Sacred Heart Standard

The Sacred Heart Standard is our weekly newsletter and magazine, updating our community on our Catholic Life & Mission, celebrations and achievements. A copy is distributed to families via our school app.

2025-2026 Academic Year

Autumn 2025

Marian Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 05/09/2025
  • After School Clubs – Autumn 1
  • Ford Castle 2026 Launch Letter
  • Dearne Valley 2026 Launch Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 12/09/2025
  • Year 1 Design and Technology Project
  • Secondary School 2026 Application Information
  • St Joseph’s Open Evening
• Sacred Heart Standard: 19/09/2025
  • Paris 2025: September Update Letter
  • Fairtrade Fortnight Information
  • MCAS Parent Guide 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 26/09/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 03/10/2025
  • Y4 Ribchester Museum Trip Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 10/10/2025
  • AWD Review Letter (Parents Evening Autumn 1)
• Sacred Heart Standard: 17/10/2025
  • Snack Scheme Update Letter – November 2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 24/10/2025
  • After School Clubs – Autumn 2 
  • Y3C Update Letter from Mr Johnson
  • Y4, 5 & 6 Diocese Carol Service Trip Letter 
  • Intrahealth Flu Vaccination Half Term Flyer 
  • Y6 SATS Information Flyer 

Remembrance Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 07/11/2025
  • 3C Update Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 14/11/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 21/11/2025
  • France 2026 Launch Letter 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 28/11/2025
  • Westhoughton Junior Art Competition 2026 Flyer – Y3 & Y5
• Sacred Heart Standard: 05/12/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 12/12/2025
  • After School Clubs Spring 1 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 16/12/2025

Spring 2026

Candlemas Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 09/01/2026
  • ENSO Martial Arts Leaflet
• Sacred Heart Standard: 19/01/2026 (covering fortnight w/e 16 & 23/01/2026)
  • Y2 Whitworth Art Gallery Trip 2026
• Sacred Heart Standard: 30/01/2026
  • Year 2 Whitworth Art Gallery Letter
  • Achievement, Wellbeing and Development Review Letter
  • Bikeability 5D Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 06/02/2026
  • After School Clubs – Spring 2
• Sacred Heart Standard: 13/02/2026

Lenten Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 02/03/2026
  • Albert Hall Dance Performance – Tickets and Costumes
  • Early Years Provision Donation Letter 
  • Reception Smithills Farm Trip Letter 2026
• Sacred Heart Standard: 09/03/2026
  • Poppy Appeal Certificate 2025
  • Sacred Heart Singers Liverpool Concert Letter
  • Ford Castle Departure Letter and Packing List
  • The Bolton News Mother’s Day Flyer
  • Comets Football Sessions for Disabled Children Flyer
• Sacred Heart Standard: 16/03/2026
  • Reception Update Letter
  • Parent Governor Nomination Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 23/03/2026
  • Reading Update Letter for Reception and Year 1
  • Year 1 Blackpool Zoo Trip Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 01/04/2026
  • After School Clubs – Summer 1
  • Year 5 Bolton Museum Trip 2026
  • Update to Wraparound Care – September 2026
  • Sacred Heart Singers Concert Liverpool – Rehearsal Letter

Summer 2026

Pentecost Term

• April Sacred Heart Standard: 27/04/2026
  • Enviro-Friendly Census Day Menu
  • World Environment Day Colouring Competition
• May Sacred Heart Standard: 01/05/2026
  • After-School Clubs Summer 2
  • Bikeability 5K Letter
  • Y6 Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Trip Letter
• Half Term Sacred Heart Standard: 15/05/2026
  • Year 1 Bury Hebrew Synagogue Trip Letter
  • New Holiday Application Form June 2026

Trinity Term

• June/July Sacred Heart Standard: 02/07/2026
  • Year 4 Peace and Justice Trail 2026 – Letter
  • Year 2 Formby Beach 2026 – Letter
  • Year 4 Peace and Justice Trail – Additional Information Letter
• Summer break Sacred Heart Standard: 17/07/2026

2024-2025 Academic Year

Autumn 2024

Marian Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 16/09/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 20/09/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 27/09/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 04/10/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 11/10/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 25/10/2024

Remembrance Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 08/11/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 15/11/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 22/11/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 22/11/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 29/11/2024
  • France Normandy Residential 2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 06/12/2024
  • After School Clubs – Spring 1 2025 Candlemas Term
• Sacred Heart Standard: 13/12/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 20/12/2024

Spring 2025

Candlemas Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 10&17/01/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 24/01/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 31/01/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 07/02/2025
  • Young Voices 2025 Event Information
  • After School Clubs – Spring 2 
  • Parents’ evening
• Sacred Heart Standard: 14/02/2025
  • Chaplaincy News – February 2025

Lenten Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 28/02/2025
  • Westhoughton Rotary Club Junior Art Competition 2025
  • Reception Smithills Farm 2025 Letter 
  • Year 3 and 4 Lancashire Cricket Foundation Event 2025 Letter 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 07/03/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 14/03/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 21/03/2025
• Sacred Heart Standard: 28/03/2025
  • After School Clubs – Summer 1
  • Year 3 and 4 Salford Songbook Launch Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 04/04/2025

Summer 2025

(Note that SHS will be issued monthly in Easter & Trinity Terms).

