Skip to content ↓
Knowledge begins with respect for God. (Proverbs 1:7)

St Matthew's C of E
Primary School

Live, Love, Learn

&

Brunel
Nursery School

Learning Together

Latest Newsletter

 

 

Newsletter 27 – 31st March 2025

 

Knowledge begins with respect for God (Proverbs 1:7)

 

This half-term’s value is ‘Service’ (Mark 10:35)

Holiday Activities and Food Activities

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is a scheme funded by the Government and delivered by local councils, providing healthy food and fun activities to children and young people, with free places available for those on free school meals.

 

Sessions will include a variety of fun activities, including sports, music, arts and other exciting opportunities to learn and develop skills like meeting new friends, alongside a nutritious meal each day.

 

For information on how you and your family can get involved this Easter, or to book your place please visit Get Stuck In or call the booking team on 01254 784105 (Option 2). You will need an FSM code which the school office will be able to give you. I’ve attached a list of activities to this newsletter.

Golden Envelope Assembly

Our Golden Envelope Assembly will be taking place this Friday at 8.40am. Parents of children who have been chosen to receive a progress certificate will have received a text on Friday, inviting them to comeand join us for our final assembly of the term.

Doves’ Class Assembly

A big thank you to our Doves’ class for their fantastic ‘Stone Age’ assembly last week! It was great to see so many parents and carers in the hall, supporting their children. The next class assemblies will now take place in the summer term.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) – Free Classes

Blackburn with Darwen Adult Learning are offering a free five-week pre-entry course for parents. The sessions will include developing key language to promote communication between home and school. Please see the flyer attached to this letter with details about dates and times.

Parking on Cambridge Street

Please can I remind all parents and carers to park considerately on Cambridge Street when dropping off and picking up their children. The key thing to remember is to make sure you do not block any driveways as residents do need to be able to leave to get to work and for appointments etc. Thank you.

Online Safety Newsletter

April’s edition of our online safety newsletter is now available on the website (Parents – Online Safety). These are a great way of keeping up to date with what your children might be experiencing online.

Asthma Training for Parents

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are providing free asthma training for parents. This can be accessed from the link below: -

https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/children-and-young-peoples-asthma/

Term Dates

School closes at 3.00pm this Friday, 4th April for the Easter holiday. We will re-open on Tuesday 22nd April at 8.20am (Breakfast Club at 7.45am).

Please note that we start back on the Tuesday due to the fact that Monday 21st April is Easter Monday, a Bank Holiday. I hope you enjoy a lovely break with your children.

This week’s Amazing Achievers!

 

You’ve Been Spotted!

Children who have been demonstrating one of our school values:

 

Daniel Malik – Robins Blue

Zakariya Latif – Robins Green

Shehryar Ahmed – Woodpeckers

Zohaib Latif – Kingfishers

Ayra Kayani – Swallows

Zainab Mahmood – Doves

Hussain Ali Shah – Owls

Anayah Patel – Kestrels

Hamza Abdrabou – Hawks

ZoyaNoor Chaudhry – Falcons

Jannat Zeeshan – Eagles

Headteacher’s Award

Children chosen for a special achievement:

 

Hana Zohaib – Robins Blue

Zoya Satia - Robins Green

Alayna Hussain – Woodpeckers

Arsal Khan – Kingfishers

Rayhan Rizwan– Swallows

Sehrish Khan – Doves

Jasmine Akhtar – Owls

Liza Kara – Kestrels

Benin Jafar – Hawks

Aliyah Patel – Falcons

Melanija Kilpe – Eagles

Recent Reading Badges

 

Kingfishers

Farah Hussain – Emerald

McKenzie Mulleny - Gold

 

Kestrels

Tamima Begum – Ruby, Ahmed Mulla - Topaz

Muhammad-Adam Patel, Zinedine Zaman

& Shamsa Hooti - Sapphire

Aisha Kousar & Zaeem Patel - Pearl

Shurayh Mohammed & Hooria Abbas - Jet

Anayah Patel - Bronze Star, Ebraheem Sadiq - Silver Star

 

 

Eagles

Alisha Shaikh – Double Ruby

 

Authors of the Week

 

Key Stage 2 children who have excelled in their writing recently:

 

Doves – Razane El-Mansori

 

Owls – Ameerah Khan

 

Kestrels – Shurayh Mohammed

 

Hawks – Azaan Hussain

 

Falcons – Zoya Noor Chaudhry

 

Eagles – Yusuf Saddique

 

Mrs Martin’s Class of the Week:

Doves

Mrs Fenton’s Star:                         

Safiyyah Karolia (Eagles)

Mr Richardson’s Lunchtime Awards:

McKenzie Mulleny  (Kingfishers) & Ali Khaled (Hawks)

 

 

Last Week’s Attendance

 

Best attendance

Best punctuality

Infants

Woodpeckers

Robins Blue & Woodpeckers

Juniors

Doves

Falcons