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18
Dec
A huge well done to all our award winners! It was wonderful to celebrate your achievements during our special end of term worship today. And how festive does Mrs Hargreaves look?!
12
Dec
We had a festive morning at Breakfast Club! The children enjoyed creating Christmas crafts and helped Miss Sprot whip up a delicious batch of porridge using the Thermomix.
12
Dec
Snowball Disco 2025!
11
Dec
Christmas Jumper Day in Breakfast Club
11
Dec
Christmas Jumper Day 2025!
2
Dec
So proud of the choir last night who performed at Blackburn Cathedral. You represented school beautifully.
1
Dec
Oh Yes We Did! Panto Trip 2025
26
Nov
Last week's VIPs!
25
Nov
Join BwD Adult Learning for a free family fun day making sock penguins, festive crackers, and decorating cakes!
24
Nov
Get ready for some festive fun! Parent/Carers can join us for St Aidan's Christmas Craft Afternoon on Wednesday 17th December 2025. Mark your calendars – more details coming soon!
21
Nov
The Worship Team had a wonderful meeting with Rev Alice today to plan our special Christmas Prayer Day. Lots of great ideas were discussed to make the day memorable!
21
Nov
We've had lots of fun in our outdoor learning space at lunchtimes this week! The children have been busy making some gorgeous leaf rubbing pictures and absolutely loved watching the birds use the feeders they made.
14
Nov
Fun Friday in Breakfast Club - Children in Need style!
11
Nov
The Library Bus visited our school this morning, and some children got to go on board! They had a great time selecting and bringing back some exciting new books to enrich our school Library.
10
Nov
What a great start to our week this week and a huge thank you to Miss Cornall who lead this mornings worship on anti bullying. Ask your child at home about how they can be proactive in dealing with bullying if they see it happening.
7
Nov
We had such a fun and crafty lunchtime activity this week! The children got hands-on making their very own pine cone bird feeders. They showed great team work to prepare a special treat for our feathered friends!
3
Nov
Superstar Reader Alert
3
Nov
Exciting New Resource! Bible Podlets Series 4 Now Available!
23
Oct
Huge congratulations to our VIPs this week. Our Year 4 VIPs enjoyed sweets in Mrs Hargreaves office and the rest of the VIPs met at 3pm for sweets and biscuits. Huge congratulations to you all! What a way to end the week.
22
Oct
St Aidan's Pupils Shine at Cidari Earth Conference
22
Oct
Please see the attached important letter issued by Blackburn With Darwen Neighbourhood policing team.
21
Oct
Generative AI: The Childnet Cheat Sheet for Parents & Carers (2025)
17
Oct
We had a brilliant week exploring nature at lunchtime! The children showed their creativity by making fantastic leaf creatures. We also became nature detectives for some keen bug spotting and quiet bird watching.
16
Oct
A wonderful Thursday VIP treat. Celebrating our successes from the week and sharing how we have shown our values in practice.
13
Oct
Archbishop's Lord's Prayer Tour
12
Oct
Here are this week's VIPs. Having a cheeky hot chocolate, pack of sweets or biscuit and discussing the values we have shown in and around school this week.
12
Oct
Archbishop of York Visits St Aidans' for Lord's Prayer Tour
9
Oct
Year 3 and Year 6 have been busy this morning walking to deliver our Harvest donations to The Billy Project - well done everyone for showing our Values in Practice.
30
Sep
Today, in our Tuesday worship with Reverend Alice we learnt The Lord's Prayer using Makaton. We then, looked at God's world and the values in action he would want us to demonstrate as Christians.
29
Sep
Huge congratulations to our Gymnastics Champion, Emily. She was crowned The Milano Champion!
28
Sep
It was wonderful to host the first of many Sunday worships in school today. It was great to see members of the school, the church and the wider community in school to celebrate and reflect on the way God is present during the harvest period.
28
Sep
During Harvest worship we were all invited to create a piece of work which reflected what would give thanks to God for. We had a range of different things, from plants, planets, trees, wildlife, men, women and life in all its forms.
28
Sep
Reverend Alice invited members of the school, church and wider community to bring forward their harvest donations. These will be taken and donated by school to the Billy project on Friday 3rd October.
28
Sep
A fantastic service bringing school, church and community together in a safe space to give thanks and praise to God for our harvest this year.
28
Sep
A huge thank you to all the school, church and community members who came to our harvest worship in school this morning. We had a wonderful time celebrating with you all.
24
Sep
Dressing up fun in the sun
18
Sep
Look at what some of our wonderful children made at Breakfast Club.
18
Sep
Lots of fun to be had with our ALWAYS Play.
18
Sep
Our VIPs have had their treat this afternoon. A hot chocolate with a biscuit or little pack of sweets. What better way to celebrate how these children have flourished this week.
12
Sep
Can you make it?
12
Sep
We have been flourishing outside this morning during our always play. From football games to hula hoops- nothing is off limits.
12
Sep
We've had our first online safety meeting this morning and here we are. Here are our St Aidan's digital leaders, ready to allow all our children the potential to achieve and grow in their knowledge online.
