STAYNOR HALL ACADEMY NEWSLETTER
Friday 9th January 2026
STAYNOR HALL ACADEMY NEWSLETTER
Friday 9th January 2026
Dear Families
Happy New Year and welcome back to a new term in school. We are delighted to have the children back in school with us and already they are impressing staff with their attitude and dedication to learning. This week I have seen some wonderful writing from children in Year 1 and Year 6 and also some super maths work in Lower Key Stage 2.
Our school attendance this year is 95.5%—thank you to all our children for their consistent effort! To keep you informed, you will now receive a weekly attendance update every Friday afternoon. You will receive either a 100% Attendance celebration email or an update detailing any absences from that week. Please note: the 100% email celebrates your child's effort for that specific week, regardless of their overall yearly percentage.
Have a lovely weekend, kind regards
Mrs Winter
If you have a concern about the safety or welfare of a child in school please contact myself,
Mrs Cowling or Ms Steunou who are the safeguarding leads.
Apple AirTag and tracking children on school trips
it has been brought to our attention both locally and nationally that parents/carers are using devices such as the Apple AirTag to track children on school residentials/trips/visits/outings. Other devices can also include electronic watches that are essentially tracking devices with the capability of sending video footage from the device back to the person tracking i.e. parent. Such devices have the potential to post locations of children’s whereabouts on social media. We are therefore advising schools to include this in the consent slip which parents sign prior to taking part in a trip that such devices will not be allowed under any circumstances and must not be hidden in pockets/bags etc. If any tracking devices are found on pupils they will not be allowed on the trip and will be returned to school.
Apple have released the statement below which can be found on their website:
“AirTag was designed to help people locate their personal belongings, not to track people or another person’s property, and we condemn in the strongest possible terms any malicious use of our products”
We are an allergy aware school.
Nuts are prohibited on school site, and should not be put in children's packed lunches or brought in as a playtime snack
Thank you
Please can we ask that your child does not ride their bikes or scooters on the school grounds.
Children are not play on the wooden trim trail before and after school.
Children are not play football on the field and playground before or after school.
As the school continues to grow the playground is getting busier and busier and it is important we keep everyone safe.
We would also like to encourage parents and children to not cross roads where visibility is reduced to ensure that roads are clear before crossing.
January - March - Tesco Stronger Starts. Blue Token Voting.
15th January- Applications closes for Reception 2026 places https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/2025/primary-school-admissions-september-2026-are-now-open
5th February - No After School Club available.
16th - 20th February - Half Term (School closed to all)
6th March - Teacher Training (School closed to pupils)
What's Cooking?
Happy New Year to you all! I have been working with Team Nidd this week in celebration of the Chinese New Year which starts on 17th February and ends on 3rd March (15 day celebration). 2026 is the year of the horse, in celebration of fire and energy.
The children enjoyed making Chinese Noodles and ate them in Cook School (using chopsticks). They also enjoyed eating some prawn crackers and learning about some Chinese traditions.
The children were introduced to the EatWell Guide and using measuring spoons. They also made some beautiful lanterns which they took home. They have all been amazing! I look forward to working with the rest of Team Nidd next week.
Mrs Soper
Cook School Lead