Chelford Primary School

Saturday 11 January 2025 Fun in the snow! It has been a testing first week back for our staff and families, dealing with the snow and the challenges of the icy weather. Mr Brady and governors would like to express their appreciation of the endeavours of staff who have once again gone ‘above and beyond’ to keep school open for our pupils - including covering staff absence, clearing snow and gritting paths, helping out with lunchtime duties and ensuring that school remains a safe and happy environment for pupils. A very special mention to Mr Moore who has worked tirelessly to keep the pathways and carpark safe this week. Thankfully, the temperatures are forecast to rise next week which will hopefully enable us to return to our usual routines.

Saturday 11 January 2025 C3 - Financial education This week, colleagues from MyBnk visited school to begin delivering a programme of financial education with out Class 3 pupils. Over the course of the coming weeks, children will be learning all about financial planning and management including managing budgets, resisting impulsive spending, recognising the benefits of developing positive saving habits and learning about how interest rates and investments work.

Saturday 11 January 2025 Let the drumming commence! Families may recall that we recently reported that the school had been successful its bid to acquire an electronic drum kit. This week, we were delighted to receive delivery of the kit which has now been assembled. Not only will the kit support musical celebrations and performances, but we are now in the position to begin to explore what peripatetic opportunities may be available for our aspiring drummers!

Friday 20 December 2024 Great Chelford Bake Off - Winner! Mince pies were the order of the day today as our Bake Off competition drew to a close. This week’s star baker was Jack (Y5), scoring a terrific 9/10 points.

Thursday 19 December 2024 Santa Claus came to town! We welcomed a very special visitor into school to spend some time with children this afternoon, reminding them of the importance of an early night on 24th December! Pupils were thrilled to have the opportunity to discuss their Christmas wish lists and to learn all about how Father Christmas manages to deliver so many presents across the world in a single night!

Thursday 19 December 2024 Autumn Concert What an incredible way to end the term! Many thanks to all who came out to support our end of term concert - and what a concert it was! A huge amount of talent on show as pupils performed duets, solos and whole class pieces, combing elements of the work undertaken in music lessons this year with some seasonal performances to get us in the mood for Christmas.

Thursday 19 December 2024 Recycled art - Class 2 project Class 2 pupils have loved their recent 3D art project - making sea animals and creatures from recycled waste - we think they look great (as seen below). Well done to the children for such wonderful creativity and teamwork.

Thursday 19 December 2024 Sensational stockings! Class 3 pupils have completed their DT projects this week - designing their very own festive stockings! Pupils have impressed in joining materials using a number of different stitch techniques and even managed to learn a few tips on the sewing machine thanks to Mrs Roberts’ mother who spend the day with children yesterday.

Thursday 19 December 2024 The Landlord's Cat - KS1 Nativity All staff and families were thoroughly impressed and proud of our KS1 pupils who put on a two fabulous nativity shows this week. The singing, acting, dancing and speaking was of the highest standard and pupils loved the opportunity to showcase their talents to appreciative audiences. Many thanks to all who turned out for the shows and of course to Mrs Baker, Mrs Jackson and Mr Scarterfield for preparing the children so well.

Thursday 5 December 2024 Anglo Saxon Jewellery project Class 3 pupils undertook an ambitious art project this term, designing and constructing their own ceramic jewellery pieces, inspired by the art of the Anglo Saxons. The pieces were returned from the kiln this week with incredible results. Visit our gallery to observe all the pieces children produced: https://www.chelford.cheshire.sch.uk/News/Galleries/?SSID=2743&password=#GalleryListHolder

Friday 29 November 2024 Cheshire East Family Hubs - Chelford visit 10th December 2024 Cheshire East Family Hubs - Chelford CE Primary School parents’ information session 10.12.24

Friday 29 November 2024 Great Chelford Bake Off - update (week 2) The second week of the Great Chelford Bake Off had pupils perfecting their butterfly cakes this week - and as always, pupils' entries illustrated just how talented the bakers of Chelford are!

Friday 29 November 2024 Sean Perkins author visit We were once again delighted to welcome author and illustrator Sean Perkins to Chelford on Wednesday afternoon. As families may remember, Sean enjoys visiting Chelford to share his latest instalment of his Oscar and Ben stories and to give our aspiring writers encouragement and advice. Pupils were absolutely gripped by Sean's wonderful performance of his latest book, hanging on his every word!

Friday 15 November 2024 Children in Need 2024 Chelford CE Primary School was awash with yellow and all manner of spotty clothing today in support of the annual BBC Children in Need fundraiser.

