Last weekend, a group from our Federation took part in a 5km colour, obstacle rush at Wolverhampton Racecourse in aid of The Harry Johnson Trust. We had a fabulous morning and were all very colourful by the end! So far, we’ve raised a total of £465!
School News
Decades Day
We have had a super day learning about all of the decades of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. We found out about life in the different decades and how it has changed since 1952. This included exploring clothes, TV, toys and music. For lunch Ro made us an eighties inspired dinner, with sponge and pink custard and in our P.E. lessons, we enjoyed ‘retro’ dances, including the Macarena, Whigfield’s Saturday Night and Achy Breaky Heart!
Here are some pictures of our day!
Grinshill Arts Week
This week has been ‘Arts Week’ this year our theme was commonwealth countries. We chose the Caribbean island of St Kitts. We did also include some Egyptian topic of the Eye of Horus.
The children have drawn flags and combined with a collage.
The children then drew and made traditional Caribbean festival masks.
Group photo and St Kitts Flag
Eye of Horus
Caribbean Festival Masks
Sleep Tight Workshops
Would you like to know more about why sleep is important for our health and emotional well- being?
Does your child struggle with their sleep?
Would you like to access support to help to improve sleep and bedtime routine?
Would you like to meet other parents/carers to share and discuss experiences?
Then the Sleep Tight Workshop delivered by Shropshire Council’s Parenting Team could be for you. The workshop has been developed by The Sleep Charity and is ideal for parents/carers who live with their children and are experiencing challenges around bedtime routines and sleep in general.
At the end of this course parents/carers will be able to:
• Recognise the role of sleep hygiene to improve sleep
• Identify causes of sleep issues and appropriate practical strategies to try
• Interpret sleep diaries to identify potential sleep issues
The workshop is free to attend and is running on the dates below:
• Thursday 16th June 2022 in Shrewsbury for 5 weeks from 10am to 12pm
• Friday 17th June 2022 in Shrewsbury for 5 weeks from 10am to 12pm
To book a place on one of the workshops or for further information please contact the Parenting Team by: Emailing Parenting.team@shropshire.gov.uk or Telephone: 01743 250950
Beam Drop In Sessions
BEAM have increased their opening times for their drop in sessions for emotional wellbeing and support. There are no waiting lists and no referral is needed
Platinum Jubilee Picnic
On Friday 27th May we joined with a whole school Jubilee picnic to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. Ro and Claire provided us with a packed lunch and some delicious red, white and blue cakes! We all had a really lovely day and are looking forward to continuing all our learning about Queen Elizabeth’s reign next half term.
Making our Jubilee Coleslaw
On Friday we used our designs to make our coleslaws ready for our Jubilee picnic. We had thought carefully about our design brief and had designed coleslaws that we felt were fit for a Queen, ‘Royal colours’ and crunchy.
Grinshill Class _ Design Technology Project
This term the children have been designing their own pyramids in their books and using Computer aided design.
Next week, they will be making their designs. They have each chosen what they want to make it out of. So, they will be asking you for some items.
If anyone has any spare cardboard could they please bring into class before Friday.
Kind regards
Mrs Roberts
Reading for All Pupils
Please remember that reading is one of the most important skills our children will learn. It is vital that children get time and space to practice their reading with an adult at home regularly. Pupils learning to decode should read with an adult every day and those pupils who can read fluently should continue to read at home every day (and should still read with adults!) Our older children have access to Fiction Express, and can select age-appropriate e-texts to read online.
Please ensure your child’s reading is logged in their Reading Record, which should be brought home each night and returned to school each morning.
If you have any questions about reading, please speak with your child’s teacher!
