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Make A Wish Fundraiser - 24th May
25/03/2019

We are really excited to share news of a forthcoming fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish charity. Make-A-Wish create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, creating incredible memories, building confidence and bringing happiness and providing respite from the daily struggles that come with a critical illness. One of our children has recently benefited from a Wish, and the impact has been amazing!

We would love to support the charity to help other children to experience having a Wish granted, and have therefore arranged a special even day on Friday 24^th May (the last day of next half term) to raise money for the charity. Children will be able to come in non-uniform for a £1 donation, and there will also be a sponsored run/bike ride, soak the teacher and other activities for children to enjoy. Further details are to follow so keep your eyes peeled!

In addition, Mr Gaffiney is also participating in both the 100 mile Ride London bike ride on 4^th August, and the two mile open water Swim Serpentine event on 21^st September in support of the charity. If you wanted to make a donation for these events separately then you can do this via the following link:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gaffiney

We are really looking forward to the fundraisers and to supporting this really worthy cause – thanks in advance for your support!

Rugeley Active-ATE
05/02/2019

Come along and join the local community for an active, fun and enthusiastic session during half term holiday. This is a free event and includes lunch for the whole family!

Location: Rugeley Community Centre, Burnthill Lane, WS15 2HX

Time: 10am til 2pm

New Prospectus Now Live!
22/11/2018

Check out our new prospectus - we hope you like it!

http://www.redbrookhayes.staffs.sch.uk/prospectus/

Diwali Delights
14/11/2018

What a wonderful display of learning from our learners during the Diwali open event. Children loved showcasing the work they had been doing and were very keen to talk to our visitors, telling them in detail what they had learnt about Diwali and showing them some Bollywood moves learnt earlier in the week.

Kingswood Residential
14/11/2018

The children in Year 6 had a fantastic time last week on their residential to Kingswood in Wolverhampton. Throughout the week, they showed loyalty, resilience and nurture towards their peers whilst representing the school beautifully and having a whole lot of (muddy!) fun.

A Foodbank Thank You!
14/11/2018

We have received a letter of thanks from Rugeley for your amazing generosity during our Harvest collection. We collected a whopping total of 119.70kg of food which will be distributed to benefit the local community. Thanks again!

An exciting new project!
09/11/2018

An exciting new project with the Central Co-operative Learning Trust!

As part of our developing partnership with the Central Co-operative Learning Trust, we are beginning to plan an exciting project for Spring term 2019 based on the theme of ‘Journeys’. All the children will have chance to take part in an arts activity such as dance, music, drama, film making, art, cooking, poetry etc., and we are hoping to be able to share these projects with our community as well as our partners. It will be a fantastic experience for everyone, and something to really celebrate!

It would be great to involve as many of you as possible in this - if you have an interest and enthusiasm for arts we would love to work with you! We would also like to make this a really inspiring local event - if you know anyone locally who might be able to support us with this, or who might be willing to offer advice, support or resources then we'd really appreciate it!

We can't wait to create this superb opportunity for our learners, and to share it with you!

Rugeley Peace Service
26/10/2018

We are really proud of our Junior Lead Learning Team members who attended and participated in the Rugeley Peace Service at St Augustine's on Wednesday 24th November. It was a lovely service which included lots of local schools contributing pieces of drama, song or poetry to commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the war to end all wars. Our children performed a reading of In Flanders Field by John McCrae.  

Harvest Festival
05/10/2018

Harvest Festival

A massive thank you for all of the donations you sent into school for the Harvest Festival - Rugeley food bank will benefit greatly from these. The children loved welcoming you into their learning presentation, there were some very excited faces in the crowd!

Macmillan Total
01/10/2018

A huge Thank You for supporting our Macmillan Coffee Morning. We raised a total of £274.15 which will help fund vital care for people battling illness. Thanks again!

Macmillan Success!
28/09/2018

Thank you for supporting our successful coffee morning this morning! We will be selling more cakes at the end of the day on the plaza and all proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support! We will let you know how much we have raised once the money has been counted!

Welcome Back
20/09/2018

Welcome back to school! We hope you had a fun-filled summer and are ready for an exciting Autumn term at Redbrook Hayes! Please keep checking back for important dates and to see the fantastic learning which has been taking place.

