Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• A date for your diaries!

  Thu 17 Oct 2019

  Save the date...our Festive Fair will be held on Wednesday 20th November, 3.15-4.30pm

  More information to follow!

  

• KS1 PIE

  Wed 16 Oct 2019
  We had a fantastic response to our KS1 PIE event today. The children loved it too! If you were not able to make it, all the resources will be uploaded onto your class page on the website. Thank you!

  

• **UPDATE** Gabriel's Hair cut to raise money for School

  Tue 15 Oct 2019

  Thank you to everyone who has already donated towards Gabriel bravely having his hair cut to raise money for the school. 

  Local hairdresser, Mandy Havenleigh, has kindly donated her time to come into school on Thursday 24th October to do the honours of cutting Gabriel's hair. 

  The hair is also going to be donated to a fantastic charity, The Hayley Higginson Foundation, who make wigs for cancer patients.

  As a school we are very proud of Gabriel and the brave decision that he has made. To donate please visit www.schoolmoney.co.uk - minimum donation has been set at £1 but this can be altered to any amount. 

   

  Thank you for your support! 

• Autumn Art and Pumpkin carving

  Tue 15 Oct 2019

  On Thursday 24th October we are holding two fantastic Autumn competitions. The Autumn art competition and the pumpkin carving competition, we are asking that all entries are brought in on the 24th October along with the £1 entry fee. They will be judged and prizes awarded to the winning entries for each key stage. 

  Time to get creative! 

  

• Gabriel's hair cut for school fund

  Mon 14 Oct 2019

  Gabriel from Porthill Class has bravely decided to have his lovely long hair cut off to raise funds for our school!
  A barber will be coming into school on Thursday 24^th October.
  If you would like to make a donation, please do so via School Money www.schoolmoney.co.uk minimum donation is set as a pound but this can be altered to any amount.

  Thank you all for your continued support!

• Hot Chocolate Thursday!

  Thu 10 Oct 2019

  It's that time of the week again! As it is PD day tomorrow, we had Hot Chocolate Day early. Our 10 fantastic children this week were chosen for some of the following reasons:

  "Fantastic home learning on Peru and making bread, as well as trying hard with her written work which doesn't always come easily."

  "For being a kind and gentle friend, helping others and always being ready for learning."

  "For completing all the home learning tasks linked to the Anglo-Saxon topic." 

  "For improved focus and enthusiasm for learning this term."

   

  Well done! We hope everyone enjoys a well deserved day off tomorrow!

  

• Hot Chocolate Friday

  Mon 07 Oct 2019

  Another 10 children were selected on Friday to enjoy hot chocolate and biscuits with Mrs Benge. There were some lovely reasons for children being selected- 

  "For always being ready to learn and eager to participate"

  "For showing an overwhelming enthusiasm for reading! A real role model."

  "For being kind when some of his peers were feeling unwell."

  "For fantastic stickability leading to an improvement to his handwriting - learning to join."

   

  Well done to all of the chosen children for going above and beyond!  

  

• Harvest Cookery Club

  Fri 04 Oct 2019
  The children at Harvest Cookery Club made some yummy blackberry smoothies yesterday! 

  

• U11 ESFA Tournament

  Thu 03 Oct 2019
  Well done to our Year 6 football team who played in U11 ESFA Tournament at the sports village. They played some great football and showed fantastic team work. Well done boys.