Easter Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 02/05/2025
  • Important Safeguarding Information – Social Media
  • After School Clubs – Summer 2
• Sacred Heart Standard: 23/05/2025 *May edition

Trinity Term

• • Y4 Peace and Justice Trail Letter
  • Y5 Manchester Art Gallery Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: *June Edition
  • Summer Support for Families Leaflet
• Sacred Heart Standard: *July Edition

2023-2024 Academic Year

Autumn 2023

Marian Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 12/09/2023
  • Extra-Curricular Clubs Autumn 1 2023
  • Y5 Book Launch Event letter
  • France Powerpoint 2023
• Sacred Heart Standard: 22/09/2023
  • Y5 Swimming Letter
  • Hope in the Future Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 29/09/2023
  • France 2024
  • Kingswood 2024
  • Y3/5 Brass Ensemble Letter
  • Reception School Bank Letter
  • Mass of Celebration letter
  • Y2 Z-Arts Trip Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 06/10/2023
  • Y3 Storybarn Trip Letter
  • Sacramental Programme Information Sheet
  • Sacramental Programme Registration Form
• Sacred Heart Standard: 13/10/2023
  • Extra-Curricular Clubs Letter – Whole Year
  • AWD Evening Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 20/10/2023
• Sacred Heart Standard: 27/10/2023
  • SDSBP Launch Letter

Remembrance Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 10/11/2023
  • Y5 Bolton Museum Trip Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 17/11/2023
  • Y6 Knife Angel Trip
• Sacred Heart Standard: 24/11/2023
  • Sacred Heart Singers – Westhoughton Christmas Light Switch On
  • Y6 social Media Usage
• Sacred Heart Standard: 04/12/2023
  • Y5 Contact Theatre Performance
• Sacred Heart Standard: 08/12/2023
  • Y5 Bikeability Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 15/12/2023
  • Y4 Brockholes Trip Letter

Spring 2024

Candlemas Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 12/01/2024
  • New Intake 2024 Parent Letter
  • Y1 Knowsley Safari Park Trip
  • Reception Chill Factore Trip
• Sacred Heart Standard 19/01/2024
  • Updated New Intake Parent Letter
  • Class RR Letter
  • Young Voices 2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 26/01/2024
  • Y3 Singing Event 
  • Y2 Final Habitat in a Shoebox Comp
  • Y2 Whitworth Art Gallery Trip
  • Young Voices 2024 Final Update
• Sacred Heart Standard: 02/02/2024
  • Y5 Whitworth Art Gallery Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 09/02/2024
  • Fordcastle Packing and Medication
  • Y3 Greek Workshop Letter
  • Class RR Update Letter 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 16/02/2024
  • AWD Parents Evening letter March 2024

Lenten Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 05/03/2024
  • Reception Smithills Farm Trip 
  • Choir – Westhoughton Presents Concert
  • Kingswood Update Letter 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 08/03/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 15/03/2024
• Sacred HeartStandard: 22/03/2024
  • Choir – Westhoughton Presents 
  • Y4 Show Racism the Red Card 

Summer 2024

Pentecost Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 19/04/2024
  • France Update Letter 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 26/04/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 03/05/2024
  • 4C Parents Evening letter 
  • Year 4 Lego WeDo Trip 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 10/05/2024
  • Y6 Bikeability consent Form 
  • Ofsted letter – 16/05/2025
  • Ofsted report
• Sacred Heart Standard: 20/05/2024

Trinity Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 07/06/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 19/06/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 05/07/2024
• Sacred Heart Standard: 17/07/2024

2022-2023 Academic Year

Autumn 2022

Marian Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 16/09/2022
  • France: Paris 2022 Update Letter (7 Sep 2022)
  • France PowerPoint slides
  • Sacramental Programme Invitation (14 Sep 2022)
  • Reception Snack (14 Sep 2022)
  • Y4 Salford Cathedral – relics of St Bernadette (15 Sep 2022)
  • After school clubs (16 Sep 2022)
  • Salford Diocese School Buildings Project payments (16 Sep 2022)
• Sacred Heart Standard: 23/09/2022
  • Y3 Manchester Jewish Museum Trip
  • Ukulele Club Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 30/09/2022
  • Reception Toothbrushing Programme
  • Hope in the Future Event
  • Temple Visit 
  • Y2 Science and Industry Museum 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 07/10/2022
  • Defibrilator: fundraising raffle
  • Y5 Swimming Lessons
  • Y4 Deva Roman Educational Visit
  • Y5 Ford Castle Residential Launch Letter
  • Y6 Kingswood Residential Launch Letter
  • Science jobs
  • Extra-curricular clubs offer – 2022-2023
  • Friendship Disco Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 14/10/2022
  • France 2023 Normandy Residential
  • School Raffle Update
  • Reception Maths Meeting
• Sacred Heart Standard: 21/10/2022

