BEYOND THE CURRICULUM

Click here to see 50 things to do before leaving Holy Family.

Here are some examples of how children at Holy Family enjoy experiences beyond the national curriculum.

Beyond Humanities

Gardeners and Seeds

This year in school we are trying something different by rolling out the Gardeners and Seeds initiative. Each child in Class Six (a gardener) has been nominated to support a child in Reception Class (a seed). Over the year the children will work together with the Class Six gardeners nurturing the Reception Class seeds. We are hoping that this will help the children to settle well into school life and give them a buddy to work with in this first vital year of education.

Marist Centre

The Gift Team visited the Marist Centre in Manchester for a retreat day. In the session the children were able to work with the Marist Sisters under the leadership of Sr Mary Francis in order to understand more fully how to be a Faith Leader and what it means to lead others in prayer. 

The children had a great day. They were able to participate in prayer, engaged in role play and even had time for a few games. As a result, they were able to more fully understand their role as Faith Leaders and what it means to be part of a gift team. We would like to thank the Marist Sisters for their support and for welcoming us yet again to this very special venue.

Coronation

On Friday 5th May the whole community of Holy Family came together to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles. Children, parents, school governors and staff all joined together to pay tribute to out monarch on this very special occasion. All of the children enjoyed refreshments and spent time with their families. There was even a brass band, who played a variety of different songs including ‘God Save the King’. We were fortunate to be joined by two very special visitors- King Charles and Queen Camilla who waved to us from their balcony. This was a very special occasion and one which we hope all of the children remember. We would like to thank all of our families who joined us for the celebration and we hope that you had a fantastic Bank Holiday weekend. 

Diwali

Diwali also known as the Festival of Lights is India’s biggest festival celebrated as part of the Hindu religion. The Festival of Diwali was celebrated on Sunday 12^th November 2023. In school we celebrated Diwali by discussing the tradition in class with Miss Riley dressing in traditional clothing worn at the festival. We would like to wish everyone who celebrates the festival a happy Diwali. 

We would like to thank Mrs Kaur for joining us to inform the children about Diwali.

Student Council Initative 

The student council have been concerned about the amount of litter blowing in from the local streets so have organised a litter picking group at break times. This will take place every day to ensure that our school is kept clean and tidy. Thank you for being so environmentally friendly and for looking after our environment.

Crucial Crew

Y6 visited Crucial Crew in March to learn about the dangers of vaping and trespassing, along with learning about how to stay safe on the streets. We looked at what things are considered a crime, or anti-social behaviour too. 

Beyond STEM

Class dojo

At Holy Family, we use class dojo to reward positive behaviour and efforts of the children in our classes. These dojo points vcan be viewed by parents, and are exchanged for house points at the end of the week in celebration assemblies.We also use class dojo to communicate with parents and share relevant information such as newsletters, key dates etc. 

Financial Education

We believe it is vital that our children leave Holy Family in Year 6 not only academically prepared for high school, but also personally prepared to handle important decisions, including how to spend their finances. As a result, Holy Family are working towards an accreditation in Financial Education, supported by Young Enterprise. Each class will do one lesson per half term on an age-appropriate financial topic. 

World Maths Day

The children at Holy Family LOVE leaning maths- especially their times tables. Each year, children in KS1 and KS2 will compete in an online competiton for 'World Maths Day'- competing against children from all over the world. The top-score winner from each class will receive a certificate and prize, and all other participants receive a certificate for their efforts. There are also mega prizes on offer through 3P Learning, the company who host World Maths Day. 

Beyond the Arts

Pantomine

On Friday 9th December, all of the children were ableto go to the pantomime. It was a great change tocelebrate the Christmas season with everybody’sfavourite characters from Jack and the Beanstalk.The children has a fabulous time. We would like tothank all of the cast and crew from Salford Arts Theatre for a great production!

The Paul Hamilin Project

At Holy Family, the arts is an important aspect of our school curriculum. In order to suppliment and impove the curriculum we have become invloved in thew Pual Hamilin project which is designed to promote excellence in music and art. In partnership with creatives including musicians and poets we are working as a school to improve additional opportunities for all children. As the project progresses the children will refine and develop their ability to perform and in turn will develop their appreciation and understanding of music and the perormed word in poetry. 

Year Four Brass lessons

As a school we believe that all children deserve the very best opportunities. This is true of all subjects and is the same for arts subjects. As a school we invest financial resources to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument. In year 4 we provide all children with a brass instrument and additional tuition in order to ensure that they get to learn to play. All children as they attend our year four class will have this opportunity. 

Young voices

This annual celebration of talent was held at the AO Arena in Manchester. Each week the children rehearsed the songs and dances so they were as prepared as possible! On the day we had a full afternoon of practising with the Young Voices team and then performed in the big event of the evening. The choir were full of energy and represented the school with pride.

