Friday 13th June 2025 

For Art Day on Wednesday, children spent the day taking part in a wide range of creative activities inspired by the poems, songs and stories that they are learning off by heart in school. We were also lucky enough to welcome author and illustrator Steve Smallman into school to lead some illustration masterclasses for KS2 and assemblies for Reception and KS1.  Also on Wednesday, Year 6 children took part in workshops linked to Charles Darwin and Ancient Greece and they look forward to celebrating their Art Day next week.

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Mrs Evan’s/Mrs Sturrocks class for behaving brilliantly when walking through school this week and for following the BeSMART code when in assembly.  

House Points 

As week 2 comes to an end, Wrekin have gained the most points this week, with an impressive 587! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Arush for producing some amazing depictions of arachnids in our Charles Darwin workshop, using a quill and ink. Shanel for showing fantastic enthusiasm and for producing a brilliant piece of art during the workshop with the illustrator. 

Year 5 achievers:  Lacey-Mae for excellent effort in our water colour lesson this week. Going above and beyond in producing work for our display. Well Done! Layla for taking her time with her watercolour pieces and thinking creatively in her group. Well done Layla! 

Year 4 achievers: Rosie-Anne for producing an excellent dragon’s eye sketch and carefully printing using polystyrene tiles. Isabelle for fantastic effort in all subjects this week and for her beautiful, detailed drawings of a dragon eye.  

Year 3 achievers: Gabi for her brilliant artwork throughout the day! She took her time to carefully create a mosaic heart, and she produced a realistic sketch of a Roman soldier! Nyla for experimenting with different mediums to create a beautiful and realistic Roman villa and for her infectious enthusiasm throughout art day.  

Year 2 achievers: Udayveer for his detail, precision, and creativity whilst sketching.  He took his time and produced a wonderful self- portrait. Isabel for always taking her time and care during art to create a variety of art pieces.  

Year 1 achievers: Mia for phenomenal artwork this week and for blowing all of the adults away with her concentration and dedication to each task. Caden for showing his creativity and skill on Art day. He is a wonderful artist and I am super proud of all he has produced.  

Year R achievers: Noah for a super week, trying hard everyday, especially in his wonderful chance to shine writing this week. David for his fantastic contributions to our class collage of the Gruffalo and resilience with cutting around different heart shapes.  

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers:  Clara for continued great effort with her reading and diary comments. Arush for outstanding reading diary comments, I’m learning so much! 

Year 5 readers: Oscar for making a huge effort to get Yr6 ready with more regular reading and super comments. Mr Jackson’s reader for consistently reading at home every week.  

Year 4 readers: Erica-Jean  for amazing improvement on her reads at home over the last few weeks and comments she has made! Super effort.  Eliza for continued effort with her home reading and weekly diary question. Keep up the brilliant work. 

Year 3 readers: Joshua for a fantastic improvement-reading 5 times this week and writing super comments in his reading diary. Keep it up Joshua. Joe for regular reading at home and in ASC. Super Star!! 

Year 2 readers: Miss Hill’s reader for consistent in reading and homework every single night of every single week. Well done! Astrid for amazing phonics and fabulous reading! What great progress! 

Year 1 readers: Archie for doing fantastic reading in after school club and then additional reading at home. Great work Archie, keep it up. 😊 Pranathi for consistent reading at home and writing in her diary. Very proud of you Pranathi and all the work you do!

Friday 16th May  

The sunshine continued this week as our year 6 children completed their SATs and finished the week with an interhouse competition. Year 3 visited the Wroxeter Roman ruins on a beautiful, sunny day. They explored a replica of an Ancient Roman villa, make their own mosaics and discovered that Boudica herself once walked through Wroxeter before fighting the Romans! Year 4 took part in Shrewbury Museum’s fantastic Anglo-Saxon workshop on Thursday. They found out how archaeology helps us learn about the past, wrote messages in runes, made clay pots, sketched artefacts and learnt about the incredible Anglo-Saxon burial at Sutton Hoo.
 

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Year 6 – for all their fantastic effort and hard work this week while completing their SATs. 

House Points 

This week, Severn continue their lead with a huge 1076 points. Well done Severn! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Mrs Stack’s whole class for their collective effort, determination and maturity in their undertaking of the SATs papers. Mrs Stack and Miss Brown are extremely proud of every single of them. Well done! Mr McFarland’s whole class for their fantastic effort completing their SATs this week. We were so proud of their resilience and how they took all of the papers in their stride.  

Year 5 achievers:  Year 5 will be celebrating double the amount of achievers next week.  

Year 4 achievers: Tylor for his enthusiasm and recollection of historical facts during our Anglo-Saxon workshop. Ryan for incredible progress in spellings and a fantastic Chance to Shine about Beowulf. 

