Headteacher’s message
What a fantastic achievement for our Young Voices choir – they are riding high in the charts with the charity single they performed on with Heather Small. The single is to raise funds for the charity Place2Be, supporting Children’s mental health and I’m so proud of our children for participating.
We have had lots of positives in school this week, World Book day on Monday was fantastic, the children were really engaged with their reading and book related activities. Thank you to Mrs Williams for organising the day and setting us a challenging book quiz in assembly. Well done to Year 5, Year 2 and Year 1 who have demonstrated super behaviour on visits out or with visitors in school this week, i’ve received many lovely comments and feedback about them. The coach drivers who took Year 5 to London were very complimentary, about how the children conducted themselves whilst away, when they returned last Friday.
Telford and Wrekin Local Authority have their Ofsted inspection for SEND over the next few weeks. Please take time to complete the questionnaire that was sent out this week. The questionnaire is for parents and children and can also be found at the link below.
https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/p/AreaSend/10260479?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Wishing you all a lovely weekend.
Mrs E Smith
PODS over the Easter holidays
Following on from the success of the pilot holiday scheme at Christmas, Parents Opening Doors (PODS) are delighted to be running another SEN holiday scheme over the Easter period.
As before all children/young people aged 0-25 with an additional need and/or a disability are welcome, including their siblings. All children/young adults will be provided with lunch and refreshments to either eat during the sessions or takeaway. There will be plenty of staff on hand to support, but please note parents/carers must remain onsite at all times. Each family will only initially be allocated one date, to allow as many families as possible to access the scheme.
The sessions are as follows:
Monday 3 April 2023, 10.30am-1.30pm
Wrekin Forest Schools
Families need to make their own way there, children’s lunch is provided.
£4 per child.
Wednesday 5 April 2023, 10am-3pm
Carding Mill Valley
PODS will be providing transport, children’s lunch is provided
£4 per person.
Thursday 6 April 2023, 10-12
Easter Egg hunt, and crafts, children’s takeaway lunch is provided.
£3 per child.
Wednesday 12 April 2023, 10am-1pm
Science and activity session, children’s lunch is provided.
£3 per child.
Thursday 13 April 2023, 12noon-4pm
Project Farm
PODS will be providing transport, children’s lunch is provided
£4 per person.
Please request your session by following the PODS Happy Healthy and Active Holidays Easter Scheme 2023 booking link.
Booking closes midday Monday 13 March 2023, and you will be notified of your allocation by Monday 20 March 2023. Payments for the sessions will be due no later than Monday 27 March 2023, and failure to pay by this deadline will result in the session being reallocated. If you have any payment difficulties please contact us in the strictest of confidence. For any queries or questions please email elaine@podstelford.org.
Base 4’s Trip to RAF Cosford – 07/03/23
Base 4 had a fantastic time at RAF Cosford. They were able to try on some historic aviation equipment, view all of the amazing aircrafts on display and even build and launch their own rockets! They represented the school really well with their excellent behaviour and everyone enjoyed their day.
RAF Cosford Base 3 – 07.03.2023
What a fantastic day Base 3 have had at RAF Cosford. Their behaviour was exemplary, they listened well and they learned lots about the history of planes in the RAF.
World Book Day – 6.3.23
Year 4 have had a fabulous time celebrating World Book Day. There are some fantastic costumes from superheroes and animals to princesses. Well done to everyone for taking part. We have tested our book knowledge in a quiz and even designed our own book covers for our chosen books.
World Book Day in Base 4 – 06/03/23
On Monday, Base 4 had lots of fun dressing up as their favourite story characters. They really enjoyed sharing their favourite books with each other and designing new front covers for them.