10
Sep
Today we had an inspiring visit from the incredible Beth Tweddle.
4
Sep
Global Week of Prayer 2025
18
Jul
Well done to all our award winners this morning at our special end of year awards assembly!
18
Jul
Children's University's summer holiday challenges! Why not try some of them?
16
Jul
Young Writers: Share Your Blackburn with Darwen Favourite Places!
12
Jul
What a fantastic morning at the Children’s University graduation ceremony. Well done to all of the winners both here and at school for the hours you complete in clubs after school!
11
Jul
Yesterday's VIPs
11
Jul
A Meaningful End to Our Year of Prayer - A huge thank you to Bishop Philip for leading the powerful finale to our Year of Prayer!
9
Jul
A huge well done to the children who received their Children's University certificates from Miss Burton this morning, recognising the hours they've dedicated!
30
Jun
A huge thank you to Blackburn Rovers Community Trust for their very generous donation of books on Diversity! Our class libraries will undoubtedly benefit greatly from these wonderful additions.
26
Jun
Some of today's VIPs!
17
Jun
Our pupils had a fantastic day working with the talented artist Ursula Hurst, who's helping them bring our RE Big Frieze to life. Their engagement and excitement were clear throughout the session, and we can't wait to see the finished masterpiece tomorrow
12
Jun
Busy bees at Breakfast Club this morning.
29
May
Miss Mohamed has had a little boy Ameer. Both are happy and healthy. Welcome to the St. Aidan's family.
21
May
Wellbeing Workshops: Craft Your Calm
21
May
Crafty Half Term Fun with Fred & Pearl!
20
May
Discover Blackburn: Half Term Fun!
20
May
Darwen Family-Friendly Activities!
19
May
Sweet Talk & Scrubbing Up! AP Smilestars' Advice
13
May
We are really enjoying playing games in our afterschool club today. We've got dobble, jigsaws, dominoes, jenga and much much more. Great fun to end a hot Tuesday of learning.
20
Apr
Easter Message
10
Apr
Making Easter biscuits in breakfast club this morning.
10
Apr
Welcome back to Miss Hunt this morning. Her first morning back for one of her keeping in touch days spent on our yard meeting and greeting the children, dressed as a chicken.
10
Apr
Well done to Year 4 and Reception for leading a wonderful whole school Easter worship! It was enjoyed by all, including a great turnout of parents and the community.
10
Apr
A huge well done to all members of Blakewater (Blue) team. We all really enjoyed our Easter Egg hunt, our visit from the Easter bunny and eating lots of yummy chocolates. A huge thank you to our Easter bunny- we're sure many of you know who she is.
10
Apr
We said a very fond farewell to Mrs Probert this morning with a special worship in her honour to celebrate all she has done during her 26 years of service to our school and community. Good Luck in your new venture.
9
Apr
Thank you for supporting school today at our annual Easter Bingo event. We really appreciate it. All funds raised go back into school.
8
Apr
Former St Aidan's pupil, Anaya, inspired current students with her impressive achievements and encouraging words. Her visit was impactful, and the school is very proud of her. Thank you for visiting us Anaya!
4
Apr
A Fond Farewell to Mrs Probert after 26 Years of Service!
3
Apr
Some great Easter holiday challenges here from Children's University why not give some a try?!
26
Mar
Blackburn Library's Poetry by Heart Triumph!
18
Mar
Just a friendly reminder that it's Comic Relief
17
Mar
Breakfast club are busy today. Does your child attend? It is £1 per child or free if your child is on pupil premium. We open at 7:45am.
7
Mar
World Book Day Winners!
6
Mar
A great start to our world book celebrations this morning. We began with a special world book worship where we talked about top tips for reading followed by a book quiz. Special shout out to Miss Cornall and her special helpers.
6
Mar
An amazing selection of stories in a jar today. Well done to all children and a huge thank you to those parents who helped put these together. We've got a real job on our hands today choosing the winners.
6
Mar
Year 6 really enjoyed helping set up our story in jars today. One of our governors is coming in tomorrow to help judge our winners.
6
Mar
{gallery:A few pictures from today to show off our wonderful world book day outfits. A huge well done and massive shoutout to the grown ups behind the scenes pulling these together.....we see you.}
4
Mar
AP Smilestars latest brochure
4
Mar
First instalment of AP Smilestars monthly videos for parents/carers
1
Mar
Ramadan Mubarak to all our families observing this holy month. We wish you a blessed, peaceful and fulfilling month.
24
Feb
Free learning at Livesey Family Hub
13
Feb
Our digital leaders were amazing yesterday! They wrote and presented their first assembly about Safer Internet Day.
12
Feb
Celebration of Love - Wear Red Day
11
Feb
Children Eat Free (or for £1) February Half Term 2025
10
Feb
Some great February holiday challenges here from Blackburn Children's University, why not give some a try?!
5
Feb
Feed your family for £5
4
Feb
We have been given an amazing opportunity for some of our families to experience going to Zip world in Windermere.
