Dear Parents and Carers

Next week, on Tuesday 10^th October, we will be celebrating Young Minds “Hello Yellow” as a school.

Young Minds is an organisation that supports schools to spread awareness of children’s mental health and at Coalbrookdale, this is something that we as teachers and support staff are all passionate about.

During the school day, children will participate in various activities that are tailored to support children in

understanding what mental health is and how this can be supported.

To celebrate this occasion, we would like the children to wear a yellow accessory of some kind along with their school uniform. This could be a yellow hair accessory, a yellow sock, scarf or t-shirt.

A £1 donation is optional to support the Young Minds charity.

We look forward to celebrating this day with the children and spreading awareness of mental health across school.

Year 5/6 Boys Football

On Monday the Year 5/6 boys played their first matches in the Telford & Wrekin Primary Schools Year 5/6 Boys Football League against Redhill, SS Peter & Paul, St Patrick’s and Shortwood.  They won 2, drew 1 and lost 1.  There were some great goals from Luke, Reggie, and Alfie with brilliant goal keeping from Jason. Well done boys!!

Year 5/6 Tag Rugby

On Wednesday children from Year 5 & 6 went to Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby to learn tag rugby skills and played friendly matches against other local primary schools.

Year 3/4 Girls Football

On Thursday the Year 3/4 girls football team had a great win (2 – 0) against Ladygrove Primary School with goals from Margot and Hattie S.  Really good performance with the girls’ forming as a lovely team together.  Well done girls.

The Shropshire NHS Immunisation Team will be in school on Thursday 16 November to administer Nasal Flu vaccinations (flu spray).

A permission form will be sent home with children at the end of October to be completed and returned to the school office.

We currently have a large collection (see below) of unnamed lost property at the office.  If you think anything may belong to your child, please come to the school office.

Sweatshirts:

Age 4/5:  x 1

Age 7/8:  x 1

Age 8/9:  x 1

Age 9/10:  x 7

Age 11/12:  x 3

Small:  1

Cardigan:

Age 7/8:  x 1

Water bottles x 2

Well done to those children who have been nominated this week for their exceptional work in class.  A round of applause to the following children:

Reception:  Faye

Year 1:  Harry

Year 2:  Pratiksha

Year 3:  Ethan

Year 4:  Jake

Year 5:  Nell

Year 6:  Oliva SB

Other Awards & Commendations

Harriet – Gymnastics & Dance certificates

Ava – Swimming certificates & badges

Polly-Anne – Tennis medal

Olivia SB – 5K race medal

Sophia – 5K race medal

Orlaigh – Irish Dancing certificate, medal, and sash

Monday

During School: 

PE – Year 2 & Year 4

After School:

Ball games sports club – Years 1 & 2

Tuesday

During School: 

PE – Reception, Year 2 & Year 3

After School:

Football sports club – Years 3 – 6

Wednesday

During School: 

Open Morning for Reception 2024 Parents (9.30am)

PE – Year 1, Year 4 & Year 6

After School:

Rugby / American Football sports club – Years 3 – 6

Thursday

During school:

PE – Year 1 & Year 5

Friday

During school:

Open Morning for Reception 2024 Parents (9.30am)

PE – Reception, Year 3 & Year 5

Autumn Term:

October:  Black History Month

Tuesday 10 October:  Hello, Yellow! Mental Health Day

Wednesday 11 October:  Open Morning for Reception 2024 Parents (9.30am)

Friday 13 October:  Open Morning for Reception 2024 Parents (9.30am)

Friday 20 October:  Friends School Disco

Tuesday 24 October:  Harvest Festival (led by Year 2) (2.00pm @ Holy Trinity Church)

Friday 27 October:  PD Day (School closed to children)

30 October – 3 November:  Half term holiday

Monday 13 November:  Open Morning for Reception 2024 Parents (9.30am)

Monday 20 November:  Parents Evening (3.30pm – 6.30pm)

Monday 27 November:  Parents Evening (3.30pm – 5.30pm)

Tuesday 19 December:  Nativity Play (Reception & Year 1) (10.00am @ school)

Wednesday 20 December:  Christingle (Year 2) (2.00pm @ school)

Thursday 21 December: KS2 (Years 3 – 6) Christmas Carol Service (2.00pm @ Holy Trinity Church)

Friday 22 December:  Last day of Autumn Term

25 December 2023 – 5 January 2024:  Christmas Holidays

Spring Term 2024:

Monday 8 January:  PD Day (school closed to children)

Wednesday 20 March 2024: Easter Service (led by Year 3 & 4)

Wednesday 22 May 2024:  Pentecost Service (led by Year 5) @ Holy Trinity Church

12 – 16 February 2024:  Half term holiday

Friday 22 March 2024:  Last day of Spring Term

25 March – 5 April 2024:  Easter Holidays

Summer Term 2024:

Monday 6 May 2024:  May Bank Holiday

27 – 31 May 2024:  Half term holiday

Thursday 18 July 2024:  Year 6 Leavers’ Service (2.00pm @ Holy Trinity Church)

Friday 19 July 2024:  Last day of Summer Term

Monday 22 July 2024:  PD Day (school closed to children)

This Sunday 8th October, there is a Family Service at St Luke’s Church in Ironbridge, to be held 1100am to 12noon with refreshments afterwards.

There is also a 20 minute time of prayer beforehand for those who may like to come a little earlier for this.

Carilyn Simkin is leading the service, for which the theme is Jesus Christ as the light in our lives. 

The reading is Luke 11: 33-36.

There will be tealights and paper in the pews, for us to write the names of people we love or people we are worried about, and then a chance to light these at the front.

We will be linking this to thinking about Jesus as “My Lighthouse”, and finding the letters in the pews to make the words together. There will also be an action song for everyone to sing.

We hope that children from the school may join us.