KS2 Disco -Change of Date

We are in need of some parent helpers for the KS2 Disco.  If you can come along on the night to help supervise, dance and serve drinks then please sign up HERE 

You may purchase your tickets available on Arbor School Shop.  It won’t send you a confirmation that you have paid so please only ay once.  You can check payments by looking in the Invoices section.

Poetry Showcase winners

Well done to Benjamin, Bethany and Fern winners of the Plant & Craft Fair Writing Competition themed around ‘Movement’.  Judged by the Belle Vue Arts Festival the children were invited to read their poem aloud at The Spoken Word Showcase to a live audience.  What an incredible experience to share their words with a group of local writers.  We hope this inspires your future creative writing!

 

The Belle Vue Arts Festival Opens

The Belle Vue Arts Festival kicked off with its Lets Celebrate event down at Greyfriars Bridge. It was so busy with live music, free art, rowing and competitions. Lovely to see so many Coleham families enjoying it. Year 5’s movement artwork is on display brightening up the railings. Great job Year 5.

Yr 6 Residential @ Pioneer

Year 6 had such a brilliant time at Pioneer Centre! Facing their fears, enjoying friendships and staying away from home.  A fantastic, memorable experience to celebrate their time at Coleham and all they have achieved.

Belle Vue Arts Festival events this weekend

Saturday 7 June 2025, 11am – 3pm

Let’s Celebrate!

Venue: Greyfriars Bridge, Coleham

At this laid back family event, expect live music, themed stalls, and a variety of drop-in art activities, toy train sets, lego/duplo and ergo rowing machines! Look out for Shropshire Ramblers, Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Sustainable Transport Shropshire and Pengwern Boat Club.  

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Saturday 7 June 2025, 10am – 5pm

Un1ty Tattoo Open Day

Venue: 6A Greyfriars Bridge, Coleham

Over the bridge you’ll find Un1ty opening their doors for walk in tattoos, tooth gems, transfer tattoos for kids. and an art treasure hunt. Read more

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Saturday 7 June 2025, 1pm – 3.30pm

Drop-in Art Sessions

Venue: Bloom, Studio 39, SY3 7DQ

Children’s free art activities for all ages, based on our theme ‘Movement’ with a wonderful range of art materials provided. Read more

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Saturday 7 June 2025, 6pm – 8pm

Impressions of Movement

Venue: Bloom, Studio 39, SY3 7DQ

Create an impressionist canvas inspired by Pissarro:

In this amazing workshop, you will create your very own Impressionist masterpiece in acrylic paint, based on views of Shrewsbury. Read more

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Saturday 7 June 2025, 6.30pm – 9.45pm (starts 7pm)

Movement in Sound

Venue: St Alkmunds Church, SY1 1UH

SY.Gigs have joined us to present an extraordinary evening of music exploration, featuring Tengger + Seaming To. For further details and to book, visit their website here.

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Polly wins Horticulture Competition!

Well done to Polly in Whales for designing the winning planter for the Shrewsbury In Bloom competition.  The judges at Shrewsbury Town Council liked her design so much that it will be made into a real planter by the Old Market Hall in the town centre. Keep your eyes peeled!

French Drama Club

Madame Jones French Drama Club were delighted to perform to Year 2 children this morning. What a treat!

 

E-Safety Parent Info from West Mercia Police

A free parent/carer information session around online safety by West Mercia Police.

Hear from officers about the online safety risks they are seeing and their advice for keeping children safe in a changing digital world.

Bedtime stories with Year 4

Year 4 have been busy writing bedtime stories.  When we write at Coleham , we find a real purpose for writing and an audience to share this with.  So Year 4 donned their pyjamas and spent the afternoon reading their bedtime stories aloud to our Year 2 children.  They let their imagination run free with some fabulous stories and it was a proud moment for Year 4 to share these.  Not to be outdone, Year 2 were eager to share their animal fact files.

Headteacher Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

Here we are again at the end of another half-term – the final 7 weeks of this academic year await us on the other side… This final week has been filled with exciting trips, great sporting achievements and music performances.

One of the highlights was the Year 1 ukulele concert. It’s always one of my favourite events and I want to extend a special thank you to Mrs. Porrett for her dedication and hard work in preparing the children for this event. It was a delight to see the students perform with such confidence and joy.

At the time of writing, we are eagerly anticipating our song of Belonging performance, which will be shared with all the families at home-time. Although it hasn’t happened yet, I am sure it will be brilliant!

We also want to extend a warm good luck to our Deputy Head, Miss Turner, who is leaving us for a new adventure in Telford, where she will be building her new school. We are incredibly grateful for her contributions and wish her all the best in her exciting new journey.

As we head into the holiday, I hope you all have a chance to relax and enjoy some quality time with your loved ones. Whether you’re planning a fun trip or simply enjoying some downtime at home, I wish you a lovely holiday.

Thank you for your continued support and involvement in our school community. Your engagement and encouragement make a significant difference in the lives of our students. We look forward to welcoming everyone back after the break, ready for more learning and adventures.

