Kingfishers trip to Hoo Zoo

We will be visiting Hoo Zoo to support our Science learning based on ‘Animals, including humans’. We will take our knowledge of what we have learnt so far in our topic about animal groups and diet, to help us identify, classify and group animals.

We might even step back in time to see if we can still use these skills with prehistoric animals too!

The visit will take place on Thursday the 9th October, departing school at 9:30 am and returning at the end of the school day.

The cost for this trip is £21.40, which includes entry, transport, and insurance. Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip. Although costs for trips are voluntary, in reality, the school has no other means of funding these trips. We hope that everyone can contribute to the trip in some way.

Packed lunches will be provided for all children.

Children will need to bring a waterproof coat and a water bottle. Please also ensure that they wear school uniform.

The Imagination Playground 💭

We are so lucky to have our very own Imagination Playground.

Our Kingfishers are retelling the story of the Three Little Pigs and are linking it to their Design and Technology theme of Structures.

Great collaboration, creativity and communication!

 

Mrs Porrett is back! 🎵

We are delighted to have Mrs Porrett back as our Music Lead. She inspires and brings out the best in our young musicians. Today, we explored a range of instruments and matched the sounds to the instruments.

Horse Riding at Nedge Farm 🐴

10 lucky Kingfishers will have the opportunity to go horse riding at Nedge Farm. They will also have the opportunity to groom the horses.

The visit will take place on Monday the 30th June, departing school at approximately 9:15 am and returning before lunch.

This will form part of our “witness the fitness” week.

As places are limited please only book your child onto this trip if you know they are likely to enjoy it. Places will be allocated to the first 10 people to sign up and pay on Arbor. Please note bookings open on 17th June at 8am.

The cost of this trip is £33.00, which includes 30 minutes horse riding, 30 minutes grooming, transport, and insurance. Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account. Although costs for trips are voluntary, in reality, the school has no other means of funding these trips. We hope that everyone can contribute to the trip in some way.

All children will need to bring a waterproof coat and a water bottle. Children should wear their PE kit for this trip.

🌞 Summer Dates for your Diary 🌞

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we head into the final half of the summer term, we’re excited to share a number of special events that we hope you’ll be able to join us for. Please see below for all the key dates and details:

🚶‍♂️ Nursery Big Toddle
📅 Monday 9th June
🕑 1.15pm
Our little Caterpillars are taking part in The Big Toddle Event to raise money for Barnado’s. We would love for you to join us to walk with your children or alternatively, welcome us back to school after our walk. We invite the children to wear safari themed fancy dress & would be grateful if you could ‘bring a plate’ (think party food) to share on our return (a reminder that we are nut free). We aim to meet at school ready for 1.15pm & leave by 1.30pm. I estimate we will be back at school for 2.00/2.15pm.

🎤 Shropshire Sings
📅 Tuesday 10th June
🕕 6:15pm
Parents are invited to watch this wonderful musical event. Some of our children have worked really hard learning new songs to share with you. Mrs Evans has sent out the link to purchase tickets.

👨‍👧 Father’s Day Celebration
📅 Friday 13th June
🕓 4:00–5:00pm
Dads and Grandads are invited to spend a special hour with their little ones, enjoying a range of fun activities together.

🍳 Food Roadshow
📅 Wednesday 18th June
🕐 From 1:00pm
Back by popular demand! Join us for an interactive cooking experience inspired by “Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook”. It’s a fun and engaging way to explore food and cooking together.

🎪 Bowfest
📅 Saturday 28th June
🕛 12:00–5:00pm
This will be a fantastic, fun-filled day for the whole family and open to the wider community. Expect games, food, entertainment, and more!

🏃‍♀️ Sports Day
📅 Wednesday 2nd July
🕘 Starts at 9:15am – Finishes by 11:00am
Come and cheer on the children as they take part in a morning of fun and friendly sporting activities!

🧺 Sharing Picnic
📅 Wednesday 16th July
🕝 From 1:30pm
We’d love for you to join us for a relaxed afternoon picnic. Please bring a food donation for everyone to enjoy—just a gentle reminder to ensure all items are nut-free.

