Altham St James'

Dear Parents   Press Reports About Small Schools You may have read in the press that small schools are threatened with closure. There is no immediate danger at this stage to our school or any other. The fact is that The Coalition Central Government are proposing that the formula by which money is devolved to …

Dear Parents   Bank Holiday Monday School is closed on Monday for the bank holiday and re-opens on Tuesday as normal.   Junior Trip Letters have gone home this week regarding the junior trip to Outdoor Elements. Please send payment and signed permission slips into school by next Friday 11th May. If you did not …

On Wednesday 25th April, and Wednesday 2nd May, Years 2,3,4,5 and 6 took part in Samba Lessons. The lessons consisted of playing a variety of percussion instruments, to various beats, eg Fish and chips, Sausage and chips. All the pupils worked very hard, and the outcome was two very exhilarating, Brazilian-style performances. Further Samba lessons …

Dear Parents   Samba Workshop You may like to know that Wednesday’s Samba Workshop (music/dance/drums) was extremely successful, and thoroughly enjoyed by all children in Years 2 – 6. We are looking forward to the next session on Wednesday next week.   Polling Station in School On Thursday next week school will be used as …