That has been a rather eventful half term with lots happening in and out of school. This week the police visited the Reception class for a talk on different roles and jobs in the local community. The children even got to have a look inside a police car. Our Year 6 dancers put on a superb  performance at the William Brookes Dance festival on Tuesday evening. Thank you to all the staff for supporting the children.

As you may be aware, Mrs Enticknap has injured her foot and leg and will be off work for for a number of weeks. She is in contact with the school and is in good spirits and we wish her well and hope for a speedy recovery. In the meantime we will try to ensure any disruption is kept to a minimum.

Finally, congratulations goes to Miss Turner who will sadly be leaving us in September as she moves to a new and exciting role as Deputy Head at Coleham Primary School.

Have a nice half term break.

Mr Litchfield

This week at the Y5/Y6 STEM club the children delved into the biology of mosquitos. They were joined by Dr Currie-Jordan via Zoom who answered some very interesting questions posed by the children. The Y4 and Y5 children had a great time during the Chinese dance workshops. We have some superstar dancers.

The school council have been meeting and have come up with some good ideas. It was agreed unanimously to bring back Wenlock’s Got Talent. We are just finalising a date so look out for more details.

Next week the Y5 parents are invited for a delicious lunch on Wednesday. On the topic of lunch, we are updating the menus over the coming weeks so if you have any suggestions or thoughts on school dinners please do let us know.

Have a nice weekend.

Mr Litchfield

This week the Year 3 and Year 4 children have been out learning how to cross a road safely. I would like to thank all the volunteers who came in to help, without them we would not be able to provide the children with this essential life skill. Our sports stars in KS2 have also had a very busy week. On Wednesday 20 children from Year 5 and Year 6 took part in a sports hall athletics competition and William Brookes. The following say all the Year 3 children took part in a transition activity at Bridgnorth Endowed School. 

It was lovely to see so many Year 1 family members attend the Year 1 parent lunch on Wednesday. Next Wednesday the families of the Year 4 children are invited in to enjoy a delicious roast dinner.

I had a very productive meeting with the school council this week and they came up with some very creative ideas. Look out for more information on events that they are planning including the return of Much Wenlock’s Got Talent.

Have a nice weekend.

Mr Litchfield

This week we had a very informative visit from the team at Twickel Dental Practice who gave an excellent talk on dental hygiene. All the children also received a goodie bag to help them look after their teeth. The Year 3 and Year 4 children have started their road safety training and develop basic pedestrian skills.

Hopefully by now everyone has had chance to become more familiar with Arbor. We are continuing to look at how we can improve communication between school and home and will be adding more functions to this system over the coming weeks. Year 4 Parents can now book their parent consultations, which take place on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th January, using Arbor. As always we would love to hear any feedback.

Next week the Year 1 parents are invited to come into school for the parent lunch. The roast dinners are highly recommended.

Have a nice weekend.

Mr Litchfield

Thank you to all the children and staff in the Nursery, Reception and KS1 classes who put on some fantastic nativity performances. It certainly got everybody into the festive spirit and started the  countdown to Christmas. Next week we have lots of activities planed and individual class teachers will be sending out details of any parties etc that will be taking place. On Monday we will be holding a cross country Polar dash for all the children followed by the after school cub Christmas party. On Tuesday the parents oh children in Year 3 and Year 4 are invited to join the children for some Christmas singing in the forest school.

Wednesday is our traditional whole school Christmas lunch and children can come to school in their Christmas jumpers. This will be followed by the Christmas Mingle. I believe on Thursday we will be having a very special visitor in school. Ho! Ho! Ho! On Friday the children in Year 5 and Year 6 will be putting on a special Christmas performance in Much Wenlock Church.

I think by the end of the week we will all be ready to enjoy a well earned break.

Covid seems a distant memory but we certainly have lots of bugs going around to take its place. We will be encouraging all children to follow good hygiene routines to try and help reduce the spread of any illness.

The week started with a very special tree planting ceremony. A huge thank you to the Much Wenlock Tree Forum who funded the purchase of a Liquidambar “Sweet Gum” tree for the Queen’s green canopy.  The tree was planted in Much Wenlock School grounds with the help of children and members of the tree forum. The location of the tree along with a photo will be uploaded to the Queens’s Green Canopy website. queensgreencanopy.org

Our sporting stars have been out in force. We had two football teams enter the competition at William Brookes School. Both teams played superb and we are all proud of the results with Team B finishing 3rd and Team A  winning the competition. This was followed up with a fantastic Mud Run on Thursday at Bridgnorth Endowed School. There are some superb photos on the school website and Facebook pages.

The school choir put on a great show at the light switch on. Thank you to all the staff for their support and time.

Just a reminder that we will be switching to Arbor for meals on Monday 5th December. If you haven’t already done so please create your account ready for the switch over.

Have a nice weekend.

Mr Litchfield

The first week back after half term has certainly proven to be a busy time. Our cross country runners took part in a competition at William Brookes on Wednesday. They all performed magnificently despite the wind and rain. Next week they are off to Broseley and will hopefully be running in better weather conditions. Year 6 completed their great eggnaut challenge in DT. This involved creating a 3D structure which could safely hold an egg and prevent the egg from breaking when dropped from a height. I’m sure there will be lots of photos on the school website showing the final results. The year 6 children also had their first swimming lessons this week at William Brookes.

Miss Tench and Mrs Furber have both been out this week updating their first aid skills.

The KS2 children had a surprise treat on Thursday when the Wizard theatre company put on a performance of Robin Hood. It was great fun although Mr Greenwood’s aim with a bow and arrow needs a little work.

Next week we will be holding parent consultations. Everyone should have received an email confirming their time slot by Monday. If you haven’t received a time or need to rearrange your allocated slot please don’t hesitate to contact the school.

Have a nice weekend.

Mr Litchfield