Out and About in our Community

St Michaels of All Angels, Parish Church, Pelsall and Pelsall Methodist Church, both support in school and arespecial places, where we engage in a number of events throughout the year.

One of three schools in The Village, we have formed a Pelsall Partnership Joint Choir, which always launches the St Michael’s Music Weekend in June. The Ryders Hayes choir has also sung at The Old Vicarage Care Home and The Manor Hospital during Mental Health Awareness Week. The choir engage with Forest Arts Music Hub to form a massed choir each Christmas, whilst some of our advanced musicians attend ensembles in the evening at the Centre. We have also developed links with Lichfield Catheral School and Shire Oak Music Department.

In 2018/19, to celebrate our 50th Anniversary of the opening of Ryders Hayes, our families, parents, and children formed a walking float, all dressed in 60s fancy dress, as part of the procession through the village.

Due to the closure of our local library, the children look forward to the arrival of the mobile Library each Monday, just outside the school gates.

Each year group supports the foodbank during the year, and this worthwhile service for local families in need is supported by our children at our Harvest Services for the whole school, along woth food parcels delivered by year 6 to pensioners on The Common.

Combines support for a charity with the development of entrepreneurial skills, when Year 6 arrange a Coffee Morning and Bake Sale for the local community.

Sainsbury’s began sponsoring high quality sports activities and other interests for children aged 5-15 years at Ryders Hayes for the full 6 weeks of the summer holiday. Free places were allocated to families in need within our area. Due to its positive outcomes and uptake we have been successful in partnering with Premier Sports in hosting the DfE Holiday and Food programme (HAF) for vulnerable children within the community at the end of each term during the holidays. 

We make the most of being a Polling Station, and always stage our own elections in school at the time. Wendy Morton, M.P., has been to talk to the children about Democracy and Votes for Women. We have the loan of the Parliamentary Box and our Year6 children also enjoy a visit to The Houses of Parliament.