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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Wilder School Award presented to Glade Hill!
Thu 27 Feb 2025Today we had our 'Wilder School Award' from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust presented during a Forest Schools Session to recognise all our amazing work and learning using our Outdoor Environment.
What an achievement!
Thank you to Mr Strachan for leading provision in this area.
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Pre-Loved Clothes
Thu 27 Feb 2025Today after school we had a huge selection of Pre-Loved Clothes and Dressing Up for World Book Day, free to a good home. There was lots of school uniform, dressing up, some toys and PJs/ nightwear for families to select from.
Thank you to Mrs Shaw and the FROGs for organising.
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Headteacher Letter - start of Spring 2
Mon 24 Feb 2025Dear Parents and Carers of Glade Hill,
I hope you all had a nice half-term break. It has been so lovely to see all of the children back in school and ready to continue their learning.
This term we are excited to welcome two new Teaching Assistants to join our team, Mrs Speed who is working in Year 2, and Mrs Shafi who is working in Year 5. A warm welcome to both of them from the Glade Hill family.
As I shared in my last letter, we have lots of exciting curriculum activities planned this half-term, so just a reminder to check the MarvellousMe and Arbor app for updates, reminders and messages. Several year groups have trips and visits coming up, such as our Buttercups and Bluebells visit to White Post Farm, and we also have a number of sports events in which children may be selected to represent Glade Hill. Our Apps are our main communication tools so if you do not yet have them, or you are experiencing problems, please speak to a member of our Office team who will be happy to help you. The Arbor app is also how you book your children onto Breakfast Club and After-school clubs, so please ensure you are able to do this. Our new set of clubs is due to start next week.
Last half-term our Year 3s experienced swimming lessons and impressed everyone with their resilience and enthusiasm. The staff at Southglade Leisure Centre were very complementary about the children’s attitude and behaviour. Well done Year 3! Good luck to Year 4 who start their lessons this half-term. We know you will be super golden and SPARKLY.
Finally, as you know improving attendance remains very important to us. Your child coming to school as much as possible is an important way that you can support their learning and achievement. We will be presenting children with 100% attendance for the Spring term with BRONZE star badges to mark this achievement near Easter. If any children achieved 100% in the Autumn and Spring terms then they will receive a SILVER star badge! We have also been continuing to announce which classes have the best attendance each week in assemblies, which is still proving to be very motivating. The winning classes earn reward time and the phase attendance trophy for the week!
Mrs Raynor, our School Attendance Officer and Office Manager, will be closely monitor attendance and ensure we act following our policy. This is available on the school website and follows guidance from the Local Authority and the Government on how we can ensure good attendance for all. This includes us not being able to authorise holidays in term-time unless there are exceptional circumstances, and also meeting with parents where the attendance of children is of concern. Mrs Raynor will also be working with our Education Welfare Officer and other Attendance Officers in our local area to look at how to support attendance moving forwards. Please continue to ensure your child is in school as much as possible so they can get the best out of the great learning we have on offer.
Finally, our focus for this Half-Term is ‘The Love of Books’ and Mr Newell, our English Lead, will be sending out information about the class challenges and the family challenge. Watch this space! This includes World Book Day, next Thursday 6th March, where children are welcome to come dressed as a book character. We can’t wait to see how fantastic they all look! We are also having a Book Day themed costume pre-loved swap shop before then. Please send in any donations of good quality dressing up clothes or costumes that are in good condition. Remember reading with your child is an important part of supporting their academic achievement and at Glade Hill ‘Every Read Counts’. Make sure you are recording all reads in your child’s home school diary and help them achieve their reading awards.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and I look forward to seeing you all very soon.
Kindest regards,
Mrs Anna Stapleton
Headteacher
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Special Award Winners - EYFS - Spring 1!
Mon 24 Feb 2025Take a look at some of the winners of our Special Awards last half-term from EYFS!
They were chosen by their teachers and the staff who work with them due to their exceptional qualities in one of the following areas:
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Golden - They have followed our 3 golden rules and been a role model to others
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SPARKLE - They have shown great learning behaviours
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Always - They have consistently shown great learning behaviours and always follow our 3 golden rules
What a fantastic achievement for them! We are so proud of them and don't they look great with our selfie frames.
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Headteacher Letter - end of Spring 1
Sat 22 Feb 2025Dear Parents and Carers of Glade Hill,
We have had yet another fantastic half-term at Glade Hill and it was so lovely to celebrate this at our Special Awards assemblies during the final week of term. The children have blown us all away with their commitment to learning, and how golden and SPARKLY they are. Well done to all the children chosen for awards, I hope your grown-ups enjoyed the presentation. There are awards for children showing consistent ‘Golden’ behaviour, ‘SPARKLY’ learning and ‘Always’ for children who are Golden and SPARKLY. Take a look at some of the award winners on our website ‘News’ page Latest News | Glade Hill Primary School
All classes have done lots of fantastic learning this half-term and the children are making some fantastic progress. Take a look at some examples of their learning and work below on their class pages. I know you will be as impressed as I am!
