Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Music Evening
Thu 26 Jun 2014Our wonderful musicians entertained a church full of parents, friends and staff last night during their annual music evening.
Children from Year 1 to Year 6 showed of their musical talents, ranging from Y1 violins, Y3 recorders, new Y4 musicians to whole school choir and wind band.
A huge well done to every one involved, we are extremely proud to have children with such talent and commitment at our school.
Well done and thank you to everyone involved!
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Acorns Children’s Hospice Triple Run
Wed 18 Jun 201461 Representatives of St Francis Primary School will be running this Sunday in a mixture of 1Km, 5Km and 1/2 Marathon runs.
After training since the start of the year, the St Francis Children are now ready for their first run. Children and parents/carers are taking part as part of the St Francis classroom.
The children are running on behalf of Acorns Children’s Hospice and the work they do with terminally ill children. If you would like to support the team and this fantastic cause then please sponsor us at https://www.justgiving.com/st-francis-school/
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2 Exciting Events at St Francis Church this Weekend
Wed 04 Jun 2014Active Church “The Risen Jesus Meets his friends” on Friday 6th June from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
Family Service “Education Sunday” – Sunday 8th June at 10 a.m.
Active Church “The Risen Jesus Meets his friends”
On Friday 6th June after school from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
We will be exploring one of the Easter stories of how Jesus meets his disciples again. There will be craft activities, games, worship through story and songs, and we will share food together. Come when you can and leave when you need to. All Welcome.
Family Service “Education Sunday”
On Sunday 8th June at 10 a.m.
We will be celebrating two birthdays: the 35th Anniversary of the opening of the School and the Feast of Pentecost which is sometimes called the “Birthday of the Church”.
There will be refreshments in the St Francis Community Centre after the service. If you are able please bring a cake to share.
The School Choir and Windband will be taking part in the service (please can these come in their uniform).
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Fred’s Fantastic Fundraiser
Thu 15 May 2014A HUGE thank you to everyone who has helped us to SMASH our target!
Lloyds Bank have kindly matched our first £500 raised which means we have gone past our £2,000 target! There is sponsorship coming in daily so let’s aim high and try and raise £3,000! This would mean that everything on our ‘to do’ list for Fred will be possible and he will be ready for his first birthday party in June….watch this space!
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24 Hour Bike Ride for Fred Madness
Fri 09 May 2014It’s 20:30 we are almost at the half way point!
Mrs. Cowlard being safety conscious and stylish as always even remembered to bring her bike helmet.
The sponsorship and fundraising is going really well. Why not come down to school in the morning and celebrate as we cross the finish line. You can also enjoy a lovely bacon sandwich for small charge! All profits are for Fred the Bus!
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Year 4 Arrive at PGL for a Wild Time
Mon 31 Mar 2014Year 4 have happily arrived at PGL!
The Year 4s made record time and arrived at PGL super early. They have had a fantastic day of football, games, running around fields and raft building! Yes they did get wet and yes they did push a number of teachers in as well.
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School Closed Wednesday 26th March 2014
Thu 20 Mar 2014Due to National Strike Action.
I am sure that you are aware of the national strike planned for next Wednesday (as mentioned in the newsletter last week). The NUT is the largest teachers’ union and have called their members to strike. Therefore our school will be closed to pupils on Wednesday 26th March 2014. Please be reassured that your child’s attendance record will not be affected by this national strike.
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Skydiving Parent for Stroke Association,
Wed 12 Mar 2014On the 14th March 2014 Teresa Clarke will be taking part in a 10,000 ft free fall parachute jump!
The event is to help raise vital funds for the Stroke Association. The skydive is dedicated in memory of Linda Salt who was not only a wonderful parent and partner, but also a fantastic friend and colleague. Linda was also dedicated in helping the renovation of Fred Francis.
If you would like to sponsor Teresa Clarke’s efforts then either speak to her on the playground or visit her Just Giving website at:
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Aliens at St Francis
Tue 25 Feb 2014St Francis School welcomed some unexpected visitors today.
We hope your child/ren share with the the excitement of discovering a spaceship (which landed over night in our staff car park!). Each class has adopted an alien, who has given them a ‘Learning Rucksack’ with learning tools to support their everyday thinking and approach to their work.
The whole school thoroughly enjoyed watching a special video made by the aliens which we have uploaded below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBZTE6UaoA
The Learning attributes: Perseverance, Exploration, Cooperation, Independence and Reflection will begin to be embedded into our curriculum during this term. We will share more information as the term progresses and have planned an information evening for parents at the beginning of the Summer Term – please look out for further details in the newsletter.
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Building Begins at St Francis
Mon 10 Feb 2014During February you will notice St Francis receiving a number of exciting improvements.
Around the edge of the school you will see the construction of 3 conservatories. These are designed to add to classroom space to provide extra educational areas and to make our corridors much safer. All the staff and children are excited by this prospect.
The school is also having its windows upgraded to double glazing. Making rooms brighter and our school more eco friendly. In the picture below you will see that the hall has already been done.
We can’t wait for it all to be complete.
