Newsletter 04.07.2.25

Dear Parents/Carers,

As another busy week comes to an end, please say well done to your children for their wonderful work, effort and determination. It was great to see so many of you at the sports days and at the recent Y4 brass performance, which was sublime. Our Y6 have learned about road safety on their bikeability sessions and are preparing for their final two weeks of school – time is flying!

MP Visit

Friend of the school Josh Simons, MP for Makerfield, will be visiting us on Tuesday to meet our School Councillors. They have been in contact with him and Sainsbury’s in a bid to publicise the need for safe, accessible parking around school. Please see the letter attached he has written to us, following his meeting with Sainsbury’s, who affirmed their offer to parents to use their carpark in a bid to reduce congestion on the residential streets around school. Do please consider this as a preferred option for pick-up and drop-off.

Ice Cream Van/FOMBA AGM

Thank you to FOMBA who are treating our children to an ice cream on Tuesday 15th July – no cash needed. On the same day is their AGM at 6pm, where you can hear about the great work they have done this year and to have your say with ideas for the coming year.

Y6 Football Cup Final

The Y6 football team have made it to the WOWS cup final, taking place this Thursday (awaiting venue confirmation). They have been a superb team and are an absolute joy to watch – a much more entertaining alternative to the Club World Cup! Good luck team!

Classes next academic year

The children were excited to hear who their new teachers will be next year. Here is a reminder:

• Mrs Miller to Mrs Riley Y1
• Mrs Holden to Mrs Tolen Y1
• Mrs Riley to Miss Evans and Miss Ferro (half of the week each) Y2
• Mrs Tolen to Mrs Hurst Y2
• Miss Ferro to Miss Johnstone Y3
• Miss Woodward to Mrs Capstick Y3
• Miss Johnstone to Miss Woodward Y4
• Mrs Capstick to Mrs Carver Y4
• Mrs Hurst to Mrs Bower Y5
• Mrs Carver to Mrs Boffey Y5
• Mrs Bower to Mrs West Y6
• Mrs Boffey to Mrs Howsley Y6 

School day Adjustment from September - Open 8.50am - Close 3.20pm

From September the school day will be adjusted slightly to accommodate a further 10 minutes in school for pupils each day. This ensures that all children are registered and in school for the stipulated 32.5 hours each week. The bell for close of registration (second bell in a morning) will ring at 8.50am. The doors will still open at 8.45am, but we will open the gates earlier to minimise congestion. As always, we will be there on the doors should adults need to speak to staff. Pick up time will move back to 3.20pm. We hope in this way we will minimise disruption or inconvenience to our families. Thank you for your understanding.

Water Safety

I will be reminding our children about water safety in assembly, especially because of the time of year. Here is a link to support that message should you wish to take a look.

Safety on our Waterways | Canal & River Trust

Final dates:

• 10/07/2025 - Y3 Trip to Chester
• 11/07/2025 - Y5 Visit to Dean Trust High School
• 14/07/2025 -  Transition Morning (new class taster morning register in current classes first)
•                           -  School Reports Sent Out
• 15/07/2025 - Reception Assembly - ( 9am)
•                          - Ice cream Van 
•                          - FOMBA AGM 6pm
• 16/07/2025 - Y6 Leavers Disco  (5pm-6.30pm in school hall)
• 18/07/2025 - Leavers Assembly (9am)
• End of Term - School closes at 1pm - followed by a guard of honour on the infant playground for our Y6 leavers.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Aldridge