Dear Families, 
What a cracker of a week we’ve had at Coleham! Lunchtimes have become the hottest ticket in town thanks to Mr Williams, who is running a one‑man after‑school‑club festival during the actual school day. His chess crew are thinking three moves ahead; the Lego engineers are constructing masterpieces of brickwork and the ukulele club is strumming its way towards musical greatness. We love it!
Down in EYFS, our youngest pupils have started their Bike Ability training with Miss Melville and our brand new balance bikes: Future Tour de France riders? Watch this space!
Sports-wise, our Year 4 Dodgeball team did brilliantly at their first competition, narrowly missing out on the finals, but representing our school so very well!
Amongst all of that, Year 5 have been getting through the books, taking part in Shropshire Bookfest; and we have had the pleasure of some Coleham Alumni from Priory’s Year 9 students helping out with French.
Another brilliant week at Coleham!
And finally – next week sees the inimitable Mrs Caldwell leave us as she returns to her native Essex. Mrs Caldwell has been a key figure in EYFS and KS1 over the past 13 year. Her impact on hundreds of children (and staff!) is immeasurable, and she will be missed by all. Her last day will be next Wednesday, so please do say a ‘good bye’ if you get the chance.
Have a lovely weekend!
Tom Larkham
Headteacher