Maney Hill Newsletter

Dates for your diary

November 7

th – Bonfire Night

w/b 5th

– Y6 Maths Inspire 10

th – Individual Photos

11th

– Y1 English Inspire 17th – Y4 Class Assembly

24th

– Y5 Maths Inspire

December 3

rd – whole school Theatre Trip 4

th – Reception Christmas

Production 8

th – Christmas Lunch

9th

& 10th

– KS1 Production 11

th – PTA Christmas Fayre

14th

& 15th

– KS2 Production 16

th – PTA Discos

January 4

th – Staff Training Day

5th

– first day of Spring Term 12

th – Y4 English Inspire

20th

– Y3 English Inspire 26

th – Y2 Class Assembly

February 1

st – Governor Visits Week

w/b 8th

– Parents’ Evenings 23

rd – Y5 English Inspire

March 9

th – Y1 Maths Inspire

15th

– Reception R Inspire 17

th – Y3 Class Assembly

22nd

– Reception H Inspire w/b 21

st Easter Bonnets Parade

April 11

th – Staff Training Day

12th

– first day of Summer term w/b 18

th – Parents’ Drop-in

21st – English Inspire

26th

– Y4 Maths Inspire May

4th

– Y3 Maths Inspire 5

th – Y1 Class Assembly 9

th – SATs Week

25th

– Reception R Class Assembly

27th

– Staff Training Day

Headteacher: Mrs S Whitehead BSc NPQH

Assistant Headteacher: Mrs E Freer BA PGCE

Contact Us

Maney Hill Primary School Maney Hill Road Sutton Coldfield

B72 1JU

0121 464 9673

enquiry@maneyhill.bham.sch.uk

Dear Parents and Carers

We have had a lovely final week at the end of another super half term. Whether you

are planning a week at home or some time away next week, I hope you all have an

enjoyable break. Next half term is set to be even busier. The teachers have already

begun preparations for our Christmas celebrations. Alongside our in-school

celebrations we are very fortunate to again be having our Carol Concert at St Peter’s

Church. I’d like to thank parents for your continued support of the school. Together

we make Maney Hill the special school that it is. Thank you to all the staff for their

hard work and dedication. Have a good half term break. Mrs Whitehead

Year 3 and 4 Football Tournament

On Wednesday 21st October, some Year 3 & 4 boys and girls took part in a mixed

football tournament. Players were Lydia and Gracie from Year 3 and Tom, Danny,

Ethan, Hugo, Harry and Oscar from Year 4. Firstly, Maney were up against Oasis

Academy. Goals from Hugo Kelly and Tom Walker were enough to seal a

comfortable 2-0 victory. Next, Little Sutton were up. In a close game, two goals

from Tom Walker saw Maney to another 2-0 victory. Our final game of the group

stage saw us lose 1-0 to a late goal from Banners Gate. This result meant Banners

Gate finished ahead of us by one point and went through to the semi-finals.

Banners Gate went on to win the whole tournament.

By Ethan Hammond, Tom Walker and Hugo Kelly

A big well-done to all the team that took part in this tournament. It was a pleasure

to take such a well-behaved and appreciative group of children who represented

our school fantastically. To lose narrowly to the eventual winners shows just how

well the children did and they can be enormously proud of themselves. Thanks to

all the parents for their support during the event. By Mr McNicholas

Class of the Week

Congratulations to Year 4 who are our ‘top class’

during lunchtimes.

Reception H William Maw

Emily Vaughan

Reception R Sarem Rizwan

Poppy Brazier

Year 1 Emeline Vuong

Tariq Mehrzad

Year 2 Bella Tross

Caleb Freeman

Year 3 Amber Atwal

Harry Sealey

Year 4 Zain Rahman

Iliana Michael

Year 5 Sam Blunt

Daisy Kelly

Year 6 Tom Robinson

Isabel Jones

On Tuesday the 13th October the second cross-

country race of the season took place at Bishop

Vesey School. Children from Year , 5 and 6,

including some newcomers to the team took on a

challenging course that makes use of the slopes

around the school field. The boys set off first, with

about 125 runners taking part. The team ran with

great determination and excellent individual

results, Ben Stewart (2nd) and James Mann

(29th), were supported by Lewis Cooper, Shailan

Srikanthan, Tom Walker, Ethan Hammond

and Danny Colley. The team were rewarded with

a better overall score than the previous race.

