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• We Won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Fri 13 Jan 2023 C. Breeze

  Our Y5 football set visited The Etihad this morning and were OUTSTANDING!!!!!! They played four matches and won all four and then played the highest scoring team in the final ......AND WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   

  The behaviour and attitude of our players was superb and they showed off The St Bernard's Way brilliantly.  They listened really well and worked as a team to bring us a fantastic result.  Well done boys and a huge thank you to Mr Shaw and Mr Farrelly for leading this initiative.

  

• After School Clubs

  Sun 08 Jan 2023 C. Breeze

  We have made significant improvements to our after school club offer (as listed below).  All of our clubs start this week (from Monday 9th January). All clubs end at 4.15pm.  Please pick up from the usual gate on the playground.

   

  Monday

  Football, Years 5&6 (Mr Shaw)

  Dance, Years 2&3 (Ms Marsden)

  Rainbows, KS2 (Ms Green & Ms Cummings)

  Lego Years, 1,2&3 (Ms Flanagan)

   

  Tuesday

  Gymnastics, KS2 (Ms Ozum)

  Board Games, Years 4,5&6 (Ms Hanley)

  Playdough Disco, Early Years (Ms McMahon)

  Singing, Years 2,3&4 (Ms Coutinho)

   

  Wednesday

  Football, Years 5&6 (Mr Shaw)

   

  Thursday

  Dodgeball, KS2 (Mr Farrelly)

  Story Club, Early Years (Ms Cunningham)

   

  In addition to this, our Choir will continue with their club on a Tuesday lunchtime.

   

   

• Year 3 Visit to The Etihad Stadium

  Thu 05 Jan 2023 C. Breeze

  All of Year 3 will be having a very special PE lesson every Friday at The Etihad Stadium.  They will travel by coach with Ms Meepe and Mrs Thorley and will receive professional tennis coaching.  Please provide trainers.

• Happy New Year!

  Thu 05 Jan 2023 C. Breeze

  Happy new year everyone, we hope you've all had a lovely holiday.  Just a quick reminder to ensure that your child has their PE kit in school - PE lessons start straight away.  Please also send them with a water bottle to use during the day. Many thanks.

• Farewell to Mr Chavda

  Tue 20 Dec 2022 C. Breeze

  Today we say goodbye to Mr Chavda who has worked at St Bernard's for five years.  He has worked with every child in our school, supporting them, teaching them and having fun with them.  We wish him lots of love and luck as he relocates to write the next chapter of his story.  Love and prayers from all of us Mr C ....keep being amazing and come back to see us when you can.

  

• Christmas Raffle Winners

  Tue 20 Dec 2022 C. Breeze

  Well done to our Christmas Raffle Winners - we raised £312 this year which will be spent directly on your children so a huge thank you to all those parents and carers who supported us and thank you to Mrs McMahon for organising this event.

  

• Christmas Shows

  Mon 19 Dec 2022 C. Breeze

  Our children had a wonderful time on Friday at The Snow Mouse & Peter Pan.  The shows were brilliant and provided the finale to two weeks of work in class focusing on either snow animals or the Peter Pan story.  Thank you for all of your voluntary contributions.  Photos of The Snow Mouse attached (photography wasn't permitted at Peter Pan).  Thank you too to all those parents who came in to school to view the work that the children had done. it was lovely to share this with you.

  

• Christmas Raffle

  Thu 15 Dec 2022 C. Breeze

  Tickets are on sale for our Christmas Raffle (on the playground at 3.15pm each day).  We have some great prizes including:-

  • £20 Mini Rascals Hair Voucher
  • £10 My Little Cake Place Voucher
  • Hot Wheels Cars
  • Premier League Adrenalyn Multipack
  • Sponge Art Unicorns
  • Soap & Glory Gift Set
  • Chocolate Hampers
  • England Cricket Top
  • Children's Toys

  Tickets are £1 and all proceeds will go to The Children's Champions who will spend it directly on your children.  Please support us if you can. The raffle will be drawn on Tuesday 20th December.

  

• Cost of living Manchester updates

  Wed 14 Dec 2022 Mrs Williams

  With the very cold weather and all of the costs around Christmas we wanted to share some useful local information... 

   

  * Manchester City Councils Cost of Living Advice Line 0800 023 2692, a free telephone line available between 9am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday, or by online form here:  Cost of living support Manchester

   

  * Helping hands advice leaflet: helping hands leaflet

   

  * Manchester City Council information here: cost of living support Manchester

   

  * Every library in Manchester is a ‘warm space’, a free, safe place where residents can come and stay warm all day in a welcoming, inclusive environment. The libraries are packed full of resources and support for all ages.

   

  Please remember we do have staff who you can speak to confidentially to discuss concerns about cost of living, such as food or fuel poverty, cost of uniforms & school activities. 

• Film Night - Thank You!

  Tue 13 Dec 2022 C. Breeze

  Thank you to all the staff who supported our Christmas Film Night on Monday 12th December.  Thank you to the parents for all their financial contributions - we raised just under £400 for The Children's Champions.  This will help to support the projects sponsored by The Children's Champions in the year to come.  The children had a great time.