Everyone enjoyed a great afternoon taking part in athletics,running, relay, javelin, skipping, sack race etc. The weather was kind — no rain and not too much sun. Well done to the blue team – winners overall this year.
Bronze Ambassador Event
Bronze Ambassador Event Report!!!
On Tuesday 20th June 2017 the whole school took part in our Quad kids athletics event. The 4 events the children did were: long run (2 laps of the field), short run (50m sprint), standing long jump and howler javelin throw.
First of all the infants came out. We split them into 4 groups and sent them off to their first event. The children completed all 4 events with us running them and LS taking lovely photos.
Next the juniors came out and did the same.
Both groups really listened to us and made it fun for us and for them.
We have worked out the results and we have decided on a boy winner and a girl winner for each class.
The results sheets are here for people to see
The winners are …
Woodpecker class – HW and LH
Peregrine class – LH and LR
Kingfisher class – MK and RL
written by LJ (Media Bronze Ambassador)
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.
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:
Brackenfield Well Dressing 2017
We hope you enjoyed your half term break and had the opportunity to visit the well dressings and flower festival at Brackenfield. The children did a fantastic job designing this year’s board which depicted various computer games. How many can you spot?
For further information about how well dressings are made for photographs of our past well dressings, please visit our well dressing pages.
Guinness World Record Walk4WildLife Update
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.
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!
SIAMS Church school Report – OUTSTANDING
We are delighted and proud to share the recent outcome of the SIAMS Inspection in which the school was judged outstanding in all areas.
Red Nose Day Friday 24th
There is a non-uniform day on Friday. Children are invited to dress up and bring £1.00 for Comic Relief. Remember there will still be swimming and outdoor breaks during the day, so please bring sensible footwear and a coat!
The Enterprise team have also organised a fundraising tea party for parents/ visitors in the hall – 2.30pm to 3.20pm. Please support by donating cakes, buns etc. We look forward to seeing you there.
Tupton Hall Language Leaders 15th March
Tupton Hall Language Leader Visit – Wednesday 8th and 15th.
We are pleased to welcome students from Tupton Hall again during the afternoon of Wednesday 15th. A group of student language leaders, accompanied by MFL teacher Pippa Gamble, will be providing taster German sessions for Peregines and Kingfishers. Last week our children enjoyed some PowerPoint presentations about Germany, including a quiz and animal names in German, followed by a game of snap to test their memory. Children practiced greetings, like, “Guten tag,” and Auf Wiedersehn,” had a laugh trying to recognise some famous German faces, like Angela Merkel and Albert Einstein.