9 Mar

Mother's Day Assemblies

Well done to all the children in Reception class and KS1 today who said a special thankyou to their mums, grandmas and all the special people in their lives who care for them.

It was lovely to watch.

Well done to them all.

8 Mar

Snow!

Unfortunately I had to close school today due to the adverse weather conditions this morning.

Some of the staff were stuck on motorways or on driveways at home!

Looking out of my office window now, I can't believe it's the same day.

 

Thankyou for all your understanding today. School…

2 Mar

Headteacher's Award

Well done Denzel.

You are such a kind and caring little boy.

I am very proud of you.

 

24 Feb

Amazing Children!

Charles came to talk to Year 2 and Year 4 this wek about the Jewish religion.

Year 5 and Year 6 also visited Charles at the Yeshurum Synagogue in Machester on Monday.

Below is  the email which Charles sent to Miss Watson.

I know we have wonderful children at Gillibrand. They always make…

23 Feb

Book Week

Book Week is next week, and we are all looking forward to sharing different books and stories with the children. Maybe some more Secret Story Tellers will visit!

Don't forget the book fair starts on Tuesday. You should have received your voucher for World Book day, which can be redeemed against…

19 Feb

Happiness Buckets

I have been so impressed by the kind words that have been written by our children about other children in school.

We have been reading them out in each assembly and every time we do this in school it makes everyone smile.

I know that all the children at Gillibrand are such kind and caring…

9 Feb

Headteacher's Award

Well done to Alexia and Kai.

They have both shown determination and a willingness to succeed this week, even when they found things more challenging.

I am very proud of you both.

3 Feb

Class Blogs

I love reading all the class blogs each week.This week I especially enjoyed reading the Year 1 class blog written by Mr Thomas about using the iPads.

This selfie of India and Lucas definitely made me smile!

You can see more brilliant phots that the children took by clicking on the link…

24 Jan

Headteacher's Award

Well done Oliver.

You are a very kind and caring little boy.

I am very proud of you.

22 Jan

Happiness Buckets!

This is the story ( and buckets!) that I shared with the children last week.

We are having a focus in school on being kind to each other, helping each other and as a result making others and ourselves happy!

All the children and staff have been asked to write good things about other children…

21 Jan

A Great Start!

It's been a great start to 2018 in school.

All the staff and children have been working hard and fitting a lot in to a very short half term.

Check out all the class blogs for photos and information.

12 Jan

Be Kind!

It's been a great start to the new term and all the children have been working hard. Please look at the class blogs for pictures and information.

 I talked to the children this morning in assembly about kindness and doing good deeds for other people to make them feel happy. We all sang along to…