Updates

Friday 17th February, 2023

Headteacher Message Friday 17th February 2023

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

Wednesday 8th February, 2023

Young Photographer Award

A huge congratulations to Robin in Y4 who entered the University Centre Shrewsbury’s Young Nature Photographer of the Year competition.  His superb photo of a jellyfish impressed the judges and received a “highly commended” award.

Full details can be found following the link below.

https://www1.chester.ac.uk/news/shropshires-young-nature-photographers-capture-wildlife-through-lens?list=6800

 

Friday 3rd February, 2023

Stars of the Week

Reception    Olivia and Florence

Year 1           Tamika Rose and Rory

Year 2           Chloe W and Grace

Year 3           Silas and Alice

Year 4           Amelia and Kenzie

Year 5           Evie S

Year 6           Olivia and Maddie

Friday 27th January, 2023

Headteacher Message Friday 27th January 2023

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

Friday 27th January, 2023

Stars of the Week

Reception  Ruby and Ellie

Year 1         Ellie and Ruby

Year 2         Ava and Natasha

Year 3         Edith and Eli

Year 4         Sophie and Reece

Year 5        George

Year 6         Josephine and Riley

Friday 27th January, 2023

Afternoon treat

At the end of last week, all the children had an afternoon treat of a butterfly cakes and a cup of milk if they chose. The children really enjoyed having their afternoon treat

Friday 20th January, 2023

Headteacher Message Friday 20th January 2023

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

Friday 20th January, 2023

Stars of the Week

Reception    Rory and Ella

Year 1           Jagger and Pippa

Year 2           Freddie B and Peony

Year 3          Mason and Henry

Year 4          Charlie and Harvey

Year 5           Ava

Year 6           Marshall and Mrs Kennil’s Maths group

Friday 13th January, 2023

Headteacher Message Friday 13th January 2023

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

Friday 13th January, 2023

Stars of the Week

Reception  Roary and William

Year 1         Tamika Rose and Oakley

Year 2         Eden and Gaps

Year 3         Charlie and Esmee

Year 4         Sam and Sadie

Year 5         Emily Mc and Logan

Year 6         Edward and Freya

Friday 6th January, 2023

Headteacher Message Friday 6th January 2023

Welcome back to a new school term, I hope everyone had a restful break and enjoyed seeing the New Year in. The children have all settled back into their routines and enjoying their lessons. We are delighted to welcome Miss Orchard who will be teaching Year 3 for the rest of this academic year.

Just a reminder that we will be using Arbor for booking onto all clubs from now on. If you have any problems please contact the school. There will be a parents evening consultation this term for Y4 parents as they were postponed last Term. The dates are Wednesday, 18th Jan 3:30 – 5:30pm  and Thursday, 19th Jan 3:30 – 6:00pm. You can book a set time using the Arbor app.

Have a nice weekend.

Mr Litchfield

Friday 6th January, 2023

Stars of the Week

Reception    Maddie and Colby

Year 1           Lincoln and Bella

Year 2           Presley and Milo

Year 3           Robin and Hannah

Year 4           Daniel and Cruz

Year 5           Whole Class

Year 6            Frankie and Harry

Friday 16th December, 2022

Stars of the Week

Reception   Khaleesi

Year 1         Whole Class

Year 2         Whole Class

Year 3         Chloe R  Thea

Year 4         Whole Class

Year 5          Whole Class

Year 6         Kelsi  Josephine  Braxton BT  Braxton W

Thursday 15th December, 2022

The Christmas Mingle

We would like to thank you for your support yesterday at the Christmas Mingle, thank you to everyone who helped and made it possible.

We raised a fantastic £646.86 so we are thrilled.

Friday 9th December, 2022

Headteacher Message Friday 9th December

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.

