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ISSUE 102 - 17th December 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you - Winter Fair 🎅

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our Winter Fair, it was lovely to see so many of you.  All the funds raised will go towards school funds and helping to fund visitors to school for the children.

 

Children's Christmas Parties

Christmas parties - these will take place on Wednesday 17th December for the whole school.  All children may come to school this day in their party clothes!

 

Nativity

Nativity performances - our Nativity performance will take place on Thursday 18th December - one at 9:30am and repeated at 1:30pm in St Stephen's Church.  All classes will be attending both performances, parents and carers please choose between 9:30am or 1:30pm so that there is sufficient space for everyone who wishes to come along and watch.

 

Holidays

School closes for the Christmas holidays on Friday 19th December at 12:45pm.  We re-open on Monday 5th January 2026 at 8:45am.

 

Staff Update

Miss Firth got married and is now Mrs Tiller - we wish her all the best in her new life chapter.

 

To everyone celebrating, we wish you a very Happy Christmas and to everyone have a lovely holiday and New Year.  See you in 2026!

Best Wishes from Miss Loughlin and all the staff at St Stephen's.

 

 

School News & Blog

17 Dec 2025
Owls took flight in Willow Hall!
This term the children in Nursery have explored the story 'Owl Babies' written by Martin Waddell. 
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17 Dec 2025
❄️ Winter Bots Roll Off The Production Line!
Over the past few weeks, Year 5 have been immersed in an exciting computing project called Winter Bots.
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16 Dec 2025
Reception Writing
Reception have been working incredibly hard using their phonic knowledge in their writing. ✏️📚
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16 Dec 2025
YR 5 Festive Poetry
This week, year 5 will be creating some festive poetry using figurative language.
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15 Dec 2025
YR 6 Computing
🤖✨ Year 6 had an exciting computing lesson using Augmented Reality (AR) to bring their 3D models to life.
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15 Dec 2025
YR 1 Reading
Year 1 practising their reading skills! 
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15 Dec 2025
Thank you - Winter Fair 🎅
Thank you to everyone who came and supported our Winter Fair. It was lovely to see so many of you. 
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15 Dec 2025
What's The Story?
You're invited!  ‘What’s the Story’  will be shown in our church services at St Stephen’s Church on 21st December.
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This week’s attendance and punctuality

Nursery

Weavers: 91%

Reception

Spinners: 96%

Twisters: 90%

Year 1

Delius: 98%

Hockney: 98%

Year 2

Forster: 95%

Lister: 95%

Year 3  

Bronte: 90%

Haworth: 94%

Year 4  

McMillan: 94%

Priestley: 97%

Year 5  

Salt: 97%

Jowett: 94%

Year 6  

Appleton: 95%

Cartwright: 93%

 

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Nursery

Morning: Barin

Afternoon: Binyamin

Reception

Spinners: Mirha & Ayaan

Twisters: Adam & Thea

Year 1

Delius: Javeria & Haleema

Hockney: Ibrahim & Aisha

Year 2

Forster: Junaid & Fatima

Lister: Denis & Vivienne

Year 3  

Bronte: Hareem & Jan

Haworth: Vladimir & Momina

Year 4  

McMillan: Maira & Sara

Priestley: Mustafa & Abubakr

Year 5  

Salt: Afia & Aisha

Jowett: Romaan & Gloria

Year 6  

Appleton: Vanessa & M.Sudais

Cartwright: Ibrahim & Amelia

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Dates for the Diary

Christmas Parties
All Day
17
December
Parent Cafe
9:00am – 10:00am
17
December
Nativity Performances
All Day
18
December