NEWS
Recent updates:
WOW!!! Our newly painted climbing wall. Painted by Sally Thoms.
Film Club is in Monday 21st May. Click here for details.
The Tag Rugby team have been competing again in the South Lakes District Tournament in Kirkby Lonsdale - both teams did amazingly well. Click here to read the report.
Garden Club News update
FilmClub is on Monday 14th May. Click here to find out what we will be watching and the finishing time.
Class 5 have produced some superb homework on World War II. Click here to see Joes' website.
Thank you to all who attended the calculation evening. We hope you enjoyed the evening. Click here to see some pictures from the night.
Visit Mathsworld our new but growing resource to help children with Maths and to help parents support their children with Maths.
CHANGE OF DATE - The film club session on 7th May is Bank Holiday Monday so we won't be in school. So we don't miss a session we will run it the Monday 14th May instead.
Film Club is starting again on Monday 23rd April. If you have handed in your slip then you have got a place. It is also an Open Invitation night for KS1 - if you have returned your form we look forward to seeing you there. Please click here for film details.
What an exciting morning we have had! Today (Tuesday 3rd April) we have met Prince Charles. Many of the children got to shake his hand and speak to him. Miss Strange and a group of children presented him with the History of Staveley School book. He was delighted with it. Below are just a few pictures of the event. If you have any photos you would like to see on the school website please send them to Miss Strange.
  
  
A HUGE thank you to all who donated money to Sport Relief. We raised £1129.50!!!! Well Done to all.
Image Musical Theatre have performed The Selfish Giant at school today. Some of the children were chosen to work alongside the actors. Click here to see a slideshow of pictures.
Canopic Jar by Fern Class 4
See more photos of our Clay work. Class 4 have been making Canopic Jars as part of their topic on Ancient Egypt. Click here.
Exciting news for Lucy P in Class 4! In February she entered the Radio 2 '500 word' story competition and her story, 'A Wolf's Tale' has made it through to the last 2000. They had around 74,000 entries so this is a huge achievement in itself! Click here to read her story.
Class 4 have made some FANTASTIC canopic jars with Sally and we would like to say a huge thank you! Click here to see the amazing results!
SPORT RELIEF WRISTBANDS ARE ON SALE IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE FROM TODAY (Monday 19th March) They cost £1.50.
Don't forget FilmClub is on Tuesday this week. Click here to find out what we are watching and what time it finishes.
March newsletter view online now.
E-Safety
We've been learning about E-Safety at school. If you have any worries about staying safe online, visit ThinkuKnow to find advice and information. There are games to play and activities for children as young as 5 all the way to adults.
Click here to see how well the cross country team have been doing....again!
A huge well done to the School swimming team who competed in the Kendal School Squadrons Gala on Sunday evening (Feb 26th). All the children swam incredibly well and can't wait until their next swimming competition!
Congratulations to the School Tag rugby team who have won the District competition and are now going through to the County Finals later in the term - we wish them lots of luck! Read the school newsletter for a full report report by William and Joe in Class 5.
Class 2 trip to The Judges Lodgings in Lancaster. Click here to see photos of our day.
On Monday 5th March FilmClub will be having their Plus One Night. We will be watching... click here for more details.
The winner of our Banardos Bear is ...
Bethan from Reception
Thank you to all who brought in envelopes. We will let you know the grand total next week.
FilmClub is on Tuesday 7th February next week. We will be in Class 4 watching ... click here to find out.
Fantastic piece of homework from Joe in Class 3.
Congratulations again to the Cross Country Team who ran in horrendous conditions at Sedbergh yesterday. Read the full report from Lauren and see the photos on the Sports Hall of Fame page.
Class 5 have been taking part in a music workshop with Mr Shillitoe from Queen Katherine School. The 4 part songs they sang were amazing!
 
Congratulations to the school cross country team who recently competed at the District Cross Country Championship in Sedbergh. The boys were 2nd team! Particularly well done to Dan and Lewis who were selected to compete in the county championship! The team are out again this week at another Cross Country event - we wish them good luck!
 
Interesting talking point. Every single day, NASA publish a new astronomy photograph. Worth a look at Astronomy Photo of the Day.
Just added: A guide to assessment in school.
Filmclub on Monday 23rd January. We will be watching ... Click here to find out.
Happy new Year to all
Class 4 made a last minute film to wish you all a Happy Christmas! The very talented Peter plays the accompanying cornet!
Filmclub finishes at 5pm tonight.
KS2 Christmas Musical - Meet the cast.
No last minute progress with negotiations so school still closed on Wednesday.
A stunning piece of homework from Shannon. As an example of going the extra mile this is so good we have devoted an entire page to it here.
