Friday 24th April 2026
Good evening,
We’ve had a jam-packed week in school! It’s been filled with lots of sports and trips this week!
Eagles went to Theatre Severn on Tuesday for Shropshire’s Bookfest Award Ceremony. This is the only book award voted for by children. Years five and six read the final short list of six books and then vote for their favourite. When we went to Theatre Severn we heard the authors speak and find out the winning book. This year it was Wildlands by Brogen Murphy. There were also prizes for us: Rose won the letter writing competition and Frankie won the poetry competition. Wren won the best art piece for Longnor. It was a brilliant day and such a fantastic event to inspire reading.
Thank you to Ben from Shropshire Cricket who came into school to lead a cricket day on Thursday. We all had a fantastic day learning how to bat and field in the sunshine.
This week we’d like to celebrate the following achievers:
- Little Owls and Tawny Owls – Emily for writing independently and understanding of ‘tall’ and Morven for brilliant understanding in concept cat.
- Kestrels – Darcy for her polite manners, Charlie for being a superstar at swimming and George for wonderful listening.
- Merlins – Amelia for her commitment and dedication to running the miles before the marathon and Harry for excellent focus in maths this week.
- Eagles – Sammy for working incredibly hard across the curriculum, Richard for his mature attitude to editing his work and Max for his fantastic writing.
Our handwriting heroes are Freddie, Iris, Nimrit, Rohan and Jack. Well done to our reading raffle winners this week: Nimrit, Leo, Tess, Rohan, Harry, Camilla and Jess.
Good luck to everyone running in the Schools Half Marathon on Saturday. I hope to see you all as you cross the finishing line!
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs L. Edgerton
End of Day form for May
Please complete your child’s end of day form for May by Wednesday 29th April at the latest to allow me time to process it before the 1st of the month. Thank you for your support.
https://forms.gle/tTDGVbhKV5XWbwPS8
Dates for your diary
PE kit
We would like to remind parents who may be updating their child’s PE kit before Sports Day or ready for next year that we would like all children to wear their house colour T-shirt for all PE lessons.
If you need to know your child’s house colour, please contact the office.
Many thanks
Help on Sunday
We have just received 2 tonnes of new play bark to spread around the agility trail. If anyone is free to lend us a hand on Sunday between 11am and 12pm we would be most grateful. Please bring a wheelbarrow and a shovel!
Thank you so much.
School Council Family Challenge
Good evening parents/guardians,
We have had a busy fun-filled week in school. We would like to get deigning and come up with some ideas for a redesign of the front of the school. Pupils will be given the option to take home a piece of paper with a template of the school front grounds on it.
This is a family project so please do it together at home. You can also do a mood board with things you would like to add.
We look forward to seeing your design.
We hope that everyone has a safe and happy weekend.
Meriam and School Council
Summer Fete & Lawley Leap
We are looking for volunteers to help organise and run the Lawley Leap and the Summer Fete. If you’d like to get involved please contact Jess Waller or Clare Baxter, any support would be greatly appreciated!
If you are planning to take part in the Leap itself, then make the most of our early bird offer and get your tickets booked…
Tickets are available to buy at: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FZMA
We have extended the early bird 20% discount until May, get them while you can!
Spring Ceilidh
The Spring Ceilidh is just around the corner!
Don’t miss out – tickets are still available, so grab yours now and secure your spot for what promises to be a brilliant evening. Expect plenty of laughs, great music, dancing, plus a bar and delicious food by Batchcott and Waller catering to keep you going!
There will also be a silent auction happening with some amazing prices: a weekend stay in a country manor that sleeps 17 people, dinner cooked by a private chef, a term’s full scholarship to Diana Griffiths School of Dance and Drama in any chosen genre, 2 x tickets to any Leicestershire Cricket Club match, a basket of Tanners wine, and an afternoon lambing experience at Frodesley Farm.
If you have any prizes you would like to donate to the auction, please let Jess Waller know!
Bring your friends and family along – the more, the merrier!
Safer Schools
Last week, the SOUL team and I had a meeting with Ian Bartlett from Safer Schools. We discussed pupil and adult surveys and shared our thoughts and feelings.
From surveying 106 of our children, 100% feel safe in school and said that they ‘can tell a teacher if anything goes wrong’. Some of the younger children needed a reminder about stranger danger – Mrs Jones has done this in class. If you are able to follow this up at home, that would reinforce the message please.
Thank you for your input from home this is incredibly valuable. Most responses were concerned about the road and parking on the pavement opposite school. Mr Bartlett advised that this is outside of the school grounds; therefore, we can share concerns, but are unable to place cones or action anything on the road. We will contact the PCSOs to see if they are able to support.
Some asked about 20mph speed limit. I have been informed that this has been discussed at highways and should see this actioned this financial year.
With regard lighting at the front of school in the winter, we will look at having a light on for pick up from night owls for a late pick up.
We will also look at the front of school to improve the pick up area to see whether we can change the surface as the grassed area gets muddy in winter months. For this, please get involved with the School Council Family Challenge to help with a design and ideas.
Safer Schools is a fantastic initiative. It is a holistic, practical and a realistic approach to school security and personal safety. It gives our school a clear focus on the subject and turns a negative subject into a positive one. It sets a minimum standard for school security.
West Mercia Police and TrustEd Schools Multi Academy Trust support our school with the Safer School initiative. We are an accredited Safer School and proud of our Safer School sign and certificate. The accreditation is reviewed annually.
Tax free childcare payments
To help us in the office, please could you fill in this short form when you make a payment via the government tax-free childcare payments please. By doing this, we can ensure that we credit your accounts immediately and won’t miss any payments being made.
https://forms.gle/BViBq5XfAHAwwmnK6
We really appreciate this. Thank you.
School Nurse
Shropshire School Nursing Services will be offering in-person appointments at school with any parents who need support on Wednesday 25th March and Wednesday 3rd June. Topics you can discuss include behaviour, sleep, diet, toileting etc. The service is for children in Reception upwards.
If you would like to book an appointment please speak to or email Lucy in the office. Thank you.
Cricket
Thank you very much to Ben from Cricket Shropshire for a brilliant cricket day on Thursday. All our children seemed to have a fantastic experience playing cricket in the sunshine.
If anyone’s child is interested in playing more cricket, please contact Rob Whittall at Church Stretton Cricket Club using the contact information below.
They are offering All Stars (5-8 year olds), Dynamos (8-11 year olds) and under 11’s hardball cricket at the club this summer.
This link will take you to the registration page for the All Stars and Dynamos: Clubspark / All Stars / Search
Bladder and Bowel Workshop