Robin Wood Residential Centre

To enhance our PE provision and to provide childreen with the opportunity to experience sports that cannot be offered in school, children in Class Five have th opportunity to visit the Robin Wodd Centre at Dobroyd Castle. At the centre they children can experince extreme sports such as the zip wire, canoeing, caving, raft building and climbing to name a few. The children also have the opportunity to work as teacms in order to develop their communication skills. To find out more please search the website below.

https://www.robinwood.co.uk/activity-centres/

Beyond Communication

We were very lucky to have Sean Pearkins, a children's author, visit us in school recently to talk to ur about his book.The children loved listening to him read his book and he even brought his characters in for the children to meet!

Global policing

Safety day at Holy Family which was led by the Chief Executive Officer of Global Policing, Shane Williams. Shane is an ex chief inspector of police and brought his many years of experience in the police force in order to help educate our children on crime and how they can avoid conflict. The day began with Shane meeting with parents in the school hall for a workshop on staying safe, particularly focusing on the topic of knife crime and crime that is happening in our local area. Shane then delivered workshops to both Year 5 and Year 6 where he gave them advice on how to stay safe and avoid danger.
In the afternoon, classes 5 and 6 were joined by parents in the school hall where they were taught about the importance of staying safe online and the consequences of crime that is committed on digital platforms. The information given was valuable and all of the children were able to talk about three things that they have learned as a result of the workshops. We would like to thank Shane for coming to work with us and also to the parents who joined us for his sessions.

Blue Peter

We would like to thank the BBC yet again for inviting us to be part of the audience whilst Blue Peter was being filmed. It was a great opportunity for the children to see a TV show in production and to be seen on screen themselves. We would like to tank all of the children for representing us so well. We know that they had a great time. 

Vision Day

We hosted our Holy Family Vision Day in school- designed so that we could work together as a whole school community to design the Holy Family Five- Five words that we will agree on that will be the values of our community. In the morning we held two events- one for EYFS and KS1 and one for KS2. At these events we were joined by parents, governors, families, representatives from All Hallows pupils and staff. We all came together to generate ideas for the Holy Family Five. In the afternoon all staff ran workshops on the meaning of visions and what this means for the community of Holy Family. We were lucky enough to be joined by two virtual minute takers called Holly and Becky who recorded all of the events of the day as you can see in the pictures below.

BEYOND THE CURRICULUM

Click here to see 50 things to do before leaving Holy Family.

Here are some examples of how children at Holy Family enjoy experiences beyond the national curriculum.

Beyond Humanities

Gardeners and Seeds

This year in school we are trying something different by rolling out the Gardeners and Seeds initiative. Each child in Class Six (a gardener) has been nominated to support a child in Reception Class (a seed). Over the year the children will work together with the Class Six gardeners nurturing the Reception Class seeds. We are hoping that this will help the children to settle well into school life and give them a buddy to work with in this first vital year of education.

Marist Centre

The Gift Team visited the Marist Centre in Manchester for a retreat day. In the session the children were able to work with the Marist Sisters under the leadership of Sr Mary Francis in order to understand more fully how to be a Faith Leader and what it means to lead others in prayer. 

The children had a great day. They were able to participate in prayer, engaged in role play and even had time for a few games. As a result, they were able to more fully understand their role as Faith Leaders and what it means to be part of a gift team. We would like to thank the Marist Sisters for their support and for welcoming us yet again to this very special venue.

Coronation

On Friday 5th May the whole community of Holy Family came together to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles. Children, parents, school governors and staff all joined together to pay tribute to out monarch on this very special occasion. All of the children enjoyed refreshments and spent time with their families. There was even a brass band, who played a variety of different songs including ‘God Save the King’. We were fortunate to be joined by two very special visitors- King Charles and Queen Camilla who waved to us from their balcony. This was a very special occasion and one which we hope all of the children remember. We would like to thank all of our families who joined us for the celebration and we hope that you had a fantastic Bank Holiday weekend. 

Diwali

Diwali also known as the Festival of Lights is India’s biggest festival celebrated as part of the Hindu religion. The Festival of Diwali was celebrated on Sunday 12^th November 2023. In school we celebrated Diwali by discussing the tradition in class with Miss Riley dressing in traditional clothing worn at the festival. We would like to wish everyone who celebrates the festival a happy Diwali. 

We would like to thank Mrs Kaur for joining us to inform the children about Diwali.

Student Council Initative 

The student council have been concerned about the amount of litter blowing in from the local streets so have organised a litter picking group at break times. This will take place every day to ensure that our school is kept clean and tidy. Thank you for being so environmentally friendly and for looking after our environment.

