St Edward’s CE Primary School

St Edwards C of E Primary School

Garden Party This year we are having a Garden party on 31 May to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. We are collecting new/decent soft toys if anyone has any they can donate. Children can dress in red, white and blue on the day. 

Raffle If anyone has any contacts for donations for our raffle we would really appreciate it. 

Non-Uniform We will be having a non-uniform day on Thursday 25. Can children please bring in a donations of either chocolate or bottles for our tombola. 

Christian Aid The School Council in conjunction with St. Martin’s Church are participating in Christian Aid Week between 14-20 May. Your child will have brought home an envelope which please fill with any spare loose change. Thank you.

Christian Aid exists to help those in need regardless of nationality, ethnicity or religion so please help us to raise some money towards this very worthy cause.

KS1 Your child will have received a copy of the latest Puffin Book Club catalogue. Any orders need to be in by Friday 18 May. Thank you.

Dinner Money Dinner money should be paid on a Monday morning. Please send it in an envelope with your child’s name and class on. Lunch is £1.80 per day - £9 per week.
Money envelopes are on sale from the school office for £1.50.
There is a copy of the menus on the school portal. Next week we are on Week 2.

Stars of the Week Well done to this week’s Stars of the Week 
Hannah Schofield RD; Harry Brown RD; Noah Irvine-Blasberg RP; Paige Winterburn 1B; Alfie Lambert 1B; Jeremy Hulse 1G; Kelli Dunne 2B; Christopher Lam 2D; Sam Hobson 2D; Anna Kotsinis 3P; Kiza Mulenda 4P; Lucy-Lou Bradley 5F; Ki’ell Hogarth 5S; Lena Qadir 5S; Ethan Haworth 5S; Dannika Anderson 5S; Lewis Threlfall 6C; Conor Bamford 6C; Jamie Melville 6C and Katie Seddon 6C.

Music Lessons Fees for this half term are now due - £19.95. Fees must be paid weekly in order for lessons to continue. Please also send any outstanding music fees into school as soon as possible in order for lessons to continue. Thank you.

Year 1 Trip Year 1 children are going on a trip to Blackpool Zoo on 24 May. The cost is £12.00.

Get your Child’s Hair Cut and Help to Raise Money for School If any child from our school has their hair cut at Regalia Hair on Manchester Road, the owner Ruth has generously offered to donate all the takings to school funds. Cuts are £5 for 1 child; £8 for 2 children; £12 for 3 children and £18 for 4 children. If you would like to book an appointment, phone Ruth on 346347.

Castleton Children’s Centre The free ‘Stay and Play Sessions’ are here at St. Edward’s on Wednesday mornings 9.30am-10.30am. Please come and join us – you will be made very welcome. 

BIKE-IT – Thursdays! Those children who come on their bikes on a Thursday can have a free breakfast as long as they are in no later than 8.30am.

Anyone coming to school on their bike or scooter any day will be given a free raffle ticket to go in the draw for a new bike at the end of the year. Free breakfasts will only be given on a Thursday.