Old Hall Drive Academy

Well done superstars in Reception, Key Stage 1 and year 3! 🙂

Our little helpers have been serving up smiles and delicious meals to their fellow students. From learning to fostering a sense of , family dining is nurturing young hearts and minds. 💕👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

Congratulations to our newly elected Head and Deputy Girls and Boys for 2023!
They will support staff and pupils driving our Wise Owl Way expectations and demonstrating the RESPECT character traits. Thank you to everyone who applied for these roles.

Yesterday, was a dull and rainy day but that did not stop our Kiwi children from having fun in Wythenshawe Park. They were joined by their new mascot, Rob, the rubber duck!

Drum Roll Please.....

I would like to introduce our brand new School Council for this academic year. They were voted for by members of their class and cannot wait to represent our school community over the coming 12 months.
Keep a look out for their yellow jumpers. They all look very smart!

Well done superstars in Reception, Key stage 1 and year 3! 🙂

Please don’t forget it is our Macmillan coffee morning tomorrow morning from 9am-10am. We look forward to seeing any parents/carers who will be joining us! 🙂 please enter the school through the school office.

On Wednesday 27th September at 9am-10am in the Key Stage 1 hall we will be having a coffee morning. Please get your tickets from the school office. We would also love parents to contribute by providing cakes for the event! Please bring them along before Wednesday 27th September. Can you please bring cream cakes in on the morning of the event due to fridge space. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all! 🙂

Autumn is here and as the month of magic approaches why not take advantage of the wonders of nature and it’s magical benefits by having a day in one of many local National Trust parks for free!

A blustery day is perfect to dance in falling leaves, the rain doesn’t need to stop the fun when puddles are there for everyone, treasures can be found right under our toes as down fall the conkers, acorns and pinecones.

We truly believe that with the right clothing no weather is bad weather, and being outside can be beneficial to both our bodies and minds, follow the link below and see where you might go.

Https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/escape-into-autumn

Free autumn National Trust passes Escape into autumn with the National Trust. Find out how to claim a free, single-use visitor's pass.

It’s September and time for a new Kiwi club. This term will be out and about with children from year 6.
Our first trip took us to Bean n Brush art cafe in Sale. The children all carefully painted their chosen pot. They can’t wait to see them again when they have been fired and glazed. It was a great day out!

Today is International Democracy Day. Democracy is one of our British Values and we uphold this at Old Hall Drive by voting for our school counsellors who help to shape the experiences of our pupils. Watch this space as we will be announcing our 2023-2024 school counsellors next week.

What a fantastic first week in RCA! You have all been amazing and it is lovely to see all the children have settled in so well to their new class! We are very proud of you all!

Well done superstars in EYFS, Key Stage 1 and year 3!
Welcome back after a lovely Summer! 🙂

Here at Old Hall Drive Academy we are a Rights Respecting School and have already gained our Bronze Award. Today we have looked at the 43 articles that make up the convention. Your child will have also received a copy to discuss with you at home.
Which article do you think is the most important and why?

Wow, our Lionesses certainly displayed many of our character traits during today's World Cup Finale. They were unbelievably resilient and positive until the last second. An amazing example of what team work and excellence can achieve. We are all so proud of you!

Today has been a special day. Our long awaited banner is now up at Ryderbrow Station and it looks fantastic.
A massive thank you to Sarah our Community Rail Officer from Community Rail Partnerships for making this happen.

A huge thank you to all our parents and children for a fantastic year in RCA! We hope you all have a lovely Summer! 🙂

What an amazing year we have had in Year 2! The children have worked their socks off and we couldn’t be prouder. Enjoy your well deserved rest eveyone and see you after the holidays ☀️

What a fantastic uniform swap event! feel free to bring in any more outgrown uniform to swap again in the Autumn term 🙂 The items can be given to Miss Austin in RCA! 🙂

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Well done superstars in Reception and Key Stage 1! Our last celebration assembly for this year! We hope you all have a fantastic Summer! Remember, party day tomorrow and a 1pm pickup time. 🙂

On Thursday Year 6 spent the day at Manley Mere. They had an amazing time and got very very muddy!!

This morning we held our end of Kiwi Club assembly. We have had so much fun over the past term.
A massive thank you to all our Kiwi parents for your support. Have a great summer from Kiwi Club and we will be back in September.

This week Year 1 had to have their Sports Day inside due to the weather. They all participated with a huge smile on their faces and had so much fun! Well done everyone! 😃

A reminder about our uniform swap on Monday 24th July! Please bring along any outgrown, clean uniform! We look forward to seeing you at this event at 3.15pm in the main playground. 🙂

Wow! What an amazing graduation for RCA! Thank you for all coming and for being an amazing support for your child’s learning this year! We are so proud of all the children and wish them the best of luck for year one! 🙂

It was so lovely to meet The new RCA this week! We cannot wait to get to know you all more in September! 🙂

Dear parents/carers,

Due to traffic on the motorway, the return time for the Year 6 trip has been delayed and we are expecting them to arrive back at school any time between 5.30 to 5.45pm.

Please can you notify others to ensure that everyone is aware of the delay.

Your support is massively appreciated.

Thanks
Mr Khalid

On Thursday it was the turn of children from Year6AK to visit Gladstone Pottery. Everyone had an amazing day. We would like to thank Field Good Trips and Avanti trains for making our trips possible.

This week the children have enjoyed taking part in Sports Day. The children were amazing, well done everyone!

Well done superstars in EYFS and Key Stage 1! 🙂

Sports day fun for RCA! What a fantastic event and thank you to all the parents who joined us and for joining in with the parent race! 🙂

We know how expensive school uniform can be! We are doing a uniform swap event on Monday 24th July! This is a great opportunity to bring in any outgrown uniform (preferably clean and in good condition) and swap it for bigger sizes! If you don’t have anything to swap don’t worry, you’re still welcome to take any items you’d like for next year! This will be held in the main playground outside the Reception playground! We hope you’ll all take advantage of this opportunity. 🙂

Year 6KW have been to Debdale Park Outdoor Centre today. They began by working as a team to build a raft and then went out onto the water. Afterwards, it was time to have some fun splashing around in the water and also a trip in the speedboat.

Liz had a lovely morning last week at Old Hall Drive Academy sharing Millie & Eddie Learning Block Books by Grow your Mindset with children and staff.

A little bit of Mindset Magic on a - what more could you want!

Any purchases of the books by parents and staff can be made here 😀prices include postage & package - don't forget you can get your books signed too.

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