We have looked at lots of patterns in nauture this week and have been influenced by the Tudor Rose to create our own motifs to create repeated prints. The finished work looks amazing and will be displayed next week. 

I have just had the privilege of counting the money raised for our sponsored walk on Monday. Well, what can I say? You have raised £2,618.50 so far by sponsoring your child to walk around Gorse Hall. The Year 6 children have mapped the route this morning and are eager to marshal the event. We are so grateful for your generosity. Whenever you pop into school, please have a look at how our sensory room is developing.  I look forward to seeing a lot of you on Monday morning when you join us on the sponsored walk. Dress up warmly as there is a slight chance of rain. 

Congratulations to our superstars this week.

Great fun as a reward at Gorse Hall. 

Year 6 had a fabulous morning chilling on Gorse Hall. They completed the sponsored walk route and are ready for leading the school on Monday. They had fun playing games and climbing the tree. A well deserved treat for all their hard work. 

Our Year 5 and 6 boys' and girls' football teams played against Russell Scott in the preliminary round of the South Tameside cup. 

The girls' team have been unlucky with injury so player of the match, Bella, stepped in to save the day and help the team out. The girls played really well together and showed great perseverance throughout.

Today our Wellbeing Leader Jorge and our Mental Health Practitioner Nechen visited every member of staff and provided them with '25 ways to fill our cup'. Staff also got to choose from drinks, cakes and fruit as a special 'pick me up'. 

Year 5 investigated what material would be best to keep the water warmer for longer. There were different results between the groups and we discussed what the reasons could be and how we could improve. 

To celebrate our Active School and all our work with the Youth Sport Trust we have had a special wall dedicated to PE and sport. Our Sports Council have designed this and chose the words to describe the skills you can achieve by taking part in physical activity. I am sure you will agree, it looks incredible. I feel very proud of all we have achieved. Well done to our pupils.