Headteacher Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back to school, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week with your families and are ready for an exciting final half-term ahead. The first week back has been filled with joy, laughter, and some fantastic activities that have set a positive tone for the remainder of the school year.
A special shoutout goes to our Year 6 children who had an incredible residential trip. A huge thank you to Mrs Morgan and Miss Featherston for organising such a brilliant few days. We also want to extend our gratitude to Miss Dovey, Mrs Lord, Miss Nash, and Mrs Jeff for giving their time and ensuring the children had a great experience. The children were amazing throughout the trip and can be very proud of themselves. I have never experienced such an enthusiastic residential trip with such a brilliant group of children. Every single one of them pushed themselves further than they thought, and each child was so incredibly supportive, caring and mindful of their peers – not just with the daring parts, but the smaller, less obvious parts as well. It was wonderful to see and they can be very proud of themselves. Resilience, grit, determination and ambition was there for all to see. Well done!
In other exciting news, we have had an ice cream competition this week! One lucky student from our school will have the chance to create their very own ice cream flavour to made into real gelato at Gelatistry this summer! The anticipation is building, and we can’t wait to see the delicious creations that come out of this fun competition. I will be on the tasting team and will let you know…
Thank you to all our Year 1 families that came to share their experiences of the past with our children. It’s so important for our families to be involved with our children’s learning.
Don’t forget: the Belle Vue Arts Festival is happening this weekend! There will be lots of activities and events for all the family in and around Coleham. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy some local culture and have fun with your loved ones.
Here’s to a fantastic term ahead filled with learning, growth, and plenty of smiles. Let’s make the most of every moment and support each other along the way. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Yours sincerely,
Tom Larkham
Headteacher
What’s on next week?
Monday
Dolphins swimming
Tuesday
Turtles Swimming
Yr 4 Tudor Day
Yr 6 Crucial Crew Trip
Please pay £5.25 on Arbor for the Crucial Crew trip.
Friday
Lions Swimming
Coming Up-Dates for your Diary
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
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
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
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
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.
E-Safety Update: Roblox
We wanted to take a moment to highlight a recent update from Roblox—a popular platform among many young people—that introduces new parental control features designed to give families greater transparency, oversight, and control over children’s online activity.
New Features Now Available on Roblox
Roblox has launched several key tools that allow parents and carers to tailor their child’s digital experience more closely, including the ability to:
- Block specific users from their child’s friend list, removing messaging and engagement with that person.
- Block individual games or experiences, beyond general content maturity settings, for more precise content management.
- Track the time spent on Roblox and gain insights into which experiences children are engaging with most.
To access these features, parents must link their own verified Roblox account—a safeguard ensuring only trusted individuals can adjust parental settings.
Updated Roblox Safety Centre
Roblox has also redesigned its Safety Centre as a one-stop hub for resources, guides, and reporting tools to help support safe and informed usage of the platform.
While no system is ever completely secure, these developments are a positive step. They reinforce the importance of combining technical tools with education, support, and most importantly, open conversation. Discussing online safety and gradually involving young people in these decisions can encourage greater digital responsibility and trust.
At Coleham, we continue to support students in becoming responsible digital citizens through the PSHE and computing curricula and encourage families to stay informed and engaged with their child’s online world.
Year One Family History Afternoon
This term, Year one have been learning about “living memory” in history and especially what it was like to be 6 years old in the past. Therefore, Squirrels and Hedgehogs were very excited to invite their relatives into school so they could interview them about their lives when they were six. It was wonderful to see the generations sharing stories and showing artefacts they had brought in- bringing history to life!
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.
Year 4 cook Tudor Pottage
As part of their DT cooking lessons, Year 4 have been busy researching all about food available during Tudor times, ready to improve an existing recipe. They peeled, chopped, sprinkled and poured all of the vegetables, herbs, spices and stock into a giant pot to cook, then evaluated the aroma, appearance, texture and most importantly – taste!
French Drama Club
Madame Jones French Drama Club were delighted to perform to Year 2 children this morning. What a treat!
Window Art for Belle Vue Arts Festival
Bobby and Aurora from Year 4 present ‘Wishing in the wind’. Lovely ‘movement’ themed window art for Belle Vue Arts Festival. Huge thanks to The Allotment in Coleham for providing such a beautiful space to decorate. What a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Be sure to make a wish as you pass the dandelion seeds blowing up the street! What will you wish for?