Year 1 have been creating some fantastic poetry and artwork inspired by the Northern Lights, at home and at school.

Great work Year 1!

During Children’s Mental Health Week (1-7 February) the Stanley community has been thinking about Mental Health and what we can all do about it.
 

Mr Hawley’s assembly on Mental Health was viewed by all children either in class or at home. You can see it if you click on the link below:
 

https://www.loom.com/share/3c94442bb0574224a47097fff7f357a4
 

Mr Hawley said: “It is so important that we focus on good mental health, particularly at the moment. if we are able to help our children with tools to achieve this, they will be able to return to school happy and their learning will flourish. It has been great to see our teachers, children and families engage with our 'Inside Out' theme.”

The Inside Out theme saw children and parents wearing their clothes inside out and this helps us all to consider how someone may be feeling on the inside. It also helps us to remember to be kind and considerate to others all of the time. See the gallery below for some ‘Inside Out’ pictures

As well as wearing clothes inside out children have been talking about mental health and a series of mindfulness exercises for children have been sent to parents – a copy is also posted in the Virtual office on this website.

We have our first winners in the Stanley Writing Competition!
 

Congratulations to Felix in 4B, Tyler in 5C and Megan in 6M who are the first to enter and have won prizes of a £10 book token each!

There are plenty more prizes to be won so children please get your entries in - all you have to do is tell us in the most thoughtful and creative way how the adults in your home are doing as your teachers? Do you have The Demon Headmaster in your kitchen or Miss Honey in your sitting room? You can make it true or fictional (made up), funny or serious, long or short.

Please send your entries by Wednesday 10^th February to your class teacher who will give them to Ms Leney.

FOSP's Stanley Mile Challenge has seen children hit the ground running, walking, sledging and scooting to raise money for the school and Year 6 leavers' celebrations.

It's great opportunity for everyone to get fit, blow away the cobwebs and raise much-needed cash for our school. The children have been challenged to cover one mile per week during Spring term to complete a half marathon before Easter.

Families and friends can get involved by sponsoring the children's efforts and joining in too. 

The pictures below show a range of daily challenges completed by Year 2.

Year 1 have been making rainbows, either at school or at home.

They've also been writing  rainbow poems which they are very proud of.

The rainbow work was part of their weather project and also in honour of all of our wonderful NHS staff.

Well done Year 1 and NHS staff!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING RETURN TO SCHOOL IN JANUARY 2021

On 30^th December 2020, the Government announced that in order to help contain the community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19), some restrictions to primary education settings are required in certain areas.

All primary schools in Richmond-upon-Thames are subject to these restrictions.

As a result, the Government is directing that Stanley Primary School should only allow children of critical workers and those defined as vulnerable to attend. The information contained at the end of this letter provides details of those classed as ‘critical workers’ and those children classed as ‘vulnerable’. This also applies to children who attend Stanley Pre-School.

This situation will be regularly reviewed; the first review is expected by 18 January 2021.

If you are aware that your child falls into either of these categories, you will need to complete the google form using this link https://forms.gle/qdXiX99Q32kL4WNB6 to inform us if they will be attending school from Tuesday 5^th January 2021. Please ensure that you have completed this by 9am MONDAY 4^TH JANUARY 2021.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE IN A LETTER FROM MR HAWLEY THAT HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO ALL PARENTS VIA PARENT HUB AND IS ALSO POSTED IN THE VIRTUAL OFFICE ON THIS WEBSITE

Day 24

The last day on our Advent Calendar and Year 3 return to sing Away in a Manger:     https://youtu.be/JDUZONOK23E 

Our final readings are The Escape to Egypt and The Revelation:  https://youtu.be/3_16EHG-anM 

A brilliant finale for the Stanley Advent Calendar … thank you to all our performers, readers and singers from Day 1 to Day 24 and to all the people who helped create this wonderful calendar!

Happy Christmas everyone!

Day 23 of the Stanley Advent Calendar

Today we have three readings about the shepherds and wise men who travel to see Jesus: https://youtu.be/0N5hMuvRabU​

And Years 5 and 6 sing O Little Town of Bethlehem:  https://youtu.be/ZberJMSnoKc 

Well done Years 5 and 6 and our readers … have a great Christmas!

Day 22
 

Year 5 are performing another favourite carol Once In Royal David’s City: https://youtu.be/EJhZEOHX3-Y

Today’s reading is about the shepherds hearing of the birth of Jesus – “I bring you good tidings of great joy”:  https://youtu.be/-1zAWKSuF4g

Thank you Year 5 for another wonderful performance!

Day 21

Today we have our first readings – The Prophecy, The Visitation and The Birth of Jesus
 

Hear them here: https://youtu.be/67FDWWEW9kg
 

We also have Years 4 and 5 singing one of our favourite carols – O Come All Ye Faithful: https://youtu.be/XbPKSpLgh2I

Happy Christmas everyone from Years 4 and 5!