Class Pages | Glade Hill Primary School
Staff training and development for the Spring and Summer terms will continue to focus on improving the teaching of Maths and Phonics across the school and further developing our EYFS provision so our children get the best start possible with their education. Senior Leaders will be continuing to monitor the impact of this training and working with partners from Nottingham Schools Trust (NST), the Local Authority and others such as the local English Hub.
As you know improving attendance continues to be very important. Your child having the best possible attendance is an important way that you can support their learning and achievement. Research shows that children with over 95% attendance achieve better grades, achieve their best and are happier and more settled in school. The Government are really focusing on this area and are launching a campaign ‘Every moment matters’ to raise awareness of the importance of good attendance for all children. Our local PEIA Attendance Hub have also produced some videos to highlight the importance of attendance for all children that we would like to share with you again. English Versions on Vimeo , Punjabi Versions on Vimeo , Polish Versions on Vimeo , Arabic Versions on Vimeo
To support this area in school, we will be continuing to present children with 100% attendance each term with star badges to mark this achievement. The next set of badges will be given out near the Easter holidays. We will also be continuing to announce which classes have the best attendance each week in assemblies, which the children love. The winning classes earn extra reward time and the phase attendance trophy for the week! Thank you in advance for making sure your child comes to school as much as possible, and please let us know via the office if you require any additional support from our Attendance Officer Mrs Raynor.
With so much going on in school, and lots of trips and enrichment activities coming up, make sure you check the Arbor and MarvellousMe app for updates, reminders and messages regarding all the fun things we are going to be learning and doing. These are our main communication tools so if you do not yet have the apps, or you are experiencing problems, please speak to a member of our Office team who will be able to help you. The MarvellousMe app is also used to send ‘badges’ when your child has been praised by a member of staff including leaders, so keep a look out.
Thank you in advance for all your support for our amazing school and I look forward to seeing you all very soon.
Kindest regards,
Mrs Anna Stapleton – Headteacher
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Special Award Winners - Year 6 - Spring 1 2025!
Thu 13 Feb 2025Take a look at some of the winners of our Special Awards this half-term from Year 6!
They were chosen by their teachers and the staff who work with them due to their exceptional qualities in one of the following areas:
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Golden - They have followed our 3 golden rules and been a role model to others
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SPARKLE - They have shown great learning behaviours
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Always - They have consistently shown great learning behaviours and always follow our 3 golden rules
What a fantastic achievement for them! We are so proud of them and don't they look great with our selfie frames.
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Special Award Winners - Year 3-5 - Spring 1 2025!
Thu 13 Feb 2025Take a look at some of the winners of our Special Awards this half-term from Year 3-5!
They were chosen by their teachers and the staff who work with them due to their exceptional qualities in one of the following areas:
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Golden - They have followed our 3 golden rules and been a role model to others
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SPARKLE - They have shown great learning behaviours
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Always - They have consistently shown great learning behaviours and always follow our 3 golden rules
What a fantastic achievement for them! We are so proud of them and don't they look great with our selfie frames.
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Special Award Winners - Key Stage 1 - Spring 1!
Mon 10 Feb 2025Take a look at some of the winners of our Special Awards this half-term from KS1!
They were chosen by their teachers and the staff who work with them due to their exceptional qualities in one of the following areas:
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Golden - They have followed our 3 golden rules and been a role model to others
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SPARKLE - They have shown great learning behaviours
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Always - They have consistently shown great learning behaviours and always follow our 3 golden rules
What a fantastic achievement for them! We are so proud of them and don't they look great with our selfie frames.
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Careers Day 2025
Thu 06 Feb 2025Today at Glade Hill we hosted over very first careers day where visitors came to host stalls about their careers to share with our children. As you know at Glade Hill we try to SPARKLE and today we learnt all about how to be AMBITIOUS for our future careers.
All of the children across Year 1 to Year 6 attended and were able to find out about a range of careers including being carers, counselling, Police, beauty, journalism, cadets and the car industry. There were a range of activities on offer including visiting 3 Porsche cars, trying application of makeup on paper face outlines, trying on camouflage clothing, practising reading an auto cue and practising care activities on teddy bears. Our local Counsellor Georgia also attended to share with children about her job and what she does for our community.
The children all had an amazing experience. A big thank you to Mrs Shaw for co-ordinating and organising this event and to all of the visitors who supported it too.
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