STAYNOR HALL ACADEMY NEWSLETTER
Friday 6th February 2026
STAYNOR HALL ACADEMY NEWSLETTER
Friday 6th February 2026
Dear Families
Parents Evening
Our second set of parents evenings for the academic year will be taking place on the 10th and 16th March 3:30-6pm. We will send information nearer the time to book an appointment. We would encourage as many parents to attend as possible to enable us to share information about your child's progress.
Lots of children have been completing progress challenges over the last couple of weeks. We are very proud of the children and the learning which is taking place. Children have demonstrated our values of self belief and determination and they have worked incredibly hard!
Next week we are looking forward to our valentines disco, this is taking place on Wednesday 11th February.
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 to play on the wooden trim trail before and after school.
Children are not to 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.
Last week I finished working with Team Swale. I also spent a lovely afternoon with a child from Team Derwent. Well done to all of you - your noodles were amazing.
This week I have been working with Team Dove. We have been making Libum Roman Bread which is a sweet bread made from ricotta cheese. It is baked and sweetened with honey and would have been eaten by the Romans as a breakfast food or snack.
The children have had the opportunity to use a variety of skills (weighing, measuring, mixing, beating, kneading, sifting) and have learnt all about the ingredients used. We particularly focussed on ricotta cheese and the children enjoyed watching how it is produced.
Well done to all of you this week, your sweet breads looked and tasted delicious! I will continue to work with Team Dove and Team Derwent next week.
Mrs Soper
Cook School Lead
January - March - Tesco Stronger Starts. Blue Token Voting.
11th February - FOSHA's Valentine's Disco
16th - 20th February - Half Term
5th March - World Book Day
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
As part of our partnership, and as a thank you for all the great work that the children have been doing this year, Leeds Rhinos would like to offer children and their families an amazing opportunity to attend a match at AMT Headingley Stadium (LS6 3BR) and get tickets for half price!
Date – Sunday 8th March 2026
Kick off - 3pm
Opposition – Castleford Tigers
Standing and seated tickets can be booked now using promotional code LR26YJAT at https://tickets.therhinos.co.uk/content
Please note that you need to input the code first when you land on the website in the ‘Promotional code’ box.
Promotional codes will expire at midnight on Saturday 7th March 2026
AMT East - Standing/Terrace (undercover) AMT East Seats (undercover)
Adults (including Senior Citizens) - £13 Adults (including Senior Citizens) - £17.50
Juniors (aged 5 - 16) - £7 Juniors (aged 5 - 16) - £11.50
Children under 5 do not need a ticket in standing areas.
For assistance call 0371 423 1315 (Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm) or email tickets@therhinos.co.uk