Wednesday 13 November 2024 We Remember On Sunday 10th November, members of the School Council joined Mr Brady in representing the school at the Remembrance Service. In a poignant service, we gathered to remember all those that have aid the ultimate sacrifice in enabling us to enjoy the freedoms we are afforded today. It was also lovely to see pupils past and present representing scouts, guides and brownies.

Friday 8 November 2024 Diwali Week Classes 2 and 3 were extremely lucky to receive a visit from Mrs Vaja (Gautam and Rohini’s mother) on Wednesday as part of our Diwali week. During the session, the children learned about why Diwali is celebrated, the importance of Diwali and the types of things different families do to celebrate.

Friday 8 November 2024 Class 3 - ceramics project update Hilly Kerr returned to school to help Class 3 pupils to complete the next step in their Saxon-inspired jewellery project. Regular readers will recall that pupils had previously sketched out and constructed their designs with clay. We were relieved that all pieces survived the initial firing in the kiln - which turned the clay from a soft, malleable brown into a rigid, white piece. On Wednesday, children applied their glazes. The next stage of the process is for the pieces to be fired once again before they are threaded and ready to wear. We can’t wait to see the finished jewellery pieces. As always, our heartfelt gratitude goes to Hilly for inspiring our pupils’ love of ceramics and providing such an enjoyable learning experience.

Friday 8 November 2024 Football update 9.11.24 Our Y5/6 football team took part in a ‘B’ team football festival this week. As always, pupils embodied the school values of aspiration, resilience and kindness in all matches and it was great to welcome some new competitors into the team for their first matches. Well done to all involved, and to tournament winners Brereton CE Primary School on being crowned champions! We also thank Mrs Downer and Mrs Jones who were on hand to lend their guidance and support.

Thursday 24 October 2024 Eco Club update Eco Club rounded off the half-term by sampling squash soup made from squashes grown in our raised bed. It seemed to go down well and not a drop was left by the end of the session. Our thanks to Mrs Wilson for supervising operations at the hob! Eco Club will return after the February half term break. As always, we extend our thanks to Mr Norman and Mrs Wilson for kindly leading the club this term.

Thursday 24 October 2024 PTA Disco Fun! Pupils enjoyed a fantastic disco on Wednesday afternoon - cutting some impressive shapes on the dancefloor! As always, it is a great joy to see so many pupils having such fun and we extend a huge thank you to our wonderful PTA committee of putting on the event and to parents who were able to lend a hand. We also express our thanks to staff who gave their time to support the event.

Friday 18 October 2024 Tag Rugby update Y5/6 pupils did Chelford CE Primary School proud on Wednesday when competing in our first tag rugby competition since the covid lockdown in 2019. The torrential rain couldn’t dampen pupils’ spirits - they played with excellent teamwork and with smiles on their faces! Well done to Luca, Theo and Jack for scoring a number of tries during the competition. As always, we pass on our thanks to Andy Aspinall from Thrive for coordinating the event, HCCS for allowing use of the facilities and our families for coming out in force again to lend their support. We also extend our congratulations to Goostrey Primary School, who were deserved winners on the day! Our next sports event is a football competition for Y5/Y6 pupils on Wednesday 6th November.

Friday 18 October 2024 School of Rock There was great excitement in Class 3 on Tuesday as pupils started to get to grips with a range of rock band instruments, supporting the unit ‘Music from Manchester and Beyond’. Pupils were given the opportunity to try a range of different instruments including bass, electric guitar, keyboards and drums in readiness for the formation of Chelford CE Primary School’s first ever rock band! We are looking forward to seeing how the group develops over the coming months. Mr Scarterfield will shortly be contacting parents on an invitational basis for their child to be part of the band.

Wednesday 9 October 2024 Eco Club - Litter picking This week, Mrs Jones joined Mr Norman and Mrs Wilson's Eco Club for a litter pick around Mere Court. The team took the opportunity to learn about the important of protecting our local environment and the habitats that are home to so many varied wildlife. Pupils did a fantastic job in clearing away the litter - showing their commitment to their local community in the process!

Wednesday 9 October 2024 Tatton Park - Anglo Saxons & Vikings Class 3 pupils enjoyed an inspiring day at Tatton Park as Anglo Saxon villagers, learning all about daily life in Britain after the invasion of Angles, Jutes and Saxons whilst keeping a watchful eye out for the threat of the Vikings! Children enjoyed a number of workshops - gathering, threshing and grinding wheat (to be used for bread); learning all about weapons and armoury; mastering the art of weaving and learning about the many uses of deer skin and antlers.

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.