Welcome back
Once again it was lovely welcoming all the children back after the half-term holiday. We hope you all had a great half-term break.
There are a few colds and illnesses going round (time of year!) so please ensure you child maintains good hand hygiene and if they are genuinely ill then please keep them off school until they have recovered.
It is going to be, as ever, a busy term as we build up towards Christmas so please check the dates at the end of this newsletter.
Halloween Disco fun!
The children from Years 1 to 6 enjoyed their scary disco on Tuesday and a huge thank you to the PTFA and all the staff who helped to make it happen.
It was the first disco in our new hall and the children were very well behaved and had lots of fun.
There will be further PTFA events throughout the year so that we can include our very youngest ones as well and I know they had a lovely time with their magic day in class.
Bonfire fun
We hope you have a great bonfire/firework night
The children who went to Worden Park said it was amazing
I’ve seen some brilliant bonfire/firework art work around school
Please remind your children about firework safety as there are no doubt still a few fireworks around yet to be let off!
Anti-bullying week
We are having Anti-bullying week next week when we will be talking to the children all about how to NOT bully and how to stand up to bullying and what to do about it if it happens.
We do not allow bullying in our school at all and where some children are struggling in their relationships or being mean to others we always tackle it as soon as we can.
For some children they do struggle with getting on with others and we have to teach them how to be kind and caring – but eventually they get there with our help.
We will be talking about ‘Power for Good’ and listening to a great song:
Odd Socks Day
On Monday we are inviting the children to come to school in odd socks.
It is a great opportunity to talk about how we are all different in different ways, but it is ok to be ‘odd’ because we all are!
We can still be ‘odd’ (i.e. different from others) and get on with everyone.
We will be talking about kindness and how to care for and encourage one another.
Resilience
Resilience is our school value for this term and it is so important for our children to learn all about how to be resilient. It is a crucial life skill and especially important in their learning and in their relationships with each other.
There is a great 8 minute video about resilience that we are showing the children to teach them all about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeu9X88g8DE
Children in Need
It is Child in Need day on Friday 14th November and we are inviting the children to come to school with either crazy hair or own clothes (or both!) for a minimum donation of 50p to raise money for children in need
YOUNG VOICES:
For parents of children who are in Young Voices, tickets are available to purchase from the Young Voices Music Room for the concert at the Manchester Coop Arena on 5th February 2026.
If you haven't already, you can sign up for the music room here to purchase your tickets and it gives children access to the songs to practise at home: https://yvmusicroom.com/auth/parent/login
Poppy Appeal
Our Year 6 children have been coming round the classes over the last few days selling poppies and various items towards the Remembrance Day poppy appeal.
The basic paper/card poppies are a donation of at least 20p
The plastic posh poppies are 50p or more
The other items (snap rulers, ribbons etc) are £1 or more
All money raised will go directly towards the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal allowing them to provide practical, financial and emotional support to our Armed Forces community.
Welly stores
We are starting to get into place some welly stores (you will see some on the playground already) – once they are in place we will send a Class Dojo message to all parents to start bringing in wellies
Slippers
Those children who have been bringing in their slippers to wear in class have been very sensible and we are pleased to say that since it has worked so well and the children have been so sensible we will be continuing to allow children to bring in sensible slippers for wearing indoors IF they would like to do so (see previous newsletters and messages)
Future Dates
Monday 10th November – Odd Socks Day (come to school in odd socks to show that everyone is different but it’s ok to be ‘oddish’)
Monday 10th to Friday 14th November – Anti-Bullying Week (‘Power for Good’)
Tuesday 11th November – Remembrance Assembly and afternoon Remembrance Event
Friday 14th November – Child in Need Day (come to school in crazy hair or own clothes or both for minimum donation of 50p towards children ion need)
Wednesday 19th November (1.30pm OR 5.30pm) – Open Afternoon for any parents of children starting Reception in September 2026
Wednesday 26th November (1.30pm onwards by appointment) – Parents afternoon/evening (details will come out nearer the time)
Wednesday 10th December – Christmas Lunch (children can wear cozy/Christmas jumpers)
Friday 12th December – Handwriting awards
Wednesday 17th December am Years 1 & 2 Christmas play (with Year 3 narrators)
Wednesday 17th December pm Nursery and Reception Christmas play
Thursday 18th December am Nursery and Reception Christmas play
Thursday 18th December pm Years 1 & 2 Christmas play (with Year 3 narrators)
Friday 19th December: break up at 2pm for Christmas holidays (return on Monday 5th January 2026)