Year 5 Residential Information
Parents of Year 5 children, your child has a fabulous opportunty to take part in the Year 6 Residential next year. The activities in the Manor Venue in Scotland are excellent and give the children such an opportunty to show their independance as they look to moving to their new school later in the year. We would recommend a visit to our gallery to look at the activities that the children will take place in. If your child isn't signed up yet it is not too late.
Value Points
St Silas Value Points are in full swing now. Each week we add up the totals for each of our Vlaue Families. Well done to all the children for earning the points. The categories they can receive points for include: school work, manners, kindness, representing school and helpfulness.
Year 4 Dodgeball Tournament
The Year 4 Dodgeball Team took part in a mini tournament against children from Sacred Heart and St Michael with St John Primary Schools. We are pleased to announce that they tied for first place in what turn out to be a close fought contest.
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Safer Internet Day
On Tuesday we had a super learning day. The focus was Safer Internet Day and children learned all manner of ways to stay safe whilst online, from creating their own password creators, to publishing posters on children's use of the internet.
SIAMs Inspection Report
St Silas CE Primary Academy Report (Draft) has been shared with us. Miss Haczycki, Cidari Education and the rest of the school are delighted to say that as a school we shone brightly during our December SIAMs inspection and are extremely delighted that our draft report has been published. It can be found in the Key Information section under Reports.
Year 6 Residential
On Monday 12th January, around half of the Year 6 children travelled to Lockerie, in Scotland for a residential adventure break. They stayed in pods at the Manor Adventure facility and took part in a fabulous range of activity. More photos and video can be found in our gallery area.
Christmas Dinner 2025
The children, especially the ones in Key Stage 2, had a fabulous Christmas dinner. Thanks to Mrs East and her team. Check our our gallery for more photos.
Rainbow Day
Rowan's class cause was raising awareness of a charity called the Rainbow Hub, which raises money for children with physical disabilities, as a result of a neurological condition or brain injury. On Tuesday we had a rainbow day. The children came into school wearing rainbow colours (any colour) and had their faces painted. It was a great day. Check out our gallery images.
Tea, Coffee and Biscuits with Parents
Parents were welcomed into school on Wednesday to have tea, coffee and biscuits and were given the opportunity to listen to two speakers, Bethany Clews and Cathy Reilly, who are both experts in running and setting up SEND Support groups. It was a well attended event and we look forward to many more . Thanks to all who attended.
Year 3 & 4 Museum Visit
Blackburn Museum came to school to complete some workshops. {gallery:Year 4 Blackburn Museum Visit}
Key Stage 1 - Road Safety Visitor
Key Stage 1 were very lucky to have a road safety visitor to advise them on how to be safe near roads. It was a great experience for all of the children.
Save Electricity Poster Competition
This closely contested competition has been won by Myiesha, with Ahmed and Mohammed being close runner-ups. We would like to say well done to all the children (and there were many) who entered this Eco-competition. There will be more, so keep up the good work.