Dear Parents,
As part of our continuing improvement journey, we have made a key appointment to add to our leadership structure. Following a rigorous recruitment process last week, the Governors are delighted to have appointed Mrs Sally Atkins to the role of Assistant Headteacher.
Mrs Atkins is an experienced teacher and school leader, currently teaching In Upper Key Stage 2 at Blackfields Primary School, Southampton. She will join our school in January and we are looking forward to welcoming her to the team.
We would also like to offer our congratulations to Mrs Kempson who is expecting her first baby in the Spring !
Mrs Kempson will start her maternity leave after February half term next year. Although we will all really miss Mrs Kempson for a little while, we are really excited for her and her family.
The addition of Mrs Atkins to the Stanmore staff enables us to continue to strengthen our teaching team. We will be able to provide further details on the staffing arrangements by the end of this half term.
We are pleased to announce that we have filled our Parent Governor Vacancy. Mrs Catherine Valentine, who has children in Year R and Year 2, will be joining the Governing Body and we are looking forward to working with her.
Best wishes
Sharon Taylor
Macarena for NSPCC
Thank you to everyone who supported the performance of the Macarena to raise money for the NSPCC. For a very short performance, (which was great fun!) we raised nearly £50. Thank you to everyone who joined in, or just watched spellbound!
Hello Yellow
On Thursday, the children and staff dressed in yellow to support #HelloYellow - Mental Health Awareness Day. The children shared ideas in assembly about the importance of both physical and mental health and completed activities in their house teams focusing on strategies to keep our minds healthy. £260 was raised, and we would like to say a huge ‘THANK YOU’ to parents for supporting the event. We also need to say ‘thank you’ to Miss Shuff who worked so hard to ensure this day was recognised. Thank you – it is appreciated.
As part of our focus on Mental Health at school, Mrs Mason and Mrs Fenton will be running a session for parents on Thursday 24th October at 2.30pm. This informal session aims to promote an understanding of children's mental health and well-being and to share how we can support children both at home and at school. Please email adminoffice@stanmore.hants.sch.uk to confirm your attendance at the session so enough tea and biscuits can be available. If you would like further information about the session, please contact Mrs Fenton or Mrs Mason.
BencheS
You may have noticed some very colourful additions to the playgrounds! FOS have started a programme of grounds improvement, and this was noticeable this week after the delivery of some brightly coloured benches. These are being placed in the infant and junior playgrounds, and are just the beginning of an exciting plan to improve our school grounds. The benches have already been well used, and are clearly a valuable addition for parents and children who want to have a well-deserved sit down. We are very lucky to have such extensive grounds, and very much appreciate all the help and support being offered to make this resource the best it can be. Thank you.