SUMMER MISCHIEF MAKERS
02/08/2018

Delighted to see that 58 Redbrook Hayes learners have signed up for the Summer Reading Challenge with Brereton Library - Don't panic if you've not joined yet - there is still plenty of time to get started. All you have to do is visit the library 3 times, borrow 6 books and you will get a wrist band and a certificate. You will also get an invitation to a special party to be presented with your medal in October if you complete the challenge. Register now at Brereton Library, and you will get a free gift just for registering. (Free gift only available at Rotary Community Library Brereton)

RECEPTION REACH OUT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY
04/07/2018

This month, it is reception’s turn to reach out and spread our LERANER values into the community and didn’t they do it in style! Reception learners made beaded bracelets to sell in school, raising money to organise a fantastic fun-filled day at Horsefair Care Home with the Farm on wheels. Learners were able to raise enough money to pay for the farm to visit the residents and our learners went along to join in the fun. A fantastic time was had by all and teachers, staff and residents all commented on the exceptional behaviour of all learners during the visit. We look forward to sharing their story in assembly on Friday. 

WELL DONE YEAR 1 READERS!
04/07/2018

A special mentionto all learners in Year 1 who completed their phonics screening check this month. The Year 1 team have been particularly impressed with the exceptional progress made by all learners in their phonics throughout this year and we are all incredibly proud that their hard-work, effort and resilience has been recognised in this check. Results will be shared with parents later in the Summer term.

Sports Day Success
04/07/2018

Congratulations to all learners for their excellence, resilience and loyalty during our recent sports day. It is always wonderful to see so many learners taking part, trying new things and excelling in this area. Thank you to all parents/carers and extended families who joined us on this day, and supported learners so beautifully throughout the event.

Special congratulations to team Everest, overall winners on the day, but more importantly to every single learner who took part and rose to the challenge. We are incredibly proud of you all!

Fantastic Father's Day
04/07/2018

Many thanks to all of the Dads, Grandads and Uncles who visited us for Father’s day lunch this month. It was lovely to welcome you into the school and share what I know many agree was a delicious lunch with the learners in school. We thank you for your support.

Fireworks - Emotional Wellbeing Workshops
04/07/2018

Our sincere thanks to Ms Holtman and the Fireworks charity for working with our learners over the past few weeks, delivering a series of workshops to promote positive emotional health through art, drama and dance. Learners involved in the project have had a wonderful time and learnt lots about self-confidence, relationships and positivity which we know will stand them in good stead moving forwards.

CONGRATULATIONS YEAR 3/4 FOOTBALL TEAM
08/06/2018

Huge well-done to all members of the Year 3/4 football team who represented the school so beautifully on Tuesday evening. After winning their preliminary heat they have now been invited to the final on the 26th June. We wish them lots of luck! 

JOB VACANCY: CASUAL LUNCHTIME SUPERVISOR
07/06/2018

We currently have a vacancy for a Casual Lunchtime Supervisor within our Lunchtime team, this post is initially to cover sickness absence until the end of the Summer Term 2018, with the flexibility for extension into the new school year if necessary.

We are looking for a team-player, who is committed to providing all our learners with an incredible lunchtime experience. The right candidate will be hard-working, enthusiastic and reliable.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore the position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formally CRB) which requires potential applicants to disclose details of any warnings, cautions or convictions at the application stage. 

Further information, including job description and application forms, can be downloaded below. 

Paper copies can also be collected from the school office.

Applications should be made using the R3 application form, available on the school website. Applications are welcomed electronically via email to office@redbrookhayes.staffs.sch.uk or on paper via the school office, before 12 noon on Friday 15^th June 2018. Successful candidates will then be invited for interview during week commencing: Monday 18^th June.

For further information, please contact Mrs Pilkington on 01889 228740 or via email at office@redbrookhayes.staffs.sch.uk.

R3 Application Form

Job Description - Lunchtime Supervisor with Setting Up

Recruitment Monitoring Form

Pre-Employment Health Assessment Questionnaire

YEAR 5 EXPERIENCE SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH THE HART
07/06/2018

Over the last few weeks Year 5 have been visited by teachers from both the art and drama departments at The Hart School and have experienced both a sculpture and drama workshop, giving them a flavour of what these subjects offer at Secondary School. They have had a fantastic time making plastic-waste mobiles linked to their 'Blue Planet' topics and we hope that they have shared their amazing adventures with you at home. 