Year 3 achievers: Jessica for being a fantastic role model and representative of our school whilst on our trip to Wroxeter earlier this week. She showed she can follow the Be SMART code outside of school as well as always showing it in school! Leo for his fabulous behaviour on our school trip this week and for his hard work on TTRS, scoring over 6,000 points this week! 

Year 2 achievers: Elizabeth for being an exceptional role model to her peers and always following the Be SMART Code. Gianpiero for trying his best to improve in all areas of his learning.  

Year 1 achievers: Ella for amazing effort in her number formation and making all the teachers in year 1 and The Hub very proud. Eve for her consistent and valuable contributions in class all week. Your hand had shot into the air at every question asked showing excellent focus, engagement and growing in confidence. So proud of you! 

Year R achievers: Scarlett for her amazing phonics and wonderful progress with her writing. Finley working so hard with his phonics and writing fantastic sentences this week. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Freddie E – for continued commitment to his reading throughout our SAT’s. Jean for regularly reading 5 times a week. 

Year 5 readers: Skylar for massively improving her reading comments this week, for eg creating a quiz about her reading book, which she tried out on her dad. 

Year 4 readers: Theo for amazing efforts in his reading diary and his comments! Amazing work!  Iris for entertaining me all week with interesting facts from her book. 

Year 3 readers: Lexi has been really impressing me with her amount of reading comments in her reading diary this week.  

Year 2 readers: Rumana for a fantastic amount of reading at home and detailed comments in her diary. Ollie –Leighton for making a big effort to read at home and really enjoying it. 

Year 1 readers: Evelyn for reading a great range of books at home, answering her story book questions and giving me her amazing opinions on the books she has read. Miss Fishers achiever for consistently reading at home lots, including reading at home the same books we’re doing at school for literacy. 

Friday 2nd May 

It was lovely to welcome the children back to school this week – especially with the glorious sunshine we have had too! As the new term begins, the children have started their new topics, including the Maya, the Romans and hot and cold places around the world. We have lots of exciting activities and events planned for throughout the summer term – please see our key dates for further information. On Thursday, Ironbridge enjoyed their house celebration through several games and activities outside. Well done Ironbridge! 

With the good weather set to continue, please ensure your child brings a water bottle, a sun hat, and has sunscreen on before coming to school each day to stay hydrated and protected while enjoying their outdoor activities. 

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Mrs Poole’s class for always trying their best, being brilliant during lessons and for showing a real passion and enthusiasm for stories. 

House Points 

This week, Wenlock gained the most house points with 287 – the other houses were very close behind! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 6 achievers: Jessica for her superb attitude to learning across all subjects. She always tries her best and is a wonderful role model within our classroom. Sebastian for making excellent progress and contributions during our maths lessons this week. 

Year 5 achievers:  Jesse for showing a great level of focus and concentration in lesson this week. For also being a mature example to others whilst we have read outside this week too. Well done! Lawrencia for an outstanding start to the new half-term; a very mature attitude, determination in lessons and super reading at home.  

Year 4 achievers: Le’Shane for excellent progress with the bus stop method of division. Matilda for fantastic work using the bus stop method.  

Year 3 achievers: Hok Hei for overall improvement in the effort he has been putting into his work this week. We have seen a big improvement in his handwriting and the amount of work he is producing. Keep it up, Hok Hei!  Joshua for always being a kind and helpful member of the class and returning from half term with a great attitude to learning! Well done Josh.  

Year 2 achievers: Lucy for her wonderful enthusiasm in all she does, her improved resilience, her kind, helpful nature and her infectious, beaming smile. She brightens our day. Miss Hill’s achiever for her positive attitude, hard work and kindness. A great role model to her peers! 

Year 1 achievers: Ophelia for always giving 100% effort in all she does and producing some fantastic Literacy and Maths work this week. Albie for his positive attitude and effort in all areas of his work and a big improvement to his handwriting and presentation. 

Year R achievers: Kobie for his fantastic improvement with his reading, remembering new sounds and applying them to his story books. Kimberley for settling in so well to Newdale and always giving 100%. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 6 readers: Fianna for impressing me with her home reading. Mr McFarland’s reader for increasing the size of and detail in his reading diary comments. 

Year 5 readers: Barnaby for his continuous effort into reading at home.  Malachi for impressive easter holiday reading and also completing five reads this week. 

Year 4 readers: Jazper for reading an astonishing 9 times over the Easter holidays! Rochae for a huge improvement in the amount of reads each week and giving such detailed comments in her reading diary. 

Year 3 readers: Elva for amazing reading comments in her diary over half term. Chimzy for regular reading at home and writing detailed comments about what she has read.  

Year 2 readers: Miss Lowe’s reader for improving reading at home. Miss Hill’s, for consistent efforts in school and at home with reading. 

Year 1 readers: Theo for always reading a range of books at home and working hard on his reading. Miss Fisher’s reader for hitting the ground running at the start of the new term with her home reading and completing lots of home reads.