2024 Summer #12

Academisation

Thank you to those parents who were able to join the meeting this week about becoming part of the Diocese of Hereford Multi-Academy Trust. If you were unable to join us please click below for answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

All – July 2024 – DHMAT FAQs

Feedback
We have included a link below to an online form where you can provide anonymous feedback. We would be grateful if you could submit any comments or questions to us by 19th July 2024.

Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge CE Primary School Academy Consultation (google.com)

If you have any immediate questions or concerns, please indicate this on the form and include your email address so that we can respond as soon as possible.

Summer Fair 2024

Once again the annual school summer fair was a great event and everyone who came had a brilliant time!!

Huge thank you to Ember’s for donating their time, equipment, and expertise for FREE to cook us the best burgers and hotdogs around 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The event raised over £1,000 which, through Friends, goes to support the school.

The raffle prizes and winners are as follows (if you haven’t received your prize please speak to the school office):

2 x Family tickets for the Sabrina in Shrewsbury – Joy and Louise Howard
Ironbridge Museum Annual Family PASS – Pippa Albutt
Box of four donuts from Donutology Ironbridge – Gemma Ricks
Moonshine & Fuggles £30 voucher – Ruth & Scott Hughes
Moonshine & Fuggles wine – Nicola Humphries
Bottle of Port – Ula
Bottle of Baileys – Kameron
Bottle of Prosecco – Sarah (Lucas)
Bottle of Captain Morgan – Nadine
Large scented candle – Kay Wilshaw
2 X small scented candles – Mark Clements
Beach bag – Emma Bailey
2 x Body Shop set – Kyle and Abi Mears

Thank you to those who donated prizes and for everyone who brought a ticket 😀.

The Great School Bake off 🍰

Thank you to everyone who entered

All the cakes and bakes were delicious. Once again we thank Ember’s for judging and donating the prizes.

Each winner receives a £10 voucher for Ember’s Cafe, and the runners up a £5 voucher!

The Junior Bake off winner was Henry (Year 6) and the runner up Hallie (Year 4).

The Adult Bake off winner was Dorothy Evans and the runner up Louise Adamson.

Book Fair

The book fair will be on next Tuesday 9 July in the school hall (3.20pm – 3.50pm).

All books are half price including the book packs.  You can pay by cash/cheque.  For every £1 spent on books, the school receives at least 20p to spend on books for classes.  We hope you will be able to support this event.

Sports Day – Tuesday 9 July

KS1 Sports Day will be held on the school playground with events starting at 9.30am and will conclude at around 11.00am.

KS2 Sports Day will be held on the Regatta Field with events starting at 1.30pm and will conclude at around 3.00pm.

Children will be completing activities in their Houses (Gorge (Green), Severn (Blue), Wrekin (Red) and Bridge (Yellow)).  If the children have t-shirts in their house colour, that would be great, but if not, we will have some coloured badges or bands for them.  If you do not know your child’s house check with the class teacher or school office.  Please remember to send children with hats, sunscreen, and water bottles.

If the weather forecast is not favourable, in the interests of safety we may need to cancel/postpone Sports Day however a final decision will be made the day before (8 July) on whether to go ahead.  The reserve date is Thursday 11 July.

Children’s Art Work @ Jackfield Art Exhibition

The children in Reception – Year 5 have completed work for an exhibition at the Fusion Art Gallery (located by the Tile Museum) over the past few weeks. This exhibition is now open for the public to view until the 14 July.

As part of the exhibition, the gallery have offered a parent afternoon, where if you would like to, you can collect your child/children next Friday 12 July at 2:00pm from school and go and view their work together at the gallery.

Year 6 Events

Leavers’ Performance – Wednesday 10 July:  Year 6 will be putting on a performance of Darwin Rocks next Wednesday in the school hall starting at 6.00pm.  Parents and families of Year 6 children are invited to attend.

Children should arrive for 5.30pm to allow them time to get ready.

Year 6 Leavers’ Prom/Disco – Friday 12 July:  Friends will be hosting the Year 6 Leavers’ Disco next Friday.  Year 6 children can meet at the Iron Bridge for photos then walk down to school.  The disco is 5.30-7.30pm in the school hall.

