STAYNOR HALL ACADEMY NEWSLETTER
Friday 30th January 2026
STAYNOR HALL ACADEMY NEWSLETTER
Friday 30th January 2026
Dear Families
I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for everyone's support with improving attendance across the school. We continue to increase every week and this can only be done with your support.
We understand that there are times when it is unavoidable due to illness or unexpected problems. Please see below a visual poster to help understand our exclusion periods around illnesses.
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.
Move to Instagram from X
We now have a School Instagram account where all our updates will be posted. This is to replace X.
Please follow staynor.hall.primary to receive all our updates
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.
5th February - No After School Club available.
11th February - FOSHA's Valentine's Disco (Further information will be shared)
16th - 20th February - Half Term
6th March - Teacher Training Day
9th March - FOSHA's Super Hero Shop (Further information will be shared)
10th March - Parents Evening 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm (Further information will be shared)
16th March - Parents Evening 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm (Further information will be shared)
17th March - Non-uniform Day in exchange for chocolate (Easter bingo hampers)
19th March - FOSHA's Easter Bingo (Further information will be shared)
27th March - Last day of school
30th March - 10th April - Easter Holidays
13th April - School reopens
4th May - Bank Holiday
22nd May - FOSHA's Colour Run (Further information will be shared)
25th - 29th May - May half term
15th June - FOSHA's Super Hero Shop (Further information will be shared)
19th June - Teacher Training Day
3rd July - Summer Fayre (Further information will be shared)
14th July - FOSHA's Summer Disco Shop (Further information will be shared)
17th July - FOSHA's Foam Party (Further information will be shared)
17th July - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL