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.

• Covid 19 plan

  Fri 20 Mar 2020

  As we continue to work to help the fight in the current pandemic further guidance has been released:

   

  Please, therefore, follow these key principles:

  1. If it is at all possible for children to be at home, then they should be.
  2. If a child needs specialist support, is vulnerable or has a parent who is a critical worker, then educational provision will be available for them.
  3. Parents should not rely for childcare upon those who are advised to be in the stringent social distancing category such as grandparents, friends, or family members with underlying conditions.
  4. Parents should also do everything they can to ensure children are not mixing socially in a way which can continue to spread the virus. They should observe the same social distancing principles as adults.
  5. Residential special schools, boarding schools and special settings continue to care for children wherever possible.

   

  The full list of key workers is listed on the link below but it is only if required, I understand it is a huge worry for people financially but we must work together to help prevent further spread of the virus, if you believe you and your partner are on this list and have no alternative childcare arrangements then please fill out a key worker form, we will also need confirmation of employment either from your employer or some kind identification from your place of work with confirmation of shift patterns if applicable.

   

  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision

• Football team fixture after school

  Tue 03 Mar 2020
  School football team match after school on Wednesday 4th March at Ribblesdale High School, spectators are welcome to attend.

• World Book Day / Week

  Wed 26 Feb 2020

  This year it is WORLD BOOK DAY on Thursday 5^th 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 (2^nd-6^th 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, 6^th 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.