We have arranged for Year 2 to visit the Enginuity Museum at Ironbridge Gorge on Tuesday 11^th November. The trip links in with our curriculum for the half term ahead, specifically Science, Design and Technology and English.  We will be leaving school at 9.00am and returning around 2.45pm, traffic permitting.

Children should wear their school uniform for this trip and bring along a waterproof coat for possible cold/inclement weather.  No spending money is required.

As Year 2 pupils are provided with free school meals as part of the Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme, a packed lunch will be provided for all pupils. Please click on the link below to select from the various menu options available.

All packed lunches come with a piece of fruit, a packet of crisps, a cake and a bottle of water. If we haven’t received a completed packed lunch order form for your child by 9.00am on Monday 10^th  November, we will assume that your child will be bringing one from home.

Lunch Order for Yr 2 Enginuity Trip – Fill out form

The cost of the trip, including transport, Museum entry fee and participation in the Enginuity ‘Downhill Buggies’ workshop, is £16.20.  Payment should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip if possible please.  Many thanks.

As part of our exciting Careers Week activities, we have organised a special trip for the children to Pizza Express, where they will get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to work in the food industry — and even get hands-on making their own pizzas!

Trip Details:

• Date: Owls 6th November & Rabbits 13th November
• Location: Pizza Express
• Cost: £7.90 per child
• Travel: Children will walk to and from the venue, accompanied by staff.

Children should arrive at school at normal time and wear school uniform.  They will be back in time for lunch.

This is a fantastic opportunity for children to explore careers in hospitality and food service in a fun and interactive way.

Trip payments can be made via Arbor.

We are excited to share with you that, on Wednesday 15^th October, we will be welcoming Widget Workshops in to share a ‘Stone Age’ day with Year 3.

During the day, children will take part in various activities to learn more about Stone Age life including time spent in our woodland area and using Virtual Reality headsets to experience famous Stone Age locations.  The children really loved this interactive element last year.  Please let us know if you do not want your child to take part in the VR headset experience.

We will be spending part of the day in the woodland area, so please send your child in woodland work clothes (PE kit) and ensure they have their waterproofs and wellies in school.

As we have no other way of funding the workshop we would be grateful if parents can contribute £6.75 per child towards the cost of the workshop. Payment is to be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the workshop please.

We are really looking forward to sharing this experience with the year group and will be sure to upload photos of the day on Dojo after the event!

Following on from the success of last year’s trip to The Palace of Westminster, we have arranged for this year’s Year 5 pupils to take part in a similar trip this year. They will be visiting The Palace of Westminster for a guided tour of The Houses of Parliament (“HP”) followed by a ride on The London Eye. This trip links to PSHE curriculum (democracy) and Geography (exploring a city that is not local).

We will be leaving school at 6.15am prompt on the morning of Thursday 16^th October in order to get there for the allotted tour time so ask that children arrive at 6.00am that morning. We expect to leave London around 4.00pm, after the ride on the London Eye,  and expect to arrive back at school around 9.00pm. Parents will be notified via email a more accurate return time during the journey home.

Your child will need to bring a breakfast bar, a packed lunch and a packed tea along with plenty of snacks and drinks – no glass bottles or fizzy drinks please. They will need a rucksack to carry their food, their own personal water bottle AND a shop-bought disposable water bottle (personal water bottles are not permitted at Houses of Parliament due to security restrictions). Children should wear their school uniform and trainers/comfortable shoes for this trip and bring with them a light coat/waterproof jacket. No spending money is required.

Due to all bags being scanned on the way into HP, please ensure there are no metal implements (knives in particular) in your child’s bag. Plastic/wooden cutlery or “sporks” are permitted, if cutlery is required to eat their food.

If your child suffers from travel sickness, please ensure they take a tablet in the morning just before coming into school, and provide one for the return journey (to be handed directly to the class teacher/Teaching Assistant in a named envelope).

The cost of the trip is £23.50 per child. Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip please can you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

As part of this term’s history curriculum work on The Stone Age, we have arranged for Year 3 to take part in a workshop at Shrewsbury Museum on Wednesday 1^st October, as an introduction to life in the Stone Age period.

Turtles will leave school shortly after morning registration and return in time for normal lunch break; Starfish will leave school following an early lunch and return around 3pm, for normal home time collection.

Pupils should wear school uniform and bring with them a lightweight coat/sunhat (depending on the weather forecast for that day). As they will be doing a fair amount of walking, they will also need to wear comfortable shoes or trainers. Spending money is not required for this trip.

The cost of the trip is £3.70 per pupil.  Payment should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip where possible.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip please can you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

As part of this term’s Literacy ‘persuasive writing’ curriculum work, we have arranged for Year 4 to visit Telford Exotic Zoo on Friday 26^th September. During the visit each class will take part in a workshop led by Zoo staff, to find out about how the zoo cares for the animals in the zoo and their animal adoption scheme.

