Newsletters 16/01/2026

Attendance

Our overall school attendance this week was 96.43%. Well done, we met our target!

Eight classes met the target of 96% attendance this week.

Y5/6 Girls’ Cricket Club which runs on a Thursday.

Clubs

Wednesday clubs start from Wednesday 21^st January and will run for 7 weeks.

If your child has been allocated a club, you will have been notified.

Sessions run from 3.30pm to 4.15pm.

Please collect your child promptly after clubs.

Children can be collected from the playground.

We also have Y5/6 Girls’ Cricket run by Lancashire Cricket Foundation on a Thursday and Tri-Golf run by Funda on Tuesday.

Both of these clubs run to 4.30pm and children are to be collected from the school office.

ar 6 Trip to Lancashire Museum

Our two Year 6 classes enjoyed a trip to Lancashire Museum in Preston this week.

The children learnt about World War 2, looking at artefacts to find out about this period in history.

Staff at the museum said that the children’s behaviour exceptional.

The children told me that they had a great time and learnt lots about World War 2. They said they understood a lot more about the war and what life was like for people during that time.

Indoor Bowls

A group of children represented the school in an Indoor Bowls activity. The children said it was great to try a new sport.

Mrs Hussain reported that they showed great enthusiasm and effort.

School Nurse Drop In

The school nurse regularly comes into school. During these sessions parents/carers can come in and speak confidentially to the nurse about issues you may have for your child such as diet, bedwetting, emotional wellbeing, staying healthy and sleep. She can also offer advice about other medical conditions and will offer suggestions of where you can get further support, such as the pharmacist or doctor.

The next session will be on Monday 19^th January from 2pm. There is no need to book, just turn up.

Key Dates

- Wednesday 21^st January – Clubs start 3.30 – 4.15pm. There will be 7 sessions.

- Monday 2^nd February – Author Visit to school

- Monday 9^th February – Y3E Trip to Bring Yer Wellies

- Tuesday 10^th February  - Y3K Trip to Bring Yer Wellies

- Thursday 12^th February  - Choir concert in school at 2.30pm

- HALF TERM school closed from Monday 16^th February. Reopens on Monday 23^rd February.

- Tuesday 24^th February – Y5 Lego workshop

- Friday 23^rd January – Lancashire Library Bus visiting

- Week Beginning 24^th March – Parent/carer meetings with teacher

- School closed to pupils on Thursday 19^th and Friday 20^th March

- EASTER HOLIDAY – school closed from Monday 30^th March. Reopens on Monday 13^th April.

- Wednesday 29^th April  - Y5E Trip to Offshoots

- Friday 1^st May – Y5M Trip to Offshoots

- Week beginning Monday 11^th May – Y6 SATS week

Chaos to Calm TALK, LISTEN, SHARE

There will be a group for parents whose children may be displaying Challenging Behaviours

Sessions will cover:

• Identifying and understanding children’s behaviours

• Build and develop relationships between parent and child

• Develop and build practical strategies

• Develop Calm Time

• Building strategy toolkit to continue progress

Group run by Children's Mental Health Team in school starting Monday 23^rd February 9-10 for 6 weeks

Interested parents should contact Miss Cowell or Mrs Simmonds who can forward requests to the team.

They will complete an initial assessment with you to decide whether the group is suitable. 

If not, they can offer advice or refer to another service.