Headteacher Message
Dear families,
What a week of sport! Well done to all the children who competed in the KS2 sportsday events this Wednesday. Special well done to Greyfriars who came away with the House Cup on both occasions! It’s always great to see the children enjoying their sport and working together as a team to win or lose. It was also great to see such wonderful sporting behaviour with children celebrating their friends in Greyfriars.
As well as the school Sportsdays, Coleham has emerged victorious in the Shrewsbury Area Athletics on Thursday night. An absolutely fantastic display of sporting prowess, determination, perseverance and pushing themselves to be the best they can which the competitors can be immensely proud of. We are so proud to have children representing their school so well, and we are incredibly lucky to have such talented sportspeople, too! A massive thank you to Miss Lewis and her team for this week’s achievements!
We have also had our first transition afternoon this week which ran remarkably smoothly and we look forward to our full day of transition on Monday.
Don’t forget: we will be launching Bernard the Pachycephalosaurs Astronaut from the school field at 8:00 am on Saturday 4th July! All are welcome from 7:30 am to watch what’s going on.
And finally, with any luck, we can come to school on Monday celebrating another England victory in the World Cup: we will be showing the highlights in assembly on Monday morning, so if you know the score, don’t tell anyone until we’ve watched it!
Have a super weekend!
Tom Larkham
Headteacher
What’s on next week?
Saturday
Coleham School launch Weather Balloon from School Field 7:30-8:00am!
Monday
School opening hours are the same as usual. England Match Football highlights in morning assembly for the children.
Class Transition day. (Please note that our new Hedgehogs class will have their Class Transition Day on Thursday 9th July as Ms Lucas doesn’t work Mondays)
Tuesday
Dolphins Reabrook Trip
Yr 2 visiting the Quarry (morning)
Yr 3 Recorder Concert to families at @ 9.15am
Wednesday
Whales Reabrook Trip
EYFS visiting Gelatistry (Ice-cream payments can be made on Arbor)
Yr 5 Trip to the Flaxmill
KS2 Disco @ 5pm
Thursday
New Hedgehogs Class Transition Day with Ms Lucas
Friday
Leopards Clay workshop at Priory School
Year 6 Leavers assembly to families @ 1:30pm
Space Balloon Launch CONFIRMED! This Saturday
We have received final confirmation of our launch permission and the weather looks good for Saturday!
Come and join us as we send Bernard the Pachycephalosaurus on his adventure!
As well as Bernard, there will be a camera to record the journey and some equipment to record altitude and temperature – hopefully we get it all back!
When? Saturday 4th July
Time? From 7:30am. Launch exactly 8:00am
Where? School field.
Sponsored by : GoExploro Educational Supplies
See you there! Ad Astra! (To The Stars)
Staffing Update
You may have noticed we have a new Administrator Mrs Edwards who is working Fridays in the office supporting Mrs Jones and Mrs Hilbert as part of the office team.
We are very sad that Mrs Jasper is retiring at the end of summer and only has a few weeks left working at Coleham. But we are also very happy for her as she has lots of lovely plans to travel the countryside with her husband in the camper van.
We will still see Mrs Jasper from time to time though as she will be popping back as a school trips volunteer!
Save the Date: Junior Parkrun Takeover
We were the first ever school to take over the Shrewsbury Junior Park Run and we’re doing it again to end the school year on a healthy high! Join us by running, walking or skipping as we say goodbye to another school year and our wonderful year 6 pupils.
Where: The Quarry Park, by St Julian’s Carpark. Approach from Greyfriars Bridge.
When: Sunday 19th July
Time: 9:00am
Details: Sign up for FREE so your child can be registered and presented with a finishing time – you can do this by scanning the QR code above or clicking here: parkrun | junior parkrun
Who can take part: Children aged 4-14. Parents and carers are also allowed to run but please don’t cross the finish line. No dogs are allowed on the Junior Park Run course.
Parkrun is only possible due to the volunteers who give up their time each week. Are you able to support JPR on the 19th July? If you can, please email shrewsburyjuniors@parkrun.com
Do you receive Universal Credit? FREE meals coming!
NEW From September 2026!
If you receive Universal Credit (no matter what your income is) your child can receive a free school lunch! This could save you £2.60 a day and £494 for the whole school year.
This is called Expanded Free School Meals.
Please apply with Shropshire Council HERE
School will be notified so we can action this in September.
County Finals Success for Harper!
🏊♀️🌟A huge well done to Harper, who qualified for the County Finals after competing in the Primary Schools Competitive Swimming Gala earlier this year. Harper was the only pupil from Coleham to qualify for this amazing event!
Last night, Harper represented Shrewsbury in the County Primary School Swimming Gala, where the Shrewsbury team did brilliantly and finished 3rd overall.
Harper also had an outstanding evening individually, coming away with an incredible four medals:
🥇 1st – 25m Freestyle
🥈 2nd – 25m Butterfly
🥉 3rd – Medley Relay
🥇 1st – Freestyle Relay
What an incredible achievement, Harper! We are all so proud of you. Well done!
Visit to Foodbank Plus
Members of the School Council and the Belonging Ambassadors were invited to visit the Foodbank Plus on their ‘Donor Day’. The children were given a tour of the site and were able to help process and sort donations and to help build a food package. We were also told about all the other fantastic initiatives and support they run for our community. The children found it really interesting and great to see how our donations are used to support the local community. Councillor Max said, “They are doing really helpful work” and Florence said, “They are helping people in need”. The volunteers at Foodbank Plus wanted the children to pass on their thanks for all the support the Coleham School have given to them.
GREYFRIARS double up and win Year 5-6 Sportday!
A brace of cup wins for GREYFRIARS as they emerged victorious for the Year 5-6 Sportsday on Wednesday afternoon. It was a close affair with a narrow victory over DARWIN in second place.
Congratulations everyone!
Full results (lowest score wins):
- 1st: GREYFRIARS (213 pts)
- 2nd: Darwin (227 pts)
- 3rd: Quarry (236 pts)
- 4th: Severn (256 pts)
For our Year 6 leavers, it was a particularly special occasion as their final Sports Day. The Year 6 Sports Leaders were fantastic, doing an excellent job of encouraging everyone, showing great responsibility, and helping to run the event so smoothly.
GREYFRIARS win Year 3-4 Sportsday!
Well done to GREYFRIARS who lifted the House Cup on Wednesday morning’s delayed event.
A huge congratulations to all who took part (including Mr ‘Usain Bolt’ Williams for being crowned staff champion!)
Full results (lowest score wins)
- 1st: GREYFRIARS (203 pts)
- 2nd: Quarry (219 pts)
- 3rd: Severn (230 pts)
- 4th: Darwin (270 pts)
Area Athletics Champions 2026! 🏆🥇
What an evening! Some incredible athletics were on show tonight at our annual Area Athletics Championships 2026, organised by Embrace.
All of the children should feel incredibly proud of their efforts. We saw some fantastic performances in the field events, super-fast sprinting, and brilliant teamwork in the relays.
Lots of children are coming home with medals, and we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that we are the overall champions for the second year running!
I couldn’t be prouder of every single child who took part. Your determination, teamwork, and sportsmanship were outstanding.
Congratulations, everyone – what a fantastic achievement! Keep up the amazing work, and well done!