We will be leaving school at 9.15am and return at approximately 12.40pm.

As the children will arrive back at school after servery for hot meals has finished, your child will need to bring a packed lunch on the day, which they will eat on their return to school. Those pupils entitled to free school meals will be given a packed lunch by our school meals provider. Please also ensure that they wear school uniform and have a lightweight coat with them. We will not be visiting the souvenir shop so no additional spending money is required.

The cost of the trip is £13.45, which includes both transport and the workshop.  Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip please can you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

Exciting RE news! Years 1, 4 and 6 will each be taking part in an African Drumming workshop on Thursday the 2nd of October. This will be a fun way of linking their knowledge and developing an understanding about different global cultural practises and traditions. This is an important part of their overall RE learning journey. The workshop will also make a nice cross-curricular link to the Black History month which beings on 1st October.

To cover the cost of the workshop we are asking for a donation of £3.00 per child, to be paid via your child’s Arbor account. Many thanks.

As part of this term’s studies on Ancient Greece, we have arranged for Year 5 to take part in an Ancient Greek workshop at school, run by Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery staff, on Monday 8^th September. The workshop will consist of handling Greek artefacts, learning about the different city states and civilisations and learning about the origins of the Olympics.

The cost of the workshop is £3.70 per child, payable via your child’s Arbor account as soon as possible please.

Please note, children should come to school on the day in their normal school uniform – no dressing up required.

As part of this term’s Science curriculum work on animals and their habitats, we have arranged for Year 4 to visit Rea Brook Valley Nature Reserve. Dolphins will visit on Tuesday 8^th July and Whales on Thursday 10^th July. Whilst at the Nature Reserve, pupils will do some pond-dipping and take part in a workshop provided by Shropshire Wildlife Trust staff.

Both classes will leave school immediately after morning registration and return around 1.00pm. Pupils will need a packed lunch for this trip – no glass bottles or fizzy drinks please. Those pupils entitled to free school meals will be given a packed lunch – comprising a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of shortbread/ flapjack and a piece of fruit – by our school meals provider before departure. If your child would prefer to bring a packed lunch from home, please let the teacher know so we can instruct the kitchen staff not to make a lunch for them.

The cost for this trip is £5.00 per child, including the 2 workshops. Payment should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of their trip please.

Children should wear their PE kit for this trip, and bring along a light waterproof coat for possible inclement weather and/or sunhat and sun cream if the weather proves necessary.  Wellington boots will be essential as we will be pond-dipping and going in the water.

 In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip please can you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

We have arranged a party for our Year 6 Leavers to mark the end of their time with us – a momentous milestone in their growing up and moving on. Following the success of previous years’ celebrations at the Trampoline Park in Harlescott we have arranged for this year’s Year 6 to attend the same venue.

The children will be leaving school around 12.15pm on Monday 14^th July and travelling by coach to the trampoline park where they will have a one-hour session on the trampolines followed by a meal and a drink. They should be back in time for normal end of day collection time, depending on the traffic they encounter on their return journey.

The cost of the event is £17.60 per child including transport, activity (which includes a pair of special trampolining  socks), pizza and a soft drink.  Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip we ask that you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

We very much hope the children will have an enjoyable and memorable afternoon at Air Hop Trampoline Park.

As part of this term’s Art and Science curriculum work, we have arranged for Year 3 to visit Trentham Gardens on Friday 4^th July. During the visit the children will take part in a ranger-led Natural Art workshop, experimenting with different shapes, patterns, colours and textures found in nature; spend time in the adventure play area where they will have the opportunity to take part in a barefoot walk and play in the ‘Hide and Speak Maze’; and have a 30 minute cruise on the electric catamaran ‘Miss Elizabeth’ on Trentham Lake.

We will be leaving school at 8.15am in order to get there at a reasonable time so ask that children arrive at 8.00am that morning. We will return to school at approximately 3.30pm. If we encounter any significant delay on our return journey, we will do our best to keep you informed.

Your child will need to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink for this trip – no sweets or fizzy drinks please. Those pupils entitled to free school meals will be given a packed lunch by our school meals provider before departure. (The Packed lunch will include a sandwich, piece of fruit, cake and a packet of crisps) Please also ensure that they wear school uniform and have a lightweight coat with them. We will not be visiting the souvenir shop so no additional spending money is required.

The cost of the trip is £22.40, which includes transport, workshop and boat cruise.  Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip please can you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

As part of this term’s geography curriculum work on the changing landscape of Shrewsbury, we have arranged for Year 5 to visit the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings. Leopards will be visiting the Maltings on  Thursday 3rd July and Lions on Monday 7th July.

We will be walking to and from the venue. Each class will set off from school after morning registration, and return around 3.00pm, so should be collected as normal at the end of the school day.

