Diary Dates

Friday 21st October: Finish for half term

Monday 31st October: Academy reopens after half term

Monday 31st October: Halloween Disco 

Thursday 3rd November: Careers Council visit to Connell College

Friday 25th November: School closed for INSET

Attendance

This week’s attendance winners are Nursery with 95.4% – well done.

Optimistic October tip for the weekend:

• Ask for help to overcome an obstacle you are facing.
• Do something constructive to improve a difficult situation.

Updates

Golden Book Year 1 – Lana-Rose improvement in writingYear 6 – Kaylee, Joshua , Thomas, Aditya, Jacob – great writingYear 5 – Jason, Mohammad – fantastic writingYear 1 – Archie, Azlaan – great writing

Photographs Children will be having their individual photographs taken when we return to school after half term.  Children who have siblings in school will also have a family photograph taken.  We are not able to offer family pictures to children who do not attend Co-op Academy Broadhurst.  The photographer will be in school on Thursday 3rd November from 8.45am.  Please ensure all children are in school on time and wearing the correct school uniform.  Poppy Appeal We will be selling poppies and other Royal British Legion merchandise after the holidays.  Please send donations in with your children should they wish to purchase anything from Monday 31st October.

Reminders Failsworth Community Fridge is closed over half term. The Halloween Disco is on Monday 31st October – KS1 4-4.45pm and KS2 5-5.45pm. Please make sure you buy tickets in advance. We will not be able to sell tickets on the door. Children booked into ASC can attend the disco. Please let the office know if you would like your child to join in. Choir and Young Carers clubs are cancelled on Monday 31st so children can attend the disco. Class teachers will not be available on dojo over half term. Please do not expect a reply to your messages until we return to school.

Assemblies and Parent Coffee and Chat After half term, parents are welcome to join us in assembly on a Friday morning. Our assemblies start at 9am so we will open the hall doors 5 minutes before. Also I am restarting the Parents’ Coffee and Chat. This will be straight after assembly on a Friday. They will not be every week so I will share a list of dates on the next newsletter. There will be one on Friday 4th November. Please come along and find out what is happening in school.

Rights Respecting Schools Article of the Month: Article 30 – Every child has the right to learn and use the language, customs and religion of their family, whether or not these are shared by the majority of the people in the country where they live.

ECO  Can you please keep collecting and sending in your old batteries, plastic toys and old mobile phones and chargers.Please make sure your children’s uniform has their name in, we have a lot of lost and left jumpers and cardigans.

Happy Diwali to all our families celebrating next week. Have a lovely half term and we will see you back in school on Monday 31st November.

Community Group Update  – From Parent and Community Group Link Governor, Louise Waters

Who are We?

Formed last year, the Community Group provides support and strategic oversight of Academy Community Engagement. We consist of school Governors, Co-op Member Pioneers, School Staff and community group volunteers.

What do we do?

We have a shared purpose and meet once a month to plan, coordinate and promote community/family activities both in and out of school. We align to Co-op Academy Trust values and principles and promote social responsibility and improving where we live. 

We also aim to draw support from the Co-op Business, Local Council, other businesses, Police and voluntary organisations.

What have we done?

• Conducted a parent survey (with a prize hamper!) to understand parent/carer priorities.
• Made link with Co-Op Moston Funeral Care to provide additional resources to the school pastoral team concerning things like bereavement in children and road safety.
• Have a dedicated mental health, equalities and careers Governor as part of our team to monitor wellbeing and raise the aspiration of pupils.
• Coordinated some additional nature and biodiversity activities within school from Lancashire Wildlife Trust, who manage the nearby Nature Reserve.
• Supported a restoration of the school Outdoor Classroom to improve opportunities for learning
• Support a local “cycle and stride” initiative. A 500m new path ( with solar lighting!) has been built behind the school and extends half way up the Fairway Estate. We hope to promote Active Travel to school. Reducing parking congestion and pollution whilst improving the safety of pupils. Funded by Groundwork Greater Manchester and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
• Collaborated with the new path contractors, Groundwork to bring in additional nature and ecological activities to the Thursday Eco-Club.
• Re-vamped the two school notice boards (EYFS and Hall) which are updated with newsletters and key information
• Used the School Dojo messaging facility to promote local activities, events and signposting relevant to pupils and families.
• Support in-school activities such as Fairtrade Fortnight, Rights Respecting Schools Gold award, Green Flag with Merit award, Walk and Wheels event, International Women’s Day celebration at FC United, May Mental Health Week, Uniform exchange and access to food.
• Scheduled two litter-picking events but unfortunately these were cancelled due to COVID.
• Prioritised loneliness, particularly affecting care home residents post-COVID for the next round of activities. This has started with Reception Class “Pen Pals” led by Miss Higgins and 

What’s next – Before Easter 2023?

• Expand on Care Home activities with pupils.
• Look into funding for new bicycle storage at school and plan an event with Moston Bike Library.
• Host an Active Travel Event In March 2023. With resources from Groundwork, Manchester City Council and Transport for Greater Manchester.
• Make contact with the three new Community Co-Op Local Causes (TBC November 2022) and plan engagement activities.
• Seek new funding for Mrs Alderson’s nature and food growing events at school
• Support Schools ambition to reduce it’s carbon footprint, be more environmentally friendly, be more sustainable and reduce waste.

🎃 Happy Half -Term and Halloween! 🎃

Safeguarding and Family Support Online Safety There are a number of serious videos being posted at the moment, over various social media platforms regarding challenges that can and have had a serious impact on the physical and mental health of children who are taking part in these ‘challenges’. These challenges are extremely serious and have resulted in many deaths.  Please be vigilant with your children’s access to the internet, monitor their usage and do not leave them unsupervised whilst accessing the internet. Unfortunately these videos are too readily available and accessible, if you or your children come into contact with one of these videos please report it using the reporting function on the website.  ** Please note that the social media platforms that these dangerous challenges are being shared on such as; Snapchat, Tiktok, Instagram, etc. have a minimum age of 13 and so no primary aged children should have an account or access to these platforms.**  Half term emergency contacts  As we are off next week for half term, we are sharing some contact details you can use to gain local supportif needed.North Early Help hub – 0161 234 1973If you have a safeguarding concern about a child this needs reporting to 0161 234 5001If a child is in immediate danger or has been harmed call 999 Additional Information Please see below a poster regarding where children can eat free during  October Half term: