The Faber Catholic Primary School and Nursery

🌒 Turn the solar eclipse into a fun family learning adventure! These simple, child-friendly activities are a great way to explore space safely, spark curiosity and create unforgettable memories together. Always remember to use safe viewing methods and never look directly at the Sun. ☀️🚀

Thank you to Cheadle Leisure Centre for coming into school today to talk to us about Water safety. We all@now know about the dangers of water and how to keep ourselves safe.

Just a reminder that the children can wear their PE kit to school from tomorrow until the end of the week - this includes the Year 6 children going to Painsley. Please ensure that children have suncream, hat and water bottle.
Thank you.

Friday was a busy day in Cairo, oh sorry I mean Cotton! We wrote our name in hieroglyphics; made a tomb and sealed it with items inside; we made a scarab beetle out of clay; we tasted some Egyptian flat breads; played a game of Sennet and made a shaduf to get water out of the Nile.

💙⚽ TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ⚽💙

Hi everyone,

My name is Neil, and I’ve had the privilege of working with ASM Sports for 11 years and DNA FC for the past 5 years.

In May 2025, my partner Joanne was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) after experiencing symptoms for several months. MND is a devastating disease that has completely changed our lives and the lives of our families.

Today, Joanne faces incredible challenges every day, including:

🔹 No mobility
🔹 No ability to speak
🔹 Communication through eye-gaze technology
🔹 Assisted breathing via a tracheostomy
🔹 Oxygen support on certain days
🔹 Regular chest infections, including pneumonia
🔹 Receiving food and fluids through a PEG tube
🔹 Significant complications affecting her heart, intestines and stomach
🔹 Episodes of dangerously high blood pressure and heart rate

Throughout this journey, the MND Association has provided our family with outstanding support. They are helping to fund Joanne’s care home placement, where she receives specialist care, including a dedicated 1-to-1 nurse who assists with her breathing, cough management and essential daily care.

As a family, we want to give something back to this amazing charity that has helped us so much.

⚽ CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH ⚽

ASM Sports 🆚 DNA FC

📅 Sunday 26th July 2026
⏰ Kick-off: 2:30pm
📍 Venue: Leek Town FC - F. Ball Community Stadium - Harrison Park, Macclesfield Rd, Leek ST13 8LD

🎟 Entry Prices:
👨 Adults (18+) - £5
👦 Juniors (Under 18) - £2

🚪 Spectators can arrive from 2:00pm onwards.

💙 Every penny raised through admission fees, raffle tickets and cake sales will be donated directly to the MND Association.

Whether you can attend, share this post, or simply help spread the word, your support means the world to us.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for your continued support.

https://gofund.me/c52ccee8c

⚽💛🖤💙🥅

Class 3 have been studying rivers in geography. They have completed a study of the river Churnet today. The children measured the width and flow of the water. They then looked at the quality of the water and completed observational drawings.

Free School Meals Expansion – don’t miss out…
The government have now expanded the criteria for Free school meals. From September 2026 any household that receives Universal Credit can claim free school meals for their child. This could mean a saving of up £505 per year and applies to any household receiving Universal Credit, regardless of your income.

Families who already receive free school meals will continue to do so as long as they meet the new criteria. However, if you are now eligible to claim under the expanded criteria, it is important that you apply as soon as possible.

You can apply for free school meals directly to local authority with the following link.

www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Educational-awards benefits/FreeSchoolMeals/Apply-online.aspx

Watch out for the letter from school and the information on the school website. Alternatively, contact the school for further information.

School Telephone: 01538 702324

Class 4 are nearing the end of their design technology unit on playgrounds. They have used their knowledge to produce a range of playground structures.

Class 3 have been studying Henry Moore in their art lessons. They are very knowledgable about his works and have been working with clay to produce sculptures on the style of Moore.

Class 4 worked hard in using their computing skills to create quizzes. They enjoyed sharing these with the Class 1 children.