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All the latest news from Stannington Infants School

We would like to share all the news from our school with you. There is a lot going on at Stannington Infants School and this is the place to keep up with all the latest events and information.

Ice Cream Treat

Ice Cream Treat

A special treat to end a wonderful Year 2. Sprinkles, sauce - we'll have the lot!                                                                                    We all enjoyed our visit from the ice-cream van - and at least they did not melt too quickly today!   ...

Arts Exhibition

Arts Exhibition

Parents were invited into school to see the children’s wonderful Art work displayed in the hall and look at their children’s art book. Despite the heatwave School Council children had a great time selling the printed t-shirts and it was a huge success!  It was lovely...

Circus Skills Workshop Year 2

Circus Skills Workshop Year 2

What a wonderful time we all had learning lots of circus skills with Rachel. We were very excited as she showed us the different activities we would be doing….                                                                             She showed us how to juggle ,...

Let’s Learn Moor Visit – Year 2

Let’s Learn Moor Visit – Year 2

What a fantastic day spent in the Peak District National Park learning all about how our local national park is managed and maintained. We all loved seeing the gun dogs, trying the cooked grouse and learning about how the bogs are managed and maintained.         We...

Healthy Kebabs

Healthy Kebabs

Today we have designed and made our own healthy kebabs using fruit and vegetables! We practiced our DT skills of chopping and peeling to prepare the fruit and vegetables. We then followed our design sheets to make our own healthy kebab. The best part was getting to...

Butterflies fly away

Butterflies fly away

The children in Reception have been learning about the life cycle of caterpillars. We have been able to watch caterpillars turn into butterflies and today we let them go. This is what we have learnt: "We've been learning about caterpillars turning into butterflies"  -...

Healthy Week

This week at school we have been thinking all about being healthy and what this means.. The Year 1 and Year 2 the girls took part in a football skills workshop as the Women's Euros has recently started. The whole school also took part in a glow rave dance workshop...

Rainforest Jeeps

Rainforest Jeeps

We have had two very busy  Design and Technology days! The children began by investigating a range of vehicles. They identified their function and purpose, for example a tractor is used by farmers and has big wheels so it doesn't get stuck in the mud. The children did...

Summer Fayre

Summer Fayre

What a wonderful day we had at the Summer Fayre. The weather was kind to us (mostly) and we all had lots of fun. A HUGE thank you to the small but dedicated PFA team and to everyone else who helped out to make the event so successful. Thank you to the stall holders,...