3
Feb
Community Gardening Project
31
Jan
Well done to the children who have sat beautifully during shine dine for the whole week! They have sat on our top tables and been recognised for demonstrating our school values. They also enjoyed a lovely treat.
20
Jan
Today our school council and ALWAYS teams gathered ideas for different things to happen in school... We can't wait to hear what will improve in school next.
17
Jan
Parent Drop In - Tuesday 27th January 2025
17
Jan
JustCook Cooking Club
6
Jan
Late opening Monday 6th January 2025 due to snow
6
Jan
Fun in the snow 06.01.25
6
Jan
NHS Pharmacy First Service - An NHS service being provided by pharmacies across England for children and adults
6
Jan
After-School Clubs Fayre
5
Jan
Welcome back to school on 6th January 2025
1
Jan
Happy New Year from everyone at St. Aidan's!
25
Dec
Merry Christmas!
20
Dec
Breakfast club Christmas party!
20
Dec
This morning Ribble (red team) enjoyed their treat for achieving the most dojo's this half term.
20
Dec
Ribble also enjoyed some time at the park as part of their treat.
18
Dec
Huge thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us for our Christmas Craft afternoon! It was wonderful to see everyone having fun and getting creative.
17
Dec
We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon enjoying a special visit from St Luke's performing a Christmas play for us all to see. We all took part in a Christmas sing and dance along at the end.
13
Dec
Toothbrushing tips for parents from AP Smilestars
13
Dec
SEND Parents newsletter - December 2024
12
Dec
Christmas jumper day!
12
Dec
It's also been Christmas dinner day, Mrs Harrison's favourite day of the year! A huge thank you to Cath and her amazing team for preparing such a yummy Christmas dinner!
9
Dec
Breakfast club fun
8
Dec
Friday's snowball disco. All the children enjoyed themselves that much that we forgot to take pictures as we were too busy dancing!
25
Nov
We began our whole school worship this week thinking about Online Safety. We talked about what is happening this week for Our Online Safety Launch Week and how we can keep ourselves safe online.
25
Nov
Bishop Philip launched A Year Of Prayer today! We did a quiet prayer and a loud prayer to get it started.
4
Nov
Looking for a fun and active way for your child to stay fit? Rachel McCrae, a tennis coach at Feniscowles and Darwen Tennis Clubs, is organising indoor tennis sessions at the Church of the Saviour (Blackburn, BB2 3NT).
30
Oct
Does your child have a phone? Do you know who they are speaking to and what they are saying? This app may help you and is most certainly worth a look into. Please speak to Mrs Hargreaves if you have any questions.
29
Oct
Thank you to the parents who came to our first SEND morning. The feedback was really positive, it was lovely to see parents talking about their child’s strengths and needs.
18
Oct
Noah-Scott deserves a huge round of applause for his incredible fundraising efforts! He has raised a whopping £77 for school. Thank you so much Noah-Scott!
17
Oct
Here are some Thrive activities for parents to do with their child/ren at home during half term.
17
Oct
Paul Cookson -Year 2
16
Oct
A huge congratulations to Reema and Ruby who completed the Blackburn with Darwen Libraries' Summer Reading Challenge!
16
Oct
Congratulations to Cath our school cook at St. Aidan's, for winning a gold Recipe 4 Health award!
14
Oct
Free October half term activities
13
Oct
Be Internet Legends AI Assembly - Tuesday 15th October at 9:30am
7
Oct
On Friday, Years 1 and 3 went to The Billy Project to deliver the food we collected for harvest. We felt proud that as a school, we were using our school value of love to support people less fortunate than us.
5
Oct
Happy World Teacher's Day. This day honours the contributions of teachers around the world and highlights the important role teachers play in shaping the future through education.
1
Oct
Today marks the beginning of Black History Month
29
Sep
What a fantastic morning we have had, bringing Church into school for our Harvest worship.
27
Sep
We wouldn't be where we are without all of our support staff!
24
Sep
Help your child become an Attendance H.E.R.O!
23
Sep
We have begun to collect tinned and dried food products for our harvest collection. If you have anything spare, please feel free to donate. This will be distributed to those in need. Thank you.
19
Sep
Values in Practice award winners (V.I.Ps) having their treat with me. Who will it be next week? I can't wait to see!
19
Sep
We are so happy to introduce our new Head and Deputy pupils for the next academic year after whole school voting yesterday.
17
Sep
Come and join us for St. Aidan's school and church Harvest Service
14
Sep
We're excited to share our brand-new newsletter with you! Packed with lots of useful information, it covers everything from attendance and secondary school open evenings to healthy lunchbox ideas and more. Have a fantastic weekend!
12
Sep
Our V.I.P (Values in Practice) award winners enjoyed their 3pm treat today, as did I. I wonder who will show our Christian Values next week.
11
Sep
Today we had 100% attendance across the school!
8
Sep
Back to School Worship at church
5
Sep
A welcome message from Mrs Hargreaves, our new Deputy Headteacher
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