Head of School Message
Dear Parents/Carers,
Happy New Year!
The children have returned for this term fresh, eager and ready to learn and it has been lovely to welcome them back to school. We have also been delighted to welcome Mrs Phoebe Davies to the teaching staff team. Mrs Davies brings with her a wealth of experience and she will be teaching Oak Class on Thursdays and Fridays.
All class pages on the website have the Spring Newsletters and Medium Term Planning available for you to look at. These will tell you what your child is learning this term, any ways that you can support at home and any information regarding PE days etc.
Thank you for your understanding over the school closure today and I hope your children have had some fun in the snow – we would love to see some snowy pictures!
My daughters enjoyed a snowball fight in their pyjamas at 9pm! 
We have a busy term ahead and here are some key dates for your diary:
Monday 12th January – Young Voices trip to Birmingham. Pick up is now at 12.45pm so children can have a school lunch if they wish. Bring a packed tea! Return approximately 10.30pm.
Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th January – Year 5 Bikeability
Wednesday 14th January – Year 4 Dodgeball tournament at the Corbet school (group of 8 children)
Thursday 15th January – iRock are coming to Bicton! For more information and to sign your child up to form a rock band in school, please follow this link: iRock Enrol Page
Thursday 22nd January 9am – Willow Class Stay, Read and Play session. Mrs Gairy has sent out details on Class Dojo.
Thursday 12th March until 5.30pm – Parent Consultation Meetings. Booking details will be released in the next few weeks.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Mavin
Thank you from Mrs Ball
Following my retirement at the end of the yearChristmas, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. Your kind words, thoughtful messages, and generous gifts have truly touched me and made this transition even more meaningful.
It has been an immense privilege to serve as Executive Headteacher and to work alongside such dedicated staff, governors, supportive families, and engaged stakeholders. Together, we have achieved so much for our students, and I am proud of the strong, caring community we have built.
Thank you for your trust, collaboration, and encouragement throughout my time here. I leave with countless fond memories and the confidence that the schools will continue to thrive under the leadership of such committed individuals.
Wishing you all continued success and happiness in the years ahead.
Severn Loop
Dear Friends- please be encouraged to come along to Loopy Sunday! Here is a message from Dave, explaining a bit more….
Hello everyone,
It’s just over a week into the new year, and already many people are having plans disrupted by the sudden snow. We hope that you are all keeping safe and warm.
However, one plan still going ahead is the launch of Loopy Sunday, our new, informal and interactive Sunday afternoon worship. The first one is this Sunday, 11 January, 3pm at Bomere Mission Church, which will be happening monthly going forwards, on the second Sunday of each month.
At Loopy Sunday we will begin informally by sharing refreshments together, before gathering for an interactive bible story. We then respond to the story through a range of prayerful activities, with a song and a final prayer. The whole thing should take about an hour.
Whether this sounds right up your street, or you are just curious to check it out, do come and join us! We’d love to see you there. And if you have any questions, or just want to let me know you are coming, feel free to email me –
rev.latcham@gmail.comThank you, and God bless,
Revd. David Latcham
Curate, Severn Loop Parishes
FOBs news!
Happy New Year from FOBS! We wanted to thank you all for your donations and participation last term and we hope that the children enjoyed all of the activities.
We hope to update you soon about the amount raised for all of the events last term. We would like to thank all the volunteers and teachers that helped to run the events and the people that made donations towards the events.
We just wanted to put out a cheeky request that if anyone has any items left over from Christmas, we would be happy to use them for our future raffles and hampers. We would also appreciate any donations of Christmas decorations (must be in good condition) please for use in December. You can leave items at the school reception or we can possibly organise collections (you can notify us on Facebook if you want us to collect). Thank you in advance if you do have anything spare.
We look forward to planning more fun activities this term, and will update you as soon as possible.
Fun in the snow!
Willow class were delighted to return to a snow-covered playground on their first day back at school. They enjoyed playing in the snow, building snowmen and making snowballs. It was a memorable start to the new term.
Mad Viking raids Bicton!
A Viking skald ( a Norse bard) raided Maple Class on the first day of this spring term for the children’s ideas on synonyms as they began new work in English on Viking kennings (two word riddles) and spells.
He told them about what Vikings were (raiders from Scandinavia) and the legacy they left behind in Britain. He shared two spells from Odin’s Edda – one of the great collections of Norse poems.
Extra Curricular Clubs Spring 2026
After school clubs available to book via School Gateway:
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iRock is coming to Bicton! If you think your child would like being part of a rock band, read the letter and sign up!
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