Maney Hill Newsletter
Dates for your diary
November 7
th – Bonfire Night
w/b 5th
– Y6 Maths Inspire 10
th – Individual Photos
11th
– Y1 English Inspire 17th – Y4 Class Assembly
24th
– Y5 Maths Inspire
December 3
rd – whole school Theatre Trip 4
th – Reception Christmas
Production 8
th – Christmas Lunch
9th
& 10th
– KS1 Production 11
th – PTA Christmas Fayre
14th
& 15th
– KS2 Production 16
th – PTA Discos
January 4
th – Staff Training Day
5th
– first day of Spring Term 12
th – Y4 English Inspire
20th
– Y3 English Inspire 26
th – Y2 Class Assembly
February 1
st – Governor Visits Week
w/b 8th
– Parents’ Evenings 23
rd – Y5 English Inspire
March 9
th – Y1 Maths Inspire
15th
– Reception R Inspire 17
th – Y3 Class Assembly
22nd
– Reception H Inspire w/b 21
st Easter Bonnets Parade
April 11
th – Staff Training Day
12th
– first day of Summer term w/b 18
th – Parents’ Drop-in
21st – English Inspire
26th
– Y4 Maths Inspire May
4th
– Y3 Maths Inspire 5
th – Y1 Class Assembly 9
th – SATs Week
25th
– Reception R Class Assembly
27th
– Staff Training Day
Headteacher: Mrs S Whitehead BSc NPQH
Assistant Headteacher: Mrs E Freer BA PGCE
Contact Us
Maney Hill Primary School Maney Hill Road Sutton Coldfield
B72 1JU
0121 464 9673
Dear Parents and Carers
We have had a lovely final week at the end of another super half term. Whether you
are planning a week at home or some time away next week, I hope you all have an
enjoyable break. Next half term is set to be even busier. The teachers have already
begun preparations for our Christmas celebrations. Alongside our in-school
celebrations we are very fortunate to again be having our Carol Concert at St Peter’s
Church. I’d like to thank parents for your continued support of the school. Together
we make Maney Hill the special school that it is. Thank you to all the staff for their
hard work and dedication. Have a good half term break. Mrs Whitehead
Year 3 and 4 Football Tournament
On Wednesday 21st October, some Year 3 & 4 boys and girls took part in a mixed
football tournament. Players were Lydia and Gracie from Year 3 and Tom, Danny,
Ethan, Hugo, Harry and Oscar from Year 4. Firstly, Maney were up against Oasis
Academy. Goals from Hugo Kelly and Tom Walker were enough to seal a
comfortable 2-0 victory. Next, Little Sutton were up. In a close game, two goals
from Tom Walker saw Maney to another 2-0 victory. Our final game of the group
stage saw us lose 1-0 to a late goal from Banners Gate. This result meant Banners
Gate finished ahead of us by one point and went through to the semi-finals.
Banners Gate went on to win the whole tournament.
By Ethan Hammond, Tom Walker and Hugo Kelly
A big well-done to all the team that took part in this tournament. It was a pleasure
to take such a well-behaved and appreciative group of children who represented
our school fantastically. To lose narrowly to the eventual winners shows just how
well the children did and they can be enormously proud of themselves. Thanks to
all the parents for their support during the event. By Mr McNicholas
Class of the Week
Congratulations to Year 4 who are our ‘top class’
during lunchtimes.
Reception H William Maw
Emily Vaughan
Reception R Sarem Rizwan
Poppy Brazier
Year 1 Emeline Vuong
Tariq Mehrzad
Year 2 Bella Tross
Caleb Freeman
Year 3 Amber Atwal
Harry Sealey
Year 4 Zain Rahman
Iliana Michael
Year 5 Sam Blunt
Daisy Kelly
Year 6 Tom Robinson
Isabel Jones
On Tuesday the 13th October the second cross-
country race of the season took place at Bishop
Vesey School. Children from Year , 5 and 6,
including some newcomers to the team took on a
challenging course that makes use of the slopes
around the school field. The boys set off first, with
about 125 runners taking part. The team ran with
great determination and excellent individual
results, Ben Stewart (2nd) and James Mann
(29th), were supported by Lewis Cooper, Shailan
Srikanthan, Tom Walker, Ethan Hammond
and Danny Colley. The team were rewarded with
a better overall score than the previous race.