SATS - WELL DONE TO ALL LEARNERS IN YEARS 2 & 6
05/06/2018

YEAR 3 AND YEAR 4 MAKE BEAUTIFUL BURGERS!
05/06/2018

As part of their connected curriculum topic on ‘Horrible Humans’, learners in Years 3 and 4 visited Beaudesert Park Farm just before the half-term holiday to learn all about how our food is produced from field to fork.  Whilst there, they handcrafted their own burgers from beef reared and minced on the farm. But their culinary adventures didn’t stop there. Back in school - learners then designed, cooked and taste tested their culinary masterpieces to achieve burger perfection and it was wonderful to hear them evaluating their work with comments such as ‘this is better than McDonalds!’ (High praise indeed!). The teaching team who accompanied the group commented upon their inquisitive nature and their impeccable manners whilst out of school and we thank all of Years 3 and 4 for representing the school so beautifully.

BOOK FAIR UPDATE
05/06/2018

Many thanks once again for supporting our recent school book fair. With your help we raised £130 to spend on updating the school library and we will be consulting learners in the coming weeks to help us with our wish list for next year.

THANKYOU AMAZON
05/06/2018

Thank you to Mrs Karen Palmer, a grandparent at the school, who nominated the school for an Amazon Donation this year. We are delighted to share that the school has received a £1000 donation from the fulfilment centre in Rugeley which we are using to update lunchtime equipment, extra-curricular activities and wet-play games to benefit all learners across the school. Please watch this space for details of the new equipment and how this had benefited our learners during this term.

YEAR 1 VOLUNTEERS
05/06/2018

This month it was the turn of our Year 1 learners to spread LEARNER values into the community and what a wonderful job they did too! After learning about hedgehogs in their English work, they were determined to raise money to create a special habitat for hedgehogs at the Wolseley wildlife centre. Through a beetle drive in school, selling tea and coffee and creating an impressive tree-shaped coin trail they were able to raise £52 for their new badger and hedgehog habitat. Learners then visited the Wolseley centre to present their donation and see where it was going to be used. We are extremely proud of all our incredible Year 1 volunteers, and thank parents, families and friends for supporting them in their fund-raising quest.

CARNIVAL FUN!
05/06/2018

Redbrook Hayes are once again taking part in the Brereton Carnival. Our theme this year is James and the Giant Peach and we look forward to sharing all of our learners’ creations with you on July 14^th. In the meantime, please keep the date free and watch this space for further information on how you and your family can get involved in the big day!

YEAR 6 DARE TO BE DIFFERENT
05/06/2018

Year 6 girls had a fantastic time at the Dare to be Different charity event at Silverstone on Friday 25^th May. All involved noted how inspiring the day was in encouraging young girls into Science and Technology careers and we definitely have some budding racing drivers and pit crew teams amongst our Dare to be different deputies this year. We thank the Year 6 learners for their impeccable behaviour and resilient attitude to this new experience, and to Mrs Artz and Mr Gaffiney who accompanied the girls on this adventure.

TREEmendous Fundraising in Year 1
15/05/2018

A huge thank you to all who attended Year 1's fundraiser for the Wolseley Wildlife Centre, the impressive tree-shaped coin trail and your generous donations are in the process of being counted ready for Year 1's presentation visit on Thursday afternoon. We will share the final total with you all as soon as possible. 

Learners in the know about Elections
01/05/2018

This week's assemblies are all about our local elections, democracy and how we can help to shape the future of our local area. Now we know how it all works, don't be surprised when learners ask you about your vote on Thursday. 

YEAR 2 LEARNER ASSEMBLY
27/04/2018

A huge well done to all learners in Year 2 for their fantastic celebration assembly today. We are so proud of their volunteering and the work they have done sharing their LEARNER values with the local community. Congratulations also to a group of Year 4,5 and 6 learners who were celebrated today for returning lost property found in the park over the Easter holidays - we are incredibly proud of you all. 

CAN YOU HELP?
27/04/2018

We are looking to strengthen our reading volunteers in school. We are already lucky enough to be supported by a wonderful team of people who come into school and listen to readers from across the school. If you have an hour or so to spare each week, and you would you be interested in supporting us in school, please speak with Mrs Pilkington at your earliest convenience. 

YEAR 3 PUT FITNESS FIRST
27/04/2018

Mr Redpath from the Hart school visited Year 3’s this week to develop their fitness and endurance skills through a variety of activities and challenges. As well as promoting fitness and health with our Year 3 pupils, we also trained a number of Year 5 learners to become fitness advocates out on the playground during the lunchtime period, and we look forward to seeing the progress they make as a result in the coming weeks.

