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Friday 7th February, 2025

Dance Workshop – Wednesday 5th March 2025.

As part of our ‘World Book Day’ celebrations in March, we have been extremely lucky to secure the company ‘West End in Schools’ to visit our school and carry out bespoke dance workshops. The workshops will be centred around a well known book. The children will have a different book for each key stage, which will be appropriate to their age group. This event is extremely popular and we have been trying to book them for a couple of years, so we are thrilled to offer this to our children this year. This will take place on Wednesday, 5th March.

For this exciting event to take place, we are asking for a contribution of £5.00 per child towards the cost. Contributions must be made through sQuid. Please make your payment by Friday 28th February 2025.

If you feel you are not in a position to contribute towards the event would you please email Mrs Mavin. This is because if a significant number of families are unable to support us the cost falls to the school budget and we may not be able to run the event.

Friday 31st January, 2025

Head of School Message

Dear parents/carers,

We have had a very busy week in school as the final preparations took place ready for us to join the Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust as of tomorrow!  This is a hugely exciting time for as we aim to work collaboratively with a wider group of schools in the Shropshire area, sharing expertise, resources, and best practices to further enhance the learning experiences we each offer.  We thank you very much for your ongoing support at this busy time for us.  Please see the letter that was sent home confirming our change to academy status here.

Safeguarding

Following a near miss incident after school pickup time, we kindly ask that you please collect your children promptly and then make your way off the school grounds as quickly as possible. To ensure the safety of pupils and smooth end to the school day, please could parents/carers refrain from lingering or engaging in extended conversations on school grounds.  Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Mavin

Friday 31st January, 2025

Award Winners

A big well done to this week’s award winners!

Wilfred for being kind and helpful.

Baran for showing kindness and including others.

Isaac T for always being respectful to friends.

Amber for showing perseverance and joy at Arthog.

Olivia C for showing respect to her team mates in tag rugby.

Freda for always being ready to learn.

Friday 31st January, 2025

A plea from the parents of Lucas in Year 5

This is a post that we never imagined we would need to write,😢😢 but after almost 17 months of Lucas waiting for a liver transplant, time is not on his side, and with his consultant stressing to us at our last clinic appointment that children with Hepatopulmonary Syndrome need a transplant sooner rather than later, with no possible way of increasing his priority on the Paediatric register and unable to be placed on the adult register yet as he doesn’t weigh enough, we find ourselves writing this in the hope 🙏 that there may be a generous person🧚 out there who would be willing to help Lucas and save his life, by donating a lobe of their liver as a live liver donor. This is possible because the liver is able to regenerate itself and grow back, usually by 12 weeks following surgery.
For those who don’t know Lucas 👦 he was born with a rare liver disease, and although he remained stable for a few years, his health has rapidly declined over the past few years and it was decided almost 17 months ago that he needed a liver transplant. However donors are becoming less, and with Lucas’s size and his blood group being rarer, his chance of receiving a donor offer is smaller (An offer doesn’t always mean the transplant will go ahead as the surgeon needs the check the organ themselves before deciding that it’s suitable for transplant).
At the moment, a live liver donor is Lucas’s best option. We have explored the option of a live donor within the family but unfortunately no-one is a suitable candidate, so we are now putting out this appeal in the hope of finding someone who would be kind and generous enough to be willing to donate some of their liver to save our little boy’s life, as we are really scared that an offer may not come in time and we will lose him.🥺😭
Please only contact the team if you are serious about being a live liver donor, and meet the following criteria, as going through potential donors is an admin intensive task.
🔹 Blood group must be B or O (this MUST be known prior to contacting team, Eldoncard tests can be purchased via Amazon, eBay etc)
🔹BMI under 30
🔹Under 50 years old
🔹Minimal drinker and no smoking 8 weeks prior to surgery
🔹No significant medical conditions
If you meet the above criteria, and are serious about being a live liver donor for Lucas, you can contact the team by email:
leedsth-tr.leedsliverappeal@nhs.net
More information about live liver donation can be found here (you may need to copy and paste):@
Friday 24th January, 2025

Head of School Message

Dear parents/carers,

We have had a lovely week in school.  The children have all been working hard, and walking around school the sense of purpose and calm atmosphere has been wonderful to feel.  We waved our oldest children off to Arthog on Wednesday where they have enjoyed 3 jam-packed days of activities – I am sure they will all sleep well tonight!  A big thank you to Miss Nagington, Mr Andrews and Mr Harris for accompanying the children on this amazing trip.

On Friday 14th February (the last day of half term), we are hosting a ‘Number Day’ in school.  Number Day is a maths-inspired fundraising day, celebrating maths while helping to raise money in aid of the NSPCC.  We will be having a day of fun activities, and invite the children to Dress Up for Digits where they make a donation to wear an item of clothing with a number on it.  Funds raised from Number Day will help to support vital NSPCC services like Speak out Stay Safe, which visits primary schools across the UK to teach children about the dangers of abuse and what they can do if they need help.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Mavin

 

Friday 24th January, 2025

World Book Day – Thursday 6th March

We are looking forward to World Book Day coming up on Thursday 6th March and have organised for a special workshop from ‘West End in Schools’ to visit Bicton that week.  There will be a small charge per child to support us in funding this workshop and more details will follow next week.

Friday 24th January, 2025

Parking reminders

Unless you are a blue badge holder, please do not park in our disabled parking bays.  They are needed for members of our school community.