Events

Bronze Ambassador Event!

On Wednesday 27th June 2018 the young Bronze Ambassadors ran a whole school multi sports event. All the children joined in fantastically and listened to the Year 5 Bronze Ambassadors carefully.

After explanations and demonstrations, the children competed in teams to complete a number of races and events. Firstly they did the relay. Next they did the shot putt and then they completed a longer distance run. The children had a short drinks break and then finally competed in traditional races such as a sack and bean bag race.

The event went very smoothly with all Bronze ambassadors contributing well. LR and LH took a lead in explanations, LP took photos and wrote this report, GH and TH started races and organised teams and KH and RJ encouraged and motivated children throughout the events.

Well done to all the children especially the Bronze Ambassadors!

Completed by LP.

Well Dressing on display 26-28 May

Have a look at these photos of this year’s fantastic school well dressing. The theme is Children’s TV. Can you spot your favourite characters?

We would like to say a special thank you to Mrs Mahadevan for organising and coordinating work on the well dressing and also to Mrs Gill, Mrs Edwards and Mrs Fox for working so hard with the children to make sure the well dressing was completed on time. This year, our well dressing will be displayed outside Holy Trinity Church, Brackenfield, as part of the Flower Festival. The festival starts at 10 am on Saturday 26th May and continues over the bank holiday weekend.

Please try to go along and see the children’s hard work and support the Flower Festival.

Easter Service and Open Day

Easter Service

Children led the Easter Service with readings, prayers and singing before having refreshments and taking part in an Easter Egg Hunt in the school grounds.

Peregrine Class also shared their “Walk Like an Egyptian” Dance which they had performed at the Dance Platform event at the Winding Wheel in Chesterfield last week.

Easter Egg Design Competition

During the Open morning there was an opportunity for parents to see their children’s books and to have a tour of the school and classrooms to to see displays of work. Everyone was very impressed with the Woodpecker class artwork and writing and the Kingfisher and Peregrine ‘Ancient Egypt’homework tasks.

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NEDSSP Dance Platform

On Tuesday 13th March Year 3 and 4 children went to the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield, to take part in the NED SSP Dance Platform event, performing their ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ themed dance.

In front of an audience of over 400 people, the children performed their dance on the stage and did so fantastically!  The huge round of applause at the end showed how much everybody enjoyed it and how impressed they were.

A huge thank you and congratulations to all the children involved for representing our school and performing  so well. A particular thank you to Mrs Turner for her hard work organising and choreographing the dance. What a wonderful opportunity for all the children involved and a fantastic, confidence building experience.

Well done everyone!

Sport Relief Mile – 16 March

Mr Cooke has organised a sponsored event on Friday 16th March to raise funds for Sport Relief. Parents/ Grandparents are invited to join us for a Sport Relief Mile (running or walking!) and extra sponsor forms are available in school if required. Please meet us on the Jubilee Playing field for a 2.00pm start. Children may then go home early with an adult. Any unaccompanied children will walk back to school with staff and should be collected as usual at 3.30pm. Please check book bags for information and sponsor forms.

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Online safety – Parent Workshop January 31st

On-line safety workshop for Parents – Hunloke Park Primary School 31st January @ 6.00pm.

There is a parental workshop on online safety on Wednesday 31st January at 6pm for the GSLC cluster group of schools. The session will be run by the police and the MAT team are also hoping to contribute. Please see the ‘Online safety’ newsletter and check bookbags for slips to return to school so we have an idea of numbers attending the workshop. Thank you.

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.

Cross Country

On Thursday 12th October, the year 4, 5 and 6 cross country runners went up to Tupton Hall School for North East Derbyshire cross country event. A team of 9 children attended from Stretton Handley with over 150 children at the event!

The year 4 course was 1500m, the year 5 course, 2000m and the year 6 course 2500m, all across fields and up and down steep slopes.

Stretton Handley had their best ever results at this event and they were as follows:

Year 4 boys race – GT 2nd out of 26 (silver medal!!)

Year 4 girls race – BP 5th, FT 6th, LK 7th out of 28.

Year 5 boys race – RJ 17th out of 27.

Year 5 girls race – LH 1st out of 24 (gold medal!!!) 

Year 6 boys race – LM 1st out of 25 (gold medal!!!)

Year 6 girls race – IT 5th, MT 15th out of 24.

The children did a fantastic job representing the school and shocked and surprised many with their incredible results showing great determination and fitness!

Well done Stretton Handley!

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.