Headteacher Message
Dear Parents and Carers, 
I’m writing this last weekly message after a very busy, full and fun half-term, in my office on a Thursday night waiting for the Year 5 coach from London to arrive. It’s always a bit spooky being in school alone on an evening, but it’s a nice time to reflect on the hustle and bustle of the school day and count the wonderful things that have happened over the past half-term.
This week has been no exception to the busyness: as well as a trip to the big city, there’s been a dance show, musical robots, a guide dog learning the ropes in a school, a legion of Romans in the school AND a trip to Chester! So much going on, and I’m left feeling really lucky to be part of such an amazing place full of opportunity and wonder where our chidren get to experience so much.
A huge thankyou must go to the brilliant team of staff who go above and beyond every day to make that all happen, AND to all of you for your support. We felt that support last Friday at our very-well attended quiz night where we raised well over £400 for the school – THANK YOU!
Remember that we are off for two weeks so we can all have a proper recharge, ready for the run up to Christmas whic promises to be even more full!
Have a super weekend, and a super break with your families.
Tom Larkham
Headteacher
Coming up soon
Tues 4th November to Friday 7th November: Careers Week
Thursday 6th November: Owls’ Trip to Pizza Express (£7.90 cost)
Monday 10th-Friday 15th November: EYFS Nursery Rhyme Week
Monday 10th-Friday 15th November: Parent/Carer Evenings (available to book on Arbor)
Thursday 13th November: Rabbits’ Trip to Pizza Express (£7.90 cost)
Piano Lessons
Mrs Langford, Shropshire Music Service piano teacher at Coleham, has a small amount of remaining spaces available on a Wednesday during the school day for anyone from Y2 onwards who would like to learn piano. If interested, please ring Shropshire Music Service on 01743 874145. Please note that that parents pay the Shropshire Music Service Direct for their child’s music tuition.
First week back to school-Careers Week
Careers week is back and we are excited to see a constant flurry of exciting professions visiting us!
EYFS will be exploring jobs through play with a Little City visit. Year 2 and Year 5 will be visiting Hickory’s Smokehouse and Pizza Express for careers themed trips around hospitality.
Thursday is an optional dress up day for anyone wishing to come dressed in a job related outfit. (no pressure school uniform is fine too!)
Secondary School Application DEADLINE
Secondary Application deadline – 31 October 2025
The closing date for secondary applications is 31 October 2025 which falls in the half-term holidays. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to submit an application as soon as possible but before the deadline date. This will ensure that if you encounter any problems, you can be supported/helped and to submit your application on time. There is no grace period for late applications. The link for the website is – Transferring to secondary school | Shropshire Council
The School Admissions Team strongly encourage parents to make use of their four preferences. Please see the Parents’ Guide to Education in Shropshire Booklet for further information. The link to the document is Parents’ guide to education | Shropshire Council
If you have already made an application and wish to add additional preferences/ change the order of preference, please contact school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk
After School Clubs
Clubs for next half term run from Tuesday 4th November and will run up to and including Thursday 18th December.
Clubs have been released so please see what might be available.
Please have a look at the Club Schedule HERE
Please visit Arbor to book clubs run by our staff. ( If Arbor won’t let you progress to payment it means that the club spaces are full) We also offer clubs run by external providers, new for next half term is Art Club held at Bloom Studio in Coleham. A walk down service will be offered for the children attending.
We will also have lots of Christmas events next half term including after school movie nights.
BBC Story Competition
Our pupils always do brilliantly in competitions!
This is a great one to try over half term- submit a 500 word story to the BBC Competition.
Stories must be submitted by 9pm, Friday 7 November
In February, 50 finalists will be invited to a grand final at Windsor Castle, hosted by Her Majesty The Queen plus you could win other great prizes for school.
See more HERE
✨ Year 5 Greek Day – A Legendary Adventure! ✨
Today, Year 5 stepped back in time to the world of ancient Greece, filled with gods, goddesses, and heroic legends!
🍞 We made and cooked our own Greek flatbreads and mixed delicious tzatziki, learning how food connects us to ancient cultures.
🏛️ In art, we designed temples, discovering the beauty and symmetry of Greek architecture.
🏅 Everyone threw themselves into our Olympian challenges and mini sports events, showing true heroic spirit!
🎭 We finished the day with awards ceremony, led by the mighty Mr Hughes and the fearsome Medusa (Mrs Stennett) – thankfully no one turned to stone!
We are so proud of the creativity, effort, and enthusiasm shown by every child today. A truly mythical day to remember! ⚡
Community Quiz night 🌟
A fun Friday night for staff & parents at our community Quiz! The coveted loser mugs found a home and we had a tense tie- breaker for first place. Great to see you all.
Year 4 Roman Trip to Deva
We had a brilliant time on our trip to the Roman city of Chester. We visited the museum where a ‘Roman senator’ helped us travel back in time and sail to Britannia to explore the sights and sounds of Deva including the city walls, the marketplace, the bathhouse, the latrines, the armoury and even the amphitheatre where we watched a virtual gladiator fight!
Next, we pledged 25 years of military service as legionnaires and began our training immediately, marching round Chester, visiting the real-life amphitheatre and practising drills in the Roman Gardens under the strict instruction of Lupis, our drill sergeant.
Coleham helps Guide Dog in Training
We welcomed Laura, a Guide Dog Trainer, and her trainee guide dog Rosie to school. Rosie is in training for a very special future partner—a teacher—and so visiting a school was an important step in his development.
