Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Congratulations to all our Hodder Valley Winners!

  Sat 10 Sep 2016

  On Saturday 10th September 2016, children’s competition work was on display at the Hodder Valley Show.

   

  Children and staff alike were delighted to find out who won at assembly on Monday morning.  Many of our children received certificates and prize money for their entries in art work, handwriting and design technology.

  

• International Literacy Day

  Fri 09 Sep 2016

  On the 9th September, the whole school went to the forest to celebrate International Literacy Day.  Have a look at what we did:

   

  Story telling

   

  Moon Forest and The Happy Magic Forest books

   

  Using our Senses

   

  Hear, see, feel and smell!  What is around us in the forest?

   

  Decorating Flags

   

  Words, phrases, sentences to describe the forest around us.

   

  Worship

   

  Thanking God for our beautiful forest and all He has created.

   

  Art & Literacy

   

  Creating pictures in mixed aged groups, using natural materials from the forest floor.  Describing and presenting them to the rest of the children.

   

  Our new ‘Gardeners & Seedlings’ enjoyed working together too!

  

• Life Education Visitors - Cyberwise

  Thu 08 Sep 2016

  Life Education visited school to teach the juniors about how to be Cyberwise, in other words, how to be safe on the internet.  Children enjoyed talking about their experiences of the internet and participating in fun activities.

   

  Click on this link to see Helena’s work on e-safety: 

  

• Sports Day

  Mon 11 Jul 2016

  Team work, stamina and sports skills were essential in order to score the most points and win Sports Day!

   

  Here are the winning teams:

   

  3rd Place Team Fearless

   

  2nd Place Team Dynamic

   

  1st Place Team Daring

   

  Well done to all the children!

  

• Open Day Success!

  Sun 10 Jul 2016

  The school opened its doors to past pupils, parishioners and the local community on the 8th & 10th July.  Both open days were a huge success and it was wonderful to see so many past pupils reuniting with one another and sharing their special memories.

   

  On the 8th July, all the children provided entertainment, by singing a selection of songs, which was followed by the youngest and the oldest pupils cutting a special 150th Anniversary cake.  On the 10th July the school was packed with visitors of all generations.

   

  Thank you to everyone who came along to support such a special occasion!

   

  We are planning to set another date for later in the year, for those who were unable to attend or who wish to return.

  

• Stewardship Junior Worship

  Wed 06 Jul 2016
  All the children brought their toy animals into school as part of a whole school worship on Stewardship, organised and led by the juniors.  Children watched a Noah’s Ark animation and all entered the Ark with their toys.  The junior children gave the infants a prayer card they had written and decorated.

  

• A Job well done!

  Sat 02 Jul 2016

  Great team building, hard work and fun was had by the volunteers after school today.  Armed with lots of wheelbarrows, brushes, shovels, rakes and even a farm buggy, everyone managed to move 27 cubic metres of bark from the yard to the wooden play frame.

   

  A massive thank you to everyone!

  

• 150th Anniversary of the School 1866 - 2016

  Tue 28 Jun 2016

  This September it is the 150th anniversary of Thorneyholme school.  We are appealing for any  past pupils to share their memories with the children on a form which is available below.  Should you know of anyone who attended the school, then please can you pass this message on.  If anyone does not have access to the internet, then you can contact the school on 01200 448276 to receive a hard copy.

   

  Please can you also mention on the form your career or any accomplishments you went on to achieve.  Also, should you have any photographs, please can you send a photocopy to school.

   

  This document can be saved to your computer and edited should you wish to send the form back electronically.

   

  The junior children wrote letters to the Queen, to invite her to our celebrations on the 8th and 10th July 2016.

  

• Stonyhurst Astronomical Day

  Fri 24 Jun 2016
  Children learned all about astronomy at Stonyhurst’s observatory.  There, the children were able to look at the sun through a powerful telescope, which had a filter on it to ensure there was no danger to their retinas!  In the afternoon, children watched St Mary’s Hall’s dress rehearsal of their musical GREASE.  Another, brilliant production by St Mary’s Hall children!

  

• Holy Communion Congratulation

  Sun 19 Jun 2016
  Congratulations to our three children who received their First Holy Communion on Sunday 19th June 2016.  Thank you to Monsignor Chaloner and Mr and Mrs Cooke who all helped to make it such a special occasion.