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Published on: 15th December, 2023

Autumn No. 15: Christmas Newsletter

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Headteacher Message Skip to article
Merry Christmas to you all Skip to article
Coleham Christmas Parade 2023 Skip to article
Christmas Panto! Skip to article
Christmas Lunch Skip to article
Nativity Animals Skip to article
Macbeth Skip to article
Art for Macbeth Skip to article
Autumn Term Sports Skip to article
Autumn Term Cups Skip to article
House Cup Winner Skip to article
Football Tournament Skip to article
Yr 3 Stoneage Jewellery Skip to article
Coming up in January Skip to article
Clubs for January Skip to article
Shropshire Half Marathon Skip to article
Parent/Carer Survey Skip to article

Headteacher Message

Dear Parents & Carers,

Here we are at the end of the Autumn Term and the end of 2023. Autumn Term is always a long, tiring term, but there’s always an awful lot happening! Take a look through all the news stories on our website and see how much has been going on!

We’ve had a fun week with our staff Christmas video premiere on Monday, Christmas Parade on Tuesday, Panto on Wednesday, Christmas lunch yesterday and the Macbeth Performance today, our final day of term. Everyone is tired and ready for a break and I hope everyone is feeling like they have achieved something this term.

I hope that all of you have a relaxing holiday and enjoy your Christmas. I’ll look forward to seeing everyone back in January for a great start to the New Year, where we’ll have lots more planned, including this year’s first Quiz Night on Friday 26th January!

Thank you to everyone who has completed the survey – it is still open over the holidays so please feel free to add your comments.

Don’t forget: we start back on Wednesday 3rd January.

Have a wonderful break,

Tom Larkham

Headteacher

Merry Christmas to you all

Christmas wouldn’t be complete for us without our Staff Christmas Video! This started during Covid so we could connect with our families and children at home but has become a much loved Coleham tradition for us all. It’s our special gift to the children and a way to say Merry Christmas to the many people in our community that help us make our school what it is, to our parents, volunteers, local shop keepers, club leaders, pre-schools, resident artists and musicians and all the organisations we partner with.

Watching the children’s reaction on Monday was priceless. We are always teaching our children to be creative, try something new and give it a go, so it’s great for them to see our staff be a little silly and push themselves outside of their comfort zone (of course some of us love the limelight, mentioning no names!)

This year’s video backing scenes have been created using the children’s art work. The children thought they were entering into a Christmas card competition.

We really hope you enjoy this year’s production and it goes without saying that this film would not be possible without the incredibly talented, legendary Mr Williams who directs and edits us all to perfection. Always smiling, keeping us calm and on a very tight filming schedule! Bravo Mr Williams!

Coleham Christmas Parade 2023

Well it didn’t rain on our Parade! Thank you to the special folk in our community for dressing up as the nativity cast, to the musicians and of course our furry, four legged friends for entertaining us. It was great to see so many parents spectate. The real Santa came to visit with our very own Mrs Claus. Did you spot our favourite Caretaker from Boogie Wonderland?

Read the Shropshire Star Article

Christmas Panto!

It was with great organisation that we took the whole school (450 adults and children) to watch Jack and the Beanstalk. Just the office ladies left back at school manning the fort and eating all the Christmas chocolates!

It was an incredible performance from Brad Fitt and the cast, fabulous scenery and spectacular costumes! The children were all dancing in the rows for finale song. A real treat for the children to visit the theatre!

Christmas Lunch

We all enjoyed our Christmas lunch. A BIG thank you to Miss Perry and the ladies in the kitchen as they cooked lunch for over 500 people today! ( and two primary schools) It was lovely for all staff and children to eat together.

Nativity Animals

Our Reception children had a lovely visit from all the nativity animals that feature in The Christmas Story. We met Ed the Turkey, Tiny and Candyfloss the Sheep, Brownie the Hen, Racket the Donkey and Emilio the rat. We had a rotation of activities with each group making crowns, sequencing The Christmas Story, dressing up and performing the story and meeting the animals who might have been in the stable with Mary and Joseph. What fun!

Macbeth

Miss Armstrong and her Year 5/6 Drama club have been working hard all term on their mini performance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth!

They performed to KS2 and their families and what a treat it was for our last day of term.

Bravo to all of our cast and musicians!

Special thanks to parents and careers for supporting and attending this production – your children are bold, resolute and incredibly talented!

Miss Armstrong

My favourite moment was learning the song Magpie because it was different from the cheerful songs we usually sing. I love it so much I even put it on my Spotify playlist

Seren- yr 6

Art for Macbeth

Our KS2 Artists produced some fabulous production posters for our Macbeth Performance. Please take a look at the designs.

Autumn Term Sports

Our sporting highlights for Autumn 2023!

Autumn Term Cups

Well done to all our cup winners for Autumn 2023.

Bobby won the Charity Award for making and selling badges at the September Social raising over £100 for charity.

Josie was awarded the Eco Award for her campaign to clear up our streets which she promoted on Radio Shropshire.

Our Music Award went to EVERYBODY who has participated in Coleham Voices for all of the gigs they have taken part in around Shrewsbury this December.

House Cup Winner

Our House points were tallied and the results were in ready for the last assembly of term! Ooh it was close. Well done to all the children for displaying our values and receiving so many house points (Dojo) this term.

1st Place- Darwin 12,026 pts

2nd Place- Quarry 11,982 pts

3rd Place – Greyfriars 11,840 pts

4th Place – Severn 11,701 pts

Football Tournament

A selection of Year 5 and Year 6 children represented Coleham at a football tournament against schools in and around Shrewsbury. They all played brilliantly together as a team and made the school very proud by coming 3rd place overall. Well done to all that took part.

Yr 3 Stoneage Jewellery

For Design and Technology, Year 3 have made Stoneage Jewellery out of natural materials (clay and leather). They are proudly displayed in our Art Gallery.