To help Laura and Rosie gain confidence in a school environment, we supported them through familiarisation sessions during key transition times. From morning drop-off to breaktime bustle, Rosie experienced the real rhythm of school life—calmly, patiently, and with his tail gently wagging throughout!
Thank you to Mrs Unwin, Emilia, Noelle and Freddie, who were chosen as our official School Ambassadors for the day. They did a fantastic job looking after Laura and Paws, posing questions, and giving a full school tour. They demonstrated maturity, kindness, and curiosity.
It was an inspiring visit- one that reminded us of the partnership between humans and animals, and how teamwork, patience and training can change lives.
The Minions light up the stage!
We always love to celebrate the Arts, and Miss Cox’s Dance Troupe reminded us what talent and practice can achieve. Performing at A Night at the Movies at The Edge Theatre in Much Wenlock, the children delivered a humorous movie medley mash-up. The complex routine was rehearsed in just 5 weeks! 🎬✨
Dressed as playful Minions, they filled the stage with joy, rhythm and confidence. A fantastic performance—well done dancers and to Miss Cox: the best Dance Teacher around! 🌟 
Music Club welcome Weebert’s World
Music Club welcomed the return of Weebert the Robot and friends with creators Andy and Lorraine Laverton of Weebert’s World to tell their new story of robots, time travel and dinosaurs. The children provided dramatic SFX, songs and raps to accompany the story and ended with practising sums on their whistling robots! Well done Robosaurus Band – junk modelling and singing – you did brilliantly!
Find out more on:
https://weebertsworld.com/
U11 Boys Football Tournament!⚽
Well done to our group of U11 boys who came together to represent the school at a fantastic football tournament held at Shrewsbury Sports Village. The team showed brilliant determination, drawing one match, losing one, and winning two, which meant they finished top of their group overall.
They then faced Greenfields in the semi-final and, despite a strong performance, narrowly missed out on a place in the final. The boys demonstrated superb skill, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the evening.
A fantastic effort from everyone involved, we are very proud of you all!
⚽U11 Girls Shine in County Plate Tournament!
A big congratulations to our group of U11 girls who were invited over to Prestfelde to take part in the County Plate Tournament with teams from Belvidere and Prestfelde. The girls were absolutely amazing, and it was a joy to watch them play.
They really came together as a team, showing fantastic skill, determination and teamwork throughout. The team secured two brilliant wins, beating Belvidere 3:1 and Prestfelde 4:2, earning a well-deserved place in the semi-finals, which will take place once all other group stages have been completed.
A big thank you as well to Prestfelde for hosting the tournament and for the delicious refreshments of hot dogs and cake after the matches.
Also a special mention goes to Annie for her fantastic goal scoring. Well done to everyone involved, we are so proud of you all!,
Year 4 celebrate Roman Day!
Year 4 had another fun-filled day in the Roman Empire! We learned how to do stage combat to earn our freedom in the gladiator training pits, learned the testudo formation as legionnaires-in-training, played a Roman board game, made mini mosaics and even a shield to take home – phew!
School Lunchathon House Competition – A Taste of Team Spirit!
🍴🏆 What a feast of talent! This week saw the exciting finale of our School Lunchathon House Competition, and what a delicious journey it has been! Every child across the school rose to the challenge by creating their own recipe. The top main and dessert from each House were cooked by our amazing kitchen team, and Mr Hughes and the staff judges had the VERY tasty job of judging! So proud of our short-listed pupils—creativity never tasted so good! 👏👨🍳👩🍳
And the winners are:
1st 100 House pts Greyfriars
2nd 75 House points Quarry
Joint 3rd 50 House points Darwin & Severn
🏐 Outstanding U11 Netball Success at Shrewsbury Sports Village!
What an incredible performance from our group of U11 netballers at Shrewsbury Sports Village! The team played three superb matches and won every single one, showing exceptional teamwork, focus and determination from start to finish.
Their energy on court was inspiring, with impressive passing, quick reactions and some outstanding shooting that saw them achieve high scores in every game.
It was a real pleasure to watch such confident, skilful and passionate netball. A huge well done to all the girls — an amazing achievement and one to be very proud of!
Year One learn about baptisms
Today, our year one children had a memorable experience as Reverend Fi joined us to hold a mock baptism ceremony as part of our learning about religious welcoming ceremonies. It was a wonderful way to enhance our RE curriculum , and the children asked lots of thoughtful questions and were curious throughout. Thank you so much to Rev. Fi for bringing our learning to life!
Computer Challenge Champs 🏆
What an incredible day at the HLC School Coding Challenge! 💻✨
Our brilliant Year 6 teams showed amazing creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork throughout the competition. We’re so proud that one Coleham team won the Warm-Up Challenge, and another went on to win the Overall Competition! 🏆
A huge well done to all our young coders — your hard work and enthusiasm truly shone through. The future of tech looks bright! 🌟
Stone Age Widget Workshop
Year 3 finished off their Stone Age topic by putting their knowledge to the test and experiencing Stone Age survival skills in our woodland area! They combed, carded, spun and wove thread from sheep’s wool, ground wheat and made butter, built homes, wattled walls and handled an array of artefacts. They even got to visit some historic Stone Age sites through the magic of VR! There’s nothing quite like hands on experience to reinforce learning and secure knowledge!
EYFS Pumpkin Party
Thank you to all of our Reception children that joined us for our Pumpkin Party! The children had a wonderful time dancing, playing games and celebrating together. It was a fantastic way to celebrate the end of their first half term with us 🕺
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