Headteacher's Newsletter 18/03/2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope you are all well and enjoying the spring like weather we have been enjoying.  The term continues to be busy.  Book Fortnight was a great success and the children really enjoyed the many activities made available.  We have now returned to our Quest ‘Where do I?  When do I?’ with a final focus on our geography and history skills.  Our final Quest of the year starts the week before the Easter break so that we can fit everything in with Easter being so late this year.  This will focus on the arts and is entitled ‘Who do I aspire to be?’

Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel to School Challenge

The following message is from the School Council:
We would like to tell you about a special event we will be taking part in.  Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel to School Challenge is from 24th March to 4th April.  If 15% of the children walk. Bike, scoot or drop the car and walk the last part of the journey, we will be entered into a daily prize draw.  It would be great if lots of you could do this.
We will obviously be talking to the children about this but if you would like to know more, please visit https://bigwalkandwheel.org.uk/

School Meals

We welcome Kirsty as our new school cook.  She is working hard to get to know the children.  Thank you for your patience during the time when we were working with relief staff in the kitchen.  We know things didn’t always run smoothly but we are confident that now Kirsty is in post the service will continue to go from strength to strength. 
The school meal provider has increased the price of school meals.  For those of you who pay for meals the cost will be £2.75 from the 1st April 2025.

Term Dates – 2025 / 2026

The Local Governing Board has agreed the term dates for 2025 / 2026.  These largely mirror Stockport term dates but there is one amendment and obviously INSET days have been added.
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Autumn term 2025
· Term starts: Monday 1 September 2025
· INSET days (children do not attend school) Monday 1st September and
Tuesday 2nd September
·  Half term holiday: Monday 27 October to Friday 31 October 2025
·  INSET day (children do not attend school) Monday 3rd November 2025
·  Term ends: Monday 22 December 2025

Spring term 2026
· Term starts: Monday 5 January 2026
· Half term holiday: Monday 16 February to Friday 20 February 2026
· Term ends: Friday 27 March 2026
· Easter public holidays: Good Friday 3 April and Easter Monday 6 April 2026

Summer term 2026
· Term starts: Monday 13 April 2026
· May Day Bank Holiday: Monday 4 May 2026
· Spring bank holiday: Monday 25 May 2026
· Primary half term holiday: Monday 25 May to Friday 5 June 2026
· INSET day (children to not attend school) Monday 8th June 2026
· Primary term ends: Friday 24th July
· INSET day (children do not attend school) Friday 24th July 2026

Parents’ Association News

Following the non-uniform day and the costume sale the Parents’ Association have now passed the £10,000 mark in their fundraising this academic year.  This is amazing – thank you so much to the team but also to all parents and carers who have supported events so well.  We are in the process of organising a cinema trip for all the children in school – this will take place in July and will be fully funded by the PA.  More details to follow shortly.  There will be a planning meeting for summer term events on Wednesday 9th April at 6pm at the school – all are welcome to attend.

Thank you for your continued support.  I have added summer terms dates below. 
Best wishes,

Becky Wood
Headteacher

Useful Dates...

SPRING TERM 2025

Wednesday 19th March
School Council fundraising event – odd shoe day

Monday 24th March
Y4 to visit Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Tuesday 25th March
5N to visit Ewden Water Treatment works

Wednesday 26th March
5H to visit Ewden Water Treatment works

Wednesday 9th April
PA planning meeting at school - 6pm

Friday 11th April
School finishes for the Easter break

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SUMMER TERM 2025

Monday 28th April
Summer term begins

Monday 5th May
Bank Holiday

Week beginning 12th May
Y6 SATs

Tuesday 13th May
Reception visit to Imagine That

Friday 16th May
PA School Disco

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

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Friday 4th July
PA Summer Fair

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

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