From the Chair of Governors ….

This week sees the start of the process to elect two parent governors, as Ali Holmes and Naomi Makin both complete their four-year terms of office.  You’ll find more information about the arrangements we have put in place in a letter which has been made available to you via Tapestry.  Please do take some time to read the letter and consider whether you would like to join the Governing Body here at All Saints’.  At the moment, all our meetings are conducted via Zoom, but we hope this won’t be for too much longer!

Can I also say a big thank you to Ali and Naomi for their commitment to our school and for all the time they have given to their parent governor roles.  Schools up and down the country depend upon governors volunteering their time, talents and expertise and Ali and Naomi have been a wonderful addition to our Governing Body.

With best wishes,

Alan Bailey

PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT LETTER REGARDING HOME-LEARNING FOR CHILDREN ON 21^ST AND 22^ND DECEMBER.

Last Friday, as part of our continued drive to better our environment and provide memorable opportunities for our children, we excitedly planted some tree and hedge saplings in our school grounds. These were donated by Tree Appeal and will eventually bring a wealth of habitat creation, biodiversity and new areas to explore for our children. A huge thank you to Mr. McShane and Mrs. Clayton who coordinated the project.

Vodafone’s COVID- response offer for people that are unemployed

Vodafone have just launched a new £10 offer for people claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers Allowance, here. The package is part of Vodafone’s COVID-response activity and will provide people with the package for 6 months, with no contract nor credit checks required, so suitable for those with low credit ratings.

The Selfish Giant Film

Riding Lights has produced an acclaimed children’s show The Selfish Giant on film. Presented in three 15 minute episodes, The Selfish Giant on film will be used for a watch-along party with our children. This fantastic film explores the value of friendship and kindness towards each other through storytelling, puppets, original songs and humour, and is adapted from the classic children’s story by Oscar Wilde. The film can also be accessed by our families and can be watched in the comfort of your own homes. Details will be sent out at a later date.

A huge THANK YOU to All Saints’ Church who have purchased this film for our children and families.

The LA is seeking the views of stakeholders

The Admissions and Term Dates Consultation for academic year 2022-23 has been published. You can access the consultation and submit your response following this link: https://consultation.stockport.gov.uk/schools/school-admissions-consultation/

Mini Winter Reading Challenge

This Winter Stockport Libraries are introducing the Winter Reading Challenge following the enormous success of the Summer Reading Challenge.  This is to encourage children to keep reading over the holidays and to give virtual rewards along the way!  Children will be asked to read any range of books of their choice and to review them on the website www.wintermini.org.uk. This is also the website you need to visit to access the Winter Mini Challenge.  We would love to see as many of our All Saints’ Superstars as possible taking part in this lovely event.  It will start on the 1^st December and run until the 15^th January.  (See the attached flier.)

Wishing you all a very well read Winter with lots of virtual prizes along the way!

Mrs Manning-Craggs 

Road Safety!

Yr5 children will be receiving a Road Safety session on Wednesday 25^th November.

Please continue to encourage your children to remain on the pavement when walking and continue to collect your children from the pavement on the school side of the road. Thank you for your continued cooperation as we endeavour to keep your children safe.

See the following video as a basis for your discussion with your child: https://www.stockport.gov.uk/road-safety-education-and-training-in-stockport

Tuesday 24^th November – Homework Museum entries

Monday 30^th November -Online Safety Workshop

1.15pm -2.30pm. Please let your class teacher know through tapestry if you wish the link to be sent to you.

Thursday 17^th December – KS2 Christmas Party

Friday 18^th December – Non-uniform Christmas Jumper Day

Monday 21^st & Tuesday 22^nd December – Children will not come into school but will be completing home-learning.