Other Activities

 

UNICEF Amnesty International

The school is affiliated to UNICEF and Amnesty and is a member of the Junior Section. Every year the Amnesty International group in school sends christmas cards and write to prisoners of conscience.  In 2008 the Amnesty International group sent 230 greeting cards to prisoners of conscience in 4 different countries offering messages of hope and support.   This year we hope to send even more.

Before and After School Supervision

School will supervise your child from 7.45 a.m. till 8.35 a.m. each morning and from 3.15 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. each evening. A charge is made for this service of £1.50 per half hour.

Brownies/Guides

Brownies meet every Tuesday evening in school from 6.00-7.15 p.m.   If you would like further information please contact Kathy Unsworth on 07762 941242.   

They will return on Tuesday 14th September 2010.  



Well done to our  Brownies and Guides troops.  They have received a certificate from Emma Hare the Community Fundraising Assistant for Christies in Manchester.  They have raised a fantastic £450.00 fundraising for Christies.  Well done everyone. 



Guides - more details will follow in due course.
 

Book Fairs

The school organises a book fair each term which is open during school hours and also in the evening, during parents evening.

Computers

Before they are allowed to use the computers we ask all parents and children to sign a contract. School is connected to the Internet and children are allowed to use the computers and ‘surf’. The school has built a computer room to house our PCs. We have established a network system and provided all children with their own E-mail address.

Cross Stitch

Cross stitch takes place during lunchtime for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.  The club runs on a Tuesday and  a Friday lunchtime.  To help cover the costs of the materials please could you send in a donation of £1.00.  Please be aware that your child will be using needles during this activity.  A permission letter needs to be completed in order for your child to participate. 

 

French

French is taught to all of the Key Stage 2 classes as part of the school’s curriculum.

Library

The new library is now up and running.  Children are able to choose and return books themselves using the exciting bar code scanner.  The library is timetabled for each class to use throughout the week.  The children are really enjoying reading the new selection of books and are allowed to take them home.  The children can access the library on a Monday or Friday lunchtime to exchange their books.  Please encourage your child to read as often as possible at home.

 

Makaton Club

A Makaton Club (sign language for children) is available at lunchtime on a Thursday from 12:45 p.m. till 1:15 p.m. for Years 2 & 3.  The Club takes place in Miss Gac's classroom.  If you wish your child to participate in this club please complete a permission slip which is available from the school office, or click link here. 

 

Multi Cultural Activities Club

We run a multi cultural activities club at dinner times on Mondays for Years 4 and 5, and Wednesdays for Year 6, from 12:30 p.m. to 1.00 p.m.   Some of the activities that are covered are;

• Designing a Cultural Calendar
• Henna Painting
• Cooking
• Designing a Rakhi
• Listening to Different Music

Paired Reading

The Year 6 children are paired with younger children and listen to them read during lunch times.  The Year 6 children enjoy this responsibility and the younger children enjoy the chance to demonstrate their reading skills to someone different.  

PTA

This society is organised and run by the parents, the aim being to raise funds for the school. They meet on the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at 7.00 p.m.,  usually in the Blue Ball pub. Anyone wishing to help in anyway is asked to contact the school.   The PTA has organised a variety of events including KS1 & KS2 Discos, the Year 6 Leavers' Disco, and more recently a popular Fashion Show to name but a few. 

The PTA has grown into an important part of school life making a real difference through their fund raising activities.  Over the last few years this group has purchased many items for the school including, a state of the art school stage for assemblies and concerts, digital cameras, large play equipment  for the Foundation Stage, computers, printers and technology trucks for the children.  They have also equipped the school garden, and funded the Year 6 leavers T-Shirts  The PTA also funded a KS2 dance day.  In the pipeline is a whole school Skipping Workshop, music stands to be used for assemblies and concerts, and the purchase of sports wear for the school sports teams.  

This year the PTA have donated over £7,000 to school.  Please continue to support them.   

The Summer Fair and Christmas Fair are the main fund raising events and the PTA play a very important part in the organisation of these.  This years' Christmas Fair was the most successful to date and raised in excess of £3,300. 

 

Residential Study

Children in Year 6 are taken on a residential trip for three days each year.
Throughout the 1990s we stayed in Scarborough and in 2001 and 2002 visited ‘Kingswood Activity Centre’ in Staffordshire.  In 2003-2008 we visited the Denbigh site of ‘Kingswood’ in North Wales.  In 2009 we visited 'Robinwood' in Todmorden and had a very successful trip, we have already booked for 2010.  To view photographs from the Year 6 trip 2009 please click on link here.

 

Special Friends

Year 6 are allocated a child in reception. Each Friday afternoon the Year 6 children read and play with their  special friends as well as other structured activities.  The Year 6 children build up a relationship with their special friends throughout the year and look after them around school and during playtimes.