Chelford Primary School

Sunday 6 October 2024 Y3/4 Try Something New Mr Brady took Henry, Jack, and Nyla to Brereton CE Primary School to try their hand at a range of new sports including new age kurling, fencing and archery. The children enjoyed participating in the activities and meeting some new friends from our partner schools. As always, our thanks to Andy and Matt at Thrive, coaches from Sports Coaching Group and staff at Bremerton for supporting the event.

Sunday 6 October 2024 British Sign Language Workshop We were delighted to welcome Bee and Jonty to spend the afternoon with Class 3 pupils on Thursday, developing their knowledge and understanding of British Sign Language. As part of the training, children developed an awareness of how sign language is used by a number of people to overcome communication barriers and the importance of learning some basic gestures to be able to converse with those who may rely on signing as their primary means of communication. During the session, children learnt some basic greetings, the alphabet, foods, family and colours. Our thanks to Bee and Jonty for arranging the training for pupils which was thoroughly enjoyed by all!

Wednesday 2 October 2024 Football update Y5/6 It was the turn of our Y5/6 pupils to represent the school in our sports partnership football tournament. As always, pupils impressed with their endeavour and it was great to see so many smiley faces on show! Well done to our friends at Hermitage Primary School for finishing the tournament as champions!

Monday 30 September 2024 Football update Y3/4 Y3/4 children braved a torrential downpour on Wednesday afternoon when they participated in a football competition held at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School. It was fabulous to see pupils playing together and supporting one another - it was the first time that some of our children had been involved in a competitive football match and we were delighted with the resilience and teamwork on show! Well done to all who took part for representing the school so positively!

Monday 30 September 2024 Join the Fantasy Football Fun! Mr Brady has set up a Chelford CE Primary School Fantasy Premier League for those pupils (and parents!) who enjoy playing along with the popular game. To date, we have 18 teams in the league and welcome any other FPL players to join via the code: qlck0a

Sunday 29 September 2024 Harvest collections Many thanks to all our families for their donations to our Harvest collection. Mr Brady will be taking all items to the Silkllife Food Bank in Macclesfield next week.

Monday 23 September 2024 Admission Viewings - 2025 /2026 Mr Brady invites families interested in viewing the school for 2025 / 2026 admissions to make an appointment - head@chelford.cheshire.sch.uk / 01625 861351.

Monday 23 September 2024 Harvest Service Our school community came together for an enjoyable Harvest Service at All Saints Church in Marthall. Pupils share poems, songs and artwork to celebrate the Harvest and Mr Brady introduced this week's BIG Question: 'Why is it important to support local foodbanks?'

Friday 13 September 2024 Collective Worship - the Big Question As we start a new term, we have revamped our collective worship arrangements to include the 'BIG Question'. Each Monday, Mr Brady will introduce the BIG Question for the week. Pupils will be asked to consider and explore some ideas to then share with their classmates during a class-based collective worship on Thursdays. This enables teachers to lead conversations and discussions that are age-appropriate with children, as they develop and explore their thoughts to the prompt.

Friday 13 September 2024 Fire Service Visit We were delighted to welcome Cheshire Fire and Rescue service into school this week to lead an informative session with Class 3 pupils on fire safety. Some of the headline messages include ensuring that homes have smoke detectors installed and are checked regularly; devising and sharing an escape plan so that all family members know what to do in the event of a fire and increasing vigilance and awareness around potential fire risks - such as candles, plug sockets and stoves. Pupils enjoyed the opportunity to visit the ‘smoke’ tent to gain an insight into how difficult it would be to orient themselves with limited visibility and were keen to learn all about the different features of a fire engine. We thank our colleagues from the Cheshire Fire and Rescue service for their support.

Thursday 12 September 2024 Cross Country A huge congratulations to all pupils who participated in this week’s cross country meet - the first of our competitive sport events as part of our new partnership with friends from local schools. We would like to express our thanks to Andy Aspinall from Thrive for arranging the opportunity and to the team at Goostrey Primary School for hosting the event at short notice. As always, thanks to pour families and parents for supporting pupils with transport and encouragement.

Thursday 12 September 2024 Our School Vision The start of a new school year seems a good opportunity to re-visit our school vision and consider how our commitment to delivering on this intent shapes our work:

Friday 19 July 2024 See You Soon.... Y6 leavers We say goodbye to our talented Year 6 pupils as their time at Chelford CE Primary School comes to an end today. Pupils and their families joined together on Wednesday for a special Leavers’ Service celebration assembly which provided a poignant opportunity to reflect upon their primary school experiences and to look forward, with excitement, on what lies ahead at high school and beyond.

Friday 19 July 2024 Values Award Winners A huge congratulations to the recipients of this term’s Values Awards winners: Olivia, Jacob, Chloe, Elsie-May, Lucy and Ariana

Friday 19 July 2024 Star Badge Winners A huge congratulations to the recipients of this term’s Values and Star Badge awards: Jenson, Hattie, Lilly, Frank, Gautam, Rose, Ellie and Keffran.

Friday 19 July 2024 Netball update Congratulations to our netball team who participated in a thrilling match with our friends from Nether Alderley on Wednesday. In a competitive game, Ellie struck first to give us the lead before a Nether Alderley fightback led our visitors to a 6-3 victory. Rose and Olivia were our other scorers. The team performed incredibly well and it was a joy to see their teamwork on show once again; coaches Mrs Roberts and Mrs Pakenham Walsh were incredibly proud of the children. Well done!

