2023 Spring #1

Head Teachers’ Message

Dear Parent/Carer
What a brilliant start to 2023!
There have been so many exciting things to share with the children this week and they have done amazingly, settling into new routines, and learning about our new school rules.
Your child may have come home and spoken to you about our new BeSMART rules. These rules are now followed by everyone. They are displayed in all classes and around the school.
Following pupil voice collection in the autumn term and work done by the Learning Council, children explained how they wanted to see more structure to how behaviour was managed. Children were not always able to explain their class-specific rules and so this is why we have moved to a whole school approach.

Children have spoken very positively about the new system which heavily relies on singing effort, achievement and good choices through praise, celebration and rewards. This new system is more structured and has clear steps and when children need support in making the right behaviour choices, there is time for them to do this, with the support from adults.
Everyone in school aims to positively praise children for their excellent behaviour and work. This will encourage motivation to learn, team spirit and improve morale so children will naturally feel good about themselves from the praise they receive for achievement in school. We believe that good behaviour should be consistently rewarded, and we have extended our list of ways in which we can reward our children. These include:
• Praise and encouragement – lots of WELL DONEs from everyone
• Head Teacher, Assistant Head and Class Teacher stickers
• Winning the weekly BeSMART trophy for whole class reward
• Class prizes (These are the same class prizes as previously awarded for completed sticker charts. Each day, children’s names are entered into a weekly raffle and two children are picked at random from each class, as the winners who can choose a prize from the class box.)
• Celebration of ‘Star of the Week’ through Shining Stars assembly
• Star of the Day nominations (Awarded with Star of the Day stickers.)
• Headteacher postcards sent home
• Phone calls home
• Visit to Headteacher
• Recognition discussion with parent/carer at pickup at end of day
With this new behaviour policy, there are even more opportunities to praise and reward children. Staff have been so impressed by the effort already seen by so many children and we have handed out so many rewards in just three days! A notable impact has also been seen on behaviour and positivity across the school.
We will be gathering pupil voice again very soon and will continue to monitor what children think over time.
The behaviour policy will be published on the website by the end of next week for you to view in more detail.
On another note, we have been so impressed with how hard children and families have worked to get to school at the earlier time. Considering this is just a trial period, the change seems to have been seamless for many and we have been able to make the most of the added time in school and get to learning straight away.
Wishing you a happy and relaxing weekend.
Mrs M Dhaliwal

Clubs

After School Clubs

All after school clubs commence next week.
Monday:
Multi Sports with Embrace (Years 1 & 2) (9 January – 13 February; 6 sessions – £15.00) (max 20 children)
Tuesday:
Multi Sports with Embrace (Years 3 – 6) (10 January – 14 February; 6 sessions – £15.00) (max 20 children)
Storytime with Mrs Postance (Years 1 & 2) (10 January – 14 February; 6 sessions) (max 12 children)
Sewing with Miss Dillon (Years 1 & 2) (10 January – 14 February; 6 sessions – £5.00 to cover the cost of materials) (max 10 children)
Lego with Mr Laundon (Years 3 & 4) (10 January – 14 February; 6 sessions) (max 12 children)
Wednesday:
Girls Football with Embrace (Years 3 – 6) (11 January – 15 February) (max 20 children)
Reading Club with Miss Anderson (Year 5 & 6) (11 January – 15 February; 6 sessions) (max 20 children)
Thursday:
Boys Football with Mrs Ricks & Mr Rutherford (Years 4 – 6) (12 January – 16 February; 6 sessions (max 20 children)
Choir (Years 1 & 2) (12 January – 16 February; 6 sessions) (max 20 children)
All clubs finish at 4.25pm except for Storytime on Tuesdays which finishes at 4.15pm.
If required, please return payment (cash or cheque (cheques should be made payable to Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Primary School)) to the school office in a named envelope before the 1st session.
For sport clubs children should wear their PE kit on their club day if they do not already have PE that day – they do not need to wear school uniform.
If your child would like to join any club, please complete the permission form on the link sent out via Seesaw. Please contact the school office if you need this sending to you again.
We still have spaces on all clubs. If a club is oversubscribed, you will be contacted if your child has not got a place.

In School Clubs

The following clubs will continue at lunchtimes (12.00 – 12.20) in the Year 3 classroom with Mrs Lewis starting 10 January:
Mondays – Beginners recorders lessons (Years 3 – 6) starts 16 January
Tuesdays – Experienced recorder lessons (Year 3 – 6)
Fridays – KS2 Choir (Years 3 – 6)

Dates for the diary

Tuesday 17 January 2023 SEND Drop-in Session @ 9.00am
Monday 13 February 2023 SEND Drop-in Session @ 2.00pm
Friday 17 February 2023 PD DAY – School closed to children
20 – 24 February 2023 Half Term
Monday 21 March 2023 SEND Drop-in Session @ 9.00am
Thursday 30 March 2023 Last day of term
Monday 17 April 2023 Summer Term begins
Monday 1 May 2023 May Day Bank Holiday
Monday 8 May 2023 Coronation Day Bank Holiday
29 May – 2 June 2023 Half Term
Tuesday 25 July 2023 Last day of term

Parking on Dale End

We have been contacted by a resident on Dale End who is regularly unable to access their
driveway due to inconsiderate parking across their entrance.
Please be considerate of local residents by not parking across their driveways. Parents should
apply for free car parking permits from Telford & Wrekin Council (Ph: 01952 384 000) to park in
Dale End and Wharfage car parks at school drop-off and pick-up times.

News from the Parish: Family Service at St Luke’s Ironbridge

There will be a Family Service at St Luke’s in Ironbridge at 11:00 a.m., this Sunday 8th January. This will include a tabletop colouring activity within the church, around the Gifts of the Wise Men and Epiphany.
It will involve heart shapes with words like Love and Peace and Prayer on one side, as gifts that we make to God and can share with each other, to colour in, and then either cut-outs or colouring to do on the other side of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
All are welcome to come along.

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