St James' News
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Thursday 12 March 2026 Tulip Trail in Ashton We really hope you will visit Ashton over the next few weeks to see the amazing Tulip Trail that Class 3 have been part of creating. Look out for Tulip number 7 - Ashton Kaleidoscope!
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Thursday 12 March 2026 Class 4 and 6 - Firefighter visit Class 4 and Class 6 enjoyed a visit from the Fire Service today. It seems they may have found a new recruit...
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Tuesday 10 March 2026 World Book Day - Tameside Libraries - free books! Tameside Libraries are still celebrating World Book Day!
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Tuesday 10 March 2026 Class 3 - working with artist, Jojo Hayfron Following their workshop in school, Class 3 are very excited to see how Jojo has used their fantastic ideas in his Tulip design. We have watched his podcast to find out!
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Friday 6 March 2026 Easter Egg Competition 2026 - is OPEN!
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Wednesday 4 March 2026 Class 6 - Mock Jury Trial Class 6 have had a fabulous opportunity this year to be visited by a local magistrate. Working in class with him, they have learnt more about the justice system and how jury trials work. A group of children were chosen to be part of a mock jury trial competition hosted by Waterloo Primary School. What a fantastic opportunity! We are very proud of our children for representing St James' so well.
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Thursday 26 February 2026 Class 3 - artist visit Class 3 were treated to an art workshop with local artist, Jojo Hayfron, today. They have shared their ideas and imagination to decorate 6ft tulips which will be part of a special new sculpture trail in Ashton-under-Lyne. What an honour!
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Wednesday 25 February 2026 Chinese New Year - Early Years Our reception and nursery children have had a fantastic time learning about the celebration of Chinese New Year this week. Mr David very kindly shared his time and told reception all about the festival and gave them each a special red envelope. Nursery made an incredible Chinese dragon that danced around their classroom.
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Tuesday 17 February 2026 Speech and language and health visitor drop in for parents/carers The Children's Speech & Language Therapy & Health Visiting Services are launching an exciting new opportunity for parents to ask for advice and support about their child's play, talking and understanding. Parents will be able to come to the soft play at Denton Wellness Centre to meet a Speech & Language Therapist and Health Visitor on a Thursday morning from Thursday 26th February. Please see attached poster for more details.
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Saturday 14 February 2026 Half term holiday activities in Tameside Open this document for lots of fabulous (mainly free) holiday activities in Tameside.
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Friday 13 February 2026 Class 3 History Celebration Class 3 rounded of their Romans history topic with a fabulous feast and an archaeological dig in the Secret Garden with a metal detector - how exciting!
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Thursday 12 February 2026 Happy National School Governors' Awareness Day 2026 On behalf of Forward as One, thank you to each and every one of our LAB Members, Trustees and Headteachers for your continued support, hard work and commitment across the Trust.
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Thursday 12 February 2026 Parent consultation meetings - thank you It was great to see so many of our parents and carers at the meetings with their child's class teachers yesterday. Thank you for taking the time to talk about your child's learning and progress. Our partnerships between home and school are so important. Thank you.
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Monday 9 February 2026 Children's Mental Health Week
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Thursday 5 February 2026 Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 10th Feb Links to games and activities to look at at home:
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Monday 2 February 2026 Class 6 People's History Museum Class 6 had a great visit into Manchester today.
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Monday 2 February 2026 Class 2 Hospital Visitor Class 2 had a visitor today from the hospital and he told us all about how hospitals and nursing has changed over the last 200 years. Thank you Mr McEntee.
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Thursday 29 January 2026 Nursery baking Our Nursery class children loved baking their traffic light biscuits.
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Thursday 22 January 2026 Class 3 Romans Some Roman citizens visited us today!
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Thursday 22 January 2026 Class 2 - Visit to Ashton Central Mosque Class 2 really enjoyed their trip to Ashton Central Mosque yesterday. We learnt all about Islam and how muslims live. Thank you for having us!