YEAR 2 LEARNER VOLUNTEERS
27/04/2018

Learners from Year 2 visited the local wildlife centre at Wolseley Bridge on Friday 20^th April to help plant a selection of trees to improve their local environment, demonstrating nurture and respect out in the local community. Alongside this, learners have also decorated three beautiful bird boxes which are to be installed at Ravenhill Park by Brereton Million to encourage wildlife into the local area. Well Done Year 2 for modelling our LEARNER values so beautifully over the past few weeks.

E-SAFETY ENRICHMENT DAY
27/04/2018

We were delighted to welcome Pop UK into school last week to work with our key stage 2 learners around the theme of social media and ‘Will you like me!’ Learners were extremely resilient on a very hot day, and learnt lots about the online world and the persona they create when online. We were proud of their achievements both during the day and in their final presentation which was enjoyed by parents and pupils from Key Stage 1. Downloads of their recorded tracks about e-Safety will be available to download soon from the school websites e-Safety page.

NEW SCHOOL APP
27/04/2018

Our new school app is now available for download from your app store. Simply search ‘Redbrook Hayes’ and download the free app from Phenix Digital. When you use the app for first time it will prompt you to enter the classes your children are in, this way the app will alert you when news or events which relate to your child’s class are uploaded to the website. If you are in Explorers or Nursery we ask that you click the ‘Reception’ class as all Early Years information will be sent through this class. We do hope you will find this a useful addition to our communication and look forward to receiving your feedback on how we can improve both the website and the app even further.

YEAR 5 LIBRARY VISITS
29/03/2018

Year 5 have been visiting the library every fortnight this term and have seen a real impact on their reading progress as a result. Everyone now has their own library card - so don't forget to keep using it over the Easter Break. 

If you aren't yet a member of the library - remember it is free and conveniently located next door to school! Happy Reading!

TERRIFIC TEAMWORK
28/03/2018

Fantastic teamwork on display today for Enhancement Day in our 'Marble Madness' workshop. Learners demonstrated a variety of our working together, learning and life skills, as they created some mind-blowing marble runs!

SKILLS DEVELOPED THROUGH CUPCAKE DECORATING
28/03/2018

As part of our Enhancement Day today, learners from Years 3-6 had the opportunity to learn new skills to decorate cupcakes. Learners identified that for this activity they would need: Patience, Resilience, Problem-solving skills, Empathy and Team Work skills to complete the learning successfully. They spotted that all of these skills are useful back in the classroom, alongside our Maths skills for weighing and measuring and our Art skills for sculpting. 

I think we can all see they put these skills to god use to create these 'Excellent' examples! 

SUPER SPONSORS FOR SPORT RELIEF
26/03/2018

A huge thank you to all our amazing learners who took part in the sport relief mile, organised by our Junior Lead Learning Team. As a school we ran over 200 miles on the day and raised a colossal £612 (with more stlll to come!) We are incredibly proud of you all. What an achievement!

GIRLS GOLF ROCKS
10/03/2018

Girls’ golf will be rocking again in Staffordshire when the successful campaign to inspire new young players returns in April 2018. Girls Golf Rocks is all about attracting beginners to have fun, learn a new sport, get active and play alongside friends.  Free girls’ taster sessions will be on offer at 4 clubs, followed by group coaching courses with PGA professionals, supported by young ambassadors from the county squads.  This year Girls Golf Rocks will launch in Staffordshire with taster sessions at:

3 Hammers Golf Complex: Sunday 15^th April  12:30opm – 2:30pm

Branston Golf & Country Club: Saturday 14^th April  10am – 12pm

Ingestre Park Golf Club: Sunday 15^th April  2pm – 4pm

Tom Gibbs Golf Academy at Keele Golf Range: Saturday 14^th April  2:30pm – 4:30pm

Following the tasters, each club will each offer a five-week coaching course with PGA professionals. Then, the new players will be invited to a fun day with the ambassadors featuring multi-skills challenges and the chance to play on a golf course.

WORLD BOOK DAY - NEW DATE
04/03/2018

World Book Day Celebrations at Redbrook Hayes have been postponed today (Friday 1st March) due to poor weather conditions. World Book Day activities (and dress-up) will now take place on Monday 5th March 2018 - we look forward to seeing you all in your fantastic witches and wizards costumes then!

