Latest News!

• Plan for Friday 10th March

  Thu 09 Mar 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  Dear parents, 

   

  Many thanks for your help and understanding when collecting children across the afternoon. It is lovely to see all of our children and staff safely home at the end of the school day. 

   

  As you’re no doubt aware, the weather forecast for our local area is predicting heavy snow later this afternoon and into the evening.  

   

  We will continue to closely monitor the weather conditions, as well as the safety of the school site and local roads, and make a decision by 7:15 a.m. tomorrow morning. If school is closed tomorrow, we will inform you by e-mail, our website and school Facebook page. 

    

  Best wishes, 

   

  Mr. O'Connell

• Update on the weather

  Thu 09 Mar 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  Hello all,

   

  Due to the snowfall, and the deteriorating forecast for later this afternoon, we ask that if you are able to, you collect your child from school as early as possible today. Please come to reception and we will arrange for your child to be passed to you.

   

  Rest assured that the children will continue to be safely supervised in school should you be unable to collect them before the end of the day.

   

  As always the safety of our families, children and staff is paramount and we thank you for your understanding.

   

  Many thanks for your continued support,

  Mr. O'Connell

• March newsletter and class newsletters

  Mon 06 Mar 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  Hello all,

   

  Our latest newsletter is now available online. You can access it from our 'newsletter' page. You can also access the newsletter for each class.

   

  Many thanks

• February newsletter

  Thu 02 Feb 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  Hello,
   

  Our latest newsletter is now available online and can be accessed via our school website: www.stgilesceprimarymatlock.co.uk/newsletters/

   

  Our latest newsletter includes information about:

  • A reminder about healthy snacks at St. Giles; 
  • Information about our new school website. We hope you find the information and calendar useful.
  • Vision and values: we'd welcome suggestions from parents and staff as we explore our school vision: achieve through adventure. We'd welcome suggestions via our WordCloud which you can help create via this link: www.menti.com/alpjjkabxgmm

  • Relationship and Sex education: Thank you for taking time to respond to our revised policy and curriculum. All of the responses were positive so we will be taking the policy to governors on Tuesday 7th February.
  • Dates! Please find attached a list of dates for the remainder of the current school year.

   

  Thank you for your continued support for the children, staff and one another. 

   

  Many thanks,

   

  Mr. O'Connell

• Review of our RSE curriculum

  Tue 17 Jan 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  Hello all,

   

  Many thanks to those who have completed our short survey regarding our proposed RSE policy and curriculum (which were shared last week and are available on our website: www.stgilesceprimarymatlock.co.uk/relationship-sex-education/).

   

  Please remember our consultation is open to all parents until the evening of Sunday 29^th January. You can access the survey using the link below.

   

  https://forms.office.com/e/qp77xK0Zdc

   

  Many thanks,

   

  Mr. O'Connell

• Online safety workshops for parents

  Sun 15 Jan 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  Come and find out more about keeping your child/ren safe as they play and communicate online. We have several sessions open to parents during this term and we hope that you're able to join one of these. 

   

  • Thursday 19th January at 5:30 p.m. Hosted at All Saints CE Junior.
  • Thursday 2nd February at 9: 15 a.m. Internet Safety coffee morning led by Highfields and Cluster School’s Family Support Team. Hosted at Castle View Primary.

   

  We also continue to share advice on our website (Parents/Online Safety) and within our newsletters.

   

  Many thanks,

   

  Mr. O'Connell

  

• January newsletter

  Thu 12 Jan 2023 Mr. O'Connell

  Hello,
  
  It has been lovely to welcome the children and staff back to St. Giles this week. It has been a busy first week, but I've been thoroughly impressed with how well all of our children have settled back into the routine of learning. I've also really enjoyed spending more time in school whilst Mr. Williams is taking paternity leave. I'm sure you'll join me in passing on congratulations to the family following the birth of their baby son. 

   

  Our latest newsletter is now available online and can be accessed via our school website: www.stgilesceprimarymatlock.co.uk/newsletters/

   

  Our latest newsletter includes information about:

  • Online Safety including a workshop for parents;
  • Relationship and Sex education: we've shared our draft policy and our draft curriculum summary. We'd welcome your views!
  • Parents’ Forum
  • A reminder about arrangements in case the weather takes a turn for the worst.
  • Some of the exciting things happening in school this term.

   

  Thank you for your continued support for the children, staff and one another. We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you all next week.

   

  Many thanks,

   

  Mr. O'Connell