FilmClub on Monday 21st November will be watching ... click here to find out
New this week: Freedom of Information, Privacy Notice and ComparetheSchools.com. All also available under the Parents menu.
Remembrance: Today Mr Watson told us about the unveiling of the Staveley War Memorial. See the photograph here.
New Poem : Visit Poetry Corner here.
Applying for a place in 2012? Closing date is 15th January. You can apply online here.
Filmclub on Monday 7th November will be watching ... click here to find out
Halloween - Meet in Storyteller's Garden in Grasmere on Friday evening (28th) for spooky tales from Taffy Thomas.
Applying for a place at Secondary school? The closing date is 31st October. Download the information booklet here.
Film Club(17.10.11): Tonight's Film
York Trip:
Friday update: All had a good nights sleep and everyone well.
Thursday update: All slept well last night and are now off enjoying the days activities. Click here for Thursday slideshow.
Wednesday evening: All well and enjoying the trip. Photos here.
Wednesday- All slept well and everyone fine - having a great time..
All safe and well and fast asleep. (11.00PM). Poor Internet connection so updates will be limited.
Click here to see a slideshow of pictures from Birdoswald. We had a great time and enjoyed all the activities.
Birdoswald: Everyone safe and well and having a great time.
Children made Roman helmets this evening.
All of us - This is the whole school. If you'd like a high-resolution copy, just email the school office.
Filmclub on Monday 3rd October will be watching ... Click here to find out.
Guitar Tuition: Mr Redfern has recommended a replacement guitar teacher who has visited the school to confirm arrangements. Expect a letter to book within the next few days.
Wheels for Yasmin: Read Lauren's account of her Coast to Coast cycle ride.
NEW: See our Assembly Themes here. This list will show the themes that we use to plan our school assemblies.
Film Club starts again for its 3rd Year! on Monday 19th September. If you have handed your form in then you have a place in the club. For more details about what we will be watching and finishing time, please click here.
Welcome back from summer holidays. In view of the prevailing weather conditions, we'll leave the Bad Weather Closures link (see above) as a permanent fixture until the spring.
Happy holidays to all - School's Out for the Summer! Back on September 7th.
Wheels for Yasmin: See what Lauren's going to be up to in September
Class 3's Mountain Day - Tuesday 5th July. Click here to see what a fantastic day we had!
Heaves Farm Visit - Year Two and Three have had a day out to Heaves Farm. Click here to see some pictures.
Sports Day - 11.00 - We're going ahead. If there is any rain between now and 1.30 we'll cancel due to the wet grass.
Click here for local hour by hour forecast.
Our new Outdoor Classroom. Completed today - thanks to Lee Duckworth for designing and making a superb feature for the school.
On Monday 20th June FilmClub will be watching ... click here to find out.
Hawse End : Check here for updates.
When Leo came to school: all of the Key Stage 2 children got a real treat when Leo Houlding came to visit us as part of our Mountains topic on Friday 10th June. We found out about lots of Leo's adventures and he brought in allsorts of equipment he uses including a wingsuit and clothes he'd worn on the summit of Mount Everest! Thanks to Leo for giving up his time to come and visit us and Mrs Roberts for inviting him.
Monday 6th June - FilmClub will be watching ... Click here to find out.
Orienteering Success
Congratulations to Peter in Year 4 who came first in his age group at the final of the Schools Orienteering Park Events organised by Lakeland Orienteering. The race was held at Brockholes near Windermere on 26th May in very wet conditions. Not only did Peter win his age group he got the fastest time of all the competitors, beating children in Years 5 and 6. Well done Peter!
New addition: Mixed Ages Classes FAQ's
The first Film Club of the summer term is on Monday 16th May. We will be watching ... click here to find out.
Now the summer's here, please ensure that children have sun block on before coming to school and hats/ clothing according to need. More information here.
Found on School Field - Set of Mitsubishi car keys. Contact school office.
As it's Spring, we had two lambs in school today visiting Class 2 and Class 1. Thank you to Alice and Alice's mum for bringing them in.
Some information regarding Mixed Age Classes
Click here to see some pictures from Class 3's trip to Speke Hall and here for some of Class 4's trip.
Film Club - Click here for Monday's film
Keep the Red Nose money coming in. The total is at £858 and sill rising.
Olympic Games countdown timer added at top of page. Unlike the one in Trafalgar Square, this one keep going!
Thank you to everyone for all their support on Red Nose Day. When all sponsor money is in we will reveal the grand total. Click here to see some pictures of what we did.
RED NOSES are on sale in the school office now for £1.
Casting for TV ADVERT. Click here for the info we have.
FilmClub will be watching ... click here to find out.
Who's lost their word lists? if you are learning frequent words lists but have lost the paper copies they can be downloaded from here.