We’re really looking forward to seeing you at these events and celebrating the summer term together. Thank you, as always, for your continued support!

Kingfishers travel back in time 🕰️

A super end to a sunny week for Kingfishers! ☀️

The children transported back in time to explore what life was like as a Victorian child, on their visit to Blists Hill yesterday.

(Of course, a little treat of a visit to the sweet shop & a fish and chip lunch was needed 😋)

Letter from Mr Aiston regarding the safety of children in & around school.

Dear Parents/ Carers

 

I am writing to address the concerns regarding safety in and around the school.

 

We have met with the Council this morning to look at how we can make the site safe at pick up and drop off times. We explored the potential second entrance on to Wrekin Dove close. Currently, the Council have stated that this is not a viable option as planning permission is needed and there is a lack of infrastructure in the area.

 

Please be assured that we are working with the Council to find effective resolutions. We kindly ask for your patience and cooperation during this time. Can you ensure that you allow us to handle the matter rather than taking any actions independently?

 

There are several options currently being explored, and we are committed to finding the best possible solution. We will be able to provide you with definite timelines and further details in a meeting scheduled to take place immediately after the Easter break.

 

Thank you for your understanding and support.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Mr S Aiston                  Phil Wilson
Headteacher                Chair of Governors

Dissection ♥️🫁

D A Y F O U R 🫁 ♥️

A slightly gory afternoon for our Kingfishers as Kate talked them through the dissection of a heart & a pair of lungs!

A definite case of ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’ for some of our little 5 and 6 year olds! 💪🏻

Rainbow Science 🌈 🧪

D A Y  T H R E E 👩🏼‍🔬👨‍🔬

Today we were lucky enough to be joined by Kate again, who taught us how to make rainbows in test tubes! 🧪

We added universal indicator to milk, lemon juice, vinegar, water & toothpaste! Each one made a different colour for our rainbow. 🌈

Investigations, experiments and curiosity 💭

D A Y T W O 🧪🧬

Our day started with an exciting workshop from Kate Thomas, Flo’s Mummy, who is a Science Teacher!

We looked at sand and salt under microscopes, saw how gloop changed from a liquid to a solid, explored diffusion of colour using skittles & solved a very serious crime (Mrs Madden’s stolen cupcake) using chromatography!

This afternoon, Supersonic Sue came in to explore the lifecycle of a caterpillar with us.

A brilliant, busy day full of lots of ‘why’ questions & curious minds. 🧬

🌸 Mothers Day Celebration 🌸

Mothers Day Celebration Wednesday 26th March 1.15pm-2.15pm OR 2.15pm-3.15pm

We are excited to invite you to our special Mother’s Day Workshop! This event will be held on Wednesday, 26th March. We have 44 tickets available for both time slots.

During the workshop, you and your little one will have the opportunity to participate in two fun activities, involving Baking and Flowers.

To ensure everyone has a chance to join in the fun, sign-up will open on Arbor Shop for the price of £5 on Monday, 10th March. Bookings will close on Friday 21st March. Please note that we can only accommodate one ticket per child. If mums/carers are not available, nans/grandmothers are welcome to take their place.

Please don’t worry if you are unable to join. Children without an adult will stay in class and take part in other Mother’s Day crafts.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Potato Characters 🥔 📕

A few new Bowbrook members joined the school today… our World Book Day Potato Characters! 🥔

It was clear that a lot of time, effort & decorating had gone into these fabulous potatoes!

From Daddy Pig to Tiddler, Supertato to Snow White, we had a wide range of characters on display. ⭐️

Who can you spot in the pictures? 👏🏻

Campfire Stories 🔥🪵

This afternoon, our Forest School leaders Mrs Engler and Miss Stone treated us to a story around the campfire! Our story was about a stick & we all had a stick to use as a prop through the story!

