Year 5/6 STEM Spectacular! Calling all Year 5 and 6 parents! Join us for an exciting afternoon of hands-on STEM fun where you and your child can build, create, test, and explore together as you unleash your inner scientist! When: Monday 10th November Time: 1:45 – 3:00pm Where: Please come to the school office We can't wait to see you there for an afternoon of discovery and creativity!

Reception Open Morning – Tomorrow at 9:15am! We're so excited to welcome families to Thursfield Primary tomorrow morning for our Reception Open Morning! Come along at 9:15am to meet our amazing Reception team, explore our lovely classroom, and see our children learning and playing. No need to book – just pop in! Children are very welcome to join you so they can meet the teachers and discover their new school. Find out more about our wraparound care for Reception pupils and learn why Thursfield is a named feeder school for Kidsgrove Secondary. If you've got any questions, our friendly office team will be happy to help: 01782 512301 office@thursfield.staffs.sch.uk www.thursfield.staffs.sch.uk

Poppy Appeal at School From Tuesday 4th to Friday 7th November, children will have the opportunity to purchase a poppy or related items to support the National Poppy Appeal. Available items: Bracelets – £2 Slap Bands – £2 Poppy Keyrings – £1 Paper Poppies – 50p Then, on Tuesday 11th November at 11:00am, our school will join in the two minutes' silence to remember and honour those who have served. If your child is part of a uniformed group (e.g. Beavers, Rainbows, Brownies, Cubs, etc.), they are welcome to wear their group uniform to school on this day. Thank you for supporting this important cause. #PoppyAppeal #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget

Reminder: We're closed tomorrow (Monday 3 November) for our INSET day. We can't wait to welcome all our children back on Tuesday 4 November including our lovely nursery children! We hope you've had a wonderful half term break. See you all soon! #INSETDay #SchoolReminder #BackToSchool #HalfTermBreak #NurseryLife #WeAreReady

Together at Thursfield – A Half Term to Remember Wishing all our Thursfield families a truly lovely October half-term break! These past 8 weeks have been filled with so much learning, laughter and joy across our school – it's been wonderful to see our children thriving. We are so grateful to... Our incredible staff, who go above and beyond every day to inspire and nurture our children. Our dedicated PTFA, whose hard work brings our community together through fantastic events, with even more to look forward to next half term. Our parents and carers, whose continued support helps us to keep growing and enhancing all that we do at Thursfield. Thank you for being such an important part of our school family. Wishing you all a restful and happy break – we look forward to welcoming you back on Tuesday 4th November. #ThursfieldTogether #HalfTermBreak #SchoolFamily #LearningAndLaughter #ThankYou