Saturday 13 July 2024 PTA Summer Family Fun Afternoon Huge thanks to all who supported our Family Fun Day, especially the PTA Committee for putting together the event, Connecting Chelford for providing lovely scones and cream, Y6 pupils for running stalls and independent stall holders for lending their time and supporting the event.

Saturday 13 July 2024 Cinderella and Rockerfella Class 3 pupils produced two magnificent performances of this year’s KS2 Production Cinderella and Rockerfella. The cast sang, danced and performed their hearts out to appreciative audiences!

Saturday 13 July 2024 Class 2 Residential Pupils are staff enjoyed a fantastic two days at Burwardsley this week. The residential visit provided the opportunity to develop teamwork and collaboration skills and it was great to see pupils working so well together. For many, this was the first night away from home with friends and they managed the overnight stay extremely well! During the stay, children enjoyed taking a long walk through he forest to the top of the hill where they enjoyed learning how to make dens with branches, twigs and bracken. Upon their return to the centre and following a hearty meal, the children gathered around the campfire to toast marshmallows which they placed between chocolate digestives to make ‘smores’ - delicious.

Friday 28 June 2024 Anderton Boat Lift - Class 2 Class 2 pupils enjoyed a visit to the Anderson Boat Lift, located in Northwich. The boat lift is one of only two working boat lifts in the country and classed as one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the Waterways’. After surveying the engineering masterpiece, children boarded a boat for a river trip down the River Weaver, identifying the different features that they have been learning about as part of their Rivers and Canals topic.

Friday 28 June 2024 Football's Coming Home We were delighted to play our friends from Nether Alderley Primary School in a football match this afternoon. In the end, Nether Alderley managed to edge us 1-0 in a thrilling match, but we were incredibly proud of the team nonetheless! Well done to all who took part! Well done!

Friday 28 June 2024 Chester Dewa visit - Class 3 Mrs Thwaites, Mrs Roberts, Miss Aspinall and Mr Brady led our Class 3 pupils on a journey into the past - almost 2,000 years ago to be precise - to visit the Roman city of Dewa - or Chester as it is known today. Full gallery here: https://www.chelford.cheshire.sch.uk/News/Galleries/?SSID=2272&password=#GalleryListHolder

Friday 28 June 2024 National Waterways Museum - Class 1 Class 1 children to enjoyed visiting the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port. The visit supported children’s learning about the key differences between man-made water structures and those that occur naturally.

Thursday 27 June 2024 Sports Day 2024 Huge congratulations to Lovell who ended Tuesday as Sports Day House Champions 2024! As always, there was a terrific atmosphere around school for our annual sporting celebration with everyone giving their all. Children competed in their house teams (Attenborough, Pankhurst, Lovell and Seacole) across a number of different team and individual events and a great afternoon was enjoyed by all in attendance.

Thursday 27 June 2024 New Reception pupils off to a flyer! It was a delight to welcome new Reception pupils for the final transition afternoon ahead of their exciting adventure in September. Pupils have already started to form new friendships and relationships and it was wonderful to see our Year 1 pupils take the new friends under their wing and show them the ropes. Well done on a fabulous start to life at Chelford children!

Friday 14 June 2024 Come and Play with the Hallè Class 3 pupils welcomed the opportunity to ‘blow their own trumpet’ and celebrate their musical talents yesterday, when they joined a number of schools from the north west to accompany the awe-inspiring Hallè orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Pupils were treated to sublime performances from the Hallè as well as enjoying the opportunity to play along to pieces that they have been studying as part of their curriculum must lessons. Staff report that the behaviour and conduct of pupils was exemplary; as always we are incredibly proud of our fine ambassadors. Well done to all those who took part in the event and to Mr Scarterfield for preparing the children for the concert. Our thanks also to Mrs Thwaites, Mrs Roberts, Mrs Nuttall and Mrs Downer for accompanying the children.

Friday 7 June 2024 Safety Central Year 5/6 pupils enjoyed a fabulous day at Safety Central this week. Safety Central is a purpose-built centre comprising a range of different sets featuring real-life scenarios which allow pupils to consider potential dangers they may encounter on a daily basis. Children were tasked with the challenge of identifying potential fire risks in a bedroom and kitchen and learned to recognise the difference between a blue and orange flame in detecting the presence of carbon monoxide. In the Safety Central Co-Op store, children located items from three separate shopping lists that made up a single meal, before being asked to consider the nutritional value of each basket. They were stunned to learn that the basket made up of processed meals represented more than 6,000 calories - around three times the recommended intake for an adult. On the ‘street’ pupils learned about rail and road safety and practiced putting their friends into the recovery position. In all, the centre staff led 1

Friday 24 May 2024 Robinwood Residential Class 3 pupils have enjoyed an incredible three days at Robinwood this week, completing a range of different activities including piranha pool, giant swing, zip wire, dungeon, quest, caving, nightline, canoeing, rafting and archery amongst others! Despite the miserable weather, pupils (and staff!) had the most wonderful time, making memories to last a lifetime and learning the value of teamwork, perseverance and working beyond our day-to-day comfort zone. As always the Robinwood staff were fabulous in accommodating our needs and the food was a real highlight! Pupils’ behaviour was exemplary and added to our experience.

Friday 24 May 2024 Star Badges Congratulations to this half term's Star Badge winners:

Friday 17 May 2024 Year 6 SATs treat! We are incredibly proud of our Y6s who have completed their SATs this week. They approached the tasks with steely determination and great perseverance and have impressed staff with their efforts over the course of the week. As a special reward for their endeavours, and in response to some superbly-written persuasive letters to Mr Brady, they were treated to an afternoon of laser quest and bowling today. The children had a wonderful time, enjoying the opportunity to spend time together with friends and staff.