As part of Careers Week, Cuan Wildlife Rescue has kindly agreed to visit Little Owls, Kestrels and Eagles classes. As a thank you, we are doing a donation box for the centre. We’re looking for donations of bird seed, pet food or toys, feeders, bird boxes or if preferred a small cash donation. If you would like to make a donation, please bring items to the office any time before Thursday 3rd July.

Many thanks for your support.

Next week year one will complete their phonics check.

We have completed lots of practise checks over the year, so year ones will be very used to the format and the words used. There are approximately 40 words: these are a mixture of real words and made up ‘alien’ words. The children are very good at spotting the alien words! Working with me, they read the words carefully, applying the sounds that they have learnt this year.

We make it an informal activity, within the library. I’m looking forward to working with them to complete this activity and see how good they are at reading now!

Reminders for the school trip to Chester Zoo tomorrow:

• Please be at school for 8.45 promptly as we will be leaving at 9am.
• Children must wear school uniform with comfortable walking shoes.
• Please remember to bring a packed lunch, bottle of water, sun hat and suncream in a rucksack.
• Pick up will be at 5.00pm from school.

Just a quick reminder that swimming lessons start tomorrow (Thursday) for Kestrels class and any children who have been invited for booster lessons (you will have received a letter). Please make sure your child brings in their swimming costume and towel in a bag. Thank you.

Merlins and Kestrels class will be leaving for their school trip at 8.50am tomorrow. Please make sure they are on time to school to avoid any delays. All children need to wear school uniform with good walking shoes / trainers. They will also need to be wearing sun cream and a sunhat as they will be spending a large part of the day outdoors and the forecast is for sunshine all day.

MERLINS:

Just a reminder that all Merlins children need a packed lunch and full water bottle. They will need a rucksack to carry their lunch as well as some equipment for their geography fieldwork.

KESTRELS:

Kestrels children will have pizza for lunch or you may provide them with a packed lunch if they prefer. Please make sure they have a rucksack containing a full water bottle and snack if needed.

We are still missing a lot of consents for the trip to St Lawrence’s Church in Ludlow next week on 5th February. If you are happy for your child to attend, please give consent via ParentPay. Thanks.

Little Owls & Kestrels will be selling mince pies for 50p during the performance interval on Thursday & Friday.

This year Kestrels and Little Owls will be doing their Christmas performance together. There will be two performances:

• Thursday 12th December at 2pm
• Friday 13th December at 9.30am

Due to the size of the hall, we will need to be allocate tickets in order to manage the capacity. Please order your tickets via ParentPay. This year we will be asking for a voluntary contribution of 50p per ticket to help with the licensing costs. Thank you.

We are still awaiting consent for a number of children to take part in the Geography walk around Longnor tomorrow. Please logon to ParentPay for information and to give consent. Without consent your child will not be able to take part.

Thank you.