Headteacher's Newsletter 12/05/2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope you had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the warm spell we are experiencing at the moment.  The children have come back to school after the Easter break refreshed and ready to learn.  Our Quest ‘Who do I aspire to be?’ continues with a focus on art, dance, music and narrative.  Initial work is focused around the theme of giants with a focus on the BFG.

Relationships and Values at Norbury Hall

I recently wrote to you to consult on our work to redefine the values in school and to share part of the revision of our behaviour policy.  This is a consultative process and I asked for any responses to be sent into school.  Please see the newsletters section of the website to view this and make any responses by the end of this half term.

Sun safety

Whilst we are enjoying this warm spell, I would like to remind you to send your child to school with a hat, a water bottle and with sun cream applied.  If you require your child to reapply sun cream during the school day, we are unable to do this for them.  However, they can do this for themselves.  Please however keep an eye on the weather.  If rain is forecast, please send them with a waterproof jacket or coat.  We endeavour to go outside even when wet so please make sure they have this back up.

Drop off and pick up times

Thank you for your continued support with both parking and safety whilst using scooters and bikes.  Could I please also request that dogs are not brought into the school grounds.  I have been made aware that a couple of dogs are being brought on to the playgrounds. This could be unsafe and we do have some children who are wary of dogs so I would ask you to consider alternative arrangements.

Appointments in the school day

We have an increased number of parents picking children up for appointments during the school day, particularly during the afternoon.  It is important your children are in school as much as possible so where it is feasible we would ask you to make appointments outside of the school day.  I understand that in some instances this isn’t possible and school will always support genuine appointments.

PA news

As ever, our PA are working hard to support our children in a variety of ways.  Thank to those of you who took part in the Easter egg challenge. We have school discos this Friday (16th May).  The EY and KS1 disco will be from 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm and the KS2 disco will be from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm.  The disco at the end of Year 6’s SATs week is a Norbury tradition and we look forward to seeing all of our children but especially our Y6 children.  For further details please see the PA Facebook page or notices on the school gates.  The PA Summer Festival is on Friday 4th July starting at 4 pm.  We hope to see as many of you there as possible.  We are grateful to the PA for funding a whole school event for our children.  Over the course of a couple of days in July, all of the children will be going on a visit to the Savoy Cinema in Heaton Moor.  We will be going in four separate groups and will be needing some parent volunteers to support each group.  Further details to come from school shortly. 
This is a very short half term but a very busy one! 

​Thank you as ever for your support
Best wishes
Becky Wood

Upcoming dates for your diary

​Week beginning 12th May
Y6 SATs

Tuesday 13th May
Reception visit to Imagine That

Friday 16th May
PA School Discos

Wednesday 21st May
Y2 visit to The Lowry

Friday 23rd May
School finishes for the Whit holiday

Monday 9th June
INSET day – the children are not in school

Week beginning 9th June
Y1 Phonic Screen Check and
​Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check

Wednesday 18th June
Nursery visit to Tatton Farm

Wednesday 25th June
Class photographs

Thursday 26th June
Front Row concert
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​Wednesday 18th June
Nursery visit to Tatton Farm

Wednesday 25th June
Class photographs

Thursday 26th June
Front Row concert

Friday 4th July
PA Summer Festival – 4 pm

Tuesday 8th July
Afternoon – Y6 production

Thursday 10th July
Evening – Y6 production

Wednesday 9th July
Afternoon – Norbury Fest – all parents and friends welcome as all the children will be performing

Thursday 10th and Friday 11th July
Visits to the Savoy Cinema in Heaton Moor (funded by the PA)

Week beginning 14th July
Transition Week

Wednesday 16th July to Friday 18th July
Y5 to Robinwood

Wednesday 23rd July
Sports Day – times tbc

Thursday 24th July
9:30 am – Leavers’ Assembly
Term finishes