Letters
2017
Measles, chicken pox and shingles
Please may we ask for you cooperation in a vitally important matter? One of our pupils is
... read this letterYear 6 leaving meal and awards night
On Thursday 19th July there will be a leaving meal for Year 6 followed by their awards
... read this letterKey Stage 1 Sports Day
There will be a sports day for key stage 1 children held at Barnoldswick Church Primary School
... read this letterYear 3 and Year 4 Cricket Competition
There will be a cricket competition taking place at Stanley Park, Blackpool Cricket Club on Thursday 12th
... read this letterYear 3 Parents in class
As part of our topic, The Romans, we will be making a Roman shield, Roman jewellery and
... read this letterYear 5 Medieval Day
Our African Marsh Owls Class has been invited to attend a ‘Medieval Day’ on Friday 6th July
... read this letterArt Shirts
Art is an important aspect of the curriculum and allows children to show off their creative skills.
... read this letterYear 6 Diary Dates
We are nearly at the end of term and it is an extremely busy time for Year
... read this letterYear 6 End of Year Production
This year, we have been fortunate to have had the skills and expertise of a professional drama
... read this letterYear 4 and Year 5 Mixed Cricket Competition
There will be a mixed cricket competition taking place at Earby Cricket Club on Tuesday 26th June
... read this letterYear 3 and Year 4 All Stars Cricket Festival
There will be a cricket festival taking place at Earby Cricket Club on Monday 25th June for
... read this letterYear 5 and Year 6 Orienteering
There will be an orienteering event taking place at Holt House on Wednesday 27th June 2018 for
... read this letterYear 6 Weets Walk
Due to an unexpected meeting being arranged at short notice, the Year 6 Weets walk has been
... read this letterBoys’ Football
There will be a boys’ football festival taking place at Fisher More High School for Year 3
... read this letterTennis Competition
There will be a tennis competition taking place at Pendle Vale College on Monday 18th June for
... read this letterYear 6 – Fundraising
As you are aware Year 6 are going on their annual residential trip to York in a
... read this letterYear 6 fundraising – Non uniform day
On Friday 22nd June there will be a non-uniform day to raise money for the Year 6
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As part of your child’s continuous learning throughout their school life, swimming lessons will begin next week
... read this letterPendle Schools’ Festival
Gisburn Road School Choir will be taking part in the Pendle Schools Music Festival on Monday 11th
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This year, our school choir will be participating in the Pendle Schools’ Festival on 11th or 12th
... read this letterYear 3/4 athletics competition
There will be an Athletics competition for Year 3/4 students taking place at Seedhill Running Track on
... read this letterMixed cricket competition
There will be a Year 5/6 cricket competition taking place at Earby Cricket Club on Tuesday 12th
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There will be a girls’ cricket competition on Tuesday 5th June held at Earby Cricket Club
... read this letterDrowning Prevention Week
The week commencing Monday 21st May, Pendle Leisure Trust are taking part in Drowning Prevention week.
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Next week, the children in Year 2 will take part in the end of Key Stage 1
... read this letterWhat’s On Guide – May-July 2018
Here’s a list of what is going on in school over the next few weeks.
... read this letterQuickSticks Hockey
There will be a Year 5/6 Quicksticks Hockey competition taking place at Marsden Heights College, Nelson on
... read this letterGirls’ Football – 9th May 2018
There will be a girls’ football event taking place at Fisher More High School on 9th May
... read this letterSlapped Cheek and Chicken Pox
There have been a number of cases of ‘Slapped Cheek Syndrome’ and Chicken Pox brought to our
... read this letterNursery Lunchtimes
We feel the children that stay all day at Nursery are now ready to eat in the
... read this letterGirls’ Football
There is a girls’ football event to take place at Fisher More High School on Wednesday 25th
... read this letterOrienteering Festival
A year 3/4 orienteering festival will take place at Coates Lane Primary School on Friday 20th April.
... read this letterBadminton Competition
A Year 5/6 Badminton Festival which will take place on Monday 16th April at Pendle Vale College.
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This event will take place on Thursday 19th April at Holt House in Colne. This competition will
... read this letterSwimming lessons 2018
As part of your child’s continuous learning throughout their school life, swimming lessons will begin next week
... read this letterNursery Teacher Recruitment
As you are aware Miss Hall is finishing her post as Nursery Teacher this Friday, to pursue
... read this letterParentPay
Now all our issues with ParentPay have been resolved, I wanted to take this opportunity to outline
... read this letterYear 3/4 – Dragon Days Stage Production
Traditonally, the spring term is when Year 3 and 4 put on their stage production. Due to
... read this letterWhat’s On Guide – March/April 2018
Here’s a list of what is going on in school over the next few weeks.
... read this letterSports Relief 2018
Sports Relief week is Monday 19th March to Friday 23rd March 2018. For this week we have
... read this letterBurnley Football Club Stadium Tour
We have an exciting opportunity to go on a Burnley Football Club Stadium Tour next Wednesday (14th
... read this letterSwimming Gala
A swimming gala for children from year 5/6 is to be held at Colne Leisure Centre on
... read this letterMrs Toor’s Maternity Cover
Mrs Toor will be starting her Maternity leave after the Easter holidays. After very careful consideration, we
... read this letterYear 6 York Trip
As a reward for their hard work, we have arranged a 2 night residential trip to York.
... read this letterParents Evening
This year we are trialling a new system. School will close at 2pm on Tuesday 28th November
... read this letterRotary Club Christmas Shoe Box Appeal
This year we will be taking part in the Rotary Club Christmas Shoe Box Appeal.
... read this letterYear 3 trip to Bancroft Mill
The Year 3 children will be visiting Bancroft Mill, in Barnoldswick, as part of their topic work
... read this letterBehaviour systems
At the start of the new school year, we would like to remind you of our Behaviour
... read this letterUniform changes
I would like to re-iterate my thanks for your overwhelming support with the changes to our uniform.
... read this letterYears 5 and 6 walking home
As children enter Year 5 and Year 6, some parents would like their child to be able
... read this letterReception school dinner experience
We would like to invite you as a parent/carer to have lunch in school on Wednesday 27th
... read this letterYear 5 Swimming Lessons
Swimming lessons will begin from Tuesday 12th September, in school time and will last for 10 weeks:
... read this letterGisburn Road School added a new photo to…
Help Wanted from Green Fingered Parents/Carers/Grandparents!
... read this letterNew Teachers Appointed
We are really pleased to inform you that we have appointed two new teachers to join our
... read this letterMrs Larnach will not be returning to school
We would like to inform you that Mrs Nicola Larnach will not be returning to Gisburn Road
... read this letterMrs Adele Dickinson, new nursery teacher
As you may be aware, Miss Hall is moving to Year 1 from Monday to cover a
... read this letterWelcome Mrs Mitchell
This week we are really pleased to announce that we have appointed a new teaching assistant for
... read this letterEvents in February and March
What’s coming up at Gisburn Road, including: Author in School – Caryl Hart Y6 SATs Meeting FOGR
... read this letterEnd to pre-ordering of school meals
As you are aware, we have been trialling a new pre order lunch token system since October
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