Walk to School Week 17th to 21st May 2021

Walk to School Week begins on Monday 17th May. We hope that pupils, parents and staff will have an enjoyable time taking part to promote sustainable travel in and around the City. Walk to School Week is a country-wide celebration of walking. This year’s theme for the five-day walking challenge is WALKING SUPERPOWERS. The challenge…

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Following the Government announcement this evening, Holden Lane Primary School will be closed from Tuesday 5th January 2021. If you are a key worker and wish for your child to attend school from Wednesday 6th January 2021, please complete the key worker application form that can be found under Coronavirus Information on the website. Thank…

FOUNDATION STAGE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

This year, our Foundation Stage have made special films to celebrate the coming of Christmas. Nursery performed ‘Away in a manger’ using Makaton which is a visual way to develop communication skills, which helps to stimulate sounds and words. Our Reception class performed ’Going on a baby hunt’ which is an adaptation of one of…

SANTA AND HIS PONY VISIT HOLDEN LANE

We were delighted to finish the term today with a special visit from Santa, one of his elves and a Christmas pony. Each bubble was excited to meet Santa and to receive a special gift. The children were also thrilled to meet one of Santa’s helpers, a Christmas pony. Santa and his elf were very…

WINTER WEATHER ~ ICE

In the event of ice, it is our policy to ensure that pathways into school are gritted to help keep everyone safe. Please ensure that you keep to the gritted paths that lead from the gate to the doors in which the children enter school. The health and safety of the children and their families…

AVOIDING HEAD LICE

We need your help to keep head lice under control in our school. The following tips can help: Use detection combing regularly to identify head lice. Perform detection combing on anyone who is likely to have had head to head contact with the sufferer. Keep long hair tied up to minimise head to head contact.…