Newsletter 12.01.24

Dear Parents/Carers,

Firstly, a warm welcome back to the spring term – I hope you all had restful and fun festive break – the children have certainly had lots to tell me about! A busy term awaits, but one that really does see children fly and so one that I always look forward to.

FOMBA Meeting

The next meeting is Monday 15^th January @ 5.30pm in school. Everyone is welcome, whether you have been before or not.

FOMBA successfully got us onboard Tesco Stronger Starts. This is where shoppers vote for a particular community project in store with a token (you will have seen the voting stations before). Funding is allocated according to the most votes. Our project is a new reading hut to inspire readers from their first day in school onwards. We are awaiting the exact date this goes live, but hopefully at some point in the coming week. So when itplease tell family and friends to vote for us – every little token helps!

The stores are as follows: Poolstock Ln Wigan, Hindley Extra, Ashton in Makerfield, Hindley Green

Coram Beanstalk – Inspiring children to read!

We have a newly created partnership with Coram Beanstalk, a charity that trains volunteers to inspire children to read. By becoming a volunteer with the charity, you would be trained to deliver brief but fun reading experiences once a week with a child at our school. It would mean the world to us and to our children. If you are a parent or grandparent who may be able to offer their time, please follow the link for details.

Volunteer with us | Coram Beanstalk (beanstalkcharity.org.uk)

Guidance - Mild Illnesses

Please see the NHS guidance attached below on mild illnesses.

Is my child too ill for school? - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Stay Wise

Below is the link to the government backed initiative ‘Stay Wise’ and resources about the role of the emergency services and the part they play in keeping us all safe. I have shared with staff, but there are videos and games you might be interested in sharing with your children.

Home | StayWise

KS2 Path Safety

Finally, I know the path up to KS2 gates can get congested at drop off and pick up, but please give yourselves and others space, so that our children are kept safe at these busy times.

See you all next week,

Mr Aldridge