Sacred Heart Atherton

FRIENDS Event - Chocolate Bingo - KS1
2025-12-12 14:15 - 15:30 (Europe/London)
Look out for more information from the FRIENDS’ team.

FRIENDS' Event - Chocolate Bingo - KS2
2025-12-12 15:30 - 16:30

EYFS / KS1 Nativity Performance
2025-12-15 14:00 - 15:00
Parents of children in EYFS / KS1 are invited to the school hall to watch the Nativity production. This is a ticketed event.

EYFS and KS1 Nativity Performance
2025-12-16 10:00 - 11:00
Parents are welcome to come and watch the EYFS / KS1 Nativity production in the school hall. This is a ticketed event.

Christmas Jumper Day
2025-12-17
Children are welcome to wear a Christmas jumper to school or appropriate festive clothing. If your child would rather wear their school uniform that is perfectly fine also.

Clumsiest Elf
2025-12-17 10:00 - 10:45
Reception and Year 1 will enjoy a production of the Clumsiest Elf.

Christmas Lunch
2025-12-17 12:00 - 13:30
The children can enjoy a traditional Christmas lunch of:
Turkey, stuffing, roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, carrots, peas, parsnips and gravy followed by Christmas decorated cakes / biscuits.

Agent Frostbite
2025-12-17 13:30 - 14:30
Children in Year 2 – Year 6 will experience the wonderful Agent Frostbite performance.

Christmas Mass - Fr Carl and Year 5
2025-12-18 09:15 - 10:00
Father Carl will celebrate mass with the whole school. Year 5 will support with the readings and other parts of the mass. Parents are welcome to attend.

Christmas Party
2025-12-19 13:00 - 15:30
Christmas Party to take place this afternoon. Party clothes / non-uniform can be worn. If your child would prefer to wear their school uniform then that is fine as well.

Last day of Autumn Term
2025-12-19 15:30
School closes today at 3.30pm. There are no after school club facilities available today.

INSET Day - School Closed
2026-01-05
School is closed today for our third staff in-service training day. We re-open as normal tomorrow.

School Re-opens
2026-01-06 07:30 - 18:00
School re-opens today. All clubs are on as normal.

Reflections on the Epiphany
2026-01-09 09:10 - 09:30
Today’s assembly will be led by Mr McDermott.

Who are important people in school
2026-01-16 09:10 - 09:30
Today’s assembly will be led by Mr McDermott

Consortia Maths Reasoning Club
2026-01-21 13:30 - 14:45
Children from other local primary schools (consortia of schools) will visit today to undertake a series of mathematical reasoning challenges with a selection of children from our Year 6 class.

Author - Jenny Doyle
2026-01-23 08:30 - 12:30
The author Jenny Doyle is in school today to work with children in EYFS / Yr1 and Yr 2.

Online Safety
2026-01-23 09:10 - 09:40
Change to this – The Assembly will be held earlier in the week. Clash with the author in school.

Holocaust Memorial Remembrance Service
2026-01-27 10:00 - 12:30
Children in Year 5 will visit Leigh Town Hall for the Holocaust Memorial Service. The children will prepare visual aids and sing at the service. This is one of two events led by Wigan Council.

Global Warming / Living Sustainably
2026-01-30 09:10 - 09:40
Today’s assembly will be led by our ‘Worship Warriors’, supported by Miss Williams.

Tyldesley Library - Visit with the author Susan Brownrigg
2026-02-02 09:30 - 11:00
Children from Key Stage 2 classes will be attending this event.

Y6 at FLHS watching Oliver
2026-02-03 08:30 - 11:30
As part of our high school partnership work, the children in Year 6 will attend a performance of Oliver. The children will need to be in school by 8.30am. A letter has been sent home regarding this event.

Rec, Y1 Parent Phonics Session
2026-02-03 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-02-04 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-02-05 10:00 - 10:30
Letters have been sent out regarding this event. Parents need to be book a slot.

Judo Assembly
2026-02-04 13:30 - 14:00
Judo Education will be delivering an assembly to all children today in Y1 – Y6. The children will bring home a letter for you to complete if you would like your child to take part in the 5 week Judo sessions in April, May and June (spread over the holidays and no session during SATs week).
8am – 8.45am on the following dates: 22nd and 29th April, 6th and 20th May and the 3rd of June.

Significant Ladies in the Children's Lives
2026-02-06 09:10 - 10:00
Today’s assembly will be led by the children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Parents of children in these classes are warmly invited to attend today’s assembly.

Tyldesley Visit - Visit with the author Theresa Everitt
2026-02-06 13:00 - 15:00
Children from Year 1 will be attending this event.

Safer Internet Day
2026-02-10 08:00 - 17:00

Comedy Workshop - KS2
2026-02-12 09:00 - 15:30
To support our children’s wellbeing, as it is Children’s Mental Health Week, our KS2 children will experience and partake in a Comedy Workshop session. One session per class.
