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

• Dyslexia Awareness week

  Sun 13 Oct 2024 Mr Daynes

  Although our school is already a dyslexia aware school, we celebrated dyslexia awareness week to ensure everyone knew why we learn the way we do and raise awareness that people learn in different ways. This year’s theme was, “What’s your story?”  We asked children to tell their story in the form of a comic strip.  These were then collated into class comic books, which were then sold at an after-school awareness event to raise money for more learning resources to be used by all children in school.  The last day of the week was also a ‘dress to impress day’.  Children and staff were encouraged to dress up or reflect their personalities.

  

• Governing Body Business 2024-2025

  Mon 07 Oct 2024

  Self Evaluation

  Our Governing Body held a self evaluation meeting on Wednesday 11th September 2024 to look at effectiveness. Targets set for the Governing Body in the Action Plan for 2023-2024 were reviewed and new targets were set for 2024-25.

  
  Governing Body Business Meeting 26th September 2024

  A business meeting was held on Wednesday 26th September. The following business was covered:

  • Appointments for Chair of Governors, Vice Chair and Clerk were made.
  • Committee membership was agreed and link governors were appointed.
  • Dates were set for governor monitoring visits.
  • The Headteacher's School Improvement Plan was agreed.

   

  Terms of office will end for one of our Parent Governors and one of our Foundation Governors during the spring term, at which point we will be recruiting for our Governing Body. Please speak to Mrs Ellis or our Chair of Governors, Mr Downes, if you would be interested in joining our Governing Body. 

   

  The schedule of agreed meeting dates for this term is below:

  Full Governing Body: 6pm

  Wednesday 11th December 2024

  Finance: (virtual) 4.30pm

  Thursday 28^th November 2024                        

  Teaching & Learning (virtual) 4.30pm

  Thursday 14^th November 2024                  

   

• MacMillan Coffee Morning

  Fri 27 Sep 2024 Mr Daynes

  We held our annual coffee and cake morning to raise money for MacMillan. Children’s parents/carers were invited into to support up with the event. We raised a huge £540 for the MacMillan charity

  

• Dinner Clubs!

  Fri 13 Sep 2024 Mr Daynes

  This year we have started some dinner clubs for children to access. Some of our clubs are: Netball, Lego, Sewing, Origami and Drawing. Children have had great experiences trying something new.This year we have started some dinner clubs for children to access. Some of our clubs are: Netball, Lego, Sewing, Origami and Drawing. Children have had great experiences trying something new.

  

• Bury Music Service

  Mon 09 Sep 2024 Mr Daynes

  Bury Music service performed a demonstration for all the children. This showcased lots of different instruments which children can learn. Some children also got chosen to have a go at these during the assembly.

  

• FOSTA's Easter Eggstravaganza Bingo Night

  Fri 19 Apr 2024

   

  The spring term saw the return of one of our favourite events, the Easter Eggstravaganza Bingo night!  

   

  It was a huge success with parents, grandparents, carers and pupils, all enjoying a good old fashioned game of bingo.  

   

  In addition to this, there were games of 'Heads and Tails' and a raffle, with the winners walking away with a number of Easter prizes to enjoy. Every child also went home with an Easter Egg, ensuring no-one missed out.  

   

  With food on sale and a tuck shop, entry and raffle tickets, the event raised an amazing £560! Thank you so much to everyone who came, we hope you enjoyed yourselves.

   

  The night wouldn't have been possible without the generosity of our St Andrew's family, supporting the event with donations of Easter Eggs, thank you, we are extremely grateful.  

   

  Thank you also to the teachers, parents and FOSTA's team who volunteered on the night."

• Governing Body Meeting - Wednesday 22nd November 2023

  Tue 28 Nov 2023 Mrs Bailey

   

  Our Governing Body met in school on Wednesday 22nd November. Some of the headlines from the meeting are as follows:

   

  • Mrs Stanton was welcomed as a newly appointed Diocesan Governor.
  • Governors received a briefing on what's happening in school around SIAMS and preparation for inspection.

  • Governors set dates to come into school to carry out monitoring visits for curriculum, health and safety, behaviour and safeguarding.

  • Governors received the Headteacher's Report and recognised the successes and challenges, particularly around pastoral support in school.

  • Governors agreed an approach to monitoring the diversity of membership on the Governing Body.

  • Governors celebrated the positive feedback from the recent Ofsted Inspection.

• Christian Value - Trust

  Fri 10 Nov 2023 Miss McGowan

  This term, the Christian Value we are focussing on is the value of Trust.

  All classes have been discussing what this means and how we can demonstrate this. 
  Staff will be looking our for this value and recognising it in our Celebration Assemblies this term.

  What does trust mean to you?

  

• Aqua Explorers in Year 2

  Thu 02 Nov 2023 Miss McGowan

  Year 2 had a visit from Aqua Explorer UK today, to introduce their new Science topic this term which is ‘Habitats’. They explored a unique rock pool habitat and its species including mussels, crabs and starfish. They held some creatures that live in a rock pool and learnt a lot of interesting facts. It was an amazing experience!

• Year 5 at Communitree

  Tue 31 Oct 2023

  As part of Year 5's topic, they visited Communitree to take part in an Anglo-Saxon workshop.

  They were the best representatives for our school and a good time was had by all. Well done Year 5.