Have a wonderful holiday!

Tom Larkham

Headteacher

Belle Vue Arts Festival

We look forward to producing art for the Belle Vue Arts Festival each year!

Thank you to Mike and Chris from the BVAF for hosting a workshop with Yr 5 to create a ‘Murmuration of Starlings’. We are looking forward to seeing them in flight at the Barnabas Art Exhibition.

 

Love your School Feature

Thanks to the Shropshire Star for including us in their Love Your School feature this week.

We think they’ve captured what’s important to us Caring, Creativity and our special Coleham Community.

Have a read HERE

 

Diary Dates for Summer 2

You can also check dates on the Website class pages and Calendar and we will remind you each week in the Newsletter.

Thursday 5th June– Yr 1 Family History Afternoon @ 2.15pm

Tuesday 10th June–Yr 4 Tudor Day

Wed 18th June–Yr 2 Family Invitation to Food School Roadshow event @ 9:00am

Wed 18th June– Family Showcase Music Concert @ 6:00pm (children who learn a musical instrument)

Wed 2nd July– Yr 3 Recorder Concert for families @ 2.30pm

Friday 4th July – KS2 Disco 5:00pm

Saturday 5th July – Garden Bar Event (adults only)

Friday 11th July– Yr 6 Leavers Assembly @ 2.00pm

Congratulations Year 6

Congratulations Year 6!

We are so proud of you all this week not just for working hard and completing your SATS but for supporting each other, showing resilience and displaying mature attitudes. You should be so proud of yourselves.

We enjoyed an afternoon of fun on the field with ice-lollies.

Well done you are all superstars 👏👏

The Boy with Flowers in his Hair

Year 2 have been exploring the picture book The Boy with Flowers in his hair, a story about breaking social norms, acceptance and belonging and produced this beautiful art work for our Gallery. Thank you Year 2 for making us smile every time we pass through the gallery.

Balanceability

Foxes and Badgers have had the most lovely time completing their Balanceability cycling in the sunshine this week!  Helping children to learn to ride a bike is a life skill and we hope this encourages children and families to cycle to and from school.

Coming soon Year 1 Family History Afternoon

Save the date!

Plant & Craft Entrepreneurs!

Wow, the children certainly took over the Plant & Craft Fair this year with their fantastic range of crafts, beauty, jewellery and pet treats! Gorgeous merchandise, unique little businesses, thoughtful packaging and display and lovely interactions with customers 🥰🥰 The special edition Coleham Chronicle sold out very quickly! We are so proud of all the children who took part, your ambition, organisation and teamwork are great skills for your future. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. The children donated their profits to school or charities close to their heart including Severn Hospice, Macmillan Cancer and Bowel Cancer UK ❤️

Plant & Craft Fair 2025 Competitions

Thank you to all the children for their creative entries for the Plant & Craft Fair 2025 Competitions. You left the Belle Vue Arts Festival Judges with a very tough job!  You all did a great job!! This year’s theme was ‘movement’ and the judges loved seeing your interpretation.

 

Plant & Craft Fair 2025

Plant & Craft Fair 2025 you were wonderful 🌞🌞🌞🪴🌿🏵 The most glorious of days with glorious people. We are so, so proud of all our incredible children who participated in competitions for @bellevueartsfestival and created their own businesses to run stalls. Your products, presentation and entrepreneurial ideas blew us away! Thank you to all the many people who supported, participated, and got involved! Happy faces everywhere connecting in the sunshine 😀😀😀 That’s what our school is all about Caring, Community and Creativity! Keeping things local, authentic and empowering the children every step of the way!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for being part of our very special community ❤️❤️❤️

Plant & Craft Fair tomorrow!

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!  Pop down, there is lots going on and bring along those fabulous competition entries for judging.

What’s on next week?

All Week-Year 6 SATS

EYFS Bikeability sessions across the week

Monday-Dolphins Swimming

Tuesday-Starfish swimming

Wednesday– New EYFS Parents Meeting @ 5.30pm

Friday-Leopards swimming

 

 

VE Day Celebration

Today we enjoyed celebrating the 80 year anniversary of ‘Victory in Europe’ in true Coleham style.  The children visited our air raid shelter, enjoyed a celebratory outdoor lunch and made commemorative pates and hats.  Our 2 minutes silence honoured the soldiers and people of the past who all contributed to the war effort and a reminder of why peace and kindness are so important in the world we live in.   We finished off the day with a music concert from the pupils @ Shrewsbury School.  Thank you so much for performing such beautiful music in the sunshine.  A lovely end to a lovely day.  Thanks to Mrs Stewart for rallying our troops to make the day happen.

Climate Change Competition

Coleham pupils always do well in competitions!

Here is one the Eco Council have been promoting in school, if your child would like to complete this and enter at home.

Belle Vue Arts Festival Event

Always a lovely place to hang out, by Stop and Greyfriars Bridge.

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