The girls team then approached their race with

equal enthusiasm, and were again successful in

achieving a better overall team score than in Race

1. Amaya Tisdale in Year 5 achieved a fantastic

4th place out of 120 runners, with Caitlin Ralph

(15th), Charlotte Walker, Sophie Perry,

Summer Blakeway and Anna Karafillides all

adding valuable team contributions.

We await the overall team result, hoping to

improve upon the 5th place that the girls achieved

and 11th that the boys finished out of 20 schools.

Congratulations to all that represented the school,

and a big thank you to those who came to support

the team. Mr Wigley

We are delighted to once again have a School Nurse.

She will be visiting our school every fortnight. Some

visits will be for particular themes such as supporting

children with asthma, other visits will be an open drop-

in session for parents.

If you would like to talk with our nurse, you can contact

her directly at:

BCHNT.falconlodgesnteam@nhs.net

We know Christmas can be a really busy time. To help

parents plan, here are the dates for our Christmas Events.

Reception production – 4th December

Christmas Lunch – 8th December

KS1 Production – 9th & 10th December

PTA Christmas Fayre – 11th December

KS2 Production – 14th & 15th December

PTA Christmas Discos – 16th December

Carol Concert – 16th December

Christmas Parties – 17th December

Further details to follow nearer the time.

Special

Merit Awards

Christmas Dates

Lost property

We have an ever growing pile of lost property, including lots of school uniform.

In Reception alone, they have 10 cardigans and sweatshirts in their lost

property pile.

Unfortunately none of the items has a name.

Can parents please mark all items of school

uniform with your child’s full name. This

can be done with a sew in name tag or with

a permanent pen.

Meantime, can parents of children in

Reception check whether an item of school

uniform is missing and if so, please see Miss

Roth or Miss Hewett.

Healthy Snacks

At Maney Hill we are a

Healthy School.

Fresh Fruit Dried Fruit

Vegetable sticks

Crisps X

Sweets X

Three years ago we achieved the Investors in People Award. This

week we were delighted to receive our Investors in People Bronze

Award.

Thank you to the many staff who were interviewed for the

assessment. A big thank you to everyone who works at Maney Hill.

Together we make it an excellent place to work.

You can read the full report on our website but here are a few

quotes:

What became evident on the first day is that people thoroughly enjoy

working at the school.

This in turn is reinforced by the school’s extremely supportive and

considerate approach to its staff and the desire to give them the

opportunities to learn and develop.

The school shows a lot of empathy and flexibility in responding to

people’s personal circumstances and doing what it can to support

people’s work-life balance in general.

All staff really enjoy their work and are proud of the role they play in

supporting children’s development.

Golden Time

In Key Stage 2 (Years 3 – 6) we have a

system of Golden Time. The children are

given 30 minutes during Friday afternoon

to engage in an activity of their choice.

Children can lose some or all of their

Golden Time through misbehaviour, such

as talking when the teacher is. During the

week missed Golden Time can be earned

back through very good behaviour.

If children repeatedly miss Golden Time

then parents are informed and invited

into school to discuss the matter. This is

done through a Green Behaviour Letter.

After the half term break, in Key Stage 1

(Years 1 and 2) we are going to trial the

use of Golden Time.

Most children will enjoy 30 minutes of an

activity of their choice. One or two

children may miss some of their Golden

Time. If you would like more information

please see Mrs Freer, Miss Higgins or Mr

Lynch.

Football Match – latest news

Maney Hill vs Minworth

On Tuesday 20th October, Maney Hill boys competed in a football match against Minworth. Maney came out on top,

winning 4-2, in a close encounter. Two goals from Sam Wall plus goals from Alistair Smith and Ben Stewart were

enough to seal the victory.

Another busy week of football continues with a home game against Shrubbery on Friday 23rd October. Full report in

next newsletter.

Mr McNicholas