We are delighted to share with you that as a school we have been formally recognised for our engagement with the ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) programme, supported by the Trafford Educational Psychology Service. A special congratulations goes to Mrs Claire Zielinski, who has now successfully completed her ELSA training. Claire is now a fully qualified Emotional Literacy Support Assistant and will be working with children across the school to deliver individual and small group sessions focused on a range of emotional needs. ELSA sessions are designed to help children understand and manage their emotions; develop self-confidence and resilience, strengthen social and friendship skills and learn positive ways to handle challenges

These sessions are run in a calm, supportive environment, offering a safe space for pupils to talk, reflect, and grow. Claire will also receive ongoing half-termly supervision from Educational Psychologists, ensuring that our provision remains effective, up to date, and in line with best practice. We are incredibly proud of Mrs Zielinski’s dedication and of Acre Hall’s growing capacity to offer meaningful, child-centred support. This reflects our wider school ethos of nurturing the whole child—academically, socially, and emotionally.

Our Year 3/4 class (led by Mrs Kan and Mr Reynolds) visited the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester as part of their science topic. The children were engaged and inspired by all they saw and learned – well done to all!

Today in Year 4, we were delighted to welcome one of Acre Hall’s parents, who kindly volunteered his time to talk to the children about Buddhism.

The students learned about the importance of meditation, explored special books used in Buddhist practice, and discovered the use of prayer beads in helping focus during meditation. It was a fascinating and enriching session—thank you for sharing your knowledge and giving our pupils a deeper understanding of this world religion!

WK 27.06.2025 – Celebrating our Stars & Attendance this week!

We are excited to share this week’s Star of the Week celebrations and our latest class attendance figures for the week ending Friday 27th June 2025.

✨ Star of the Week
This week, children across the school have been recognised for a variety of fantastic achievements — from showing resilience and kindness to making great progress in their learning. Our teachers have chosen their stars for demonstrating excellent attitudes, trying their best and being brilliant role models to others. A huge well done to everyone who received a certificate in assembly our Friday morning — we are very proud of them all!

🎵 Music Stars
In Music, we celebrated children who have shown enthusiasm, creativity and great listening skills during their lessons this week. The winners this week are Oliver (Yr 1) and Willow (Year 4). Keep up the great work!

📊 Attendance This Week
We aim for every class to reach at least 96% attendance, in line with national expectations. This week, a special well done goes to our Year 1 (Miss Christopher’s class) as they have achieved 98% attendance; followed by Year 2 (Mrs Tomlinson’s class) who has achieved 97% attendance and Year 3/4 (Mrs Kan/Mr Reynolds class) with 97% attendance.

Thank you to all our families for continuing to support excellent attendance — it really does make a difference to children’s learning.

Sensory Circuit Fun & New Den-Making Sessions!

At Acre Hall, we are always looking for creative ways to support our children’s development – physically, emotionally and socially. As part of our Sensory Circuit sessions, the children have been engaging in a variety of activities designed to support regulation, focus and readiness for learning. We are excited to share some wonderful photos capturing the fun and energy of these sessions!

In addition to our sensory circuits, we have recently introduced Den Making during break and lunchtime—and it has been a huge hit! Children have loved using their imagination, teamwork and problem-solving skills to build their very own dens using a range of materials. Not only is this a fantastic sensory and social experience, but it also gives pupils a sense of ownership and achievement during their playtime.

We are so proud of the creativity and cooperation we’ve seen, and we look forward to developing this activity further as part of our inclusive and engaging play provision.

Stay tuned for more updates and photos!

Year 6 students win 1st Place!

We are thrilled to share that our Year 6 pupils, representing Acre Hall in the Rounders Tournament on Monday 23rd June, secured 1st place! 🎉

A huge congratulations to the team for their outstanding achievement and fantastic teamwork – we are incredibly proud of you all!

Sports Week – Monday 16th – Friday 20th June 2025

This week, students across Acre Hall Primary School — from our youngest learners in Nursery all the way through to Year 6 — have taken part in an action-packed week of outdoor activities and sports-themed events to celebrate National Sports Week.

From team games and athletic challenges to fun fitness sessions and active play, every child has had the opportunity to get moving, try something new, and enjoy the spirit of sportsmanship and teamwork. It has been fantastic to see so much energy, enthusiasm and determination across the school.

A huge thank you to all the staff who helped plan and run such a successful and enjoyable week — and well done to all our students for giving it their all!

Wk Ending 20.06.2025 – Celebrating our Dojo Stars Badge Achievers this week!

At Acre Hall Primary, we use Dojo points as a way to celebrate and encourage key values and behaviours in our students. We are incredibly proud to celebrate the achievements of our students who have been awarded Dojo Star Badges this week! These badges recognise their consistent effort, positive attitude, and excellent behaviour across school life.

This week the teachers have awarded the following badges:

• Gold Badges: 1 students from Year 2 and 1 student from Year 4
• Silver Badges: 4 students from Year 3/4; and 3 students from Year 4
• Bronze Badges: 1 student from Year 5; 13 students from Year 1 and 1 student from Owls

Well done to all our badge earners – your hard work and dedication have not gone unnoticed. Keep aiming high and being the best you can be!

Our students had an amazing day on on Friday on their trip to Liverpool. Year 1 (Miss Christopher) and Year 2 (Miss Williams & Mrs Tomlinson) explored Imagine That! in Liverpool today – hands-on science, role-play and creativity galore.

WK 20.06.2025 – Celebrating our Stars & Attendance this week!

We are excited to share this week’s Star of the Week celebrations and our latest class attendance figures for the week ending Friday 20th June 2025.

✨ Star of the Week
This week, children across the school have been recognised for a variety of fantastic achievements — from showing resilience and kindness to making great progress in their learning. Our teachers have chosen their stars for demonstrating excellent attitudes, trying their best and being brilliant role models to others. A huge well done to everyone who received a certificate in assembly our Friday morning — we are very proud of them all!

🎵 Music Stars
In Music, we celebrated children who have shown enthusiasm, creativity and great listening skills during their lessons this week. The winners this week are Yahia (Yr 2W) and Milly (Owls). Keep up the great work!

📊 Attendance This Week
We aim for every class to reach at least 96% attendance, in line with national expectations. This week, a special well done goes to our Reception class as they have achieved 98% attendance; followed by Year 2 (Mrs Tomlinson’s class) who has achieved 97% attendance and Owls with 96% attendance.

Thank you to all our families for continuing to support excellent attendance — it really does make a difference to children’s learning.