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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment. This area is currently being updated and news items will be added as needed.

  • World Book Day / Week

    Wed 26 Feb 2020

    This year it is WORLD BOOK DAY on Thursday 5th March 2020, in school we will celebrate on Friday the 6th to celebrate reading books, authors and illustrators. It is held in more than 100 countries around the world.

     The main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own.

     World Book Day is celebrating 23 years. We will be celebrating this great event in a number of ways:

    • All week (2nd-6th March) children will be taking part in a sponsored read in school. The money raised will be spent on some new class reading books for school and improving our outdoor reading area.
    • On Friday, 6th March we will be celebrating World Book Day by asking children to come dressed as their favourite book character. There will be prizes for the most original costume in each class. (Please don’t go to any great expense for this, they can be homemade simple outfits.)
    • We will be having a whole school buddy storytime in the afternoon and children are invited to bring their favourite book and may bring a favourite teddy or doll in to join them for this; they will enjoy biscuits and juice whilst they listen to stories with their buddies who will read with them.
    • Later in the term we will have a book fair in school and I will confirm the date nearer the time.
    • We are still challenging our children (and staff) to “Get Caught Reading” somewhere unusual over the coming months. Think of somewhere unusual or interesting to read your favourite book and send us a photograph. The winners each week will go on the Wall of Fame in school and the winners each week will also win a small prize. Please email your photographs to:       reading@smrc.lancs.sch.uk

     

    We are very much looking forward to these events and hope our children will too!

  • Sacramental Programme and GIFT chaplain Commissioning Service

    Tue 25 Feb 2020
    Please join us on Sunday 1st March at 11am for our final Sacramental mass before our children take their First Holy Communion and a ceremony to commission our school Mission Team as GIFT chaplains to the school and parish. Fr Leo will lead the ceremony acting on behalf of Salford Diocese for Bishop John Arnold.

  • Ash Wednesday

    Tue 25 Feb 2020
    Everyone is welcome to join us in church at 11am for our Ash Wednesday Service in church led by Fr Leo and Year 6. We hope to see you there as we begin our Lenten journey for 2020.

  • SATS information evening for parents

    Tue 18 Feb 2020
    We will be holding a SATs information parent meeting on Wednesday 26th February. This is to help inform you about how we prepare your children for the upcoming SATs and how you can also help them to achieve their best in the coming weeks and during SATs week. We hope you can make it as Year 6 is an important year as they transition from primary to secondary school and it will help you to understand how your children may be feeling throughout this period.

  • Safer Internet Day

    Fri 07 Feb 2020

    SAFER INTERNET DAY

    Get set for Safer Internet Day 2020, taking place on Tuesday, 11 February 2020, when - once again - we'll join forces across the globe to work "Together for a better internet".

     

    We will be looking at how we can stay safe online in school next week, please visit these sites to find out more...

    advice for parents 

    https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/6-10/

     

    for children to practise SMART internet rules

    https://www.childnet.com/resources/the-adventures-of-kara-winston-and-the-smart-crew

  • National Story Telling week

    Tue 04 Feb 2020

    To have a look at some of the themes around story telling this week have a look at this website:

     

    https://www.sfs.org.uk/national-storytelling-week

     

    We also watched this video of Tony Wilson in assembly to get an idea of what a good storyteller does to enhance the words of a story.

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p9Fw1CsYxA

  • Mental Health Awareness Week

    Tue 04 Feb 2020
    Please have a look at our Children's mental health and well being area of the website for advice and information relating to themes we will be discussing this week in school.