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

• Christmas Jumper Day

  Thu 08 Dec 2016

  Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day

  On Friday 9^th 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 9^th December. Thank you.  

• Ofsted Inspection

  Mon 05 Dec 2016

  School will be inspected by Ofsted tomorrow (Tuesday 6th December).  Please see recent parentmail and if possible complete the online survey by noon on Tuesday 6^th December 2016.

• Christmas Dates

  Mon 28 Nov 2016

  Monday 5th December	Year 2 Christmas concert
  Tuesday 6th December	Year 1 Christmas show
  Thursday 8th December	Reception Nativity
  Friday 9th December	Christmas Jumper Day – Charity fundraiser
  Monday 12th December	Reception Christmas Party
  Tuesday 13th December	Year 1 Christmas Party
  Wednesday 14th December	Year 2 Christmas Party
  Thursday 15th December	Christmas dinner
  Monday 19th December	‘Special visitor’
  Tuesday 20th December	School closes for Christmas
  Wednesday 4th January	School re-opens for Spring Term

• Non Uniform Day – Friday 18th November

  Fri 11 Nov 2016

  This year Children in Need falls on the same day as our non-uniform day in support of the PTA chocolate tombola. We fully appreciate that many families also like to donate to Children in Need so we will also accept cash donations for CIN alongside the chocolate tombola donations. The theme for Children in Need is spots so the children may like to come dressed in spotty non-uniform that day!

• #Lovetoread

  Thu 03 Nov 2016

  #Lovetoread

   

  #LovetoRead is a campaign to celebrate reading.

   

  Reading is one of life's greatest joys and can awaken our imagination, inspire and challenge us - not just as children, but throughout our lives. Therefore the BBC have put together a comprehensive and exciting season of programmes putting reading centre-stage this autumn.

   

  Tameside Libraries together with Bardsley construction are trying to find the ‘Books that built a nation’. Please encourage your children to visit www.tameside.gov.uk/lovetoread and vote for their favourite read.

   

• **Team GB Paralympian Michael Churm visit**

  Wed 02 Nov 2016

  We all enjoyed our visit from Team GB Paralympian Michael Churm. Each class completed some sponsored fitness circuits with Michael and then he talked to us in a special assembly.

   

  Michael told us how his disability has never held him back and how we can achieve anything if we set our mind to it and never give up.

   

  We told Michael all about our Super Learner characters and how we all try to display perseverance and determination like Michael and  Keep Going Kate, Teamwork Tina, Thinking Theo and Reflective Ravi.

   

  Michael was very impressed with our growth mindset and our inquisitive questions.

   

  What a great afternoon!

  

• Stalyhill Infants Twitter Feed

  Wed 02 Nov 2016

  We are very excited to announce that we have a brand new Stalyhill Infants Twitter feed.  We hope you will find this a useful source of information.

  Please find us @StalyhillInfant

• Sponsored event

  Wed 19 Oct 2016

  We’re excited to be welcoming GB Paralympic sprinter Michael Churm to school on Tuesday 1^st November.

  Michael will be leading some energetic fitness circuits with the children and hosting an assembly with a Q&A session to help inspire the children into more sport and exercise.

  (Please can you ensure all the children have their PE kits in school on Tuesday 1^st November.)

  We’re asking parents and family members to help by sponsoring their children to complete the fitness circuits in order to raise money for our school to buy more sports equipment.

  There are two easy ways to sponsor the children: using paper sponsorship form that has been sent home with your child, or go to www.sportsforschools.org/sponsormychild

  The sponsor money should be collected once the event has taken place and returned to school no later than Tuesday 8^th November. Please return in a marked envelope to the school office.

  The children are already very excited. We will keep you informed via the website on the total amount raised and photographs of the event.

• Harvest Thank you!

  Mon 10 Oct 2016
  Thank you to all of our families who donated food items for our Harvest collection. These were taken to the Tameside East Foodbank who were very grateful for your donations.  Reverend Emma Handley from St Pauls Church in Stalybridge came to deliver our Harvest Assembly.

  

• Are you interested in training to become a primary school teacher?

  Thu 06 Oct 2016

  School 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 2017.