Tree Planting Afternoon

Just before half-term, Maple class spent an afternoon planting apple tree saplings with members of our community.

We had the most wonderful afternoon planting some apple trees in an orchard in Bicton village. Children worked hard to dig the holes, plant the trees, and then walked to the nearby stream to collect water for the tree’s first drink!

During the dig, they had a worm search and counted how many worms there were in every hole. The children really enjoyed searching the soil and found some lovely other insects too.
We all look forward to returning to the orchard, to see how all of the trees are getting along, soon!

Health and Hygiene

We have been informed of a case of threadworms in school. If you find that your child is also affected, information can be found on the NHS website on how to administer treatment.

News from Severn Loop

Dear Friends,
Please see above this month’s Loop which contains some good news! 
Our next Forest Church will be on 2nd April (Palm Sunday), 3pm at Shrawardine. We will be making Easter Gardens and I’ll send more details nearer the time. 
 
Finally, do note that there are no services at Albrighton during March – we very much hope that all will be well by April.
 
With love and blessings,
Hannah x

Fairtrade Visit to the Coop

To mark the start of Fairtrade Fortnight, a group of children visited the Bicton Heath Coop. They learnt about the benefits of Fairtrade, went on a treasure hunt around the store and even got to sample several Coop Fairtrade products. Unsurprisingly, the white chocolate and the chocolate cookies seemed to be the most well-liked products!

 

Shropshire Star Cash For Schools is Back!

Help our school win a share of £12,000 by supporting us in the Shropshire Star Cash for Schools competition.


All you have to do is collect as many tokens as possible which will appear every day in the Shropshire Star newspaper from Wednesday, March 1 to Saturday, March 25, 2023. You can pick up a copy at your local newsagent or supermarket. The five schools with the most tokens collected per pupil, will walk away with a cash prize. The first placed school with the most tokens collected per pupil will scoop a whooping £5,000, followed by £3,000 for second, £2,000 for third and then two £1,000 awards, which will be presented to the fourth and fifth place schools.

Weekly News 17.02.23

Hi everyone,

It has been an emotional day today saying good bye to Miss Moran. We held a special assembly this morning where each class presented her with the most amazing hand-made cards, ranging from a ship of scary pirates to self-portraits of our pupils including some interesting mug shots of staff! We wish Miss Moran the very best for the future.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

Thank you for everyone’s donations on our JustGiving fundraising page and the cash donations for the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal.  At the time of writing this, the total stands at £342 which is an amazing effort! Well done everyone.

Letters sent home this week

February 2023 update

I hope you all have a lovely half-term holiday and I look forward to hearing everyone’s news when we return to school on Monday 27th.

Mrs Johnson x

 

What’s on at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre – February half term

February Half Term Activity – Star Wars Jedi Academy

Monday 20th – Friday 24th February 1pm – 2.30pm

Flicks in the Sticks – DC League of Super-Pets

Wednesday 22nd February

In “DC League of Super-Pets,” Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle, and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the Super Heroes.

Free themed crafts from 4pm. Hot dogs, pizza and popcorn available to purchase in the cafe from 4pm.

 

Forest Church 26th February

Dear Friends,

We’ve had a bit of a winter break, but we’re now only two weeks away from our first Forest Church of 2023. We hope you can join us!
We’ll be meeting on Sunday, 26th February, 3pm at Huffley Farm. There is plenty of parking, and dogs on leads are welcome. There’s lots to see on the farm, and it might well be muddy, so please dress accordingly!
We are hoping to make pancakes to mark Lent, and there are hot drink facilities, so we can also provide you with a warming cup of tea/ coffee/ hot chocolate. There’s no need to bring a picnic this time round.
The plan for the afternoon is as follows:
3pm- welcome, opening prayer and introduction to the site
3.15pm-3.50pm- exploring! There are some very expressive sheep and cows, so we may have a drawing competition…or even do a bit of clay modelling…
3.50pm- a brief worship service to mark the beginning of Lent
4pm- Pancakes!
Directions
At the Ellesmere Road Roundabout, take the A528 towards Wem/ Ellesmere. After a mile or less, you’ll enter Broad Oak, and when you come to the Albright Hussey on the right, take the road directly opposite- on the left. Follow the lane down (watch out for difficult to see speed bumps) and you come to a point (not very far) where the lane divides – fork LEFT there. You go under a pylon, and carry on towards the farm. The postcode is SY4 3AE.
In the meantime, have a lovely final week of school and then half term!
See you soon,
Blessings,
Hannah x

Weekly News 10.02.23

Hi everyone,

Thank you to everyone who continues to support FOBS’ fundraising efforts through their weekly sweet sales. Following the success of previous events, they are having a hotdog sale after school on Friday 17th February – the day we break up for the half-term holiday.

Special menus coming up

Thursday 16th February – Pancakes with lemon and sugar / strawberry sauce / toffee sauce

Thursday 2nd March World Book Day Menu 2023

Letters out this week

5000km sponsorship form

My bottle lid design submission form

Information for parents

Reminder of First News article on the Turkey-Syria earthquake

I hope you all have a good weekend x

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