What an exciting way to end our week.

The children were so excited to see Kevin Sinfield running past our school this morning. It was wonderful to share such a special moment with so many of our families and members of our local community too. The children’s excitement really seemed to be infectious!

We received a lovely message this afternoon from a member of our community who was watching from opposite the school:

“I just wanted to say how lovely it was to see the children having so much fun this morning. I was with a group of friends outside the chemist, opposite the school. We were very impressed by the atmosphere that the children brought and how excited they were when any car, van or motorbike beeped!”

Well done, St Stephens! I am so incredibly proud of you all! 💙

We have been talking about Kevin’s incredible charity work throughout the week during our worship sessions, and the children have really embraced the spirit of giving and helping others. They have been inspired by his story, determination and kindness — what a wonderful role model he is.

A huge thank you to everyone who made a donation too. It feels wonderful to be able to support such a worthy cause, while also showing our children how even small acts of kindness can make a real difference.

We wish Kevin and his incredible team lots of luck as they complete the final stages of their journey. We hope they know just how many people are cheering them on!

🌾 Harvest

Next week, we have another wonderful opportunity to think about others as we celebrate Harvest.

Our Harvest assemblies will take place on:

Tuesday at 9.15am – Years 1, 3, 4 and 6
Thursday at 9.15am – Reception, Years 2, 3 and 5

This year, we will once again be supporting Atherton and Leigh Foodbank, helping families in our local communities who may need a little extra support.

We are always so grateful for the generosity of our school community, and Harvest is a lovely opportunity to encourage our children to think about kindness, compassion and how we can help others.

We will be accepting donations from Monday morning, so please feel free to send in any tins, packets, toiletries or other items that you feel could help someone in need.

The foodbank has let us know that they are particularly short of:

Soup – tins or packets
Tinned tomatoes
Deodorant – men’s and women’s
Ready-made custard
Pasta sauce
Long-life milk
Cordial/pop – orange or blackcurrant
Shampoo
Rice pudding
Toothbrushes
Shower gel

Any donations, however big or small, will be very gratefully received and will make a real difference to families in our local community.

Thank you, as always, for your kindness and generosity.

📚 Meet the Teacher – Years 1–6

For families in Years 1–6, we also have our Meet the Teacher sessions taking place on Wednesday 7th October at 5pm.

If you haven’t attended a Meet the Teacher session before, these are short presentations from your child’s class teacher. They are a lovely opportunity for teachers to introduce themselves, share some information about the curriculum and learning for the year ahead, and talk about the exciting opportunities and experiences your child will have during their new year group.

Please note that, as our site management team need to finish within their contracted working hours, there will unfortunately not be time during these sessions for individual discussions with teachers. If there is something you would like to discuss with your child’s teacher, please contact the school office and we will be very happy to arrange a more suitable time for a conversation.

We look forward to welcoming you next week and sharing a little more about the exciting year ahead!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone! See you on Monday morning!!