And of course, it wouldn’t be Forest School without a hot chocolate. ☕️ 😋

Thank you Miss Stone & Mrs Engler ⭐️

 

Mr Wolf’s Pancakes 🐺🥞

We started our Book Week with an exciting story with Mr Aiston about a crocodile who didn’t like water! 🐊

Then, we had an exciting Mr Wolf’s Pancakes workshop, led by the Wolf herself! We met lots of fairytale characters along the way and were inspired to explore the story more in our classrooms this afternoon. 🥞

Shropshire Primary Schools Half Marathon 🏃‍♀️

Dear Parents/ Carers,

 

You may have heard of the Shropshire Primary Schools Half Marathon. It is where children aged between 4-11 take part in a running challenge.

 

We have entered our school for this event. The idea is that our children (from Dragonflies and Kingfishers) run several miles in school over the next few weeks. The finishing event is on Saturday 12th April at the West Mid Showground where the children will run just over a mile to complete the challenge. Parents will need to accompany their children to this event. You will be met by myself on arrival.

 

The event is an inclusive challenge with the children developing healthy habits to exercise regularly, under no pressure to compete and at the same time complete something challenging. This will be a wonderful confidence boost for everyone involved and a major achievement. It will be lots of fun too!

 

If your child would like to participate, could you pay £5 via Arbor by the 1st March? We are subsidising the fees to get as many children involved as we can. The children will be provided with a t-shirt and a race number for the event.

 

Sam Aiston

Kingfishers explore Shrewsbury! 🌍

We spent the morning at Shrewsbury museum, looking at the portraits of the First Mayor and Lady of Shrewsbury! We then created our own self portraits… Miss Hollis will be picking these up when they’ve dried!

We then went on a scavenger hunt around Shrewsbury town centre, looking for human features of our town! We even had a little rest to listen to some live music!

We ended the day at Shrewsbury library. We talked about Charles Darwin and how the library used to be his school. We visited ‘The Old School Room’ and found out interesting facts about the writing etched into the wood.
We finished our library session exploring books and and read ‘The Runaway Pea’!

Amazing behaviour and listening from everyone today. I hope they come home able to tell you all about their school trip!

Exciting Whole School Trip to Enginuity 🚌

We thought we would launch British Science Week with a fun filled day at Enginuity.

The visit will take place on Monday the 10th of March, departing school at 9.15am and returning around 2.00pm

The cost of this trip is £14.25, which includes the cost of entry, transport and insurance. Payment for this trip should be made via your child’s Arbor account prior to the date of the trip. Although costs for trips are voluntary, in reality the school has no other means of funding these trips. We hope that everyone can contribute to the trip in some way.

This trip is available for all of Kingfishers, Dragonflies and Caterpillars. Note for Caterpillar parents: if your child does not usually attend Nursery on a Monday, but they would like to join the trip, there will be an additional charge for care charged at £33 for the day. This trip is completely optional for those children.

Children will need to wear school uniform and bring a waterproof coat. Packed lunches will be provided for Dragonflies and Kingfishers. Caterpillars will need to bring a packed lunch. All children will need to bring water bottles.

Please note that this visit is covered by the Annual Consent Form for Trips/visits & Medical Information. Please notify the school immediately if there are any changes to your contact/emergency contact details or medical information.

Our very own inspirational people ✨ ☁️

DAY FIVE ✨

Today was all about our very own inspirational people…our children. 🤍

We discussed all of the amazing things we have explored this week; the famous people, the visitors, the workshops & we thought about what OUR big dream was.

We’ve created our very own dream jars. We added some magic sparkles and bright colours but we know that for our dreams to come true, we need to work hard, be determined and to never give up but to accept the help from our adults and peers when we need it. ☁️

Happy Friday everybody, what an inspirational week we’ve had. ✨

Fashion designers, fossil hunters, planet savers and much, much more! ☁️

DAY TWO ☁️

Working collaboratively with children from across the school, our children took part in a variety of workshops.

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD 👗
We designed, up-cycled and accessorised dresses & shirts.

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH & GRETA THUNBERG 🌍
We made placards to encourage people to help save our planet!

DEREK REDMOND 🏃‍♂️
We explored thoughts & feelings of training & running an important race. We learnt to never give up but to accept help when we need it.

MARY ANNING 🦖
We made our own fossils using dinosaur bones!