19th April all children from Reception up to year 6 will be participating in workshops with Teams Theatre, a local theatre group for your people. Please send all children into school in PE kit that day.

 

Have a lovely weekend!

 

Gemma Anderson

(Headteacher)

E Safety

 

As we all know technology can be a wonderful thing but can also a great danger to children.