The website, Twitter and Facebook are the best way of keeping up to date with school news and dates. Remember to check regularly for upcoming events and pass the information on to other parents that you know.

We hope you all had a good holiday.  It is lovely to see the children refreshed, ready to learn and looking smart in their uniform.

We would like to say a big thank you to children, staff and governors for their hard work and to parents for your support during the Ofsted visit.  The report will be shared with you as soon as it is finalised over the coming weeks.

Parents of every child who attends a Sandwell school complete a blue one-off consent form when their child starts school

By signing this form, you are giving the school consent to take the children off the school premises for visits such as Warwick Castle, the Botanical Gardens, West Midlands Safari Park.

Letters are sent home and put on the school website to give you the information about the dates and cost of the visit.  You will not need to complete another form to give permission for the visit.

Curriculum visits are a vital part of the children's learning and therefore, it is important that they attend.

After School Clubs start for Year 3 & 4 on Monday 13th January.  If you applied for a club place, please make sure you have received a second letter as confirmation that your child has a space. 

Year 6 SATS booster groups are being held each week from Monday 13th January to give the children extra support in preparation for SATS in May.  Please encourage your child to attend.  

Tuesdays 3.15 - 4.15pm 6RT & 6S

Mondays 3.15 - 4.15pm 6G & 6T

A reminder that the rearranged parents' evenings for 1S are being held in the Community Room on Tuesday 14th and Thursday 16th January.  Entrance is via the ramp on the left as you enter the playground from Addenbrooke Road.

If you read children's comics at home, Mrs Bavington would be grateful if you could donate them to the school library when you have finished reading them.

If you buy the Sun newspaper, please look out for the tokens which will be in the paper every day.  We will be collecting them till the end of January 2020 in the hope of collecting enough tokens to receive books as part of the Books for Schools giveaway.

Dates of all events happening at Uplands Manor can be found on the calendar  https://uplandsmanor.sch.life/Page/Calendar 

The dates for the class assemblies for the rest of the year are listed below.  They start at 9am.

January

February

March

April

May

June

FREE 15 HOURS FOR TWO YEAR OLDS - Tiny Steps Pre-School is rated 'Good' by OFSTED and offers high quality early childcare for two year olds. They offer free funded, as well as paid, places for children, with flexible hours to suit all parents. If parents are interested please contact Harpreet on 07943547073 for more details and places to start now!  

CBBC show Step Up To The Plate sees top chef Allegra McEvedy and service expert Fred Sirieix challenge children to run their own restaurant, both in the kitchen and front of house, with the two most successful contestants being crowned Head Chef and Maître D’ respectively.  The first series was a great success and showcased some incredibly talented chefs and wonderfully warm service staff. Episodes and clips can be found on iPlayer and at the programme homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007lkh

They are now casting children in school years 5 – 9 for the next series. Kitchen Crew members need to have a passion for food, a sound knowledge of ingredients and an ability to keep cool when it gets hot in the kitchen. The Restaurant Crew need to be organised, welcoming and calm throughout the chaos of service.

The application form is attached if your child wants to apply.