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Newsletter 24th October 2025
School will be closed for the half term holiday from Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October. We will also be closed for staff training on Monday 3rd November.
We look forward to seeing all children back in school on Tuesday 4th November.
Our boys' football team started their league fixtures last week against St Matthews and George Betts.
Unfortunately, they lost both games but showed high levels of commitment and were a credit to the school.
Our Girls football team also played a fixture against George Betts and managed to win 2:1. An excellent performance as it was their first game together!
Year 5 visit to Smethwick Old Church
Year 5 visited Smethwick Old Church this week as part of our RE topic 'What does it mean if Christians believe that God is loving and holy?'
The children were engaged throughout and showed their good knowledge of the subject. As always, our children were well behaved throughout and delightful. Thank you to Reverend Sara for making us feel so welcome. We are looking forward to returning to the church on Wednesday 10th December to sing some Christmas songs.
Uplands Manor went Gold
for Childhood Cancer Awareness
Thanks to your generosity, we raised £340.84 for childhood cancer awareness.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Dates of all events happening at Uplands Manor can be found on the calendar https://uplandsmanor.sch.life/Page/Calendar
Make sure you check it regularly as new dates will be added throughout the year
November
- Monday 3rd SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STAFF TRAINING
- Tuesday 4th School reopens for all pupils
- Tuesday 4th RB & RO visit to Smethwick Gurdwara
- Wednesday 5th RH visit to Smethwick Gurdwara
- Thursday 6th Flu immunisation catch up
- Thursday 6th Nursery Life Long Ago baby dinosaur experience in school
- Friday 7th School photographer taking individual photos (day 1)
- Monday 10th School photographer taking individual photos (day 2)
- Tuesday 11th 3.30-6.30pm Parents' Evening & Book Fayre
- Thursday 20th 3.30-6.30pm Parents' Evening & Book Fayre
- Friday 21st Year 6 Guitar & Singing groups switching on Christmas lights at Sandwell Aquatic Centre
- Friday 21st 1.45pm Inclusion coffee afternoon
Book fayre will be open during our parents' evenings on Tuesday 11th and Thursday 20th November.
USEFUL INFORMATION
We advertise support groups and events in our local area on the Community Information page of our website. You can find the link on the home page of the website or by clicking https://bit.ly/3Re3Q9T
BBC 500 Words Competition
500 Words is open for entries! Make sure you submit your stories before 9pm, Friday 7 November.
Important: Once you submit your entry, it cannot be changed. If you no longer want your story to be considered, you’ll need to email us to request for your entry to be deleted. Please check your story carefully before submitting.
There are two age categories: 5-7 and 8-11 year-olds and spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked - as has always been the case for 500 Words, it's all about our writers' brilliant creativity! There are prizes to be won - each winner will take home a bundle of books and the gold winners will also win 500 books for their school library.
50 finalists will be invited to a star-studded grand final at Windsor Castle in February 2026, which will once again be hosted by Her Majesty Queen Camilla. If that's not enough, each winner will also see their story be read aloud by a superstar celebrity on TV, which will be shown as part of a special 500 Words programme with The One Show in early March.
Our official panel of celebrity judges, Sir Lenny Henry, Malorie Blackman, Francesca Simon, Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell-Boyce will return to crown our next winners.
If you are a Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Librarian or SEND staff, and love to read and mark the work of 5-11 year-olds, then why not sign up to be one of our thousands of volunteer judges? Registration is now open and each volunteer judge is entered into a random draw and could see themselves attending the final.
Click here to submit your stories. upload
All stories must be submitted before 9pm, Friday 7 November.
Support available to families in Sandwell
The Community Information page on our website is updated regularly with lots of information for families in the area.
St Alban's Community Centre offer various lots of support in our local area. There is lots of info on their website https://stalbans-cc.co.uk/
Sandwell Family Hubs
Sandwell Family Hubs provide support for parents. Click this link for more information: Services, Courses and Sessions For Families | Sandwell Family Hubs or Google www.sandwell.familyhubs.com/services/ to see what is available.
The Family Hub van will be visiting school on: TUESDAY 14TH OCTOBER AT 2.30PM
Click the link below to read the latest Family Hub newsletter.
Sandwell Family Hubs - parenting courses
Parenting Courses | Free Sessions | Programmes for parents | Sandwell Family Hubs
Looking for work?
We have been sent information about the DWP Find a Job website which we hope might be helpful. Click Find a job to create an account and search for jobs in the local area and nationally.