 

Friday 9th December, 2022

Stars of the Week

Reception   Leyton  Bentley

Year 1          Lincoln  Whole Class

Year 2          Maddie  Meadow  Whole Class

Year 3          Esmee   Charlotte

Year 4          Belle  Reece

Year 5          Harvey    Ashton

Year 6         Braxton W   Charlie M

 

Friday 2nd December, 2022

Stars of the Week

Reception   Rory N   Issy

Year 1         Evie  Jonah

Year 2         Autumn   Freddie F

Year 3         Toby   Edie

Year 4          Amelia  Caitlin

Year 5          Livvie   Libby

Year 6          Theo  Ethan P

 

Friday 25th November, 2022

Headteacher Message Friday 25th November 2022

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

 

 

Friday 25th November, 2022

Stars of the Week

Reception Loki  Olivia

Year 1        Lincoln  Ruby

Year 2        Ivy  Grace

Year 3        Mason  Rocco

Year 4        Florence  Erin

Year 5       Logan  Charlie J

Year 6       Ollie W

 

 

Thursday 24th November, 2022

Vacancies at Much Wenlock Primary School

STAFF VACANCIES AT MUCH WENLOCK PRIMARY SCHOOL 

 

BREAKFAST CLUB ASSISTANT   

REQUIRED 5 MORNINGS PER WEEK TERM TIME ONLY

FIXED TERM CONTRACT FROM 4.1.2023 – 20.12.2023

GRADE 4         1 HOUR PER DAY FROM 7.45 -8.45AM

 

AFTER SCHOOL CLUB ASSISTANT   

REQUIRED 5 AFTERNOONS PER WEEK TERM TIME ONLY

FIXED TERM CONTRACT FROM 4.1.2023 – 20.12.2023

GRADE 4           2.25 HOURS PER DAY FROM 3.15 – 5.30PM

 

LUNCHTIME SUPERVISOR 

REQUIRED 5 DAYS PER WEEK TERM TIME ONLY

FIXED TERM CONTRACT FROM 4.1.2023 – 20.12.2023

GRADE 2      1 HOUR 20 MINUTES PER DAY FROM 11.45AM – 1.05PM

Tuesday 22nd November, 2022

THE QUEEN’S GREEN CANOPY

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

 

Friday 18th November, 2022

Headteacher Message Friday 18th November

Thank you to all the parents who attended parents evening last week. If you haven’t managed to meet your child’s class teacher please contact the school and we will arrange a suitable time for you to discuss your child’s work. We have relaunched the parent lunches with Year 3 parents joining their children for a delicious roast dinner. Next week it will be the turn of the Reception class.

We recently carried out a parent survey and have analysed the results. It was clear from the response that the children are happy in school and feel safe. However there were a number of areas that we need to improve. One such  area that was highlighted was the lack of information on what the children are learning. To improve this we will be updating the school website to ensure that the school curriculum is available for you to see. We will also be adding extra information on how we teach certain subjects and were you can find more information. There will be a focus on each class over the next few weeks which will include photos of examples of work, videos of children, teachers and support staff discussing what has been taught. We hope this extra insight will give you a better feel of what is happening in the school.

The school will be introducing a new management system called Arbor. This new system includes a parent App which will eventually be used for all communication between school and home; paying for trips and lunches along with many other features. We will be sending out a timetable of how we plan to switch to this system in the coming weeks. In the meantime you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the App.

Have a nice weekend

Mr Litchfield

Friday 18th November, 2022

Head Lice

We have head lice visiting some classes in school. Please treat your child if necessary over this weekend so that children are clear again for Monday

Thank you

Friday 18th November, 2022

Stars of the Week

Reception  Florence   Thea

Year 1        Ethan   Evie

Year 2        Freddie F   Presley

Year 3        Rowan   Izzie

Year 4        Charlie   Sam

Year 5        Catherine   Edith

Year 6        Hugo  Bentley  Lizzie  Priya

 

 

Friday 11th November, 2022

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Reception     Ellie    Rory

Year 1           Ellie   Ethan

Year 2           Jasper L  Freddie S

Year 3           Will  Callum

Year 4           Cruz    Theo

Year 5           Imogen Rosie Gracie

Year 6           Oliver Ethan

Friday 4th November, 2022

Headteacher Message Friday 4th November 2022

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

 

Friday 4th November, 2022

Stars of the Week

Reception  Livvie  Maddie

Year 1         Noah  Ruby

Year 2         Teddyray  Darcie

Year 3         Henry  Esmee

Year 4         Alex    Lilly-Jade

Year 5         Tom  Joni  Mrs Furber  Mrs Kennils

Year 6         Cameron  Ayrton   Ethan  Maddie