Your child will need to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink for this trip – no sweets or fizzy drinks please. Those pupils entitled to free school meals will be given a packed lunch by our school meals provider before departure. (The Packed lunch will include a sandwich, piece of fruit, cake and a packet of crisps) Children should wear school uniform and have a lightweight coat with them. No additional spending money is required.

The cost of the trip is £7.35, which includes entry to the Maltings and insurance/admin costs.  Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip we ask that you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

As you may already know,  one of the Year 2 classes won a competition run by Shropshire Wildlife Trust to come up with a female and male beaver name (the winning names were Beryl and Bertie). Please click on the link to see the article on our website Year 2 name the Shrewsbury Beavers! – Coleham Primary School

The competition was to raise awareness of a project the SWT are doing, in partnership with Shropshire Council, to introduce a family of Eurasian beavers to the Old River Bed wetlands area, Shrewsbury – an area designated of Special Scientific Interest – as a way of managing the wetland area. The prize for winning the competition was a trip for the whole year group to the Old River Bed site. Whilst there they will take part in a SWT workshop  to learn more about the beavers and their habitat and to (hopefully) see the beavers in situ. The trip will take place on Thursday 26^th June. The children will leave school shortly after morning register, travelling by coach to the Old River Bed site. They will return to school around noon, in time for the start of the school lunch break so no special arrangements are needed for lunch.

Although the SWT workshop is free, transport to and from the venue is not. As such, we ask that parents contribute towards this cost, of £3.80 per child. Payment should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip please.

Children should wear suitable outdoor clothing (as per Forest School-type activities), and bring along a waterproof coat for possible inclement weather.  Wellington boots will be essential as the paths may be very muddy in places.

As part of this term’s RE curriculum work we have arranged for Year 3 to visit Telford Central Mosque on Wednesday 18^th June. Whilst there the children will learn about the Mosque, prayer, fasting and Eid celebrations and spend time in the prayer hall with the Imam – linking their knowledge of Islam with the place of worship.

We will be leaving school around 1.10pm, immediately after afternoon registration, and expect to arrive back at school around 3.20pm – 3.30pm, depending on the traffic at that time of day.

Children should wear school uniform for this trip and bring with them a lightweight/waterproof coat.

The cost of the trip is £5.40, including transport and insurance.  Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip.

In case of an emergency or medical incident during the trip please can you check that your contact details are up-to-date on Arbor prior to the trip. Thank you for your assistance.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The SATs are now over and we just wanted to let you know that the children have worked incredibly hard to do their absolute best in each of the tests completed. We are very proud of the resilience and effort shown by everyone throughout the week.

As you know, the first week back after half term, we head to Pioneer for our two-night residential; everybody is excited and it feels perfectly timed after SATs.

Here is some final information so that you and your child can feel prepared on the morning of Monday 2nd June:

Packing

Please use the kit list to help with packing. Do aim to let your child be as involved as possible in this process; it is important for your child to know what is in their bag as this will allow them to be as independent as possible during the stay.

Don’t forget to pack a water bottle and reading book – these may be useful to have in a smaller bag which can be kept with your child on the bus, along with their packed lunch.

Remember not to pack mobile phones, electronic devices and extra snacks or sweets.

Medication

It is vital that we have the correct information about any medication that your child will require while we are away. With this in mind, we would like any medication to be given to an adult (Mrs Morgan, Miss Featherston or Mrs Jeff) on Monday morning. Please put any medication in a container with your child’s name written clearly on the front along with clear instructions and dosage.

If your child has any specific allergies, please make sure we know about them.

If your child requires travel sickness tablets, please give them their tablet at home or send it into school for us to give before we head off. Remember to also include another tablet for the return journey so we can make sure they take it before we set off on Wednesday.

Other bits to remember

You will need to send your child to school with a packed lunch on Monday 2nd as our evening meal will be the first meal provided by Pioneer.

Please encourage your child to practise putting on a duvet cover and pillow case as that will be the first challenge set when we arrive.

The coach will leave school at approximately 10:15 on Monday morning. We will return at approximately 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon.

As ever, thank-you for your ongoing support in preparing your child for the trip.

Best wishes,

Mrs Morgan, Miss Featherston and the year 6 team

After half term all Year 1 children across England will take part in the phonics screening check. Within the screening check the children will be asked to read 40 words, some of which will be real words and some will be pseudo/alien words. This screening check will take place during the week of June 9th on a 1:1 basis with either myself or Mrs Rank. There is no time limit to the phonics screening check but it should take no longer than 10 minutes. The children have been taught phonics daily and so preparation for this is already in place so please don’t worry about this. Here is a link to phonics play PhonicsPlay – Resources (www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources) where you can play Dragons Den, Buried treasure and Picnic on Pluto without subscribing. These games focus on real and pseudo words and will be a good way to practise at home in the run up to their screening check.

Please do get in contact with us if you have any questions as we will be happy to help.

Kind regards

Mrs Young

KS1 lead.