Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Stalyhill News Edition #2 - National Storytelling Week
Wed 23 Jan 2019The latest edition of the Stalyhill newspaper is now available under the 'Children' tab on the website. The newspaper is researched, written and produced by the children -
Christmas Parties and Christmas Dinner
Mon 03 Dec 2018Christmas Parties and Christmas Dinner
Christmas parties will be held on the week commencing 10th December:
Monday 10th Reception
Tuesday 11th Year 1
Wednesday 12th Year 2
Thursday 13th Christmas Dinner
Friday 14th Christmas Jumper Day
On party days the children may come to school in their party clothes but please remember sensible footwear as the children will still play outside at lunchtime.
Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day
On Friday 14th December we are inviting pupils to take part in Christmas Jumper Day. On that day, the children can wear non-uniform along with their most festive, silliest or cosiest jumpers/tops and make a donation of £1 to help Save the Children to give hope to families in difficulty this Christmas.
Please don’t splash out on a snazzy sweater to take part – you can decorate an old or plain top with tinsel, baubles or homemade snowflakes to create your own unique jumper.
Please send your donations into school on Friday 14th December. Thank you.
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Weather
Wed 28 Nov 2018In the event of severe weather conditions the following guidelines should be used in case of snow:-
Look at the School Website – www.stalyhill-inf.tameside.sch.uk. This will be updated on a daily basis to inform you if the school is closed.
Check your emails/text messages as a Parentmail will be sent out to keep you informed of the situation.
Listen to the local radio stations – Key 103, Tameside Radio.
We will endeavour to keep school open. However, our priority is the safety of the children, and if the conditions are hazardous or a number of staff are unable to get in, then we may have to close.
Important:
If school remains open, it remains parents decision whether or not to bring your child. If you feel that coming to school in your personal circumstances would prove dangerous to yourself and your child, please do not attempt the journey. Children that do not attend school on extreme snow days will be given a Y code for attendance which will not affect their attendance record.
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Stalyhill News Edition #1
Mon 12 Nov 2018The first edition of the Stalyhill newspaper is now available to read on the website under the 'Children' tab. This newspaper has been written by the children, they have chosen the topics and the content and are very proud of the end product. They have been supported through the writing process by Mrs Meehan, look out for Edition #2 coming next term! -
Parent Workshop - Mindfulness. Wednesday November 21st
Fri 09 Nov 2018All parents are invited to a mindfulness parent workshop at the Infant School on Wednesday November 21st starting at 9.15 to approx. 11.15am.
The workshop will be delivered by mindfulness expert, Liam Hand, who has previously worked with our staff and children. Liam works in the private and education sector, teaching adults and children strategies and techniques to help them to enhance their sense of emotional wellbeing and to manage their feelings effectively. These strategies include tapping and breathing techniques and a range of mindfulness activities designed to develop a sense of inner calm, increase focus, release stress and anxiety, and to promote a general sense of happiness.
The workshop will be open to all Stalyhill parents, at both the Infant and Junior schools. Due to the nature of the workshop, we kindly ask that younger children do not attend if at all possible. If you are planning on attending the workshop, please let either school office know as soon as possible or return the slip on the letter sent home.
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Free Online Parenting Course
Thu 08 Nov 2018Tameside Council have invested in 3 award winning, quality marked, online courses by the Solihull Approach (a national NHS organisation for parenting approaches).
These courses are for ALL parents-to-be, parents, grandparents or carers of any child from the antenatal period to age 18 years. This course is relevant to parents of all children, including those with special needs, autism, ADHD etc.
We would encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. These courses are normally £19-£39 per person, but are FREE with the access codes below to all residents of Tameside.
Please take advantage of this fantastic resource while you can. Once you have accessed the courses using this code you will have non-expiring access even after the code expires.
Go to www.inourplace.co.uk and apply the relevant access code:
Understanding your child – Access code: SUNFLOWER
Understanding your pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby – Access code: SUNFLOWER
Understanding your baby– Access code: SUNFLOWER
You will be asked to create an account so that you can resume the course where you last left off. You will also be asked to verify that you are legitimately entitled to use the access code by entering your postcode. Personal information supplied by you remains private. Your responses to the monitoring questions are anonymised. You will not receive any marketing emails. You will receive congratulatory emails when you complete a module. The Solihull Approach may very occasionally email you to tell you about updates to the course.
For technical queries email solihull.approach@heartofengland.nhs.uk or ring 0121 296 4448, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
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Mrs Wheeler's Postponed Parents Evening
Mon 05 Nov 2018Dear Parents and carers,
Due to Mrs Wheeler being taken ill over the half term break and as yet, not well enough to return to work, it is with regret that we need to postpone her parent’s evening appointments for both Wednesday and Thursday.
I understand that this may cause some inconvenience for parents and for that I can only apologise, however I’m sure that you understand that this is an unforeseen circumstance and join me in wishing Mrs Wheeler a very speedy recovery.
The children are being very well cared for by the rest of the Reception staff team in Mrs Wheeler’s absence and we will reschedule her appointments with parents as soon as we can, following her return to work.
Thank you for your understanding,
Mrs L. Lockett
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Are you interested in training to become a primary school teacher?
Mon 08 Oct 2018School Direct is an exciting Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme designed by the Department for Education (DfE) to give schools a leading role in training the next generation of teachers and educational leaders.
Please see the School Direct page in the About Us tab for more information, including how to apply for training beginning September 2019.
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School Arrangements
Fri 14 Sep 2018I hope all the children have settled back into school now and you have all managed to resume your normal routines! I just wanted to send out a couple of reminders for you all regarding some of our school arrangements;
Reading Books
Parents are more than welcome to come in and change their child’s reading books after school. You are more than welcome to take a couple of books with you if your child is an avid reader and is getting through them quickly. We do ask that you choose books from the same colour band as the books that the teacher has sent home as this will be the level your child has been assessed as reading at.
Library
Please also remember that our lovely library is also open every night after school for parents and children to use. We just ask that you come around to the front office to sign in and receive a visitor’s sticker so that staff in Wise Owl know who you are.
Snacks at morning break
Although free fruit is available to all the children as a healthy snack, we know that many parents choose to send snacks in with the children for them to eat at morning break time. We are a healthy school and therefore ask that no crisps, chocolate or sweets are sent in. We also ask that no nuts are sent in as some children in school have severe nut allergies. The table below outlines the type of snacks that we would encourage you to send in;
- Yes please
X No thanks
- Fruit (please could grapes be cut lengthways to avoid being a choking hazard)
- Rice cakes
- Tube yoghurts
- Cereal bars
- Plain popcorn
- Savoury snacks
- Other fruit-based snacks
- Sweets
- Chocolate bars
- Chocolate covered items
- Crisps
- Sweet popcorn
- Nuts/Peanuts
Reception Coffee and Chat
Next Wednesday is our annual Reception coffee and chat morning starting at 9am. This is a lovely opportunity for new Reception mums and dads to get together and make some new friendships and also get to know the Reception staff a bit better. We hope you can make it!
Jewellery
We prefer children not to wear any jewellery in school, particularly earrings on days that they are doing PE. If your child has pierced ears and their earrings cannot be removed, please let the teacher know and we will put a plaster over them for the PE lesson.
Many thanks
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Pirates versus Mermaids
Mon 16 Jul 2018The Year 2 production of 'Pirates versus Mermaids' will take place on Tuesday 17th July at 6.30pm (children to be brought back to school for 6pm) and Wednesday 18th July at 10.00am. We hope to see our Year 2 parents there!