🎄 HAF Winter Activities – Free Fun for children aged 5–16 eligible for free school meals 🗓 Dates: 22/12/25 – 2/1/2026 Look out for a HAF code sent by email or letter from Staffordshire County Council or your child’s school. Visit staffordshire.gov.uk/holidayactivit… to browse and book.

Monday is Odd Socks Day 🧦 in support of Anti-Bullying Week. Children are invited to wear odd socks to celebrate individuality and kindness!

🎉 Children in Need – Friday 14th! 🎉 We’re going spotty for a great cause! Children in Years 1–6 are invited to wear something spotty – socks, shirts, headbands… get creative! There’ll be lots of exciting activities, with a 50p donation per activity for Children in Need 💛

A huge congratulations to our superb Year 5 class for delivering a thoughtful and moving Remembrance assembly today. Each pupil performed fantastically — sharing the significance of the day and reading beautiful, heartfelt poems. We are so proud of you all.

Nursery Rhyme Week! Children had a lovely week learning new and old nursery Rhymes. We have been on spider hunts for Incy Wincy spider, building walls for Humpty Dumpty, making stars for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and dressing up as their favourite Nursery Rhyme character.

We raised £227.06 for Children in Need, thank you for all your support!

Applications for Reception 2026 Admissions are now open. staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Admi…

This week, our Year 5 & 6 pupils trained in Sporting Leadership with Chris Wood (South Staffs School Games Organiser) and then led a fantastic mini Pentathlon for Year 1! Amazing feedback on their confidence and teamwork — well done leaders! 👏 #SchoolGames #Leadership

The Young Voices Choir visited our local chapel today to share a variety of songs they’ve been learning for their upcoming concert. They all sang beautifully and truly did themselves proud! A big thank you to the chapel for welcoming us — we’re so grateful!

Dress-Up Day – Friday 28th November! Tomorrow we’re celebrating TT Rockstars and Numbots with creativity and colour! Years 3, 4, 5 & 6: Come dressed as a Rockstar Reception, Year 1 & Year 2: Transform into a Robot or Numbot LL & Nursery: Become your favourite Numberblock!

Yesterday, Year 6 took part in a immersive live creating-writing session that Pobble hosted. They created exciting and creative stories using AI images as inspiration.

✨ What a fantastic start to our Christmas Productions! 🎄 Year 1 and Year 2 shone brightly in their performance of Snuggle Up Stable. 🌟 A huge well done to every single child – you were amazing! 👏💫

✨ Sparkle & Shine ✨ Our Year 3 & 4 pupils lit up the stage this afternoon with their beautiful voices & festive cheer at their Carol Concert! From classic carols to joyful performances, they truly brought the magic of Christmas to life. 🌟

This week, year 5 have completed a morning of writing! We analysed a poem by Dr Seuss and completed a character profile on the Grinch. Finally, we planned and created our own set of instructions about How to Steal Christmas? 🎄Merry Christmas from Year 5! 🎄

Welcome Back to School - Tuesday 6th January We’re excited to see everyone after the Christmas break. As the colder weather has arrived, Children should come wrapped up warm & please take extra care when travelling to school. Please stick to cleared & gritted pathways for safety

📷 Proud Moment for Featherstone Academy! 📷 Featherstone Academy has received a message of congratulations from Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education, recognising the excellent outcomes achieved by our disadvantaged pupils at the end of the 2024/2025 academic year