As we approach the final week of this academic year, it’s hard to believe how quickly the time has flown — and what a wonderful, successful year it has been for everyone!

Over the past few weeks, our focus has been on supporting the children through change and transition. We’ve had some fantastic transition visits to new classes, and for some children, even new schools. Our staff have also been meeting to carefully hand over important information about your children to their new teachers, ensuring that we are fully prepared to give them the best possible start in September.

New Tree-Themed Class Names for 2025!

From September, we’ll be moving away from numbered classes and instead naming our classes after trees — bringing a fresh and natural theme to the school!

Here are the new class names and their teachers:

Reception

• Bay Class – Miss Pearson

• Beech Class – Mrs Curran

• Birch Class – Miss Davies

Year 1

• Cedar Class – Miss Kempster

• Cherry Class – Mrs Middleton

• Chestnut Class – Miss Ezermalis

Year 2

• Hawthorn Class – Miss Bacro

• Hazel Class – Miss Butt

• Holly Class – Mrs Knight

We’re so proud of everything the children have achieved this year, and we can’t wait to build on that success as we head into an exciting new school year  in September.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and hope you all have an enjoyable summer.

Mrs. Eldridge 

  Staff Goodbyes and Hellos

As the year comes to a close, we will be saying goodbye to:

• Mrs Everall
• Mrs O'Mara
• Miss Bradford
• Mrs Boyle-Chong

We thank them all for their dedication and care, and we wish them the very best as they move on to new and exciting experiences. They will be greatly missed by both staff and pupils alike.

We are also pleased to welcome two new members to our teaching team:

• Miss Davies, who will be joining Reception
• Miss Kempster, who will be joining Year 1

We are excited to have them on board and look forward to the energy and enthusiasm they will bring to our school community.

Healthy Schools Bronze Award

We’re proud to announce that we’ve achieved the Healthy Schools Bronze Award! 

This is a fantastic recognition of our ongoing commitment to promoting health and wellbeing across our school community. A huge thank you to everyone—students, staff, and families—who helped make this possible.

Rotarty Stars Awards 

We’re incredibly proud of our Rotary Stars Award winners, who were nominated by their teachers for their outstanding achievements this year. Whether it was through kindness, resilience, leadership, or academic progress, each of you has made a lasting impact—and truly earned this recognition.

Social Media Update

As a school, we are working hard to improve and modernise our communication through social media.

We invite you to follow our Facebook and Instagram pages and share them with family and friends to stay up to date with school events, celebrations, and classroom highlights.

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Please remember to log in to Arbor to give or decline consent for your child’s photo to be used on social media, newsletters, website and Class Dojo. Your preferences help us ensure we’re sharing safely and responsibly.

Wishing You a Wonderful Summer!
On behalf of all staff at Kettering Park Infants Academy, we wish you a safe, restful, and enjoyable summer holiday. We look forward to seeing all the children when we return to school on Wednesday 3rd September.