Y3's QUEST TO FIND A FRIEND
04/03/2018

Year 3 learners have been hard at work this week preparing for their ‘Find a Friend’ Afternoon Tea, as part of their project to spread our LEARNER values into the community. We are incredibly proud of all the Year 3 learners who decided to tackle dementia as their community project.  On Wednesday afternoon they welcomed over 30 local residents from the community into school for afternoon tea, which raised a much needed £73 for the Dementia Friends charity but, more importantly, allowed our elderly community to find a friend within the school, which is just one way Year 3 plan to help those with dementia both locally and nationally. Well done Year 3 – you are role models to us all!

RALPH VISITS RECEPTION
04/03/2018

Learners (and Staff) in Reception class were delighted when Ralph the Labrador puppy came in to visit them as part of their learning about looking after pets. They were delighted to meet him and it stimulated lots of discussion and writing including shopping lists and instructions, and some very interesting conversations in the role-play vets. Thanks for visiting, Ralph!

PERFECT PUPPETEERS
04/03/2018

Learners in Years 1 and 2 had a fantastic topic day on Monday 5^th February when the Treasure Trove Puppet Company visited the school for a special performance and puppet making workshop. The learners were enthralled with the puppets on display and all involved asked very insightful questions during the question and answer session. All learners then took part in a puppet making workshop where they made amazing moveable puppets of their own to complete their ‘Playful Puppets’ topic this term.

Year 5 Poppy Biscuits
04/12/2017

Well done to all learners in Year 5, for showing tremendous ammounts of Empathy and Respect this week, selling poppy shaped biscuits to raise mney for the British Leigon. This was all their idea and we are immensley proud of them.

Year 5 Raise Money For The British Legion
04/12/2017

Well done to all learners in Year 5, for showing tremendous ammounts of Empathy and Respect this week, selling poppy shaped biscuits to raise mney for the British Leigon. This was all their idea and we are immensley proud of them.

Rugeley 10!
04/12/2017

Redbrook Hayes are delighted once again to be hosting the Rugeley 10 Mile Road Race. If anyone is interested in joining in the fun - please click the link below for details. 

Rugeley 10 2018

DATES FOR THE DIARY
04/12/2017

DATES FOR THE DIARY

CAN WE HELP THIS CHRISTMAS?
04/12/2017

You may be entitled to receive the Pupil Premium grant which not only covers the cost of school

meals and trips if you are in receipt of certain benefits, but also provides vital additional funds to support your child in school. This can be particularly helpful on the run up to the festive period. Please ask at the school office or access the website below for more information on eligibility and to make use of this valuable resource for your child!

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/ educationalawardsbenefits/FreeSchoolMeals/home.aspx

​ATTENDANCE MATTERS
04/12/2017

Many thanks once again for your support in maintaining our high standards in attendance into this new academic year.

In September, our attendance was:

Reception 95%

Year 1 96%

Year 2 94%

Year 3 96%

Year 4 95%

Year 5 95%

Year 6 95%

Well done to Years 1 and 3 for securing the highest attendance levels this month!

HARVEST HAUL!
04/12/2017

We were overwhelmed with the support and donations received for this year’s Harvest Festival. Your generous donations were delivered to the Rugeley Foodbank on Friday and were very well received by to see them through this very difficult period. We collected even more non-perishable goods than ever before this year and I think they wished they brought a bigger vehicle!

Thank you to all who attended our Harvest Festival last Friday. With your support it was a huge success and we were so proud of the LEARNER values on display with every child across the school performing and sharing their learning showing excellence and resilience in all that they do.

Thank you for your donations and your support - it really helped to make this event such a great event!

E-Safety Update: Children's Commission Information
04/12/2017

The Children's Commission have created a set of useful tips and guidance for parents and carers in supporting children in an on-line world, please see the link below for access to this important information. 

https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2017/08/0...

Also - Don't forget our upcoming E-Safety information event on October 18th from 2.30-3.15pm in the school hall. 

Can You Access Additional Funds To Support Your Child's Learning?
04/12/2017

The Pupil Premium Grant is available to learners whose families meet the following eligibility criteria: 

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/educationalawardsbenefits/FreeSchoolMeals/Q001.aspx

to support their  children's education in school, this funding is used not only to secure free-school meals, but also to fund trips and visits and to support their learning through interventions and support. If you think you may be eligible - simply complete this quiz to apply. 

https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/web/fsmweb/  

or pop into the school office and we will be more than happy to assist you.