Latest News!

• Calling All Parents and Carers

  Wed 29 Nov 2023 Bethany Simpson

  Every half term we would like to invite you to come along to our ‘Stay and Play’ sessions which are aimed at Class 1 and 2 parents and carers, and our ‘Book Look’ sessions which are aimed at Class 3 and 4 parents and carers.

   

  We value the importance of parental involvement in school life and believe that by sharing your child's work and books and providing opportunities for you to come and play in their learning environment, it will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of their development and learning journey at our wonderful school.

   

  Our first Stay and Play session will take place on Wednesday 6th December from 2:45pm until 3:15pm. This is an opportunity for your child to show you around their classroom, see their wonderful work and a chance to play with your child in their learning environment. On the day, please sign in at the school office and our friendly office staff will show you to class 1 and 2.

   

  Our first book look session will take place on Thursday 7th December after school from 3:15pm until 3:45pm. On the day, please collect your child as normal and then enter school through the main school entrance. Please allow time for teachers to dismiss the children safely at the end of the day before queuing at the front door. During the allocated time, you will be able to spend time in your child's classroom, where all of their work, books and displayed work will be available for you to share and celebrate with your child/ren.

   

  Thank you, 

  Miss. Simpson, Mr O'Connell and the St Giles Team 

  

• End of November newsletter

  Wed 29 Nov 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  Hello,
  
  We hope this message finds you all well.
  
  Our latest newsletter is now available online and can be accessed via our school website: www.stgilesceprimarymatlock.co.uk/newsletters/
  
  Our November newsletter includes information about:

  • Information about the planned Circle Time we provide in each class;
  • Summary of our recent pupil survey;
  • Parents' survey: we'd like to hear from you! 
  • Reminders of our opportunities to visit school next week!
  • Dates! Please find attached a list of dates for the final month of the Autumn term

  
  Thank you for your continued support for the children, staff and one another. 
   
  Many thanks,
   
  Miss. Simpson and Mr. O'Connell

• Online safety advice: age ratings for apps and games

  Mon 13 Nov 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  The staff in school would like to share some additional online safety guidance focused on the age ratings of games and apps.

   

  Please find below some useful advice and guidance about age ratings for popular apps and for games.

   

  You can find further information in our letter which is available online: Newsletters | St Giles C E Primary School (stgilesceprimarymatlock.co.uk).

   

  Please remember that you can access advice via our website: Parents/Online Safety

   

  Many thanks,

   

  Mr. O'Connell and Miss. Simpson

  

• Mystery Reader

  Wed 08 Nov 2023

  Mystery Reader!

   

  As a school we want to welcome our parents, carers and grandparents into school at the end of the day to read to their child's/ grandchild's class.

   

  The reason we have chosen ‘Mystery Reader’ is because we want to keep your identity a secret to build anticipation and excitement for our children! For this to work we ask for you to answer 3 simple questions so we can provide the class with clues about our ‘Mystery Reader’. You can either bring an age appropriate book of your choice (shared with staff in advance) or use one from our school library which is age appropriate for the children. ‘Mystery Reader’ is going to be introduced to our children during the first week of this term.

   

  When - You have the choice of when you'd like to be a Mystery Reader. It can be any weekday from Monday to Thursday at 3pm over the course of the school year.

   

  How - Please pop into the office with a date of your choice and they will confirm with you if the date is available. Remember it’s a mystery so please don’t tell your child/ren when you are going to come into school

   

  We hope to welcome lots of mystery readers into school. 

  Thank you for your support, 

  Miss Simpson and the St Giles Team 

  

• November newsletter

  Tue 07 Nov 2023

  Hello,
  
  We hope this message finds you all well.
  
  Our latest newsletter is now available online and can be accessed via our school website: www.stgilesceprimarymatlock.co.uk/newsletters/
  
  Our November newsletter includes information about:

  • Exciting updates and opportunities to visit school!
  • Parents' Forum information: we hope to see you on Friday.
  • Our busy School Council;
  • Online safety: advice to support your chidlren further;
  • Dates! Please find attached a list of dates for the Autumn term (including details of parents' evenings and our planned trips to the pantomime).

  
  Thank you for your continued support for the children, staff and one another. 
   
  Many thanks,
   
  Miss. Simpson and Mr. O'Connell