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Master Blaster Laser Tag Nov 23

Never mind going to a laser quest experience, the Master Blaster mobile laser tag arena is coming to our school hall on 23 November! Our KS2 children have the opportunity to experience an exciting range of games either as individuals or as part of a team.

Funding for this activity has been provided by P4YP ‘Positive For Young People’ who are a non-profit organisation based at the Hub, Gladstone Buildings in Clay Cross.

The Action Sports activities provided by the Extreme wheels team, are fast, furious and a huge amount of fun for anyone age 7+. See Bolsover District council’s website; for information.

‘RE Today’ publication Autumn 2017

All schools have a duty to promote British Values – See our British Values statement. We also want all our pupils to connect their work on British Values with their RE and with the values the school promotes. We used an activity from the book RE and British Values ( 2015, Birmingham: RE Today)  to explore what it means to be British. We were then invited to send photographs and information about the school to the editor of ‘RE Today’, Lat Blaylock and we are pleased to be able to share the article, published in the Autumn edition, here on our website.

‘RE Today’ – Stretton Handley CE (VC) Primary School RE and British Values

Terrific Scientific – ‘School of Excellence’ Status

BBC Terrific Scientific has had a brilliant year! Pupils all over the country, including Stretton Handley, have carried out investigations and up loaded results onto the BBC interactive website and to university scientists. Children have: tested  their taste buds; found out about different types of water in the UK; explored forces, including wind resistance; investigated how the clock changes affect response times and explored trees in the school grounds, carrying out their own research. By taking part, children have collected and submitted vital data.  Without this data, universities would not be able to further their research so we have been making an important contribution to science!

As a result of the hard work and dedication of our staff and children our school has been awarded Terrific Scientific ‘School of Excellence’ status.This award is supported by the Primary Science Quality Mark and the BBC. We have received the  BBC Terrific Scientific Certificate of Excellence and a digital logo to use on our website/ letterheads etc.

For further information please see our Terrific Scientific page.

Clay Cross and District Music Festival

Clay Cross and District Music Festival 2017.
Children in KS2 in September have the wonderful opportunity to take part in the Clay Cross & District Music Festival, working with children from the local cluster of schools performing as a choir in a fantastic venue. Rachel Wilkes from the School Music Partnership is leading rehearsals and each school in the festival is contributing and subsidising the cost of the event. Some money is raised through ticket sales and raffle. (Details for tickets nearer the time – last year tickets were £3.50 each). There is no charge for children for to take part.
There will be rehearsals during school time at local schools and commitment to the day rehearsal at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield. Click here for a list of dates and venues: Clay Cross and District Music Festival dates 2017 Parents will need to be able to arrange transport to and from rehearsals. We hope some of you may be able to arrange car sharing. Parents will also need to be able to arrange transport to and from the rehearsals at Tupton Hall and the Winding Wheel.
We do hope your child will take advantage of this opportunity and support our school by joining in. Our school often receives comments about the wonderful singing voices and musical talent of the children.
Please check your child’s book bag for letter, dates /arrangements and permission slips to sign etc.

Rehearsals: Wednesdays
Wed 20th September 1.30 pm-3.00pm @ Ashover Primary
Wed 27th September 9.15-10.30am @ Parkhouse Primary
Wed 4th October 9.15-12.00pm @ Tupton Hall
Wed 11th October 9.15-12.00pm @ Tupton Hall
Wed 18th October 9.15-2.30pm @ Winding Wheel, Chesterfield.

Attendance Information

Attendance Policy

Good Attendance means..bar chart poster

  • In September 2013 the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 came into force. These regulations make it clear that Headteachers should not grant approval for any leave of absence during term-time, including holidays, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
  • Any requests should be on an official school absence request form and handed into the school office for consideration prior to any holiday/leave arrangements being made.
  • You may be issued with a Penalty Notice should leave be taken which is not authorised.

There has been some uncertainty recently regarding regulations about unauthorised holidays in term time and the issuing of penalty notices. We have received DCC guidance to clarify that, from September 2017 penalty notices may be issued for holidays in term time that are unauthorised, regardless of a child’s overall percentage attendance.

Penalty notice guidance

Living Eggs Project

The eggs and incubator arrived in school in May. We all had a chance to watch to watch the eggs hatch and the to look after the chicks. Of ten eggs, only seven hatched and sadly one chicken died soon after hatching. Mr Cooke looked after the chicks over the first weekend and nurtured a sick one back to health by setting his alarm and getting up several times during the night to hand feed the chick and rub its wonky leg, so it could stand up and walk.

Soon it was time to Find a home for the growing chicks. JW and his family offered to look after all the chicks and they have been adopted by one of the family’s hens. See below.

Have a look at our photos……….

Caring for the chicks:

In their new home with adopted mum:

Guinness World Record Walk4WildLife Update

Setting off in the rain!
Listening to the audio trail
Navigating the mud
Splashing in puddles
Disappearing down Well Lane

Thank you to everyone who took part or sponsored the children for the Guinness World Record Walk4Wildlife event. We were joined by children representing our cluster of schools and set off on the Woolley Moor Trail. At 2.15pm, the designated time, there  were 73 people walking. It will take a few weeks for the record for the ‘greatest number of  children across the country walking at one time’ to be verified by the Guinness Book of Records but soon all children who took part will be able to call themselves world record holders! We raised a fantastic £319.50 through sponsorship for our chosen wildlife charity the RSPB. Well done everyone and thank you again.

Information on Walk4Wildlife 2017

Swimming – We are the Champions!

Five Stretton Handley children took part in the swimming gala on Thursday 6th April at Sharley Park Leisure Centre, competing in swimming events against approx. 20 other schools. Look at all those certificates! Well done all of you; another great result for Stretton Handley. Thank you Mr Cooke for coordinating our swimming lessons and supporting the team!