Remembrance Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 04/11/2022
  • Snack Letter Autumn 2
  • 1D Teaching Arrangements Letter
  • AWD Letter November 2022
• Sacred Heart Standard: 11/11/2022
  • RB AWD Letter
  • Y2 Room on the Broom Trip Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 18/11/2022
  • Reception New Intake 2023 Letter
  • Y3 Storybarn Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 25/12/2022
  • Choir Christmas Performance Letter
  • Christmas Fair Head Pupil Letter
  • Reception Jack and the Beanstalk Trip letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 02/12/2022
  • Head Lice Leaflet
  • Y5 Bolton Museum Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 9/12/2022
  • Choir Events Letter
  • Scarlett Fever Notification
• Sacred Heart Standard: 16/12/2022
  • Snack Letter Spring 2023
  • After School Clubs Spring 2023
  • Lego Club Letter Spring 1
• Sacred Heart Standard: 21/12/2022
  • Reception Chill Factore Letter

Spring 2023

Candlemas Term

• • National Tutoring Programme – Mondays
  • National Tutoring Programme – Tuesdays
  • National Tutoring Programme – Thursdays
  • National Tutoring Programme – Summer TBC
  • Y5/6 Healthy Relationships Program
  • Safeguarding Note Re: Passwords
  • School Bank Launch Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 13/01/2023
  • Y2 Whitworth Art Gallery Trip Letter
  • Reminder Letter to New Intake Families
  • Updated Letter to New Intake Families
  • 150th Anniversary Bolton Town Hall 20/01/2023
• Sacred Heart Standard: 20/01/2023
  • Ford Castle Update Letter 
  • Y4 Lego WeDo Trip Letter
  • Y6 Crucial Crew Letter
  • Strike Letter Jan. 23
• Sacred Heart Standard: 27/01/2023
  • Y1 Blackpool Zoo Trip Letter
  • Y6 Reading Club Letter
  • Y6 Book Club Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 03/02/2023
  • Y5 Z Arts Trip Letter 10th February 2023
  • Reception Smithill’s Farm Trip Letter
  • Non-Uniform Day – Turkey/Syria Appeal 
  • Y5 Blackpool Zoo Trip – 8th Mar. 23
• Sacred Heart Standard: 10/02/2023
  • Snack Letter Spring 2 Half Term
  • France Update Letter 2023
  • Extra-Curricular Clubs Spring 2
  • Lego Club Spring 2
• Sacred Heart Standard: 17/02/2023
  • Y6 Leavers Letter
  • AWD Letter March 2023
  • Y5 AWD Letter March 2023

Lenten Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 03/03/2023
• Sacred Heart Standard: 10/03/2023
  • Choir Westhoughton Presents and Future Events
  • Engineering Masterclass Letter
  • Table Cricket Competition Letter
  • Reception Curious Critters Letter
  • Y4 Show Racism the Red Card Event March 23
• Sacred Heart Standard: 17/03/2023 
  • Y5 Z Arts Trip Letter March 2023
  • Westhoughton Presents Choir Event – March 2023
  • Y3 Greek Workshop – 03/04/2023
• Sacred Heart Standard: 24/03/2023 
  • Snack Letter Summer Term
  • After School Clubs Summer 2023
  • Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Concert
• Sacred Heart Standard: 03/04/2023 
  • Lego Club Letter Summer 1

Summer 2023

Pentecost Term

• • Kingswood Update Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 21/04/2023
  • Tempest Links Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 28/04/2023
• Sacred Heart Standard: 05/05/2023
  • Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral – Ticketing Information
  • Year 5 St Josephs Letter 
  • Reception Sealife Letter
  • NSPCC Letter
  • New Intake 23 Invite Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 12/05/2023
  • Ford Castle Launch Letter
  • Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral – Final Letter
  • After School Clubs Summer 2 Letter
  • Snack Letter Summer 2
  • Kids with Bricks Lego Club Summer 2 Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 19/05/2023
  • Bolton Music Festival letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 26/05/2023

Trinity Term

• Sacred Heart Standard: 09/06/2023
  • Bolton Music Festival Letter
  • Y2 Football Freddie Trip letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 16/06/2023
  • Trip to Westminster letter
  • University of Manchester trip letter
  • Y3 Bridgewater Trip Letter
  • Y2 Formby Beach trip letter
  • Y6 Robot Design trip letter
  • Green Power Race letter
  • Updated New Intake Letter
  • Strike Action letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 30/06/2023
  • Y4 Peace and Justice Trail Letter
  • Y6 McCann Trip Letter
• Sacred Heart Standard: 14/07/2023
  • Whole School Snack Scheme
  • Uniform Reminder Letter 
• Sacred Heart Standard: 20/07/2023