Glade Hill Primary and Nursery School
We are Golden and we SPARKLE
Latest News
Latest News
See below for our latest news items. There will also be news shared on our class pages and in letters or newsletters.
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Headteacher letter - end of Autumn 1
Fri 18 Oct 202418 October 2024
Dear Parents and Carers of Glade Hill,
This half-term we have been focusing on getting all the children quickly settled into their new classes and taking part in the great learning that has been taking place. I hope the parents and carers who were able to join us for the ‘excite and engage’ sessions enjoyed seeing the learning in action. I know I have been so impressed with all the children’s GOLDEN behaviour and their SPARKLY learning so far! A big thank you as well to the grown-ups who joined us for our FrOGs (Friends of Glade Hill) Parent and Carer group meeting. They have some exciting events planned for this school year, further details to follow after half-term.
We have also celebrated Harvest this half-term, again collecting an ENORMOUS amount of food for the Bulwell and Bestwood Food Bank. Thank you so much for your generosity and for supplying the requested items.
We also dressed to impress on our ‘Wear it Gold’ day to show our support for the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), raising awareness of this charity for a cause that is very close to our hearts.
As part of our Collective Worship sessions in Assemblies and through in-class work, we have celebrated Black History Month. This year the focus was on Reclaiming Narratives and we had some visitors from Diversify to discuss this important area. Celebrating our diversity is a very important part of our values and ethos at Glade Hill and we are proud of our work in this area.
Just a reminder that our three Priority Areas for School Improvement this year are:
- Maths – please complete all homework and practice number facts with your children as appropriate to their age and developmental level.
- Phonics – try to read with your child at least 3 times a week and practice their phonics, remember every read counts on our updated reading reward scheme.
- and EYFS – we aim to give our children the best start in their education. If you have a child coming up to 3 years speak to the office to get them on our Nursery waiting list so they can get the best start
And finally, a huge well done to our 4 talented Year 5s who participating in the local schools’ ASPIRE Mastermind Challenge at Robin Hood School. We are so incredibly proud of you all and we came second! We got full marks in the maths round and we had an expert in Harry Potter in our team which was handy. But more importantly we are proud of our children representing our school and being so ambitious and confident. Well done!
Thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to seeing you after the half-term break.
Kindest regards,
Mrs Anna Stapleton - Headteacher
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Amazing ActivAlls!
Fri 18 Oct 2024As lots of you may know we have had 2 new ActivAlls installed at the start of the Autumn term and they have been amazing!
Children across the school are able to use them at break and lunchtime and they are a great way to increase physical activity during these times alongside developing their coordination skills.
ActivAlls are an innovative and sustainable improvement to PE and school sports, which encourages active play during break times and increases physical activity within the school as a whole.
ActivAll is recognised as an AfPE Business associate. Covering the 5 key indicators for Schools Sports Premium:
Increase physical activity
Raise profile of PE
Training for staff & pupils
Broader range of activities
Competitive sport
More information can be found at: https://activall.co.uk
Take a look at the photos below of our children using them!
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Y5 Mastermind
Thu 17 Oct 2024We are so incredibly proud of the four Year 5 pupils who took part in a Mastermind competition between our local schools today.
*We came second!!!*
We got full marks in the maths round and we had an expert in Harry Potter in our team which was handy.
But more importantly we are proud of our children representing our school and being so ambitious and confident. Well done!
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Sporting Events
Fri 11 Oct 2024Over the past two weeks we have sent two amazing teams of athletes to Sporting events hosted by School Sport Nottingham.
We attended the Sports Hall Athletics and also the Dodgeball festival.
Our children were so SPARKLY and showed amazing team work.
Well done Team Glade Hill for repesenting your school so well.
The adults who attended with you commented how resilient you all were and how encouraging of your own team and other schools. Keep up the good work!
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