Crucial Crew

Y6 visited Crucial Crew in March to learn about the dangers of vaping and trespassing, along with learning about how to stay safe on the streets. We looked at what things are considered a crime, or anti-social behaviour too. 

Beyond STEM

Class dojo

At Holy Family, we use class dojo to reward positive behaviour and efforts of the children in our classes. These dojo points vcan be viewed by parents, and are exchanged for house points at the end of the week in celebration assemblies.We also use class dojo to communicate with parents and share relevant information such as newsletters, key dates etc. 

Financial Education

We believe it is vital that our children leave Holy Family in Year 6 not only academically prepared for high school, but also personally prepared to handle important decisions, including how to spend their finances. As a result, Holy Family are working towards an accreditation in Financial Education, supported by Young Enterprise. Each class will do one lesson per half term on an age-appropriate financial topic. 

World Maths Day

The children at Holy Family LOVE leaning maths- especially their times tables. Each year, children in KS1 and KS2 will compete in an online competiton for 'World Maths Day'- competing against children from all over the world. The top-score winner from each class will receive a certificate and prize, and all other participants receive a certificate for their efforts. There are also mega prizes on offer through 3P Learning, the company who host World Maths Day. 

Beyond the Arts

Pantomine

On Friday 9th December, all of the children were ableto go to the pantomime. It was a great change tocelebrate the Christmas season with everybody’sfavourite characters from Jack and the Beanstalk.The children has a fabulous time. We would like tothank all of the cast and crew from Salford Arts Theatre for a great production!

The Paul Hamilin Project

At Holy Family, the arts is an important aspect of our school curriculum. In order to suppliment and impove the curriculum we have become invloved in thew Pual Hamilin project which is designed to promote excellence in music and art. In partnership with creatives including musicians and poets we are working as a school to improve additional opportunities for all children. As the project progresses the children will refine and develop their ability to perform and in turn will develop their appreciation and understanding of music and the perormed word in poetry. 

Year Four Brass lessons

As a school we believe that all children deserve the very best opportunities. This is true of all subjects and is the same for arts subjects. As a school we invest financial resources to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument. In year 4 we provide all children with a brass instrument and additional tuition in order to ensure that they get to learn to play. All children as they attend our year four class will have this opportunity. 

Young voices

This annual celebration of talent was held at the AO Arena in Manchester. Each week the children rehearsed the songs and dances so they were as prepared as possible! On the day we had a full afternoon of practising with the Young Voices team and then performed in the big event of the evening. The choir were full of energy and represented the school with pride.

Robin Wood Residential Centre

To enhance our PE provision and to provide childreen with the opportunity to experience sports that cannot be offered in school, children in Class Five have th opportunity to visit the Robin Wodd Centre at Dobroyd Castle. At the centre they children can experince extreme sports such as the zip wire, canoeing, caving, raft building and climbing to name a few. The children also have the opportunity to work as teacms in order to develop their communication skills. To find out more please search the website below.

https://www.robinwood.co.uk/activity-centres/

Beyond Communication

We were very lucky to have Sean Pearkins, a children's author, visit us in school recently to talk to ur about his book.The children loved listening to him read his book and he even brought his characters in for the children to meet!

Global policing

Safety day at Holy Family which was led by the Chief Executive Officer of Global Policing, Shane Williams. Shane is an ex chief inspector of police and brought his many years of experience in the police force in order to help educate our children on crime and how they can avoid conflict. The day began with Shane meeting with parents in the school hall for a workshop on staying safe, particularly focusing on the topic of knife crime and crime that is happening in our local area. Shane then delivered workshops to both Year 5 and Year 6 where he gave them advice on how to stay safe and avoid danger.
In the afternoon, classes 5 and 6 were joined by parents in the school hall where they were taught about the importance of staying safe online and the consequences of crime that is committed on digital platforms. The information given was valuable and all of the children were able to talk about three things that they have learned as a result of the workshops. We would like to thank Shane for coming to work with us and also to the parents who joined us for his sessions.

Blue Peter

We would like to thank the BBC yet again for inviting us to be part of the audience whilst Blue Peter was being filmed. It was a great opportunity for the children to see a TV show in production and to be seen on screen themselves. We would like to tank all of the children for representing us so well. We know that they had a great time. 

Vision Day

We hosted our Holy Family Vision Day in school- designed so that we could work together as a whole school community to design the Holy Family Five- Five words that we will agree on that will be the values of our community. In the morning we held two events- one for EYFS and KS1 and one for KS2. At these events we were joined by parents, governors, families, representatives from All Hallows pupils and staff. We all came together to generate ideas for the Holy Family Five. In the afternoon all staff ran workshops on the meaning of visions and what this means for the community of Holy Family. We were lucky enough to be joined by two virtual minute takers called Holly and Becky who recorded all of the events of the day as you can see in the pictures below.