The girls team then approached their race with
equal enthusiasm, and were again successful in
achieving a better overall team score than in Race
1. Amaya Tisdale in Year 5 achieved a fantastic
4th place out of 120 runners, with Caitlin Ralph
(15th), Charlotte Walker, Sophie Perry,
Summer Blakeway and Anna Karafillides all
adding valuable team contributions.
We await the overall team result, hoping to
improve upon the 5th place that the girls achieved
and 11th that the boys finished out of 20 schools.
Congratulations to all that represented the school,
and a big thank you to those who came to support
the team. Mr Wigley
We are delighted to once again have a School Nurse.
She will be visiting our school every fortnight. Some
visits will be for particular themes such as supporting
children with asthma, other visits will be an open drop-
in session for parents.
If you would like to talk with our nurse, you can contact
her directly at:
We know Christmas can be a really busy time. To help
parents plan, here are the dates for our Christmas Events.
Reception production – 4th December
Christmas Lunch – 8th December
KS1 Production – 9th & 10th December
PTA Christmas Fayre – 11th December
KS2 Production – 14th & 15th December
PTA Christmas Discos – 16th December
Carol Concert – 16th December
Christmas Parties – 17th December
Further details to follow nearer the time.
Special
Merit Awards
Christmas Dates
Lost property
We have an ever growing pile of lost property, including lots of school uniform.
In Reception alone, they have 10 cardigans and sweatshirts in their lost
property pile.
Unfortunately none of the items has a name.
Can parents please mark all items of school
uniform with your child’s full name. This
can be done with a sew in name tag or with
a permanent pen.
Meantime, can parents of children in
Reception check whether an item of school
uniform is missing and if so, please see Miss
Roth or Miss Hewett.
Healthy Snacks
At Maney Hill we are a
Healthy School.
Fresh Fruit Dried Fruit
Vegetable sticks
Crisps X
Sweets X
Three years ago we achieved the Investors in People Award. This
week we were delighted to receive our Investors in People Bronze
Award.
Thank you to the many staff who were interviewed for the
assessment. A big thank you to everyone who works at Maney Hill.
Together we make it an excellent place to work.
You can read the full report on our website but here are a few
quotes:
What became evident on the first day is that people thoroughly enjoy
working at the school.
This in turn is reinforced by the school’s extremely supportive and
considerate approach to its staff and the desire to give them the
opportunities to learn and develop.
The school shows a lot of empathy and flexibility in responding to
people’s personal circumstances and doing what it can to support
people’s work-life balance in general.
All staff really enjoy their work and are proud of the role they play in
supporting children’s development.
Golden Time
In Key Stage 2 (Years 3 – 6) we have a
system of Golden Time. The children are
given 30 minutes during Friday afternoon
to engage in an activity of their choice.
Children can lose some or all of their
Golden Time through misbehaviour, such
as talking when the teacher is. During the
week missed Golden Time can be earned
back through very good behaviour.
If children repeatedly miss Golden Time
then parents are informed and invited
into school to discuss the matter. This is
done through a Green Behaviour Letter.
After the half term break, in Key Stage 1
(Years 1 and 2) we are going to trial the
use of Golden Time.
Most children will enjoy 30 minutes of an
activity of their choice. One or two
children may miss some of their Golden
Time. If you would like more information
please see Mrs Freer, Miss Higgins or Mr
Lynch.
Football Match – latest news
Maney Hill vs Minworth
On Tuesday 20th October, Maney Hill boys competed in a football match against Minworth. Maney came out on top,
winning 4-2, in a close encounter. Two goals from Sam Wall plus goals from Alistair Smith and Ben Stewart were
enough to seal the victory.
Another busy week of football continues with a home game against Shrubbery on Friday 23rd October. Full report in
next newsletter.
Mr McNicholas