2024 Autumn #5

Art / DT Days

Over the past two weeks classes have been working on their art/DT projects and we have been pleased to welcome so many parents into school to work with the children.

Reception:  As part of their topic on the seasons the children picked apples and made apple crumble
Year 1:  experimented with colour to create their firework masterpieces
Year 2:  designing and stitching a felt flower
Year 3:  created collages using Henri Matisse’s technique – painting with scissors
Year 4:  created poetry comics
Year 5:  designed their own eco homes before building models of their designs
Year 6:  asked ‘Do ingredients matter?’ when looking at different breads before making their own

Flu Immunisation (Flu Spray)

The Shropshire NHS Immunisation Team will be in school on Wednesday 23 October to administer the Nasal Flu vaccinations (flu spray) in school.

A letter (see about the vaccination programme has been sent home this week with the children.  Please scan the QR code to complete the eConsent for your child or click on the link below.

School Aged Immunisation Service Consent (shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk)

NHS Letter – 2024-2025 LAIV Nasal Influenza Immunisation

Friends News – Christmas Card Project

This week children have brought home a form for your child to design a Christmas Card and have it professionally printed with their name as the designer on the reverse of the card.

Please read the instructions carefully and make your design as bold as possible.

1. Please ensure your child’s name and year group is clearly written on the back of the design.
2. Designs should be returned to the school office and are due back by Tuesday 15th October.
3. IQ Cards will scan all designs, create a unique order form for each child and send these back to school.
4. School distributes forms to parents who can place their order and pay online. Once the online order date of 22/11/2024 has passed, parents will not be able to place any more orders.
5. IQ Cards prints all orders, and they will be delivered to school by 06/12/2024

If you would like an additional sheet for a pre-school sibling then please ask at the office where there are a few spare forms.

All proceeds will go to the Friends of Coalbrookdale Fund.

Online Safety Information session for Parents/Carers

Please find below the link to access the parent/carer session scheduled for Wednesday 2^nd October 2024 – 4pm – 4.45pm.

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDZjNzRkOTQtNmJjNy00OGY0LWEyYmItZjM5MzEzNWJjYTk2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22dcdb1ea5-3b10-49a2-bf8f-5fd59edcd762%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225772fa8f-9814-4199-aef2-9195804f833e%22%7d

Attendees do not need to register, simply click on the link at the above time to access the session.  Cameras and voice/audio will be switched off for all attendees.  Attendees can ask questions by typing in the Q&A box, but this will be explained during the session.

The event will be streamed using Teams. Attendees can watch the live event in:

• Teams app—desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile. (The Teams app is free to download if attendees would like to do that beforehand).
• If they don’t have Teams they can access it via one of the following browsers – Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.

This session will be recorded and subsequently shared if you are unable to view at the time above.

Parent/Teacher Meetings

Parent meeting appointments for children in Reception – Year 6 will take place on:

Monday 14 October (3.30pm – 6.00pm)
Tuesday 15 October (3.30pm – 6.00pm)

Meetings will be face to face in school and last 10 minutes (if additional time is required by the end of the meeting, this will be arranged for another day).  It will be an opportunity to discuss how your child has settled in and share your child’s strengths and areas of focus.

Parents will be able to book their appointments via the school website from next week.  Look out for a message via Seesaw with the link.

Moments Matter – Attendance Counts

Highest class attendance for week ending 20 September:  Year 3

Most improved class attendance from the previous week:  Year 3

News from the Parish

This Sunday 29th September, there will be a special service of Prayer and Praise for All at St Luke’s at 11am. This includes a Jesus and Me (JAM) activity session being arranged in the vestry for school age children.

The readings are as follows:
James 5: verses 13-20
Mark 9: verses 38-50

In the verses from James, we learn about the importance of taking our worries and fears to God in prayer, and singing in praise too when we are in good heart.

To link in with this, for the JAM activities the children will draw around both their hands on card and cut these out, decorate them, and stick them onto lollipop sticks. Then the hands can be raised in praise and put together in prayer.

We will talk about things we would like to praise God for, and things we would like to take to him in prayer.

The children will return to sit with their families in church when we are finished, ready to share what we have been doing.

There are also books and toys available for younger children, as well as colouring, within the church.

We hope to see children and their families there, and to share refreshments after the service has finished.

The hymns are as follows:

1. New every morning is thy love: hymn 467
2. I heard the voice of Jesus say: hymn 310
3. Father, hear the prayer we offer: hymn 161
4. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds: hymn 297
5. Be thou my guardian and my guide: hymn 69

Community News – Half term football school

Please click on the link below for details on a Wolves Half Term Soccer School.

Half Term Soccer School

Community News – Half term holiday club