First 100 Words
Next 200 Words
Class 3 have been causing a stir this week. Click here to find out more about our exploding science experiment!
SLOW BROADBAND AT HOME? Read this:
The Upper Kent Local Area Partnership is currently organising a broadband survey to help determine how accessible the internet is across the partnership area and consider what might be done as a result. As many people as possible are encouraged to contribute to the survey so that a good local picture can be gathered which should provide useful evidence for further action. The deadline for completion of the survey is now 17th Feb but even if this has expired by the time you read this, do access the survey as there is a good chance that the deadline will be extended. Anyone wishing to have a paper copy of the survey should contact the Parish Council Chairman on 01539 821719. The quickest way to complete the survey and find out more information about it is on-line by using the link http://tinyurl.com/25t72bl
FilmClub on Mon 31st Jan will be watching ... Click here to find out.
H&S Warning: Could we please remind parents that there is no pedestrian access through the staff car park. Please use the pathway by the school sign.
Some superb new pictures in the Art Gallery.
Zozo has been in school today (Wed12th) to work with Class 3. Click here to see some pictures.
Film Club continues to be a huge success and will be starting again on Monday 17th Jan. If you have sent your slip and £1 payment in then click here to find out what we will be watching!
Class 3 have learnt a new song called Rock around the Shops. Click here to watch them performing it.
FilmClub will be watching ... click here to find out.
Classes 3, 4 and 5 went to the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal on Friday 10th December to see a production of Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. Everyone had a great afternoon, a well deserved treat after our own excellent Christmas play. Click here to see a few pictures from the trip.
Eventually the rest of the world catches up with Staveley. We've never banned parents from taking photos of our Christmas Plays and now the Information Commissioner has ruled that there was never any need for all those schools who did. Read the full story here.
7th December: SCHOOL OPEN as normal. (90 Cumbrian schools closed today!!)
Staveley has become a life size Advent Calendar. Have you seen the pictures in the windows on the main street? Click here to see more.
School closures: Click here for more information.
Class 3 spent the day with some outdoor education studies students from the University of Cumbria. We had a fantastic day doing all sorts of activities. Click here to see a slide show of some of the things we did.
FILM CLUB POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY 6th
WEATHER (7.05 PM): Here we go again... Please look out for text updates and Lakeland Radio. No news at the moment, we'll see how things look in the morning. We may not have definite news until we see if any staff are affected.
Film Club on Monday 29th November will be watching ... click here to find out.
Children in Need - Click here to see pictures of the day and how much we raised!
A big THANK YOU to all that attended the Coffee and a Cake and to those that donated cakes and helped serving cakes and drinks. Pictures will be on the website on Monday!
URGENT!! Sealed bids auction for Children In Need. We have four tickets to see Carlisle United on Tuesday night. Bid for two or all four. Sealed bids to school on Friday morning.
Even more Cross Country running success. Well done to all. Click here.
Christmas Play songs: If you have lost your set of words click here for another copy.
Friday 19th November is Children in Need day. The theme is Show your Spots so for £1 you can come to school wearing something spotty!
FilmClub will be watching on Mon 15th Nov ... Click here to find out.
WINNERS!!!!(10.11.10) Click here to read about the Cross Country Competition
BONFIRE NIGHT : Please take care and follow the Firework code.
Read the poem below written by Class 2
Bonfire Night
In the night-time darkness,
In the night-time cold,
Did you see a rocket
Explode in showers of sparkles?
Did you hear children in the crowd
Cheering very loud?
Did you smell the smoke
From the burning bonfire?
Did you taste the toffee apple
Sticking to your teeth?
Did you touch the marshmallow
Melting on the stick?
In the night-time darkness
In the night-time cold.
Class 2
POPPY APPEAL
The poppies are now in school and will be on sale from Tuesday 2nd November. We ask for a minimum donation of 20p. This is a very worthwhile cause, please encourage your child to buy a poppy.
Filmclub: On Monday 1st November we will be watching ... Click here to find out.
Year 4 Oliver performance. A video from assembly (15th October) of a performance created after just 2 lessons. Click here to see it.
FilmClub: On Monday 18th October we will be watching ... Click here to find out.
Y6 York Trip - Updates here from Tuesday evening.
FilmClub: On Monday 4th October we will be watching... Click here to find out.
Looking for a book to read to your children? Click here. Also worth visiting the Library where the librarians are keen to help. 
HARVEST SHOW : This Saturday. Entry form - Click here.
Residential Visit Planner - Click here
CLASS Photographs from last term. Delivery was delayed; we hope they will be with us on Monday.
Diary Dates for the Autumn Term added here.
DATES: Term starts for children on TUESDAY 7th September. For staff, term starts on Friday 3rd September with training in Ulverston (9.00 am start).
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