St Edward's CE Primary School

St Edwards C of E Primary School

New Menus
If your child has not brought the new menus back into school by tomorrow, I am afraid they will have to bring a packed lunch from home after Easter.
After Easter we will be on the new Spring Menus – Week 1. 

Eco News
Recently we have had visitors from different schools, including from the Trafford and Derbyshire areas. They came to look the school environment and grounds and were all really impressed with the work that has been done in and around school.

5F Parents Evening
This will now be held on Tuesday 20th April – letters have gone out to parents.

Parking
Please DO NOT walk across the school car park – there is a path around the outside of the car park. This is a health and safety issue.

Music Lessons
Fees for this half term are £13.50 as there will be no lesson the last week of term. Please also pay any outstanding fees as soon as possible. These fees need to be paid in order for children to continue with their lessons.

Soccer Academy
Soccer Academy have been in school this week doing literacy through football skills.

Nearly New Sale
Saturday 24 April 1-3pm at Champness Hall, Drake Street, Rochdale, OL16 1PB.
Admission 50p.
Do you have new or good-as-new baby or pre-school toys, equipment and clothes that your child has grown out of? Why not sell them at the NCT nearly New Sale? Or just go along and pick up a bargain. For more information contact littleboroughnns@hotmail.co.uk or 0844 243 6233.

BIKE-IT – Thursdays!
Bike-It will be starting again after Easter every Thursday. Anyone who comes to school on their bike will be given a free raffle ticket which will go into the raffle for a new bike at the end of the year. On a Thursday, children who come on their bikes can have a free breakfast as long as they are in school no later than 8.30am.
If they come on their bike any other day they will be given a raffle ticket but free breakfasts will only be given on a Thursday.

Governors Meeting
The next Governors meeting is on Monday 19 April at 6pm.

Easter Bingo
Thank you to everyone who came along to make this a successful, fun evening. We made £233.50 which will go back into school for the benefit of all children.

Castleton Children’s Centre
‘Stay and Play Sessions’
These play sessions will restart on Wednesday 21 April 9am-10.15am. There is no charge for these sessions.

Easter Holidays
School closes Thursday 1 April at the normal time and re-opens on Monday 19 April.
We would like to wish you all a very happy and peaceful Easter.

MARCH ECO NEWS

Mobile Phones
Thank you for sending in the mobile phones to be recycled. The prizes have now arrived in School and will be distributed this week.
We will be sending out the next leaflet after Easter, so please continue to collect them.

Poster Competition
Well done to Aidan and Clarissa Street for designing the winning poster. The poster will be displayed in School to remind people to look after School resources and be more resourceful.

Earth Hour
The Eco committee lead a whole School assembly on Friday 26 March, which highlighted the reasons for Earth Hour. As a School we then switched off all the lights and computers between 1.30pm and 2.30pm.

Leading Aspect Award
We are hoping to achieve a Leading Aspect Award in Sustainable Schools and Outdoor Learning. The assessors will be visiting our School on 30th April, keep your fingers crossed for us.

Aquaponics
We are trialling an Aquaponics system in School. This involves fish and plants. The water is pumped through a system whereby the water from the fish feeds the plants. The fish waste is converted, by friendly microbes on clay beads, into plant nutrients. The water is oxygenated by the flow and cleaned by the plants. The fish feed on algae growing in the water and a small amount of fish food. We are currently growing salad leaves, herbs and watercress. Hopefully we will soon have some strawberries.