Friday 26th June, 2026

FOBs Update

FOBS UPDATE (registered charity no 1093376)

WOW! What an evening last Friday at the FOBS Football Tournament! A HUGE thank you to Christian and Karolina (parents of Milan and Cassius) who ran the tournament. They have an amazing diverse and welcoming football club with teams for all ages, so please follow them on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/fc_nations?igsh=ZmxzbDdiM2VuemJq

We were so thrilled at the turnout and the fantastic community atmosphere! Massive congratulations to the winning team – Florence A’s dad, Florence P’s uncle, Frankie D’s cousin, Jacob and Jude’s mum (and our FOBS DJ), and Ella’s dad.

And commiserations and a huge well done to all the teams for their hard work!

FUNDRAISING UPDATE

We are beyond proud to share that since our starting amount of £2500 in February, we have raised an additional £6,000, bringing our total to… drumroll please…. £8,500!!!! With the awesome community spirit at Bicton School and your support, we have no doubt we can reach our goal of £30,000!

If you’d like to get involved with FOBS, please do get in touch! We’re now on Instagram and you can message us there! https://www.instagram.com/friends_of_bicton?igsh=MW5vd2x2Z2tncW9obg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

UPCOMING EVENTS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

SPORTS DAY – Wednesday, 1 July FROM 9:30AM TO 3:00PM

We can’t wait to see all the children participating in Sports Day next week! FOBS will be selling bacon and sausage baps, crisps, homemade baked goods, fizzy pop, water, tea and coffee, so please wander over to our table and recharge your batteries (and ready yourself for the parent races) with some food and drink!

SUMMER FETE – Friday, 10 July FROM 3:30PM ONWARDS

We’re hoping to make this year’s summer fete bigger and better than ever! If you have an idea for a stall that you would like to run with proceeds to go to FOBS, please let us know! It could be a game, selling homemade goods, a craft project for the kids, etc!

THANK YOU

A very big and cool thank you to two parents who very kindly made donations this week so that FOBS could supply ice lollies to the children to help them cool down in this heat!

A very big and grateful thank you to Ian, dad of Rosalie and Angus, who completed a gruelling triathlon and raised £925 for FOBS!

And finally, an absolutely MASSIVE thank you to the grandfather of Rosalie and Angus who donated a huge £1,000 to FOBS this week!!!

Monday 22nd June, 2026

Forest School on Sunday

Dear Friends,

It’s Forest Church this coming Sunday, and we are delighted to be meeting on the Isle Estate (SY3 8EE), by kind permission of Edward Tate. We will have some time in this beautiful setting- exploring nature and the site of an old church. We’ll have our worship service and cake a little earlier, because after that we are having a tour of Edward’s mushroom farm- very exciting!

We do hope you can come- 3pm- 4.30pm, this Sunday (28th June). We will be enjoying the biodiversity of a summer meadow, so please do wear long trousers and wellies or trainers, whatever the weather.

Directions are at the end of this email.

With blessings,

Hannah x

Directions

Turn into Isle Lane- on the main road, by the old Four Crosses Pub. After ¼ mile down go through pillars with lions on top. You are now on the Isle Estate. BEWARE there is a speed bump here. There are a further three large speed bumps, go slowly. After the fourth speed bump the road splits, go straight on, slightly uphill, signed Home Farm. At the top of the hill is a fifth bump, then you should see the stable yard ahead, and someone welcoming you to the car park!

Revd. Hannah Lins

Priest-in-Charge, Severn Loop Parishes, Shrewsbury

https://severnloopparishes.org.uk

Please note that my usual rest day is Saturday, with the occasional Friday. Unless on leave, I will reply to all emails within 72 hours.

Monday 22nd June, 2026

IMPORTANT – SPORTS DAY CANCELLED

After careful consideration and following advice from the DfE and Local Authority, Sports Day will be postponed for all year groups until Wednesday 1st July. Although I recognise this may be disruptive to planned annual leave from work, the children’s safety is paramount and vigorous exercise in the conditions we are expecting on Wednesday could be unsafe.
The arrangements for the 1st July will remain the same as planned for this week and I hope that by giving you as much notice as possible, you will still be able to attend.
Please share this message amongst other parents and carers. Thank you for your understanding.

Friday 19th June, 2026

Award Winners!

Congratulations to this week’s award winners!

Leon- for working hard all week and for being kind.

Ezmai- for trying new things and putting effort into her learning.

Alex- for the joy he has brought others by running his own club.

Phoebe- for great effort put into her swimming.

George- for hard work and effort at swimming and amazing sportsmanship during basketball.

Congratulations to our House Dojo Champion this week ……….Owen!

And to our Dojo Champions from each class – well done all of you!

Friday 19th June, 2026

Bicton Fair – Saturday 20th June

If your child is singing in the school choir tomorrow, please arrive by approximately 12.45pm. See you there!

- Summer Fete

Friday 19th June, 2026

Parking

We are extremely lucky at Bicton to have such a large carpark for school pick ups and drop offs.

Please DO NOT park around the central island, in the bus bay or on Bicton Lane.

Friday 19th June, 2026

Head of School Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

We’ve had a really lovely week in school, with lots of smiles and great learning and playing taking place.

The children have also enjoyed celebrating England’s first win in the group stages, and there’s been plenty of excited football talk on the playground!

Despite the hot weather, the children have coped brilliantly. They’ve stayed focused, looked after one another, and made the most of their time both in class and outside on the field.

We’re really looking forward to Sports Day next Wednesday, and it’s set to be a sunny one! You’re very welcome to join us for a picnic on the field over lunchtime. If your child is having a school dinner, Claire will be serving hot dogs or pizza, and the children can bring their lunch out to enjoy with you. A reminder that the KS2 Sports Day will run from approximately 9.30 – 11.30am and EYFS/KS1 from 1.30 – 3.15pm. If anyone has a gazebo they could lend to school to give the children some shade during the day, please phone the school office.

With the warm weather continuing, please remember suncream, sun hats, and water bottles each day.

Thank you, as always, for your support – we’re looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

Best wishes,

Mrs Mavin

Friday 19th June, 2026

Willow Class Goes Wild for Wildflowers

Willow Class enjoyed a wonderful Forest School session exploring the church grounds in search of wildflowers. The children discovered a variety of native species, including forget-me-nots, oxeye daisies, dock, thistles and holly. They had great fun observing their surroundings and working together to label the different flowers that they found.