Parents will escort their child(ren) to the disco, leave them to party and return towards the end.

This is a Year 6 only event.

Leavers’ Service – Thursday 18 July:  We will be holding a Leavers’ Service for our Year 6 class on Thursday 18 July at Holy Trinity Church, Coalbrookdale.  All the children will attend, and we would like to invite the parents of the Year 6 children as well.

The service will start at 2.00pm and will last approximately an hour.

All children will walk back to school in time for the end of the day.

Art Days

This week Mrs Lightbody came in to work with the children in Year 4 for their section of the whole school art display. The theme was Fire and Flame. We went to Dale End Park and used oil pastels to create a sunset and used clay to make our own oil lamps. We then practised different techniques using water colours, and in the afternoon some of our parents came in to help us create our fire and flame silhouettes.

Here are some of the images from across the day.

We would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Lightbody for working with all the classes over the past four weeks and for all the behind scenes work/time she has put in. The children have enjoyed their art days, and we look forward to seeing the finished art work displayed in school.

Class photos

A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is 7th July 2024. Alternatively, home delivery is available at a cost of £5 postage and packing.

If you need assistance or have any questions regarding placing an order, please call 01736 751555 (option 3) or click on the “contact” button on their website home page (htempest.co.uk) where their team will be happy to help.

Dinner Accounts

Could parents please ensure their child’s dinner account is paid and up to date before the end of term.  Please contact the school office if you would like an account balance.  All dinner accounts should always remain in credit to ensure your child receives a school meal.

Year 6 children’s accounts that are in credit after lunch on the last day will have their balance transferred to a younger sibling in school or be refunded.

Moments Matter – Attendance Counts

Highest class attendance for week ending 28 June:  Year 1

Most improved class attendance from the previous week:  Year 1

Community News – Early Years Family Fun Day – 6 July

The Early Years Family Fun Day will take place on Saturday 6 July between 11am and 3pm in Telford Town Park.

The event is at providing families with vital information on the different funding entitlements and resources which are available to them as they navigate their way through parenting. This includes:

• Childcare funding entitlements for 0–5-year-olds
• Happy Healthy Activity Holiday clubs for 5–16-year-olds
• Wrap around childcare options for 5- 11 year-olds
• Family Hubs

Experts will be on hand to offer advice about the various types of childcare support for families as well as provide guidance on what they are entitled to and how to apply.

As well as being an information event, there is also plenty of family fun activities organised to keep the whole family entertained from storytelling with Sal Tongue to workshops by Telford & Wrekin Music and Lola’s Caribbean Kitchen who will be demonstrating her exquisite Caribbean cooking.

There will also be a sporting theme to the event as local provider ‘Active Futures’ offer children the chance to take part in their Nerf battles and ‘Cyclone’s Football’ who will be encouraging children to improve their footballing skills whilst having fun.

Community News – Lodge Field Community Picnic

Summer Holiday Activities – Summer Soccer Schools

Summer Holiday Activities – Activities at The Anstice

Summer Holiday Activities – Learn to Ride this Summer with Telford Bike Hub

Learning to ride a bike can be tricky, that’s why our Learn to Ride sessions at Telford Bike Hub are so popular! Our cycling instructors have plenty of experience of working with children and helping them to understand the techniques and skills required.

Children learn to ride through games and confidence building activities, in an outdoor traffic free area. If your child has their own bike you are welcome to bring it along, otherwise you can use a bike and helmet from the Bike Hub at no extra charge.

Sessions last one hour and parents are asked to remain on site – there are benches next to the training area.

Spaces are available to book via Tickets Telford – search Learn to Ride or follow this link Telford Bike Hub – Learn To Ride (ticketstelford.com)

If your child can already ride independently then why not take a look at Bike Club or Bikeability Level 1&2! More info can be found here: Family (ticketstelford.com)

For an enquires please email: thebikehub@telford.gov.uk

Summer Holiday Activities – Tennis Camps

Summer Holiday Activities – Sports/Arts & Crafts/Dance/Music