Headteacher Message
Dear Parents & Carers,
Welcome back! I hope you have all had a relaxing couple of weeks over Easter and managed to have some fun along the way. I’ve certainly come back from the Easter break refreshed and ready to get stuck into the Summer Term after spend a couple days in the mountains.
The weather has been glorious this week, which has brought out the very best in everyone – it’s been lovely to see the children working so hard and helping each other out.
This is only a very, very short half term, and we are already a quarter of the way through it… Despite that, there is lots to pack in, including the Plant & Craft Fair and of course, the Year 6 SATs. We’ve already had a school trip out of town and an art trip to the Dingle this week! I’m really looking forward to seeing lots of you at the Plant & Craft fair next weekend (10th May), and if you are able to help out, that would be great!
In this week’s newsletter, there are the dates for Sports Days in June, and information about a new competition across the whole 3-18 Education Trust around BELONGING.
Remember: we’re not in on Monday – everyone has a long weekend!
Have a lovey weekend, everyone.
Tom Larkham
Headteacher
What’s on Next Week?
Monday-Bank Holiday
Tuesday – Starfish swimming
Thursday– Non Uniform Day for VE Day Celebration Lunch (Red, White & Blue or Wartime inspiration)
Friday-Leopards Swimming & Non Uniform day in support of Plant & Craft Fair
Saturday– Plant & Craft Fair 10:00am
THURSDAY – VE Day Celebration
To mark the 80 year anniversary of VE Day we’ll be having a celebration day, signalling eight decades since the end of the Second World War in Europe.
This will be a NON-UNIFORM DAY and children are invited to wear red, white or blue clothes or wartime inspired outfits.
Plant & Craft Fair Saturday 10th May
Volunteers Wanted for Plant & Craft Fair
Hello everyone,
We really need your help! We are in desperate need of volunteers to help at our Plant & Craft Fair.
Parents, Grandparents and older siblings can help.
Please click on the following web link to go to the signup sheet:
volunteersignup.org/XQYDE
To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.
Thank you for volunteering! We’ll see you on the day.
Children’s Yoga sessions
Jenna Blair Yoga will be holding Kids 20 minute yoga sessions outside at our Plant & Craft Fair.
Sign up to one of the time slots on Arbor now! and we’ll see you on the day.
Plant & Craft Fair Competitons
Non Uniform Day- Friday 9th May
To support the Plant & Craft Fair, Friday 9th May will be a non-uniform day..
In exchange for the children wearing their own clothes we would like each child to bring a donation to support the fair if possible.
- Cakes/treats Home made especially but shop bought are just as go
- Plants (indoor, outdoor, vegetable plants, anything goes)
- Cuddly toys if you have some to donate
- Tombola gifts
- Small toys/party bag items, little cars, figures etc for prizes (please clear out those drawers at home)
These can be handed in to the class teacher or dropped off at the main doors on the morning. Thank you so much-we really couldn’t run these events without your help.
Diary Date: Sports Days!
We can confirm that the 2025 Sports Days will be as follows:
- EYFS, Years 1 & 2: Monday 23rd June
- Years 3 & 4: Wednesday 25th June
- Years 5 & 6: Thursday 26th June
All Sports Days are on the school field and are open to all family members. They will start at 1:30 pm.
Who will win the Cup!?
Belonging at Coleham and The 3-18 Trust
What does BELONGING mean to you?
In order to succeed, people need to feel that they belong.
The 3-18 Education Trust has launched a competition across all our schools for children to demonstrate what belonging means to them. They can show this is any creative way they can: writing, art, poetry, dancing, singing… anything!
Click here to see the launch video!
The winners from each school will win an Amazon voucher and the opportunity to be one of the first Belonging Ambassadors in our Trust.
Entries need to be handed to class teachers by Friday 23rd May.
Belonging Student competition Flyer
Good Luck!
Off to the Dingle!
We love our school location! Sometimes the weather is so good that you just have to seize the moment! We decided to take our art lesson outside and visit the Dingle to sketch flowers this morning. Yet again, the children did us proud and several members of the public commented on their good behaviour. They produced some super sketches too – these drawings will form the basis of our next art topic on Georgia O’Keeffe. A lovely way to spend our morning! 🌞🌼🌸🌺🌷💐🌹🪻
Year 2 name the Shrewsbury Beavers!
Year 2 have won a competition with The Shropshire Wildlife Trust to name the male and female Shrewsbury Beavers.
The Eurasian beavers were released at the Old River Bed in Shrewsbury in February, reintroducing the animals to the area for the first time in 400 years!
The pair have now been named Beryl and Bertie!
How incredible! We are looking forward to following their journey and the ecological impact they have and visiting them soon. It is hoped Beryl and Bertie will help to maintain the Old River Bed nature reserve, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
BBC News Story
Whales films Science Documentaries
Whales have thoroughly enjoyed exploring their Science topic on food chains. They created posters, diagrams, and flip books featuring woodland, marine, and savanna ecosystems, and chose to wrap up their learning by filming David Attenborough-style videos showcasing food chains in tropical rainforests. Have a watch!
Community Mural Mosaic Unveiled
The community Mural Mosaic was unveiled today at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings- a huge community art piece that has over 500 participants! Year 3 were lucky enough to be involved and enjoyed a storytelling workshop with Jake Evans to inspire their creativity before creating a ‘Wrekin Tales’ canvas collage for mosaic square no 38 Thank you to Artist Sarah Evans for leading the project and including us. We love to be involved and participate in collaborative art!
Year 2 visit Botanical Gardens, Birmingham
Year 2 had a fantastic sunny day out at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham exploring all kinds of tropical plants from different regions. The perfect accompaniment to the children’s work on Charles Darwin.