Headteacher’s Message
It has been a fabulous week in school. There has been a lot happening and we have a lot to celebrate. Our rounders team braved the heat and performed brilliantly in their competition. Our Year 4 children have demonstrated their marvellous maths skills and have now all completed their multiplication check over the last two weeks. Our Year 1 children have demonstrated their impressive early reading skills during their phonics screen this week, and with their families during the DEAR session, Our Year 6 children have demonstrated incredible maturity and proven their understanding of how to behave appropriately and stay safe online during their computing day with Amazing ICT. I’ve seen some incredible writing from our Year 3 children and our Year 2 children have successfully completed their pedestrian training.
Thank you to all of the families who have been able to join us for Year 1 DEAR time and Reception family lunch this week. The children love sharing part of their school day with you.
Well done to everyone who has received a headteacher’s award this week. I am very proud of you all:
Thomas W, Reema C, Sienna T, Rylan W, Alvira S, Freddie W, Alisha P, Toby C, Emilie T, Oliver L, Thomas B, Imogen C, Archer B, Victoria N, Ramiz F, Imogen D, Kian P, Louie P
I am really looking forward to our sports days next week. I hope you have a good weekend.
Mrs E Smith
Year 6 Computing Day
Today, Year 6 had a fantastic day completing lots of computing activities. They designed their own 3D models, used HTML and programmed Micro:Bits. We were very impressed with their computing skills and excellent designs. A big thank you to Amazing ICT for running a super day for the children!
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service backs national Drowning Prevention Week campaign
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging parents to make sure their children know how to stay safe and enjoy the water this summer.
Whether heading abroad this summer or opting for a staycation, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), fears that families will head to beaches and inland water locations this summer, without considering the potential dangers, putting themselves and others at risk. Those of us who will be venturing abroad for their summer holiday, may find themselves using non-lifeguarded pools and therefore be at risk if they do not have the necessary water safety skills.
Figures indicate that around 25 per cent of primary pupils leave school unable to swim, and experts fear that as a result of the pandemic many young people lacking the ability to swim or self-rescue.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is supporting RLSS UK’s national Drowning Prevention Week campaign, this year running from 17-24 June 2023.
Drowning Prevention Week aims to equip everybody across the UK and Ireland with the skills and knowledge, to make the right decisions about water safety.
Over 300 people accidentally drown in the UK and Ireland every year and many more suffer injury, sometimes life-changing, when they survive drowning.
James Sutherland, Road and Water Safety Officer said: “We are proud to play our part in ensuring our families have a safe summer. We recognise how vitally important it is for children to know how to stay safe near water and urge everyone to access RLSS UK’s free water safety resources on the Charity’s website, which include fantastic theme week lesson plans to allow schools to incorporate the resources into existing lessons. We want everyone to enjoy all of the fun and benefits of being in and around water but be educated on how to do that safely.”
The Royal Life Saving Society UK’s Charity Director Lee Heard, said: “The UK’s beautiful waterways should be places where everyone feels at ease, and can take pleasure from their surroundings, whatever their age, whatever their activity level. But we’re urging people to educate themselves and others on how to enjoy water safely and prevent a fun day out ending in tragedy.
“The Drowning Prevention Week campaign is crucial this year. In recent years, young people have missed out on the vital opportunity to swim, leaving a dramatic gap in school swimming and water safety education.
“RLSS UK believes that through free, accessible education and training, everyone can enjoy water safely. We urge as many parents as possible to get involved with the campaign, use our free online resources, and give their children the skills to enjoy a lifetime of fun in the water.”
Visit www.rlss.org.uk/DPW to access the Charity’s free water safety resources.
Our school safeguarding squad will also be delivering Key Stage assemblies about summer safety before the end of term.
Cheer Unleashed
We are CheerUnleashed- a local cheerleading club based in both Shifnal and Telford. We welcome complete beginners up to advanced level cheerleaders into our club starting from the age of 5 with no upper age limit! We have both recreational and competitive classes and teams. Cheerleading is a mix of stunting (lifts), gymnastics floor, dance and jumps! Please see below a try out pack for recreational and competitive teams for our new and upcoming season! We also have recreational classes- if you are interested in this please contact directly! To try out for a team if you follow the ‘CheerUnleashed Try Outs 2023-2024 Form’ then we can get you booked in! We hope to see some new faces in this exhilarating sport!
Beam
Beam are offering the below support sessions for parents over July and August
Buddy Bench
We are delighted to show you our new Buddy Bench which has kindly been donated to us by Mr & Mrs Sevilla as a parting gift for Daniel’s final year with us. We are very excited to have this resource as a way for students to signal to others that they need a friend to play with or someone to talk to during break and lunchtimes.
Numbots & Times Tables Rock Stars 16.06.2023
top users for each year group are:
Year 1: Emily C-M, Isla D-C, Evie P
Year 2: Giulia M, Amina S, Lilly T
Year 3: Arnold A, Gabby U, Daniel P
Year 4: Qais S, Sunainah T, Macey-Mai M
Year 5: Megan YTL, Alyssa H, Sabrina S
Year 6: Inayah S
ICO British Kickboxing Champion
Following last weeks newsletter, let us introduce Riley the ICO British Kickboxing Champion! Congratulations on your fantastic achievement.
Attendance Figures 16.06.2023
Overall School attendance is 96%
Key Stage 1
Base 5 has the best attendance 99.44%
Key Stage 2
Base 14 has the best attendance 92.22%
Well done to Base 5 and 14 they have earned extra golden minutes this week
Blended Breakfast
Lunchtime Supervisors Awards 16.06.2023
Congratulations to the following children who have received a Lunchtime Supervisor Award this week. This week’s children have been nominated by our wonderful Lunchtime Team:
Taylor T, Lilly T, Talisha E, Cyan M, Giulia M, Annabell C, Alayah M, Emma B, Inayah S, Betsy S-E, Kaiden H, Olivia C, Lewis H, Muriel A, Monty M, Oliver H, Lilah R,
Well done to everyone who received an award this week!